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Apr 1, 2013 - 5:26 PM
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David-R.
(Member)
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CARPETBAGGERS, THE
Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 233
Date: 1964
Tracks: 27
Time = 68:01
Treat for Elmer Bernstein fans! Complete soundtrack to epic-length saga with George Peppard, Carroll Baker, Alan Ladd gets world premiere release in stereo from newly-discovered 35mm three-channel masters PLUS first-ever CD release of original 1964 re-recording composer made for Ava label, presented from also recently found actual mint-condition album masters! Bernstein anchors score with one of his most exciting main titles ever. Powerful rhythmic ostinato in trombones, tuba drive music forward while high-register trumpets scream primary theme above. Thrilling cue! Bernstein also supplies episodic tale of ambitious heel during early part of 20th-century with variety of dramatic cues, richly flowing love theme, period music, more. Paramount Pictures created brand new masters for this release. CD also features CD premiere of brief but terrific original 1964 album Bernstein re-recorded for Ava label back in the day. (Several famous Bernstein scores from that period were re-recorded by him especially for Ava label, including TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, CARETAKERS, BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL & CARPETBAGGERS. They were the only original albums made for all of those films.) The Ava recordings were vibrant, stereo albums played by top West-coast musicians under Bernstein's baton. Hearing THE CARPETBAGGERS in both the original soundtrack performances and in the subsequent album versions is a joy! Flipper cover art offers both Ava album artwork, original film campaign artwork. Take your pick! Elmer Bernstein conducts both recordings. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!
01. Seal/Main Title 2:26
02. A Maverick 0:52
03. The Forbidden Room 2:42
04. Separate Trails 2:02
05. Lots Of Lovely Ceilings 2:02
06. Nevada's Trouble 7:12
07. Get A Divorce 1:35
08. Movie Mogul 0:35
09. Two Of A Kind 5:08
10. Sierra Source Pt. 2 1:42
11. Jennie [Not In Film] 2:13
12. Rina's Dead 1:02
13. Speak Of The Devil 1:29
14. New Star 3:05
15. Bad Bargain 0:51
16. Jonas Hits Bottom 5:39
17. Finale 1:26
Total Soundtrack Time: 42:25
Original 1964 Album
18. The Carpetbaggers 2:31
19. Love Theme From The Carpetbaggers 2:40
20. Speak Of The Devil 2:01
21. Forbidden Room 2:19
22. The Carpetbagger Blues 3:52
23. Main Title From The Carpetbaggers 2:10
24. New Star 2:16
25. The Producer Asks For A Divorce 2:39
26. Jonas Hits Bottom 2:50
27. Finale 1:44
Original 1964 Album Time: 25:26
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8025/.f?sc=2&category=5
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Ordered! Along the with the Jarre - Goldsmith super combo!
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Both releases are gems.
The new Intrada cover of THE CARPETBAGGERS still retains its AVA A-45 ST catalogue number, half-visible at the bottom left corner:
No, only the pre-announcement copy of the cover has that--the printed copy and future jpegs were fixed.
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Much carpet get bagged in this flick?
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No, only the pre-announcement copy of the cover has that--the printed copy and future jpegs were fixed.
This was not a criticism, Joe, but rather a tip of the hat for nostalgia . I always look forward to your covers, and appreciate them.
The use of the Clarendon font for the "SEVEN DAYS IN MAY" is quite appropriate, and brings back memories of the "Music by Jerry Goldsmith" credit card from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (the year after "SEVEN DAYS") -- on the heels of the "Decorated 035" font for "THE WILD BUNCH," which of course was also the title font for "U.N.C.L.E."
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As far as I'm concerned, this is the release of the year so far for me. Ever since the Mainstream CD releases of the old ava LPs more than 20 years ago, and their failure to release THE CARPETBAGGERS, I've been waiting for a legitimate release of this music. And to get both the original recording and the re-recording at once is doubly joyful.
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This is a fantastic score and to get both the original tracks and the LP in stunningly clear sound....well, they got my twenty bucks.
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Effing awesome!
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No, only the pre-announcement copy of the cover has that--the printed copy and future jpegs were fixed.
This was not a criticism, Joe, but rather a tip of the hat for nostalgia . I always look forward to your covers, and appreciate them.
No offense taken. I tip my hat to your astute typographical eye!
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Apr 1, 2013 - 10:43 PM
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Dana Wilcox
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Wonderful, wonderful score and release. Though I expected an OST release sooner or later, the inclusion of the Ava re-recording was more than I ever hoped to see. I'm hoping against hope for future releases, including both OSTs and Ava releases, of both TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. Just for the record, I'm pretty sure that the original release of WALK ON THE WILD SIDE was on Ava's sister label, Choreo. (Choreo A/AS 4, if memory serves.)
While I'm wishing, I wouldn't mind it if someone threw in the Ava version of THE CARETAKERS as an addendum somewhere, since Varese so wonderfully included the OST thereof on one of its Club releases. Then we'd have the best parts of the Bernstein Ava and Choreo material. DAVID & LISA might then follow, paired perhaps with the Ava compilation (Ava A/AS 13, maybe?) which includes (and takes its name from) a track from LORD OF THE FLIES.
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Dana I'm sure knows how much I share his delight and enthusiasm at this release with its inclusion of the AVA LP album.
Please tell me that those "top West Coast musicians" will finally be identified by name and receive their due credit. Back when I was a kid and the album was brand new, I loved playing "The Carpetbagger Blues" for jazz enthusiasts but was always abashed that I couldn't identify any of those great players. (A lifetime of jazz-listening later, I'm willing to bet that one of the anonymous artists was trumpet immortal Harry "Sweets" Edison, but I'd love to finally be sure about him and all the others.)
This was always my favorite track on the LP, and I'm not even sure if its equivalent was ever heard in the actual movie.
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Please tell me that those "top West Coast musicians" will finally be identified by name and receive their due credit. Back when I was a kid and the album was brand new, I loved playing "The Carpetbagger Blues" for jazz enthusiasts but was always abashed that I couldn't identify any of those great players. (A lifetime of jazz-listening later, I'm willing to bet that one of the anonymous artists was trumpet immortal Harry "Sweets" Edison, but I'd love to finally be sure about him and all the others.)
In his liner notes on the back cover of his 1962 AVA / Choreo compilation LP Movie and TV Themes Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein (which includes the themes from WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, and THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, among others), Bernstein states “It goes without saying that an album of this kind would be impossible without the great musicians whose names appear here, but I would be remiss if I did not make a point of the contribution that Bobby Helfer made in assembling this group.” As listed, the group for that recording, which I suspect included many musicians who also played on Bernstein’s other AVA recordings was:
TRUMPETS
Pete Candoli
Don Fagerquist
Ray Triscari
Frank Beach
Conrad Gozzo
Uan Rasey
TROMBONES
Milt Bernhart
Dick Nash
Dick Noel
George Roberts
SAXOPHONES
Bud Shank (baritone)
Bob Cooper (tenor)
Ted Nash (alto)
Dave Pell
Ronny Lang
GUITAR: Bob Bain
BASS: Joe Mondragon
DRUMS: Shelly Manne
PIANO: Russ Freeman
BONGOS: Francisco Aguabella
FLUTE: Ronny Lang
By the way, this is the only other film music album with a Choreo cover that I know of, and the label on the record inside says AVA (A/AS-11).
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One of Elmer's greatest scores, I'd sure love to see this one receive the same treatment as Intrada just did for The Carpetbaggers. I've long wondered if the mastertapes for the original film score survive?
Seems unlikely. Have we had ANYTHING released from the Columbia vaults from the 1960s?
Very true but maybe something has survived among Elmer's personal possessions? I'm still hoping.
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