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· NINA SIMONE - PASTEL BLUES - JAPANESE LIMITED EDITION AUDIOPHILE,HIGH RESOLUTION UHQCD DISC

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· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, ITEM. THIS IS NOT A COUNTERFEIT, UNOFFICIAL OR MODIFIED ITEM OR HOME-MADE PC-ROM.

· COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JAPAN

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Released in 1965, Pastel Blues was one of Nina Simone's better titles for Philips.. While recording for Philips, Simone was -- as were most singers of the era -- surrounded by crowded studio production. She shed most of it, though, on this set. Evidence is in the opening cut: "Be My Husband" (co-written with her then-husband, Andy Stroud) is nearly an a cappella performance. Simone, singing in a classic field chant blues style, is accompanied only by Bobby Hamilton's hi-hat drenched in reverb. Simone's piano, thankfully, is front and center. She is a fine stylist, and the strange mix that pushes the piano to the same level as her voice is arresting. Other tracks that make this a keeper include her wonderful reading of "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," her jazz-gospel version of "Trouble in Mind," and the striking New Orleans blues-styled barrelhouse piano she plays on "Chilly Winds Don't Blow." Her piano is font and center in "Ain't No Use," written by her guitarist, Rudy Stevenson. There is also her excellent cover of Lewis Allan's "Strange Fruit," which is very different in approach from Billie Holiday's version. The set ends with the traditional gospel tune "Sinnerman," which is frenetic, skittering, and full of fury. It's over ten minutes long and it never loses its urgent stride. The band comes in with a vengeance and the tension becomes nearly unbearable until the track explodes with a chorus of male backing singers chanting back to Simone, pushing the tune into the red. There are instrumental solos in the center, though the tautness of the track never loses its power. It is a finish that is utterly dramatic and even stunning.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY THOM JUREK, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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TECHNICAL NOTES:

· THIS IS A JAPANESE LIMITED EDITION UHQCD (ULTIMATE HIGH-QUALITY CD). . UHQCD IS AN UPGRADED VERSION OF HQCD, A HIGH-FIDELITY CD FORMAT DEVELOPED BY MEMORY-TECH (JAPAN). THERE’S NO QUESTION OF THE UHQCD’S SUPERIORITY OVER STANDARD CD, WITH MORE COLOR, GREATER DYNAMIC RANGE, BETTER FLOW AND TIMING AND MUCH GREATER TRANSPARENCY. THIS DISC WILL PLAY IN ALL CD PLAYERS AND OFFER SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER CONVENTIONAL CDs:

TYPE OF PACKAGING:

STANDARD CD JEWEL CASE

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· CONDITION OF THE ITEM ON THE SCALE FROM 1 TO 10 (1 BEING THE POOREST, 10 BEING NEAR-PERFECT)

· CONDITION OF THE DISC(S): 10 (STILL FACTORY SEALED)

· CONDITION OF THE INSERTS/BOOKLETS:10 (STILL FACTORY SEALED)

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