[f_minor] Goldberg Variations '81 Vinyl Q

Fri May 27 20:07:07 EDT 2011

You can see an old version of that first site at archive.org (although not
all the images seem to work):

http://web.archive.org/web/20000612025737/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~PG6Y-SKT/goldberg/gvmgou81.html

<http://web.archive.org/web/20000612025737/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~PG6Y-SKT/goldberg/gvmgou81.html>-Ed,
Internet librarian

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Marco Poli <marco.poli at unimi.it> wrote:

>  Hi Pat,
>         I think that the site you think of is this one*
> http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~pg6y-skt/goldberg/gvmgou81.html*, linked to in
> a very old (yr 2000!) f_minor message (
> http://glenngould.org/f_minor/msg04589.html).
>
> However, the link is not active anymore.   Searching for "Goldberg
> maniacs", I found the link http://www.jsbach.net/catalog/03220000000.html
> (very interesting site, apparently; I remember perusing it many years ago,
> but I don't remember very much of it), and finally found a reference to
> http://www.a30a.com/, that is the one indicated by Ed.
>
> I too think it is a bit different from the one I remember, but this is
> possibly due either to Alzheimer devouring my memories or, hopefully, to
> changes introduced by the author.
> Good luck
>
> Marco
>
>
>
> erm, sorry lads, that one looks pretty good, thanks to Ed and Marco for
> bringing that one up. But that site I had in mind looked quite different...
>
> How strange it is to live in the Digital Age that Marshall McLuhan and GG
> predicted and yet our memory fades. Sites are untrackable, lost books in a
> library.
>
> Terry Pratchett invented L_Space where all libraries in the multiverse are
> connected. I for one would like to have Borges as my guide in that library.
> He might find some beautiful GG biographies in that library, some with a
> good ending, some awful, some full of splendid nonsense, some of them,
> perhaps, with a happy end. But since Borges will be my guide I doubt it. The
> Happy End I mean.
>
> And if I will see M Motsagenon during that trip through the imaginary
> libraries there will be some reckoning.
>
> Pat
> How time flies
> Am 27.05.2011 um 23:25 schrieb Marco Poli:
>
> > Right!
> > Thanks so much
> > Marco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Possibly the site to which you refer is:
> >>
> >> http://www.a30a.com/
> >>
> >> Enjoy :)
> >> -Ed
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Marco Poli <marco.poli at unimi.it>
> wrote:
> >> Dear Pat,
> >>         I just recovered in my library two albums which might answer
> your question.
> >> The first one is labeled CBS Masterworks D37779.  The whole 1981
> variations are contained in just one LP (Aria & Variations 1-15 and
> Variations 16-30 & Aria).
> >> The second one is a 3 disk boxed set (CBS Masterworks M3X 38610),
> containing both the 1955 and the 1981 versions.   Disk 1 contains the whole
> 1955 version, Disk 2 the whole 1981 version, while disk 3 (bonus disk)
> contains the discussion with Tim Page.
> >> I haven't listened to these LPs for a long time: I will have to
> resuscitate my old turntable!
> >> Some years ago I too found the Japanese site, but at the moment I'm
> unable to locate it.
> >> Best wishes
> >>
> >> Marco
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> My fellow f_minorers
> >>>
> >>> Is it correct to say that the original vinyl release of the '81 GBs was
> a 2 LP set ? Given the lenght of the whole thing I assume this is so.
> gemm.com (which is great if you are looking for audio in any format from
> any genre) is not able to spill out details apart from price tags very shy
> below street robbery. And just for the fun of it, how are the flip sides
> divided ? Googlebing or vice versa is useless in this case. Could someone
> give me some details pls ?
> >>>
> >>> And while I am here I seem to remember that years ago when Java was
> still Coffee and IPv6 about as far away as the next decent GG DVD release
> from the CBC or Sony is nowdays, some japanese collector put up a website
> with a collection of all GB releases in chronological order with covers plus
> details. Does anybody know where that site went ? The semantics in search
> engines also seem to be useless in this case. Can someone help plz ?
> >>>
> >>> Ta in advance
> >>>
> >>> Pat
> >>
> >> My fellow f_minorers
> >>
> >> Is it correct to say that the original vinyl release of the '81 GBs was
> a 2 LP set ? Given the lenght of the whole thing I assume this is so.
> gemm.com(which is great if you are looking for audio in any format from
> any genre) is not able to spill out details apart from price tags very shy
> below street robbery. And just for the fun of it, how are the flip sides
> divided ? Googlebing or vice versa is useless in this case. Could someone
> give me some details pls ?
>
> >>
> >> And while I am here I seem to remember that years ago when Java was
> still Coffee and IPv6 about as far away as the next decent GG DVD release
> from the CBC or Sony is nowdays, some japanese collector put up a website
> with a collection of all GB releases in chronological order with covers plus
> details. Does anybody know where that site went ? The semantics in search
> engines also seem to be useless in this case. Can someone help plz ?
> >>
> >> Ta in advance
> >>
> >> Pat
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Prof. Marco D. Poli
> >>
> >> Università di Milano
> >> Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche
> >> Sezione di Psicologia
> >> LITA
> >> via F.lli Cervi 93
> >> 20090 Segrate - MI
> >> ITALY
> >> phone +39 02 5033 0348
> >> Fax    +39 02 5033 0384
> >
> >
> > --
> > Prof. Marco D. Poli
> >
> > Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biomediche
> > Sezione di Psicologia
> > via F.lli Cervi 93,
> > 20090 Segrate-MI.  Italy
> >
> > phone +39 02 5033 0348
> > Fax    +39 02 5033 0384
> >
> >
>
>
>  erm, sorry lads, that one looks pretty good, thanks to Ed and Marco for
> bringing that one up. But that site I had in mind looked quite different...
>
>
> How strange it is to live in the Digital Age that Marshall McLuhan and GG
> predicted and yet our memory fades. Sites are untrackable, lost books in a
> library.
>
>
> Terry Pratchett invented L_Space where all libraries in the multiverse are
> connected. I for one would like to have Borges as my guide in that library.
> He might find some beautiful GG biographies in that library, some with a
> good ending, some awful, some full of splendid nonsense, some of them,
> perhaps, with a happy end. But since Borges will be my guide I doubt it. The
> Happy End I mean.
>
>
> And if I will see M Motsagenon during that trip through the imaginary
> libraries there will be some reckoning.
>
>
> Pat
>
> How time flies
>
> Am 27.05.2011 um 23:25 schrieb Marco Poli:
>
>
> Right!
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Marco
>
>
>
>
>
> Possibly the site to which you refer is:
>
>
> http://www.a30a.com/
>
>
> Enjoy :)
>
> -Ed
>
>
> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Marco Poli <marco.poli at unimi.it> wrote:
>
> Dear Pat,
>
>         I just recovered in my library two albums which might answer your
> question.
>
> The first one is labeled CBS Masterworks D37779.  The whole 1981 variations
> are contained in just one LP (Aria & Variations 1-15 and Variations 16-30 &
> Aria).
>
> The second one is a 3 disk boxed set (CBS Masterworks M3X 38610),
> containing both the 1955 and the 1981 versions.   Disk 1 contains the whole
> 1955 version, Disk 2 the whole 1981 version, while disk 3 (bonus disk)
> contains the discussion with Tim Page.
>
> I haven't listened to these LPs for a long time: I will have to resuscitate
> my old turntable!
>
> Some years ago I too found the Japanese site, but at the moment I'm unable
> to locate it.
>
> Best wishes
>
>
> Marco
>
>
>
>
>
>
> My fellow f_minorers
>
> Is it correct to say that the original vinyl release of the '81 GBs was a 2
> LP set ? Given the lenght of the whole thing I assume this is so. gemm.com (which
> is great if you are looking for audio in any format from any genre) is not
> able to spill out details apart from price tags very shy below street
> robbery. And just for the fun of it, how are the flip sides divided ?
> Googlebing or vice versa is useless in this case. Could someone give me some
> details pls ?
>
> And while I am here I seem to remember that years ago when Java was still
> Coffee and IPv6 about as far away as the next decent GG DVD release from the
> CBC or Sony is nowdays, some japanese collector put up a website with a
> collection of all GB releases in chronological order with covers plus
> details. Does anybody know where that site went ? The semantics in search
> engines also seem to be useless in this case. Can someone help plz ?
>
> Ta in advance
>
> Pat
>
>  My fellow f_minorers
>
>
> Is it correct to say that the original vinyl release of the '81 GBs was a 2
> LP set ? Given the lenght of the whole thing I assume this is so. gemm.com(which
> is great if you are looking for audio in any format from any genre) is not
> able to spill out details apart from price tags very shy below street
> robbery. And just for the fun of it, how are the flip sides divided ?
> Googlebing or vice versa is useless in this case. Could someone give me some
> details pls ?
>
>
>
> And while I am here I seem to remember that years ago when Java was still
> Coffee and IPv6 about as far away as the next decent GG DVD release from the
> CBC or Sony is nowdays, some japanese collector put up a website with a
> collection of all GB releases in chronological order with covers plus
> details. Does anybody know where that site went ? The semantics in search
> engines also seem to be useless in this case. Can someone help plz ?
>
>
> Ta in advance
>
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Prof. Marco D. Poli
>
> Università di Milano
> Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche
> Sezione di Psicologia
> LITA
> via F.lli Cervi 93
> 20090 Segrate - MI
> ITALY
> phone +39 02 5033 0348 <%2B39%2002%205033%200348>
> Fax    +39 02 5033 0384 <%2B39%2002%205033%200384>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Prof. Marco D. Poli
>
> Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie biomediche
> Sezione di Psicologia
> via F.lli Cervi 93,
> 20090 Segrate-MI.  Italy
>
> phone +39 02 5033 0348
> Fax    +39 02 5033 0384
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Prof. Marco D. Poli
>
> Università di Milano
> Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche
> Sezione di Psicologia
> LITA
> via F.lli Cervi 93
> 20090 Segrate - MI
> ITALY
> phone +39 02 5033 0348
> Fax    +39 02 5033 0384
>
>
>
>
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