Dusty in Memphis [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Dusty Springfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B00006J3KF
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Just A Little Lovin'

2. So Much Love

3. Son Of A Preacher Man

4. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore

5. Don't Forget About Me

6. Breakfast In Bed

7. Just One Smile

8. The Windmills Of Your Mind

9. In The Land Of Make Believe

10. No Easy Way Down

11. I Can't Make It Alone

12. Son Of A Preacher Man

13. Just A Little Lovin'

14. Don't Forget About Me

15. Breakfast In Bed

16. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore

17. The Windmills Of Your Mind

18. In The Land Of Make Believe

19. So Much Love

Editorial Reviews

Special edition remastered reissue of her classic 1969 album includes sleevenotes by long time fan Elvis Costello, exclusive artwork including rare photos, memorabilia & slipcase (with initial pressing), contributions from original album producers & eight bonus tracks, mono/original versions of 'Son Of A Preacher Man', 'Just A Little Lovin'', 'Don't Forget About Me', 'Breakfast In Bed', 'I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore', 'The Windmills Of My Mind', 'In The Land Of Make Believe' & 'So Much Love'. 19 tracks. Universal. Please note that artwork & bonus tracks are different than the 1999 U.S. reissue. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only "Dusty In Memphis" CD reissue you'll ever need !, December 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dusty in Memphis (Audio CD)

There's no need to extol the virtues of "Dusty In Memphis (DIM)". After more than 30 years of languishing in the public domain as a long neglected cult favourite, DIM has finally logged its rightful place in the annals of pop music history as a legendary album. An all-time classic by a female vocalist. It has set a high watermark which other female performers often aspire to but seldom reach.

Assuming I'm preaching to the converted and you're wondering whether you need to own YET ANOTHER CD reissue of DIM, the short answer is "YES", but please read on to know why. Dusty fans would likely already have two versions, Rhino's original 1992 release (with 3 bonus tracks) and the more recent 1999 deluxe reissue which includes multiple bonus tracks from unrelated Atlantic sessions. British diehards will have three versions, the original Philips release from 1990, Mercury's reissue with bonus tracks in 1995 and this, the ultimate and definitive reissue.

Until seven years ago, fans had to make do with the general hissiness of DIM. Sonically, there was little, in my opinion, that differentiated between the two earlier releases from both sides of the pond. Then in 1995, Mercury (UK) released a sonically superior version of DIM which had been subject to 20 bit digital remastering but foolishly played havoc with the track sequencing by flipping the order of "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" (originally Track 4 on Side 1) with "In The Land Of Make Believe" (originally Track 3 on Side 2). Insiders claim that this bizarre track sequencing was the exact one Philips had used in the original cassette release of DIM in 1969 to balance out the playing time on both sides of the cassette.....though this simply begs the question "why ?..when the CD medium poses no such constraint ?"

The 1999 deluxe reissue by Rhino isn't, to my ears, sonically superior to the earlier releases. The bonus tracks from Dusty's other Atlantic sessions are great or not great to have, depending on whether one is a purist and want ONLY the original album tracks or belongs to the "more is more" camp (like me) who are deliriously happy about finally getting the unreleased Philly and Jeff Barry produced tracks from the vault.

This current deluxe reissue on import from the UK has to be the reissue to end all reissues. Sonically, it's close to perfection. Even the three hissiest tracks ("I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore", "Breakfast In Bed" and "No Easy Way Down") are quiet. Thanks to the use of cutting edge technology, we get the best sound ever. Mercury (UK) shows alot of respect this time around. No bonus tracks. No monkeying around with the track order. Even the mono mixes (from US singles releases) are presented chronologically and in A side/B side order. Besides, you get a power packed booklet of rare b&w/colour photos and specially written and insightful liner notes by the three legendary producers (Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin & Tom Dowd) and admirer Elvis Costello. What more can a Dusty fan ask for ?

I promise you. This will be the last time you need to shell out for DIM if you buy this UK import. I own 5 CD versions of DIM. I won't be looking out for the sixth.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior sound - excellent album, March 19, 2007

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This version of DIM is the best sounding yet. All the hiss is gone. The Rhino version has a few extra tracks, but if you want to hear the original album sounding the way it should, then buy this one. A classic.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remastering on this disc blows away the '99 Rhino version, October 9, 2002

By A Customer

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Hmm. The reviewer who found this remastering woefully flat must have somehow gotten ahold of a mid-90s version of this CD that had a similar cover. This remastering blows away every other version of the CD I've had (three to date) and the cassette I had before that. I always found the Rhino version lacked a bit of punch that is happily added back here.

Rolling Stone magazine recently rated "Dusty in Memphis" one of their "top 10 coolest records ever," and gave it a ranking of #89 in late 2003 in their review of the best 500 albums in history.

The "white queen of soul" recorded songs like "Breakfast in Bed," "I Don't Want to Hear it Anymore" and "Windmills of Your Mind" and the classic "Son of a Preacher Man." That song landed with Dusty because Aretha Franklin considered it to risque to record. (She changed her mind a year later and did an excellent version of her own.)

If you've gone to the trouble of reading about this new import version of the classic Jerry Wexler-Arif Mardin-produced album, your big question probably is "How does it sound?" The answer is: terrific.

The 24/96 mastering job is outstanding. This new version brings out every note and breath created by terrific musicians and the late Ms. Springfield.
There isn't a bad track on the album.

Liner notes are included on this release from admirer Elvis Costello, the original album producers, and the sound engineer. When you read Jerry Wexler's comments about how much work went into picking tracks for the album, it starts to become clear why this album is so special. Bonus tracks include mono versions of many of the classic tunes. Even if you own a prior "Dusty in Memphis," you'll want this version. It's the best out there until the inevitable SACD release of this timless classic.