title: Excellent greatest hits of Laura Branigan CD DVD

text: You would need a Multi region DVD player to watch two DVD videos the videos are  1.shattered glass 2. maybe tonight 3. Spanish Eddie 4. the lucky one 5. Gloria 6. self-control  7. Dim all the lights 8. Didnt we almost win it all? 9. Moonlight on water 10. Solitaire  THE *DVD *  is official Again you would need a multi region  DVD Player but the CD plays and any CD player track listing for the CD is 1. Ti AMO 2. Spanish Eddie 3. solitaire 4. self-control 5. Gloria 6. cry Wolf 7. maybe tonight 8. shattered glass 9.show me Heaven10.the lucky one11.the power of love 12.I found someone13.moonlight on water 14. didn't we almost Win it all 15. forever Young 16. how am I supposed to live without you 17. Dim all the lights 18. Gloria GJC radio edit


title: There Be Pirates Ahead!

text: Get this from the source - Film Score Monthly - and buy it for it's true price - $16.95.  It's a limited edition of 3000 copies and there's plenty left.


title: Just great, fun music!

text: Saw the movie and loved the music. This soundtrack from the movie just makes me have a happy day!


title: Great!

text: CD works perfectly however there was a crack in the case but it’s not that big a deal to me could’ve had something to do with the shipping, but love the album great buy and GREAT POSTER


title: To bad there is no CD of this magnificent recording.

text: I saw Beverly Sills and Sherrill Milnes perform this work together at the Metropolitan Opera and will never forget it now that I have this recorded representation. Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: best i ever  heard


title: Excellent record.

text: I bought this for Jupiter Symphony and wasn't disappointed in terms of sound recording quality and musicianship.  The Record had been well cared before prior to purchase.


title: Five Stars

text: Love evanescense, but this aint the original like they say, dont believe them.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: The second try

text:
"Invisible" is the second try of Edyta Gorniak in conquering of world market after modest international success of her outrageous self-titled English debut produced by Christopher Neil, who is responsible for success of Celine Dion.

This time most of songs were produced by team Absolute, which worked with Spice Girls or Tina Turner. The previous album was very nostalgic and even dance songs were very melancholic. "Invisible" is completely different. It's a happy album full of positive energy and contains a lot of songs in different types of dance music, including the biggest club hit from this set "Impossible", electronic "Can't Say No", 2step "Sit Down", up-tempo "Cross My Heart" or latin-flavored "As If" and "How Do You Know" and great r'n'b tune "Make It Happen". Of course Edyta didn't forget about emotional ballads, like another hits "The Story So Far", "Whatever It Takes" or haunting "Sleep With Me", which later was a hit for Conjure One.

This album is also very interesting because of quite intriguing production with many sound effects, which can be heard only on headphones. It's a great trump in such stylistical-varied material.

With such a voice and with such an album Edyta still has chances for being noticed all over the world.


title: Maroon 5 - Misery

text: Don't waste your money here folks. Walmart has this same cd for $1.88. That's where I got mine :). This is a great song. I think it's Maroon 5's best! If you haven't heard this song please by all means buy it. You can't go wrong:)


title: Rare Ragnarok

text: I've loved this band since learning of their work waaaay back in the late 1970's.  They've kept at it, as this live document attests.  Beautiful melodies, tasty guitar licks - a perfect mix of both acoustic and electric (even some flute - hurray!)  Tracks included here go way back to their debut in 1976.  Also recommended if you can find it -their early masterpiece Fjarilar i Magen, though you will find even recent releases a delight for any fan of inventive or progressive music.  Check them out


title: What Exactly Am I Buying?

text: Hey Genius -- let's see: you don't have a cover picture to give people a clue as to the theme or genre or your collection and you don't provide a list of the songs we're all supposed to purchase.  Oh, my gosh: no wonder they're just flying off the shelves!  I give you a "1-star" rating, not for your product, but because there's no apparent way to find out what product I'd actually be buying.  Hey, I have a suggestion for your next business venture:  perhaps you should try selling lemonade without using lemons or sugar.  Best of luck, dude.


title: Buen CD

text:
Tengo 2 puntos de vistas:
1. Producto: el producto como tal es muy bueno en términos de calidad
2. Contenido: La música es de lo mejor porque fue grabada con Hosanna Music

Would definitely recommend it!


title: I love Elvis gospel.

text: Everything about Elvis gospel is so real.  I loved all the selections.  You may not like "pop" Elvis, but definitely give "gospel" Elvis a try...he is certainly in his element here.


title: Great 50th anniversary collection!

text: I had been wanting to hear the RCA songs for so many years.  I didn't have a record player, so, I couldn't buy World Woven and Midnight Oil used on vinyl.  This collection includes 9 of those songs.  Not all of them, but some.  Some of those songs became my top favorites by the band:  Flipside and All Join Hands.  Another song that this set introduced me to, was Moon out of Phase.  Which has become my favorite song by the band.  I tend to prefer Jim Peterik's album tracks over his most well known hit songs as a songwriter (I.e. Vehicle, Eye of the Tiger, Caught Up in You, Hold on Loosely, etc.)..  A big exception to that would be "Burning Heart" one of my favorite Survivor songs.  This set also includes a wonderful DVD concert by the band.


title: Music of Ireland

text: This item is a combination DVD and Audio CD Set that is the second part of a two part collection hosted by Moyia Brennen of Clannad fame.This part deals with U2, The Cranberries, Lord of The Dance, and Celtic Woman, and is called Welcome To America. This can stand alone, but is far better if you have Part 1 also.


title: Das beste Volkslieders

text: This is traditional german music or Volkslieder that you might hear at any small town fest in Germany. Maria and Margo Hellwig both have lovely voices, and they harmonize quite nicely on many of the songs. I enjoyed them very much. If you enjoy German music,You will love this.


title: Vicky Sings

text: This is a 3 CD set with many of her most popular works from the 70s and 80s, such as,"Theo, wir Fahren Nach Lodz", "Auf Dem Mond,Da Bluhen Keine Rosen", and "Kali Nnichta (Gute Nacht). For me, it is like a walk down memory lane. I love it.


title: Five Stars

text: I wish you would have sent the non-toned one


title: Hidden Gem from Boz

text: Early Boz was really cooking around this time. He would open for "name" bands and blow them away. The acoustics are great on this live recording.


title: Good review.

text: Very spiritual and speaks for my vocation.


title: The best band that is no longer

text: Excellent tunes! Just wish they were still together. I would recommend this band to any AIC fan or 90's rock music lover.


title: Simply the best!

text: Awesome, awesome music. Wow - so simple but would be hard for anyone else to reproduce as good as them. I am looking forward to their next album. If you like a beautiful female voice and the Misfits - then you will dig this album.


title: 2 Fabulous Concerts by Nana

text: These must have recordings of two of her Paris Olympia concerts are pure listening pleasure !  They also include a few  previously unreleased tracks.  Her absolutely incredible voice shines !


title: where are they today?

text: keep 'wm comin'


title: where are they today?

text: yepp'r yeowzaa! got it again! ...oldie but goodie


title: that ol' praise an' worship music to our Triune God ...with Loving Him first in my life

text: now, I got some to sing praises an' continuous worship to my heavenly Father; Jesus Christ; an' the Holy Spirit


title: Great then, better now

text: Where are they now? Gotta love those boogie-woogie gospel feelin' blzzz. So much better than listenin' to them rap-dap-crap... what this young generation call music. Musical history lessons are needed for the youngin's in our 2000+ era.


title: Four Stars

text: Just like being there.  Each voice has beauty, just in differing ways


title: perfection

text: a very good live album


title: Five Stars

text: Very very very beautiful music!


title: Its great!!

text: Good music!!


title: Not alot to say about these...

text: ...other than BOTH albums kick the proverbial a$$. You get the crown jewel of the John Arch era Fates Warning--"Awaken the Guardian," and the bands heaviest, the thrash-infused "No Exit" with Ray Alder on vocals, which was also sadly drummer Steve Zimmerman's last.  All of "Awaken the Guardian" is pure awesome US power metal, no weak tracks here.  "No Exit" like I mentioned earlier has more thrash metal in it, topped off with the 22 minute prog masterpiece "The Ivory Gate of Dreams" which is an eight movement arrangement that alternates between soft, dreamy acoustic passages and balls-out thrashers.  One of the few gigantic prog songs I can actually listen to from start to finish, it is truly a work of metal art, and carries none of the high-handed wankery you here in more recent prog bands records.  This twofer is a steal if you can pick it up off the Amazon marketplace, I got mine for like ten bucks and change including the shipping.  Nope, they aren't the fancy re-masters, but you get a booklet with all the lyrics and some pics of the band.  Good buy if you can find it.


title: Four Stars

text: Fun, fast, fantastic bluegrass for the festivities of Christmas!


title: It’s rockin

text: It’s rockin


title: Awesome!!

text: Yababy!! Awesome!!


title: Excellent Smooth Jaz

text:
When I joined a small group of investors for Erik’s 1st CD project, my intent was to encourage this very talented musician as he launched his career. I learned early that Erik had composed all the music for the project.  Honestly, I didn’t have great expectations of the outcome, because it was his very first effort.  However, I became impressed with Erik’s updates of progress on the project to his investors. It was clear he was approaching the entire project with a great deal of professionalism, securing various musicians to perform, and experienced professionals for the mixing and mastering.

Imagine my delight, when I received my copy of the finished project.  It is excellent music expertly performed, and an absolutely amazing collection.  You must buy this CD!
Erik Hjelt, will some day be famous, and you have the opportunity to be one of the first to share his music with your family and friends.

Steve Rackets
Sound Engineer


title: The first Atterberg opera to make it to a recording

text:
The year 2017 has been a good one for Atterberg fans. Not one but two recordings of his five operas are now available. The one here, Fanal, is a commercial recording; the other, Aladdin, is a live (radio?) recording found easily on search engines.

Atterberg's five operas include:
Härvard Harpolekare (1916–18, rev. 1951)
Bäckahästen (1923–24)
Fanal (1929–32)
Aladdin (1936–41)
The Storm (1946–47)

Until now, Fanal has been pieced together here and there. Atterberg's Seventh Symphony "Romantic" is a reworking of material from the opera. Numerous opera aria CDs have Jussi Björling singing an aria. Neemi Järvi's recording of Atterberg's third symphony includes "Three Nocturnes" from Fanal and also the Vittorioso, originally the last movement to the seventh symphony, also including material from Fanal. So it will be no surprise when listening to this recording that you will encounter little new material.

This recording is gift for Atterberg enthusiasts. Nevertheless, limitations exist to enjoying the opera. First, no English (let alone German, the language in which the opera is written) libretto is included. Second, no synopsis is included. Third, nothing else is included, period, except the two CDs. And finally, this is an old recording--a recording of a 1957 that sounds in recording technology (and considering today's remastering capabilities) like the 1930s--and requires concerted listening with good sound speakers.

Now, we also have Atterberg's Aladdin recorded from a performance in early 2017 in Germany. It's not a commercial recording, but it's available "out there" on the internet. In my opinion, with Aladdin, we have a gem of a three-act opera, even as once again limits exist in having no English libretto available; Aladdin is sung in German (a Swedish version is also available). The opera has absolutely mesmerizing orchestration, melodies, and climaxes, and I've enjoyed the music even as I've tried to piece together the action based on the voices. And while on the subject of Atterberg recordings "out there," you can also find his "Indian Tunes," Double Concerto for Violin and Cello," and "Romantic Prelude to The Swineherd," none of which are available commercially.

We're seeing an Atterberg Renaissance! May the momentum carry through to the remaining three operas, and perhaps a contemporary recording of Fanal.


title: Five Stars

text: Love the easy soulful sound of Chill Cafe. I practice Christian Yoga to their music all the time!


title: Amazing

text: Apostolos Hill's voice is amazing. I can listen to this CD over and over. I definitely recommend his CDs to everyone.


title: Justin Chancellor from Tool side project - MTvoid.

text: Tool bassist Justin Chancellor's side-project MTvoid) with Piotr Mohamed, from the Polish alt-metal band Sweet Noise.  Interesting album.


title: Must have.

text: Great music, excellent recording.


title: Certainly sets the mood

text: Exceeded my expectations , this is all I have to say about this product, I hope I used up all the REQUIRED words .


title: Five Stars

text: Long lasting!


title: So happy to find it in CD form.

text: I’m listening to it right now. It replaces the Cassette I bought from Bev Bos in person at a teacher presentation. I love the music. I used it in the classroom and am happy to have it for my grandkids. My cassette tape was ruined in a cassette player.


title: Easy Piano Solo

text: This was the only Game of Thrones sheet music available.  I would consider this a beginner piano solo piece.<br />Very simple arrangement of the basic theme.  Repeating single base note as accompaniment most of the piece. No notation of chord key. Big notes, easy to read.


title: fun to play

text: fun to play.


title: Four Stars

text: Easy to read


title: One of a kind

text: I only wish that Mark McCoy would have recorded a few more records before his untimely passing.  This was a great value.


title: STAN ELAST

text: STAN ELAST!!!! I’m sooo happy with this amazing album


title: Great quality

text: Photo cards are great!! Everything came fast and as stated.


title: Love this cd

text: Love Pink


title: yes you want it

text: don't think, just get it


title: Fantastic CD. I too have had the tape casette ...

text: Fantastic CD. I too have had the tape casette ever since I was little. It's all my parents would play, so every year I continue the tradition. Of note is the fact that the CD has maintained the ability to obtain words-only or audio-only versions by messing with your Left and Right audio-out properties in your CD player. So glad I was able to digitize this timeless classic--which I couldn't do with the tape. Totally worth it, as I'll have it forever and my children will know all the joy that these songs bring. 10/10.


title: Emancipation

text: No se si sea real el disco pero me da mucho orgullo que lo tenga fisicamente !!! Gracias por todo quilomboarte 🇬🇹

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title: Arguably the greatest combination of New Wave ethos and R&B foundation in ...

text: The quintessential early '80's undiscovered band. Arguably the greatest combination of New Wave ethos and R&B foundation in the history of music. The Goddess brothers and the dearly departed Scott Hott's virtuosity combined with Scott Brobst's better-than-Clarence-Clemens dirty saxophone and The Great Blaine McWilliams bass line rigor. This was the essence of Punk meant to be more than fad. Some heard. Many disregarded. All should now pause. This is the Real Deal. Discovery. Bruce.


title: Perfect condition!

text: You get a random version, but I love them all, so it didn't bother me. It came in just fine & everything was in it!


title: This is good

text: Just what I thought it would be


title: the Best Yet

text: Already a huge Navan fan, I didn't hesitate to buy Lowena, their third release.  With expectations high, I began listening and couldn't turn it off.  What is it about their music that is so mesmerizing?  It affects the listener profoundly, transcending language, time, and space.  Theirs is the elemental voice of humanity, defying the ever-present clamour of our age.  The medieval aspects of the music are strongly felt on this cd; some of the tracks sound a bit like Dead Can Dance at their best (and, of course, without accompaniment).  If you've never heard this group, I recommend this album as the one to buy.  In my opinion, it's the best yet.


If you are not familiar with the work of Benjamin Britten, this is the recording to start with. If you are familiar, this may be his best work. Unlike some of his compositions, which are full of discord and uber-complex rhythms, the folk songs are straight forward. That is not to say that he doesn't push the boundary of the folk singer's ear, but he does so respectfully and gently. The result is absolutely gorgeous music. As I understand it, he wrote each folksong for a different friend with their personality in mind. Thus there is a tremendous variety of colors and textures from one song to another. Perfect sleeping background music! This will always be in my library, no matter what!


Good


title: Great album!  Happy to find it available here!

text: This album was the soundtrack to the summer I spent in Costa Rica (July-August 2000)!  So many good jams and happy memories!  Latinos, Hombre Fiel, 25 Horas, and Te Tengo Que Dejar are the highlights for me.  The last songs they lapse into English a lot, but they're not bad tracks.  I don't think this is in print anymore and it's not on iTunes, Spotify, etc, so it was great to find it available here!


title: JOHN PAUL II - I LOVE YOU!

text: I loved John Paul the Great.  There are very few items about him that I buy that are unsatisfactory; and this cd is no exception.


title: My grandmother loved listening to these

text: Great combination of beautiful gospel music from Elvis. My grandmother asked for the collection and listened to it until her dying day. This brought such joy to her.


title: Thanks so much!

text: It was so great to find more of the CD's I already had in that group.  We love teaching the children at our church the Word of God using music.  They will remember longer.  Even the other teachers talk about how they go around all week singing the verses. Thanks.


title: Great, must share with NON-Believers

text: This the most convincing proof that there is a "God" That made all thinks possible. I will buy several copies to share with family & friends (non-believers)


title: Excellent

text: The musical selections are very relevant, the interpretation is superb and the quality of the recording is exceptional. Highly recommended.


title: CD WORTH THE WAIT

text: BEAUTIFUL SONGS OF JOHN SCHNEIDER. LA MIA CANZONE PREFERITA è WORTH THE WAIT. questa canzone l'ascolto tutti i giorni quando sono in negozio.


title: epic downtempo breakbeat doom

text: this cd is great.  it's all dark ambient breaks with samples relating to genocide.  the production is great - they have a 'big' sound, i don't know how else do describe it, but it's beautiful gloom.


title: Five Stars

text: Very happy with this addition to my collection.


title: A favorite!

text: If I could only own one CD, this would probably be it! I use this often in my own quiet time with the Lord and love "joining" the Brooklyn Singers as they worship. I think that's the key - they don't just sing worship songs for you, they are worshipping as they sing...and Jesus truly is praised.


title: Four Stars

text: Great voice less hits on Cd ..


title: Beautiful album

text: The album came in GREAT condition, the CD has a member's face on it, the photobook is SO. PRETTY. And a poster of ONE member (Baekho) is what I got. Highly recommend, amazing group and album!


title: Impeccable, exactly what I wanted

text: Wonderful album! I've always wanted to purchase their older albums. This album has all my favorite BTS tracks, House of Cards, Run, Butterfly, etc. It arrived in perfect condition, no damage. I got a Taehyung photocard! I am perfectly happy with it. 16/10 would recommend. I LOVE IT.


title: Dvorak Bagatelles

text: Wonderful music. We heard some of these on the radio and had to search a little to find this, but it's worth it.


title: Amazing

text: Family Force 5 has incredible music.  Not only are they absolutely awesome to see live, but they are great to listen to on CD too.


title: Five Stars

text:
Beautiful music!!!
I'm so happy
Shalom !!


title: Great Album,  Awesome Packaging!

text: This is a great album from Dramarama.  Catchy tunes on point with the current state of things in the world while maintaining their  Dramarama-ness.  It is refreshing to hear a band maintain their greatness and not sell out.  The packaging was equally awesome.  Pasadena Records really went above and beyond.  It is really cool to see a label care and promote their Artists.


title: As with two other sourdough cultures I experimented with recently ...

text: As with two other sourdough cultures I experimented with recently, I found the Yukon culture tasted slightly different from other American cultures.  Opened my eyes (and taste buds) to new adventures in amateur baking.


title: Mostly Enjoyable

text:
Picked this up on a whim, and really enjoyed most of it. The combination of accompaniment (strings, flutes, oboe) really add a beautiful touch to many of these hymns.

I guess what I didn't enjoy so much was some of the arrangements. "There is a Green Hill..." took over a minute until you really even knew what song it was trying to be, and then it was a full 4 minutes into the arrangement until you actually got to the hymn itself. 4 minutes of very slow non build-up. The first song "Come Thou Fount..." started out very slow and hesitant and continued for so long that way. You really just wanted to fast forward and get to the beautiful hymn. So when it finally got there it was very beautiful...but the plodding along was not so enjoyable. Many like one of my favs "Be Still My Soul" were very beautifully done. But those couple of arrangements I mentioned left me scratching my head or wanting to fast forward to get to the good stuff.


title: Great album to find for a reasonable price

text: Received the 2 CD set in excellent condition(still in the plastic wrap.)  The description on the inside of the jacket was in Russian but everything else was in English so I could get the song titles for making my MP3s to listen to on my portable MP3 player.  A lot of the songs I had heard on Pandora and I'm pleased that I can listen to the whole album at once.


title: Fantastic trombonist!

text: One of today's top jazz trombonists. Really gets around the horn. Live performance,excellent sound quality!


title: awesome

text: sounds great


title: Nice

text: Came in as brand new


title: Perfect

text: Came in as brand new. Me and my mom love this


title: Three Stars

text: This recording is better under the MRB label than those under his own label. The material is very good.


title: Disappointing cd

text: I returned cd for several reasons.  I do not think it was new as advertised.  Case had several cracks and the protective strip was missing.  I had to play the cd to find out it was not the soundtrack of the movie as I had thought.


title: EXPENSIVE CD

text: I love the music from the CD, but it is not the soundtrack - for example 16 tons not on the CD..and the price is absurd!  There was no way to hear excerpts from the CD before I purchased....


title: Great record.

text: Ghost kicks ass!!!! Great record.


title: Por favor editenlo en CD!

text: Fabuloso grupo de los 60s, "surfin tijuana" su cancion q mas me gusta,atencion señores propietarios de los derechos editenlo en CD,mucha gente se los agradecera!


title: Excellent Compilation

text: Hola, esta coletanea dos singles del Moenia é muy buena. Los videos son de excelente qualidad. Para los mas passionados por la musica electronica en espanhol es un Kit indispensable.


title: George Wright A Musical Treat

text: This is a historically important recording from a now closed theatre and a lost Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ.  The recording artist was the late and great George Wright.  It shows how talent can bring great music from a small well designed instrument.  The Wurlitzer Theatre Organ was designed as a 'unit orchestra' and was really one of the world's first synthesizers.  It had voices like flutes, violins, clarinets, trumpets, xylophones, marimbas, drums, and all manner of orchestral sounds.  To play the theatre organ one must be able to mentally arrange the music then use both hands and both feet to play the melody, the harmony, and the bass line.  George made is sound easy on this CD.


title: Amazing

text: As expected....Amazing


title: Margaret MacArthur was a wonderful song collector and singer of the songs of New ...

text: Margaret MacArthur was a wonderful song collector and singer of the songs of New England, especially Vermont. It is sadly out of print, and only available, if one can find it, on lp. It is a wonderful collection of New England songs, well presented.


title: Fabulous Album

text: I love every song on this album. Mamamoo is the most talented vocal act there is. From the funny "Taller than You," and "Recipe" to the fantastic, soul song "You're the Best" and several cool, jazzy numbers, there is no greater collection than this - unless it is one of the other Mamamoo albums!


title: Outstanding Gershwin Tribute!

text: I bought this recording when it was originally released. With the advent of CD's, most of my vinyl recording were discarded. This is a pristine recording and as good as I  remembered it!


title: Bait and switch!!

text: Spontini fans should avoid this item.  Contains contemporary recording of Olimpie rather than the expected Fernand Cortez.


title: Names of all the songs

text: What's the name of the songs? I'd like to see if possible


title: LOVE, LOVE

text: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this album.... Nothing compares to seeing JV live, up close, on stage....BUT this incredible collection of songs is a very, very good alternative. The album starts out with 'Such a Feeling' - a catching retro tune that reminds you there are artists that do still 'make music like they used to'. 'This Old Dog' is about as JV as you can get....a story of passion and dedication to a career making incredible music. The list goes on - with not one single song you'd want to skip past. This album was clearly made with love, by a man with a voice from out of this world....and guitar playing that blows your mind! I keep all of JV's albums in my car for long road trips, and I am super excited to be adding this one to the collection... buy it for yourself, or for all your rock and blues loving buddies - it is definitely one not to be missed. Rock on, JV!


title: Really great offbeat interpretations

text: Ormandy’s Bruckner 5 is brisk and virtuosic. Not cosmic or mysterious. Refreshing and of course brilliantly played. Walter’s Bruckner 7 is lyrical and sweet, warm and glowing. Not majestic or massive. Also refreshing and very Walter. The Columbia (L.A. Phil mainly) are smaller in number but this lends transparency and the brass are wonderful. Highly recommended performances, both. Walter’s is remastered well by Andreas Meyer in the Walter box, but the sound here is quite good. Ormandy got excellent sound from Columbia here, too.


title: Wonderful but largely duplicative

text: Buying this collection (which you can find at Japan's HMV) is the only way that I know of to get the stereo 4th (1957) and 6th (1961) currently, which I think are worth the price of this collection.  Everything else here is available elsewhere in equivalent (or, for the mono 7th, better) sound.  The 5th (1957) sounds the same here as on the Gala (Sony Germany) coupling with the Classical (both of which are better on Gala than in the Essential Classics versions).  The Classical (1961) sounds here like it does on the 2012 "Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics" -- closer up than either Gala or Essential Classics.  Kije (1962) and Oranges (1963) are available on that still-available Odyssey disc, coupled with the Classical.  The 7th (1953), only available mono (since EO never re-recorded it), is simply not in as good sound in this collection as in the Ormandy mono box.  It got better remastering in the Ormandy mono box than Sony Japan affords here. Philadelphia and Prokofiev were made for one another, and Ormandy’s touch shows both off to their best advantage.  As Harold Schonberg, music critic for the New York Times, said of a Carnegie Hall concert in February of 1976 featuring the Classical and the 6th:  "Mr. Ormandy through the years has had more than his share of Prokofiev premieres, and there is something in the Russian composer's music—the dash, the virtuosity, the rhythmic ebullience—that inspires the Philadelphia Orchestra to make a special effort."


title: Inspired

text: This an inspired one-off performance that exudes punch, virtuosity, balance, and propulsive drive.  Sinopoli and the VPO highlight several voices that are revelatory.  Sinopoli does not distort the music.  Exciting as hell.  I have never heard a better Second.  I am not a huge fan of his Dresden set.


title: Awesome music

text: Great music as expected


title: Favorite 'NEW' artist

text: A friend played some of this at work and I commented that it sounds like a young Willie Nelson with a kick-ass band. I now own 3 of 4 albums (will buy the live one with next paycheck) and I think I was spot on. The band is incredible and although Lukas' voice is limited he knows how to make the best of it, just like dad.


title: Lesser known Fleetwood Mac album exceeds expectations

text: This Album is a bit uneven, but has some real gems.


title: Four Stars

text: There's a reason this album is so obscure.  But it certainly has it's moments


title: AWESOME CD! A must have for any worship team ...

text: AWESOME CD!  A must have for any worship team member.


title: Enjoyed

text: Really enjoyed the CD


title: It was great

text: Loved it


title: Highly recommended

text:
Recorded by Alison McNeill in 2008, shortly after her graduation from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, this CD preserves the beginning of a career that remains very much in process.  Ms. McNeill combines exceptional powers as a fiddler with impressive ability as a classical soprano.

"Celtic Magic" (self-published, evidently, by Ms. McNeill) can be heartily recommended to aficionados of traditional Scottish music - a fact worth stressing amidst the welter of "Celtic" extravaganzas that infest PBS pledge drives. From a production standpoint, it lacks the engineering wizardry of a commercial CD - a fact that, to this listener, is refreshing.  Less fortunate, at times, is the decision to represent Ms. McNeill's vocalizing with excerpts from a concert, and record most of her instrumental selections in a studio.  The reverse procedure would have served her better, since the recording microphone at her recital tends to foreground the harp accompaniment.  Even so, Ms. McNeill's singing registers as beautifully modulated, and throughout the CD she reveals a strong yet unforced dramatic awareness.  Her manifest respect for this music equally distinguishes her accompanist, Scottish harpist Eleanor Holley.  It would be hard to discover more sensitive interpretations of songs like Burns' "By Yon Castle Wa'," or of melodies like "The Lea Rig." A lover of this music should purchase a copy of this CD while it remains commercially available.


title: Welcome recording of a significant work

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As your previous reviewer indicates, there is much to enjoy in this recording for lovers of French Romantic opera.  What follows are some reflections on the significance of this work - available for the first time in a recording - for students of Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris."

First, a little background.  At the urging of a close friend, the composer Louise Bertin, Hugo composed a libretto based on his novel.  Entitled "La Esmeralda," Bertin's opera debuted in Paris in 1836, with a distinguished cast.  It closed after six nights, and despite occasional revivals, it survived largely as a score for piano and voice by Franz Liszt.

On the face of it, focusing an opera on la Esmeralda may seem plausible enough. In the novel, this teenager is a great performing artist. She captivates every man who beholds her, from Archdeacon Frollo to his bell-ringer (or nearly every man, since her beau ideal, Captain Phoebus, is unconscious of her genius!). However, her artistry appears largely intuitive, whether she is dancing, or singing Spanish songs she does not understand. In the words of her "husband," Gringoire, Esmeralda is "ignorant of everything and enthusiastic about everything." In the first half of the novel, she experiences a rite of passage that should have culminated in her seduction by Phoebus, or, rather, in her inevitable disillusionment with this unworthy idol. That process is halted by Claude Frollo, and after enduring a month in prison and "confessing" under torture to bewitching and stabbing Phoebus, Esmeralda is "shattered." She is lost to practically everything save her hatred of Frollo and her love of Phoebus, and even after her rescue by Quasimodo, she deepens these fixations with daemonic intensity. The Esmeralda of big-budget films and the French musical -- bonding with Quasimodo; mouthing a reedy "Ave Maria" - is remote from the young martyr of Hugo's novel.

Lacking the self-awareness of many heroines of Romantic opera, the Esmeralda of the novel is equally innocent of the florid soliloquizing analogous to opera recitatives and arias.  On those occasions in the book where she actually speaks, her dialogue is pithy and to the point --  refreshingly so, amidst the verbosity of some of her friends and foes.  Inevitably, Hugo must sacrifice his heroine's concision to the amplitude of a libretto, where Esmeralda herself articulates what the fictional narrator has expressed or intimated about her feelings and motivation.  The result is an Esmeralda who clings to her idealism with metaphysical precision, beseeching her "Dieu bon" for transportation to that "ciel" where lovers are reunited.  Nor is her constancy misplaced, since (in the finale to numerous deviations from the original plot), a dying Phoebus returns to rescue her from Frollo.

Nevertheless, Hugo's libretto - and Louise Bertin's score - is significant to any devotee of the novel.  In particular, Claude Frollo's meditations in the opera refine his chain of reflection in the book: though he harps on "le destin" and "fatalité," he seems to acknowledge selecting one's own destiny, like Faust contracting with Mephistopheles, in a drama which is frequently echoed in this libretto (Bertin had, in fact, presented an opera based on Goethe's "Faust" in 1831).  Contrasting with Frollo's mania for possessing what he loves, and destroying what he cannot possess, is a rhapsodic "bell song" by Quasimodo, celebrating all that is free in nature and in the human heart.  This is the Quasimodo who, in the novel, composes verses and devises objective correlatives - largely in vain -- to awaken Esmeralda from delusion.  And the Esmeralda of the opera, too, has her moments of genuine lyricism, not least in the recitative and "romance" she sings in her dungeon at the opening of Act 4.  Maya Boog's singing here is particularly fine, and she is appropriately visceral at points in the duet that ensues, between the helpless victim and her tormentor, who belts out, "Je t'aime!"  Not that anything can surpass Esmeralda's terse reply in the novel: "Quel amour!" ("What a love!").  Still, there is much to enjoy in this important recording and, for students of the novel, a good deal to ponder.


title: great cd!

text: nothing better to drive to.  funny as ever.  I recommend this to anyone who has to drive to work. Laugh out loud moments throughout!


title: lot 8 unabridged audiobooks by Bodie Thoene

text: One of the best deals I've found on Bodie Thoene audiobooks. Lots of listening pleasure, story lines hold attention. All were in great condition.


title: Presented in all it's intended glory.

text: I remember when this was released as a quadrophonic vinyl in the mid 70s. I was curious how Carmina Burana would sound but of course I didn't have the set up.  Now that I have SACD 5.1 capability I was disappointed the 2000 remaster, though great sounding, wasn't the quad version. Now it's available in a format that presents it in a way it was meant to be heard. The Beethoven and Gershwin are wonderful as well.


title: An end to end burner

text: El-P and Mr. Len deliver a fantastic follow up single to the monumental LP Funcrusher Plus. It's every bit as good as the tracks off that album.


title: Features MF Doom

text: Anything with MF Doom on it is generally worthwhile, even if the track's only a minute long


title: Not absolute summer

text: I was actually looking for something as good as the Swedish summer album "Absolut sommar". This compilation is not as good, for instance here Ainbusk Singers do the tune Cornelis Vreeswijk did on the one I was looking for. Not very good singing from Ainbusk, while Cornelis is perfect in his version. This is maybe the worst example, but there are other not very good choices on the album. Of course, there are also the songs which are essential on a Swedish summer album, like the song "Ta mej till havet". One third wrong choices, one third okay, one third super.


Mesmerizing. Not for those opposed to meditation.


title: Graham Bonnet Rock Singers Anthology

text: Sound quality here is somewhat compromised and the advertised booklet is nothing more than the song list and a few credits which is disappointing. Given the quality of the artist this is a let down.


title: Crash Course in Budgie

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Speaking of Crash Courses, where the hell is Crash Course in Brain Surgery?

Despite that obvious omission (prob due to copyright issues), this disc does include Breadfan, with its intricately picked rhythm guitar in all its original glory.  Metallica's 1988 cover version is probably better, but the 1973 (1973!) original is still a classic of proto-speed metal.  And if you listen closely to the intro of Breadfan, especially at the first drum beat, it's obvious "Welcome to the Jungle" (and GNRs entire brief career) owes a HUGE debt of gratitude to this song.

Also recommended:  Typefitter's Hand; I Can't See My Feelings; I Ain't No Mountain; & Napoleon.

Check these guys out.  This Best Of collection is an underrated gem.


title: new beat, a musical phenomenon...

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Old school Belgian Acid House from the late 80s.  The beats are slow by modern standards and the music sounds dated but it is academically interesting.  "Agreppo" and "Cheebala" are especially solid tunes - could use a remix for the 2000s.  Other notable songs include "Sound of C", "Fatal Error", and "Acid Queen".

If you are a fan of electronic music or dance music, then the AB Sounds 'New Beat' CDs (Take 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) are good to have in your collection.  All New Beat CDs are rare imports and long out of print.  Any of the first 4 discs in the New Beat series come recommended...I prefer NB Take 2 or 4.


title: Deferent

text: Maybe not exactly what I expectet becouse  vocal  is not his  it s a women vocal and sound is much poorer then  super ax  not enought musical instruments and guitar solos


title: Four Stars

text: I was in high schoo in Detroit when I first heard this lady.Jazz was my music !


title: Quick delivery for a superb product.

text: The cd set came in excellent condition and is a pleasure listening to it.


title: this is a truly spectacular CD it is beautifully sung and an interesting look as to what music ...

text: this is a truly spectacular CD it is beautifully sung and an interesting look as to what music may have been like two thousand years ago. this is a must Have


title: The cd is great, and I’m happy to complete my twicestagram collection ...

text: Very well packaged, no extraneous creasing of folded posters. Came with the pre-order photocard set as well. The cd is great, and I’m happy to complete my twicestagram collection with this purchase! Shipping time was extremely fast, much faster than I expected.


title: Great Seller, fast Shipping!

text: Thank you, fast shipping and product in great condition! DVD was well worth the product, thank you once again! Awesome


title: I Don't Understand a Word But . . . . .

text: I came across La Susi on a compilation CD my girlfriend bought while we were in Spain and loved her track and decided to go out and buy the whole CD. While I am not a flamenco fan I do appreciate to raw passion in her voice, the stripped back nature of the sound and the overall feel of this album. The track 'Amar por amar' got me into La Susi initially but this particular album has grown on me. A little gem.


title: Great music.

text: Music is great. A lot of jamming by both artists. If you like these artists this is a must have.


title: Best live album ever

text: This recording is amazing and The Grateful Dead put on the best live show. They really just jam and feed off of eachother. This album is expensive but worth every penny and I will be listening to it over and over for many years to come. I highly recommend it to you especially if you are a grateful dead fan


title: Dr.Love-Dr.

text: Hate this recording , so bootleg sound like there is little storm coming out of speakers. Would like to return it but international shipping cost to high. Not worth $10 first vinyl. Second vinyl has little better sound because it was filmed for TV but still strong 2 and a half to three stars ,for packaging and artwork cover 4 to 5 stars


title: Five Stars

text: This is a great album. Wonderful songs.Perfect for a romantic evening.


title: K

text: Already open


title: Hookfoot. Their Best!

text: I haven't bought this cd but I think I will.  I burned my vinyl to cd years ago and it still sounds good to me.  I am afraid it will be jacked with if I buy this cd.  Then again it may sound good. Help me out here folks. Is the volume jacked up or does this have the beautiful hum the vinyl once gave us?  Great "album"!


title: nice gift.

text: Good songs.


title: Her message combined with her powerful voice is amazing!

text: Enjoyable!


title: Twice's Story Begins

text: Had no dents or torn packaging. All photo cards were included, and pages were intact too.


title: Five Stars

text: I love the cd !!!


title: Gould  'nuff said.

text: This is good.


title: Perfect

text: Came with Everything!


title: Five Stars

text: love his music 😆


title: Five Stars

text: Haven’t recieved it yet but I know it’ll be awesome. Go Red Velvet and Reveluvs!


title: Five Stars

text: thanks!


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome songs


title: I love it!

text: The songwriting is incredible!  A voice with emotion to give you goosebumps!  The guitars!!!  The sax!!  I love it!!


title: Legit

text: Sent this to my boyfriend and he loved it :)


title: It was decent

text: I liked the album quite a bit- there was a Polaroid photo (I got hyunjin) and then two photocards. Both were pretty good quality. The album was good too, I liked the format of it where you unbox the booklet from within the box. However something I didn't like was that the poster was EXTREMELY pixelated...I'll still hang it up on my wall cause that's what it's for but I don't like the quality...the mask was also completely blank, thin, and smelled like chemicals.


title: Enjoyed this CD

text: I enjoyed this 3-disk OST.  I am a huge fan of the Atelier series.  I cannot wait to obtain other atelier OSTs.


title: Album

text: Came on time, perfect condition like new love it!


title: Album purchase

text: All three of these beautiful albums came to me a few days ago and i was so happy! They looked EXACTLY like the photo and had great and cute extras!


title: International Love

text: I love every song on this album and the photos and extras were so incredible! I cant wait until i get my next Greatguys album!


title: Rating

text: I liked everything about the album with all the things that I got in it. The album was Place nicely on my front porch and I will definitely order another Seventeen album or other Kpop albums from Amazon.


title: "Dwell" is an all-star album!

text: Dwell is a wonderful album, and is fast becoming one of my all-time favorite Vineyard collections.  There are both joyful songs of praise, and incredible songs of worship.  The band and singers are first-rate.  It must have been an awesome event when this cd was recorded, live in concert!


title: Five Stars

text: happy with seller and product


title: Two Stars

text: lots of it does not sound like the oldies they are


title: Loive the CD

text: We thoroughly enjoy listening to Andy Griffith.  He enunciates so well so you really can enjoy his music.  Most people do not know he sins so well!


title: Still Waiting

text: I ordered Unabridged and recieved Abridged.  I have return the abridged and have not recieved the unabridged at this time.


title: Excellent

text: The band is TIGHT and the sound is excellent.This era of RTF is my favorite and I was NOT disappointed, YOU wont be either


title: Five Stars

text: Great worship album...music is so powerful.


title: " I love this song

text: I bought the CD by George Younce because I wanted his one song - " Going Home."  I love this song, and it was sung at my Husband's<br /> funeral in 2010. When I awakened from a massive heart attack last August; the song was  so strongly in my mind that it caused me to have a panic attack; fearing that I truly was going home.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome musician! Very inspirational!


title: Three Stars

text: Good for the price


title: looks like it should be in the bargain bin at a record store.

text: Received the cd with the case in horrible condition. There is a HUGE crack along the entire bottom of the case. The CD itself looks fine but I won't know for sure until I play it. If there is an issue with that I will be requesting a replacement or a refund. Really disappointed to receive something in such condition.


title: It didn’t work for me

text: Didn’t work.


title: TDSOTM CD Remaster

text: Great album! Arrived a few days late but when it's Floyd it's worth it! No skips, clean disk. Slightly scratched case, but overall it's a perfect purchase.


title: This family is outstanding

text: Outstanding


title: Restful Music

text: These 2 cds are very restful. They enable a person to relax when one is tired or stressed. If you like relaxing piano music you could do no better than this collection.


title: Mister Arrau, Nice.

text: I truly would like to have Gould's recording of the 3rd in something sonically superior to a beat up tube system radio broadcast. But this series including the still stunning 3rd is just impressive. As another reviewer said, why not collect many? Indeed, it is Beethoven. Who wants just one version of his Concertos or Symphonies? But I can tell you now, you will come back to this one for the concerto playing.


title: New box set celebrates the kings of New Orleans funk

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Released just in time for Mardi Gras, this new box set celebrates the kings of New Orleans funk, otherwise known as The Meters. Featuring guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter, Jr., keyboardist/vocalist Art Neville, and drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, The Meters combined street rhythms with second line vibe and fatback drums to create their own unique, laidback style. Compared to James Brown’s hard driving, frenetic performances, The Meters just let the good times roll through the Big Easy accompanied by a funky backbeat. Produced by SoulMusic’s David Nathan, Gettin’ Funkier All The Time takes listeners on a journey through The Meter’s eight studio albums recorded between 1968-1977, their non-album singles and  bonus tracks issued on previous compilations, plus a few surprises thrown in like beads along the parade route.  In other words, this set has it all.

Taking us on this deep dive into the Meter’s catalog is Charles Waring, jazz writer for Mojo and Record Collector, who penned the liner notes for the accompanying 40 page booklet. Every detail is covered, including data on sources, release dates, songwriters, and producers for each of the 116 tracks. Rather than reproducing the original albums, each disc in this set has its own title and track order. Disc 1, “Here Comes the Meter Man,” and Disc 2, “A Message From the Meters,” cover the first three albums released by Josie Records from 1968-1971 and produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall E. Sehorn. This period yielded the early hits such as “Sophisticated Sissy” featuring Art’s sanctified organ chords and “Cissy Strut” with George’s bass doubling the melody in sync with Leo’s guitar, which came to be a key feature of the Meters’ music. Another notable aspect of these albums is the original material, with only a few covers filling out the tracks. The Meters’ songs during this era were short but punchy, the instruments locked into the groove but with intricate detail.  Some songs were a bit more pop or jazz oriented, but nearly all were funk-driven. Many of the funk gems on their second album would later be sampled by the likes of Tupac, Ice Cube, Gang Starr and MC Lyte. By the third album, Struttin’, Art’s vocals were coming to the forefront. Songs like “Hand Clapping Song” and “Funky Meters Soul” are great examples of this period amidst the more laidback instrumentals.

Discs 3-6 cover the Reprise and Warner Brothers years, stretching from 1972 through the peak of the disco era in 1977. After the Josie Records went under, The Meters were signed to Reprise, a label with little experience marketing black musicians. As a result, the Reprise albums fell short of anticipated sales, but they are full of songs that stand the test of time. Cabbage Alley (1972) has more of a soul-jazz groove, especially on instrumentals such as “The Flower Song” and “Smiling.” But the shift in The Meters’ sound is even more apparent on songs like “Stay Away,” a fantastic example of funk-based rock grooves with fuzzy psychedelic overtones. Their sound matured even more on Rejuvenation (1974), which added horns arranged by the great Wardell Quezergue and a line of background vocalists to songs such as “Jungle Man,” “Africa,” and the extended funk-rock fusion jam “It Ain’t No Use.”  Fire on the Bayou (1975) known for its incendiary title track, continued the funk-rock exploration, and this set offers five outtakes including a cover of Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya” and the slow-grinding, percussion-heavy “He Bite Me.” Trick Bag (1976) moves into disco territory and is definitely a mixed bag, while New Directions (1977), produced in San Francisco, ranges from the slap-bass heavy “Funkify Your Life” to the reggae cover “Stop That Train” to the sweet soul of “Be My Lady.”

Though the original group disbanded over forty years ago, The Meters’ legend lives on through the younger generations of NOLA musicians they influenced, the multitude of hip hop artists who sampled their work, and of course the various Meters-related groups who still carry on the funk tradition (sadly without Art Neville, who died in 2019). Gettin’ Funkier All The Time is a meticulously produced set and the title says it all—the grooves are locked, loaded and ready to roll.
--Black Grooves, February 2020


title: Five Stars

text: Brilliant and Fantastic.... :D....


title: This is a lovely CD.. purchased for friends ...

text: This is a lovely CD. . purchased for friends.


title: Five Stars

text: Great album.


title: What a wonderful blast from the past!

text: What a great product (which arrived in a very timely manner). I'm enjoying this CD very much, as well as the free bonus cd to help me get familiar with other programs available. Merry Christmas and thank you!


title: Peaceful, Soothing CD. We LOVE it!

text: My CD was worn out & scratched, so I am HAPPY to have found it here. The combination of the ocean waves, the sea gulls and the beautiful piano melodies are soothing and create a peaceful atmosphere for our grandchildren to drift off to sleep. It works for Grandpa & Grandma too when we have had too much coffee. But often in the daytime I have it playing softly in our home and it is lovely!!!  (Just my preference, but #1 is my least favorite song. I repeat all of the rest. Don't judge the CD by the first song.)

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title: First CD I bought in years.

text: Kikuo's music is amazing, I am a fan of Treow/Electrocutica & Kikuo is right up in my alley in whatever this genre is. YURiCa/Hanatan's vocals are great & I love the theatrics of this album. This CD is a bit high, because it is made from a paper hardcover, not a jewel case. It has a little booklet inside with artwork & lyrics in Japanese & the print is amazing.


title: pure gospel

text: This album is lean and pure - I love Pop's guitar playing - the album reflects early gospel/blues styles where the voice is what drives the feeling. Pop's and his daughters are truly moving on this overlooked album. We need this on CD.


title: A wonderful EP by Mr. Larson

text: Jeremy Larson does it again.  A beautifully crafted EP... very lush musicianship and thought provoking lyrics make an uncommon duo these days. I could not believe I bought this for such a low price. I do hope one day Jeremy will be recognized for the beauty his music brings to this sorrowing world.


title: Five Stars

text: Haven't listened to it yet but I am really happy that the lyrics are provided in English and Japanese.


title: I love Deftones

text: Deftones <3


title: The Honor & The Beauty

text: Loved it through and through, but since embracing Celtic music as one of my favorites more than 25 years ago, I've gravitated highly towards the touching and heartfelt ballads of the genre. When I heard the likes of "The Butterfly" and "Rosemary Lane" , I knew I had to add Scartaglen to my library.  They truly uphold the honor & the beauty that personifies Celtic Music.


title: Outstanding Release!!!

text: From the 1st note to the last, a very entertaining, professional and incomparable recording. I disagree that scent is the strongest sense tied to memory. For me , it is sound, particularly, the sound of real music, by real musicians like Eric Essix and his ensemble on this priceless release. Close your eyes and listen. You'll feel what I'm saying after you've heard it. I didn't give it a second thought when I saw it was available. I bought it immediately. Because its impact is just that... Immediate!


title: A Glorious Release!

text: His legacy speaks for itself, and this recording is just phenomenal. I miss the man, but his music. My goodness! This one embodies both. I absolutely adore "Revival." Get it if you don't have it and it's available. Your collection will thank you for it.


title: Five Stars

text: A Good cd worth waiting for and it didn't take too long to arrive☺


title: Beautiful

text: Beautiful soundtrack


title: Love the songs

text: Order was shipped on time.  Love the songs.


title: Voices Only!

text: A cappella Vocal Jazz!


title: Good Sounds

text: I had been looking for a couple of the songs specifically. The plus is there are more songs on the cd that I like just as well as the one or two I know. The whole cd is awesome.


title: A+

text: Very happy with this purchase, thank you!!


title: FINALLY!!! A modern Metal Album with Meaning, Emotion, and True Passion!!!

text: AMAZING album! It's so refreshing to hear a modern day Metal album that represents the perfect balance between hard hitting songs you can pump your fist to and heartfelt power ballads of Metal past. Pamela brings a full spectrum of vocal versatility, power, and passion to every song with lyrics that instantly connect to your soul backed by a powerhouse lineup of seasoned musicians. As a huge thrash, classic, and progressive metal fan I can assure you that this album is one of the most diverse and solid Metal albums I've heard in quite some time. There is undeniable emotion and meaning behind every song both lyrically and musically. I've only had the album for two weeks and its my go to choice no matter what mood I'm in. Guaranteed to make you want to sing along and raise your horns! Thank you Pamela and your amazing band for bringing "Metal With Meaning" back to the forefront of the Metal/Hard Rock genre! \m/


title: Every artist has a beginning

text: This album has a heavy reggae influence, and is a very good window into the progression of a special artist.  Great album.


title: Four Stars

text: Good for exercises


title: Five Stars

text: Perfect, great condition and got here much earlier than expected. Thanks.


title: Excellent!

text: Excellent!


title: Much gratitude to this prolific artist...

text: Great new material.  Nice feel, two really outstanding cuts but it's all good. Baba Hanuman has a somewhat different chanting style from the normal call response,but it's got great heart.  Worth getting the CD just for that cut.  Om Namo Bhagavate also first rate.  Thank you KD, and keep them coming.


title: Krishna's Lila Anew

text:
This is one of most amazing CDs.
It expresses the essences of the Shyamdas experience of finding the beloved.
It takes you on a journeys with Shyamdas, to Braj India, to it's devoted people, mystical holy places, where Krishna's Lila is so so strong.

Immerse yourself in the tracks of this CD from the start, Awakening, to the ballad of brethrens Shyamdas and Krishna Das, to the sweet sweet song Krishna... and ending with a short but lively version of Govinda Bola.

I go back to this CD again and again when I want to be in Braj and with the Lila of Krishna.

All I can say is Thank You Shyamdas


title: Great

text: Very good CD of Bon Jovi.


title: Gorgeous music

text: Fidelity is great on this great soundtrack by Lawrence Rosenthal.


Released in 2001, this is a very limited edition (only 50 were pressed) 5-CD box set of Iain's notebook CDs.  Includes new CD cover  photos and a booklet with new liner notes by Iain.  This is a fantastic sampling of Iain Matthews' live concerts.  The discs are:  Live Alone (1992),  Intimate Wash (1993), Camouflage (1995), Nights in Manhattan...and Points West (1997), and Woodshedding (2000).


title: Good but 2001 complete double cd concert is best recording

text: If you like Listen" from film version of the show you're in luck. It was added to London stage version.  Good CD but can't top the double CD from 2001 which is a complete recording of the entire show.


title: Adventures in Odyssey Meets Pilgrims Progress!

text: Really really enjoyed this audio drama. Excellent writing, acting, and overall production quality. I love the real life application woven into the story.<br />If you enjoy adventures in Odyssey and Pilgrims progress then you will love this!


title: I'm a Chef fan.

text: Use it to listen and enjoy music


title: Boring

text: I found this compilation of lulabays to be boring, not melodic, and noisy. I wasted my money.


title: Dean's voice is divine

text: Bought this for my daughter and she is very happy with it. Heard his voice and now I'm a fan.


title: Getting on time

text: Love it.


title: Mom Loves It

text: This was part of a birthday basket for my mom's 80th birthday and she loved it so it gets 5 stars.


title: False advertising

text: Not 7" Square Shaped Flexi Disc


title: Five Stars

text: My husband loves it


title: Five Stars

text: Great deal, CD is perfect


title: Inspiring!

text: This cd was a gift to me by one of my clients.  I am a massage therapist and love listening to this album while working.  Many of my clients have commented on it and how much they like it!  I personally feel the music is beautiful!! It is full of emotion!  Every time I listen to it, it inspires me and I start getting creative ideas that seem to come out of nowhere!  It's relaxing for my clients and energizing for me!  This artist has a true, God-given gift! I highly recommend this album!  I hope the artist comes out with more albums soon!!


title: Great Tribute

text: My heart always pumps when I hear these Neruda's poems being sung by such great spaniard voices. It's easy to end up listening the whole disk over and over again.


title: "Look out" for "Look Out Mama" by Hurray For the Riff Raff

text: This album has a lot of soul and is very inspired. The vocals are incredible and backed by a very solid young band. Pick it up if you can and like Folky, Blues, Rock. I cant wait for their next release.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it


title: Great artists never go out of style.

text: Way back in the 1970s I recorded this album from an LP onto a reel-to-reel tapedeck.  It became one of my favorite classical albums ever.  It's completely spoiled me for any other artists' rendition of these pieces.  The flavor, intensity, and intelligent interpretation are so embedded.<br />I strongly recommend you giving a listen to this 40+ year old recording of 200+ year old music.


title: Will beach boys greatest hits play in a juke box?

text: I don’t want to buy a vinyl if it cannot be played in our juke box


title: Not a good purchase, the first hose was ok but the ...

text: Took hose out of package which was the second one of the order I purchased, when I hooked it up and turn on the water there was a hole right before the hose entered into the brass shut off valve. Not a good purchase, the first hose was ok but the second was thumbs down, Not very good product when the company don't inspect there product before sales.


title: great collectable

text: The orange looks great, record plays well


title: Music to murder by

text: Songs - not so much. Atmosphere - you bet. Perfect for your nightmares. Loved it so much I bought two copies.


title: I think I am a lucky guy when I heard ...

text: I think I am a lucky guy when I heard this music. The most of us did not to hear last catrato's music usually. The vocal color was very light but his imotion is very stronger than any others.


title: "Take Me Away From All This..."

text: Nothing could better sum up the mood of a teenager living in Milwaukee, circa 1968: "Oh Mary Jane, Take me away from all this... a new name, and a new life for us..."--The sudden realization that one really could remake one's life, one could leave, one could discover a better world under an aesthetic and critical spell--that the transformation of the world was at one's fingertips--In one song the Baroques caught it all. Just a superb album--you'd have to go back to Breton's *Nadja* to find a work that so perfectly sums up its time and place.


title: Second time around

text: I HAD THIS ALBUM YEARS AGO,HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT AGAIN WAS GREAT.


title: Aziza is stunning!

text: Obviously not the previous reviewer's cup of chai, and I will admit this is not my favourite album from this fabulous jazz-mugam composer/pianist/vocalist, but it is a superb album nonetheless.


title: Too much money for only 5 songs.

text: I bought this for my step daughter for her birthday. She loved it but I do think paying almost $25.00 for a CD with only 5 songs on it is ridiculous. If I knew there was only 5 songs on it I wouldn't  have paid no where near that much for it.


title: Wonderful!

text: Great to do business with.  Thanks!


title: Tons of talent and great harmony!

text:
I happened across this CD strictly by chance - and what a pleasant surprise! These guys have terrific blend - and with all tracks being a cappella, they've GOT to be good - there's no instrumentals or special effects to cover any inadequacies. Not that they have any - all the tracks sounded flawless, and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite.

If you like tight vocal harmony, you can't miss with this CD.


title: great CD

text: loaded with Christmas tunes!! Just GREAT !!!


title: Girl Day

text: Very interesting! Satisfied, I look for more Girl Day Cd!


title: Don't buy it's a great album, but I only got one of my ...

text: Don't buy it's a great album, but I only got one of my 2 discs from this deluxe edition I'm extremely disappointed.


title: Hard to find recording from my teanage years

text: Great music from a when I was much younger. Great memories to relive.  I would recamend the music to others.


title: New England Nitemare

text:
Mastamindz Is like No other Group/Band You Have Ever Heard,Mixing Rhymes & live instruments Together In A Way That's Not Your Typical RAP/ROCK!
Tracks Go From Hardcore To Sweet Sounding Then Smack You In Ya Face So Hard You Think Your In a MoshPit!This Is The Second Release From The Talented group Straight Out The Blunt Factory!Mastamindz were overlooked On the First Record Wich Is very Rare But Also very Classic!Fastforward To 2009 Mastamindz Has Now Ripped Apart The Industry With Their Won't settle for less Attitude,Accomplishing a Spot On The Recently Released Tunnel Runners Album Put Out On Hatchet House/Psychopathic Records Wich Put The World In a Uproar & Boosted The Bands MP3 & Itune Sales Out The Roof!Now The Mastamindz Are Touring With The likes Of America's #1 Group REHAB(Bartender)starting April 15 2009 So try To Get Out & See Them Before They Make MTV's Cribs!!!Album Contains 15 Tracks All Of Them Are Full Of blood sweat & Tears!Plus A Few Features From Some Superstar's The likes Of REHAB's Frontman Danny Boone,Haystak,Shane Capone,Jon Conner,JAS da Diamondchild,Illson & Of Course Dora Moreau!
I love This Cd & Every Track Is FIRE!If You Need Some REAL MUSIC In Your Life I Highly Recommend This Cd!Turn It Up,All my Pain,SWEET LIFE,Seedz Of Hate,Life Underground,Holdin The Fort & Rember Our Name All Have So Much feeling In Them It's hard To Not Relate To these Very Hungry Very Real Artist!Check Out Their Website MASTAMINDZ.COM For More Info On Mastamindz!Don't Sleep On This Album Or sit Around Day Dreaming Cause You Might Make Up To a Nightmare!!!!


title: beautiful

text: Lovely Christmas Music and especially ski twist


title: The cd was in a great condition, sounds like brand new. Quick delivery.

text: The item was in great condition, and the delivery was fast 👍🏻


title: Basia's Hidden Secret,,,,,

text: This is one,,if not Basia's most beautiful song. This is a rare little treat and worth the $5 I paid. The single actually contains 3 tracks,,Edit,REmix and album version (from Peter White's Caravan of Dreams). The remix and Album version are very similar but if you love this song you will love both versions.. If you are a Basia fan you must have this single,,you won't regret it,,,,


title: Mre than 5 stars!!!!!

text: This is an incredible collection of some of Basia's best,,,all extended mixes with great sound quality,,,an absolute must have if you love Basia.


title: Not at her best,,,

text: This is definitly not ONJ's best but I bought the song for two songs,,Soul Kiss and Culture Shock. I like the whole "menage a trois" theme of the song,,,,,,The rest of the songs are lame,,,,,


title: Just not worth it !

text: This 2 CD set is strictly a Promotional item from Best Buy. It has only 1 (ONE) song by Fleetwood Mac from this tour. The next 5 songs are all solo tracks and the rest of disc 1 is interviews from the band members. Disc 2 is all different artists doing studio cuts such as Jackson Browne, Third Eye Blind, Fiona Apple Etc. and has nothing to do with Fleetwood Mac.


title: Don't be fooled.

text: This 2 CD set provided from Best Buy actually has only ONE (1) song by Fleetwood Mac from this tour. The next 5 songs are all SOLO tracks, followed by 5 interview tracks. Disc 2 is all Various artists like Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne etc. and has absolutley nothing to do with Fleetwood Mac.


title: Five Stars

text: Had this album back in college and still can not get enough of the message.


title: perfect.  Great.

text: perfect.  Great.


title: Five Stars

text: Like all of the American music library series excellent and informative


title: Mono Transfer of a Stereo Recording

text: This is, indeed, a terrific performance, but the original recording was made in stereo. This CD transfer is in mono.


title: Not that good.

text: Not what I was expecting, I really only like about 4 songs on the three CD's.


title: Better than advertised

text: The CD arrived promptly. It was advertised as Good condition. I consider it Very Good! Some minor wear on the cover. The CD is in perfect condition!


title: comtemporary organ music, finally....

text:
This was put together in November 1989.  The selected compositions are all excellent.  I've been trying for a while now to find a cd such as this that represented good contemporary modern organ.  This cd is it.  It has risen to the top of the stack for me.  Bernard Foccroulle, I have is playing on several compilations but not a sole cd of his did I own until now.  Two composers you may have heard of are on the cd:  Luciano Berio and Philippe Boesmans.  The remaining three are unknown to me--my apology: Amy, Darasse and Jolas.  I'm fairly new to classical music which will explain it if any of the three are household names.

But I'm so excited as I just love the cd and the adventurism of the organ playing. This artist Bernard Foccroulle is amazingly good.  I also like very much composer Louis Vierne, which is much earlier in style and composition, but awesome nonetheless.


title: I just love this modern feel--atonal

text: takes a couple of listens.....but then after that, I can't keep it off the cd player.  I just love this modern feel--atonal, if you will.  Music has changed, well, at least for me, as far as what I enjoy and am willing to spend money on.  This is a superb cd.  But if you like melody and structure and tonal music, you will hate this.


title: It's got a lot of great songs to offer

text: Very raw album that honestly could have used a bit more polish. It's got a lot of great songs to offer, though. If you're into raw, grungy sounds similar to some of the things that Smashing Pumpkins might put out, it's worth a listen. It's a shame they didn't record more, because I can only imagine that their next album would have found their niche.


title: Buy it.

text: Over all its very interesting, but disc 3 is the 79 San Diego concert which is poor quality due to the original recording. The dvd is poor quality too.


title: Great product & delivery

text: Great product & delivery


title: Five Stars

text: no words necessary.


title: Five Stars

text: Great cd


title: Five Stars

text: One of the GREATEST singles EVER! Both tracks are melodic marvels!! Paul McCartney at his BEST!


title: Suits BB

text: Not a particularly high quality of instrumental music. I was a little disappointed, but BB seemed to enjoy it and that is what it's all about!


title: Five Stars

text: Kids absolutely LOVE them. To be honest so do their dad and I.


title: just love uptown funk

text: just love uptown funk ,play it all the time in my car ....but never expected that vulgar worded rap song to be on the same c .d .as Bruno mars .I could do without that rotten song .


title: My own creation

text: Love it I created it. It’s my first album. I wrote and played most of the tracks.


title: Five Stars

text: Pleased with purchase and quick delivery.


title: in very very good condition

text: iam very happy with my order


title: Where/how was this CD stored?

text: When I removed the plastic, the cardboard packaging felt damp and when I opened it, it was somewhat stuck together, causing part of the inside picture to tear. I removed the booklet and it too was damp but none of the pages stuck together. The CD itself was fine and played without any problems, so I’ve decided to keep it. I would just caution the seller to do a better job of storing their product.


title: The Best of the Irish Singer

text:
If you are prone to like the Irish Songs and thinking of Ireland you will like this CD.

Excellent purchase for Irish Music


title: Five Stars

text: got it today love em ty


title: Five Stars

text: Great blue grass gospel record.


title: Five Stars

text: A classic!


title: Woo Dawggie, Dis dun is guud lissenin'

text: I dun tell ya folkes wut! This musik dun spekes to me! Dun says dat only tru patreats dun b repubilikan. Yee Haw! Bush is rite, iz such a tru sonn, dus not take a jeneus to figger out that Saddam dun put da WMDs in a rokkit and dun shot dem to mars. Thats where they dun be! That part bout Franse bein' ron is so funny! I dun coffed a lung! Yee Haw! Ime also gonna buy da best of da 1/2 Hour comidy Hour on Fox news! I'll be da one of only 4 people who dun doo so! Yee Haw! Buy dese sonns, they dun iz tru! And vote repubilikan, or git out of Amerikah, you French commy terrerist!


title: no music list

text: You want me to buy a cd for $38 and not even list the songs and artists. get real!


title: Finally

text: Finally is their oldies put on CD. Another treasure with the best group ever in country music. I can highly recommend it folks.


title: Wonderful but sad!!

text: This is a great DVD and music.I have always been and always will be a lover and follower of Waylon Jennings material. Sad that this is at the end of his preforming career but he was just as strong as ever in his presentations.This is truly a must have in anyones collection of Waylon`s material!! Highly recomended by me!!!


title: H-Town

text: man been from the H you got to like the Slim Thug... this cd gives you everything and more from the Thug... just like the yingyangtwins give you there new single Mad take a listen at myspace.com/yingyangtwins


title: Lies. All lies.

text:
Don't buy the remastered CD under any circumstances. What Amazon might not tell you is that this isn't Rust in Peace. It's a diabolical, poorly done remix/remaster job by Capital Record's and Mustaine that re-recorded guitar and vocal melodies that were lost from Capital's archive.
Don't support this. If you have to own Rust in Peace, find an original 1990 CD copy, or buy the vinyl. The current vinyl pressings use the original mix. They should also be on Spotify. (Not anymore, sadly)
I understand the desire to remix something that could have been done better, but you DON'T remix Rust in Peace. You don't remix something utterly perfect.


title: paddy by gerry carney

text: Gerry Carney has a great voice.  the song paddy makes a strong statement about all the irish men who labored hard to make a living in England.


title: WOW!!!

text: If this man were still alive I would be chasing him. His music is full of the Gospel of God and the charge you can get from it is only limited by your letting go. I will buy all of his products.


title: Laughter From Below (Physical Copy) 4.8/5

text:
This disc is a perfect example of a great new rock act.
Laughter From Below is a great EP, it's six songs range from
a hard rock swagger to an acoustic jam to a low bassy groove.
The only thing that is stopping this record from getting a full
five stars is the casing. This EP's official case is a cardboard
slipcover. There is no plastic holding anything in place which leaves
the disc vulnerable to damage. Also the EP does not come with a booklet
of any sort. Other than the flaw in the design of the packaging this
is an album I can listen to from start to finish without getting bored.
It is a rare thing today to find a new album worth paying for, but this is
one I am proud of purchasing.


title: A Dated Collection of Hits

text:
When this double album was first issued in 1987, it did a good job of collecting some of John’s best songs. Many years have passed since then and you have the option of buying many other “best of” offerings. “The Legend” is a great choice since it gives you 104 songs plus a nice booklet. Of course the cost is higher for that release since it is on four disks.

The songs on “Columbia Records 1958-1986” are all good ones, but there are some things you need to consider prior to buying this album. “Oh, What A Dream”, “Seasons of My Heart”, “The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer”, “Orange Blossom Special” and “Folsom Prison Blues” are all presented in monaural sound. “Five Feet High and Rising” seems to have more reverb than on other albums. The information given for “Oh, What A Dream” contains the correct recording date, but the wrong master number. For his song “San Quentin #2”, they took the introduction that preceded the first version and edited it on to the repeat second performance. Nothing wrong with doing that except I questioned if it really was “San Quentin #2” until I compared it with the tracks on the “At San Quentin” album. "A Boy Named Sue" is the single edit with the beep.

I have no issue with the song selection, but I feel that there are much better albums out there with better sound. If you are just looking for a sample of his work at a low price, then this may meet your needs. The three stars is for the sound quality and dated quality of this release.


title: More Intimate Recordings From Johnny

text:
This follow up to a release titled “Personal File” in 2006 and reissued in 2011 as “Bootleg Vol. 1” again has Johnny in his home studio doing demos and recording music he enjoyed. All the tracks feature just Johnny’s vocal and guitar. The songs are pleasant to listen to and you will find that a few were later redone with other musicians for commercial release.

My only negative response to this CD is the number of songs (10) and the really short length (just under 26 minutes). If you purchase the original “Personal File” double CD, you get 49 songs and a running length of 139 minutes. For some reason, most sellers seem to feel they should get top dollar for this short little collection. I was lucky that one seller put a reasonable price on his copy. I couldn’t see any reason to pay twice as much for 10 songs as I paid for 49! The original release has a very nice booklet with lots of information. The insert with this CD only gives you the basic facts about each song – length, composer and recording date and that’s it. This release doesn’t come close to giving the buyer good value for their money. There are other songs from his home studio that have never been released. Why not offer at least 16 to 20 tracks on this CD?

Since I really enjoy Johnny’s music, I have to give 5 stars to the songs. On the other hand I feel the CD only rates about 2 stars for value. Since Amazon doesn't allow half stars, I'll be generous and average the two scores to be 4 stars. If you can find a seller who has a copy at a reasonable price, then it will be a nice addition to your collection. If you only want a sample of his “home recordings”, then pick the original release for best variety of songs and value.


title: A Nearly Perfect Collection

text:
I would love to give this Bear Family set 5 stars since it has so much going for it. Just a bit more attention to detail and it would have all you could ask for in a package of Johnny’s recordings from 1963 to 1969.

Like all the Bear Family sets I’ve listened to, the audio quality is excellent. If you are seeking out the stereo mixes of the albums released during these years, this may be your only source for some of them since the big 2012 Complete Columbia Album Collection box uses the monaural mixes for the albums up to “At Folsom Prison”. Of the eight albums included in the set, four were released on stereo CDs. Most of the non-album singles included is this box also offer stereo sound. The soft cover book that is included has lots of pictures, discussion of his life and recording session data (release numbers, master numbers, dates etc). If you have read other reviews, you know that his “theme albums” are offered in a different package. This box has the following: “The Christmas Spirit”, “I Walk The Line”, “Orange Blossom Special”, “Everybody Loves A Nut”, “Happiness Is You”, “Carryin’ On With Johnny and June” and “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. Also included is “Keep On The Sunny Side” which is really a Carter Family release with Johnny providing harmony on the songs. On CD-6 you get his performance at The Newport Folk Festival from July 1964.

So where did the producer of this set miss the mark? First, the songs are not placed on the disks either by recording session date or the order released. The album songs are arranged on the disks in a rather odd manner. While most albums are complete on the same CD, the songs are not in the same running order as the original L.P. and sometimes there are other tracks mixed in between. The next issue is the missing songs that should have been programmed on this set. “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” from the Carter Family release is not available at all. “She Came From The Mountains” (“Happiness Is You”) and “Cotton Pickin’ Hands” (a 1965 single) are on BCD 15563 – “Come Along And Ride This Train”. “No One Will Ever Know” (“Happiness Is You”) was recorded in 1962 so is outside the time frame of this box. I think all of the above four songs should have been included for completeness sake. The book doesn’t give us much background information on the recording sessions. You learn nothing about the foreign language recordings or the instrumentals, released as singles, from Johnny’s group The Tennessee Three. “Rosanna’s Going Wild” on CD-4 uses the monaural mix while you can hear it in stereo on “The Legend” released in 2005. “Six White Horses” on CD-4 also uses a monaural mix, but you get the stereo version on the 2011 “From Memphis To Hollywood - Bootleg Vol. 2” CD. Perhaps the original stereo masters for these two songs could not be located in 1995.

I’m willing to overlook the small issues outlined above to get good versions of the songs from this period in his career. It just seems a shame that the producer didn’t do just a bit more work to get things perfect.


title: Another Good Collection of Early Recordings

text:
There are so many box sets available on the market of Johnny Cash’s Sun recordings that it is hard to pick just one. If you want a good selection of undubbed songs, then the Time-Life “Complete Original Recordings” release is a great choice. This set from Reader’s Digest covers the same songs, but with some variations that may interest serious collectors.

Among the tracks that are not easy to find are: take 3 of “Cry, Cry, Cry”, overdubbed version 2 of “Cold, Cold Heart”, overdubbed version 2 of “I Could Never Be Ashamed of You”, overdubbed version 2 of “You Win Again”, take 1 of “Fool’s Hall of Fame” and take 1 of “My Two Timin’ Woman”. While many fan dislike the overdubbed chorus on some of his songs, if you are trying to collect all the variations this set will fill in some of the gaps.

On the plus side, the audio quality is very good and you get 62 songs. On the negative side, the booklet is not up to the standard of many of the other releases by Reader’s Digest. All they offer you is a listing of the song titles and a very short “We think you will enjoy this” type statement. I have several of their other box sets that include detailed notes on each song. Looks like they were saving money here. The other issue is the overdubbed and alternate versions may not be what you are looking for if you want to purchase only one collection of his Sun recordings. As long as you understand what you are getting, I think this set is just fine. For those of you with deep pockets, Bear Family is always at the top of the list for high quality releases.


title: Some Early Bill Haley

text:
Proper Records has collected some rare and early recordings by Bill Haley with the various bands he formed over the years. You get songs on Cowboy Records credited to “The Four Aces of Western Swing”, sides cut with The Saddlemen for Holiday and Essex Records and finally some of the many tracks, with members of the Comets, on both Essex and Decca. Added to these are several oddities including a release credited to “Reno Browne and Her Buckaroos” (her only involvement with the record was her picture on the sheet music), 2 songs leased to Atlantic Records, “Yes, Indeed” released on Trans-World Records in the U.S. and an alternate take on London Records in the U.K. There are 4 live tracks from an Allen Freed show in 1956, radio station recordings that were not issued on commercial discs and some tracks by former members of his bands who started their own groups (The Jodimars and The Jumpin’ Jaguars). Once you get to his Decca sides, the producer selected songs that were released as singles up through 1956. There are also tracks from his “Rock and Roll Stage Show” album.

As you might expect, the audio quality of some of the oldest 78 rpm records is not the greatest, but they are very acceptable. This set gives you a generous total of 94 songs. Proper seems to always give you good value and their 47 page booklet is packed with information about his life and the recordings. One thing missing is a listing of the record number that goes with each song. The 2 versions of “Yes Indeed” are not identified as to which was the U.S. release and which was the U.K. version.

For anyone seeking his early recordings there are some missing items: 2 songs on Center Records credited to Johnny Clifton and His String Band (Bill Haley using a different name), 2 releases on Keystone Records, 2 of his Holiday Records (a duet with Loretta Glendenning and a Christmas single) and more radio station recordings.

This release seems aimed at serious collectors of Bill’s early work and isn’t the first choice for someone seeking a “Greatest Hits” package. While you do get many of his hit Decca sides, most of the tracks are devoted to the more obscure early material. It does fill in some gaps that should please fans who don’t want to pay the high price for a Bear Family set.


title: Mostly Complete Singles’ Collection

text:
This 5-CD box set claims to offer the buyer all of Dean’s Capitol singles between 1949 and 1961. For the most part, this is what you get. Short of purchasing the expensive Bear Family sets, this is one of the best collections of the songs that Capitol released in the U.S. in the 78 & 45 RPM “single” format. Many of these tracks are hard to find and should please the fan who doesn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars for the Bear Family boxes.

The buyer should be aware of what is missing prior to making a purchase. Since Dean signed with Capitol in 1948, the four singles from that year are not included. For some reason his first two singles of 1949 are not in this package. They are “Have A Little Sympathy” backed with “Johnny Get Your Girl” and “Dreamy Old New England Moon” backed with “Three Wishes”. Also, the producers elected to leave off all the duets he did. This means you don’t get the songs with Margaret Whiting, Helen O’Connell, Nat “King” Cole and Line Renaud. While it may not be important to most listeners, the songs are not grouped in pairs like the original singles. Disk number one does start with 1949 and 1961 is on disk five. I see from a review on Amazon’s U.K. site that the information with this release is all in French, so that doesn’t help much in the U.S.

You should know that I have not purchased this release since I already own all the songs. The main purpose of this review is to give you some additional information of what songs are here and which ones are not. Since I don’t own the set, I can not offer any information on the audio quality. I do own the 4-CD set “Young Dino” – a Proper Box release. It is outstanding with a wonderful booklet and fine sound. The only down side is that it only includes songs through 1955. You do get all twelve of his pre-Capitol releases which are really hard to find. There is no question that the Bear Family sets are the way to go if you have the budget.


title: Lots of Early Songs

text:
Dean Martin recorded around 350 songs for Capitol and several small companies prior to moving to Frank Sinatra’s Reprise label in 1962. This 5-CD set showcases 100 of these tunes which were released as singles or on albums. There are 3 pre-Capitol songs from the 1940’s, 2 unreleased from Capitol sessions and 3 from radio shows. This set features songs mostly recorded prior to 1958.

The sound quality is generally good, but I notice some distortion on several songs and one fades up at the beginning. The booklet that comes with the set offers only a short overview of Dean’s career and just the basics on the recordings. You do not get any complete albums, only selected tracks from his earliest ones. “Return To Me” is the later stereo album version and not the original single.

An alternate choice is the fine 111 song, 4-CD set from “Proper Box” titled “Young Dino” The audio quality on these tracks is very good, plus you get all 12 of his pre-Capitol recordings. While the sound on the 1940’s tunes leaves a lot to be desired (they are transfers from 78 RPM disks), it is hard to find all of them in any one set. The “Young Dino” release focuses on singles with some early album tracks. I feel the “Young Dino” release is the better choice of the two when you consider completeness and sound quality. For collectors with a big budget, you can’t beat the 2 Bear Family box sets that give you all of Dean’s Capitol recordings plus many more additional tracks.


title: An Interesting Collection of Tracks

text:
The “Follow That Dream” series release titled “Elvis For Everyone” combines the original 1965 album with a basket full of other songs from that era. The only thing that ties most of these tracks to the original album is the time period in which they were recorded (1960-1964). The first CD contains the original album and then adds eleven more songs that didn’t find their way onto an album and might have been considered for inclusion on “Elvis For Everyone”. An interesting selection is “Wild In The Country” with a maracas overdub and added bass that appeared on the U.K. version of the album, but never on any of the American releases. “Tomorrow Night” is pitch adjusted downwards like the original album (not like the two CD reissues from the 1990’s) and is monaural. If you purchase the song in the MP-3 format, you get the correct pitch and a crude stereo mix. That means that there are about three different versions of this track out there (pitch adjusted mono, pitch adjusted stereo and non pitch adjusted mono). Too bad RCA didn’t get the “correct” version on all of their releases. There is no credit given to the people who did the March 1965 overdubs on “Tomorrow Night”. Chet Atkins, Grady Martin and Charlie McCoy played guitar, Buddy Harmon was on drums, Henry Strzelecki did the bass part and The Anita Kerr Singers provided background vocals. Charlie McCoy also played harmonica. Information on the “Wild In The Country” overdubs is hard to find.

The second CD is made up of outtakes of mostly film tunes and some from songs that were included on “Elvis For Everyone”. For hard-core fans these additional tracks fill in some gaps, but different alternate versions of these songs have already been released on other albums and it might be assumed that these stayed in the vault because they didn’t offer anything new. As noted by Elvis expert Keith Flynn and from the slate at the beginning of the track, “I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell” is take 10 and not take 9 as shown in the notes. If you are interested in take 9 of “Happy Ending” (the film version master), that is offered as one of the selections. It does seem odd that it wasn’t on the “It Happened At The World’s Fair” FTD release from 2003.

What you get here is a lot of material spread over two disks, but nothing that is super exciting, in my opinion. Serious Elvis collectors will find several things that should please them and will feel that this set is worth owning. For casual fans, the price tag will most likely have them looking at just purchasing the original album either on CD or MP-3. If you do plan to purchase the 1990 CD, it has the wrong take of “In My Way”. The 1995 reissue CD has the correct master. See my review for more details. The booklet that comes with the set has ten pages of pictures and information on Elvis’s releases in 1965 and is well done. You get the original album jacket showing both the front and back photos. This release comes in the large 7 inch (17.5 mm) fold out format.


title: A Solid Collection of Hits

text:
Les Paul, teaming up with his wife Mary Ford, scored hit after hit in the early 1950's. His unique guitar sound combined with her multi-tracked vocals sold a whole lot of records Many of their releases featured a Les Paul instrumental on one side and a Mary Ford vocal on the other. As a team, they placed over 40 songs on the Billboard top 100 between 1948 and 1961. This 3-CD collection from Reader's Digest offers all 43 of their Capitol label hits and should please anyone looking for Les and Mary's best known tunes. The booklet that comes with the set is well written and includes the "story" behind each song. There are more extensive box sets, but this release really does a fine job of covering the essentials. Here is the track list:

CD-1
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (1951)
Tennessee Waltz (1950)
Tiger Rag (1952)
My Baby's Coming Home (1952)
I'm Sitting On Top of The World (1953)
I'm A Fool To Care (1954)
Bye Bye Blues (1953)
Take Me In Your Arms and Hold Me (1952)
Hummingbird (1955)
Whither Thou Goest (1954)
How High The Moon (1951)
I'm Confessin' That I Love You (1952)
Mocking Bird Hill (1951)
Just One More Chance (1951)
In The Good Old Summer Time (1952)
Smoke Rings (1952)
Johnny (Is The Boy For Me) (1953)
I Really Don't Want To Know (1954)
Don'cha Hear Them Bells (1953)
Vaya Con Dios (1953)

CD-2 (all Les Paul instrumentals)
Whispering (1951)
Carioca (1952)
Goofus (1950)
Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues (non-charting single)
Lady of Spain (1952)
Sweet and Lovely "Time To Dream" L.P.
South (non-charting single)
I Can't Get Started "Time To Dream" L.P.
Mandolino (1954)
Little Rock Getaway (1950)
Jingle Bells (1951)
Nola (1950)
Twelfth Street Rag "Les and Mary" L.P.
Moritat (Mack The Knife) (1956)
Brazil (1948)
Lover (1948)
Meet Mister Callaghan (1952)
What Is This Thing Called Love (1948)
The Kangaroo (1953)
Josephine (1951)

CD-3
San Antonio Rose (non-charting single)
That Old Feeling "Time To Dream" L.P.
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles "The New Sound Vol. 2" L.P.
Scarlet Ribbons
Nuevo Laredo (1956)
Bewitched "Time To Dream" L.P.
Texas Lady (1956)
Three Little Words "The New Sound Vol. 2" L.P.
Amukiriki (1955)
Magic Melody (1955)
Mister Sandman "Les Paul and Mary Ford" E.P.
Cinco Robles (1957)
Sleep (1953)
It's A Lonesome Old Town (non-charting single)
Jazz Me Blues (1951)
On The Sunny Side of The Street "Les and Mary" L.P.
I Wish I'd Never Seen Sunshine (1951)
The Best Things In Life Are Free "Les and Mary" L.P.
By The Lift of The Silvery Moon (non-charting single)
Silent Night (non-charting single)


title: Another Career Overview Package

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In 1981, MGM released a documentary film about Elvis and RCA issued a double album "soundtrack". Many of the songs on this release are heard in an abridged form in the film or only in the background. This album offers a good career overview with television performances from 1956 on the Dorsey and Milton Berle shows along with a Hy Gardiner interview. There are short press conference segments when Elvis left for Germany in 1958 and returned in 1960. You also get a bit of his Madison Square Garden press conference from 1972. Several of the music tracks are unique to this album. "Merry Christmas Baby" has additional 1981 instrumental overdubs. "Always On My Mind" was a rehearsal performance recorded by MGM. "American Trilogy" from April 9, 1972 has strings overdubbed. All together, there are 31 selections between the two disks.

This album is one of a handful that BMG/Sony have failed to release on CD. The total running time for the two vinyl disks is under 80 minutes, so it would be easy to fit it all on one CD. The BMG/Sony folks keep pushing new compilations of his songs that have been available on CD for years and yet you can't get this album, volumes 3 and 4 of "A Legendary Performer" or "The Elvis Medley" except on vinyl. It seems like there would be some market for these items rather than another rehash of his Las Vegas material. If you can pick up a new or very clean copy, this is worth having in your collection.

UPDATE: As of March 2015, this album is available on CD from the "Follow That Dream" label. It is nice to have it on CD, but the limited release FTD label prices are very high.


title: Generous Collection of Early Recordings

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While I really like Al Martino's singing, 1952-1955 are not my favorite years. If you have an interest in his early work, this CD is a good choice. Here are the 28 songs on this disk with year and charting position of the single releases.

Here In My Heart (1952) #1 U.S. / #1 U.K.
In All This World (1952)
I've Never Seen (1952)
Say You'll Wait For Me (1952)
Now (1952) #3 U.K.
Take My Heart (1952) #12 U.S. / #9 U.K.
I Never Cared (1952)
Come Back To Sorrento (1953)
I Cried Myself To Sleep (1952)
Rachel (1953) #30 U.S. / #10 U.K.
One Lonely Night (1953)
This Night I'll Remember (1953)
When You're Mine (1953) #27 U.S.
Acque Amare (Bitter Waters) (1953)
Be Mine (1953)
Way, Paesano (1954)
Give Me Something To Go With The Wine (1954)
Don't Go To Strangers (1954)
Melancholy Serenade (1954)
On and On, In Love With You (1954)
Say It Again (1954)
Wanted (1954) #4 U.K.
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (1954)
The Story of Tina (1954) #10 U.K.
Destiny (1954)
The Snowy, Snowy Mountains (1955)
To Please My Lady (1955)
The Man From Laramie (1955) #19 U.K.

Missing from this release are the following songs from 1952-1955:
Here Are My Arms/There's Music In You (1953)
All I Want Is A Chance/You Can't Go On Forever Breaking My Heart (1953)
Before/Sweetheart of Mine (1953)
I Still Believe/When (1954)
Not As A Stranger/No One But You (1954)
Love Is Eternal (1955)
Come Close To Me/The Journey's End (1955)
Small Talk (1955)

Some of these missing songs are available on a great 2-CD collection from Jasmine. Of course there will be some duplication, but the Jasmine release also covers his Fox recordings from the late 50's.