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Nice collection, but...:
This collection of exciting arrangements wonderfully executed by professional players is unfortunately marred by old technology and carelessness. The short, twenty nine minute CD seems to be copied from an LP. The pops, clicks, distortion and glitches are all there. At one point you can even hear the annoying pitch wow commonly heard on LPs pressed out of round. The tone arm is obviously being dragged right and then left as the off center groove dictates the key. Should Legacy International ever locate the master tapes and produce a cleaner version of "Circus Music from the Big Top," I will be first in line to buy. Frankly, Merle Evans deserves better--much better. If you are adding to a collection of circus music, you do need these arrangements. However, if you are just beginning a circus music library, your first purchase should be "Screamers" from Frederick Fennell. It delivers over an hour of expertly performed circus marches recorded with precision.
Merle at his best:
Merle evans was the greatest since sousa. please come out with more of his albums. Harvey Esto
| Artist: | Merle Evans Circus Band | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0076637035623 | | Original Release Date: | 1994-01-01 | | Release Date: | 1992-07-28 | | UPC: | 076637035623 |
Tracks:- Triumphal March
- Walking Frog
- Embossing the Emblem
- Booster
- International Vaudeville
- Dusty Trombone
- Gallito
- Thunder and Lightning
- Siamese Parade
- Valse Blue
- Southerner
- Walsenburg Galop - Merle Evans,
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