This afternoon I stopped in at the local record parlor for a quick look-see, and came home with a couple of nice catches:
First -- we are already blessed with BK's own release of A TIME FOR SINGING, but I couldn't resist when I saw a beautiful original LP, one I'd never owned or probably even had the chance to listen to. It's absolutely pristine (at least on my spot check, and my spot checks are pretty damned good), and I'm just very curious as to how such an original cast album came to be issued by Warner Brothers. Are there other examples I'm not thinking of?
Second -- another I'd never owned, but had seen in stores throughout the years, and this one looked great so I said "why not?" The "ROUTE 66 THEME" (etc.) by Nelson Riddle. How great it is to hear some of these again. Of course they are arrangements, but Mr. Riddle was a force to be reckoned with and they're great fun. I only take exception to the distantly-miked, reverb-y sound. Maybe that's what he liked, but it's not what I've been used to on other Capitol recordings from those years. But this is a good-hearted quibble, not a gripe. I'm delighted to have it.
