Such a shame as would have been possible ...

But anticipate - a strong buy recommendation, as always with the following brief:

+ Insight into Pete Seegers early work
+ Mixture: besides traditionals also several protest songs

- By the topic at the only narrow section of Seegers work
- Packaging poor
- Miserables Remastering

Starting with the simple presentation is very puritanical me a thorn in the side. The CD set comes in cheaper cardboard plastic packaging. There is no information about the songs. Even if the boss personally sings like another reviewer wrote, you would have to document at least place and time of the recording. This shortcoming makes the short demolition contained about Pete Seeger not bet (especially is advised to cheesy for my taste and the great merit of Seegers mentor, Woody Guthrie, smooth on its development embezzles).

This shortcoming is, however, almost excusable in relation to the absolutely amateurish remastering. I myself have a lasting experience in digitizing my vinyl collection. It's always a balancing act between the restoration and preservation of sound quality (my beginnings with the then weak-Steinberg hardware and software were sweaty). Meanwhile, there are enough of gelungenem remastering, including the present CD set unfortunately not heard. Here all the highs and lows are just weggeraspelt with the very rough planing. Then, when the packaging is (quote): "All tracks remastered for optimum havebeen sound quality", sounds like a mockery. That's just missed only theme - set, six!

For musical content coming I have to admit in advance that I am more a fan of Woody Guthrie (by which I have ever developed an interest in Seeger). By this I do in no way Pete Seeger small talk, see its strengths but (in addition to its characteristic Banjo game) more in Entertainment (as for example, effortlessly even large auditoriums by providing dedicated presence brings to sing along or brought) and on the socio-political level. As a father of American folk scene but imho more Woody Guthrie to be regarded as Pete Seeger; unfortunately Woody passed away much too early and (due to his illness) nor condemned to inactivity earlier been.

In this collection of songs, I feel in my estimation of Pete Seeger fully confirmed: many traditionals, supplemented by inconsequential little songs and the so-called Industrials Ballads (mostly from Guthrie's spring).. If this much Seegers creation is attributed, that is only part of the truth. He himself once said in a broadcast of his grandiose Rainbow Quest TV series that you do not need to invent always new songs, but the rearrangement of traditional songs often enough (what he had learned from Guthrie). So many of the present pieces have already been existing songs that he has merely rearranged. A bit of a shame it is that no live recordings are being (Seegers best discipline) and therefore not his talent really comes into its own. Nevertheless there are, with few exceptions absolutely worth listening pieces. In particular, this applies to the Industrials, for which one should necessarily also take care of the texts themselves.

Unfortunately, the collection is limited to the period of the late 40s and 50s, thus closing a significant portion of his work from. A final criticism concerns the so-called bonus tracks. I have no idea who stoned producer selected this according to what criteria. Compared to the regular tracks this fall anyway significantly.

Conclusion:
The contents of the CD sets alone I would have given 4 stars despite all the criticism. The technique has not yet tasted lousy one star. Nevertheless - lack of an alternative in the particular case a strong buy recommendation from me.