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Originally Posted by Wes Steele
I really wonder what thoughts were going thru GL's mind when he was going thru the old recordings and picking out the ones he wanted for the set. So many memories, I can only imagine.
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for those who don't have the collection, the liner notes are interesting (just an excerpt here):
"Some earlier judgment calls had to be reversed and emotions kept at bay. By the time the sleuthing was done, we had uncovered a number of tracks that surprised even me. Shocking, too, was the possibility of some of these tracks finding their way into the ether. I finally realized I shouldn't worry so much--some of the rarities were a little too rare and wound up, so to speak, on the cutting room floor. Within two months we had uncovered 18 respectable rarities, and the anthology wheels were, at last, in smooth rotation."
GL also echoes some of these thoughts when commenting during the MMM 1999 appearance
anyhow, nothing much to add here...picked up the set at Sam the Record Man's on Yonge St. the morning it was released then read the liner note/booklet at work...that night I went to an old friend's who has the best audio setup I know of and premiered the tracks in order and not allowing a repeat of any track (even the new rarities) until we'd made it through the entire comp...we did pause between a few tracks and chat...once done, was anxious to go back and take in a select dozen of the rarities once again...next morn had a musical buzz lingering as if i'd been at a GL concert the night before
i really enjoyed hearing the remastering of the many productions...i figure GL assumed the type of fan putting out substantial cash for the set would already own the UA collection plus GG1 and GG2...some omissions still puzzle me, same true of a few of the inclusions
i imagine he wanted to avoid many of the less than optimal production efforts and to be sure to include those that would showcase his impressive versatility in songwriting, arranging, etc
here is a question: with the above in mind, which few tracks (or none) from Harmony would you append to Songbook?
note to GL: we are all more than ready for the Massey Live release