Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Frank Sinatra Available Now
UPDATE 2026
This commentary about what to listen for on Sinatra’s 1963 album The Concert Sinatra was originally posted in 2015.
There may be a touch of smear (you can most easily hear it in the strings) but the sound is so RICH and Tubey Magical that you will barely be aware of it. Your attention should be focused on the superb feel the man has for this music.
One thing to pay special attention to, especially if you have other copies of the album, is that Sinatra’s voice on both sides of this pressing always sounds natural even at its loudest.
There is no strain or hardness.
That, among many other things, is what separates the best copies from the also-rans (and, of course, all the reissues, which tend to have gritty, harsh vocals which quickly get unbearably edgy in the louder parts).