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2.0 out of 5 stars
Unnecessary pirate reissue, April 13, 2009
This review is from: Songs by Tom Lehrer (Audio CD)
This is an unnecessary (but legal) pirate issue of the original 1953 Transradio/Lehrer Records studio recordings of the first set of songs. If you must have these original studio recordings (instead of what I feel are the superior concert recordings with intros and audience reactions) you would be much better off with getting a copy of the authorized reissue on Rhino/WEA "Songs and More Songs by Tom Lehrer". Only slightly more expensive, it contains BOTH sets of songs (although Rhino didn't use the stereo master tape that exists of the studio recordings of the second set of songs.) The Rhino CD also contains the four recordings Lehrer made with an orchestral accompaniment and his recently recorded "missing" song "I Got It From Agnes".
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