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Easy Listening Memories

BigGymGuy8 | Rochester, NY USA | 09/01/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Back in the early 1970s. while a grad student at The Ohio State University, I was an announcer at a small radio station in Lancaster, Ohio. WHOK programmed a soft and easy "beautiful music" format, and (unlike the radio stations of today) all the announcers were "live". I worked weekends, and still remember the hour drive from Columbus, settling into the studio, and starting my show with a Ronnie Aldrich track.



This CD, I'm happy to report, brought back a flood of pleasant memories. Back then, hearing these songs on huge studio monitors at the radio station was thrilling -- but the vinyl LPs were inevitably scratched, with "pops" and nicks distorting the sound. These remastered CD recordings are clean and clear, displaying the wide dynamic range that London's "Phase-4" recording process could capture. It's clear that meticulous care was taken during the entire remastering process, and what emerges is a level of audio fidelity that was impossible to capture on vinyl at the time these recordings were originally released. While there are a few audio distortions, which are inherent in the analog recording format of the era, the overall sound is astonishingly crisp.



This package of two CDs represents music from a different time. Other than satellite radio, it's hard to find a commercial radio station playing a true "beautiful music" format, with an emphasis on instrtumental cover versions of pop hits. If you miss that syle of relaxing, easy listening music, you'll find that these recordings by Ronnie Aldrich will bring all of those memories right back to you.



They did for me!"

Good Music Lives Again!

Terry Cordell | John Day, OR | 02/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Every Chance I get, I expand my CD collection of "Easy

Listening" Music. Artists such as Ronnie Aldrich, Percy Faith,

Mantovani, Ferrante and Teicher and Bert Kaempfert epitomized

what "Adult Listening" was all about. Kudos to Decca/Vocalion

for remastering the artistry of Ronnie Aldrich. During his

recording career, the late Mr. Aldrich was one of the major

artists on the London Phase 4 label. During the late 60's

and through the 70's and 80's, Beautiful Music/Easy Listening

stations wishing to freshen and update their sound,included

selections by artists such as Ronnie Aldrich. And, as other

reviewers have touched upon, the 90's brought much change to

radio with large group ownerships and a virtual abandonment of

the Easy Listening/Beautiful Music formats, with only a small

amount of stations still retaining this type of music. If

you enjoy excellent instrumental versions of contemporary hits

of the past get these 2 CD's, and you will find yourself buying

more."

TWO NEWS LP'S FROM RONNIE FOR US!

Rene Gonzalez | Bogotá, Colombia | 09/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album in Europa was titled "Togertherness" and for us, in America were "Here come the hits!" and "Close to you". The art of the cover is very good, very different from that London choose in the 70's for the American audiency.

The titles are same, in the same order. Many superb music, and each song is 1A. I really love "close to you".

Please, enjoy the 24 songs. Each one has the touch of the genius from Ronnie Aldrich and the sound Decca/Phase 4!"