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I saw this listing on e bay the other day and it brought back memories of when I went into a local record store "Peaches Records and Tapes and bought this when it was released. It first came out with this style large cover box. I remember seeing it and not believing what I was seeing...holding it and standing there for what seemed like an hour just reading all the titles and knowing I would not be able to put this back down. For a moment it was like Karen had not left and I was reading new titles and kept saying...I never heard that title before. etc..Then when I got home and opened the lid...wow that booklet...I sat listening while looking...priceless!!
The only issue with this original box set is the speed of Ave Maria it comes in at 2:28 and sounds like Karen's on helium. I can't figure out how that got past quality control Did this get corrected when the set was re packaged in the slim line case? I know the speed was corrected on The Essential Collection.
My family had a karaoke machine at home then which played cds and allowed us to speed up or slow down the playing. I remember noticing this track was fast and when I used the machine to slow it down by two knob turns it sounded like the normal version. Before internet, I was so puzzled and wondered how often Richard would do this to the recordings. And then I wondered about I won’t last a day without you and goodbye to love.I remember reporting that to this forum years ago. How on Earth that got past Richard is beyond me and I don’t have a clue why it was sped up in the first place.
It’s especially a privilege to hear Karen at 16, 17, 18.
The point is diluted, though, by soda commercials, forgettable ’80s recordings, and other padding.
Boxed-Set Hell: A version of the insipid ”Sing” partially sung in Spanish.
The Karen/Ella Medley was therefore clearly on the tracklist until very late in the game and we now know it wasn’t included due to the royalty fee requested by Ella’s estate. I wonder what changed between 1991 and 2000, when the ATGB album was released. Either her estate reduced their fee for its inclusion or the record company decided to take the hit anyway, knowing surely that it wasn’t going to be a big seller.
It’s possible they just wanted to include this catchy phrase on the box. There really isn’t a song titled As Time Goes By. It wouldn’t have made sense to call it this when it’s a medley and starts with Masquerade.I’ve just spotted this photo from earlier in the thread. Here’s the As Time Goes By song title on the front cover, really clearly visible.