Post #361173 by Digitiki on Thu, Feb 14, 2008 2:27 PM

Ok folks, I just got my first CD with "Bwana A" and "Bahia" on it. I am pleasently suprised. They sounds as if they are indeed taken from the master tapes. The sound quality is excellent. I highly recommend this CD for all Lyman fans. I for one, have been longing for "Bahia" on CD as it was my first introduction to exotica when I was 5 years old.

The only beef I have is that the cover art representation for the LP "Bahia" is very poor. The liner notes include a large representation of the front cover of "Bwana A" and "Bahia." The Bwana A cover looks great, the Bahia cover looks washed out and poorly rendered. They aslo included the original LP back cover from "Bwana A" but not the one from "Bahia". Oh well. I own copies of the LPs so, its not a huge issue.

All and all I would give this release a 7 out of 10.

Now I'm just waiting for the others I've ordered to arrive in the mail!!