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RE: Are you a fan of Mantovani and his orchestra?

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JBen

In Reply to: RE: Are you a fan of Mantovani and his orchestra? posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 24, 2024 at 17:09:11

Chris, darn it! There you go triggering an endless replay of Mantovani's "Theme from Elvira Madigan" in my mind.

While I don't own any Mantovani music these day, I did own LP's in the 70s. Remember the old Culumbia Record Club? Well, limited disposable income in college made this a must have of sorts. My preference for instrumental music, and the limited selection of such in the upfront free offerings, put Mantovani on my list. One thing I can say, it was terrific background music while I was studying, sweetly undistracting.

The "Theme" somehow so totally stuck in my head, that I can virtually replay it mentally, down to the instrumental passages. Wow!

Follow Ups:

I "had a dependency" on Record Clubs during that era too! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:51:11 01/25/24 (5)
RCA, Capitol, Angel, Columbia - I was a member of each of them at various times!
- RE: I "had a dependency" on Record Clubs during that era too! ;-) - zacster 19:31:05 01/25/24 (4)
  The few people that I knew that belonged to a record club hated it. After the introductory offer of 10 LPs for a dollar you were stuck selecting one bad record after another.
  - No duds, lots of great music! NT - MaggiesAndCats 12:16:35 01/27/24 (0)
  - Sure - I got my share of duds too - Chris from Lafayette 01:12:27 01/26/24 (2)
    But sometimes, what seemed to be duds were actually albums which repaid repeated listening years later. And, in general, I was pleased with my selections - especially when they would have "special sales" (60% off IIRC) of their titles which were about to go out of print. Of course, these "special sale" items did not count toward your "obligation", but the local stores rarely had the records that cheap. Just speaking for myself, I look back (perhaps with rose colored glasses!) on those memberships with fondness.
    - RE: Sure - I got my share of duds too - JBen 08:41:23 01/26/24 (1)
      "Just speaking for myself, I look back (perhaps with rose colored glasses!) on those memberships with fondness."
      Yup. So do I, duds and all. I got some great recordings in the process, some of which eventually deserved premium media re-release, including SACD, DSD and other HD like the ones earlier discused here.
      Among the last LPs I bought from a club was the soundtrack of the play "A Little Night Music" by Stephen Sondheim. The music was really good and it was a very decent recording. Later, I lost all my LPs when I moved to FL. What I never imagined was that Mr Sondheim went back to remaster the recordings in a manner that better portrayed the theater experience. This remaster landed in one of the CD editions, which I bought years later - not knowing about the remastering.
      To this day, what he did to some of those tracks serves to wow folks who do not believe me when I speaks of 3D imaging and soundstage element solidity in stereo. With the right setup, Sondheim's intent delivers audibly and almost visibly sulptured singers in front, back, and outside left and right the speakers. They are all over a large stage, just as Mr. Sondheim wished.
      And the darn LP record was bought because it was all they had that I MIGHT be interested in from the club's selection.
      
      Edits: 01/26/24 01/26/24
      - The whole experience can widen one's tastes and appreciation! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:49:02 01/26/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Sure - I got my share of duds too posted by JBen on January 26, 2024 at 08:41:23

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