title: A Musical Work Of Art.............

text:
When this project was first released it became possibly the most highly acclaimed "album" in gospel legend Cynthia Clawson's illustrious career and it has been written that it is her personal favorite.  A Grammy and multiple Dove Award winning artist, Clawson is simply without peer.  Very few artists sing or perform with this level of artistry and for good reason Clawson has long been called "the singer's singer".

"Hymnsinger" is quite simply one of the most stunning hymn collections ever recorded (even though there are a few original compositions/non-hymns included).  The thoughtful and evocative arrangements have a striking musical cohesiveness that is partially due to the stellar arrangements of pianist extraordinaire David Maddux.  The remaining credit lies heavily on Clawson's own sumptous vocals.

A few selected comments on the music:

This is one of those rare c.d.'s that simply does not have a bad track on it (with the possible exception of the odd antiphonal treatment of "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" which fares poorly due to the heavy layering of Clawson's incredibly rich voice).  The opening track, the title song "Hymns" is a paean to the sacrifices and contributions of hymn writers throughout history and is truly one of the most breathtaking songs I have ever heard.  In a list of the best songs ever recorded in Christian music, I would most definitely include "Hymns".  While I'm typically not a fan of "medleys", the two "suites" included here are absolutely stunning and actually assist in giving the project much of it's "flow".  I particularly love the joy and playfulness of the beautiful "Then I Saw You"...a Christian "torch" song if ever there was one <G>.  Clawson's rendition of the beloved "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" is awe-invoking as is "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go", which is sung so simply and arranged so beautifully that it becomes not a hymn, but a love song about the relationship between the Creator and the created.  The final track..."When My Soul Goes Home/When We All Get To Heaven" is absolute poetry set to music and not a song that you'll easily forget.  Many of the lyrics to this song are so memorable that they have stayed with me to this day.  Pure magic.  Kudos to Clawson/Maddux for selecting some of the most timeless and classy hymns ever written.  And for arranging them in ways comparable to putting precious jewels in the most perfect settings imaginable.

The original album/cd has the beautiful kaleidoscopic cover art of Clawson sitting by a pond.  A later re-release titled..."The Hymnsinger" with a plain cover is still the same c.d.

Many of the tracks were available at the time of release on accompaniment vocal tracks as well as a now hard-to-find songbook.  Clawson's own website may have this and other titles available.  A track list follows:

01. Hymns; 02. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee; 03. Suite: For The Beauty Of The Earth; This Is My Father's World; Then I Saw You; 04. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross; 05. Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing; 06. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence; 07. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go; 08. Suite: There Is A Balm In Gilead; Dad By Day; I Need Thee Every Hour; Be Still My Soul; 09. When My Soul Goes Home with When We All Get To Heaven.


title: Excellent

text: Excellent I highly recommend it


title: ... for a replacement because the sound quality was so bad.

text: Had to send for a replacement because the sound quality was so bad.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent music and great for a lovely dinner setting!


title: Good deal

text: Product was really like new, not one scratch!


title: This is an extraordinary recording

text: I agree with other customer reviewers that this is an exceptional recording of two beautiful pieces of music.  Other recordings of the Magnificat do not compare to this in recording quality, production, or  performance.  The male soloists in the Magnificat stand out, and Emma  Kirkby is incredible in Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen.  When I am looking  for a CD to buy for a gift, this one is always on the top of my list.


title: Past the bands best

text: I was lucky enough to see the band in October 2019. Great night even if only one original is in the band. Rod Clements ( lovely bloke ) seemed to speak some of the old songs instead of singing. The Gentleman is over seventy and no doubt his voice has passed its best ( although Paul McCartney and Tom Jones can still belt out a tune ) perhaps he needs some Fishermans Friends.  I realise this is a LIVE album, but I would have recorded a few more gigs live before choosing one for the album.


What a fantastic adventure!  A++ for Heirloom Audio Productions.  Our whole family, from our 11 yr old daughter to her grandmother loved listening to this audio.  What a marvelous way to immerse yourself in History, especially with such great role models.  The ideas and lessons you come away with are timely and so desperately needed in this day and age.  "Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." - Robert E. Lee


title: I wrote it, so I love it.

text: This is a "Jazz Fusion" album I produced and played on back in 1986. It has a lot of great players on it and some nice tunes, most notably "Are You Mine" which was a bit of a hit on the newly-minted Quiet Storm radio format. Some might want to pick it up just because the liner notes are a poem written by Al Stewart.


title: Mike Tiano emerges triumphant with debut release "Creetisvan"

text:
I’ve had the better part of a week to give this new debut album from Mike Tiano a good and fair listen. So, I feel now that I can give it an honest and subjective review, mixed with a little objectivity as well.
Before I go further, let’s do that ever awful and evil classification thing: Personally, I would peg this a mostly prog mixed a fair amount of verse-chorus-bridge rock as well as a tinge of folk music. Influences I hear are early Genesis, Beatles, Yes, a tinge of Gentle Giant, and Renaissance.

Bottom line: I really, really like this album.  I am stopping just short of using the word “love”, because I don’t want to offend the other albums in my life that I’ve had years, if not decades, of a relationship with. And really, it’s just too soon for that “L” word, right?

I wish I could insert a line graph into this review, so that you could see my thoughts on the highs and lows. Since I cannot, I will bid you to envision a mountain range on the horizon. This album starts just below one of the peaks and quickly goes to the top, followed by valley, then quickly back up near the top of the range and pretty much stays at that altitude or higher for the rest of the album.

OK, going song by song with some thoughts and a 1 out of 10 rating.
1) There Behind You – Mike starts this whole thing out in your face, but then gives you a quick “Psych!” to let you know that you actually won’t know what’s coming even if you think you do. Eventually it turns into a real upbeat tune that serves as a great icebreaker into his music sensibilities. Very enjoyable start. - 8/10
2) On Hold – Brilliant the whole way through. I find this song flawless (for a human). Slow tempo that matches the lyrics, and even though Mike probably has his own story behind this song, the words will ring true (pun fully intended) for most of us during our frustrations with being put “on hold, AGAIN!”  The song craft is excellent, the arrangement perfect, orchestration spot on. The first mountain peak – 10/10
3) Constant Companion – This is not exactly a song, per se’, and it’s just over one minute long.  I mean, it is music, but it’s really an “I love you” from Mike to his wife from what I can tell in the liner notes. It’s very sweet and I am certainly glad it’s on here, if anything to give us a glimpse into the type of man he is; but, it’s probably not a song you’re going to load onto your mp3 player for your morning jog.  But then, what do I know? – 7/10
4) The Dark Ages – This is the only song that has not clicked for me yet. Musically speaking, that is. The lyrics are excellent and I actually really like the fragility in Mike’s voice as he sings it.  I just don’t find the melody and chorus very memorable and I cannot get a sense of togetherness between the band members. Maybe it will hit me one day (and I will keep listening), but for now – 5/10
5) Dance Of The Little Guys – A very good acoustic guitar instrumental that features Randy George as well. Really well done. 8/10
6) Different Drummer – (Features Billy Sherwood from Yes) You know those early Rush songs in the mid 70s we love, but their arrangements had some quirky phrases and resolutions that were indicative of their innocence and where they were at as a recording band? That’s kind of how I feel about this song. I really dig it. It’s pretty proggy and a real enjoyable listen, but I think some tweaks in the arrangement could have brought it up from an 8 to a 9 or even 10.  As it is, 8/10
7) Automaton – OK, folks. This is the big one. The “Wow!” There is not a single thing wrong with this song, and I did look. The playing is great. The music perfectly matches the subject matter. The orchestration wonderful. Arrangement and production top notch. The guitar solo is awesome. Mike sings it in a range and manner that fit his voice’s strength. The high point on this album, and even though On Hold I also give a 10, this is a 10 just on a higher peak. Very well done, Mike. I mean, this is greatness. – 10/10
8) A Natural – The first of two beautiful ballads in a row. Great melody and chorus. 9/10
9) The Evergreens – A gorgeous song that should come with a warning that says, “Don’t listen to this song while driving if you are in a pensive mood.” Certainly a high point on the album, but also showcases Tiano’s ability to write an excellent and moving verse-chorus tune that should appeal to fans of all styles. 9/10
10) Triad – Now this song is just a great and fun rocker with a great melody and hooky chorus. Super catchy and a nice pick me up after the ballads. 9/10
11) (Because) You Win – Great chord progression and melody line on this super positive and uplifting tune. You know, if Mike Tiano were to be invited as a guest on Sesame Street, it would be to sing this song to some Muppets and children as they song right along with him. There are a lot of memorable, catchy lines on this album, but this is the song I would say is the earworm. 8/10
12) Emerge Triumphant – Well, if the song before didn’t stoke you up for the day, then this one sure will. The message is as positive as the title suggests. Upbeat tempo with another nice melody; and it’s got a very good riffy chorus. A good choice to end the album with that also kind of hooks you in for another listen. (BTW - David Sancious guests here on keys) - 9/10

A couple more things-
Now in all fairness to other possible listeners (as well as Mike himself) I do have one criticism to make, but it has the weird dichotomy of also being a positive aspect as I wouldn’t have it any other way. As much as Mike Tiano’s vocals are not super polished, what you do have here is CONVICTED singing, and I find it one of the charms in this effort. After all, it’s somewhat autobiographical, so he should be the one telling the stories and sharing the messages.

In closing, I’ll just say this. I may not be as prolific in new music acquisition as other prog and rock fans;  but, I have purchased most of the latest releases from The Flower Kings, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, and Glass Hammer. Of all those, though, they were put on the shelf after one or two listens. Great albums? Sure. But, Mike Tiano’s “Creetisvan” has already matched the number of listens of all those albums combined, and I don’t plan to shelve it any time soon. I am not suggesting he is better than those guys at all; I am just saying that this is a unique release with a lot more to offer than one might think for a guy who is (basically) new to recording and releasing his music to the world.

And this listener is sure glad he did.  4.2 out of 5 stars


title: Premier Julie

text: I have been a Julie Andrews fan for ages and this is by far my favorite of all her recordings.  Suprisingly, it is not her interpretations of the Rogers and Hammerstein songs on here that shines(although she sings them  all exquisitely) but the Rogers and  Hart songs(Where or When and  It Never  Entered My Mind / Spring Is Here combo especially).  No one can interpret  these Broadway classics as she can.  It amazes me that even at the age she  recorded this(late 50's) she could still hit those high notes, as at the  end of this version of The Sound of Music.<br />It is a real tragedy that  surgery has ruined her vocal chords.  She was scheduled to record and  release a CD of Gershwin tunes, which I'm certain would have been  exquisite.


title: Absoutely beautiful Music!

text:
Outstanding job by 101 strings on these beautiful melodies. Great for relaxing. Here's a track listing.

1. stormy weather 2. midnight rhapsody, 3. chopins study in E major,  4. They call the wind maria, 4. meditation from thais, 6. evening star, 7. liebestraum, 8. lone star concerto, 9. night at beacon hill, 10. starlight rhapsody, 11. love before dawn, 12. blue danube, 13. concerto d'amour, 14. cameo, 15. spanish sunset, 16. moonlight & you, 17. the night is young and you are beautiful, 18. the moon was yellow, 19. moonlight in vermont, 20. orchids in the moonlight


title: Classic church hymns sung beautifully

text:
On this cd, Shelia, backed by the Kings Singers, lends her beautiful voice to the performance of many classic hymns of the
church such as Fairest Lord Jesus, It Is Well With My Soul,
Near To The Heart Of God,Great Is Thy Faithfulness and more.
If you like hearing the old hymns of the church and hearing
them sung most beautifully, you'll enjoy this inspiring cd.


title: Great Cd And Movie

text: I loved this cd especially the title song and gori gori they were my favorites.


title: PINK FLOYD

text: My favorite music.


title: One Star

text: Almost certain this was a knock off CD. Case cover pages were extremely cheap.


title: One of the best of its genre

text: For those who love Canadian Maritime folk, this is a must have.


title: Sounds fantastic.

text: Outstanding pressing. Sounds fantastic.


title: Damaged box

text: Album came quicker than expected and CD plays fine, however the outer box is scuffed in the corner. When opening the box, I saw that the side with the photo book was also coming apart. Wouldn't recommend buying.

user_id: AEQQWNUVVMVDXOFWLKMEUPXZDNAA


title: Spirit and Soul filled

text: If you are a Michael English fan or you just want a CD to play that you can feel the spirit of God’s love and Grace, this is the one for you.  You can feel Michael reaching out to God.  It is by far my favorite.


title: Wonderful Music..!!!

text:
PUERTO RICO ALSO LOVES FRESH AIRE
 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER !!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful Music !, Specially when played on a
Powerful Equipment!..  YES!!!!

Congrats Chip !!!


title: The songs.

text: I love the songs.


title: Very nice, wonderful singer

text: Very nice, wonderful singer!


title: My Country at War

text: My Country At War is an outstanding WW II composition created by Harl McDonald and Orchestrated by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. It is America's 1812 Overture.


title: Beautiful!!

text: Her voice and talent is amazing! So talented, you will not be disappointed. Check out her YouTube channel too, she's great!


title: Evgenij Krylatov Prekrasnoe Daleko

text: This CD contains some great music from children's movies. Adventures of Electronic  and Guest from the Future.  It's good entertainment for long commutes.


title: Big disappointment

text: I'm a big fan of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's singing and had viewed some songs from the Deja Vu album on youtube.  I was looking forward to playing my own album and interested to hear more of his crossover music which had been highly praised.  But the disc was a huge let-down, mainly because of its unbalanced mix - all the songs overpowered by a thumping bass and facile orchestration.  His voice is still beautiful and his diction - in three languages - is excellent, but he would have done better to sing a cappella, the mix was so bad.  And then - to add insult to injury - the DVD of Toi et Moi !!!  What on earth induced him to introduce chains, whips and a woman screaming in .... pleasure? Anguish? Who knows?  Who cares?  Whatever it was, it was ludicrous, cliches stacked on top of cliches in a package that would have been offensive if it wasn't so laughable.  I think I'm still a fan of Hvorostovsky - singing opera and Russian folk songs - but this album does nothing to enhance his reputation and I won't be playing it again.  In fact, I'd give it away if there's anyone out there who wants to go to the trouble of letting me know where I can send it to.


title: Austin?

text: Formed in Shreveport, LA in 1980... seen 'em at Humphries in the Square back then. White dood with dreadlocks made them legit.


title: Searing Vocals and intense beats!

text:
This band had a short life of about two years, 88 - 90. the little amount of material they accumulated was potent and worthwhile. A decade after their breakup their sound still holds up. This CD amasses the entire gamut of their recordings. Their early work was more rough edged and less polished. The "A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS" 6 -song ep. The songs on this ep capture the sound of the NEW YORK CITY hardcore scene after the demise of the now infamous CBGB's sunday hardcore matinee's.  Most notable on this EP are the vocals of singer DARYL KAHAN, who managed to combined a scortching vocal style and abrasive tone with a melodic edge reminiscent of early hardcore from the BOSTON era.
Moving on to the remaining tracks that were from their more polished LP - "COLOSSUS". This album was without question a masterpiece and served as their epitaph. They would actually break-up before the album's release. One has to wonder what would have been if this four piece could have co-existed for a few more years but, tension within the bands' members caused their unfortunate demise. The "COLOSSUS" tracks  once again emphasized their in your face, gutterall vocal style. This time around a more powerful sound overall was imminent as well with emphasis on a big nasty "wet" drum sound.
The string members of this band went on to form HELLNO, which never lived up to the acclaim of CITIZENS ARREST. Other somewhat notable bands that came out of CA's ashes were. TASTE OF FEAR, MOSES and ONE SIDED WAR...


title: The most important thing is to order more St Michael chaplet

text: I like today have more on stock


title: Great CD!

text: Great CD!!


title: Five Stars

text: My dad loved the CD


title: Good

text: Nice book


title: Love it! What a classy looking coat

text: Love it! What a classy looking coat! Love the length, and also love the fit. It will be perfect for church or everyday with leggings! I'm 5'4" and weigh 130 and I have plenty of room. I thought about ordering a small to see the difference but decided to stay with the medium, so I will feel comfortable in it and it will falls good. I'm going to order the gray too. What a fantastic price!!!!


title: Music At Its Best

text: Listening pleasure


title: Five Stars

text: Dealivery time was fast nice


I own this box set, purchased directly from Marina's official webstore. It's a great product but I do agree it's over priced. I paid less than $60 and it was even signed. My rating, however, is for the product and not the price.


title: Five Stars

text: Girls' Generation is love. And this dvd is all about them. Get it


title: PERFECT ALBUM AND SELLER!

text:
I've bought from K-POP WORLD before so I didn't hesitate to order from them as soon as I saw that they were selling this.
To begin with, the album came 5 days before the estimate. 5! I was very please with that.
Also, add in that they gave a free picture card (I GOT ME MY BUNNY!) which was totally unexpected. Then the entire box was filled with bubble wrap and it seemed unending.

The songs are awesome. Better than IGAB, that's for sure. It is small tho, but doesn't disappoint. Buy from this seller guys, it's worth it.


title: LOVE THE CD AND THE SELLER!

text:
I love this seller(OKSTAR). They're cheap and efficient! Even though they're just starting, I really appreciate the diligence they gave while answering my questions.

For one, they have one of the cheapest KPOP albums out there. I love how Amazon had 2 estimated delivery dates but it came a week before the closest estimated delivery date.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting the poster to be good since it was folded (or it even having a poster since I ordered it WAAAAY too long after the album was sold) but it came out better than expected. The box was serioously beaten up from the shipping from Korea BUT THE CD WAS PERFECTLY FINE!!! When they told me they would pack it nicely, THEY DID!

For the album, honestly, MUST GET! I was reluctant to buy it since of the few issues, like having a guy in the photobook (STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT) but other than that, it was worth the money. The photo's were REALLY thick, almost like they actually used photo paper, not like the other's were it's only thick paper. The album was heavy because of the photo and yes, IT'S SERIOUSLY A PINK TAPE :P I like the VCR type packaging and the strip at the back like the movie credits and stuff. The song's were over all amazing <3 It's seriously f(x)'s style. It does come with a photocard (Got Luna's) and it's really adorable.

But, seriously, MUST GET ALBUM!!!


title: Stirring melo-death...

text: The melody inherent in this album is breathtaking to say the least. The first listen is relatively non-descript, because the notes in their riffs are unpredictable and sound abnormal in their compositional pre-climaxes and conclusions. Compositions almost sound ludicrous, but the more I listen to this album, the more I cannot believe the indwelling sadness in these overflowing climactic melodies. Alot of the melodies are tremolo melodies with midpaced drum work, which climax and are sped up, adding to the climax with a more fast paced rhythm of the former. There is also alot of transitions to new rhythms and bridges. This is true melo-death. Add this to your collection and prepare to be stricken and awed. Apostisy is a Christian band.


title: It cost this much for a reason...

text: This is some of the best progressive black metal that I have ever heard in my life, and I've been on this planet for over 30 years. there is very few bands out there that can compete with this album. The technicality, the brutality, the outright rage in the vocals will blow you away. Very high pitched shrieks will decapitate you and your head won't even care. It'll keep on listening. Complex musical structures make up some of the best and original black metal riffs that I have ever heard. If your into Dissection, Hypocrisy, Disincarnate, or Abyssos, then you will love Mutant. But it's sad, because this is only a side project from the band Theory in practice, and I think this project might of been finalized years ago.


title: Great, for an EP

text: Pretty nice thrash beats with some transitions into black metal tremolo picking. Pretty simple stuff here, without much complexity. This is definitely for fans of Soul embraced, or for people that like some fast jamming, in your face thrash metal. It's very nice for being only an EP. My only complaint is that it has not one solo in any of the seven songs on the album, and it's just too simple. If you wanna Jam out for about 20 minutes though, then buy this definitely.


title: May be 12 years later, but so glad I found it!

text:
Unfortunately I found this CD 12 years after it was released but I am still very happy to have found it!

This band is very talented and for a first release this album is very good if not great.  It amazes me that this band is not on a major tour yet.  They could be huge if only supported by "the powers that be".

Personal favorites off the album include "Preacher Man"; "Window Pain"; and "Durin's Bane".  Their style very much fits my laid back personality.

For those looking for Heavy Metal or the catchy Nu Metal stuff this band is not for you, but those looking for a edgy rock but sometimes laid back style these guys are great!

Conductor Man 8/10; Window Pain 10/10; Stalkers Letters 10/10; Seat 21 8/10; Preacher Man 10+/10; Durin's Bane 10+/10; Naonna 9/10; Pride is Gone 10/10; 7 Years from Then 9/10; Blood in the Streets 9/10; The Whale Song 9/10 (similar to Naonna)

I would also recommend any of their other releases.  Although Synergy is a bit harder & heavier than this release or Shine & March of the Bastards.


title: Good

text: Good


title: Excellent Compilation

text: This a truly great collection of 1960's garage/pop/rock and roll, presented in top-notch sound quality in a very impressive package with many photos and detailed liner notes. As a long-time 1960's music collector, I was familiar with Floyd & Jerry's singles (as a team, and with The Door Nobs and Counterpoints); most are included here, but this CD digs much deeper by including never-before-heard demos, songs written by Floyd & Jerry but recorded by other artists, and songs where Floyd & Jerry performed as a backing band. The collection would be complete, except that there are five songs recorded for Double Shot that are not included. Since the compilers had inquired on the songs but were declined, we can't hold them accountable for not including them. They would have no doubt been welcomed, but what's here is strong enough for repeated listening. Floyd & Jerry just missed the "big time", and this CD provides ample evidence for why they were targeted for bigger and better things. It was a common story in the '60s for extremely talented local/regional groups to not be able to break out nationally, but CDs like this help to keep these bands' stories alive by making the music available to interested parties. Let's hope there are several similar releases ahead.


title: Last CD available..YAY!

text: Very dated CD but its one of my favorite and I wanted to get it for a friend who is a new christian and loves christian music.  So, off to the Amazon trail I clicked.  Found only one copy and I jumped on it.  It arrives earlier than expected much to my delight .  The gentleman packed it well and now I'm waiting to give it to her on her Birthday.  So please with the entire process.  Thanks to the gentleman who posted the sale.


title: Better than the original?

text: Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the rock canon should already know Dr. John's voodoo swamp classic "I Walk on Guilded Splinters". But this mighty cover version by blues/soul veteran Johnny Jenkins (with Duane Allman on guitar) just might be even better.<br />(And it was this version, not Dr. John's, that Beck sampled to such great effect for "Loser")


title: Second-tier Hippie/Psych

text: I really dig the vibe on this one. It sounds like a heavier version of Moby Grape. If only the songs were as good as the Grape's, we'd have a buried treasure on our hands. As it is, it's a fun but inessential collection of second-tier hippie/psych.


title: Wow

text: This is a great song that has a great country partner dance to it. If you love music and dance get this one.


title: Secret Lovers

text: Atlantic Starr is one of my all-time favorite groups.  Secret Lovers is an anthem that I lived by in my fantasies.


Buy this Cd so you can say you knew Jamie before he made it BIG.
Great content and talent.  Jamie has great vocals and his drummer and bassest are GREAT..
If you get a chance go see them live..
But first, Buy this CD and enjoy it..


title: Five Stars

text: Greater


title: WOW is wow!. Great worship music all on 2 CD/s

text: One of the best WOW Worship CD's to be released for Worship music. the best of the best........ PTL


title: ... that this was "excerpts" from Peter Pan and was disappointed to only get 4 tracks for almost $20

text: Somehow I missed that this was "excerpts" from Peter Pan and was disappointed to only get 4 tracks for almost $20.  Canthy Rigby is great - I hope Amazon finds a way to get the whole soundtrack on digital.


title: Best GOTHIC DANCE music EVER. Period

text: I first came across this at Hot Topic back when they first opened, ages ago and they were selling sampler CD's for like $3.98 or something. I fell in love with it instantly. Played it so much it got too scratched up to function. My fiance/best friend/love of my life wanted this too and we both fell in love with it. Great price, so happy. Takes us back to our youth. When Goth was Good. Thank you so much,


title: Here's One for every Collection!

text: Olivera's playing is brilliant, the organ is stunning, the acoustics are grand and the recording is dynamic. It's hard to over-rate this disc!


title: Best single-disc Auger compilation

text: Auger was one of the creators of jazz fusion and a true father of acid jazz. This album swings, rocks and rolls. This is the best single-disc Auger compilation out there.


title: CD Single - not a CD album ...

text: Good song, however please note that there is only one song on the CD. It is a CD single, not an album. The price (over $12), and lack of details on the Amazon listing, led me to believe that I was buying an album. Next time I'll do a bit more research!


title: The Greatest Album Never Released

text: Raw energy, the forebears of the Dead Boys and Pere Ubu compiled enough material by the mid-70's for this album but it was not released until decades later, thus earning the title Greatest Album Never Released.  The version of Ain't It Fun is a lot slower than the Dead Boys version but still retains the bitterness.


title: I love the cd

text: I love the cd, but do not love the fact that Amazon charged me one price that was $4 more than the price that was actually marked on the cd case!  THAT was wrong, and not cool.


title: Memories

text: I have been looking for this album for years to replace the one that got broken. I listened to it today for the first time. It was fantastic.


title: Wrong one came in

text: DO NOT BUY ITS NOT THE PICTURE


title: Four Stars

text: An excellent box set


title: All the Glory—Awesome

text: Absolutely beautiful!


title: It's Jason Gray... what more could you ask for?!

text: Jason Gray has become my favorite contemporary Christian artist... I love all his music.  I find his thoughts and feelings to greatly resonate with me and mine!


title: Five Stars

text: Great Lil Wayne cd, all tracks, brand new, couldnt ask for more!


title: Can't stop listening

text: Wonderful!


title: GoldGrooves

text: Cool.


title: Fantastique 🤟

text: I got the original LP many moons ago and am so glad I went ahead and got this cd. The music has this earthy deep sound. I did not care for the write up that came with the cd describing Ansley’s issues. I suggest the authors talk about the music included which is fantastique. One of the best blues coming out of England.


title: Mememories, memories!

text: Trini sounds as good as ever.


title: Soothing music

text: I had heard a selection from that CD and loved it. So I looked it up and ordered the CD and I love it!!


title: great music

text: inspiring music that is still up to date, dignified and moving...would like more of this type of CD so keep me posted


title: quick delivery

text: Lots of beautiful and favorite songs. I was especially happy with how quickley I received the CD.


title: The Title Says It All

text: All the songs on this album are great, and are true classics. I love these old 60's Chipmunks, and still do. So this is a great for any Chipmunk fan, young and old to listen to, and is worth buying it.


title: Five Stars

text: easy listening and interesting.


title: Five Stars

text: beautiful music and nikos has a beautiful voice, listen to it most days.


title: Five Stars

text: EXCELLENT


title: love it

text: fantastic album!


title: Five Stars

text: Great album. Delivery was very slow.


title: Five Stars

text: Brings back a lot of memories.


title: Terrible

text: It sounded nothing like Maverick City. It was high pitched and sounded terrible.


title: Play it over and over!

text: I love this cd so much, I have practically worn it out!  The music is truly inspirational, and the Daystar Singers are incredibly talented.  It is my favorite CD.


title: Smooth purchase!

text: Shipped real fast. Excellent condition. I am well satisfied. Will buy from them again!


title: Everything handled very well.

text: Shipment received promptly and in good condition.


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD & singer


title: When new might not be new

text: I received my cd in a plastic bag and not a sealed wrap like most cds are unless told so. The case was cracked but the cds seemed or looked ok. Nice cd wrong price.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it... I use the "Hello Hello" song everyday


title: Five Stars

text: Great for preschool


title: Great

text: The audio enhancements are amazing.  I'm going to enjoy listening to this CD.  Patsy's voice clarity is amazing.


title: The kids love it

text: Could use more tiles but a great learning device to engage my kiddos


title: Love this cd!

text: This is an excellent product!!  I love it because it takes me back 25 years to my childhood.  I listed to this on a record!  Now my 4 & 8 year olds can benefit from the songs and message of the storyline!!  So glad it's available in cd!!  Very fast shipping!!  I received it in 2 or 3 days!!!  I couldn't believe it!  Thank you!!

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title: One Star

text: I expected slit more .


title: Five Stars

text: Great combo.


title: Good AC/DC Rock N Roll - Good Times

text: Good AC/DC Rock N Roll - Good Times


title: Two Stars

text: I was expecting all misty Edward's not other artists


title: Super Futuristic Music

text: I had forgotten about this group going back to the 90's when I was playing it. My daughter heard it on the car radio and immediately called me. The nxt day I bought it off of amazon music and I am telling you, the music is soothing like listening to nature while you think or while sleeping. I also bought the CD by Hiroshima Titled "East". Every song is "GREAT" a must buy for both CD's.


title: Great Album

text: This is probably the best Ten Hands album as it has great songs and production.  It's a lot of fun with a lot of really talented musicians on it.


title: Imperfect, but I gotta give 5 stars for Pastor Jason.

text: I shall admit my bias right off.  The drummer in Oil, Pastor Jason, was a Pastor at the church I attend and am a member of.  The mix on this live recording is guitar centric.  Unfortunately, the other band members aren't balanced in the mix.  I like bands that know how to share sonic space to create a greater whole.  That's missing here.  Love that it's heavy music with a Christian message.  Having seen Pastor Jason play drums live at church, his love and passion for playing shines through, I had to give this a high mark, despite it's flaws.


title: Interesting heavy psych LP; odd production

text: These guys were definitely following their own vision.  This is 1973 heavy guitar psych with cosmic lyrics and unusual sound with the drums way down in the mix.  Leadoff track is tremendous, rest is pretty good.  The cover pictured is that of a bootleg release.  I actually purchased one of the band's releases which has the original generic rainbow cover.  That version suffers from very bad remastering.  The bootleg version actually sounds better!


I love this project more each time I listen to it. It took a lot of time and a little extra $ to get it, but I must say...This is a very, very wonderful piece of music history (however deep it gets buried). The musicality is not only classic Kenny L., but there is an element of perfection (Yes, I believe in perfection) to this album that is missing from so much of what we call music these days. Chilled out, laid back, smooth tempos. Arrangements are simply superb. This has songs to help you relax; sweet, endearing love songs; helpful, honest, and hopeful lyrics.<br />I have no idea why this is such a rare find, but I do know why it is a prize! I definitely recommend this if you want some music to satisfy your ears, hearts, and souls.


title: EXCELLENT MUSIC

text: I LOVE SHAI. THIS CD WAS TRULY SLEPT ON. IT IS A MASTERPIECE.


title: NAH! NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.

text: It wasn't in a "Real" CD jewel case.  I thought it was the remix verision with smif-n-Wesson, it just the regular cd verision of the song.


title: Simply perfect!

text: This set came nicely packaged. Great toons on each disk. Perfect poolside pick!


title: Five Stars

text: My daughter is very happy!!!


title: Flaws in the recordings

text: Two songs on CD1 have flaws in them.  Set Fire to the Rain skips and then gets stuck that it has to be skipped through it's pretty bad.  CD#2 the very first song is suppose to be WWWY but it starts out with another song and cuts into WWWY.  It's great for the most part but with the bad parts it's not worth the money.  Disappointed.


title: I am very pleased with this

text: I am very happy with my purchase. The records are in good shape and play well. Thanks so much!


title: Incredable album. Thank you, Stephanie!

text: Enjoyed this album very much. I loved Stephanie as a worship leader, and I hope and pray this is just the first album of many more to come. Beautiful, deep, and Holy Spirit rich songs! More, more, more, please... "Baby, you're almost home now, please don't quit now, you're almost home to me." Still pushing back the tears... =))


title: I got the album ok and it sounds great.. I sure wish I could get it ...

text: I got the album ok and it sounds great.. I sure wish I could get it on CD.  Thank you!


title: Anointed music

text: Anointed CD.  I was driving home from a tough day and slipped in the disk for the first time.  Immediately, I felt the tension begin to run off of me. Bought copies for friends.


title: Love, Love, Love!

text: love this CD! Thanks for getting it to me quickly and for it being in such great shape!


title: So good had to share

text: The cd was more than I expected. I have to share it with my sister. Sure wish I could find another one I would buy it..


title: 10 Passion CD's

text: I recently purchased 10 Passion Cd's to add to my collection of other Passion CD's, which brings my total to 17. I am very pleased that Amazon had these CD's so I could have the full yearly collection of them all. The prices of each one varied from about $3-$15 and I thought that my total price paid was 'awesome.' What a 'great buy' for me and even better 'savings.' I don't think I could've bought these 10 cd's anywhere else for that price. I only have one small complaint and it's not that bad, but a couple of the cases were cracked and chipped. This had me worried at first, because I thought the cd's themselves were going to be broken, but they weren't. I am very satisfied with my overall purchases and would recommend them to any Christian music lover.


title: Five Stars

text: LOVED IT


title: Enjoy!!

text: I know this man of God personally for over 20 years and let me tell you firsthand that he is the REAL deal!! He loves Jesus and walks the walk while he's talking the talk! You will be blessed by this one since you'll also get to hear some of his preaching in between some of the songs. Enjoy!!


title: I know this man of God personally for over 20 ...

text: I know this man of God personally for over 20 years and let me tell you firsthand that he is the REAL deal!! He loves Jesus and walks the walk while he's talking the talk!


title: Good

text: Good album


title: Five Stars

text: Good quality EP 45 rpm record. Put it on the Jukebox and it sounds fantastic.


title: Copy or Cover ?

text:
Andrew Gold is one of my very favourite musicians since the early 70s !I own all his LPs/CDs till today !
We know his very special ambition,to play in a kind of Beatle`s touch ? And so he wants to know everyone, that he can do the Beatles`stuff better than anyone else ? So he made such  perfect copies of some Beatle-Songs,that you really can`t differ between his products and the Originals ? Now there comes the question: Does this make sense, anyway ? Or should we buy better the Originals then ?
 I prefer better Cover-Songs with an individual note, than perfect Copies ! But you cannot overlook the musical potential of Andrew Gold and his sporting ambition, to copy 100% in this case.I don`t know, if this will move Mr.McCartney, to make Andrew join his band, as Mr.Gold always wants to do this ?
But at last: I bought this CD and loke to hear it !


title: A moving combination of emotions and talent

text: This is one of Paco de Lucia most poplar albums among modern Spanish guitar listeners. It's also a great place to start listening to De Lucia as the CD offers samples form both new and traditional Flamenco, plus other Spanish rhythms. Eight themes from De Lucia and six interpretations from other authors, among which we can distinguish two themes from the Spanish poet and also composer Federico García Lorca. "Entre Dos Aguas" is probably De Lucia's greatest hit world-wide. The success of this composition was an unexpected surprise to De Lucia as it was the last theme to be recorded and was composed as the group improvised and played in order to fill album space. "Rio Ancho" is a well known theme from De Lucia's trio efforts with Dimeola and Mc Laughing. The version recorded in this CD is the complete original version. De Lucia's guitar playing can be easily distinguished from the rest of the group's guitarists and his soloing will stand out from most of the world's wood guitar and nylon string players. De Lucia has added a great deal to the Flamenco music style and managed to grow further into the art of improvisation which lead him to enter into a fusion of styles and rhythms. This album specifically is closer to modern or nouveaux flamenco with very few moments of fusion, however if you understand about guitar playing you will appreciate that De Lucia's solos use tonalities and scales that are adventurous and challenging to the traditional player In summary, this album is a collection of different compositions and does not bear a defined style or a one music concept like De Lucia's last CD "Luzia". Nevertheless, the material is excellent and the instrument playing and ambience is superb. Flamenco music has a unique flavour and represents a life style. De Lucia is a main representative of this art and culture.


title: The WORST!

text: What a horrible POS.  It's like a collection of the beginning of songs that never progress or develop into anything.  S/B called The River That Goes Nowhere. The worst Floyd album ever.  The lone vocal is yet another rehash of Gilmour whining about Waters.  Pathetic.


title: Excellent addition to any Beatles collection.

text:
This is where the meat of the Anthology series is. The two discs  (especially the second one) cover the Beatles' most adventurous and  creative time with studio experimentation, and because of that this a great  companion piece to the respective studio albums (namely Revolver and Sgt.  Pepper, and the Magical Mystery Tour era singles).
But like I said on  the Anthology 1 review, the Anthologies can only really be appreciated with  a pre-existing knowledge of the band's studio songs (and the band members'  personalities to a lesser extent). It's like watching home videos of  someone else's childhood--you just can't fully appreciate it without some  proper frame of reference.
So this should still go only to those fans  that consider themselves fans of the band. It is the best of the 3, so if  you're undecided about whether or not to get the set, this would be the  ideal starting point. The music here is good (even early versions and  alternate takes of these songs sound great), and there is less live and  interview "filler" that brought the first Anthology down. And  it's fun hearing different versions of songs we're already used to. Plus,  Real Love sounds great!


title: Interesting look into Beatles' youth.

text:
The Beatles' Anthologies are meant for those fans that have an interest in  the band members' personalities and history, and not for those that enjoy  the Beatles on an music-only level. So if you're a fan, the kind that  enjoys reading books and watching tv specials about the band, then this'll  be a fun buy.
The music here is neither exceptional nor poor, so it  should be a decent listen. In order to get the most out of it though, you  should already have a good knowledge of the band and their studio  recordings. Seeing the variations in already-familiar tunes is the real  fun. So the Anthologies should be for fans only. I would recommend picking  up one of the more enjoyable and revealing 2nd or 3rd Anthologies if you're  on the fence on this one, and choosing from there.
One final note, unlike  the other two Anthologies, Anthology 1 covers a period where studio  experimentation was at a minimum, so there isn't as much insight into how  songs were being structured together. And the interview and live clips are  fun extras, but they're just not nearly as interesting as the stuff from  the next two Anthologies.


title: rather to go die than listening to this!

text: what a garbage this band is! the answer of the german teeny girl band for SPICE GIRLS in the UK. The girls are pretty but they do not show us any capability how they could play any of instruments on stage, and neither they could read any of the musical notes.<br />the germans keep on saying "SCHROTT"


title: garbage musical quality!


An awesome, true rock 'n' roll original album. All tracks are amazing. A true classic. It evokes great emotions and its got this energetic mood to it. One of my to ten albums of all time.


title: Wonderful, pleasant collection!

text: Underrated GEM! Nice blend of late 70s/early 80s AOR and Christian Contemporary music, sung by Michael Gonzales, with his wonderful, easy-on-the-ears tenor. Truly a shame, almost criminal, that it is not more readily available. Well-done, upbeat, pleasant Christian music that does not beat anybody over the head with its message. Highly recommend!


title: Another family tradition

text: I grew up listening to this Christmas album on vinyl. It was a staple in our family and I was excited to find it on CD.


title: Cannot go wrong.

text: one of may favorite CD"s of all time!


AWESOME! My two daughters and I love this CD. I have a 3 & 4 yr old and every morning we listen to Music Together on our way into daycare. We will definitely be buying more of these in the future.


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks!


title: Great album.

text: Love the music.


title: Great album

text: It’s perfect.


title: Don’t play

text: Have 100 old cassettes that all work and not one of these will play! Don’t waste your money


title: it's GREAT but...

text: I like this album very much but a word of warning NONE of the (networked) thrift/Goodwill stores offering this CD, now at a price near $50 actually have one to sell. I've ordered it from a half dozen of them and always receive some crappy book in it's place, always a DIFFERENT crappy book but definitely not a CD. Guess I'll have to settle for my mp3 version.


title: the king.

text: this is a very good and enjoyable cd.The music is great very well performed and imaginative.Gamal is a great player and this is a good representaion of his music.


title: FRESH MUFF!!

text: Beyond expectations!! Extraordinary. All the subtle yet crucial touchs make this record an instant classic.<br />Kim, if you're out there reading this: THANK YOU!!!!


title: Good quality, but much too small.

text: Vizcaya endpin caps are good quality, but unfortunately do not fit my 8mm New Harmony endpin.  Fortunately I was able to find endpin caps that fit through Southwest Strings; they carry rubber endpin caps specifically for New Harmony 8mm endpins with either a heat treated steel tip or carbide tip at around $6 each.


title: Two Stars

text: junk I returned it.


title: nothing I would call great.

text: it was alright. nothing I would call great.


title: Review of Enigma Greatest Hits

text: The greatest cd of Enigma that I have heard.  Both cd's have the same label on them with the same songs listed.  The cd jacket has the sons listed correctly, but songs are in reverse order.  Still the best I have!


title: Fabulous New Artist and I would give this CD an A++++

text: I absolutely love this CD. Sam Smith is a refreshing new sound. I can't wait for his next one. My main choice in music is country, but I just can't listen to this one enough!!!


title: I love getting Music I loved from my past!

text: I had been looking for this album for years.  Now, I do have my own copy, but I certainly played the heck out of it back then and thought that someday, I could get a cleaner copy and convert it to mp3, you know? Well, this ALMOST fits the bill.  This has been loved quite well for many years and shows signs of both appreciation, and neglect.  Between it and my own copy, I am sure I'll get a good copy.  I do wish that the seller had let me know more about the condition of the disc, but seriously...? It's from 1976...how pristine could it have been?!?  All in all, I'm happy.


title: Nice remake - good to hear these songs again

text:
This a good CD overall.  It is nice to hear Greg X. Volz again.  Many of these songs were Petra classics, although some of these songs sound quite similar to the originals in my opinion.  I think some of the more intense ones could have been done with heavier modern guitar distortion.  I also probably would not have included,"More Power to Ya," but maybe "Judas' Kiss" or "Road to Zion."

It's good to have in your collection, but doesn't really have the "wow" factor.


title: I've nearly worn this out playing it.

text: I bought this at a small star trek convention (the best kind!) in Syracuse, NY at least 8 or nine years ago. Got to meet and chat with him and get the cd autographed.  I always enjoyed his singing on ST Voyager and have loved all the songs on this album. I continue to hope he will release more. If you're a Star Trek/Science Fiction/Filk  fan you'll love this collection of songs. Highly reccomended.


title: Good

text: Good


title: Several very strong tracks. One of which is perfect.

text:
Really a strong collection of songs. Doses and Mimoas is so good that it will end up on your most played list and you will eventually get tired of hearing it after about 35 plays, but it really will take that long. The rest of the tracks are quite well done too. For a couple of young song writers this is a very impressive accomplishment. Other stand outs are la casa de obispo, xoxo, and "all".

This is worth buying for like 10 bucks. Buy it and then throw a party and serve fresh grapefruit juice and vodka that is colder than ice. Put some cranberry juice as a floater. make everyone drink as much as possible then start dancing.

Awesome.


title: Quite Simply- One of the Best Albums of the Year

text: The band's tight, yet alternative sound make this album catchy, poppy, and yet you still feel like it's only yours.  I put this in my CD player and have not been able to take it out.  At first there are a few tracks that really grab you, but then the more you listen the more you love every song.  Quite simply, one of the best albums of all of 2007!


title: So glad I found this again

text: A classic Austin music mish-mash of talented artists who came together for a short time. So glad I found this again!


title: was great

text: was what I wanted. Happy with this one. Would order again in a heartbeat and it was good quality and in good condition


title: Great CD (good sound)

text: Great product and timely shipping! Item was given as gift..I was told sound was great. He had bought another that was digitally remastered and said the sound was horrible..but was super happy with this cd.


title: Positive Force records featuring 7 Seconds, Action Figure, Short Dogs grow and many others

text:
Original Punk Rock bands from the 80's.  Various artists. all good songs and many Genres of Hardcore and punk to reggae and even a cool cover of "green eyed lady" by Scream.  a true rarity.  I was lucky to find my copy.  I only wish there were more liner notes on the bands.  Thanks to Kevin Seconds for making this Gem.  The audio quality is superb. Below are the Artists and song titles:
  SIDE 1.
Flag of Democracy (phila.pa)  The Family Knows.
Scream (washington dc)  Green Eyed lady
Short dogs grow (san francisco ca) grandstand play
Dissonance (flint mi) cruise control
Verbal assault (newport ri) instr.
Entirely Distorted (edmonton alta) i could see myself
The Brigade (los angeles ca) The last frontier
Outcry (minneapolis mn)  Someday
White Flag (riverside ca) suicide king
SIDE 2.
7 Seconds (reno nv) when one falls
5 Balls of Power (new hampshire) Radio Station a.s.o.l.
Adrenalin o.d. (new brunswick nj) Anarchy in the U.S.A. (live)
Scram (phila pa) Imagine
Care Unit (santa ana ca) Little Circus Man
Youth of Today (new york city) We Just Might
Action Figure (reno nv) Use Your Head
The Sins (riverside ca) Crazy River


title: Five Stars

text: excellent cassette! my favorite stones album! one of rock and roll's best!


an excellent 2cd package from a very underrated metal band! ozzy's guitarist gus g. shines bright in his early days here! highly recommended to all metalheads! fast shipping too!


title: Cool Compilation

text: Fun listening to CDs Brought back great memories


title: STREETHEART is underrated.

text: This LP from start to finish is SPECTACULAR. Like many bands from Canada, Streetheart is GREAT. They Deserve more recognition than they got here in the states. I have 3 of there LP's and they are all Fantastic.


title: One Star

text: No track listing fery dissatisfied


title: One Star

text: Want to see a cd on this one ty


title: Track listing

text: Not good put the track listing up there I'm very dissatisfied with this in want te see the songs on here  do.it right you have a 1 star rating


title: fine crafted death & roll

text:
saw this band at one o' the many fests i have been fortunate enough to attend in recent years.  had heard o' them, but never really heard them.  it was an amazing set.  but then, for some - most likely beery - reason i filed them away in my short-term memory banks; which i then proceeded to misplace.  the real insult to injury was that this band was, and IS, wholly deserving o' a better storage solution !

occasionally something comes along which totally reaffirms my faith that most o' the best musick being crafted today is coming from the underground, by people who are more than willing to embrace a life o' relative obscurity in order to xplore sonic regions most consider too unprincipled, too harsh, too noisy, too xtreme.  for the lucky few who can truly appreciate such dedication we are fortunate enough to reap the rewards, and make no mistake, this album is such a reward !!!  essential listening !


title: severing the lies that bind

text:
the grind troops have amassed along the swiss/amerikan border, and neither side is taking prisoners

the 1st half represents some of the best work from misery index - although there is no such thing as a bad MI album - who edge their talents decidedly closer to the pure grind side.  i mistakenly projected the tones of these efforts onto their impending 'traitors' album; alas they failed me by surpassing my xpectations.  however i stand firm in my belief that this split serves as an essential bridge between 'discordia' and 'traitors'

the latter half is no doubt another call to wake the F up (difficult to glean in the absence of lyrics).  those already familiar with mumakil's style of relentless fury will not necessarily find anything new here, and maybe that's the point.  that mumakil was signed to relapse shortly after this release speaks to the quality of their take on grind.  there's simply nothing neutral about mumakil

sadly, while the mixture of blood, sweat and terrible politics can fuel dozens of similar efforts, let's be thankful for every little bit doled out cause this one in no way disappoints...


title: Great album!

text: I know Neal D. Bluesman personally and he is quite a character. He is also the boy featured on the cover (circa 1960's). I really enjoy this album. Most of the songs on here are bluesy rock'n roll. My favorite is 'Livin' in America'. It's about an immigrant's POV. If you would like to know more about Neal, the music or drop him a line, his web site is [...]


title: Ed Levine's Engaging Masterpiece.

text: This is Ed Levine's finest Production up to date. I was amazed with His unique talent of Songwriting,and Enthralling Arrangements. This is a CD that not only makes you feel good, but it enlightens the soul. You will hear powerful vocals that delivers a true passion for the wonderful things in life. Beautifully Recorded and Delightful. Thank you Ed.


title: Five Stars

text: A fantastic collection of songs by the Rumjacks.  Great driving music!


title: Water From The Well--The Chieftains

text: If you like Celtic music, then you are bound to enjoy the Chieftains, who have been instrumental in popularizing Irish music throughout the world.


title: Cool

text: Works well everything I expected


title: Another nice gem in the Goldsmith canon

text: The late Jerry Goldsmith continues to be my top favorite composer with Miklos Rozsa as an infinitely close second. Goldsmith's rejected score<br />to this film is clearly superior to what was used and I can only hope more of his rejected work will be released to an appreciative public


title: The last really great film score by Miklos Rozsa was written for

text:
this really fine filmed adaptation of Ken Follet's novel back in 1981 when they were
still making good movies and had scores by real composers. Rozsa was at the twilight of his film career when he took on this film-----he wrote another great score for "Time After Time" just before this one and "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" right after this one----and in my opinion with this score he went out on a high note.
 One criticism about Rozsa's film music is that his style never changed over the decades. That is true but he didn't have to. He was a real composer of the old school with a very distinctive voice (you could never mistake his music for anyone else's) and that's a very rare thing nowadays.
 The music performed here is actually a re-recording of choice moments from the score performed very capably by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra----the original soundtrack sessions were performed by the incomparable Royal Philharmonic----and the
Rozsa sound is very much on display here; the grand and lush love theme, the menacing motif for the spy, and one of my favorite tracks is "The Fight" which features the splintered rhythms and terse accents of some of Rozsa's best action writing. Its a really great cue and makes for some powerful musical moments.
 His variations of the main love theme makes up the bulk of this album but Rozsa's work is so beautifully musical it never gets dull. It may not be "El Cid" or "Ben-Hur"  or even "The Power" (another Rozsa score in need of a restoration or new recording) but this is still great music and prime Rozsa. Of all the composers who have passed on I think I miss him, Goldsmith and Waxman most of all.
  I do think it criminal that Varese Sarabande released a paltry 1000 copies of this
wonderful music and I was lucky enough to get one through the kind help of a Varese
employee who kept an eye out for an extra copy for me. The sound quality is much better than my old LP copy of this album but I was disappointed by the album's liner notes: just the original text from 1981! You would think some major new information about the music would have been made which makes me believe that Varese
is more than a little indifferent when it comes to Rozsa. Other labels have treated his music much better-----like Intrada Records, for example.
 But all that aside I am mighty glad to see this score reissued and if you have the chance to snap up a copy, by all means go for it!


title: If one were just to play this album without knowing for which

text:
film Jerry Goldsmith composed this score for you would be very hard pressed to guess
that it was for a 1973 Disney film called "One Little Indian" and one would more li-
kely guess it was for another of the composer's hard bitten Westerns of the early 70s.
 While it may not be in a classic vein like his superlative "Wild Rovers" or his earlier and even edgier "Rio Conchos" it does fit in very comfortably with those titles during Goldsmith's very busy and highly creative period. He wrote this score
during one of his busiest years----in 1973 alone he wrote music for over ten projects for both films and television----when he scored "The Don is Dead" and "Shamus" (both scores are still unreleased)) and his other classic "Papillon" for Franklin Schaffner.
  "One Little Indian" has no main title as such but instead the film and album open
with a typically good and exciting action piece called "Escort the Prisoner" which is reminiscent of his action pieces for "Rio Lobo" and his orchestration throughout recalls such earlier scores as the ones mentioned above. He also comes up with a cute little figure on sitar for the camels that figure prominently in the movie and
Goldsmith also wrote some quiet and tender passages for the boy raised by Indians that brings to mind his Indian motif from "Rio Conchos".
 As I've never seen the film I can't really go into detail about how well the music works for the film but knowing Goldsmith as the superb musician that he was I am sure that the score fit the film like a glove. Its a pity the film was poorly received as it would certainly have merited an album release at the time of the film's premiere. As it is I find to be a very pleasant and exciting listen as music on its own.
  Intrada Records did a fine job in releasing another fime work by Jerry Goldsmith from obscurity and we can only hope that other deserving but unheard scores by this
master will see the light of day as an album. So I highly recommend this album, its just a sad shame it only had a limited run of 3000 copies (I was lucky to get this one). So if you can find a copy snap it up!


title: Some sellers on here are trying to pass off

text: this new 2 disc Intrada edition of THE SAND PEBBLES as a limited edition. It is not, its a regular release from their MAF series for about $25.00 so be careful for those out there who want you to pay exorbant amounts of money for this great score album!!


title: Excellent presentation of a masterwork

text:
is what Varese Sarabande has provided with this regrettably limited edition release of Jerry Goldsmith's first
opus, THE SAND PEBBLES. Originally intended as an assignment for composer Alex North but he had passed on it and suggested Goldsmith for it.
 And a great idea he had because the younger composer would be inspired to create his first truly powerful epic score for director Robert Wise (and the two would work together again for the last time on STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, his third opus). Even though Goldsmith had written another landmark score that same year for THE BLUE MAX
this would be the score that would forever put Goldsmith on the top for the remainder of his career. what we have on
this album is a great amount of music from the score never before released (and there are still a few cues missing
which prevents this from being a truly complete representation of this Goldsmith masterwork) and is still miles superior over the 1997 re-recording the composer conducted with the Royal Scottish national Orchestra.
  THE SAND PEBBLES music is the score that first made me aware of the composer and film music in general so I have
a great feeling of sentimentality for it and was also my mother's favorite Goldsmith score and is also the favorite
of the late composer's father. Some may say that THE SPIRAL ROAD gave us the first hint of his ethnic scoring sound
for movies but he truly developed those skills with this score and others that came after. As a matter of fact, the
origins of the Frenchy/Maily love theme (and the thematic basis for the overture Goldsmith originally envisioned and recorded which started out the original Fox album from '66) came from a motif the composer had written for an episode of PERRY MASON back in 1959 called "Case of the Blushing Pearls".
  The original soundtrack sessions were actually conducted by Lionel Newman who would conduct some later Goldsmith
scores after this and the Fox orchestra superbly performs this multifaceted score that features perhaps the composer's best love theme later called "And We Were Lovers" with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and not Johnny Mercer as it has been mistakenly known for all these years. Goldsmith was taken off scoring duties from GRAND PRIX in order to score this film and he was tailor made for it.
  There are differences on this album from the original. For instance, the opening overture is the alternate one heard in the original theatrical release featuring the main love theme in the grand old style and the "Main Title"
opens deceptively quiet with mid-range strings playing a two note fragment which is followed by a dotted rhythm from ethnic percussion that steadily grows into a crescendo of anguish which may or may not---depending on the listener---set the tone for the tragic events that would soon unfold.
  The main highlights here are, of course, the previously unreleased music and there is a lot of it that gives depth
that the original album couldn't give us due to its brevity of time. There are 30 tracks on this deluxe edition as opposed to the 11 from the original Fox album. Here his score is given breathing room and gives the listener a virtual symphony. "Hello Engine" is the first new track and a beautiful one it is as Holman introduces himself warmly to the ship's engine and "Training a new Coolie" is a delightful piece just under a minute that starts out with lovely colorings from the woodwinds taken over by warm strings as Holman's training of Po-Han progresses and a friendship begins to develop between the two men.
  But "Death of a Thousand Cuts" has got to be the most heartbreaking music in the whole score. It is one of the best musical depictions of human anguish one can hear in a film score or any other piece of music for that matter.
"State of Siege" is a tense, dramatic cue and the real payoff comes near the end with the complete music of "Final Mission" which goes from a suspenseful mood to full out action midway through and one can also discover that the first four notes of the main love theme originated---or grew out of----the theme for the gunboat San Pablo which is fighting for its life during this cue which is then followed by "The Battle Continues" an unheard cue as it was never used in the film or included on the original album.
  There are plenty of other unreleased tracks included but I think I gushed enough about this score to say that this
is a definite classic in the Goldsmith repertoire as well as film music in general. They just don't write them like
this anymore and that is truly a tragedy. But hopefully a label like Intrada will someday release the complete score as a regular release as they had done with a few other Goldsmith classics.
 Needless to say that if I were to compile a list of the 10 best scores by this composer this music would be at the top of the list. Great music never gets dated and THE SAND PEBBLES is nothing but great music. It is superbly crafted and performed, a marvel of a score and a very moving one. Definitely a must have!


title: Everybody who sees this disc

text: should save their money and not buy this junk. I bought this album years ago in the mistaken belief that it was a legitimate release. It isn't and its one of the worst sounding bootlegs I ever heard in my life, its not worth the money at any price and whoever is selling it must know this. As for CITY OF FEAR get the official and legitimate Intrada release. If you had brought this CD to Mr. Goldsmith to autograph he would probably have smashed it into bits in front of you and deservedly so because its that bad. We all know the composer doesn't make a dime from these types of illegal releases and what's even more insulting is that its a recording of poor quality.<br /> So everyone do yourselves a favor and pass on this piece of junk.


title: A fine score for a disastrous movie

text:
by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith. Of all the composers who scored Hollywood films I would have to say that Franz Waxman and Goldsmith probably wrote more outstanding scores for bad movies than any other composer. I'm not saying that THE CASSANDRA CROSSING is one of the worst movies ever made but its definitely not one of the best, either. It has an intriguing and suspenseful plot but somehow it just didn't quite come off in the finished product.
  The music score, of course, is a different matter. It was written during the composer's grittiest period where his music could be startlingly dry and harsh. Uneven rhythms and meter changes were predominant around this period (the mid to late 1970s) and evident in such Goldsmith scores like TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, his last TV-film CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET and his iconic suspense/action score for CAPRICORN ONE among others. But I really like this music because it moves along like a speeding train and the composer puts everything here: an attractive main theme that is actually the main love theme, suspense music and some really fine action writing as well. He also concocted a percolating musical stinger that represents the plague carrier who stows away aboard the train. I'm not
saying its one of his greatest works but its very good and exciting to listen to.
 And you can't make everyone happy. Because the complete score on disc 1 is available on mono only collectors bitched incessantly and some said they wouldn't purchase this release on that basis. We should be happy that there is a complete representation of this music because we all know film music is a minority interest not one of the majority. Its also a regular release and not one of those limited editions that has everyone scrambling. I detest limited editions (I missed out on several Goldsmith scores because of this) as it means some bona fide fans, such as myself, have an even greater chance of missing out on music some of us have waited perhaps decades for.
 All in all, THE CASSANDRA CROSSING is a solid work by a legendary composer and well worth having.


title: This is quite a coup for the crew

text:
over at Intrada Records to have secured the rights to release this little known film score as its only prominent fact was that this was only the second film score of composer Jerry Goldsmith. And I must say that this is some extremely interesting and tense music from the legendary composer who was just starting to get his feet wet scoring feature films----his first film was an obscure Western called BLACK PATCH from 1957----and he shows amazing promise
  Though the film was released early in 1959 Goldsmith scored the film the year before. The plotline of the film itself (which I have never seen) reminds me a bit of THE CASSANDRA CROSSING but this music is completely different.
Here he features no violins or violas and there isn't even a love theme to lighten the mood which keeps this music very uncompromising and stark but with a few light jazzy touches. The sound quality is amazingly very good considering the source tapes are over fifty years old and in mono only. Goldsmith employs a small orchestra here and
the session pianist was none other than John Williams (he would work for Goldsmith again in the same capacity for his first really good score STUDS LONIGAN in 1960).
  As for the music itself it is raw Goldsmith and he employs a few signature devices which would become legend over the years (including his use of solo trumpet to represent the film's anti-hero) and his action writing isn't quite as developed to its full potential----that wouldn't happen until RIO CONCHOS in 1964----which may or may not be a letdown to fans of the composer. I find it exciting to hear his earlier works and then listen to how he developed his skills in subsequent works. I think it is a very good score for a composer his second time out already with his own distinctive style.
  It is also very short at just under thirty minutes but I think it is worth having because it displays a legend at
the beginning of a legendary career. STUDS LONIGAN is a superior score but CITY OF FEAR shows what a talented newcomer Jerrald Goldsmith (as he was billed back then) was and he would not disappoint his promise but only solidify it. He has written better scores but this is still a high quality work.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it great music


title: Five Stars

text: Santa and his old lady🎅🤶


title: Three Stars

text: Cuz it wasn't 100℅


title: Christmas could sound better

text: I bought this CD hoping it would contain the same tracks as the "It's Christmas Everywhere" LP form the 60's. It did, in fact, contain the very same songs. However, the sound was very "edgy", especially the strings and the women's chorus. I am not very happy with this CD, so I think I will try the "Songs for Christmas" set. Hopefully, the sound is improved on it.


title: Powerful Country

text:
One of Ray's best released July 1966.
track list:
Healing Hands Of Time
Another Bridge To Burn
Take These Chains From My Heart
Don't You Believe Her
I Want To Hear It From You
Don' Touch Me
(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
I''d Fight The World
Go Away
Too Late
It Should Be Easier Now


title: One of Cash's Best

text: Finally on disc.  This was a 1962 album that still sounds great.  Everybody should have a copy of this album


title: one song shortened

text: Could have used a track listing.  Didn't know for sure what I was getting.  Purchased it for the Dale Ward song.  Turns out there is a shortened version.  It's on this cd.  Product has great sound and was delivered before date.


title: All of my favorite songs are in this collection

text: I'm glad I purchased the Anthology.  It came with an insert with the history of the band.

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title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful lullaby CD....even more soothing for the new mom!


title: Awesome

text: Very happy


title: Older recording, but not bad for live!

text: Well I know this is an audio nightmare by todays tecnology. But the Band swings these numbers with ease. I don't think you will be disappointed, should you ever purchase this album  at some point. Whish I knew what all the songs were. I know Shout, Peppermint Twist, and Raindrops are on it.


title: Great set list. Great sound qualiy.

text: This is a great example of what a bootleg cd should be. Nothing to complain about. Sounds great, other labels putting out similar cds (The Pepsi challenge) should have put this amount of effort in.


title: Awesome effort!

text: I had this in the seventies in vinyl and wore it out. Great to get it in CD format. Awesome tunes and great memories of days gone by.


title: The cd set version of this book is great!

text: Although I do wish this cd set was available on audible.com, the audio is a great way to redeem some drive time and learn more about parenting. Just what a busy parent can use!


title: A winner!

text: The best French opera that you have probably never heard. Good soloists, vigorous conducting and a good stereo recording. Definitely worth looking into.


title: As advertised

text: The CD played without any problems.  The case and booklet were in perfect shape.


title: Good

text: Good


title: Just the perfect balm for an SNS lover

text: Definitely needed this (and the accompanying boost in fandom morale) after a rather trying year of disappointment. Thank you again to all of the wonderful people involved in this project! ^^


title: Great singer

text: I love Mario's voice and every cd I own is tops.  Highly recommended.  You won't ever be sorry.  I'm looking forward to more cd's from him.

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title: Five Stars

text: works great, no skips. great album


title: Scratched CD

text: When this album came, the CD was scratched. I’m very upset, this is only my 3rd album..


I had never heard of a datil sauce before, but decided to try this and Dat'l Hook Ya is a unique amazing flavor.  I seriously liked the flavor


title: Awesome rarity

text:
I have over 2,000 CDs in my music collection, and if I had to pick one above all the others, it would be this one. It's is absolutely astonishing to me that this is unavailable anywhere. I don't know the story behind how this CD was made or why it became unavailable, but it is a priceless gem.

The music is stellar and amazingly well-produced. It's uptempo, township jive, but not some inaccessible field recordings. Crystal clear, electric guitars, keyboards, horns and fabulous vocal harmonies by people who are real pros.

If you're unfamiliar with the genre, it's reminiscent of the late fifties birth-of-rock-and-roll vocal harmony groups, with a bit of Sly Stone sounding funk, and some rockabilly kick, and the blaring horn section you'd find in a reggae orchestra.

If you can find a copy anywhere, buy it. You'll be privileged to own it.


title: Brooklyn's Great Album

text: great uplifting music that is enjoyable to listen to.  I give it as gifts because I like it so much.


title: Interesting collection.

text: Great album


title: Classic

text: Excellent Recording and song selection from a time when music was real and rock musicians were artists!


title: Very pleased with my purchase.

text: This is a great CD, it is in excellent condition and arrived just a little after I expected it.  I would patronize the seller again.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice soundtrack with one great song that you can't find anywhere else! From a very good show.


title: Nice

text: Nice


title: Fabulous and sadly unavailable.

text: This is a tremendous recording and it is mind boggling to me that it has never been put out on CD.  I can only cynically conclude that it's because Milnes is no longer singing and the record company figures they can't make any money from it.  But as a historical record and a valuable artistic gift to the public, I urge them to reconsider. The beautiful arias that Milnes sings on this album range from the spectacular opening number (Handel's "See the raging flames arise") to arias from  Tannhauser, Pique Dame, La Forza del destino, Hamlet, Tales of Hoffman, Mourning Becomes Electra, and Attila (where I think he hits a B flat). If you own this record already, I suggest you keep it until the CD comes out, which hopefully will be SOON, rather than NEVER!


title: Can’t wait to see him live

text: Amazing


title: Came in great condition

text: Another cool addition to the collection


title: tracks are The  same as the  2001 Castle Release

text: I've had this for over 20 years. The 64 show is particularly  muddled for a radio show. No excuses there's plenty of fine recordings from then from radio. For me it will always be the Jackson, Crummy, Pinder Band with McNally on Guitar. Of the 1st UK Wave they were by far the most polished- more so than the "Oh Ya..Yea, Yea Yea's. But perhaps it was Fred Nightingale-Hatch's fault. Tony was great. I guess when he & Chis left somehow they lost the ability to find songs. But then Tony Jacksons solo material was an obvious extension of their early successful work which simply was totally ignored. His solo cd collection is a fabulous companion for all true Searchers fans to "search" out.


title: Not the LP shown.

text:
Purchased this and was hoping for what was shown. Instead I received the photo disc version that is not 180 gram vinyl. I returned the item and only received 50% of the purchase price back because it was “opened”.

Do not buy from this buyer.


title: Not bad......

text: I'm going to say this set is pretty good. It's nice to have these albums all in one collection. However. They have been released on other labels and with slightly better sound. Although. This set's sound is very good. I purchased this for the "'Round Midnight" album hoping it would be in stereo. Sorry to say this is the same mono release that EMI put out a couple of years back. This album was released in stereo so I am not getting why it keeps getting released in mono. The sound on this set for this album is very good. But, again, EMI's sound is spectacular even though it's in mono.<br />I'll just keep waiting for some label to release the stereo version of ""Round Midnight"


title: Hidden Treasure.....

text:
I'm surprised there is only one, short review for this cd. In Japanese no less! This is a great item to have for Connie fans. It's part of a boxed set that was released in Japan many moons ago. Here we have 2 of Connie's wonderful albums. "Greatest American Waltzes" from 1963 and "Hawaii Connie" from 1968. They are both top notch and sought after by many fans since they've never been released in America. The waltz album is available from Poland. Artwork is very nicely done but the audio quality is so-so.  Hawaii Connie is available separately from Japan with the beautiful original artwork but it's very pricy. The audio quality is excellent on this 2-fer. We don't get the original artwork but that's a small minus. Just beautiful music beautifully sung. Pick it up. You will be very pleased.
Tracks:
1. Anniversary Waltz
2. Remember
3. My Buddy
4. You Can't Be True, Dear
5. Always
6. Beautiful Ohio
7. Three O'Clock in the Morning
8. True Love
9. Till We Meet Again
10. Melody of Love
11. Fascination
12. In Apple Blossom Time

13. Tiny Bubbles
14. I'll Remember You
15. One Paddle, Two Paddle
16. Red Sails in the Sunset
17. Waikiki
18. Happy Hours
19. Pearly Shells
20. Lahaina Luna
21. Blue Hawaii
22. Forevermore
23. Harbor Lights
24. To You, Sweetheart, Aloha


title: Tracks

text: TRACKS: (In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love / Lonely Street (Two Voices) / Love Letters In The Sand / Suddenly, There's A Valley / Butterfly / Unchained Melody / Sail Along Silv'ry Moon / The Three Bells / Canadian Sunset / I Like Your Kind of Love / Autumn Leaves / He / My Happiness / Willow Weep For Me / It's All In The Game / Christmas Is A Feeling In Your Heart / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Walk Hand In Hand / Be Mine Tonight / You Don't Know What Love Is / The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) / Climb Ev'ry Mountain / Gone With The Wind / Twilight Time / The Bilbao Song / I Believe / When Your Lover Has Gone / Blueberry Hill / Near You / The Village of St. Bernadette / Do You Mind / Baby Doll / In The Wee Small HourHours of The Morning / Blue Hawaii / Look For The Silver Lining / Summer Love / Say It Isn't So / Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) / Promise Me, Love / Dreamsville / Sweet Morning / Wake Me When It's Over / I'm So All Alone / I'm So Lonesome I CoulI Could Cry / You'll Never Walk Alone / Lonely Street (Single Voice) / Don't Go To Strangers / Lips of Wine / Mam'selle / Under Paris Skies / We Have A Date / Our Lady of Fatima / House of Bamboo / Are You Sincere / Sweet Leilani / How Wonderful To Know /Now / So Rare


title: A+

text: Particularly lovely album from Connie. (As if they all aren't). This is a 1965 entry. Connie does an outstanding job on all as always. "What Now My Love" is a knockout! Also includes "Exodus/Havah Negilah" which became a night club favorite. This album gives Connie a chance to try out several languages which she always did so well. French Italian, Hebrew, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Just a potpourri of songs here. Even The Beatles are represented.  A hauntingly beautiful rendition of "And I Love Her (Him)". Really beautifully sung. Also as an oddity, I think anyway, a rousing, vocal rendition of "Misirlou".  "Love Me With All Heart", "Stardust", "La Vie En Rose", and a Connie favorite "La Novia (The Wedding)", "Mack the Knife", "Milord", "You're Breaking My Heart" and "The Girl from Ipanema" are included. Just a very entertaining album for it's diversity alone never mind Connie's vocals. Pick it up. You won't be disappointed.


title: Just dreamy......

text: This a wonderful solo piano album from Andre Previn from 1967. Just him. No one else. Beautiful music. You can't ask for more than that. Andre at his solo best. If you like piano music then you must love Andre. He is one of the best. I wish someone would release this on cd though. It definitely needs to be. Pick it up. You won't be disappointed.


title: A DUOPHONIC TREAT........

text: I'm usually not a fan of re-recordings to produce stereo effect but there are exceptions. And this is definitely one of them. I owned the original mono and still own this one re-recorded in that amazing Capitol duophonic stereo. The sound is spectacular. The arrangements are very true to the original and Kay sounds great.  It's too bad this stereo version of her hits has never been released on cd. EMI in Japan released many of these "Hits of" albums on cd. Jo Stafford's being an example. But not this one. I keep hoping they will. But until they do you need to hear these stereo versions of her hits. If your a fan you will be amazed.


title: Track listing

text:
Track listing:

The Film Soundtrack

01 Alexandria (1:59)
02 Melissa & Darley (1:52)
03 Justine (:59)
04 The Farm (1:52)
05 The Camp (1:50)
06 The Beach (3:10)
07 The Telescope (2:13)
08 The Visit (1:31)
09 Samba Alexandria* (2:54)
10 Dance of Death (3:11)
11 The Ruins (:58)
12 The Meeting (:33)
13 Hands Off (4:46)
14 The Killing (1:15)
15 End Title (2:31)

The Album

16 Justine (2:35)
17 The School (3:38)
18 The Farm (3:14)
19 Melissa (1:54)
20 Alexandria (1:37)
21 Carnival Happening (2:36)
22 Melissa & Darley (2:05)
23 Samba Chica* (1:45)
24 The Beach (2:54)
25 The Telescope (1:50)
26 Ambush (1:14)
27 End Title (2:39)


I can't believe no one has reviewed this spectacular cd yet. Excellent arrangements. Superior playing from everyone concerned. Wonderful sound. Great re-mastering job. Great Sheldon cd. Pick it up. You won't be disappointed.


title: Four Stars

text: Love the music!


title: Es importante pagar esta cd!!!

text: You must buy this cd!!!  This is the annointed Mr Ron Kenoly singing faith filled words in Spainish.  Mr. Kenoly sings at Fred Price's Crenshaw Christian Center every so often, and Kenoly sings with a warm baritone voice, and again he only sings right words of faith, he never sings doubt or unbelief.  A great cd toda en espanol.  Some salsa arrangements and nice latin sounds too!  Muy tropical!


title: Beautiful

text: I believe that this is going t be one of my favorites, and I am still listening to it, only about half way through the CD.


title: I like this Cd

text: I have ordered everyone of the CD's in this series that I could find and I have not been disappointed yet, if you like Christian Instrumental Worship CD's then these are for you. I did not experience any problems with shipping on any of them yet with the exception of one of the CD's which the cover was damaged by the post office. I'm listening to it right now and it is good.


title: Brings back nice memories

text: I have ordered everyone of the CD's in this series that I could find and I have not been disappointed yet, if you like Christian Instrumental Worship CD's then these are for you. I did not experience any problems with shipping on any of them yet with the exception of one of the CD's which the cover was damaged by the post office.


title: Five Stars

text: very good CD...


title: Hot New Artist

text:
This is the first music I have heard by Robert Johnson. I find myself listening to him while I work and just generally. His music is addictive. I think he has what it takes to be a big star. I plan to follow his work and am happy to have caught him at the beginning of what looks like is going to be a hot career.

John Ventura


title: Five Stars

text: good job


title: fourth rate product

text: Love talks so fast, there is nothing understable or relaxing<br />about this CD.  Lousy investment.  Putting it back on "used" CD market.


title: Mario, what happened?

text: I have enjoyed listening to Mario for years with his rich, stirring voice but the only word for this CD is "S-A-P-P-Y." The songs were indistinguishable from one another, each sickenly sweet and trite. I need a Mario-realignment and listen to "Sometimes I Dream.


title: Great. Just great.

text: One of the greatest songs ever written and recorded.


title: One of the best!

text:
Russell Garcia’s name might not be as familiar to music fans as other composers of his generation - but his accomplishments are myriad. In addition to composing for film and TV, Garcia was an arranger and orchestrator for Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Anita O’Day, Blossom Dearie, Stan Getz and many more, the architect of space music, an avid skier, educator, and devotee of the Baháʼí Faith.

His score for George Pal’s 1960 big-screen adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine was the perfect use for all of Garcia’s particular skills and passions. An otherworldly film that allowed Garcia the creative freedom of coming up with wholly new sounds, letting his imagination run wild with mixing melodies with fantastical sound design. But also a philosophical and dramatic tale about mankind’s destiny, with plenty of opportunity for sweeping, epic passages. It’s a true masterpiece of film music, and one of the greatest science fiction scores.

This CD also represents the passion and dedication of record producer, filmmaker and film restorer Arnold Leibovit, who has worked tirelessly since before George Pal’s death in 1980 to keep the visionary filmmaker’s flame alight. Leibovit and Garcia re-recorded The Time Machine’s score in 1987 with the Graunke Symphony Orchestra in a then-novel digital recording processes, and the 2022 reissue of this CD features improved, remastered sound, plus previously unreleased tracks and a bonus suite from Atlantist: The Lost Continent.


title: Very hard to find!

text: CD sounds great and the extra songs are a definite bonus.


title: The best collection available on one of the most underrated and influential groups of all-time

text:
I first learned about the 5 Royales in the mid-1990s through rock historians Robert Palmer and Ed Ward. Despite the quality of their work and their influence, their records weren't widely available at that time, which helped sink them into semi-obscurity. When Palmer signed on as the main consultant for the definitive BBC/PBS series "Rock & Roll: An Unruly History," he wrote an accompanying book that was even more detailed, and he gave the 5 Royales their due as one of the most important groups in rock and R&B history. Ward took things a step further by compiling "Monkey Hips and Rice: The 5 Royales Anthology" for Rhino Records, an excellent two-CD collection that couldn't have been more welcome. The evidence at hand backed up their argument - this wasn't revisionism, these guys really were that important, and more to the point, they really were that amazing. Lowman Pauling songwriting and groundbreaking guitar alone made the case for their overdue Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, but this was a tight, integral group that could do it all.

If you're reading this, chances are you've already heard this argument in one form or another. Most likely, you're asking "is this the set I should get?" Short answer: YES.

There have been a ton of 5 Royales compilations since the Rhino set compiled by Ward, which went out-of-print by the end of the '90s. Two of the most recent ones are perhaps the most comprehensive collections ever: the 5-CD set "Soul & Swagger: The Complete 5 Royales" from the U.S. label Rockbeat Records and this 6-CD set from the UK label History of Soul. This 6-CD set was actually issued as three 2-CD sets as well, with each set covering their work for a different label (Apollo, King and Home of the Blues) - by putting all three into this set, you're actually getting a bargain thanks to the reduced price.

Both the Rockbeat and History of Soul sets are excellent. (The Rockbeat set is now out-of-print, and it's still pretty cheap, about the same price as this one.) Personally, I think History of Soul is the better one for a few reasons: it's a little more comprehensive, turning up a few more alternates that weren't on the Rockbeat set (the unreleased 1954 track "Good Looking Woman" for example), and more importantly, the mastering is better. It sounds like both sets used the same source material, but there's some egregious noise reduction on the Rockbeat set, particularly on the King outtakes, which can be very detrimental to the sound. To be fair, the later stuff on the Rockbeat set may be preferable in terms of sound because the EQ on the History of Soul set on that material can be a bit harsh and bright. But overall, the History of Soul has the better sound, and this is especially true for the King material, which is rightfully considered the group's best and most important work. (In fact, if you want to start off slow, I'd listen to that material before anything else.)

Regardless, depending on your tastes or how much you care about sound quality, either the Rockbeat set or this set is essential - normally I would recommend getting a smaller collection than something like a 5 or 6 CD box set, but when the box sets are available at such low prices, it's actually more economical in this case to get more. Enjoy!

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title: Essential disc from one of the great jazz trumpeters

text:
This is an essential part of any serious jazz collection. As it has been pointed out by many jazz writers, Henry Allen is one of the great trumpet soloists to come out of New Orleans, and his debut sessions for RCA Victor (collected here) remain a high point in jazz history. It's likely you already know that if you've come across this review because this CD isn't exactly the kind you're likely to find while browsing casually on Amazon. So I'll focus on this specific release - for my money, it's the best CD anyone can buy of Henry Allen's music.

The tiny British label JSP made a name for itself in the late '80s and early '90s with CD reissues covering this era, thanks to the late great John R T Davies. His transfers and mastering of the music here is exemplary. You will not find a better sounding CD of this music.

This is actually the first of two volumes covering Allen's recordings from 1929 and 1930. This first volume collects the master takes that were chosen for the original 78 releases. The second volume collects alternate takes that were issued later. The liner notes rightfully commend the individuals who picked the master takes for initial release - these really are the best takes, and as such another reason why this disc is an excellent first purchase.

Please note that volumes 1 & 2 were later packaged together by JSP as a budget-priced double-disc release, so it's very possible that release will be cheaper than this one. If so, definitely consider it, but bear in mind that recent buyers have complained about that release as it's now sold as a burn-on-demand release without any track or liner notes. (And I should add the liner notes here are actually quite wonderful.)


title: My Most Played Christmas Album

text:
I have a large collection of Christmas music, including a significant number of Christmas jazz albums.  I play this and Eddie's Christmas Songs II more than any of my other Christmas albums.  It's true enough to the music so as not to offend lovers of classic Christmas music, while also pleasing jazz aficionados who could care less about classic Christmas music.

This album also turned me onto the music of the late, great jazz pianist Eddie Higgins.  I now own most of his albums and it's hard to overstate how much I enjoy them.


title: Buy the 2016 Re-release instead

text: The 1958 stereo recording of Mantovani Christmas Carols is being re-released on CD, by Real Gone Music, in November 2016:  [[ASIN:B01LOD8LYS Christmas Carols]], so there's no reason to buy any of the overpriced versions featured in this listing.


title: Magical Playing

text:
With no doubt, the best Op.23 taken from a live concert! That event must have been a magical night.
Emil Gilels at the top of his inspiration and the ideal accompaniment by Zubin Mehta and his NYP forces.
Great playing and wonderful sound. Top recommendation for this Tchaikovskian essential.


title: Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)

text:
Claudio Abbado has been with no doubt one of the really great batons of modern times. He was not only a great
opera and symphony conductor but also a splendid performer in major choral works (Berlioz Te Deum, Mozart's
Requiem, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater...) This Schubert's last Missa is another great example. Gloriously played,
it shows a conductor and an orchestra at the top of their capacities and the result is the best recording available
of this work. An absolute recommendation and a Schubert's essential... Rest in peace,Maestro!


title: Wonderful Rarity

text:
Wonderful compilation of favorite overtures, in very rare but exciting performances, featuring
Maestro Stein conducting the LPO, bringing us a very german sound from these pieces. It claims
for an edition in CD.


title: The perfect conception of a great symphony.

text:
Fricsay was one of the really greatest batons of conducting history. If we can pick just one
recording to show how big baton he was, it should be this Eroica. Everything is a matter of miracle
in this performance, conductor and orchestra (the Berliner Philharmoniker) once more make a perfect
match and the result is the most beethovenian performance of the 3rd ever catched on record. With
no doubt, an essential in any Beethoven's discography.


title: Jochum's wonderful interventionism in Bruckner.

text:
Bruckner's 4th undoubtfully benefits from Jochum's interventional approach.
The result is the most powerful 4th in record, that is now in wonderful sound
quality. Have not enough words to recommend this Bruckner essential recording.