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Aug 15, 2010 - 6:58 AM
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OnyaBirri
(Member)
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Capitol has just re-mastered all of the Les Baxter exotica albums and put them on iTunes. There are 8 albums available now, and supposedly 4 more will be added soon.
Yes, I know it's not film music exactly; but it sure sounds like film music, and these albums were a huge influence on a generation of film composers. Plus, recent Les Baxter film score releases have sold out, so there is a demand.
Assuming Capitol would grant the rights, it would be easy to do a box set of, say, 10 albums, with 2 albums on a disc, 5 discs total. They've just been remastered by Capitol, so no one would have to spend significant money on remastering.
Most of the currently available CD versions of these albums are mastered from vinyl. Even on the compressed format, the iTunes remasters sound better than the vinyl transfers. I would buy this box set immediately.
What do you think?
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Yes!
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Looks like we've got 12 pre-orders.
If "Beach Blanket Bingo" is a viable release, there is no excuse not to do this box set. 
All I can say is, if you like Les and you like that style, be afraid, be very afraid - we've got something coming that will make at least twelve people happy.
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