- Audio CD (Oct 7 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Compilation
- Label: Forced Exposure
- ASIN: B001EXBOG6
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #79 in Music > Miscellaneous > Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews > Poetry
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Track Listings
| 1. G.U. Hsu - The English Sound Table | |||
| 2. Gamelan Gong - Lagu Kebiar | |||
| 3. Rizeli Kemenceci Sadik - Macka Sarkisi Cenber | |||
| 4. Ochieng Wa Odinga - Umbok | |||
| 5. Sacasas - Rumba Negra | |||
| 6. Jean Mpia - Tembele | |||
| 7. Vengopal Chari - Laughing | |||
| 8. Jonuzi Me Shoket - Vome Kaba | |||
| 9. Fernando Vilches & Ramon Montoya - Flor De Petener | |||
| 10. Fairuz - Ya Honaina | |||
| 11. Cliff Edwards - I Ain't Got Nobody | |||
| 12. Benodini Dassi - Khambaj | |||
| 13. Joseph Taylor - Sprig O' Thyme | |||
| 14. Imperial Palace Band - Seigaiha | |||
| 15. Mr. Ero - My Darling Rose | |||
| 16. Fatma Ben Meddah - Zeza Barkak Melbeka | |||
| 17. Noubar Bey & Party - Fantaisie Maggiar | |||
| 18. Vengopal Chari - Different Kind Of Motor Car Noises | |||
| 19. Ben Simmons - Yankum Tom | |||
| 20. Cantonese Opera - The MoonTwo Green Lotus In A Bitter Prison | |||
See all 30 tracks on this disc
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Product Description
Album Description
Honest Jon's has spent the last eighteen months delving through more than 150,000 78 rpm records in the extensive EMI Archives at Hayes, Middlesex. The results of this trawl can be heard on the Hayes Archive series, an epic 12 albums covering early recordings of music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, the Lebanon, Greece, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. The 12 volumes will be released according to the standards of HJ's esteemed London Is The Place For Me series - with full notes, translations where possible, and wonderful artwork. A giddy summer sampler will run organ rolls from Georgia alongside Tamils impersonating motorised transport in 1906, Kabyle music from Algeria into the songs of Bengali beggars, mambos from 1950s Beirut against the Imperial Palace Band of Japan in 1903.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new oldies from Honest Jon's,
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This review is from: Sprigs of Time: 78s from the EMI Archive (Audio CD)
The release of this compilation has provided a tantalizing taste of what's to come in the rumoured 12 volume collection, a prospect that's already got me salivating as I listen. This collection of very rare and vintage world music from the rich archives at EMI is of the highest calibre, on par with the few precious releases in the "Secret Museum of Mankind", other Yazoo collections, and those from the Dust to Digital, Smithsonian and Savannahphone labels. Moreover, it meets the high standards and expectations set by other Honest Jon's collections such as "Living is Hard". Let's face it; if you've found this review, you probably have some interest in vintage world music. If that's the case, you know how few and far between nicely transferred collections of unique and high quality world music are. This one is quite simply an embarrassment of riches, and goes to show just how many gems are still out there waiting to be heard again.The disc is jam-packed with 30 songs, each originating from very different locales and providing a relatively even-handed approach to track selection. There is a good sense of ebb and flow from song to song, and the sequencing serves each song well, achieving maximum emotional/musical impact. I must also say that as a collector of this sort of music, none of the songs are repeated on other collections I've heard, and many are the strongest examples of music I've heard from their respective countries of origin. Much of the music manages to be both technically proficient and emotionally striking, and absolutely all of it is extremely engaging and captures the attention/imagination. The packaging is nice, with a focus on visual impact and the presentation of old 78 ephemera. That said, there is no track by track info aside from the name of the song, performer, and the country of origin. A general overview is provided of the record industry from its inception in the 1880's-'90's to the 1950's, and the creation of the EMI archives from which this collection was drawn. It's not a lot of information, but the sheer quantity and quality of raw musical information on the CD provides more thought fodder than essays about it ever could. In short, if you've come to this product overview, read my review, and even given this disc a second thought, I'm certain you'll appreciate the many treasures it offers to the person with the ears to listen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new oldies from Honest Jon's,
By Josh Z. Bonder "a sound painter" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sprigs of Time: 78s from the EMI Archive (Audio CD)
The release of this compilation has provided a tantalizing taste of what's to come in the rumoured 12 volume collection, a prospect that's already got me salivating as I listen. This collection of very rare and vintage world music from the rich archives at EMI is of the highest calibre, on par with the few precious releases in the "Secret Museum of Mankind", other Yazoo collections, and those from the Dust to Digital, Smithsonian and Savannahphone labels. Moreover, it meets the high standards and expectations set by other Honest Jon's collections such as "Living is Hard". Let's face it; if you've found this review, you probably have some interest in vintage world music. If that's the case, you know how few and far between nicely transferred collections of unique and high quality world music are. This one is quite simply an embarrassment of riches, and goes to show just how many gems are still out there waiting to be heard again.The disc is jam-packed with 30 songs, each originating from very different locales and providing a relatively even-handed approach to track selection. There is a good sense of ebb and flow from song to song, and the sequencing serves each song well, achieving maximum emotional/musical impact. I must also say that as a collector of this sort of music, none of the songs are repeated on other collections I've heard, and many are the strongest examples of music I've heard from their respective countries of origin. Much of the music manages to be both technically proficient and emotionally striking, and absolutely all of it is extremely engaging and captures the attention/imagination. The packaging is nice, with a focus on visual impact and the presentation of old 78 ephemera. That said, there is no track by track info aside from the name of the song, performer, and the country of origin. A general overview is provided of the record industry from its inception in the 1880's-'90's to the 1950's, and the creation of the EMI archives from which this collection was drawn. It's not a lot of information, but the sheer quantity and quality of raw musical information on the CD provides more thought fodder than essays about it ever could. In short, if you've come to this product overview, read my review, and even given this disc a second thought, I'm certain you'll appreciate the many treasures it offers to the person with the ears to listen. |
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