Back With The Ray, Part 2
1. Here We Come A-Caroling
2. Silent Night
3. Deck The Halls
4. The First Noel
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adestes Fideles)
6. Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child
7. Angels We Have Heard On High
8. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
9. I Saw Three Ships
10. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
11. Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle!
12. Away In A Manger
13. Good King Wenceslas
14. O, Little Town Of Bethlehem
15. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
16. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
17. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
18. Rise Up, Shepherd, An' Foller
19. Joy To The World
20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
21. Here We Come A-Caroling
1. Here We Come A-Caroling
2. Silent Night
3. Deck The Halls
4. The First Noel
5. O, Come All Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
6. Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child
7. Angels We Have Heard On High
8. What Child Is This?
9. I Saw Three Ships
10. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
11. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella!
12. Away In A Manger
13. Good King Wenceslas
14. O, Little Town Of Bethlehem
15. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
16. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
17. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
18. Rise Up, Shepherds, An' Foller
19. Joy To The World
20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
21. Here We Come A-Caroling
Ernie! You are the best. Remember listening to this as a youngster. Wonderful nostalgia!
ReplyDeleteI try. :)
DeleteA copy of this came through Amoeba that was autographed on the front by Ray; the pricer made sure to point out that it was the "other" Ray Charles as featured on the cover. lol
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember feeling obligated to mention that the first time I posted it. At this point, I think it would be hilarious if someone confused the two. :)
DeleteMy favorite aspect is that neither gentleman has Charles as a last name; the more famous Ray Charles is Ray Charles Robinson Sr., while this Ray Charles is actually Charles Raymond Offenberg.
DeleteDon't think I knew that! Learn something new every day! :)
DeleteI really enjoy all of your remasters for the opportunity to listen to these albums with fresh ears as much as the improved sound, so thanks for that!
ReplyDeleteSome of my remasters are because I forgot I ever recorded the record in the first place! Or if I'm too lazy to dig out the old rip. :)
DeleteHey, another fine record! Love that original cover. I am old enough to remember when people actually did come around caroling (or maybe I saw it in a movie).
ReplyDeleteYeah, I saw it in a movie once. And these people seem to be in a lobby or something. They're clearly inside, yet there's a window with kiddies peeping through it. Reminds me of a doctor's office or something...
DeleteThey seem to be in a studio. It could not have been comfortable with all those coats and scarves. etc.
DeleteThank you. I do like this album. And the other version appears to be rechanneled, not true stereo.
ReplyDeleteProbably, but people will ask for it so I went ahead and included it.
DeleteThere isn't much stereo information, to be sure. But it actually sounds better than the mono, whether real or "fake".
ReplyDeleteA deep Discogs dive revealed a whole bunch of 'Stereo" reissues of older MGM material at about this same time, all with new catalog numbers and covers. So I suspect it was a huge marketing decision to get the back catalog moving again.
DeleteI actully did have a Mono copy of the first album with the black label MGM logo almost five years ago. However, the music was too tame for my taste (not quite as exciting as his later stuff for Command Records), so I wound up purging it. Looking forward to listening to the Winter themed-album, though...
ReplyDeleteI think there's a copy of the black label in the download. I like to include all the variations I have handy. :)
DeleteThank you, Ernie. I can't remember when I first heard about "The Ray Charles Singers"... If it was by accident... looking for popular Christmas music, on secondhandsongs.com or if was from one of your posts. They were a wonderful group :)
ReplyDeleteI've been sharing their records out since 2005 or so, and they were thrift stores staples for as long as I can remember, especially their Command stuff. It's like they've always been there...
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