Comments on: New September of My Years w/Bonus Tracks

By: BHN

BHN — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:58:00 +0000

Can’t get any worse than what Bob Norberg did!!! Completely in agreement about getting Steve Hoffman to remaster Frank’s stuff. However, I think they should go one step beyond SACD quality and remaster in 24-bit 192kHz, which is state-of-the-art master quality. That will put the results at the same fidelity level as the original master. That way they’d never have to mess with Frank’s tapes again and the public would be able to hear Frank’s voice as the recording/mastering engineers have been able to hear.

By: Walt Andrus

Walt Andrus — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:42:26 +0000

Some fans have mixed feelings about this album and the arrangements. I think he sounded GREAT throughout and gave the correct inflections and emotions to the material. Mr. Sinatra was 50 and in a great place vocally and in life. Soon he would marry Mia Farrow, a gal more than HALF his age. Far from “and now the days are short…”! Bravo Francis!

By: Walt Andrus

Walt Andrus — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:42:00 +0000

By: Bud Lehn

Bud Lehn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:42:35 +0000

Frank's recordings will still be listened to 50-100 years from now.He was inimitable and unequaled.

By: Paul M. Mock

Paul M. Mock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:09:47 +0000

We now all sit and shudder and wait…will they desecrate this masterpiece the way they did the last few? It is damn shame FSE has the engineer(s) they do remastering these. The Nat Cole estate hired famed engineer Steve Hoffman to remaster Nat's classics on SACD and (incredibly) 45RPM LP's. The sound is absolute breathtaking and in some cases Nat is right there in the room with you! They are treasures. Too bad Mr.S is getting FAR from the same respect!

By: Bud Lehn

Bud Lehn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:42:00 +0000

Frank’s recordings will still be listened to 50-100 years from now.He was inimitable and unequaled.

By: Paul M. Mock

Paul M. Mock — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:09:00 +0000

We now all sit and shudder and wait…will they desecrate this masterpiece the way they did the last few? It is damn shame FSE has the engineer(s) they do remastering these. The Nat Cole estate hired famed engineer Steve Hoffman to remaster Nat’s classics on SACD and (incredibly) 45RPM LP’s. The sound is absolute breathtaking and in some cases Nat is right there in the room with you! They are treasures. Too bad Mr.S is getting FAR from the same respect!

By: SinatraDJ

SinatraDJ — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:14:17 +0000

Wonder if the 'live' version of It Was A Very Good Year is the one Gordy told me about — he put a micky mouse figure in his original manuscript, and used it on the warm up track. Frank came over to the bandstand and told Gordy, “Take out that thing” and Gordon knew exactly what he meant.