Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 2:13 pm
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Of course I'll probably get this, even though I have multiple versions of "Sweet Baby James" and "Mud Slide Slim".
I saw a comment about this box set release on another site. "Peter Asher mentioned almost two decades ago there was an alternate version of “Fire and Rain” with a choir that would show up on “a later collection” I guess we continue to wait."
I had first seen the comment Asher made about "Fire and Rain" with the gospel chorus in the booklet of the remastered James Taylor Apple album. So I wonder if Warner has the rights to the track? After seeing the comment and getting the CD I have never seen or heard a thing more about it. The bonus tracks on the Apple album included the demos for "Sunny Skies" and "Let Me Ride" which later appeared on "Sweet Baby James" and "Mud Slide Slim". I thought both of those demos were really good. I would like to hear the alternate version of "Fire and Rain", but since it has taken so long to appear, I wonder if the hold up is rights?
Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 4:05 pm
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Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 9:24 pm
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I'm locked in at just under $24 including shipping at AmazWAN UK -- $4 a disc. I've got the AF versions except Walking Man (a pretty weak album), and they sound great, but at that price I want to hear these. I can almost justify it just for a good remaster of In the Pocket.
Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:43 am
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Greg Carrier wrote:
I'm locked in at just under $24 including shipping at AmazWAN UK -- $4 a disc. I've got the AF versions except Walking Man (a pretty weak album), and they sound great, but at that price I want to hear these. I can almost justify it just for a good remaster of In the Pocket.
'all fall down' from 'walking man' is a very nice deep cut from taylor's catalog..
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Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 9:01 am
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Renny wrote:
Greg Carrier wrote:
I'm locked in at just under $24 including shipping at AmazWAN UK -- $4 a disc. I've got the AF versions except Walking Man (a pretty weak album), and they sound great, but at that price I want to hear these. I can almost justify it just for a good remaster of In the Pocket.
'all fall down' from 'walking man' is a very nice deep cut from taylor's catalog..
Agreed. I like the title track a lot, too. I just think it's a much weaker album overall than any of the other 5 in this set. I'll be glad to have it, though.
Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 1:59 pm
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Had they included the two re-recordings off of his Greatest Hits album, I would jump on this immediately.
They should have added those, rare re-recordings that top the originals.Could have stuck them on the end of In The Pocket.
I may be the exception, but I think the original Carolina In My Mind is the better of the two versions. I like the buoyancy and the background vocals of the original.
Post subject: [2019-07-19] James Taylor "The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970-1976" 6CD box set (Warner/Rhino)
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:07 pm
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I noticed the CD set on the U.S. Amazon site now says usually ships within 1 to 2 months. Glad mine is supposed to arrive today.
Could always go to the marketplace, or Oldies.com, or ImportCDs.com which all appear to have it in stock, and near Amazon's price.
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