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The Wayfaring Stranger [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
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The Wayfaring Stranger [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
Genres: Country, Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
  •  Track Listings (29) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (27) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (26) - Disc #3
  •  Track Listings (23) - Disc #4

At last a comprehensive collection from The Wayfaring Stranger , and a well overdue follow-up to Jasmine s previous IVES release Lavender Blue JASMCD3524. This unique 4CD set includes many favorites such as Blue Tail Fly ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Burl Ives
Title: The Wayfaring Stranger [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jasmine Music
Release Date: 5/17/2005
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Country, Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Classic Country, Traditional Folk, Holiday & Wedding, Musicals
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 604988031423

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At last a comprehensive collection from The Wayfaring Stranger , and a well overdue follow-up to Jasmine s previous IVES release Lavender Blue JASMCD3524. This unique 4CD set includes many favorites such as Blue Tail Fly , Clementine , Big Rock Candy Mountain , Frankie And Johnny , Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) and many more. Although the majority of recordings on this set are of commercial recording origin, disc 2 is mainly taken from rare radio shows, including collaborations with Bing Crosby, Les Paul & The Andrews Sisters. This is a must for any true fan of Burl Ives.

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CD Reviews

Consistent good quality and in chronological order
John Frame | Brisbane, Queensland Australia | 08/09/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

""The Golden Years of The Wayfaring Stanger", transfers and production by Geoff Milne (4CD box, 2005 Jasmine Records).



All of these original Decca recordings (made from 1945 to 1953) have been transferred from vinyl yet sound quite clean (despite the odd blip or thud)and have a consistent sonic quality, regardless of whether they were live (on CD4 - the 1953 Coronation Concert in London), on radio (on CD2 - guesting on the Bing Crosby show) or from various studio sessions (on all 4 CDs). Part of the reason for the sonic consistency may be in that there has clearly been a decision made in the noise reduction process to also filter out any frequency above about 7kHz on all the tracks - however the remaining audio is very comfortable to listen to.



I've recently done a couple of my own Burl Ives transfers to CD, including carefully removing each audible pop or click from an excellent condition vinyl LP of "The Wild Side Of Life" - all those tracks also appear on this CD set. I can hear a big difference between my CD and Geoff Milne's. I know that the studio recordings were bona fide HiFi mono, with truly amazing subtleties in musicianship and vocal harmony. The only way to appreciate all that intricate detail is to accept also hearing some surface noise. However I'd still have to say that these productions by Geoff Milne are appealing, even though they have less dynamic range.



I like that all the tracks are arranged in chronological order of performance (rather than of release) and that we are given the actual dates and some other details. Geoff Milne's accompanying booklet includes an informed biography and is a good read.



Anyone who grew up with the albums "The Wild Side Of Life" and "Women - Folk Songs About The Fair Sex" will be happy to know that all those original tracks are here in very good quality.



There are also five versions of "The Blue Tail Fly", but not a dud song in sight. Highly recommended for any Burl Ives fan."
Great CD
Robert E. Schifferle | Buffalo, NY | 05/29/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Over 100 songs sung by Burl Ives on 4 CD's. Some songs are repeated as different versions. Some duets with Bing Crosby."