Link: Jim Reeves restoration
The restoration engineer got lucky in this case because the old transcription disks of Hank's that this guy handled were not afflicted with a lot of the problems that can otherwise beset old recordings, especially ones that have been mishandled.
It is such a paradox that often the rarest recordings end up in the hands of people who claim to treasure them, but then play them to death, mindlessly degrading them further with each playing!
A couple of years ago I wrote an account of how VoiceMasters has handled old recordings, and posted before and after samples of some of Jim's songs, to illustrate the clean-up process.
The one major difference between the label releasing the Hank recordings and us is that they aren't doing any overdubs. The challenges increase exponentially when you're trying to fit new music with the old. Trust me on that one.
I definitely should update the essay I wrote regarding people who have helped me along the way in issuing new releases not only on Jim, but also Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby and now Elvis Presley. There are more to come.
Some new people have also come on board to help with these projects.
To read about the Reeves restoration. click the link underneath this post.
But to read the background behind the recent "Rosemary Clooney: Rare & Unreleased," which contains a lot of new songs fans have never heard her sing before (ALL of which are derivative of radio performances but are mostly of studio quality), go here: http://www.rosemaryclooneymusic.blogspot.com/
Incidentally, the people referenced in my essay on the Rosemary CD also helped on "JIM REEVES & FRIENDS LIVE FROM NASHVILLE." It contains 23 performances by Jim, only ONE of which had ever been released before. That's 22 NEW VOCALS by Mr. Reeves, along with songs by other Grand Ole Opry stars whom Jim hosted. Richard Moore cleaned up the audio on those so the sound is incredible.
If you haven't acquired a copy of this CD yet, go to: http://good-music-store.myshopify.com/products/jim-reeves-friends-live-from-nashville
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