People used to make records, as in a record of an event — the event of people making music in a room

July 5, 2011 11:24 AM

"The George Sanders Touch: Songs For the Lovely Lady" ...exists. Wow! But Not on CD.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur (10 comments total)

Sanders, not Saunders.
posted by OmieWise at 11:31 AM on July 5, 2011

He has a pretty good voice, and that's a cool blog. Unless his estate has a particular problem with the post, I don't see any harm in letting people know about music that would otherwise be lost.
posted by codacorolla at 11:41 AM on July 5, 2011

I find that braindead megaphones have a warmer sound than CDs anyway.
posted by condour75 at 11:51 AM on July 5, 2011 [3 favorites]

I prefer Sea Oak to CD.
posted by emelenjr at 12:48 PM on July 5, 2011

Sanders had a fine, strong bass-baritone -- so attractive, in fact, that when he was cast in the film of Call Me Madam opposite Ethel Merman, one of the songs she sang in the stage version of the show ("Marrying for Love") was reassigned to him.

He also sang an aria from Verdi's Simon Boccanegra on Tallulah Bankhead's radio show: I've looked all around for an aircheck of that episode, but it doesn't seem to have been preserved.
posted by La Cieca at 1:26 PM on July 5, 2011

Recent George Saunders post in which I am on record as lamenting that is not about George Sanders.

Eat my dust AV!
posted by Naberius at 1:50 PM on July 5, 2011 [1 favorite]

Dear Science,

Please clone this man's larynx and give me one.

Sincerely,
Eritain
posted by eritain at 1:53 PM on July 5, 2011

Alright, count me among those disappointed that this isn't actually about Saunders. Until I actually listened. What a voice.
posted by kingbenny at 2:20 PM on July 5, 2011

Mod note: fixed the typo, carry on
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:38 PM on July 5, 2011

This 'Not on CD' site is amazing! Just downloaded myself some Andrés Segovia.
posted by eye of newt at 9:17 PM on July 5, 2011