Ecoutez le cinéma John Williams release - The Legend of John Williams 20CD box set

[Martinland 360]

Now that I (finally!) opened it and have started to (slowly and mindfully) enjoy this box set, there is only one thing for me to say:

 

I'm dreaming of a white Chr...

 

Wait.

 

I'm dreaming of a second set.

 

For multiple reasons.

 

[Andy 4,138]

On 15/12/2023 at 4:29 AM, BB-8 said:

Has anyone removed the backside sheet from the box/book? I first thought it was supposed to be permanent but, apparently, it is meant to come off.

 

I've left mine on for the time being.

Anyone peel this yet?  I think it’s held in by dabs of that booger glue like Blu Ray steelbook sheets. I wouldn’t want to leave it forever and have it react chemically. 
 

Someone go first. 

[Bespin 8,483]

18 minutes ago, Andy said:

Anyone peel this yet?  I think it’s held in by dabs of that booger glue like Blu Ray steelbook sheets. I wouldn’t want to leave it forever and have it react chemically. 
 

Someone go first. 

 

I own 5 of these boxsets and I would NEVER remove that glued sheet, it would damage the boxsets.

[Andy 4,138]

Go slow. Peel at an angle. Don’t lift straight up. 

[Bespin 8,483]

Thanks. I threw up in my mouth. 

[Mr. Hooper 1,792]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

Go slow. Peel at an angle. Don’t lift straight up.

[Holko 9,526]

Those dabs of glue are very easy  and safe to remove, at least they were on my two  Morricone boxes.

[mstrox 6,651]

They’re designed to be removed!  It’s store packaging.  The actual product design is what’s underneath.

[Bespin 8,483]

2 minutes ago, mstrox said:

They’re designed to be removed!  It’s store packaging.  The actual product design is what’s underneath.

 

[Andy 4,138]

The sheet on mine was aligned crooked, so the decision was easy.  It’s cool to see the art design of the list of film titles rather than the sell sheet showing you what’s inside.  Which I will keep with it. 

[Mr. Hooper 1,792]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

The sheet on mine was aligned crooked

This complicates things. Risk damage...or live with a crooked sheet. The crooked sheet would drive me nuts, but I want to hear what Bespin thinks...

[Bespin 8,483]

7 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

This complicates things. Risk damage...or live with a crooked sheet. The crooked sheet would drive me nuts, but I want to hear what Bespin thinks...

 

[Holko 9,526]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

This complicates things. Risk damage...or live with a crooked sheet. The crooked sheet would drive me nuts, but I want to hear what Bespin thinks...

There's virtually no damage risk

[Bespin 8,483]

Good news, the boxset is now on Discogs.

https://www.discogs.com/release/29260309-John-Williams-The-Legend-of-John-Williams-Original-Soundtracks-Concert-Works-And-Sounds-Bandes-Origi

[Miguel Andrade 1,263]

8 minutes ago, Bespin said:

Good news, the boxset is now on Discogs.

https://www.discogs.com/release/29260309-John-Williams-The-Legend-of-John-Williams-Original-Soundtracks-Concert-Works-And-Sounds-Bandes-Origi

Has been for a while. I even contributed with the cover.

[Bespin 8,483]

I just corrected some typos.

[Miguel Andrade 1,263]

4 minutes ago, Bespin said:

I just corrected some typos.

I noticed some but was too lazy 🦥

[Andy 4,138]

Had the day off so I ripped all 20 discs in one day.  Shame the Schindler’s List disc is just the straight OST, such that the metadata wasn’t even an option to tag it a disc from the box set.  

[Bryant Burnette 654]

I finally got around and listened to disc 20, and have a few thoughts:

 

• not too fond of the Ella Fitzgerald "Make Me Rainbows"; I've never cared much for her as a vocalist, though
• I had never heard of "The Same Hello, the Same Goodbye," so this was a pleasant surprise
• I'd heard the song "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" before, but always in godawful quality; it sounds great here, and I finally dig this song
• I hope to someday hear more about the origin of "Come Tuesday," which is really much, MUCH too good a song to have been in a vault all these years
• I thought the Kyle Eastwood take on "The Eiger Sanction" kicked ass
• I had never heard "A Powdered Wig," which is awesome; Johnny is a real standout performer there
• I wish the Carol Burnett (no relation) version of "Love's the Only Game in Town," which is majestic, had been included instead of the Suzanne Stevens one; but this one is fine
• I liked the Lou Donaldson version of "The Long Goodbye" more than any on the actual soundtrack!

 

Overall, this disc alone makes me happy to have bought the set.

[GerateWohl 4,370]

Listened today to disk 19. Didn't ever listen before to "Prelude and Fugue" and "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" and must say: Not a fan. I know, it were the 60s and the spirit in avantgarde circles was not to enjoy music but to explore the borders of music as we know it. But as I tend to listen music for enjoyment and not to challenge my nerves this is not for me. Still the Violin Concerto and the Elegy are great.

The development that Williams took between his early absolute music and the later one can be well observed in the rework of his first violin concerto. The original recording under Slatkin is as well not as listenable as his later recording with Shaham on the violin. 

 

[Thor 7,508]

Gil Shaham, you mean. I actually prefer the original Mark Peskanov version. I agree it's not easy listening, those early concert works, but when I'm in the mood, I find them fascinating to explore. To get lost in his abstract flute concerto, for example.

[GerateWohl 4,370]

Yeah, thanks. I  remembered the name wrongly.

For such kind of experimental music I experienced that I can easier be taken by it, if I hear it live. On disk it's just disturbing.

 

But I also used to be more open minded when I was your age.

 

16 minutes ago, Thor said:

I actually prefer the original Mark Peskanov version.

I must admit, for the first movement I used to prefer the Pescanov version as well. But for the second and the quite atonal third movement I like the reworked version much better. 

[scoreman36 68]

Prelude & Fugue is my all time favourite Williams concert piece, I love it! Owes a MASSIVE debt to Bernstein, but for someone in his early 30s it’s a remarkable piece of work. 

[Miguel Andrade 1,263]

I wouldn't call any of that writing as experimental. Images, yes, but the Prelude and Fugue or the Sinfonietta are not experimental music.

[BB-8 3,478]

Just seen that the price at Amazon.fr has dropped quite a bit...

 

 

The Legend Of John Williams : John Williams, Multi-Artistes, John Williams: Amazon.fr: CD et Vinyles}

 

[ciarlese 251]

On 11/01/2024 at 3:51 PM, BB-8 said:

Just seen that the price at Amazon.fr has dropped quite a bit...

 

 

The Legend Of John Williams : John Williams, Multi-Artistes, John Williams: Amazon.fr: CD et Vinyles}

 

105.99€ now .
Just realized that Amazon UK has this on pre-order for £109.99, release date 16th of February: not a great price, but a sign of a wider distribution maybe

[Dr. Rick 1,157]

Wish it would get to Amazon U.S. no idea why it's so limited

[Sylvan 10]

Available on Amazon US now for pre-order 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ3FSBMJ

 

[Dr. Rick 1,157]

Dang $140 😂 

 

thanks for sharing the link 

[Cindylover1969 32]

Just so those can't get the set can have a taste of this title. (Warner Bros. owns the National General Pictures library it looks like...)

[Cindylover1969 32]

for UK fans who resent Jeff Bezos it's up for preorder on  HMV.

https://hmv.com/store/music/cd/the-legend-of-john-williams

[ciarlese 251]

On 09/02/2024 at 12:58 PM, Cindylover1969 said:

for UK fans who resent Jeff Bezos it's up for preorder on  HMV.

https://hmv.com/store/music/cd/the-legend-of-john-williams

 

Ridiculously high price .
I wish I had ordered on amazon.fr when it was on sale for €85 :(.

[Miszka 19]

My copy arrived just today. I have never ordered anything on Amazon and wanted to avoid doing so. I managed to grab my copy on Allegro (which is the Polish equivalent of eBay) from a private seller. It would be a bummer to learn he had bought it on Amazon in the first place. Ignorance is bliss  

 

Now to find the time...

[ciarlese 251]

Just in from Amazon.fr .

Currently priced €98, cheap shipping cost to UK, delivered in 3 working days. Much cheaper than Amazon.co.uk itself or anywhere else.

[Bayesian 1,363]

1 hour ago, ciarlese said:

Just in from Amazon.fr .

Currently priced €98, cheap shipping cost to UK, delivered in 3 working days. Much cheaper than Amazon.co.uk itself or anywhere else.

It’ll look great on your bookshelf. Sure does on mine!

[Bespin 8,483]

3 hours ago, Bayesian said:

It’ll look great on your bookshelf. Sure does on mine!

 

But unbox it first.

[Jurassic Shark 12,079]

Cardboard is tight!

[ciarlese 251]

Anyone else had problems ripping any of these discs? Just started with staff 1,  everything went smooth until the last track which is now giving troubles 😕

[Bespin 8,483]

No problem here, try cleaning your disc AND player.

[GerateWohl 4,370]

Also no problems ripping the disks. 

[ciarlese 251]

I tested the disc in two different pc drives and one hifi cd player.

Track 12 is definitely faulty.

I can only play it with my laptop, however there is no way to rip it.

The rest of the set is ok. I really hope Amazon.fr will offer a replacement disc as I'd really not want to return the whole set on international shipping 😒.

[Jurassic Shark 12,079]

29 minutes ago, ciarlese said:

The rest of the set is ok. I really hope Amazon.fr will offer a replacement disc as I'd really not want to return the whole set on international shipping 😒.

 

They usually refund the international shipping. 

[ciarlese 251]

2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

They usually refund the international shipping. 

I got in touch with their customer service, they said they wouldn't refund it, then the webpage says they would, up to €7. Money aside, the idea of having to go through this plus making a new order once it's been refunded, with more days to wait for the actual delivery, because of an issue affecting 2 minutes of a track out of a 20 disc set is giving me some headache 🫣.

I cleaned the disc with a dedicated tool and cleaning solution, the disc is clean and looks immaculate, I am trying to rip with Exact Audio Copy, it's been working on that track for several hours trying to get those errors fixed, tomorrow I will know if it's worked, either way it's surely defective 🙁.

[Bespin 8,483]

I can send you the track if you can't rip it. Such things happens, technology is not perfect.

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433]

I've had the same issue with disc 1, that final track never ripped. However it plays perfectly fine so I was okay with it

[Jurassic Shark 12,079]

9 hours ago, ciarlese said:

I got in touch with their customer service, they said they wouldn't refund it, then the webpage says they would, up to €7. Money aside, the idea of having to go through this plus making a new order once it's been refunded, with more days to wait for the actual delivery, because of an issue affecting 2 minutes of a track out of a 20 disc set is giving me some headache 🫣.

I cleaned the disc with a dedicated tool and cleaning solution, the disc is clean and looks immaculate, I am trying to rip with Exact Audio Copy, it's been working on that track for several hours trying to get those errors fixed, tomorrow I will know if it's worked, either way it's surely defective 🙁.

 

I've returned countless of damaged orders to amazon.fr, amazon.de, and amazon.co.uk, and I've always got the return shipping refunded, although sometimes with some issues with customer service. 

 

Three pieces of advice:

- If you still want the item, ask for a replacement, not a refund. Then they sometimes tells you to keep the damaged item. If you're asked to return the damaged item, you'll often receive the replacement before having to return, so if both are damaged you might be able to combine parts to create an undamaged set.

- If you're told to return the damaged item, use the cheapest shipping possible. They usually won't refund the whole expense of an expensive, tracked shipping. 

- Some customer service people have no clue and will misinform you. If that happens, try again with another customer service person and play the part of an unhappy, but polite, customer. 

[Bespin 8,483]

2 hours ago, Raiders of the SoundtrArk said:

I've had the same issue with disc 1, that final track never ripped. However it plays perfectly fine so I was okay with it

 

@ciarlese In EAC, you can rip a track in 'burst mode', without error correction for these case. Often the encoded track is perfectly fine.

 

Do I have to say that the CD technology is perfectly... imperfect?

[Bespin 8,483]

wrong thread

[ciarlese 251]

16 hours ago, Bespin said:

I can send you the track if you can't rip it. Such things happens, technology is not perfect.

 

Will PM you shortly, thanks a lot

7 hours ago, Raiders of the SoundtrArk said:

I've had the same issue with disc 1, that final track never ripped. However it plays perfectly fine so I was okay with it

I had the feeling that it was more a mastering issue. Maybe not every set is affected but I am not surprised to see that I am not the only one. This is one of the reason why I am not sure if  returning the set is the right thing to do, as it is possible that I will get having the same issue :/

7 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

I've returned countless of damaged orders to amazon.fr, amazon.de, and amazon.co.uk, and I've always got the return shipping refunded, although sometimes with some issues with customer service. 

 

Three pieces of advice:

- If you still want the item, ask for a replacement, not a refund. Then they sometimes tells you to keep the damaged item. If you're asked to return the damaged item, you'll often receive the replacement before having to return, so if both are damaged you might be able to combine parts to create an undamaged set.

- If you're told to return the damaged item, use the cheapest shipping possible. They usually won't refund the whole expense of an expensive, tracked shipping. 

- Some customer service people have no clue and will misinform you. If that happens, try again with another customer service person and play the part of an unhappy, but polite, customer. 

I agree that many of them have no idea of what they are talking about...however I couldn't get a replacement, I have to go through return&refund then reorder it again :/.
 

5 hours ago, Bespin said:

 

@ciarlese In EAC, you can rip a track in 'burst mode', without error correction for these case. Often the encoded track is perfectly fine.

 

I wasn't aware of this, will try, thanks.

5 hours ago, Bespin said:

Do I have to say that the CD technology is perfectly... imperfect?

 

[danbeck 123]

The Close Encounters track had problems playing on my sound system/Blu-ray but ripped fine to iTunes on my lap top.