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EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!

Posted by JULIE on June 15, 2015, 5:25 pm

I don't know what Monday has been like where you are, but we've been waterlogged with lots of rain and some of our friends "Down Under" in Australia are coping with winter. (Their seasons are the opposite of what ours are in the U.S.)

But I have some EXCITING NEWS to share which may cheer you up. As you might have expected, with July approaching, there will be a new Jim Reeves CD released (as there usually is during the anniversary month that commemorates his passing).

This one is called "JIM REEVES: A BEAUTIFUL LIFE" and I just love the new, never before seen photo of our favorite singer on the cover!!!! This will be another treasure for your collection -- new music to enjoy that hasn't been released before.

That's all I can share with you now.

But be sure to sign up for my mailing list on the opening page of my site so you will be among the first to be notified when this fabulous new Reeves CD is available! It will be very special!!!

(Or you can click the link below to join my mailing list). -- JULIE

Link: CLICK TO JOIN MY MAILING LIST

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Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 16, 2015, 10:25 pm, in reply to "EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

This new CD sounds great, but I'm wondering why "A Beautiful Life" was chosen for the title. It's a good title, but there was a Jim Reeves compilation released some months back with this title, but it was just another compilation of some of his gospel recordings that have been re-issued many times over. Some fans might see this CD on amazon and think they're ordering the new Voicemasters CD.

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Posted by Larry Jordan on June 17, 2015, 1:11 am, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"
Edited by board administrator June 17, 2015, 1:15 am

Mike, I honestly don't keep track of all the other Jim Reeves releases that are out there because they are just recycled product and nothing new. I admit I was unaware of this particular CD you mentioned (what a hideous picture of Jim they used!) but there is yet another with the same title as well.

I guarantee you they do not have even one track on their CDs that is like ours. And we have some surprises too. The product description of ours will make that abundantly clear and differentiate between the old timeworn retreads that have been out for years, and the new material we are releasing.

But thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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Posted by Mike Slater <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Mike+Slater' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 17, 2015, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

Yes, Larry, the picture on the front of that other CD is pretty awful. There are actually TWO other CD's with this name?! I'm not aware of the other one, but I'm sure it's very similar to the other one. I like the cover on the Voicemasters release, and I'm sure it will be another great CD.

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Posted by Larry Jordan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Larry+Jordan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2015, 12:54 am, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

And you never know. We might change the name of our CD anyway because I would hate for fans to unwittingly buy one of the others by mistake when all they are is just another rehash.

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Posted by Paul <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Paul+Bertils' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2015, 3:15 pm, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

Hey Larry,
The news of another VM release is indeed good news ! I believe that perhaps either a name change is something that should be considered or just some additional info could be added to the cover.
Going to a website to purchase a CD can at times be somewhat confusing for some folks in that the company that produced the CD is not always named on the cover.Some of us might assume that what we are ordering has been produced by VM but that might not be the case and thus,we end up purchasing another firm's product with the same name/title by accident of course.
Then, for some of us who used to purchase LPs we can remember when the same LP came out with different covers(pics that is)but the title was the same.That provided some confusion and investigations to see whether all the songs were the same on both LPs or not etc, etc.
Of course, if everybody purchased the new CD from "Good Music" there would be no issues.However, I would think that just might not always happen for a variety of reasons.
Cheers

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Posted by Martin Rolls <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Martin+Rolls' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 19, 2015, 4:08 am, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

I have bought all the VM JR Cd's to date and they have all been first rate. I just can't wait for this next one and I know I won't be disappointed.

Your use of the word 'rehash' made me smile. Here in the UK we had a popular music panel programme in the 60's called Juke Box Jury. Celebrities would hear new releases and vote 'hit' or 'miss' on them. Jim was iconic then (he still is!) with the press referring to his 'mesmeric hold' on the top twenty. A new JR release was played and a very opinionated TV celeb at the time said he was "sick and tired of the continual rehash of Jim Reeves". The record was voted a miss. Its title? 'Distant Drums'!.

Not only did it go to #1, but it became the UK Song of the Year 1966. The celebrity? He got too big for his boots, was sacked by the BBC and ended up bankrupt.

Another VM CD? - bring it on!

Martin

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Posted by Nico Declerck <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=nicod98' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 14, 2015, 12:56 pm, in reply to "EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

I do have question about this cover...

We see Jim and three microphones. Looking at the picture there seem to be 2 Neumann U-47's (a short body clearly visible, and a long body behind it), and what seems to be a dynamic (can't make out the brand).

I suppose this is a picture from Studio B (where they used the U-47 on a lot of recordings, but if I remember correctly it was not called studio B at that time, but that's not why I'm posting here).

Do we know more about these microphones? Like why add a dynamic microphone?

I also thought I read that Jim recorded a lot of his songs with an RCA ribbon microphone... So why or when did he start using the Neumann microphones for recording?

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Posted by Larry Jordan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/jimreeves/info/user=Larry+Jordan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 15, 2015, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Re: EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A JIM REEVES CD!"

This is a stage performance shot taken when RCA was recording the LP later released in connection with the 1964 European tour (that also included Bobby Bare, Chet Atkins and the Anita Kerr singers), and hence they were using two Neumann mics, presumably because the performers moved around and they wanted to give them more flexibility rather than having to stick so close to the mic. The third mic is for the "house sound" in the venue itself.

Actually, given the quality of the microphones, the sound they ended up with on the LP they released years ago was not impressive. Jim's vocal volume was not high enough on his songs.

But the photo, which makes its debut on "Jim Reeves: The New Gospel Recordings" CD I produced, is a good one and certainly conveys an emotional message with Jim's expression! It is a VERY different shot than fans have seen before.

The German-made Neumann mics were in use for several years by RCA and Jim stopped using the ribbon mics soon after the label began using the new studio on Hawkins, later called Studio B.

You can order the new gospel CD exclusively at the Good Music Store online (it is not available on Amazon yet), by clicking the link below the photo.

FYI the announced release date was July 15 (today) so copies are just starting to be mailed today. If you've already placed an order you should be receiving your CD soon.

Link: Jim Reeves: The New Gospel Recordings

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