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>Worth noting, too, that you can grab the bulk of her official >material for relatively little money through some of the >larger, cheap sets. I'm thinking esp. of the RCA "complete >albums" set that was going for around 50 or 60 a year or two >ago, which has all her albums for that label... the set has no >liners, just reproductions of the original artwork, but the >sound quality is good and imo still a steal if you're looking >for hard copies. A similar (though less complete, I think) set >exists for Philips (Four Women) for around 40. Wish there was >one for her Colpix years, but I don't think there's anything >as comprehensive available... > >I fell deep in love with Nina when Meshell released her >tribute album to her a few years back... I'd had a few lps of >hers before, but never really dug into her like that. That RCA >set is, imo, the best doc of her special genius --- it's got >every side of her at her best, at one point or another. Nuff >Said should be owned and studied by everyone, as both a unique >historical doc (the bulk of it was recorded a few days after >MLK was killed) and a musical masterpiece. The version of >Sunday in Savannah on that album has some sort of holy ghost >running through it, I swear. >
Appreciated as well. Thanks! ****************************************** Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks
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