BARUCH LEVINE and DONI GROSS have somehow managed to hit the spot again
Just when you think it’s all been done with nostalgia albums, BARUCH LEVINE and DONI GROSS have somehow managed to hit the spot again with a completely fresh nostalgic project. After two OFF THE RECORD albums packed with the warm sound of English oldies, the new Off the Record, featuring MOSHE MENDLOWITZ, is a compilation of vintage songs from five early Pirchei choirs, taking the mini-series in a new direction.
“This one comes from Baruch,” producer Doni Gross is quick to admit. “I felt that there are already so many nostalgia albums out there, but Baruch felt that we could still add something new, if we focused on a specific era and promoted the contribution of specific niche groups.”
This Pirchei focus takes the Off the Record series further back than the previous two collections, which were mostly songs of the 1980s and 1990s. Pirchei Agudas Yisrael released three albums in the mid-1960s, followed by London Pirchei in the early ’70s, along with Toronto Pirchei and Amudai Shaish, until others of the genre came along.
“I was thinking that if we don’t put these out with up-to-date arrangements, the songs will be forgotten,” Baruch says.
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