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09-30-2013, 05:30 AM
Portsmouth Sinfonia
Portsmouth Sinfonia Plays the Popular Classics
1974
9 tracks, TRT: 34:28, 192 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!xgdlRSTA!cYgKOXaT_-M_7QDTJO_j6lOMBDo-XQEVE6EaW33xL8Y
Note: I've been a fan of these albums for many years but never got around to sharing them. For good reason however. The copy I had was from an obviously old and crappy LP while this sounds to be from a completely different and better source. It does still have the occasional vinyl pops, clicks and crackling but it's not all that distracting to me. Included in BOTH archives is an interesting little bio on the Portsmouth Sinfonia, dubbed "the world's worst orchestra." For Brian Eno fans, this may definitely be of particular interest to you as this features Eno in his early days. Despite how atrocious nearly every aspect of the performances are they are guaranteed a few gut laughs and this album may be one you may find yourself going back to when in need of a good cheering up after a bad recital. The enthusiasm is definitely there as the tunes they are playing are still quite recognizable but I'm sure you've never heard them played quite like this before. An interesting side note is Michael Nyman was inspired by this group in some of his compositions for the soundtrack to 1999's Ravenous, an interesting score all in itself. P.T. Anderson later used samples of Nyman's Ravenous score in some of his own films (Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia) but that's another topic for another day. Back to Portsmouth Sinfonia: listen to the albums, enjoy them and share them. You will feel good that you did. :) Also, you will never think of the 2001: A Space Odyssey opening in the same way ever again. Their renditions of the William Tell Overture which appears on both this album and the next one are the only "good" songs of the two sets but that's not why we listen to these things. Highly recommended cues: tracks 1-6. I zoned out after that.
Portsmouth Sinfonia
Hallelujah: The Portsmouth Sinfonia at the Royal Albert Hall
1974
8 tracks, TRT: 41:06, 320 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!lp0SQKoR!OqXz83-TBYumkrEBJNrXZnekObJTWUqHn4gJNDrWmf4
Note: you will never think of the 1812 Overture (the sections with the bomb blast sound effects) in the same way ever again. 'Nuff said. I won't even get started on that cymbal player. Recommended tracks: 2, 6, 7 and 8.
Portsmouth Sinfonia Plays the Popular Classics
1974
9 tracks, TRT: 34:28, 192 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!xgdlRSTA!cYgKOXaT_-M_7QDTJO_j6lOMBDo-XQEVE6EaW33xL8Y
Note: I've been a fan of these albums for many years but never got around to sharing them. For good reason however. The copy I had was from an obviously old and crappy LP while this sounds to be from a completely different and better source. It does still have the occasional vinyl pops, clicks and crackling but it's not all that distracting to me. Included in BOTH archives is an interesting little bio on the Portsmouth Sinfonia, dubbed "the world's worst orchestra." For Brian Eno fans, this may definitely be of particular interest to you as this features Eno in his early days. Despite how atrocious nearly every aspect of the performances are they are guaranteed a few gut laughs and this album may be one you may find yourself going back to when in need of a good cheering up after a bad recital. The enthusiasm is definitely there as the tunes they are playing are still quite recognizable but I'm sure you've never heard them played quite like this before. An interesting side note is Michael Nyman was inspired by this group in some of his compositions for the soundtrack to 1999's Ravenous, an interesting score all in itself. P.T. Anderson later used samples of Nyman's Ravenous score in some of his own films (Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia) but that's another topic for another day. Back to Portsmouth Sinfonia: listen to the albums, enjoy them and share them. You will feel good that you did. :) Also, you will never think of the 2001: A Space Odyssey opening in the same way ever again. Their renditions of the William Tell Overture which appears on both this album and the next one are the only "good" songs of the two sets but that's not why we listen to these things. Highly recommended cues: tracks 1-6. I zoned out after that.
Portsmouth Sinfonia
Hallelujah: The Portsmouth Sinfonia at the Royal Albert Hall
1974
8 tracks, TRT: 41:06, 320 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!lp0SQKoR!OqXz83-TBYumkrEBJNrXZnekObJTWUqHn4gJNDrWmf4
Note: you will never think of the 1812 Overture (the sections with the bomb blast sound effects) in the same way ever again. 'Nuff said. I won't even get started on that cymbal player. Recommended tracks: 2, 6, 7 and 8.