Eileen Farrell, queen of crossover, was the first
major opera star to record popular songs. "I've Got A Right To Sing The
Blues" was released at the peak of Farrell's sensational career at the
Metropolitan Opera in the early 1960s. It took the musical world by
storm, and has since become a collector's item. Reference Recordings
persuaded Eileen Farrell to come out of retirement in 1988 and made a
total of seven albums with America's favorite diva. There are songbooks
by Harold Arlen, Rodgers & Hart, Johnny Mercer and Alec Wilder, a
collection of classic Torch Songs, and two romantic song cycles with
full orchestra arranged and conducted by Robert Farnon. "My Very Best"
is the producer's selection of 14 special gems from this important
series.
REFERENCE RECORDINGS is a well known audiophile label. Indeed "Professor Keith O. Johnson" has been associated with many cutting edge recording examples / techniques not only on the software side of the business, but in the hardware side as well - the highly known and respected "Spectral" brand name comes to mind immediately.
Their music software (both CD and LP) competes with the likes of other grand audiophile labels such as; MFSL, Sheffield Lab, Wilson Audio, Opus 3, Mark Levinson, Proprius, etc..
Many of the company's issues have been associated with sonic spectaculars, more specifically, with The Absolute Sound (TAS) magazine, or as it's known in audiophile circles "HP's Super Disc List" (Harry Pearson) as is this title - "The Absolute Sound Super Disc List"!
If you haven't done so already, give a few of the Reference Recording titles a spin, you won't be sorry!
This listing is for a rare audiophile CD title - a FACTORY SEALED CD PRESSED and ISSUED by Reference Recordings. A highly collectible title from the Reference Recordings CD catalog, featuring -
Eileen Farrell
CD Title -
My Very Best
Track Listings -
1. Too Marvelous For Words
2. My Foolish Heart
3. Stormy Weather
4. Little Girl Blue
5. I Get The Blues When It Rains
6. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
7. It's A Fine Day For Walking Country Style
8. Laura
9. Alone Together
10. I Wonder What Became Of Me
11. Something Cool
12. Moon And Sand
13. Lush Life
14. You're NearerThe CD is from the rare REFERENCE RECORDINGS series of audiophile CDs.
The CD and INSERTS are assumed to be in MINT condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED. The jewel case has some cracks on the front panel (see pictures) and should be replaced after this item has been opened.
The CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip
by!