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Well, mine arrived today. Can't say I know how it sounds on an SACD player 'cos I ain't got one.
Don't get excited about the "extra track" though. It's just a cut-and-paste medley of bits from other tracks on the album. It's a nice track for compilations.
Artwork's a bit lazy if you want my opinion but of course it's the music wot counts. And it really is vintage 80s Barry.
Cheers
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And you don't even have to look close at the lettering to pixelation round the edges, like it's a really low resolution print. The photos are really poor reproduction too. Yes, the art and print is very disappointing. However, as I said above, it's the music that counts. Thanks to Label X for bringing this title to SA-CD.
Cheers
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And you don't even have to look close at the lettering to pixelation round the edges, like it's a really low resolution print. The photos are really poor reproduction too. Yes, the art and print is very disappointing. However, as I said above, it's the music that counts. Thanks to Label X for bringing this title to SA-CD.
Cheers
Are there any new liner notes?
Pasting suites together is something Mr. Lasher seems to like very much. He did it for Sisters, Citizen Kane and Night Digger. I don't like those filler programms and would have expected some additional production values.
SAE sells it it for 16.95, it's a bit cheaper thant Buysoundtrax. Some competition now.
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If you don't have an SA-CD player, but are thinking of getting one, you could ask some Hi-Fi shops if you can audition some kit and use the Frances CD.
Of course, you could do that even if you're not really thinking about buying a player (auditioning a player doesn't leave you with any obligations), though that would be a bit cheeky.
Cheers
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Tall Guy
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If you don't have an SA-CD player, but are thinking of getting one, you could ask some Hi-Fi shops if you can audition some kit and use the Frances CD.
Of course, you could do that even if you're not really thinking about buying a player (auditioning a player doesn't leave you with any obligations), though that would be a bit cheeky.
Cheers
Why, you little tinker!
Better still, wait until QVC is selling a player, buy it, listen to Frances for 30 days, then send it back and get a full refund. Voila!
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It's funny reading what you wrote years ago.
Yes, I think FRANCES is an extremely strong John Barry score. Very well formed melodies and counter melodies, all richly orchestrated in the typical John Barry style. It's thematic, narrative, glamorous, melancholy and perfectly emotive.
John Barry seemed to respond to this kind of subject extremely well. It was a forté of his.
Frankly, this score stands on a table and urinates to uproar and applause all over so many of today's scores.
;-)
Cheers
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