Then, Dave over at Christmas Shareo acquired this same set on reel-to-reel tape in pristine condition. Dave transferred the tape to .wav files to share out, and the song quality was superb. Problem was, 12 songs from the records were missing from his tape set. Executive decision at the label, I suppose. So Dave spliced in my MP3 album rips with his and re-shared the set.
So now we come to the 2011 kickoff. I've 're-mastered' the 12 songs missing from Dave's reels, re-cleaning the records and using some better audio software. Then, for file-size consideration, I converted Dave's wav files to MP3. Lastly, I included an image of the box cover art that the King provided, and then scanned the box insert, inner sleeve, and record labels. So, all of this music and artwork is zipped up and ready to go.
This really is a collection of fine Christmas songs, and I think it's a marked improvement from last year. Thanks to Dave for his reel-to-reel work, and the King for the box art.
So, please enjoy the remastered "The Glory of Christmas".
Thank you Der Bingle. My in-laws used to play this for a few years, evidently. I have the box set, but it is in bad shape after having been in their basement for three decades. I look forward to hearing the remastering of this!
ReplyDeleteHooray! What a great start to the season. Thanks, Mr Bingle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Der Bingle for posting Columbia's "The Glory of Christmas". I still have my set of LPs but they are very scratchy. My mother received it through the Columbia Record Club and gave it to me. It was a big part of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. Thank you so much for this... it takes me back 40 years to the Christmases I loved as a kid. It's just not Christmas unless some of the old Columbia and Goodyear recordings are in the air.
ReplyDeleteHello...is there a way to re-post this somehow, as MediaFire has removed the link? thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteI was just listening to the album at my parents house -- what wonderful memories! Was so happy to find a link and now so sad to see it no longer works :( I wish this were re-issued on CD as I'd gladly pay for it. So sad to see the link removed making the album completely un-accessible for modern play.
ReplyDeleteI believe the music is performed by Terry Baxter and his Orchestra. He performed on many of the Columbia Musical Treasuries. I compared several tracks from Columbia's The Joyous Songs of Christmas (1973?)
ReplyDeleteand they are identical.