Album Description
Expanded and remastered reissue of the 1962 classic album and its successful follow-up. Packaged together for the very first time, volume 2 has never-before been available on CD! For Ray Charles, this music represented the culmination of a lifelong love affair he shared for Country & Western music. It vastly expanded his pop demographic and made countless new country converts by giving these 24 songs a soul-steeped urban dimension…. More >>
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1 & 2
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#1 by P. Litman on March 31, 2010 - 8:06 am
Heard a lot about this classic collection on NPR and its new re-release as a double CD. Being a Ray Charles fan for many years I guess I`m still stuck with Georgia ON MY Mind. I love Country and Western in general but maybe I was expecting too much from this Collection. It was OK, but more of a Cross-Over then real Country for me. I now remember listening to some of these songs years ago on this CD but did`nt connect back then that was Ray, doing Country. I`l listen to it a few more times…maybe it will grow on me.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Wayne E. Bishop on March 31, 2010 - 9:06 am
very fast service and the prices was good.got for the wife and shes very happen,so now i’am happy.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Roderick Keech on March 31, 2010 - 11:16 am
The editorial is not exactly true when is states that MSICWM Volume 2 has never appeared on CD before. All but 3 tracks were released in 1992 by Castle Communications (Australia) stating that the tracks were digitally remixed by Ray Charles and Steve Hoffman from the original 1962-1965 ABC-Paramount session masters. I can only assume that this same CD was made available in other countries, as they would hardly go to all that trouble for a country with a total population of 20 million, not all of which would buy the disc.
MSICWM Volume 1 issued by Rhino in 1988 also included a track from Volume 2, “You are my sunshine”.
This may all sound like nit-picking, but Concord must have known all this when they wrote their press release.
While it is great to have both albums conveniently on one CD, the sound quality of this new remaster isn’t all that different from the Rhino release of 21 years ago, so this disc’s greatest asset is the complete Volume 1 & 2 being available on the one disc.
As for the content, what can you say ? The man was a genius and these are classic recordings that will remain in the catalogue forever. I’m just disappointed that there wasn’t a significant improvement in the sound quality. I know Concord can do it, as they lovingly restored Ray Sings Basie Swings and mastered it in DSD and 24 bit/96 kHZ, which sounds fantastic. Maybe they will consider releasing a high resolution version of this disc, to satisfy those who want audiophile standard releases.
Either way, the recordings are masterpieces.
Remastering : B
Packaging : B
Content : A+
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Pamela J. Ferguson on March 31, 2010 - 1:48 pm
I had this album 40 years ago and loved it, then lost it! I thought I would never
be able to hear all the great old songs again. But thanks to Amazon I can once
again hear the one and only Ray Charles sing Great Hits like Born to Lose. Who
doesn’t love treasures from long ago!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Jeff Bush on March 31, 2010 - 4:40 pm
He was called “Genius” and this is why. I remember when the records came out (I have/had both) and the controversy. Soon after he was a household name recognised as the groundbreaking Genius he was for the rest of his life. He broke barriers that helped create open music for all of us. I am glad these records are available again.
Rating: 5 / 5