Non-Album Tracks, 1960
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
August 31, 1960
It’s Only a Paper Moon / September in the Rain /
Hidden Persuasion
Song #1: “It’s Only a Paper Moon”
Song #2: “September in the Rain”
See the forthcoming “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session” pages
<---- 1959 Sessions 1960 Singles: March 2 April 13 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 ----> `1962 Sessions
Song #3: “Hidden Persuasion”
Top choice, mono, with caveat:
•1984 Dutch Sinatra Sings...of Love
and Things LP - about 5% too
bright
Top Choice, stereo, despite caveats:
•1987 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session
CD - stereo remix, with mild
narrowing and vocal edginess
Best version of the original, soupy stereo mix:
•1984 UK Sinatra Sings...of Love
and Things LP (The sound of the
brass puts this above other
options, including the MFSL,
which is quite nice otherwise.)
Sub-par:
•Early Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things stereo LPs - at least some pressings are dark, dull, and soupy sounding
Avoid:
•Complete Capitol Singles, 1998 Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things CDs - Two very different, but equally bad and over-processed, Norberg remixes
NOTES
•Track Layout:
-Left = Woodwinds, strings, harp,
piano
-Center: Sinatra (Voice and fingers)
-Right = Brass, rhythm section
(except piano)
•In my opinion, the original mono mix is superior to the original stereo mix, but it has frequently been the victim of unsympathetic mastering.
Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Original Release: Sinatra Sings...of Love and
Things, mono and stereo, July 2, 1962
Original CD Release: Sinatra’s Swingin’
Session, January,1987 (stereo)
Releases sampled for this comparison:
•1962 Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things mono LP
•1962 Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things stereo LP
•1980 Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things LP (stereo)
•1981 Australia The Rarities -
Volume One LP (mono)
•1983 MFSL Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things LP (stereo)
•1984 UK Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things LP (stereo)
•1984 Holland Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things mono LP
•1984 Holland Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things stereo LP
•1987 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session CD (stereo)
•1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD (stereo)
•1998 UK Sinatra Sings...
Of Love and Things CD (stereo)
•1998 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session CD (stereo)
Audio Clips - Mono
Above: 1998 UK Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things CD, courtesy “old coder.”
Above: 1962 N2 Sinatra Sings...Of Love and Things LP
Above: 1982 J1#1 abridged Sinatra Sings...Of Love and Things LP, mastered by Jay Maynard
Above: 1983 MFSL Sinatra Sings...Of Love and Things LP, mastered by Jack Hunt
Above: 1984 Holland mono Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP
Above: 1984 UK Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP, courtesy SHTV’s “BFerr1.”
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.
Audio Clips - Stereo
Above: 1996 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection CD, remixed by Robert Norberg, courtesy SHTV’s “rangerjohn”
Above: 1962 D1 mono Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP
Above: 1962 N4 mono Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP
SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS
All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.
Above: 1981 Australian The Rarities - Volume One LP, mastered by Otto Ruiter (Maxicut)
Above: 1998 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session CD, remixed by Robert Norberg, courtesy SHTV’s “rangerjohn”
Above: 1987 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session CD, remixed by Larry Walsh
