The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Are "Burt Bacharach" (aka the eponymous album, the White Sweater Album, the Close To You/One Less Bell album...), "Living Together...", "Futures", "Woman" and/or "Together?" available from anywhere/anyone/anywhen, etc? I'll spare the details, but I lost everything in '90/'91, including *all* of my appx 1000 LPs and all of my CDs (maybe 750), and I miss hearing Burt's '70's stuff (the earlier stuff is easy to find, as I'm sure anyone who posts here knows).

Also, I have "Rare Bacharach [with what looks like a "I", as in "Volume I"]". Is there to be another volume? If so, Yippee -- any news as to when to expect its release?

Thanks

Hi Walt,

The short answer to your question: All the material is available and some of the albums may be available.

In recent years, as you might know, Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits, Reach Out, and Make It Easy on Yourself have been reissued on CD. We've also had reissues of Casino Royale, Lost Horizon, After the Fox, What's New Pussycat, and Promises Promises, although I'm not sure which ones are currently in print. Burt's 70s albums have been reissued at various times in Europe and Japan, but they're not easily located. Do a search on Amazon and do a search on eBay for the titles you're looking for.

(You could most likely locate the original albums on eBay if that's what you're looking for.)

If you want to catch up in one fell swoop, visit hiposelect.com. The label, a collector's quality reissue division of Universal, recently put out Something Big, a five-disc box set that includes all of Burt's solo albums from Plays His Hits through Futures, including the rare live album and a few rare tracks. It's a pricey alternative, but it's a very well done set for Bacharach obsessives. Like me.

The Raven folks responded to my inquiry about a second volume of rarities last year by stating that the licensing hassles were enough to discourage the project.

Walter, I noticed yesterday that eBay had a copy of the "Something Big" Bacharach collection selling for $40, about half its retail price. This might be a way for you to get a lot of the material you are seeking in one fell swoop and at a very reasonable price.