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That Big Country box looks like it should house a tape reel. 
I did get an email confirmation from Super Deluxe Shop upon ordering. They also sent out a more recent email about the delay due to the artwork issue.
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I long for the nostalgia of seeing golden age scores coming our way; NOT for the nostalgia of vinyl LP records. 2019 has been a dismal year so far for golden age fans. I hope Kritzerland , for one label, will turn things around soon.
I could be wrong, but I think Kritzerland is the only label who's thrown a few bones to Golden Age fans this year so far (The Cardinal remastered, Rashomon/Death of a Salesman/Laurette remastered). It sure would be nice to get another big Golden Age premiere release. Last big one I remember (besides Kritz's The Gay Amigo at the end of last year...Glasser's not really my thing but westerns are so I may give in at some point) was Intrada's incredible 4-disc 11-score Franz Waxman set they released the same day as Damnation Alley...but that's a couple years ago now.
Yavar
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I long for the nostalgia of seeing golden age scores coming our way; NOT for the nostalgia of vinyl LP records. 2019 has been a dismal year so far for golden age fans. I hope Kritzerland , for one label, will turn things around soon.
I could be wrong, but I think Kritzerland is the only label who's thrown a few bones to Golden Age fans this year so far (The Cardinal remastered, Rashomon/Death of a Salesman/Laurette remastered). It sure would be nice to get another big Golden Age premiere release. Last big one I remember (besides Kritz's The Gay Amigo at the end of last year...Glasser's not really my thing but westerns are so I may give in at some point) was Intrada's incredible 4-disc 11-score Franz Waxman set they released the same day as Damnation Alley...but that's a couple years ago now.
Yavar
Does Johnny Tremain count?
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Yeah, and I'd heard some more that it exhibited more....subtlety(?) than typical for Glasser.
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Can't you just program out the offending track(s)? Or are you saying you characterize the entire score that way?
Yavar
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Not when they reappear as integral, distracting interludes within a track. Like the otherwise-excellent "The Battle" track. Even if the drums tie-in with the visuals, what sounds like endless-loop sections of 20 or 30 bland, unaccompanied drumbeats at a time could have been edited down to a lesser number for musical considerations.
Thanks for the explanation. It's interesting because you seem to like the score in general then; it's just the presentation (integration of source music, if you will) which you take issue with.
Yavar
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May 15, 2019 - 10:53 AM
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Jim Doherty
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How the heck did this thread turn into nearly a full page of unrelated topics?
Anyway, I received my copy of MARNIE today. I originally pre-ordered it through that site mentioned on FSM, "Super Deluxe Edition". Then, I found out out I could get it $20.00 cheaper through Amazon in Germany, and ordered it through them. I cancelled the order with Super Deluxe Editions. I am very glad I did so. While other people are still waiting for their delayed copies (because Stylotone had to re-press the LP and CD covers because they accidentally originally featured a shot of Tippi Hedren from THE BIRDS instead MARNIE), I got a collector's item version with the original incorrect THE BIRDS cover art.
Although I do not like Stylotone's "YOU HAVE TO BUY IT ALL" packaging strategy, they did a pretty good job here. You get a 2-LP set on dark red vinyl (which I will probably never put on my turntable), a 45 with Nat King Cole's vocal rendition of the main theme (which I already had on an original Capitol 45, although the one presented on Stylotone seems to be a different recording, to my ears), a CD of the score (same as the LP contents, plus three unused cues), a nice faked-up but original-looking 30" x 40" British poster, plus a download of the score. Unfortunately, this download does not contain any raw session tracks as Stylotone's TWISTED NERVE did. It merely replicates what you get in the physical package. I regret that Stylotone did not place the unused cues within the complete score instead of putting them at the end of the CD as bonus cues.
I have heard some people claim that some cuts feature premature fades that delete or harm some of the music. I will say that most of tracks do not noticeably exhibit this problem; however, at least track 6 fades out so early, it actually eliminates the last few notes of the cue, and track 35 starts fading out on what should be a fortissimo climax. There may be others I have not yet detected.
Also, some have commented that the sound is a bit "muffled." I must agree on this point. Prior to this release, I had heard a "private" release of these stereo tracks which gave a keener edge to the violins and brass. It may be just a personal listening bias, but I thought that brighter edge added more to the listening experience.
Further news: The two LPs are cut at 45 RPM instead of 33 1/3 RPM, for better sound quality. In other words, the records are the size of standard LPs, but you have to play them at 45 RPM.
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Just received my shipping notice from SuperDeluxeShop that my copy is on the way. Just an FYI for those who purchased through that vendor.
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