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Re: WANTED - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:18 pm
by billybob62
Hi Georg,
If Torjazzer doesn't want it, I do.
Thanks.
Re: WANTED - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:53 pm
by gramophone-georg
billybob62 wrote:Hi Georg,
If Torjazzer doesn't want it, I do.
Thanks.
I'll keep that in mind. I'll shoot Tor a PM.
Re: WANTED - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:07 am
by Viva-voce
Yes I've always loved the 1904 version with piano. The orchestral accompaniment and postlude on the 1907 version is unfortunate but it's what the public expected by that time.
I've always felt that one of Caruso's' finest recordings is Sei mortal ne la vita mia from 1918, which remained unpublished until 1947 when Victor released it privately as a Christmas gift to dealers. What realistic presence it has! And thankfully, with piano accompaniment.
Steven
Re: WANTED - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:09 am
by Viva-voce
Sei morta not mortal.
Autocorrect can be a nuisance lol
Re: WANTED - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:27 pm
by Torjazzer
gramophone-georg wrote:I found my spare copy. It's a Grand Prize pressing with a badly water faded label (but still legible) and the shellac quality isn't the greatest as sometimes happens on these earlies but it has zero actual play wear- not even the dreaded "rough start"- and Caruso's voice quality is very good throughout. This record really shows Caruso's vocal power.
It looks like a previous owner tried to remove an even earlier owner's label sticker with water and botched it. That's why the label is as it is.
It's yours for the cost of postage as a filler copy until that NOS Monarch copy comes along if you want it. PM me if interested.
That's a very generous offer. Many thanks.
PM sent
Re: FOUND - Caruso, Vesti la giubba 1904 Victor session
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:28 pm
by Torjazzer
gramophone-georg came through for me. Record arrived today. It is just as described and packing top notch.
A man of his word.
Many thanks.