The "other" singers you enjoy.........?

Jim:

If you still do LP’s search Ebay for a box (mono) set of Fred Astaire recordings released by Easton Press.

I have numerous crappy recordings of Fred, but the Easton issues rival/top the best audiophile recordings of older material that go for big bucks.

No mention on Discdogs and very little WWW info on this publishing (mainly books) company.

I have 5-6 of their box LP sets (issued in the mid 80’s) and all are stellar.

They issued cassettes as well (no CD’s) based upon my WWW searches over the years.

Not a clue as to how they pulled it off, but the "sound quality" is truly mystically good for the old recordings.

Oh and...

Plus infinity on "what a MAN/SENTIENT BEING" Fred was.

DeKay

edcyn,

I have read about the erratic, unhappy lives of both Tim Buckley and Nick Drake. From what I read, they were both disappointed in the response to some of their early albums. They're both gone now but their albums are here for us to enjoy. My next foray will be into the catalogue of Fred Neil. I would not even be aware of any of these singer/songwriters but for the info I found in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Good reading!

Gosh, there are so many not-so-well-known singers (at least to the general public---present company in some cases excluded ;-) I love. Lou Ann Barton, Kasey Chambers, Julie Miller, Iris Dement, Patty Loveless, Darlene Love, Arlene Smith (lead singer of The Chantels. Listen to their recording of "Maybe"), Dan Hicks, Don Everly, Johnny Burnette, Mose Allison, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, dozens of others.

Thanks to all.  As bdp said, there are many........thankfully.

Fred Astaire was so talented, it's almost difficult to believe he existed.