Post #290241 by DJ Terence Gunn on Wed, Mar 7, 2007 7:59 AM

I should've mentioned in my previous post that quite possibly the best and largest source for hearing about and buying a variety of newly re-issued or issued for the first time, out of print vintage music on CD, is Collector's Choice Music (www.ccmusic.com). There are many genres (pop, rock, rock n roll, jump blues, doo wop, soul, vocal, jazz, soundtracks, country/western, rockabilly, Showtunes, R&B, etc.) and categories (New Releases, Limited Editions, Imports, Exclusives, etc.) available, all compiled into one source. I highly recommend receiving their monthly catalog (it's free!). Many of their selections you will not find at mega store places like Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Virgin, etc. Basically speaking, Collector's Choice does the chore of searching for vintage music, limited editions, CD debuts, re-issues, and exclusives for you -- music you would normally have to search several online sites to find.

And -- unless the originals masters were lost or destroyed -- all these CD issues and re-issues are from the original master tapes -- the way the music was meant to sound like.

As well, they feature the occasional DVD (music-related, of course!), 'The Best Of Hootenanny' being such a New Release.

Some current standouts (exclusives, limited editions, etc.) on CD:

The Avalanches - Ski Surfin'
(session men Billy Strange, Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, and a pre-Bread David Gates, pound out surf-styled songs about skiing.)

Arthur Lyman: The Singles Collection (40 single sides, 2 CD set)

'Bell, Book, And Candle'/'1001 Arabian Nights' - George Duning

Lord Buckley: A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat

'Diamond Head'/'Gone With The Wave' - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin (Two terrific soundtracks!)

'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'/'Petulia' - John Barry
(I've been waiting years and years for 'Alice's' to come out on CD, and now it finally is! To my knowledge, John Barry's only musical, and it is unbelievably fantastic!)

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - 'Homecooking'
(Whether from the 1960s or 1970s, I've always liked whatever this group has done. You'll find Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66's debut album here, as well.)

Sly & The Family Stone (EVERY album from their catalog, from their 1967 debut 'A Whole New Thing' to their final from 1974 'Small Talk'. Each of the 7 albums contains bonus tracks, some never released before.)

'The Liquidator' - Lalo Schifrin
(Shirley Bassey sings a powerful main and end title to Schifrin's pulsing, creeping, and bossa-beats, jazz and brass. Contains the entire soundtrack from the film ((unlike the vinyl record)). Up there with the best of the Bond scores!)

Bridgette Bardot: And God Created Woman
(Rrrrr! RRRRRRrrrr!)

Dionne Warwick: a load of album exlusives on CD for the first time

And there is so much, much more!

No, you won't find any rare one-off Exotica albums here, but you'll find plenty of other music to decrease the digits of your checking account.

[ Edited by: DJ Terence Gunn 2007-03-08 14:17 ]