steviefromalaska
06-04-2016, 11:50 PM
Out of frustration over the fact that the 1976 Original Broadway Cast Album of Pacific Overtures was not one of the 2005 Sondheim CD remasters I did my own remix and remaster in 2007, sourced from an excellent analogue reel to reel tape I acquired in the 1970s. I think it sounds better than the current commercial CD. The vocals are more present and as usual with my remixes the orchestra is more spread out behind the singers, especially important for Jonathan Tunick's magnificent orchestrations for this score.

I have one caveat though which I have to warn you about this version. It is slightly expanded. Paul Gemignani, who conducted the Broadway Cast, made a recording several years later for Book-of-the-Month Club of instrumental pieces from Pacific Overtures and from this recording I have extracted an orchestral Introduction and the March to the Treaty House, which were omitted from the Broadway Cast album (probably for time limits of LPs then). Also I include a bonus track of three additional instrumental pieces from the same recording at the end, also remixed & remastered. If you would like to hear this remix/remaster I include a link to a MP3 "320 kbps" file (sorry no FLAC available for this remaster). Perhaps it will serve you as a good alternative until Sony, the current owners of the RCA/BMG catalog, gets around to doing a new remaster themselves.

Here is a limited time link to the Pacific Overtures file:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/aa54n5tp56pohtf/Pac%20Ov%20Cast%20Remastered.zip


reppa35
06-05-2016, 04:26 AM
Thanks

Umiliani
06-05-2016, 07:28 AM
Ni-i-i-i-ice! Thank you!

gerson55
06-05-2016, 07:38 AM
thank you very much indeed

flurb
06-05-2016, 08:00 AM
Wow, and terrific, and thank you!

Martin Brody
06-05-2016, 08:50 AM
Thank you!!!

yourfunnyboy
06-06-2016, 12:08 PM
Fantastic work, thank you very much!

pjmontana
06-06-2016, 01:45 PM
Thank you steviefromalaska for another totally unique recording and remastering and as always your brilliant liner notes.

uncut1
06-06-2016, 03:30 PM
wonderful thank you very much Steve

brenjaminbarker
06-06-2016, 04:40 PM
Thank you!

Dave999
06-06-2016, 06:22 PM
Thanks for sharing :-)

Branais
06-07-2016, 02:51 PM
Stevie, your shares are brilliant. Thanks so much for this -- I love the score from this show.

gveirs
06-07-2016, 09:17 PM
One of my favorite Sondheim scores. Thank you so much.

blaxchap
06-07-2016, 11:54 PM
Thanks for the share!

cafegogo
06-08-2016, 12:28 AM
Awesome share! Thank you (very) much!

mediterraneobcn
06-29-2016, 02:47 PM
Out of frustration over the fact that the 1976 Original Broadway Cast Album of Pacific Overtures was not one of the 2005 Sondheim CD remasters I did my own remix and remaster in 2007, sourced from an excellent analogue reel to reel tape I acquired in the 1970s. I think it sounds better than the current commercial CD. The vocals are more present and as usual with my remixes the orchestra is more spread out behind the singers, especially important for Jonathan Tunick's magnificent orchestrations for this score.

I have one caveat though which I have to warn you about this version. It is slightly expanded. Paul Gemignani, who conducted the Broadway Cast, made a recording several years later for Book-of-the-Month Club of instrumental pieces from Pacific Overtures and from this recording I have extracted an orchestral Introduction and the March to the Treaty House, which were omitted from the Broadway Cast album (probably for time limits of LPs then). Also I include a bonus track of three additional instrumental pieces from the same recording at the end, also remixed & remastered. If you would like to hear this remix/remaster I include a link to a MP3 "320 kbps" file (sorry no FLAC available for this remaster). Perhaps it will serve you as a good alternative until Sony, the current owners of the RCA/BMG catalog, gets around to doing a new remaster themselves.

PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976 Broadway Cast Recording Expanded Remix/Remaster)
https://mega.nz/#!atlHGbyK!zf-U3pHRsdCfPoTQCobPqiOEcRxt7MgAFQxsPyxMKn8



Thanks a lot!!!

jack london
06-29-2016, 07:01 PM
Thanks a lot!

scoredaddy
07-05-2016, 04:24 AM
thanks!

blackie74
07-21-2016, 12:29 PM
thanks

mantzi
07-27-2016, 09:46 PM
thanks

Truman222
11-01-2017, 10:09 AM
Hi! Can I get it somehow?

steviefromalaska
11-01-2017, 10:40 AM
Hi! Can I get it somehow?

Here is a limited time link to the Pacific Overtures file:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/aa54n5tp56pohtf/Pac%20Ov%20Cast%20Remastered.zip

Truman222
11-01-2017, 10:41 AM
Wow! Thank you a lot!)

siriami
11-02-2017, 09:46 AM
Thanks again for reupping the link!

capitan moscardon
11-02-2017, 10:01 AM
Thank you!!!

steviefromalaska
02-18-2018, 01:33 AM
Here is a limited time link to the Pacific Overtures file:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/aa54n5tp56pohtf/Pac%20Ov%20Cast%20Remastered.zip

brother_john
02-19-2018, 10:27 AM
Thank you very much for sharing! Excellent!

steviefromalaska
05-30-2018, 03:11 AM
Here is a limited time link to the Pacific Overtures file:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/aa54n5tp56pohtf/Pac%20Ov%20Cast%20Remastered.zip