Time for some more late-night listening. What can I dig up for you this fine evening? Here's a nice remaster from back in the day,
2008 to be exact. I'm sure I've brought it back a few times since then, but I don't think I've ever remastered it for you and that's exactly what I've done for you tonight. It's a brand new rip and a brand new scan for 2025. About the only think I remember about this release from back in 2008 is that I had to do some work to get that big red W on the front cover. For some reason, it was obscured on my copy and I had to scan a different release and drop it in on the cover. This year, I initially scanned the same copy with plans to do the same sort of cut-and-paste job as back then, but a second copy showed up in the archives later and I was able to get a good scan after all. Not that my scans are the greatest this year anyway. I think my scanner is getting old. Everything is coming out too dark and I'm screwing up the colors a bit when I lighten the image. It's not the worst year of scans I've ever had, but it's not the best. I'm also doing far to many records to spend a lot of time on each scan. That's not to say I haven't spent multiple hours on some of them, but not many. Some of them were just unpresentable in their initial state, usually because the record had ben drawn on or taped up somehow. There's always something to clean up. The scanning process seems to highlight every single flaw in a cover, even if you thought it was pristine when you put it on the glass. Maybe I'm just too picky. Anyhow, this is
The Henry Snow Singers-
The Little Drummer Boy And Other Christmas Favorites (Whitehall (Westminster) WH 20023, Mono, 1959).
1. The Little Drummer Boy
2. Adeste Fidelis
3. Away In A Manger
4. Joy To The World!
5. The First Noel
6. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
7. Silent Night
8. Deck The Halls
9. O! Little Town Of Bethlehem
10. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
11. Angels We Have Heard On High
12. Good King Wenceslas
13. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
14. Holly Green (And Cotton Candy White)
MEGA
I don't recall seeing this offshoot of Westminster before (and I certainly would have remembered that vivid cover-quite the sunset extravaganza).
ReplyDeleteSo far it's been fun seeing how many of these posts often offer up at least one song title that's unusual...in this case, "Holly Green (And Cotton Candy White)".
Yeah, that to me is a sign that someone is actually trying. It's too easy to just pick a list of twelve or so of the same old PD carols, but it takes a little work to find something new to record. On the other hand, that means some songwriting royalties will be rolling in for some lucky writer...
DeleteThank you, Ernie. When I first stumbled up your blog, back in 2015 or earlier... a lot of your early years of post links didn't work anymore. I will have to check and see if I have this one yet. It is amazing how you find time to do all this work.
ReplyDeleteBeen working on Christmas for 2025 since the day after Christmas of 2024. Literally, I set up and recorded some records on the day after Christmas last year. I was in the mood and it felt good to get a jump on things. Usually I walk away from it for a few months until the itch starts to creep back in, but there was no break between last year and this year for me. :)
DeleteWhen you posted this in 2008, I loved the cover, and have enjoyed the album since. Thank you for updating these records- the sound is great!
ReplyDeleteIt's easier to redo something old than to find something new to share, I guess. And people are always clamoring for the old stuff anyway, so why not?
DeleteI have a scanner you are welcome to have. I think I've used it one time. Yours if you want it!
ReplyDeleteIt's gotta be a big 'un. I've gotten spoiled with only two passes per cover instead of four. :)
DeleteUnfortunately it’s not :(
DeleteNo worries. I'll soldier on. :)
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