AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 4-LP Box: Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire 1972-1982 - SEALED
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$ 150
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Jan 28, 2020
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Background -
Factory Sealed from 1983! This is a massive, Limited Edition 4-LP Box Set. This Blue Flock Velvet Box Set with a Heavily Embossed Foil Center Logo (pewter medallion), comes with a 40 page, lavishly illustrated book. The set contains Fresh Aire Volumes 1-4. Each LP is individually housed in an embossed silver jacket.The alias of composer Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller was among the pioneers of neo-classical electronic music, emerging as one of the driving forces behind the new age phenomenon. Born in Sylvania, OH, Davis' father was a high school music teacher, while his mother was a trombonist with Phil Spitalny's All Girl Orchestra. His grandmother was his first music teacher, giving the child his initial piano lessons at the age of four; two years later, Davis composed his first piece, a four-part chorale written in honor of his dog. He later joined a boys' choir as well, and while attending the University of Michigan, played bassoon in the school's concert band. Upon graduating in 1969, Davis was tapped to tour with the Norman Luboff Choir; after five years with the group, performing everything from pop to classical, he returned to Sylvania to teach music at the local junior high school, often adapting classical standards to contemporary harmonies and rhythms for student consumption.
Davis later left teaching, arranging and conducting an Omaha, NE production of Hair before accepting a job writing advertising jingles. With co-worker Bill Fries, he created the enormously popular C.W. McCall character, later the figure behind the chart-topping hit "Convoy." As the McCall craze went into high gear, however, Davis returned to the classical adaptations he'd first composed as a teacher, and soon entered the studio to begin recording what he dubbed "18th century classical rock" -- classical music performed on electric bass and synthesizers. He titled the resulting album Fresh Aire, and when no label would touch it, he founded his own company, American Gramaphone, in 1974, creating a fictitious band named Mannheim Steamroller to better promote the project. Davis initially marketed Fresh Aire to stereo show rooms, where his state-of-the-art sound proved ideal for demonstrating home stereo equipment; the LP became a smash hit among audiophiles, and a series of popular Fresh Aire sequels followed in the years to come.
In 1984, Davis issued Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, which shocked onlookers by selling over five million copies on the strength of a Top 40 Adult Contemporary rendition of "Deck the Halls." It was followed four years later by A Fresh Aire Christmas, another unqualified hit. The environment informed 1986's Saving the Wildlife, the soundtrack to a PBS special, and was followed three years later by Yellowstone: The Music of Nature, which raised over half a million dollars for the National Parks Service. Although in the early '90s Davis began recording under his own name for the first time, he continued to maintain the wildly successful Mannheim Steamroller name producing many more Christmas-themed albums, further Fresh Aire projects and even several Halloween-themed collections over the following two decades. With 19 gold records and many more platinum and multi-platinum certifications to his credit, Davis's Manheim Steamroller (along with U2, Jay-Z, and the Beach Boys) is one of the most decorated artists in the entire recording industry. Along with the orchestra's annual holiday tours, Davis has also written five children's books and continues to produce music and has expanded the Manheim Steamroller franchise with a line of apparel, food, gifts, and other products. He is still based in Omaha, Nebraska. - Jason Ankeny
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LPs made by American Gramaphone Records, in the USA
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LPs released in 1983
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LPs recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: AG 355 / AG 359 / AG 365 / AG 370
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Record Labels are primarily SILVER with BLUE lettering - featuring the record label logo.
Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire 1972 - 1982 Limited Edition Collectors Series
Tracks - Fresh Aire 1
A1. Prelude/Chocolate Fudge - 4:23
A2. Interlude - 2:50
A3. Sonata - 2:26
A4. Interlude II - 2:29
A5. Sara's Band - 3:43
B1. Fresh Aire - 5:27
B2. Rondo - 2:33
B3. Interlude III - 2:31
B4. Pass The Keg - 2:27
B5. Interlude IV - 2:05
B6. Mist - 1:45
Fresh Aire 2
C1. Chorale - 0:34
C2. Door 1 - 1:26
C3. Door 2 - 2:00
C4. Door 3 - 2:30
C5. Door 4 - 3:50
C6. Door 5 - 3:12
C7. Door 6 - 1:16
C8. Door 7 - 1:55
C9. Fantasy - 1:12
D1. Interlude V - 3:30
D2. Velvet Tear - 2:40
D3. Shade Tree - 4:55
D4. Toyota Lute - 2:30
D5. Going To Another Place - 3:10
Fresh Aire 3
E1. Toccata - 4:30
E2. Small Wooden Baches - 2:25
E3. Amber - 2:40
E4. Mere Image - 6:43
F1. Morning - 2:45
F2. Interlude 6 - 2:50
F3. The Cricket - 2:25
F4. The Sky - 5:00
F5. Midnight On A Full Moon - 3:10
Fresh Aire 4
G1. G Major Toccata - 5:05
G2. Crystal - 4:22
G3. Interlude VII - 3:04
G4. 4 Row Of Jacks - 3:13
H1. Red Wine - 4:21
H2. Dancing Flames - 6:56
H3. The Dream - 3:11
H4. Embers - 3:21
Other Information -
• Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire 1972-1982 Limited Edition Collector Series
• Four 12" Vinyl Record Box Set
• Velvet Blue With Embossed Foil Logo
• Each LP Is In Its Own Silver Jacket
• Brand New Unopened, FACTORY SEALED Item
• This Is Set Number ????. Pristine Copy.
CONDITION Details:
The 4-LP VELVET COVERED box is in mint condition! The box has NO splits or crushed corners - just gorgeous! The corners and seams are solid with no shelf wear. The colors on the box are sharp and clean - item is FACTORY SEALED (see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item - the first two pictures are of the actual item).
The set comes complete.
The 4-LPs are assumed to be in mint condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED! Collectors grade condition.
A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always thoroughly clean your LPs before playing them.
LPs can be audiophile quality pressings (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!price rating
