Fanfare Digital Historic CDs

[WarriorHal]

Anybody familiar with these Ed Burke "Fanfare" CDs that Drum Corps World is selling? Is the quality as good as advertised and a worthwhile complement to the Stetson Richmond & Fleetwood Sounds CDs? Here is the DCW description and what's available. I'm probably going to buy a bunch to help support DCW.

The "Fanfare Digital" series is a collection of recordings from the Ed Burke master tapes, hand-selected for their exceptional recording quality and carefully remastered to compact disc format by Ken Mason. These are the finest examples from a collection spanning the 1950s and 1960s. Ed Burke traveled from his Miami, FL, home base to record shows personally, and issued several state-of-the-art quality LPs under his own "Fanfare" label. Many more of his finest recordings were never available to the general public....until now.

#62-1 - 1962 Jersey Juniors

1 Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ

2 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Newark, NJ

3 St. Lucy's Cadets Newark, NJ

4 Fair Lawn Cadets Fair Lawn, NJ

5 St. Vincent's Cadets Madison, NJ

6 St. Rose of Lima Imperial Lancers Newark, NJ

Recorded July 4, 1962, at Union City, NJ, by Ed Burke.

#62-2 - 1962 Southeastern Parade of Champions

1 Goldcoasters Miami, FL

2 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

3 Presidents Greeneville, TN

4 Emerald Buccaneers Jacksonville, FL

5 Rebeleers Greenville, SC

6 Rambling Rebels Gastonia, NC

Recorded July 14, 1962, at the "Southeastern Parade of Champions" contest in Jacksonville, FL, by Ed Burke.

#64-1 - 1964 Florida American Legion State

1 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

2 Grenadiers N. Miami, FL

3 Falcons Orlando, FL

4 Flying Ambassadors Opa-Locka, FL

5 Cavaliers Carol City, FL

6 Hurricanes Eau Gallie, FL

Recorded June 6, 1964, at the Florida American Legion state championship contest in Jacksonville, FL, by Ed Burke.

#66-1 - 1966 National Invitational

1 Boston Crusaders Boston, MA

2 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

3 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

4 Madison Scouts Madison, WI

5 Mariners Greendale, WI

6 Imperials of St. Patrick Milwaukee, WI

Recorded August 25, 1966, at the "National Invitational" contest in Wilmington, DE, by Ed Burke.

#67-1 - 1967 Stardusters Invitational

1 Troopers Casper, WY

2 Royal Airs Chicago, IL

3 Kilties Racine, WI

4 Des Plaines Vanguard Des Plaines, IL

5 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

6 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

Recorded August 20, 1967, at the "Stardusters Invitational" contest in Chalmette, LA, by Ed Burke.

#67-2 - 1967 VFW National Preview

1 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

2 Bridgeport P.A.L. Cadets Bridgeport, CT

3 Anaheim Kingsmen Anaheim, CA

4 Madison Scouts Madison, WI

5 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

6 Keesler Blue Knights Biloxi, MS

The Madison Scouts and Keesler Blue Knights were recorded August 20, 1967, at Chalmette, LA, by Ed Burke. All other corps were recorded August 21, 1967, at Jefferson Parish, LA, by Ed Burke.

#68-1 - 1968 VFW Nationals, vol. 1

1 Norwood Park Imperials Chicago, IL

2 Argonne Rebels Great Bend, KS

3 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

4 27th Lancers Revere, MA

5 Blue Stars La Crosse, WI

6 St. Joseph's Cadets Batavia, NY

Recorded August 21, 1968, at the VFW Nationals finals contest in Detroit, MI, by Ed Burke.

#68-2 - 1968 VFW Nationals, vol. 2

1 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

2 Royal Airs Chicago, IL

3 Kilties Racine, WI

4 Troopers Casper, WY

5 Des Plaines Vanguard Des Plaines, IL

6 Cavaliers Chicago, IL

Recorded August 21, 1968, at the VFW Nationals finals contest in Detroit, MI, by Ed Burke.

[ironlips]

Anybody familiar with these Ed Burke "Fanfare" CDs that Drum Corps World is selling? Is the quality as good as advertised and a worthwhile complement to the Stetson Richmond & Fleetwood Sounds CDs? Here is the DCW description and what's available. I'm probably going to buy a bunch to help support DCW.

The "Fanfare Digital" series is a collection of recordings from the Ed Burke master tapes, hand-selected for their exceptional recording quality and carefully remastered to compact disc format by Ken Mason. These are the finest examples from a collection spanning the 1950s and 1960s. Ed Burke traveled from his Miami, FL, home base to record shows personally, and issued several state-of-the-art quality LPs under his own "Fanfare" label. Many more of his finest recordings were never available to the general public....until now.

#62-1 - 1962 Jersey Juniors

1 Garfield Cadets Garfield, NJ

2 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Newark, NJ

3 St. Lucy's Cadets Newark, NJ

4 Fair Lawn Cadets Fair Lawn, NJ

5 St. Vincent's Cadets Madison, NJ

6 St. Rose of Lima Imperial Lancers Newark, NJ

Recorded July 4, 1962, at Union City, NJ, by Ed Burke.

#62-2 - 1962 Southeastern Parade of Champions

1 Goldcoasters Miami, FL

2 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

3 Presidents Greeneville, TN

4 Emerald Buccaneers Jacksonville, FL

5 Rebeleers Greenville, SC

6 Rambling Rebels Gastonia, NC

Recorded July 14, 1962, at the "Southeastern Parade of Champions" contest in Jacksonville, FL, by Ed Burke.

#64-1 - 1964 Florida American Legion State

1 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

2 Grenadiers N. Miami, FL

3 Falcons Orlando, FL

4 Flying Ambassadors Opa-Locka, FL

5 Cavaliers Carol City, FL

6 Hurricanes Eau Gallie, FL

Recorded June 6, 1964, at the Florida American Legion state championship contest in Jacksonville, FL, by Ed Burke.

#66-1 - 1966 National Invitational

1 Boston Crusaders Boston, MA

2 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

3 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

4 Madison Scouts Madison, WI

5 Mariners Greendale, WI

6 Imperials of St. Patrick Milwaukee, WI

Recorded August 25, 1966, at the "National Invitational" contest in Wilmington, DE, by Ed Burke.

#67-1 - 1967 Stardusters Invitational

1 Troopers Casper, WY

2 Royal Airs Chicago, IL

3 Kilties Racine, WI

4 Des Plaines Vanguard Des Plaines, IL

5 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

6 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

Recorded August 20, 1967, at the "Stardusters Invitational" contest in Chalmette, LA, by Ed Burke.

#67-2 - 1967 VFW National Preview

1 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

2 Bridgeport P.A.L. Cadets Bridgeport, CT

3 Anaheim Kingsmen Anaheim, CA

4 Madison Scouts Madison, WI

5 Miami Vanguard Miami, FL

6 Keesler Blue Knights Biloxi, MS

The Madison Scouts and Keesler Blue Knights were recorded August 20, 1967, at Chalmette, LA, by Ed Burke. All other corps were recorded August 21, 1967, at Jefferson Parish, LA, by Ed Burke.

#68-1 - 1968 VFW Nationals, vol. 1

1 Norwood Park Imperials Chicago, IL

2 Argonne Rebels Great Bend, KS

3 Racine Scouts Racine, WI

4 27th Lancers Revere, MA

5 Blue Stars La Crosse, WI

6 St. Joseph's Cadets Batavia, NY

Recorded August 21, 1968, at the VFW Nationals finals contest in Detroit, MI, by Ed Burke.

#68-2 - 1968 VFW Nationals, vol. 2

1 Blue Rock Wilmington, DE

2 Royal Airs Chicago, IL

3 Kilties Racine, WI

4 Troopers Casper, WY

5 Des Plaines Vanguard Des Plaines, IL

6 Cavaliers Chicago, IL

Recorded August 21, 1968, at the VFW Nationals finals contest in Detroit, MI, by Ed Burke.

These are re-mastered by Ken Mason. You can be confident they will sound good.

[K2SMA]

I would like to get in contact with Ken Mason. Please pass along my e-mail address to him. Usually see him at the DCA-South shows but would like to catch up with him before the summer. I can be reached at executivedirector@musiccitylegend.org or through the e-mail system here on DCP.

Thank you!

[ironlips]

I would like to get in contact with Ken Mason. Please pass along my e-mail address to him. Usually see him at the DCA-South shows but would like to catch up with him before the summer. I can be reached at executivedirector@musiccitylegend.org or through the e-mail system here on DCP.

Thank you!

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