The CDs came in four days.
Now that is fast.

The CD box set I ordered from Amazon UK was in my mailbox. It had shipped on Monday so it only took four days. Not bad.

I am listening to it right now.

It is the Flanders and Swan CDs. There are four CDs.

The first is the Mono recording of the first year they did their "At the Drop of the Hat" show. So it is interesting to hear the earlier versions of the songs that appear on the Stereo version found on the 1999 release (which I have). Plus there are a couple of extra songs in the original shows that were edited out of the record in 1959 and are now put back into these releases. They are digitally remastered and sound really good for a mono recording.

The second CD is a compilation of several recordings from several shows they did all over the world, including their show in Toronto. So you get a couple of songs from the Australia show, a couple from the Toronto show, etc. etc. So there are a few songs on the second CD that are on the first CD. But they would sometimes change the lyrics to reflect the times they are singing or the place they are singing in. So that is interesting. But the quality is all over the place depending on the original media used to record the show. These weren't remastered.

The third CD is songs they wrote but were performed by other people.

The last CD is a compilation of private recordings of their work that they recorded on their own. Again the quality varies widely since some were on tape and others on acetate discs and some were recorded by someone backstage at the show or through the theatre PA.

I am pleased with the purchase as a bit of history of these very good song writers.

Ta Ta for now.