John Gruen, Georgiana Bannister - New Songs
| Genre: | Classical |
| Singer: | John Gruen |
| Title: | New Songs |
| Short-info: | Label:
Elektra – EKLP 1
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: US Date of released: Mar 1951 Category: Classical Style: Modern |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1738 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1708 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
Vier Stundenbuch LiederWritten-By – R.M. Rilke* |
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| A1 | Da Neight Sich Die Stunde |
| A2 | Wenn Es Nur Einmal So Ganz Stille Wäre |
| A3 | Lösch Mir Die Augen Aus |
| A4 | Was Wirst Du Ton, Gott, Wenn Ich Sterbe? |
| A5 | Die SirenenWritten-By – Franz Kafka |
| A6 | Hälfte Des LebensWritten-By – Friedrich Holderlin* |
Four SongsWritten-By – E. E. Cummings |
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| B1 | It Is At Moments After I Have Dreamed |
| B2 | Spring Is Like A Perhaps Hand |
| B3 | The Moon Is Hiding In |
| B4 | O By The By |
Chansons De GeishasWritten By – Anonymous Japanese Poets |
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| B5a | Intimité |
| B5b | Fleurs Qui Tombez |
| B5c | O Reves |
| B5d | A Peine M'as-Tu Dit |
| B5e | Pour Une Parole Timide |
Credits
- Engineer, Production Manager – Jac Holzman
- Piano – John Gruen
- Soprano Vocals – Georgiana Bannister
Notes
First ever Elektra recordRecorded in 1950
Side 1
'Vier Stundenbuch Lieder' by Rilke
Da neight sich die Stunde
Wenn es nur einmal so ganz stille wäre
Lösch mir die Augen aus
Was wirst du ton, Gott, wenn ich sterbe?
Die Sirenen
Hälfte des Lebens
Side 2
Four songs by e e cummings
It is at moments After I have Dreamed
Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand
The Moon is Hiding in
O By the By
'Chansons de Geishas' by anonymous Japanese poets
Intimité
Fleurs qui Tombez
O Reves
A Peine M'as-Tu Dit
Pour une Parole Timide
From Elektra website:
In the early fall of 1950, Jac attended a recital at St. John's by soprano Georgianna Banister. The recital featured musical settings of poems by Rilke, Holderlin and e.e. cummings, accompanied by the music's composer, John Gruen. Jac felt the music was worth recording so Jac decided to start a record company and do it himself. Holzman asked Banister and Gruen to record for this non-existent record company. On October 10, 1950, Jac decided to use the name Elektra for his company and in December 1950 recorded New Songs By John Gruen in one three hour session at Peter Bartok's recording studio in New York City. Jac took the tapes to RCA for mastering and pressing. He received the test pressings in February, 1951, but was disappointed to find the music was barely audible above the surface noise. He complained to RCA and they agreed to do another transfer, so Jac went from St. John's to New York to supervise. This effort was successful and in March, 1951, Jac received 500 copies of Elektra EKLP-1. Jac found a national distributor who agreed to take 100 records, but demanded 50 additional free copies for "promotional purposes". By the fall of 1951, the distributor returned all 100 records, the only records sold came out of the 50 freebies.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A): E1-LCC-2337-1, A:B
- Matrix / Runout (B): E1-LCC-2338-1, A1,B
