felser Posted December 7, 2011 Report Posted December 7, 2011 I picked this up from Amazon for under $30. Nine CD's, all but one of the albums has bonus material. Wildly uneven, but some gorgeous stuff as Ms. Simone seeks to come to terms with the burgeoning late 60's - early 70's rock and political scenes. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Album-Collection-Nina-Simone/dp/B005LTDPFW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1323258780&sr=1-1 Quote
king ubu Posted December 7, 2011 Report Posted December 7, 2011 Got mine from amazon.fr yesterday - but handed it over to my li'l sis', still sealed... will get it again when this commercial thingie is celebrated, ya know... the guy who came a second time a few years later and did all those great tricks The music is a rag-bag indeed... got much of it on various more or less cheaply made compilations (UK RCA ones mostly, I think). Some of it - the solo album, for instance - is sublime! Quote
trane_fanatic Posted December 7, 2011 Report Posted December 7, 2011 My Amazon pre-order for the Sam Cooke RCA box got cancelled due to lack of stock and the one for this Simone set has been delayed because of low stock. Quote
jazzbo Posted December 7, 2011 Report Posted December 7, 2011 Mine arrived early last week. I had about half of this material and liked it. I'm enjoying these sets and like the trend. They found yet another way for me to rebuy material! Congrats to them! Quote
king ubu Posted December 7, 2011 Report Posted December 7, 2011 How about the Cooke compared to the earlier 4CD set? I guess I'll keep it at that (plus "Keep Movin' On"). Quote
felser Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Posted December 7, 2011 My Amazon pre-order for the Sam Cooke RCA box got cancelled due to lack of stock and the one for this Simone set has been delayed because of low stock. You can get it a good bit cheaper through some of the third party sellers on Amazon Marketplace. Quote
lipi Posted December 8, 2011 Report Posted December 8, 2011 I have the Nina Simone now (the Cooke was cancelled, and I re-ordered from a non-Amazon seller). Did anyone else notice that the two bonus tracks are missing from disc 1 ("Nina Sings the Blues")? Quote
jazzbo Posted December 8, 2011 Report Posted December 8, 2011 Yes, they're missing alright. Sigh. That's the only difference I've seen between the previous Legacy cds and this set. Quote
felser Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Posted December 8, 2011 Yes, they're missing alright. Sigh. That's the only difference I've seen between the previous Legacy cds and this set. I noticed that, but also noticed that I hated that whole album (by far weakest in the set), and that one of the two missing cuts is an alternate take, so I'm not sweating it. Quote
GA Russell Posted December 8, 2011 Report Posted December 8, 2011 I noticed that, but also noticed that I hated that whole album...so I'm not sweating it. LOL! That's the spirit! Quote
Noj Posted December 10, 2011 Report Posted December 10, 2011 I received a "shipped" notice for my copy. Coming on a slow boat, I won't get it until January. Quote
king ubu Posted December 11, 2011 Report Posted December 11, 2011 Are the bonus tracks from "Nina Simone and Piano" included? Quote
jazzbo Posted December 11, 2011 Report Posted December 11, 2011 I haven't located my copy of that one, but the cd in the set has 15 tracks. Quote
king ubu Posted December 11, 2011 Report Posted December 11, 2011 I haven't located my copy of that one, but the cd in the set has 15 tracks. Okay, that's one more then... the bonus cuts on the previous CD are: 11 - Music for Lovers 12 - In Love in Vain 13 - I'll Look Around 14 - The Man with the Horn Quote
lipi Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, that's one more then... the bonus cuts on the previous CD are: 11 - Music for Lovers 12 - In Love in Vain 13 - I'll Look Around 14 - The Man with the Horn The extra one is a live take of "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" from a concert in Munich in April of '69. More from that concert is included as extra tracks on other discs in the set. Quote
king ubu Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, that's one more then... the bonus cuts on the previous CD are: 11 - Music for Lovers 12 - In Love in Vain 13 - I'll Look Around 14 - The Man with the Horn The extra one is a live take of "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" from a concert in Munich in April of '69. More from that concert is included as extra tracks on other discs in the set. Thanks! Looking forward a lot to x-mas when I'll get mine, then Quote
Noj Posted January 3, 2012 Report Posted January 3, 2012 Just received mine in the mail! What a price for nine albums, I'm stoked. Quote
six string Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 So am I the only one here who likes Sings The Blues!?? I listened to it last night and for the first time in more than a year and thought it sounded fantastic. Quote
Noj Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 I actually have a spare copy of Sings The Blues, if anyone out there wants just that album. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 Nina Simone Sings The Blues gives me the chills every time I listen to it - the only oen of her albums I would grab in case of fire. Quote
Noj Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 BTW, the bonus tracks on It Is Finished are really cool. Quote
king ubu Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 So, has anyone tried asking for replacements for "Sings the Blues"? The bonus tracks are listed in the booklet but they aren't there... Quote
Jazzis Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 The entire Sony (Columbia / RCA / others) complete albums box set series is simply excellent and a great bargain, but as everything lately it had a very limited pressing run and is usually sold out very quickly. The Nina Simone box is a mixed bag, but overall it captures her best years, which are truly magnificent. The Sam Cooke box is also quite excellent, even if his early output in somewhat "oversugary", but his voice melts steel! Other excellent boxes include Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond and Fusion stuff like Chick Corea, George Duke and Stanley Clarke. The non-Jazz boxes, like The Byrds, are also excellent. Quote
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