Non-Album Tracks, 1959
Thank you to SHTV’s “Bob F” for his invaluable assistance in compiling this information.
Ongoing discussion at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum (LINK) Album Index
Song #1:
It’s All Right with Me
August 27, 1959 at 20th Century-Fox
It’s All Right with Me / C’est Magnifique
Top Choice:
•Reprise In Hollywood CD (stereo remix)
NOTES
•Recorded at 20th Century-Fox, assumedly to multi-track 35mm mag film for 70mm 6-track Todd-AO theatrical release.
•The two 1989 UK CD releases appear to use the original stereo mix, but with the right channel subtly re-panned to bring the vocal to the center.
•This is the second Capitol release in this survey, along with 1955’s “Fairy Tale,” to arguably have its best-sounding release on a Reprise CD.
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: Can-Can soundtrack LP, mono and stereo, March 28, 1960
Original CD Release: Can-Can, Screen Sinatra (UK), or Great Films and Shows (UK), all 1989
Releases sampled:
•1960 Can-Can mono LP
•1967 The Movie Songs mono LP
•1973 The Works LP
•1980 UK Screen Sinatra LP (mono)
•1984 UK Can-Can stereo LP
•1989 Can-Can CD (stereo)*
•1989 Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select
Cole Porter CD (mono)
•1989 Germany Can-Can CD (stereo)*
•1989 UK Screen Sinatra CD (stereo)**
•1989 UK The Great Films & Shows CD (stereo)**
•1991 Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole
Porter CD (stereo)
•1997 Australia Can-Can CD (stereo)
•2002 Reprise In Hollywood CD (stereo)
•2013 100 Songs for Romantic Dinner
iTunes download (mono)
*Shared mastering
**Shared mastering
Audio Clips - MONO
<---- 1958 Sessions 1959 Singles, etc.: March 25 May 8 May 14 Aug. 27 Sept. 22 Oct. 13 ----> 1960 Sessions
Subpar:
•Most stereo releases
Avoid:
•The Movie Songs mono LP - reverb added
•1980 UK Screen Sinatra LP - soupy fold-down to mono.
•100 Songs for Romantic Dinner - mono mix with soupy stereo reverb added (clip available in the iTunes window at far left)
•1989 Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD - dagger-through-the-ears harshness
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
Clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 30-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.
Above: D8 Can-Can LP
Audio Clips - STEREO
Above: 1974 R1 The Works LP (original stereo mix)
Song #2:
Ces’t Magnifique
Above: MONO MIX 1982 Japan The Hit Maker LP
Note: Other mono releases are sourced from incorrect tapes. See comments above.
Above: 1984 UK Can-Can LP (original stereo mix), mastered (from digital?) by Harry Moss
Above: 1989 Can-Can CD, courtesy SH.TV’s Bob F. Remixed and mastered by Robert Norberg (reused in the 1989 German EMI-Electrola CD - thanks to SH.TV’s “wvk3”)
Above: 1991 Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD, remixed and mastered by Larry Walsh
Above: 1989 UK Screen Sinatra CD (altered original stereo mix?? - mastering also used in 1989 UK Great Films & Shows CD set)
Above: 1997 Australia Can-Can CD (original stereo mix), courtesy SH.TV’s “progrockfan”
Above: 2002 Reprise Frank Sinatra in Hollywood CD (stereo remix), courtesy Bill Wright
Top Choices, in very different flavors:
•Reprise In Hollywood CD (stereo, with vocal centered - detailed and dry, but a little cold or clinical overall)
•Original mono Can-Can LP (mono, less detailed, better blended, warmer)
Second place:
•The Select Cole Porter CD -- generally good stereo mix, but with vocal off center
NOTES
•Recorded at 20th Century-Fox, assumedly to multi-track 35mm mag film for 70mm 6-track Todd-AO theatrical release.
•The two 1989 UK CD releases use the original stereo mix, but with the right channel subtly re-panned to bring the vocal to the center. Great Films & Shows adds reverb, while Screen Sinatra does not.
•Third Capitol release in this survey to arguably have its best-sounding release on a Reprise CD.
•The remixed versions released in 1989 and later all have a brighter, harder quality to the vocal tone, which makes me wonder if they may all be sourced from the same transfer, although my strong inclination is that they are all unique stereo remixes.
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: Can-Can soundtrack LP, mono and stereo, March 28, 1960
Original CD Release: Can-Can, Screen Sinatra (UK), or Great Films and Shows (UK), all 1989
Releases sampled:
•1960 Can-Can mono LP
•1967 The Movie Songs mono LP
•1973 The Works LP
•1980 UK Screen Sinatra LP (mono)
•1984 UK Can-Can stereo LP
•1989 Can-Can CD (stereo)*
•1989 Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select
Cole Porter CD (mono)
•1989 Germany Can-Can CD (stereo)*
•1989 UK Screen Sinatra CD (stereo)
•1989 UK The Great Films & Shows CD (stereo)
•1991 Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole
Porter CD (stereo)
•1997 Australia Can-Can CD (stereo)
•2002 Reprise In Hollywood CD (stereo)
*Shared mastering
Audio Clips - MONO
Subpar:
•Most stereo releases
Avoid:
•The Movie Songs mono LP and UK The Great Films & Shows CD - reverb added
•1980 UK Screen Sinatra LP - soupy fold-down to mono.
••1989 Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD - painful, shrill harshness at any volume beyond a whisper
Note: Other mono releases are sourced from incorrect tapes. See comments above.
Above: D5#2 Can-Can LP
Audio Clips - STEREO
Above: 1974 R1 The Works LP (original stereo mix)
Above: 1984 UK Can-Can LP (original stereo mix), mastered (from digital?) by Harry Moss
Above: 1989 Can-Can CD, courtesy SH.TV’s Bob F. Remixed and mastered by Robert Norberg (reused in the 1989 German EMI-Electrola CD - thanks to SH.TV’s “wvk3”)
Above: 1991 Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD, mastered by Larry Walsh
Above: 1989 UK Screen Sinatra CD (altered original stereo mix?)
Above: 1997 Australia Can-Can CD (original stereo mix), courtesy SH.TV’s “progrockfan”
Above: 2002 Reprise Frank Sinatra in Hollywood CD (stereo remix), courtesy Bill Wright
Above: 1989 UK Great Films & Shows CD (altered original stereo mix? -- with reverb added)
Above: 1989 EMI/Axis Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD
Above: 1989 EMI/Axis Australia Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter CD
