Digital Transfers:
Mike Hartry at BMG Studios, NYC
"Ave
Maria" and "The Lord's Prayer" remixed by Dennis Ferrante
at BMG Studios, NYC
Art Direction &
Design: Smay Vision
Special thanks to
Mike Omansky, Gary Newman,
Mike Jason, Alex
Miller, Frank Ursoleo and Mandana Eidgah
Notes:
This special BMG / Buddha CD
compilation includes the whole of Perry's second full "Living
Stereo" album recorded in 1958. These inspirational songs are among
Perry Como's finest performances and a perfect matching of the man and his
music. Perry commonly ended his weekly television show with an
inspirational song and those featured within this album were regularly
featured in this respect. This is the first complete re-release of
these songs by BMG in real stereo since the time of their original issue
in 1958. Earlier this year this same compilation was included within a
budget two-fer album by the third-party label Collectables Records but the
majority of re-releases from this album have been in either monaural or
fake stereo. A superb collection beautifully performed by Perry with the
Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, these songs must be
heard in real stereo to be fully appreciated. The highlight of this CD
compilation, however, is the first REAL stereo release of Perry's
"Ave Maria" and "The Lord's Prayer" both of which he
recorded in October, 1959, with the Male Voices of the Robert Shaw
Chorale, conducted by Mitchell Ayres. These recordings were produced by
Charles Grean. Although originally released on a very limited distribution
stereo single, all re-releases since that time have been either monaural
or fake stereo. These recordings were located in the RCA Victor Archives
this year, just prior to Perry's death, not having been off the shelves in
more than forty years. They have both been re-mixed from the original
three-track masters for inclusion here. The difference between these
recordings in stereo when compared to the monaural or fake stereo versions
is stunning. Also re-mixed from original three-track session tape to real
stereo is "I Know What God Is" produced by Charles Grean and
recorded by Perry in December of 1959. This song was first released as the
flip side to Perry's hit single "Delaware" and commonly reissued
in either monaural or "electronically
reprocessed" stereo.
The Limited Edition version of this
compilation includes virtually all of Perry's traditional hymns recorded
during the 1950s and released on various singles and album formats. The
only traditional hymns excluded are Perry's 1949 versions of "Ave
Maria" and "The Lord's Prayer" plus the two Hebrew /
Yiddish songs which formed a part of his original "I Believe"
albums. In addition, there are a number of bonus single and album tracks
from the 1950s through to 1973. This Limited Edition 2 CD album is
available only in North America and is not licensed for retail sale. It is
currently advertised on television within selected markets and available
for purchase only by calling an 800 telephone number within the United
States and Canada.
OUT
OF PRINT
The only version currently
available for this release is the 17 track retail compilation.
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