In a message dated 10/10/2013 8:05:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, matthewbul...@runbox.com writes:
I eagerly await my set, being shipped to me, but I'll not use the 78 disc until I know for sure. Hi Matt: I've VERY familiar with this set since I'm reviewing it for Amazon as well as the Folk Alliance Quarterly Newsletter. (The advance stream came after I submitted my column for The Antique Phonograph/In The Groove and the next issue won't be published till March 2014), I spent nearly a week listening to the CDs - 150+ tracks - and watching the great DVD. I was not able to get the book an can't read a 240 page pdf on my PC). I also chatted with the set's producer Scott Billington while I was in Nashville last month for the Americana music conference. In summary - the stories Woody tells Allan Lomax in the interviews are great. The DVD is wonderful (Produced in 2002 by Univ of Oregon). The 78 is vinyl and will play on a stereo with 78 speed. NOT a 78 needle. The set is limited to 5,000 (why I don't know) and physical copies were only sent to the New York Times, Wall St Journal and CBS News. All other press got streams (not digital downloads). The Bob Dylan VD song on the 78 has been released before. The other side is a previously unreleased Guthrie song that is also on the CD. Speaking if VD. Thee last CD has a whole section of Guthrie VD songs. (And for those not sure what we are talking about - it's not DV as in Victory Day. <g> I see Amazon has the set for $113.75 Pre-order price. I hope you found this info useful. Steve Ramm _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
