VA-The Wonderful Sounds of Male Vocals- 2LP 180g Analogue Productions VA-The Wonderful Sounds of Male Vocals- 2LP 180g Analogue Productions

An Audiophile Go-To!

A Record You Grab When You Want To Show Off Your System!

All-Time Classic Performances And Recordings By All-Time Great Male Singers!

Each Track Selected By Acoustic Sounds Owner Chad Kassem

Lacquers Cut By Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound NYC

Pressed At Quality Record Pressings On 180-gram vinyl

Packaged In A Gatefold, Deluxe, Stoughton Tip-On Jacket

Liner Notes By Michael Fremer

"Analogue Productions returns with another in its very popular 'Wonderful Sounds' series that began with a Christmas compilation and followed up in 2018 with a female vocalist assemblage. Like those two, AP's Chad Kassem selected the tunes from among titles he's licensed over the years for whole album reissues on SACD and AAA vinyl.... Use this compilation as a 'listening booth' to discover unfamiliar music or just enjoy song after great well-recorded 'demo quality' song. While some like Aaron Neville's cover of John Hiatt's 'Feels Like Rain' and The Beach Boys' 'In My Room' will be familiar others probably won't be — like Willis Alan Ramsey's 'Sympathy for a Train,' Willy DeVille's 'Spanish Jack' and perhaps JD Souther's 'Silver Blue' (with Stanley Clarke on bass). Many fans of Belafonte at Carnegie Hall have never heard the encore 'Scarlet Ribbons,' which is here too." —  Music = 10/11; Sound = 10/11 — Michael Fremer, AnalogPlanet.com. Read the whole review .

"Can't stop exploring The Wonderful Sounds Of Male Vocals! The album is stunning not only because of the exemplary high standard of recording it showcases, but also because of the satisfying range of artists and music genres presented across the four sides. There are wonderful surprises to discover as well as wonderful sounds." — Kevin Howlett

Kevin Howlett is an award-winning U.K.-based radio producer and writer. He's been closely associated with The Beatles throughout his long career, having written numerous books about the group as well as making radio documentaries about them for the BBC and Apple Corps. He was deeply involved in the recent super-deluxe editions of Sgt. Pepper, "The White Album" and Abbey Road, both writing the books and researching the original session tapes. Other artists and companies Howlett has documented for radio or in books include David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb, Frank Zappa, Elektra Records and Ortofon.

Ready for another go with A-list caliber demo tracks chosen by the man himself, Acoustic Sounds founder and CEO Chad Kassem? Here in our Analogue Productions Wonderful Sounds series, we have a treat for you — following up on The Wonderful Sounds of Christmas, and Female Vocals, we've put together The Wonderful Sounds of Male Vocals — stone-cold killers from the first song to the last!

When you want to show off your hi-fi system's potential, why waste time with multiple LPs? Skip the searching, un-sleeving, re-sleeving and more — and give your audiophile friends what they like to hear. Grab this album and you'll hear show stoppers by Amos Lee, Dean Martin, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Pure Prairie League, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, The Beach Boys, Willy DeVille, Greg Brown, JD Souther, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tony Bennett, Harry Nilsson, Tony Joe White — and what would a male vocal compilation be without the truly great Elvis Presley? Just how good older recordings can sound when the touch of an exceptional mastering engineer is involved is demonstrated by the matchless Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound.

Like others in our Wonderful Sounds series, this album works well as entertainment and as a great sampler of the LPs, mostly released by Analogue Productions.

Michael Fremer, of AnalogPlanet.com and Stereophile Magazine, walks you through each track and its historic place with very thorough and entertaining liners.

Plating and pressing was done at Quality Record Pressings, where Gary Salstrom and his crew manufacture the world's best-sounding LPs with their exceptionally quiet playing surfaces.

From "Fever" to "Spanish Jack," and "Amie" to "Blue Bayou" and everything in-between — "Georgia on My Mind," "(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco," "Silver Blue" and more — you'll be relishing this LP with each play. Make the easy selection and enjoy listening.

 

 

 

Side 11. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Dean Martin2. Arms of a Woman - Amos Lee3. Silver Blue - JD Souther4. Try Me One More Time - Tennessee Ernie Ford5. It Feels Like Rain - Aaron Neville
Side 21. Amie - Pure Prairie League2. (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco - Tony Bennett3. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison4. Georgia On My Mind - Willie Nelson5. Sympathy for a Train - Willis Alan Ramsey
Side 31. Ramblin' Boy - Pete Seeger (The Weavers)2. In My Room (Stereo Version) - The Beach Boys3. Brand New '64 Dodge - Greg Brown4. Scarlet Ribbons - Harry Belafonte5. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) – Elvis Presley
Side 41. Losing Hand - Harry Belafonte2. Spanish Jack - Willy DeVille3. Fever - Elvis Presley4. Did Somebody Make a Fool out of You - Tony Joe White5. Coconut - Harry Nilsson Domestic Shipping is $5.00 USD by FedEx Ground Economy, $1.00 for each additional item. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING with eBay Global Shipping program. The eBay shipping center is located in the United States. International orders will ship from Acoustic Sounds, Inc. (located in the United States) to the eBay Global Shipping Center. Domestic shipping will be applied to your shopping cart. Please note that eBay does provide the international shipping cost, import charges, and estimated delivery on the eBay.com website. All costs will be applied to the shopping cart. Please know that Acoustic Sounds, Inc. does not have any control over the international shipping costs or import charges. 
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