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I had a handful of things from the dollar bin and walked up to the counter, when I saw this sticking out from a stack of records and my heart skipped a beat. Very scarce Australian-only issue, only the second copy I have had my hands on in 15 years of looking for it. The other one was a couple of months ago in another local store, but they wanted $150 for it, so it stayed there (and it's probably still there).
Absolutely stunning record. I have always liked the piece, mostly from the Goossens/LSO recording of the Suite on Everest. The revelation was hearing the complete piece for the first time. The movements in the suite have been condensed from the original, rather than being contiguous excerpts, so it can sound a bit fragmented formally. In the original, things evolve at a more deliberate pace, and the effect is quite hypnotic. The dynamic range of the recording is so big that it takes a little time to get the volume set correctly, giving you thunderous fortissimos and barely audible pianissimos. This copy is in just about perfect shape, which is important with this, because it is mastered at a relatively low level, to accommodate the massive dynamic swings. To say I'm happy to have it is an understatement. I didn't get it for nothing, but it was a fair price, quite a bit less than the going auction prices. There was an EMI CD, but the CD issue was short-lived and it is just as hard to find as the LP.
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Funny, that I wanted that record so bad, I DID cough up 150 for it. I remember it was from Harvey Gilman, who used to advertise in the classifieds of TAS. When I went to his apartment, (both of us lived in NYC) I was surrounded by lots of rare stuff, including LSC-2449, the Gibson Faust/Carmen for a grand. That was during the great record panic. At the time it was the most I'd ever paid for a record. I don't regret it.
I bought the Lanchbery Corroboree Australian EMI version new, so my copy was reasonably priced and is still in like new condition. Here's another even rarer version of the suite conducted by the composer. Side 2 is other Australian music by Percy Grainger (Green Bushes), Michael Hurst (Traditional Overture and Swagman's Promenade), and an arrangement of Waltzing Matilda all with other conductors. It's Australian EMI OASD 7554. No recording date, but the sound is not as outstanding as the Goossens and Lanchbery versions. I couldn't resist buying the Antill version with its great cover. The back is also aboriginal designs with full sized notes as an insert. The jacket design is certainly the best invocation of the music.
He was a tearaway --the scourge of the Junior Pianoforte students in the 50's was to makethe transition from John Thompson to Grainger's English County Gardens-ha!
Des
Edits: 06/27/15
Poor old Sir Eugene Goossens came down to Australia in the late 50's to conduct the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra
Customs decided he was fair game and ransacked his luggage--after a Trip abroad
and found PORN pages
He never recovered his past glory--sad end to fine Conductor
By the way Playboy was banned in Australia until the 60's
Des
Yes, very sad, and all because Goossens and his female lover had an active and out-of-the-ordinary sex life (though who is to say what should be ordinary?), apparently including sending each other rather explicit letters and photos.
Today I imagine all of that would be considered very ordinary, with famous actors, actresses, models, athletes and even politicians releasing such material into the public online domain, in many cases intentionally and with obvious profit/publicity motives.
Yep, he had an affair with a WITCH!
Rosaleen Norton, that is.
At least in the starchy world of classical music. Though I'm not sure he was any further out there than, say, Percy Grainger.
HMV LPs are as rare as hen's teeth around here. And I was unaware of the existence of this recording. It looks like EMI Australia issued it on CD. Also unobtanium.
Or did they just treat it as another $8 EMI classical import?
No, the guy had an idea that the Corroboree was worth looking up, and he did. At any rate, we ended up at $40, which I was fine with. Not to mention that when you consider the things I got from the dollar bin, it all averages out pretty well. Some of the jackets are a little scuffed, but from a quick inspection, all of the discs seem to be close to NM. Nothing earth-shaking, but some nice stuff.A couple promo 6-eyes
I didn't even realize this was a DBX copy until I got it home, since the sticker on the cover is missing.
These are hard to find with the early black/red label. Now I have to find the other two.
$1.00 for the whole set.
Edits: 06/26/15
Was on TAS' HP's superdisc list, hence the high price. But then makes finding a cheap copy even sewwter. congratulations
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