I always love to complete a set of something, whether it's a Coke bottle from every country in the world or a coin from every year minted. And that same life philosophy applies to Christmas music. So I was very excited when I was able to find another Christmas record from an artist who I'd previously
shared here at the blog. (I see I actually mention I saw another release by this artist that I needed to find, and I did!) Problem was, not only did I have a hard time tracking down the record, I also had a hard time recording it once I got my grubby paws on it. There was a scratch on side one and I just couldn't get it to play through without skipping. I recorded it a dozen times trying different methods to avoid that scratch. I tried changing the weight of the tonearm, I played it backwards, I tried playing at different speeds. I think the trick that finally worked was going back to my old conical stylus instead of my current elliptical one (both of which are sorely in need of replacement). I think those conical needles are more resistant to jumping out of the groove, which also means they aren't as sensitive to movement caused by the finer striations on the record. I can see a difference in the waveform, but my hearing is not good enough to hear a difference. Maybe you can tell, and since I'm using FLAC for the shares this year, you might be able to tell after the music is encoded. So if you can tell a difference in the sound on one side versus the other, lemme know. Anyhow, that's a long story that really has little or nothing to do with this share. I know Christmas is over and done with, but maybe you can save these stories for next year. This is Mary Strang-
Fairy Tales For A Winter's Night (CMS Records CMS 534, Stereo, 1968).
1. The Elves And The Shoemaker
2. The Little Match Girl
3. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
4. The Fir Tree
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Thank you for this one. I love Christmas stories.
ReplyDeleteI liked it, but it got a little lost is the fire hose of music. :)
DeleteWell Ernie, I finally listened to this one, and I enjoyed it. I either have this album already in my downloads, or I have heard these stories before. I think before, because The Fir Tree, I do not think I have ever heard it in this complete version before. The Fir Tree is so sad, really a dark type story to tell at Christmas time, and to chrildren too.
ReplyDeleteDon't think I've shared these out before, but who knows. I can't remember what I shared yesterday so anything is possible. Glad you like it.
Deleteyes i did. i have all the kids stuff albums in my queue. but story type albums are hard to listen to on public transportation, because of the talking.
Deleteoh, it is freezing here, under 30F. if it was raining, we would have loads of snow. maybe snow next tuesday, most likely not.
Not cold here today, but maybe next Monday.
Deleteyou know what they say...
Deletemild summer - cold winter
cold winter - hot summer.
i bet this summer will be "hot" here.
i think Florida is always hot?
It's not been hot the past few days, but that's the exception that proves the rule.
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