I bought both Hedy West CD's from Camsco. The music is excellent. She tells a story well with her singing, and she's a delight to listen to. Her song interpretations are intelligent and interesting. I'll probably take the time to learn a number of songs from these CD's - they're real classics.
I think, though, that before you spend $36 for these CD's, you ought to know that that you don't get a whole lot for your money. The CD's are an amateur production, with paper CD labels and booklets produced on an inkjet printer, and no CD booklet information other than a list of the songs. I'll bet the CD's were recorded from LP's, because there are quite a few pops and crackles on the recordings. The sound quality is quite good, but it could have been filtered a bit more without destroying the sound quality.
My main complaint is that the CD's are so short. "Best of" has 9 cuts and is 24:35 minutes long. "Pretty Saro" is a little more reasonable, with 16 cuts, 38:17 minutes. Both albums could easily have fit on one CD - now THAT would certainly be worth $18. I'd like to support our esteemed veterans like Hedy West by buying more of her recordings, but I don't think I will. I think it's good for us to give her our support, but she should respond by giving us more value for our money.
-Joe Offer-