Nina Simone - Blackbird: The Colpix Recordings 1959-1963

[tranemonk]

https://www.importcds.com/nina-simone-blackbird-the-colpix-recordings-1959-1963-import/5013929091832

So what do you think???? Obviously it's at a ridiculously attractive price.

"First-ever luxury 8CD box set of expanded editions of the critically-acclaimed and Treasured Albums That The Iconic Nina Simone Recorded For Colpix Records From 1959 To 1963 Which Formed The Very Foundation For The Global Reach She Achieved As Peerless And Influential Artist Over The Decades That Followed. With An Astounding 107 Tracks Covering Over Seven Hours Of Music, The Original Albums 'The Amazing Nina Simone' (1959), 'Nina Simone At Town Hall' (1959), 'Nina At Newport' (1960), 'Forbidden Fruit' (1961), 'Nina At The Village Gate' (1962), 'Nina Simone Sings Ellington' (1962), 'Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall' (1963) And 'Folksy Nina' (Recorded In 1963, Released In 1964), Augmented By 29 Bonus Tracks Consisting Of Single Edits, Non-LP Sides And A Wealth Of Other Material Found In The Colpix Tape Vaults In The Early 2000's. Including the legendary performer's first readings of classics such as 'Wild Is The Wind', 'I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl', 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out' and 'Sinner Man' (key cuts that Nina would revisit over later albums after her Colpix tenure ended)..."

[mjzee]

Previously discussed here: https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/90838-nina-simone-blackbird-the-colpix-recordings-1959-1963/

[tranemonk]

16 minutes ago, mjzee said:

Previously discussed here: https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/90838-nina-simone-blackbird-the-colpix-recordings-1959-1963/

Thanks. I thought I saw it somewhere... but forgot to search... Old age and sleep deprivation....

[JSngry]

47 minutes ago, tranemonk said:

https://www.importcds.com/nina-simone-blackbird-the-colpix-recordings-1959-1963-import/5013929091832

So what do you think???? Obviously it's at a ridiculously attractive price.

"First-ever luxury 8CD box set of expanded editions of the critically-acclaimed and Treasured Albums That The Iconic Nina Simone Recorded For Colpix Records From 1959 To 1963 Which Formed The Very Foundation For The Global Reach She Achieved As Peerless And Influential Artist Over The Decades That Followed. With An Astounding 107 Tracks Covering Over Seven Hours Of Music, The Original Albums 'The Amazing Nina Simone' (1959), 'Nina Simone At Town Hall' (1959), 'Nina At Newport' (1960), 'Forbidden Fruit' (1961), 'Nina At The Village Gate' (1962), 'Nina Simone Sings Ellington' (1962), 'Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall' (1963) And 'Folksy Nina' (Recorded In 1963, Released In 1964), Augmented By 29 Bonus Tracks Consisting Of Single Edits, Non-LP Sides And A Wealth Of Other Material Found In The Colpix Tape Vaults In The Early 2000's. Including the legendary performer's first readings of classics such as 'Wild Is The Wind', 'I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl', 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out' and 'Sinner Man' (key cuts that Nina would revisit over later albums after her Colpix tenure ended)..."

What do I think?

I think there's too much capitalization there, that's what I think! 

[Teasing the Korean]

I'm getting this.  Nina's Colpix albums are in my experience hard to find, and when you find them, they are often trashed.

[Teasing the Korean]

So, has anyone picked this up?  A one-star Amazon review reads as follows:

"All of these CDs were pressed using sub subpar, highly compressed, lossy digital files that don't come close to approaching the dynamic and frequency range of CD quality. Poor bootleg quality presentation."

[felser]

I own the set, it sounds great and is beautifully presented.  That review is utter nonsense, I would bet it's for a different item.

[Teasing the Korean]

13 minutes ago, felser said:

I own the set, it sounds great and is beautifully presented.  That review is utter nonsense, I would bet it's for a different item.

Thanks for confirming!

[tranemonk]

I've finally gotten around to listening to this set and I really like it. It's presented in a way that's similar to those Black Saint/Soul Note boxes that came out a decade or so ago. It was a fantastic price with many (seemingly) unreleased takes. .

[mikeweil]

All the "unreleased" tracks were on the CDs Michael Cuscuna produced for Roulette twenty years ago. I have them all and compared track listings. But back then only few people took notice.