medjuck Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 (edited) I forget (if I ever knew) the details of the stereo verses mono versions of the Ellington/ Strayhorn "Such Sweet Thunder". I remember that the stereo version of "Up and Down.." doesn't have Clark Terry quoting "Oh what fools these mortals be.." at the end, but are all (or any) of the other tracks also different? BTW The mono version of “Up and Down” can be found on the cd entitled “Ralph Ellison, a Life in Music” as well as the box set “The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958” which has the mono version of SST as well as a couple of stereo masters of other songs and other recordings from the period. Edited June 2 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 The LP was only issued on mono. The producer of the reissue screwed up and used the wrong take for the stereo version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 Ooops, I was wrong about the Complete Columbia box set. Though the notes claim it's the original mono it's actually the stereo version of the whole set. I guess you can only get the "correct" version on the original Lp or the Ralph Ellison cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 The 1991 European Sony CD has the original album with "Oh what fools these mortals be..." and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 27 minutes ago, B. Clugston said: The 1991 European Sony CD has the original album with "Oh what fools these mortals be..." and all. Is it in stereo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 8 minutes ago, medjuck said: Is it in stereo? All in mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 41 minutes ago, B. Clugston said: All in mono. https://www.discogs.com/release/3526391-Duke-Ellington-And-His-Orchestra-Such-Sweet-Thunder 22 hours ago, medjuck said: BTW The mono version of “Up and Down” can be found on the cd entitled “Ralph Ellison, a Life in Music” ..... Could you please post a link? I can't find this issue .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, mikeweil said: https://www.discogs.com/release/3526391-Duke-Ellington-And-His-Orchestra-Such-Sweet-Thunder Could you please post a link? I can't find this issue .... My bad it's actually called "Ralph Ellison: Living with Music". https://www.amazon.com/Ralph-Ellison-Living-Music-Various/dp/B0000663Z0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HGDXQWK01ZYE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._rnTjc6xGWEXUZfhA3EQcQ.5hNyrVTP9lR2Z33Z-Fkfg8s3z442Ig6aR2clnC5bl0I&dib_tag=se&keywords=ralph+ellison+living+with+music&qid=1717445361&s=music&sprefix=Ralph+Ellison+Living+with+Music%2Cpopular%2C321&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 On 6/3/2024 at 9:03 PM, mikeweil said: https://www.discogs.com/release/3526391-Duke-Ellington-And-His-Orchestra-Such-Sweet-Thunder Could you please post a link? I can't find this issue .... I may be nitpicking here, but I have this exact CD and some of the tracks are "quasi mono", others are stereo (ex: tracks 4, 10 and 12). Close enough, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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