Barbra Streisand – Live at the Bon Soir on 180g 2LP Vinyl
Discover Barbra Streisand's early club performances with Live at the Bon Soir, an audiophile 180-gram double LP from IMPEX Records. Recorded in Greenwich Village, New York, in November 1962, this collection features 24 performances personally selected by Streisand from the original Bon Soir master tapes.
From "Cry Me a River" to "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "A Taste of Honey," these recordings capture her expressive voice and distinctive interpretations of standards and cabaret songs. Put on the records and step into the intimate atmosphere of the club where her career began to take shape.
Vinyl edition details
- Format: 180g vinyl, 2LP
- Label: IMPEX Records, in conjunction with Sony Music Entertainment
- Recorded: Bon Soir, Greenwich Village, New York, November 1962
- Vinyl lacquer mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Pressing: RTI
- Producers: Barbra Streisand, Martin Erlichman, and Jay Landers
Carefully restored from the original session tapes
Paul Blakemore transferred the original three-track session tapes to high-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz digital files, which were mixed by Jochem van der Saag. Blakemore used an all-analog signal-processing chain for mastering, and Bernie Grundman created the lacquer master for this vinyl edition. This release uses a high-resolution digital transfer in its production process; it is not described as an all-analog recording chain.
A historic live recording
Columbia Records captured Streisand's Bon Soir show across three nights in 1962, before ultimately choosing a studio recording for her debut album. These performances offer a portrait of an emerging artist, combining theatrical storytelling, playful cabaret selections, and deeply felt ballads. Streisand authorized this collection for release six decades later.
Track listing
- Introduction by David Kapralik / My Name Is Barbra
- Much More
- Napoleon
- I Hate Music
- Right As the Rain
- Cry Me A River
- Value
- Lover, Come Back to Me
- Band Introductions
- Soon It's Gonna Rain
- Come to the Supermarket (In Old Peking)
- When the Sun Comes Out
- Happy Days Are Here Again
- Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
- A Sleepin' Bee
- I Had Myself A True Love
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
- I'll Tell the Man in the Street
- A Taste of Honey
- Never Will I Marry
- Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me
- My Honey's Lovin' Arms
- I Stayed Too Long At the Fair
UPC: 856276002794