title: Master Blaster Must Love 80's Italo Disco.

text: I bought this cd many years ago after hearing "Hypnotic Tango" in a club I often frequented. The song originally recorded by My Mine in 1983 was one of that year's best Italo Disco songs. Another excellent song from around 1985 is R. Bais "Dial My Number" which is given an update by Masterblaster. The entire cd is given a fresh update of 80's Italo Disco tracks popular mostly in Europe. Another excellent song is "How Old Arr You" originally recorded by Miko Mission in 1984.


title: The Ex-Steely Dan Vocalist's Solo Album On Cd.

text: Apparently Donald Fagan's "The Nightfly" is back in print. I still own the original from the 90's when it was first available on cd. It's a very good cd with the hit "New Frontier" being the standout. I remember MTV playing the video back in the day. I always liked Steely Dan and this could even pass as one of their albums. With Donald Fagan's tremendius talent, it's no wonder the band had so many hits. This really is a very good debut by the Steely Dan frontman, get it before it's no longer availble.


title: There Are Better Jethro Tull Collections Than This.

text: The Best Of Jethro Tull: The Anniversay Collection which contains two cds is the most comprehensive Jethro Tull collections to date. This single disc "The Very Best Of Jethro Tull" pales in comparison. On this collection you get some of  the band's popular hits on one cd which is supposidly remastered but it does not sound remastered to me. There have been so many JT hits cds released it's hard to keep up. There is another JT collection called "Essential Jethro Tull" an import which is a better sounding collection so I would recommend it instead.


title: A Forgotten Disco Gem.

text: Released in 1979 on Prelude Records (USA) it's a forgotten gem that should be in all classic 70's disco collector's collections. The hit "Dancin' At The Disco" is the standout track here. Also, another of the band's albums also available on cd from Japan is "All Of My Love" another winner. If you look on the obi strip it says 1,000 yen which is a roughly a little over ten U.S. dollars so Amazon is making quite a profit for these cds. These cd's are pretty pricey at twenty dollars apiece.  I'm surprised the Canadian label Unidisc doesn't offer the LAX albums on cd as they carry numerous Prelude artists such as France Joli, Secret Weapon, The Strikers, etc.


title: An Average Collection Of 80's Italo Dance Hits.

text: There are some good and hard to find (example: Round One's "In Zaire") songs but the sound quality is lacking. There's some distortion on various tracks which there should not have been. At almost thirty dollars it's just too expensive. Checkout the various I Love ZYX Italo Disco volumes instead.


title: Two Disc Collection Of Italo Disco With Flaws.

text: This 2-cd 80's Italo Disco collection isn't bad but several songs are rerecorded versions so beware. Also, there are way too many short radio edits, wish Tom Hooker's '86 dance hit "Looking For Love" was the extended version. All in all it's not bad but there are way bettet collections available. My advice skip this and checkout the various Disco Diamonds volumes on the Blanco y Negro label from Spain. They aren't cheap but are the best collections available.


title: Many Songs Here Are Repeats.

text: This 29th voiume of the ZYX Italo Disco Collection includes a few good songs which makes it worth  purchasing. Standouts include  Aleph's "I'm In Danger",, Electric Mind's "Can We Go", Kinky Go's "You You You" and Argentina's "Summer Time". But unfortunately for this 3-cd set there are far too many songs that have been on other ZYX Italo Disco Collections, many of which are just plain mediocre. I would purchase this collection for the above mentioned few good songs but not until the price drops to under twenty dollars.


title: Not One Of My Favorite From This Series.

text: I own just about every cd in this series put together by DJ Ben Liebrand and I find Volume 18 not as good as some of the other ones. For starters there are way too many slow songs such as Alexander O'Neal, The O'Jays, Gaz Nevada, Jellybean, Kleer and a "live" (why a live version?) track by Betty Wright. There are many standouts such as "Forbidden Love" by Madleen Kane, "Ain't That Enough For You" by John Davis and The Monster Orchestra. Glad to see Vivien Vee's "Higher" and Savanna's "Never Let You Go". The Village People's "Y.M.C.A" I could do without as I never liked them. Many of the artists and songs I'd never even heard of such as ones by Mystic Merlin, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, etc. I'm giving this 18th volume three stars because I think there should have been better songs here such as Liquid Gold's "Dance Yourself Dizzy and La Flavour's "Mandolay" for starters.


title: He likes it!

text: I already reviewed this CD and its a good album


title: Great Music! Great Product

text: Very happy with the product. New condition at a very resonable price!  I would order again and recommend others do the same.<br />.


title: Excellent Condition

text: Very satisfied with my purchase...both the cd & case were in excellant condition...actually like new!<br />And quick delivery!


title: Excellant Condition


title: Ult 70 s 1976

text: The Ult 70 s "1976" [year] another great one..if u like the 70 s pick up these years..you will love it.. hats off to "Amazon" good value/good condition even though they are used.. all originals a great collection a great buy!


title: Ult. 70 s "1971"

text: 21 big ones on this cd! Takes me [way] back to a mellower time.. these "Years" what a decade. C D in mint condition/ very satisfied w/my buy. I'll be back"!!!


title: Legends" compilations

text: Purchased this particular C D thru "Amazon" I found this C D used thru their other sellers, the price was right & the C D is in mint condition. I am quite pleased w/ purchase, You should really check out the "Legends" series.. all original recordings/ 1`8 to 20 tracks on each! I am a "Happy customer"!!!


title: Love rhe "Legends" compilations!

text: This is my 9th cd of this set, all "original" Just good good stuuff... I'll be back! all in good condition!


title: "ultimate 70 s Collection

text: Added this "year" 1975 to my collection, all original,great variety really like the tunes on this one! I would like to add 1972 to my collection.. but [for now] too over priced!


title: The "Legends" Compilations.. good stuff!

text: Man how can u "go wrong" with the stuff on this one?60s/70s!!! When music was music, and 18 songs on a CD, it doesn't get any better! Love the "Legends" series!


title: Imagine dragons

text: Imagine dragons rock


title: An awesome collection with lots of one-hit wonders and excellent songs ...

text: An awesome collection with lots of one-hit wonders and excellent songs you just can't find anymore. What a great era of music to grow up in!


title: Product states original artists but that is not true. ...

text: Product states original artists but that is not true.Only listened to one time and only two of the songs were original.


title: great

text: my fiancé just loves Bruno Mars,and all his music. She listens to cd when she bathes everyday. I also have two of his cd's. And enjoy his music


title: great

text: grezt


title: great

text: great


title: The 70's CD

text: We are enjoying this CD so much my wife used more then me boy talk about some good music Thank You so much for the CD.


title: Five Stars

text: love the songs


title: enjoy listening to the record wish it had been a ...

text: enjoy listening to the record wish it had been a cd. But I still have a record player so now big deal.


title: wonderful memories

text: excellent oldies cd


title: Five Stars

text: Great music , I love it .


title: Five Stars

text: I love it .


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: Jack White went all out with the details on vinyl and I love that, but I really only enjoyed two of ...

text: Found it elsewhere much cheaper. Jack White went all out with the details on vinyl and I love that, but I really only enjoyed two of his songs on this album.


title: Yeah

text: Bought this cd to replace one I lost years ago. I'm surprised how few explicit versions of this is out there. Watch what your buying, it mighr be censored.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice and clean and like brand new.


title: For Serious Humble Pie fans

text: I've owned the vinyl version of Thunderbox since it came out but didn't have it on CD. I'm a big fan of Humble Pie and somehow the issue of Street Rats escaped me. So acquiring this CD was a plus to add to my collection. There are some terrific tunes on both as well as clunkers. There are 4 Beatle songs on the Street Rats album that aren't faithful to the original and the Pie's versions are way different and missed the mark for me. But I'm a collector.


title: Best Wu album of the decade

text: Best production I've heard on a Wu album in the last 10 yrs


title: Not audiophile quality mastering.

text: Not audiophile quality mastering. This release, as are all Culture Factory releases, use maximum compression which produces a nearly complete lack of dynamic range. The original CD issue blows this away as far as dynamics and an enjoyable listening experience.


title: Love that Terry Kath guitar

text: I call it Hendrix with horns.  Maybe not totally like Hendrix, but Terry Kath was a fantastic guitarist.  Listen to 25 or 6 to 4.  Wow!


title: A bootleg

text: Love it for the songs.  It is a bootleg, so that is the quality of sound... with some dropouts.  But to hear these 2 performing live is great.


title: End pin caps fit good as snug

text: Fit snug.  Firm rubber.  Stays put.


title: Five Stars

text: I love this


title: 4 great albums by Lars Ulrich's godfather

text: A real bargain. I bought Dexter Calling about fifty years ago  and here I get 4 discs for the price of one. He's one of the people who made a teenager fall in love with jazz. Let it happen to you.


title: Excellent!

text: Love Blackpink!


title: Good deal

text: Wonderful album, but a great artist.  Everything about this purchase was great


title: If you love booming bass and little treble e.g., cymbals, this remaster is for you

text: The sounds on the 1999 remaster of this classic Eagles album sounds very clear. However, the CD sounds compressed and lacking in dynamic range. The immediate reaction is, Who turned up the bass and turned down the treble? Unfortunately, I've found that many remasters of various albums seem to have been done by folks who like compressed, bassy music for their walkmans, iPods, iPhones, or whatever. Perhaps the 1990 CD has a more true to LP sound, but I don't have that one in my collection.


title: Not a sleep aid

text: Sounds like ten seconds of waves repeated for seven hours.  Maybe thats what it was supposed to be.  I found it to be irritating.  Garage Sale.


title: A Magical Collection of Holiday Tunes ...

text: This brings me right back to the early 90s when this CD was released ... and believe it or not, it still holds up.  There are various artists featured on this collection of Christmas tunes and fun for the whole family.  One of the  stand out songs is "Santa Stole My Baby" by Leroy.  I even remember hearing this one in the mall during the Christmas shopping season.  If you can get your hands on a copy ... don't pass it up.  Highly recommended!


title: How Cool is This?

text: Wow ... I spotted this in a gift shop in Tennessee.  It was a little too large to take home so, I looked it up here on Amazon and a week later it was at my door.  This thing is so cool, the quality it top notch as you would expect from Jim Shore.  It really gets you in the Christmas spirit ... in fact, it's still sitting on the bar!  Highly recommended!


title: High Standard

text:
In my opinion, Gil Evans was the giant amongst giants of jazz orchestration and his
collaborations with Miles Davis were legendary. This two-LP set was released in 1975
and is as fresh and captivating today as it was back in the day. The arrangements are
eclectic impressionistic pastels, highlighting jazz standard “Django”. Gil Evans and
creative genius Miles Davis produced some of the most important and significant
collaborations in American musical history. Both giants remain sadly missed by jazz
buffs worldwide!


title: A Five-Star Legendary Performer!

text: Carmen McRae was a magnificent composer, vocalist and pianist whose talents were both under-rated and under-appreciated. Indisputably, her legacy lives on as one of the greatest female artists and a five star legendary performer. Her behind-the-beat phrasing style and her ironic interpretations of song lyrics were memorable. Absolutely one of the most influential female jazz vocalists of all time.


title: Mac Powell delivers!

text: Love this album by Mac Powell and the Family Reunion.  Some new songs and some nice twists on some oldies.


title: Five Stars

text: Beatles, what can you say!


title: Four Stars

text: cool


title: Perfect for Ash Wednesday

text: We use these at our church for Ash Wednesday.  While I"m not sure it would really cover 500 people (but it might~!) the product is nicely done...very smooth, fine ashes, without "chunks."  As far as "coverage" I'm sure it depends on how you mix it up, as well as how "generously" it is applied. Our pastor likes to make a mark!  We are happy with this product.


title: Check the diameter of your end pin

text: Cello end pins come in different sizes.  These rubber tips work fine on a cello with an end pin that is about 6 mm in diameter, but do not fit on a cello end pin that is 12 mm in diameter.  I have seen these two sizes.  Not sure what else is out there.  If the seller is going to charge this much money for a piece of rubber they should make these size restrictions clear instead of implying that the tips will universally fit any cello, and should provide a range of end pin sizes that these rubber tips could be expected to fit.


title: Legendary Album..

text: I did not know of Love during the 60's being pretty obsessed with Dylan, The Beatles and The Stones at that time. Picked up a copy of Forever Changes on the advice of a close friend in the 90's and bought this expanded version just recently. It is all that people say it is-a brilliant tour de force and a genuine classic. Wonderful music and amazing lyrics from Lee and Maclean, two of Rock's most underrated writers. Just buy it!


title: Greatest band ever!

text: Probably the only live record on cd of the post Robbie Band and it's a great live sign off for the group. Recorded not long before Richard Manuel's tragic suicide and Rick Danko's untimely passing. George Harrison once described then as the greatest band on the planet. They were that, even without their founding guitarist. The Cates fill in wonderfully for Robbie. Any self respecting Band fan will absolutely love it. I didn't even know this existed until Amazon made me aware of it. Like finding gold.


title: See above review.

text: Love this movie. Thumbs up!


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: still feelin' the flow... (although the bonus material could have been better!)

text:
As far as I know, this is the fourth time that the albums have been reissued on CD. To be honest, I'm kind of disappointed by this set, not because of the albums (which are largely why I'm rating the set 4 stars) or the sound quality/mastering (which may not be the best I've ever heard on Beach Boys CDs [including the single-disc "two-fer" pairing of these albums from 2000] but that I don't think are "bad"), but because of the bonus material, which I'd hoped would be better overall than I find it to be.
By 1970, The Beach Boys' contract with Capitol had run out, and the group moved over to Warner Bros./Reprise. Their first album release after the move was the oh-so-gorgeous Sunflower. Unfortunately, by that time, the group's popularity had taken a nosedive, as they had become regarded by the "counterculture" as "square" and "unhip." The cultural and musical climates in America had changed, to put it mildly, and Sunflower was not a commercial success. Heck, if a package of gum had had the words "Beach Boys" printed on it, it probably wouldn't have sold.
In my opinion, Sunflower's lack of success was a crying shame, as I think it is one of the best of the group's albums, maybe THE best one (in terms of both vocals and instrumentation, both of which are so, SO beautiful overall). It features a lot of really good songs; I think the VERY best one is "Add Some Music To Your Day," which was released as the first post-Capitol single, but I also really enjoy "Forever" (which I'd say is the Beach Boys' best [originally released] Dennis composition), "Our Sweet Love," "Deirdre" (which features what I consider to be Bruce's best lead vocal on a Beach Boys song), and "All I Wanna Do" (what I like most about that song is its weird, ghostly, echoing sound, which I find strangely endearing!). I like the other tracks, too. "It's About Time" is the most rocking song on the album. I think that "Tears In The Morning" is the second best Beach Boys song composed solely by Bruce. But, I think that Dennis could have come up with something better than the rather corny "Got To Know The Woman," and "Cool, Cool Water," while it indeed sounds beautiful, is a bit tedious, at least to me. Those are the only real gripes that I have about this album. On an album THIS pretty, there COULDN'T be much to complain about, could there?
Alas, even the Sunflower album wasn't enough to satisfy the "hipsters," and the Beach Boys resolved to shed their "square" image. As part of an effort to gain acceptance with the counterculture and reclaim their lost popularity, they put out Surf's Up, which showed them heading in a new and "hip" direction (the ironic "surf music"-sounding title notwithstanding). That album was (and is) one of the most "unique" of the group's albums, as it was (and is) more, well, "serious" than most of their other albums. Lo and behold, the group was singing about "RELEVANT" topics, like ecology and social and political upheaval! I really like this album, though I can see how some people may find it uncomfortable hearing THE BEACH BOYS getting into such "heavy" territory. While the album is not particularly harmony-rich overall (another thing that sets it apart from most of the group's other albums, including Sunflower), it still has a lot of great vocals, and several really good songs. Of the ten tracks, I consider half to be standouts: "Long Promised Road," "Feel Flows" (although that one's a little spooky-sounding!), "Disney Girls (1957)" (which I think is the VERY best song that Bruce wrote for the Beach Boys), '"Til I Die," and "Surf's Up" (the latter originally written for the SMiLE album). "'Til I Die" has been described as Brian's "state of his world [at the time] address," and has some of the most beautiful harmonies that the group ever laid down, in my opinion. "Surf's Up" was "cobbled together" from several previously-recorded and newly-recorded "elements," ending with a '71 rendition of the (also previously-unreleased-in-any-form) SMiLE song, "Child Is Father Of The Man"! I think the other tracks (or most of them) are good, too, some better than others, but not as good as the above tracks. (A song like "Don't Go Near The Water" being put out by The Beach Boys... I find that even more ironic than the album's title!) While this album may have been a radical change of "style" for the group, it indeed helped them to regain their lost popularity (it reached the Top 30). It's still a pretty strong album all these years later (in my opinion), although many Beach Boys fans (especially those who may only be familiar with the group's '60s material) may find it difficult to imagine THE BEACH BOYS doing an album like this.
While the albums on this set may be very different from each other, and while one of them may have been a flop commercially, both of them are worthy, underrated albums (in my opinion).
However, the bonus material here is (to me at least) much less impressive overall, and is the reason for my 4-stars-instead-of-5 rating for this set. To me, some of the bonus tracks are are really good, while many others are very "O.K." and don't really incite any strong feelings in me (really bad ones or really good ones). I find a number of them, such as the vocal excerpts and promos, to be mainly just brief time-fillers with no real value whatsoever (why is it there's an excerpt of "Break Away" but not the whole song?), and I would have preferred more studio tracks to the live ones. I prefer most of the bonus tracks on the Sunlfower disc to most of the ones on the Surf's Up disc. One track on the latter CD that I was actually particularly glad to hear is the Surf's Up-era version of "Big Sur," which as far as I know saw its first "official" release (finally!) on this set (and, I assume, its expensive, several-disc big [and I mean BIG] brother). Several of the Surf's Up bonus tracks feature Dennis, who wrote the songs (or at least most of them) and was the only group member who didn't get any of his on lead vocals onto the album. I don't mean any offence or disrespect to the late Denny or to his fans, but these tracks really don't do too much for me (not that I think they're "bad" at all); I think the best one is "Lady," mostly because of the strings! And, I can't resist mentioning in this review that "Awake" has what I think are some of the most squawky, gosh-awful vocals by Brian that I've ever heard. (He does "Where Is She" on the other CD MUCH better.) By the way, the booklet of this set erroneously lists one of the Sur's Up bonus tracks as one that isn't even on the set! A few other tracks that weren't included on the set (but REALLY should have been, in my opinion) are the vocals-only mixes of "Forever" and (especially) "Add Some Music," and the alternate mix of "'Til I Die," all of which appeared on compilations from years ago (titled Hawthorne, CA [the first two] and Endless Harmony [the last one]).
I would say that overall, this isn't a "bad" set, but I still find it rather underwhelming. Maybe, MAYBE I'll get the "big set" if it ever drops to an affordable enough price for me.
(By the way, I'd like to point out a blunder I made in a previous Beach Boys review that I wrote: I mistakenly said that the stereo mix of the song "All Summer Long" on that CD was the one from '07. It isn't. Oops!)


title: album itself is good, but bonus tracks bring the CD down

text:
I'm not one of those Weezer bashers who seem to just automatically hate anything Weezer does, but I'm also not one of the fan(atic)s who seem to think that being a fan means loving everything they do.
I've owned the regular release of Red Album since '08, the year that the album first came out, but I didn't have the Deluxe Edition until very recently. To be honest, I'm disappointed and even kind of miffed. I paid about 20 bucks (actually a little more, after shipping) for a copy that was deemed by the seller to be in "very good" condition. Well, the CD did seem to play fine, which is good (though I've only played it once), but not only was it in a condition that I definitely would NOT describe as "very good," the bonus tracks mostly sucked (in my opinion).
I like most of the actual album; if I had to pick my two favorite tracks, they would probably be "Pork And Beans" and "Troublemaker." I think those are both fun tracks. ("Everybody Get Dangerous" is kind of fun, too.) I don't really care much for "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" or "The Angel And The One" (although, given the choice of the two, I would go with the former one). To me, those tracks are too long, and I don't really care for the lyrics. I like "Dreamin'," but it's also longer than I think it really should be. I like the lyrics on it, though. I think it's cool that Rivers isn't the only one who sings lead on this album; on the second half of the album, other group members get turns, and they sound very good. If I were to review the regular release of the album (which I may still do), I would give it four stars. I think it's an overall worthwhile, if far from mind-blowing, album.
The reason for my three-star rating for this Deluxe Edition is the bonus tracks --- well, three of them, anyway. (Since I've only played this CD once, I've only heard the four bonus songs once.) I kind of liked the first one, "Miss Sweeney." But the other three... ugh. I did actually kind of like "Pig" until it got to the "Now it's time for me to die" part. After that, I didn't (and don't) care for it anymore. "The Spider" is just WAY too long and slow and depressing for my taste. (What's with all the lower life forms on the brink of death?!) It seemed to go on and on and on. In fact, I couldn't even get to the end of it; I literally said (or maybe whispered with irritation) "F#@* THIS" and skipped to the last bonus track, "King"... not that it was too much better. It was kind of slow and had the length problem that "The Spider," as well as those three tracks from the album have.
Although I did get one good track, "Miss Sweeney," that wasn't on the album, I wish I hadn't given out the $20+ for this CD, especially considering its condition. It's kind of cool to have the booklet with notes and lyrics for the songs, but still, really not worth it.
I'm sure there are probably Weezer fans out there who love the whole album and all of the bonus tracks, and who will despise me for criticizing any of the tracks, but I definitely felt the need to express my feelings about my "experience" with this CD. To quote a much later Weezer song, "I'm just being honest."


title: it's JUST the Seasons; no solo Frankie or silly Wonder Who stuff!

text:
I think this is the one of the best single-CD Seasons best-of's that I've heard. It has 22 tracks and plays for a full hour, so although it could have had more on it, it can't exactly be described as "short." I don't think the sound quality is quite as great as I've read, but it still sounds good to me. With early CDs (like this one; it's from like '87), I don't expect perfect sound quality anyway.
The thing that I like most about this CD is that it's ONLY the Four Seasons. There's no Frankie Valli solo material, which I don't care as much for (or not what I've heard of it, anyway). There's also none of that silly Wonder Who stuff, like the cover of Dylan's "Don't Think Twice," which actually WAS a hit, and which has appeared on other Seasons compilations. (I have to admit that "Don't Think Twice," and the other Wonder Who track I've heard, "Lonesome Road," do make me smile, but I still don't particularly care to hear them.)
This comp doesn't go past the year '67, but most of the Seasons' hits are here, as the hits pretty much dried up after that year (though not for Frankie), at least until the mid-'70s. I have noticed, though, that a couple of tracks,  "Ain't That A Shame" and "Girl Come Running," are in the stereo mixes that first appeared on the Edizione D'Oro comp in '69 ("Save It For Me" may be, too, I don't remember for sure), and that "Tell It To The Rain" is the album version, which has a different lead vocal track from the single, although the differences in how Frankie sings the song on this version are pretty subtle. (The way Frankie does the "yeah's" is the biggest and most noticeable difference in the vocal here, but another difference is that it sounds like Frankie sings "...what I hadda learn" instead of "...had to learn.")
Still, this in my opinion a great collection. It's quite pricy if you find it "new" (at least from what I've seen), but it seems to go for some good prices "used."


title: a lot of good music but falls short as a surf comp

text:
"Surf Party," huh? I must admit that there is a whole lot of good music on this set (which contains a whopping 200 tracks!), but I also have to say that as a "surf" compilation, it falls short, in my opinion.
I understand that the purpose of this set is to document the beginning (or what the compilers consider the beginning) of surf music, but a lot of, if not most of, the best surf music (that I've heard) was not part of "the first wave" (as this set calls it) of the music.
Chronologically, this set doesn't go beyond the year '62; not only that, but a lot of the material here is, strangely, from before "surf music" was even a thought! (Just how much actual surfing was done from '58-'60?) So although you get many tracks that indeed fit on a surf comp, by The Beach Boys, Dick Dale, and other "surf" artists, there are also many tracks that have no real connection to surfing or surf music whatsoever (unless maybe you allow for the fact that many r'n'r recordings from before the days of surfing were also instrumentals that featured saxophones), and many exclusions, some of them major ones. In fact, not all of the tracks included here from after surf music started really have to do with surf music!
You'll find a number of tracks by Jan & Dean, but you won't hear "Surf City" or any of their other most-known songs, as their most popular material was recorded and released after this set's timeline. (The duo doesn't do any surfin' or draggin' on THIS compilation; they didn't get into that stuff until later!) You also won't find, for the same "timeline" reason, The Beach Boys' "Surfin' U.S.A.," The Surfaris' "Wipe Out," The Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird"... There's a lot of good "surf music" missing here, some of it very important. To me, a surf comp that doesn't include at least some material from '63 on, is sub-par, at least to a degree.
Although I don't think this set quite cuts it as a "surf" comp, I'm still giving it four stars because of all the good music that IS here. I don't really know how many tracks (if any) may be needledrops or alternate versions, as suggested in another review, as I've never heard most of these songs anywhere else (in any form).
Music-wise, this set isn't bad, but I would advise you not to pay TOO much for it.


title: o.k. but not great

text:
This album (that's what the booklet calls it) was apparently released in '18 (the same year that TMBG put out the I Like Fun album), although I didn't know about it until very recently. If what I've seen at Amazon (or, in terms of reviews, HAVEN'T seen) is any indication of the album's general availability or how well-known it is (or isn't), the album seems to be rare and obscure. It is apparently based on characters from a comic book of the same title, which I've never seen or heard of anywhere else; I only know this because it is pointed out in the booklet. The songs, or most of them, seem to each be about a different character, which I guess explains why most of them have proper names (which contain quirky plays on other words and phrases) for the titles or in the titles.
This release seems, at least to me, more like an EP than a full album, as it only runs for like 23 minutes. Most of the 11 tracks aren't very long; all of them are under three minutes, and about two or three are under two minutes. The last track, which features Robin Goldwasser on vocals, is the longest one.
The booklet (which features illustrations from or based on the comic, as does the digipak), includes the lyrics to most of the songs, but strangely, it doesn't have the "real" lyrics to one of them. (That song is titled "Re-Pete Offender"; the lyrics in the booklet simply say, "Repeat repeat. / Repeat repeat" --- which I didn't hear anywhere in the recording!)
The album (if you want to take the liberty of calling it that) sounds pretty good, very TMBG-ish, but it certainly doesn't rank among their best stuff (at least not in my opinion). Overall, considering both the music and the very short length of the album, it's almost as if TMBG weren't TRYING to make a super-top-notch album with this (not that I think it's necessarily wrong for artists to do albums that don't exactly knock your socks off), and maybe even recorded it in haste, though I don't know if either of these things are actually so.
This is a rather curious (and maybe even kind of unique) album; for one thing, how many other albums have there been that were based on comic books? I do find it kind of interesting, but I certainly don't think it's worth paying a huge price for, unless maybe you're a hardcore TMBG collector and/or a hardcore fan of the comic. The album might make more sense if you've read the comic, which I'm probably not ever going to bother trying to find. Listeners already familiar with the characters from reading the comic might appreciate the album more than someone (like me) who hasn't read it.
(By the way, don't let Amazon fool you --- there is no orchestra on this album!)


title: very good Monkees collection --- & it's on K-Tel?!

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When this CD (which I'd never seen or heard of) first happened to pop up while I was browsing at Amazon recently, I assumed it was a new release, but au contraire! It turns out that it was apparently released back in '89 (it's an import, by the way). There was no track listing, and I usually don't buy CDs without knowing what at least some of the tracks are, but my curiosity needed to be satisfied, so I ordered a cheap used copy. (It came with a broken case [which hadn't been pointed out], but I'm still glad I got it!) Since there is a lack of information and reviews about the CD at Amazon --- which to me suggests that the CD is probably very obscure --- I thought I'd write a review (and leave a track listing, which I will, below). It is a very good collection consisting of 18 tracks, all but one from the '60s. All but two of the tracks are in stereo ("Last Train To Clarksville" and "Listen To The Band"; the former song is usually in stereo, but it seems to commonly be in mono on early compilations for some reason). All of the songs except one, "What Am I Doing Hangin' Around" (sic; that's usually "…'Round"), are ones that were released on singles in the U.S. ("Theme" and "Randy Scouse Git" [the latter of which is here under its U.K. name, "Alternate Title"] were '80s B-sides.) I think the sound quality is OK, but not as good as that of later Monkees CDs I've heard --- which does make sense. Here is a list of the tracks, and some details about them:

1. (Theme From) The Monkees/2. Daydream Believer/3. Pleasant Valley Sunday [this is actually the album version]/4. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone [album version again]/5. The Girl I Knew Somewhere [without bkg. vocals during break]/6. Alternate Title [a.k.a. Randy Scouse Git; a non-hit '80s B-side in the U.S. but a '60s hit A-side in the U.K.]/7. D.W. Washburn/8. Words [without echo on bkg. vocals]/9. Last Train To Clarksville/10. I'm A Believer/11. A Little Bit Me  A Little Bit You [stereo mix from '69]/12. Listen To The Band [yep, album version]/13. Teardrop City [the sound on this one is particularly rough for some reason]/14. Valleri [with "cold" ending]/15. Someday Man/16. Tapioca Tundra/17. What Am I Doing Hangin' Around/18. That Was Then, This Is Now [the one non-'60s track here]

Some of the songs that were hits (in the U.S. and/or the U.K.), as well as "Listen To The Band," are not actually in their single forms here; the use of the versions of those songs that appear on this CD seems to be another common phenomenon with early CDs, although the actual single versions seem to be more common on later ones (with the exception of "Valleri," which for some reason is still usually found with the "cold" ending). Some people might be bothered by the non-use of the single versions, but I really don't mind. Also, I find it cool that this CD includes "Tapioca Tundra," which, as I've said before, is the Monkees' most elusive hit, having been mysteriously left off of most other comps (single-CD ones, anyway). I also think it's nice that "Someday Man" was included; this is another good song you don't usually find on Monkees collections (again, at least not single-CD ones).
Something that actually really surprises me about this CD is that it was apparently put out by K-Tel, of all people. I would never have expected to see a Monkees CD put out by them, especially considering that they seem to specialize in re-recordings! I must admit that before I listened to the CD, I was a bit suspicious and my guard was up a bit, but I was/am glad to hear no re-recordings here!

[Edit: The pictures of the back cover and the disc were not there at the time I wrote this review.]


title: may be Staples' best work!

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I bought this album recently, and I'm actually kind of surprised by how good it is! It has a lot of good, very melodic tracks. The only other albums that I've heard featuring Chris Staples are Blackest Hair Bluest Eyes, and Psychology (which was released under the moniker of Discover America), and while I admittedly wasn't greatly impressed by those --- especially not by the former one (I do kinda like Psychology, which is part of why I bought this album) --- this one does more for me.
I don't find it as overall catchy or upbeat as Psychology, but I also don't find it as overall slow or dreary as Blackest Hair. While those albums both have tracks that I could do without (especially Blackest Hair), I like ALL of the tracks here! I like the lyrics on this album more than the ones on those two other albums, and Staples' voice sounds a LOT better here than on those albums! In fact, he almost sounds like a different person, especially when you compare his vocals here to his vocals on Psychology! He sings at a, well, "higher" range here, which I think suits these songs perfectly!
This album isn't super-complex (nor are those other two); the songs are straightforward and not heavily produced, but I think those are good things. None of the tracks are really particularly "rocking," but they're all good tracks. There is even a neat little instrumental (called "Wurlitzer"), and the track "Early Bird Tavern" provides a perfect album closer.
Clocking in at only 31 minutes, this album may be rather short, but it may be Staples' best work! It's certainly the best work I'VE heard by him so far! (By the way, I happened to notice that in the CD's "notes," it says that the album was "party [sic] recorded in the months of Oct/Nov 2011"! I think the word they wanted here was "partly"! Also, in the album's credits, it refers to the 7th song on the album as "Grand Coulee Band," but in the track listing, it calls the song "Grand Coulee dam" [with a lower-case 'd']! Pretty sure that the word should be "Dam" [capital 'D']!)


title: not the hit recordings that you probably want

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The Beach Boys tracks here are ones that the group recorded BEFORE they signed with Capitol Records in 1962. NONE of them were hits; in fact, half of them weren't originally released at all. The ones that were released are "Surfin'," "Luau," "Barbie," and "What Is A Young Girl Made Of." The former two tracks were released as the group's first single; the latter two were released under the name of "Kenny And The Cadets."  "Surfin'" was included on the group's first album, but was sped up for some reason. The group later re-recorded "Surfin' Safari" and "Surfer Girl," and those remakes were the versions that were hits for the group.
Most of the Jan & Dean tracks are NOT the hit recordings; they are re-recordings that were made in the late '70s without Jan. They can't compare to the hit versions. In fact, although J&D had recorded "Little Deuce Coupe" in the '60s, it wasn't a hit even then. "Heart And Soul" is the only hit J&D recording here --- not only that, but it's also the only hit recording on this whole CD.
Not really a terrible CD, I guess, but don't get it looking to find the hits.


title: a great collection of The Rascals' later material

text: Searching For Ecstasy is a collection of some of The Rascals' later material. Drawn from the singles and albums that the group put out between '69-'72, the tracks present a great mixture of many musical styles (some of them more than others) --- rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, gospel, and psychedelia. The band had come a long way since "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" and "Good Lovin'"; the difference between those two recordings (and the band's other early material) and the tracks here (and the other ones from this period) is like night and day! The last three of the tracks here were released on Columbia; the others were released on Atlantic, where the band stayed for most of their career. This is still (as far as I know) a unique compilation, as it is still (as far as I know) the only one that focuses on the band's late-period material exclusively. I don't think this comp has ever come out on CD, which is too bad, because it's really a great collection.


title: a really good compilation overall

text: I'll start this review by admitting that I'm really not a mega-fan of Coldplay. I don't have any of their singles or EPs, and I don't have all of their albums, but I liked (and still like) a lot of the stuff I'd heard by them before I got this set. Many of those tracks are on this set, plus, the set has several other good tracks on it that I hadn't heard. (The set seems to be from Russia, or one of those Slavic countries, because most of the "small print" and some of the other writing on the packaging and CDs is in Cyrillic letters!) The set is very heavy on tracks from the albums X&Y and, especially, Parachutes --- it has 8 tracks from each of them, and X&Y has 13 tracks (counting the "hidden" one); Parachutes, only 10! (I don't remember there being any "hidden" stuff on Parachutes --- it's been a while since I listened to the album!) That's cool with me, though; I really like the X&Y tracks, and I think most of the Parachutes tracks are good (but not AS good). I like the songs from A Rush Of Blood To The Head and Viva La Vida that appear here, too, or most of them. There are no tracks from the live album, which is one of the two albums I don't have. There are only four tracks from the latest album, Mylo Xyloto, which is the other album that I don't have. Those four tracks aren't very much of a sample, so I'm still not sure if I want to buy the album in the very near future, but I enjoy those four tracks. (There are are just three songs from Viva La Vida, but I already had that album when I got this set.) There are also some tracks that aren't on the albums, which kind of surprised me, but those are good, too. I assume that these were originally only on singles and/or EPs. There are some tracks here that I'm not so crazy about (though I do like most of those tracks at least somewhat), but I think that overall, this is a really good compilation.


title: one of the first  truly comprehensive Monkees collections

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I recently bought a used copy of this set at Amazon (in fact, by a sad and eerie coincidence, my order was placed exactly a week before the tragic passing of Davy Jones). I was surprised to find the set for so cheap and in such good condition!
Monkeemania, compiled and produced by Australian rock historian Glen A. Baker, came out in 1979 in Australia (and apparently in New Zealand in 1980) and was  among the first truly comprehensive Monkees collections, containing not 40 (as the "40 timeless hits" bit on the front and back covers indicates), but 41 tracks. ("Tema Dei Monkees" is kind of a "bonus" track that appears at the end of the compilation; the back cover points out that it is there, but it isn't actually listed as track 11 of side 4!) In fact, for a long time, it was the biggest collection to be put out!
Until Monkeemania, the only other Monkees collections, as far as I know, that could really be called at all comprehensive had been Barrel Full Of Monkees (from almost a decade earlier), which contained 20 tracks and was released in America, and a U.K.-only cassette release, 25 Hits Of The Monkees (from '74). The first American Monkees collection that was bigger than Barrel Full Of Monkees was the CD version of Then & Now...The Best Of The Monkees (from '86), which had 25 tracks and STILL remains one of the best Monkees CDs as well as one of the best Monkees compilations. We Americans DID also get the Listen To The Band box set, which WAS even bigger than Monkeemania (with a whopping 80 tracks), but not until 1991. The biggest and VERY best overview of the group's career to be released so far was the Music Box set, which came along in '01.
Still, Monkeemania ranks, in my opinion, as one of the best Monkees compilations to be put out (even though I've never owned it before!). It has some things that were rare at the time (in addition to "Tema Dei Monkees"), like the "long" single version of "Porpoise Song"; the live version of "Circle Sky"; "Love To Love" and "Steam Engine" (neither of which had been released in any form); and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere," "D.W. Washburn," and "Someday Man" in stereo. It also has all the hits (which include "Girl I Knew Somewhere" and "D.W. Washburn"), most of the songs that came out on singles but weren't hits (which include "Porpoise Song" and "Someday Man"), and many good songs that were on albums but not on singles (at least not in America).
I'm really MUCH more into CDs than vinyl (my collection of vinyl is nothing compared to my collection of many, many, many CDs), and this set has been topped (especially by the Listen To The Band and Music Box sets [which are now both out of print]); I bought this set more for its "historical significance" than anything else. I do, however, find the packaging of the set to be VERY impressive. I think it's very cool that the set has a discography (which, of course, doesn't go past the '70s) of not only the Monkees' but also the group members' individual outputs (pre- and post-Monkees), and I find the Monkees "comic" that appears in the left flap of the gatefold to be pretty funny! The set is also packed with memorabilia and liner notes, which are more like a full-length book than record liner-notes (but which are in VERY small type!).
There was no way I could bring myself to give this set less than five stars!
Sadly, Davy is no longer with us, but he and the other Monkees have provided us with a lot of wonderful music, and Monkeemania was one of the first Monkees compilations to present a truly significant amount of it.
[Edit from 2-26-14: I recently discovered that a 3-CD, 80-track set titled Monkees By Request was put together in 1989, but it apparently didn't come out in America. So, Listen To The Band wasn't the first compilation bigger than Monkeemania, but it was the first one released in America that was bigger. And, Monkeemania WAS the biggest collection for a long time, but not quite as long a time as I thought!]


title: lost a star because of a deception on the cover

text: I gave this CD four stars because features two of the group's original British albums (the first two) as well as bonus tracks. However, there is a major piece of deception on the cover: For some reason, the cover shows the sleeves from the stereo versions of the albums although the albums are actually in mono on the CD. This can fool both "mono" AND "stereo" Beatles fans! Those who prefer mono could turn away from the CD because of the word "stereo," and those who prefer stereo could buy it, excited that they found the albums on one CD in stereo, and then play it and discover the truth --- AFTER they've already spent their money for it! It's the "stereo" buyers who would suffer the most from this deception! (These things may have already happened!) However,  you can't get ANY two of the Beatles' albums (British OR American, mono OR stereo) on ANY one CD here in the U.S., at least not as of 8-19-11, so if you know better than to think these albums are actually in stereo on this CD, then I'd say the CD is well worth buying, at least if you don't already have the older, mono American CD reissues of these albums or the Mono Box Set (and if you can find the CD for a reasonable price --- I have actually seen it for some good prices at Amazon); I wouldn't recommend buying it just for the five bonus tracks. If the cover hadn't indicated that these albums are in stereo when they aren't, I probably would have given this CD five stars! If the albums HAD been in stereo, I would have given it five-plus stars!!


title: a very good collection of "love songs" by the group

text: Not a typical Beach Boys CD, this best-of focuses on the group's more romantic material. It includes several songs (like "Surfer Girl," "Don't Worry Baby," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," etc.) that you would probably expect to find on such a compilation (and on almost every, if not every, typical Beach Boys best-of), as well as some that you might not. Most of the songs are from the '60s, but "Our Sweet Love," from the 1970 Sunflower album, is also included, as well as an unreleased recording of an early-'70s Dennis Wilson composition, "Fallin' In Love," which I think may be the most beautiful track on this CD, at least production-wise. (This song was apparently released in a different version and with a different title, "Lady," as the B-side of a single --- credited to "Dennis Wilson & Rumbo" --- in 1970, judging from the notes to the Sunflower/Surf's Up "two-fer" CD, and the fact that the fold-out to this CD says "this version unreleased.") One song that would have been perfect for inclusion is "Forever" (another Sunflower song and another Dennis composition); I'm surprised that it was left off. The fact that there are several "new" stereo mixes is another definite plus, although, like some other people, I would prefer that Captitol put together a complete compilation CD of new stereo mixes --- or even better, reissue the '60s albums in "new" stereo mixes (except Pet Sounds, which they've already done that with) --- instead of continuing to put out "new" stereo mixes like they have been. Nevertheless, this is a very good collection, especially if a collection of the group's "love" songs is what you're looking for. (I wrote this review under the link for the VERY expensive Japanese release of the CD because of something weird at Amazon. I was going to write it under the link for the U.S. release, but for some reason Amazon said that only one review per customer was allowed but that I could edit my existing review --- which I hadn't written yet!)


title: Did not like it at all

text: Did not like it at all!  The songs that America grew up on listening to the Beach Boys was nothing like the CD.  I expected "In Concert" to be more like the songs that you hear on their Studio Recordings.  You can tell by the middle of the album that the response of the crowd was not as exuberant as you hear from other live audiences of other artist.


title: Five Stars

text: very good album and from one of my favorite countries


title: Five Stars

text: great music


title: Good fast seller

text: Item as described.  Good fast seller.


title: A companion CD to a great DVD

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Some years ago, I purchased the DVD of this special at one of Natalie MacMaster's concerts, and have always enjoyed it. I've been looking for a copy of the companion CD, but for years, the only way to purchase it was to make a big pledge-drive contribution to New York's independent PBS affiliate, WLIW, the producer of this special, which I refused to do. Now, thanks to an Amazon Merchant, I have the CD, and it is excellent. Natalie and her guests are in top form, and Natalie's fiddle playing is superb. Natalie is also one of the best tap dancers in the business (I know they call it step dancing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, but it is pure tap - listen to the footwork in the solo on "A Medley" (track 6)). Guest performers include banjoist Béla Fleck and singer Hayley Westenra of the group Celtic Woman, who also perform on NATALIE MACMASTER: LIVE IN CAPE BRETON (available on both [[ASIN:B000UFBSSS CD]] and [[ASIN:B000NDFHVG DVD]]). Another guest performer is Galician multi-instrumentalist Carlos Núñez Muñoz.

As great as this CD is, I highly recommend the DVD as well (though Amazon doesn't have it available, you may be able to find it on Natalie's Web site or some other site). Natalie is even better to watch than to listen to, and the DVD has additional behind-the-scenes footage interspersed among the ten songs, plus a bonus section with additional performances and interviews. Better yet, if you get a chance, go see Natalie in person. You won't regret it.

Natalie is a busy lady these days. She performs with her husband, Donnell Leahy (of the band Leahy) and their kids, who have become performers in their own right; they have formed the group MacMaster Leahy, and last summer appeared on Steve Harvey's NBC talent show, LITTLE BIG SHOTS, with Natalie and Donnell cheering them on in the audience.  Five stars for both the CD and DVD.


title: Kristin does it AGAIN! Her best album since the first

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This is Kristin Chenoweth's sixth solo album and fifth studio LP. Once again, Kristin knocks it out of the ballpark with an excellent, well-sung collection of Great American Songbook standards. Her first album, [[ASIN:B000059T4T Let Yourself Go]], was also, in part, a collection of standards, but was lighter in touch, with several novelty songs. THE ART OF ELEGANCE contains more torch songs, with just a few (slightly) uptempo numbers. All of the numbers are backed by superb musicianship, including saxophonist Dave Koz on two songs, with a full orchestra on most tracks. Steve Tyrell did a magnificent production job, and the talented Alan Broadbent, who has worked with the late Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, and Paul McCartney ([[ASIN:B0076OW9DE Kisses on the Bottom]]), among many others, did most of the arrangements.

This Target special edition contains two bonus tracks not found on the standard version: "If I Had You" and the Nat "King" Cole classic, "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," which was also recorded by his late daughter, Natalie.

Once again, I had the pleasure of seeing Kristin in person at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, Virginia, on August 21, 2016. She was superb, as always.

I'm grateful that young talents such as Kristin, Steve Tyrell, Michael Feinstein, Michael Bublé, the great Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, and even Lady Gaga (when teamed with Tony Bennett) are doing all they can to keep The Great American Songbook tradition alive, as these songs are among the greatest ever written. Not many of the old-timers are left: Tony Bennett, Jack Jones, Shirley Jones, Johnny Mathis, and Barbra Streisand are all still active, but Nancy Wilson (the jazz singer, not the Heart vocalist) and Doris Day have long since retired, and most of the others are deceased, including Barbara Cook, who passed away on August 8, 2017, and Della Reese, who died on November 19, 2017. Another fine singer, Vic Damone, passed away on February 11, 2018. Apologies to anyone I may have left out.

Although I love all of Kristin's solo work, including her forays into contemporary gospel ([[ASIN:B0007TFHES As I Am]]), Christmas music ([[ASIN:B00MPP7XNA A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas]]), and country ([[ASIN:B005BUA1HQ Some Lessons Learned]]), as well as her excellent live album ([[ASIN:B00O50QY24 Coming Home]]) and DVD ([[ASIN:B00R71A6RC Coming Home]]), this album is her best one since the first. Clearly, The Great American Songbook is right in the middle of her comfort zone. Bang, zoom, a curly W is in the books (or maybe a curly KC). A no-doubt-about-it five-star release. Love you, Kristin!


title: An interesting historical document of The Beatles' early days

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This "gray-market" CD, issued on the independent Rock Melon label in 2013, is an interesting compilation of Beatles and Beatle-related tracks from the group's first big year - 1962 (the recordings from that year are now out of copyright in the European Union, which means that anyone can issue them, at least for now).

The first 17 tracks on Disc 1 come from the CD version of Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers' excellent 1962 Polydor album [[ASIN:B00005QBF5 My Bonnie]], issued on Hamburg's Repertoire Records in 2001. Only "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" featured The Beatles as the backup band. For tracks 18-21, Rock Melon replaced the five 1963/64 recordings on the Repertoire CD ("Ruby Baby," "What'd I Say," "Veedeboom Slop Slop," "Let's Slop," and the 1964 "no intro" version of "My Bonnie") with four other Beatles/Sheridan tracks - The Beat Brothers' "Ya Ya (Parts 1 And 2)," which should have been included on the Repertoire disc, and three tracks featuring The Beatles; "Sweet Georgia Brown," with the re-recorded lyrics from 1964 (the original 1962 version, which would have been more appropriate for this CD, can be found on BEATLES BOP: HAMBURG DAYS (see [[ASIN:B00005QAHB here]], [[ASIN:B000JEZBWO here]], [[ASIN:B00005RGG4 here]], and [[ASIN:B00005QAH7 here]]), the [[ASIN:B005NF2UQ4 Time-Life 50th Anniversary collection]], and the DVD [[ASIN:B0001GOHIO The Beatles with Tony Sheridan]]); the Lennon/Harrison instrumental "Cry For A Shadow," without Sheridan involvement, and "Why (Can't You Love Me Again)." The other three Beatles/Sheridan tracks, "Ain't She Sweet" (John Lennon on lead vocal, without Sheridan involvement), "If You Love Me Baby (Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby)," and "Nobody's Child," were not issued until 1964.

Tracks 22-27 are the historic early BBC recordings from 1962 with Pete Best on drums. Tracks 22-24 are from the BBC show "Teenager's Turn - Here We Go," from March 7, 1962; Tracks 25-27 are from a June 11, 1962 episode of the same program. While the sound quality is not pristine, it is not nearly as bad as Apple Corps would have you believe. I'm sure that the Abbey Road remastering team, with a little work, could have cleaned up these tracks and made them quite presentable. Apparently, after paying Pete Best a million dollars or more in royalties for his participation on ten tracks on [[ASIN:B000002TYX Anthology 1]], Apple Corps didn't want to pay Pete any more money. Track 28 is a rousing version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say," with Pete on drums and guest Gene Vincent (of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" fame) on lead vocals. The CD gives only a summer 1962 date, but Mark Lewisohn's book [[ASIN:0517581000 The Complete Beatles Chronicle]] gives the performance a July 1, 1962 date.

The first ten tracks on Disc 2 are the ten Decca Audition songs from January 1, 1962 that were not included on ANTHOLOGY 1. Track 11 is a version of Chan Romero's "Some Other Guy," which was new drummer Ringo's first appearance at the Cavern Club, August 22, 1962; at the end, a fan heckles "We want Pete!" Track 12 is a better-quality version of "Some Other Guy," recorded September 5, 1962, followed on Track 13 by a short 59-second version of Leiber/Stoller's "Kansas City," recorded the same day, which is partially obstructed by a Beatle apparently being interviewed (possibly George). Track 14 is an early Beatle interview, recorded for hospital patients on October 27, 1962; a short excerpt from this interview appears on ANTHOLOGY 1, as an intro to "My Bonnie."

Tracks 15-19 are the oft-bootlegged Cavern Club rehearsals. Some bootlegs claim an early 1962 date, but as Ringo has repeatedly insisted that he plays drums on this tape, the listed October 1962 date is probably more accurate. The boys run through an early version of this album's title track, "I Saw Her Standing There"; two versions of "The One After 909," which the group originally recorded in March 1963 (see ANTHOLOGY 1), and returned to the song in 1969 for the GET BACK/LET IT BE sessions; and finally conclude the rehearsal with two versions of an early Paul McCartney instrumental called "Catswalk," which was later given to The Chris Barber Band, who recorded it as "Cat Call." I have the Barber recording on a 1979 vinyl LP called [[ASIN:B0028JHTQE The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away]], which EMI/Universal has not yet issued on CD.

Finally, Tracks 20-21 are the songs that started it all - the original single version of "Love Me Do" with Ringo on drums, recorded at Abbey Road on September 4, 1962, and its B-side, "P.S. I Love You," recorded September 11, 1962, with session man Andy White on drums and Ringo on maracas. This CD incorrectly lists both tracks as being from the September 4 sessions.

Although most of these recordings have been previously issued on official, semi-official, or bootleg releases, this is the first time that all of these recordings are together in one collection. Beatles fans will love it. I give the collection four stars, and would award it five stars if not for the poor sound quality on most of the live material. Get one before Apple's lawyers get it pulled from the market.


title: Nice soundtrack for a film that few people have seen

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Gerry And The Pacemakers were one of the most popular groups of the mid-1960s British Invasion.  While their song, "Ferry Cross The Mersey," was a big hit, and is well-known, few people, including myself, have seen the movie of the same name, which is out on DVD ([[ASIN:B007P3U9OM Ferry Cross The Mersey-Starring Gerry and the Pacemakers-DVD]]), but I wonder if it is an official issue (it appears to be a bootleg).

The FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY soundtrack album was released on EMI's Columbia Graphophone label in the U.K., and United Artists Records (the film's distributor) in the United States.  It has been released on CD in various formats, and I purchased two versions back in 2009.  My comments for both versions follow.

Version 1: [[ASIN:B000007UVH Ferry Cross The Mersey - Mono & Stereo]]

This 1997 CD issue, like all of the releases in the EMI 100th Anniversary CD series, has the mono and stereo versions of the album.  In addition to the title track and the international hit "It's Gonna Be Alright," there are seven other terrific GATP tunes, and three by other Brian Epstein artists:  The George Martin Orchestra's great instrumental "All Quiet On The Mersey Front," Cilla Black's beautiful ballad, "Is It Love?," written by her future husband, the late Bobby Willis, and The Fourmost's beat ballad "I Love You Too." For some reason, these tracks were removed from the United Artists LP.  George Martin's "All Quiet On The Mersey Front" was released by United Artists as a standalone single (UA 831) in the U.S.; Cilla's "Is It Love?" became the title track of her only Capitol Records album (Capitol (S)T 2308), apparently released around the same time as [[ASIN:B00GJ7ROT8 The Early Beatles (The U.S. Album)]] (Capitol (S)T 2309). Cilla never became as big in the U.S. as she was in her home country; her only U.S. hit was "You're My World" (Capitol 5196).  The Fourmost's "I Love You Too" was apparently never released in the U.S.A.; they were between labels in 1965, having been dropped by ATCO Records the year before; they would be picked up by Capitol in 1966, but were no more successful there then at ATCO.

Version 2: [[ASIN:B001QIOZYW Ferry Cross The Mersey (Soundtrack) Remastered & Expanded]]

This 2009 remastered re-release has only the 1997 mono version of the soundtrack, but adds 16 bonus tracks, including a "no strings" version of the title track, plus 15 songs done by the other artists who appeared in the film. mostly "second-wave" Liverpool groups, including Earl Royce & The Olympics, The Black Knights, The Blackwells, and The Kubas.  Most of these songs appeared on various Columbia and Parlophone singles in the U.K.; however, three of them appeared on the United Artists soundtrack album: "I Gotta Woman" (not the Ray Charles song) by The Black Knights, "Shake A Tail Feather" by Earl Royce & The Olympics, and "Why Don't You Love Me" by The Blackwells.  These three songs appear in both mono and stereo mixes; all other tracks on the CD are mono.  While these extra tracks are interesting, one can understand why none of these bands were successful; they sound like poor man's Beatles, BBC style.

Gerry and The Pacemakers only made two albums for EMI during their tenure there; this soundtrack, and 1963's [[ASIN:B000007W9R How Do You Like It]], which I purchased at Tower Records in 1997, long before Amazon.com existed. Two later albums on the U.S. Laurie label, I'LL BE THERE and GIRL ON A SWING, plus Capitol of Canada's GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS...TODAY!, consisted of singles, B-sides, EP tracks, and many songs that were unreleased in Britain until years later, on the [[ASIN:B0011UY6IK You'll Never Walk Alone]] box set.
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There are other versions of FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY available.  There is the [[ASIN:B000025QWP German Repertoire Records version from 2005]] with 14 bonus tracks, mostly late-period GATP songs, and the [[ASIN:B000063986 How Do You Like It / Ferry Cross the Mersey]] two-fer from 2002, which has both albums on the same CD in stereo, according to other reviewers, despite the "mono" markings on the packaging. If all you want is the basic soundtrack, get the 1997 version; if you're interested in the other artists in the film, get the 2009 version.  In addition to HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? and the two versions of FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY, I also own the Collectables Records two-fer, [[ASIN:B00005J9TX Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying / Second Album]], which has all of the songs from the group's first two U.S. Laurie albums, including all of the HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? tracks, plus hit singles, and the out-of-print [[ASIN:B00000DRCC Best Of: The Definitive Collection]], which has 25 of their big hits, including many in first-time stereo.

Yes, Gerry And The Pacemakers were a very fine band. Someday, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will give them the recognition they deserve.


title: Happy 85th, Tony - you did it again!

text:
DUETS II, the highly-anticipated follow up to [[ASIN:B000H0MKGU Duets: An American Classic]], features Tony Bennett in grand style for his 85th birthday.  This album is even better than its predecessor.  Much like Fred Astaire, Tony makes his partners look good.  Even the excreable Lady Gaga sounds good on "The Lady is a Tramp" (a VERY appropriate track as far as Miss G. is concerned).  The poignant version of "Body and Soul" proved to be the late Amy Winehouse's last recording; you can hear the damage in her voice.  This special edition includes bonus duets by "America's Got Talent" star Jackie Evancho and country star Brad Paisley.  It also has some downloadable content, but requires the latest and greatest browsers to access it, which are not available on public computers.

I am taking off one star, despite the album's excellence, because of Tony's incredibly stupid "9-11 truther" comments on the Howard Stern show.  As a member of the Greatest Generation, you should know better, Tony!  To his credit, he did apologize, but that was probably a CYA move instigated by Sony Music, his record label.

Happy 85th, Tony, but watch your tongue next time!


title: Good, but not Gloria's best

text:
After spending virtually her entire recording career with CBS Discos/Sony Discos/Epic Records, Gloria Estefan just issued her first release on her own Crescent Moon imprint, distributed by Universal/Verve Forecast.  MISS LITTLE HAVANA is very reminiscent of 1998's dance-driven [[ASIN:B000007NAY gloria!]].  The program is all uptempo from start to finish.  It is very well done, although overproduced at times.  This Limited Edition CD, a Target exclusive, though Amazon will have the import version soon, also features two bonus tracks (one remix of "WEPA" and one J-Lo cover ("Let's Get Loud")), plus additional downloadable content including a couple of behind-the-scenes documentaries, some mini-promos called "WEPA episodes," many of them produced by Gloria's son Nayib (daughter Emily also plays guitar on several tracks), a photo gallery, and a 25th anniversary remix of the song that started it all in the U.S. market, "Conga."  The remix is interesting, but the original is better.

Overall, this is a good effort, but Gloria's best albums are the ones like [[ASIN:B0012GN0EY Primitive Love]] and [[ASIN:B0000026B4 Let It Loose]], which combine ballads and dance tracks for a necessary change of pace.


LOVE his music!


title: GREAT

text: fast delivery, product was as discribed


title: CLASSIC

text: Disco at its mega-platinum apex. The Bee Gee's silvery-helium harmonies melt into creamily syncopated grooves, and the Trammps' hot-funk assault "Disco Inferno" and Tavares' yearning "More Than A Woman" affirm disco's black-R&B roots


title: What a talent

text: I enjoy PF Sloan’s music. Such a talented man. I read his book and learned more about him. I have the Fantastic Baggies album from 1965 ,great songs. This cd has good songs too!


title: Good CD

text: They did a great job on this. They really sound great together.


title: Great sound

text: Wonderful


title: Worth it

text: I grew up with this record playing in my home. My parents still have it, but I wanted the CD version since I don't own a record player. It's so good. Classic. This man is ingenious on this album. As is bowie of course. Truly inspired. Language is colorful for today's standards, but I still love it to pieces.


title: Good

text: His later work isn't as good as his older stuff but still its bowie


title: I did not like at all I prefer the the real verson its ...

text: I  did  not  like  at  all  I  prefer  the  the  real  verson  its  much  better


title: Two Stars

text: I didn't realize how small this was.  about the size of a coaster.


title: Calming

text: Love these CD's... I listen as often as I can. Calming.


title: Vikings 1-2-3

text: Good series. I mistakenly got it in cassette form instead of CD and that complicated life.  If you have Scandinavian connections and like Viking stories, the author is very knowledgeable.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: What can I say? It's the Doors

text: Love this set. All my favorites.


title: Probably the best Spanish Guitar in the Flamenco tradition you will ever hear.

text: Great listening


title: NEED MORE THAN 5 STARS TO RATE THIS MASTERPIECE!!

text:
SIMPLE!  ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROB'S INTELLIGENCE AND KEEN EYED PERSPECTIVE SHINES THROUGH EVEN THE MOST STRAIGHT FORWARD ROCKER ON THIS ALBUM!  SONGS LIKE "NOT LIKE THE OTHER BOYS" AND "HELLO HEAVEN" HINT AT THINGS TO COME ON HIS FUTURE WORKS.  WHILE KNOCK DOWN DRAG OUT ROCKERS LIKE "BOYSTOWN" AND THE INCREDIBLE "MEMPHIS THING", SHOW THAT YOU CAN ROCK AND THINK AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!!!!!  ROB IS ONE OF AMERICAS GREATEST SONGWRITING TALENTS, EVEN IF HE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD DON'T KNOW IT YET!!!!!!!!!!

THE SONG "TO BE IN LOVE IS TO BE IN HEAVEN" FROM ROB'S "WORK SONGS FOR A NEW MOON" ALBUM, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST & SMARTEST LOVE SONGS EVER WRITTEN, AND IT WAS OUR WEDDING SONG FOR MY WIFE AND I.  THOUGH HE WAS UNAWARE, ROB ACCOMPANIED US TO THE BAHAMAS WHERE THE SONG WAS PLAYED FOR OUR FIRST DANCE! LOL
I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT ROB IS VERY GENEROUS KIND PERSON AS DETAILED IN THE FOLLOWING.  WHEN I PURCHASED THE "ARKEDELPHIA" CD, I CONTACTED THE RECORD LABEL TO INQUIRE WETHER OR NOT "CLOSER TO THE FLAME" WAS AVAILABLE ON CD.  IN MY EMAIL I DETAILED HOW ROB'S "TO BE IN LOVE..." WAS OUR WEDDING SONG, THAT EMAIL WAS FORWARDED TO ROB!  HE RESPONDED WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AND INFORMED ME THAT, THOUGH "CLOSER TO THE FLAME" WAS NEVER MADE AVAILABLE ON CD, HE HAD A COPY THAT WAS MADE FOR RADIO RELEASE, AND HE GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO MAKE ME A COPY!!!  NOT ONLY DID HE MAKE ME A COPY PERSONALLY, HE ALSO AUTOGRAPHED MY "CLOSER TO THE FLAME" ALBUM COVER & SENT ME A COPY OF HIS FOLLOW UP ALBUM, THAT THOUGH FINISHED, WAS NEVER RELEASED!!!  THANK YOU ROB!!!!

IN SHORT, IF YOU LOVE MUSIC,  BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!  ROB IS A TRUE TALENT, AND HIS WORK DESERVES FAR MORE RECOGNITION THAN IT HAS RECEIVED!!!  PERHAPS SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, THERE IS A PROMOTER WITH A TRUE LOVE OF MUSIC WHO COULD PUT TOGETHER A GREAT AMERICAN SONGWRITERS TOUR, WITH ROB, SHAWN MULLINS, DAVID BAERWALD, PETER CASE, IAN MOORE, etc......?????  WELL IT NEVER HURTS TO DREAM!!!


title: Buy it now!

text: Another fabulous album in the bag for Eros. I've been following him for years and he just gets better and better.


title: Comforting......

text: In one of the darkest times of my life someone loaned this to me.  It was so comforting and lifted me out of the darkness so I could see clearly.  I loved it so much that I purchased it for myself. I recommend it for anyone who needs encouragement.  It is a reminder that we are sustained by His love.  What a blessing!


title: Score!  If you an find this album, buy it.

text: This is Shake Russell's best work by far.  Shake and Jack together were magical, then Shake got a new record deal, and this album became hard to find, because he recorded some of the same songs with different collaborators.  These are the best versions. So glad to have found this used copy.


title: Very melodic

text: Good mix, great orchestrations.


title: Inferior - Not Legitimate

text: This recording is a hodge podge of good sound and very poor sound recorded from a poor LP source.  The very first track is acceptable.  The rest, not so much.  Parts of the Tannhauser pieces are cut off in mid note.  If you're looking for the best of Wagner, buy the complete operas or a more legitimate source from a reputable label.


title: Super Sound - A Winner

text: This review is for the item pictured, 1992 recording conducted by Daniel Barenboim.  The other reviews for this item are for a completely different recording of the Ring.  That said, there is no perfect Ring but Maestro Barenboim pegs a home run with this magnificent production.  The sound is simply outstanding.  Spacious, clear, well miked to where it doesn't get any better to my ears.  The glorious orchestra gives all there is to give in perfect tempo.  This ranks right up there with Solti's vaunted classic.  The singers are mostly satisfying, though probably not the best cast but then I doubt there is such a thing.  Please note this is a 'live recording' that was done at the same time the video of the epic was done which can be found on DVD and Blu Ray.  There is NO live public audience.  There is some stage noise which you would hear if you were present at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and only ads to the drama taking place.  It is not intrusive and you fall right into the performance from the first low flowing notes until the final fading note of Gotterdammerung.  This version may not be so easily found now but it's a bargain if you can.  I can't recommend this edition enough and it holds a proud place in my CD case with my many other recordings of Wagner's finest masterpiece.


title: Simply Beautiful

text: Cinderella is my favorite ballet by Prokokiev and this version delivers all I would hope for.  The standard for this work to me is the Decca version featuring the Cleveland Orchestra but the Russian National Orchestra holds it's own against the best.  Good temp and lush sound as is usually the case with DG recordings.  Maestro Pletnev paces the performance so that full flavor of this masterpiece flows.  His rendition of "Midnight" is one of the most dynamic I've heard.  You wouldn't be disappointed by this fine recording.


title: Great Score But in Mono

text: I never saw this movie but had the Mancini 1963 condensed version for years on vinyl and then on CD.  Now we have the entire score which is one of Mancini's best.  Only drawback is that it's all in mono sound.  Good sound, but mono.  The intensity and creativity of a great artist outshines this minor drawback.  It would be nice of some team did a complete re-recording in stereo.  Re-recordings, if done right, as they were with some of Bernard Herrmann's scores, are a must have for any collector.  But this "Charade" is spectacular all the same.  You forget about the mono as the disc plays on.


title: Great Bluegrass album

text: I've been searching for this album since the 1980s!  A complete stroke of luck I found it here!


title: Great Worship CD!

text: A Great Worship CD! WOW! Powerful! Beautiful Voice! Spend some time in worship with Misty Edwards.


title: A DEFECTIVE DISC!

text: Order this CD, came promptly, BUT WAS VERY DEFECTIVE!.  While all marking on the jewel case insert and disc themselves were correct, when played I found 12 track of vocal jazz, not 8 tracks of Romantic Pipe Organ music!  Returned.  Will order from elsewhere,,,


title: only one song by the Moody Blues

text: I  this CD would have songs by the moody blues only.


title: Great set

text: 2 great CDs at a decent price.

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title: mesmerizing

text:
Beautiful voice
Vocals are perfect
Orchestra is top notch


title: You can't go wrong

text: I got Volume 1, and it's wonderful! All great songs, amazing voices. I love it.


title: GOD is AWESOME !

text: I chose this cassette because ..., it is GOD'S true Word and the price was very reasonable and ...,yes, ...I would recommend this puechase to my friends .


title: It's like you're at the parks

text:
I love listening to this cd!  Whenever I'm missing being at the parks or getting ready for a Disney trip this is almost always playing.  It's all the music you hear around the parks and on the rides.  It's like you're right there.  In fact, we bought it for my grandma years ago when she was no longer able to go to the parks so that she could still hear the music.

Oddly enough though, on my particular disc, the titles don't match the songs being played


title: Been looking for more than 20 years for this!!!!!

text: Seriously....I wore out this album when I was in high school and the Army. Now it's in my permanent digital library. So glad to see the remarkable talent making music again. Bride and Groom still hits me right in the soul. So glad to have this back in my music collection.


title: Shift by Eddie James

text: I gave this CD 5 stars: I love Eddie James, he has an exciting ministry of young men that really set a stage on fire for God! If you every get the chance to see them (Run) don't walk to get your tickets; and see and hear what GOD delivered them from! They are  from all walks of life, and God blessed Eddie James to bless these renewed young men! I will always support his excellent soulful music ministry. Great Modern Gospel CD.


title: Sweet & Holy Christmas CD

text: This artist Kelly Sweet is one of my favorite's and for me to have it shipped all the way from china? Some how I had very high expectations because of her angelic voice! I have 2 other CD's and they both exceeded my expectations. Oh well it's nice but nothing out of the ordinary. I will play it perhaps it will grow on me a little more!


title: OMD classic ... unimaginable and awesome

text: Fantastic assembly of a Philarmonic Orchestra around OMD’s memorable songs


title: Great, Husky Voice

text: First heard her on an Avicii disc so bought this CD.  Very pleasantly surprised.  Nice husky voice--reminds me of Beth Hart a little--and good harmonies and arrangements. Have another one on order.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful music of encouragement!


title: The Neighbourhood

text: I absolutely love this CD...


title: NO HEADLINE!

text: I like this kind of music and collect it


title: Can't Rate What I Didn't Get

text: I really wanted this CD for my mother.  However, I never received it and last I was informed it went back to the seller damaged.  So, I probably will not be buying from this seller again.


title: Awesome!

text: This CD is awesome!  I've listened to it over and over and it seems to keep getting better.


title: Worth the price

text: If you are a John Fogerty fan, then this cd is a must have for your collection. I like John Fogerty, but I am not a diehard fan. However, I purchased this cd for my bf and he loved every song. In fact, he said it was the best gift he has received in a very long time. He has been my bf for over 25 years and is almost closer to me than my wife of 35 years.<br />It was delivered sooner than Amazon's original timeline and in excellent condition.


title: One great CD

text: A real bargain all great hits from the 1970’s will not disappoint


title: Four Stars

text: Enjoyable - if you like Hank, you will like this collection


title: Save your money

text: Very poor product.


title: Air Supply never disappoints!

text: Waited for 45 years to see my favorite group in concert---Air Supply did not disappoint!  HAD to have their greatest hits to keep the concert atmosphere flowing.  Am very much enjoying these CDs.


title: perfect, many

text: Bought this for my Mother for Christmas, perfect, many,many familiar classics and she just sings right along and enjoys them all.


title: Great artist :)

text: I don't even like country music, but this artist blows my mind,. He has a soul :)<br />Every song is amazing


title: LOVE it

text: I love it!. It stays in place and works perfectly


title: Awesome CD!!  - Shipping = LOUSY!

text: I bought 5 of this CD to give as gifts because it is one of Chris' best CD's!  The shipping was done very poorly as all five CDs were put in A SINGLE ENVELOPE, LOOSE, without any bubble wrap etc.!  Who thought that would be sufficient?  One of the cases arrived with a crack in it.  Merry Christmas! - Here's your cracked CD!  That's disappointing.


title: Wifes gift

text: Wifes gift


title: Great Americana/bluegrass/blues/awesome music

text:
A great album by some great guys - tunes you can nod your head to, and reflect on the lyrics - just great sounds.  Really recommend this.  Excellent work by the artist and the producer, a sonic delight.

Buy this album or listen via your chosen method, but worth owning, especially on vinyl!


title: Doogie brothers cd

text: Great CD. All my favorite songs!


title: Great if you're not in a hurry to get it...

text: It's a normal CD. It took a long time to arrive but the price was much better than normal.


title: Obscure but great trumpet virtuoso

text: "Once upon a time", Leonard Smith was thought of as one of if not the best trumpet virtuoso in the country.  While the recording quality of this is not the greatest, the album clearly shows his remarkable talent.  I was honored to once play with him, and he was a down-to-earth guy in addition to an incredible talent.  I'm sure 99% of the population have never heard of him, but if you like Wynton Marsalis or Maurice Andre, Smith is in the same club.


title: Good selection

text: It was a nice selection of 78 vinyl records. They were well packaged. Pleased with the quick delivery.


title: Just listen

text: He's plaintive, yet hopeful.  Talented singer songwriter this world was too much for.


title: Great service. Would do business again

text: Love these songs for my Sunday school class! Great way to memorize Scriptures


title: I didn’t expect much - boy was I wrong!

text: With the trio - and no Edgar - I was thinking - na, but after reading reviews, I took the plunge. All I can say is WOW. I’ve been playing it every day for a while now. Great album.


title: Just A Great Christmas Album.  Each Track was meaningful and good.

text: Loved it.  Vince Gil!


title: Yup. They're endpin tips.

text: They fit well and do what they're supposed to.


title: Great cd, worth every penny

text: Love this cd. 10 out 10


title: A favorite

text: My wife and I both live this CD as one of our favorites for listening to on driving trips.  The included brochure is nice for background history.  A nice blend of music.


title: product was as described

text: product was as described


title: Perfect gift

text: Bought this as a gift for my husband who is a huge Lovecraft fan.  He loved it!  As if the cd was not enough, the packaging and even the invoice and shipping label followed the theme.  Much more than I expected!


title: Awesome

text: It was a gift but they enjoy very much


title: Ya llego, La Sucursal...

text: I like this band, they are from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Luckily I found this CD again.


title: not a good remaster

text: love the songs but it does not sound like it has been remastered at all...very unhappy with the sound


title: Good product!

text: Got Jisung pc and it came with freebies!!


title: Padded with excess fluff

text: Rhodes spends a lot of time on her biography and that of her co-inventor, and very little time on the actual invention.  Not his best effort.


title: Five Stars

text: this album is perfect!  what a pleasure....


These should not say "3/8" anywhere in the listing.  Buyers can too easily assume they have standard 3/8"-16 thread.  They don't; they are metric, and an unusual one at that.  Which forces the buyer to try to find 10mm-1.5 thread nuts.  Buyer beware.


title: Great Album

text: Favorite group


title: Four Stars

text: Purchased because several friends have songs on it.


title: Five Stars

text: Another masterpiece of soothing and relaxing music.


title: All as promised

text: I have been wanting to get her Music on CD for a long time now.  At last!


Porter Wagoner: King of Country Gospel is a FANTASTIC CD set!!!  We LOVE this CD set!!!


title: Four Stars

text: Good book and it gives you a lot to think about.  You have to be careful in all situations.


title: Great music and great price

text: The CD only has a few tracks I like. I bought for my collection 😄


title: Great music and great price

text: Great music and great price


title: Great  Album

text: Listening


title: So good

text: Another amazing album


title: A must have

text: Great music! I’ve been listening to this one since the 90’s.


title: Honest Seller

text: Excellent seller. Item exactly as described and fast shipping.


title: Chicago Christmas 2019

text: The cd played well and the music is good. The case was broken and that is why I gave it 4 stars instead of five.


title: but all the rest were fine.

text: I purchased this cd used. Two of the songs did not play, but all the rest were fine.


title: D.A.R.T.

text: D.A.R.T<br />I have enjoyed everything i have listened to from these radio dramas this one delivers as well, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is time and money well spent !


title: Very confusing instructions, a pain to figure out use of different features.

text:
It stayed in the box for 3-4 months before I took it out of the box it came in.
Upon 1st use it took me aver an hour to figure out the directions (very confusing!) & playing around to figure out how to use it.
Never has the “Pre-Heat” ‘button’ worked but the time to return it had passed so I had hoped it wouldn’t be a big deal.  Today was only the 3rd time using it (attempting to) but received “Err 3.”  I followed the instructions under Troubleshooting & it did not correct the problem.  I thoroughly washed the lid & it’s removable parts, reassembled it & again attempted to use it but still got the “Err 3” code.  Now, per troubleshooting instructions, I have to contact the manufacturer.
Needless to say I’m quite upset about this & wish I had paid the extra money to get the Ninja Foodie that I REALLY wanted & also that I had opened it right away & checked it out thoroughly so I could have sent it back before return date had lapsed.
HORRIBLE PRODUCT & HORRIBLE INSTRUCTIONS!


title: Message to metal-depriving MTV

text: For those who are old enough, in the mid-80s, MTV had a catchphrase:  I want my MTV.  But those of us who were headbangers were frustrated by MTV's refusal to play heavy metal in any kind of rotation.  Thank God we had Headbanger's Ball on Saturday nights, but during the rest of the week, they played nothing but Michael Jackson, Wham and Culture Club.  (For you kids, this was back when MTV actually played music videos not reality shows).<br />In direct response to this, a band called Adam Bomb made a song that became sort of a one-hit wonder, and spoke for all of us who felt slighted:  I Want My Heavy Metal!  I'm a little disappointed that it's only available in a single record, but it was worth it for the memories it brought back.  The seller was also very careful and conscientious about wrapping it so that there was no breakage during shipping.  I love it.


title: Why only vinyl?

text:
I saw this video on MTV way back in the day, and I loved it!  It was one
of Rick's most awesome songs, and it rocked.
 I spent years looking for it on CD, or at least even on cassette (the 80s, you know)  I never found it anywhere.  Nobody at any record store I went to even heard of it.
 I began to think I'd imagined the video.  Had I ever really seen it?
 On vinyl?  Are you kidding?  Why couldn't they at least put it on a greatest hits album?


title: Worship the Lord

text: I love Crowder he is one of my favorite


title: If u could find me the CD I am looking for I would love it her song the other side

text: I really love her music I am looking for her CD that has her song the other side


title: Can’t go wrong with  live at the Fillmore

text: Great cd one of my favorites! I had this on vinyl and thought I upgraded to my CD collection


title: Just perfect!

text: I had been searching for quite awhile trying to find this album.  When I found it on Amazon, I was nervous to buy.  When I finally did, this seller was amazing.  From start to finish everything went smoothly.  The album arrived packaged very safely, the condition of the album was awesome and I am thrilled with my purchase.  I would highly recommend.


title: Five Stars

text: My husband loved it


title: Five Stars

text: I ordered it for a friend she loves it.  I am going to order it for myself.


title: funny as hell

text: Whole movie was very entertaining!


title: Five Stars

text: The singing Cookes are a good gospel singing group, I liked their music.


title: Five Stars

text: The music by the singing Cookes is great gospel music.


title: Five Stars

text: Seller was great , very good music


title: Five Stars

text: Perfect


title: Five Stars

text: Love my cd


title: Awesome CD and gifts

text: Very happy with the great songs and all the extra's I got.


title: Transformation program indeed

text:
First of all I am going to agree that this program would have been better on cd since it is a closed eye meditation.
With that said I had owned the vhs tapes for about 10 years now and must admit every time I had used it I had spectacular results. One time manifesting husband after giving up on men, and we have been married for 10 years now.  Mind you this is and exercise that cannot be listened to at all. And the longer you practice it the more powerful the results get.
This must be sit or lie down closed eyes no interruptions meditation, not I will just passivly listen and learn something.
This is DO  and become better meditation.
So If you are committed and understand meditation practices this is a great program. If you just want to feel good about yourself that you improved yourself and learned something new go someplace else.
Love and light


title: Makes no sense.

text: What makes this item so valuable? There's nothing to indicate why you are asking such a high price, no opportunity to ask a question in the ad and the release date is incorrect. It is an awesome album for sure, but was released in 1975, not 1996. If there is something unique that makes this item so expensive, how can it be sold repeatedly? This makes no sense and feels like a scam of some sort.


title: Excellent experience!

text: ..Great price, great service, highly recommended! A++++


title: One of the best Hendrix albums around

text: One of the best Hendrix albums around. Hard to find now days. I know Jimi would be proud of it.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful inspiring classic from Tennessee Ernie Ford.


title: Perfect

text: Just what I needed


title: Yeager

text: My good friend Guy Yeager wrote the lyrics to this album. He passed away in 1999. Blew my mind to see this on Amazon. They were an incredible band that never got to fully shine. R.I.P. Guy.


title: Great Album!

text: This album is great! Albums like these allow you to worship our Lord the way He should be worshipped.  Thank you.


title: Another piece of Jerry history

text: Interesting early recording of collaborative Jerry Garcia work.


title: A GREAT AUDIO BOOK

text: [[ASIN:1846573777 Solo: A James Bond Novel]]A VERY GOOD BOOK, AND AN ENTIRELY NEW TYPE OF TERRAIN FOR 007.


title: PERFECT.

text: The product arrived fast and without any problems. Nothing was damaged. Of course the CD is a classic, so I was happy.


title: Perfect

text: The CD came packaged perfectly. Everything was in it and of course the music is amazing! I'm very pleased.


title: This is an amazing CD. The songs are beautiful and the music ...

text: This is an amazing CD.  The songs are beautiful and the music amazing. I would recommend purchasing this CD if you love traditional Irish music.


title: Good

text: A++++


title: Five Stars

text: beautiful


title: Wonderful nusic

text: Just what dr ordered


title: One of his best!

text:
I absolutely love this album!
I saw Newman for the first time last year at the Melodic Rock Fest #3.
This was held in Arlington Heights, Ill, near Chicago. It was his US debut. Brilliant!
I had heard a few songs through classic rock magazine free CDs, but never heard a full album.
For the album, It feels like each song is meticulously crafted, arranged just right and then launched!
Melodic Rock. Drums, rifts, guitar. Real Rock. This is not depressing grunge but actual rock and roll!
The whole album is good. Each song has something to say, and it just flows together!
Next time I will tell him that!
Anyway, if you like melodic rock, I highly recommend this album and Newman altogether.


title: NO SONG LIST

text: Why are the 75 Songs not listed on the product page?  Why are there no smaples to hear?


title: They just don't get any better.

text:
Some of the greatest musical memories of my life are of dancing to M2WB and the Montana Band while living for over 32 years in Kalispell.  I remember the day of the crash.  I had been on Flathead Lake that very day fishing, but was not aware until later in the day.  Rob Quist, who lived across town, by God's will, preserved their great sound through his band the Great Northern Band.  When I was last in Montana, I know the he was still rounding up musicians that had played with the two old bands and they provided periodic performances mostly in the Polson area that were reminiscent of those old days.  M2WB and the Montana Band will NEVER die!  There just aren't enough stars to express how much I love their music.  And ... thank you Rob and your buds for carrying on.  I am now out of Montana, but Montana will NEVER be out of me!

Quick story ....  I remember when MB was fronting for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils west of Kalispell at the sky jump landing field when the latter was really going strong.  After MB played and then the OMD came on we realized how great MB was because the devils sounded like NOTHING after MB.


title: Good collection of protest music

text: I collect and enjoy Canciones Nuevas. My sister lived in Chile and shared the wonderful, political, folk music of the 1970s with me. This collection enhances my current selection, although there is nothing like the originals!


title: Great Salad Servers

text: When these arrived I was shocked how sturdy & thick they were. They work great tossing salads and a great price. Worth the money.


title: Great grouping of Banu's songs!

text: it was everything i expected and more.  Recommended by Brady McKay.  I see where B M got some of her tones etc....


title: Some special praise words missing at beginning, and end of some songs.

text: I wanted to have the original version of some of the Afterglow songs that had words before, and after those songs. I contacted the church store trying to get the songs as The were when I had a cassette version a few years ago.


title: My class enjoys this!

text: Great music for a ballet class for children.  I would have rated it a 5 if the songs were just a bit longer.  Many songs very short!  Too short, so I have to replay.


title: Not a great meditation CD

text: I love Marianne Williamson, but this CD was not her best effort.  It was a little too religious/preachy for me, and it wasnʻt really a guided meditation at all.  The best thing to do is go see her speak in person.  Sheʻs inspirational.


Al Barbarino, has an excellent voice, you will love his CD.


title: A Real Gem!!!

text: I own over 200 hard bop albums and this collection is a stound out...on equal footing with any collection from Real Gone by Sonny Clark, Hank Mobley,  and Art Blakey.


title: Fantastic music for yoga or just relaxation!

text: A must for unwinding from a stressful day especially during yoga sessions. Great background music as well. Very calming and relaxing. Recommended for study music as well!


title: Language VERY explicit Why does the Weeknd think he needs to spoil his tracks?

text: I'm a big The Weeknd fan, love his voice and many of his tracks but OMG does he have to use such offensive language - offensive to women. We're human beings just like he is but he seems to think women are just objects.<br />I don't get why blacks think using the "N" word is OK for tehm to use but take offense to anyone else using it. how about blacks respect themselves and don't use that word even in your own culture.


title: it is still good however.

text: I have been a fan since I was very young..... I played it at least four times but "Lemon Tree" doesn't seem to be on it.<br />That was what I wanted to hear the most, it is still good however..


The city is good Tina is one of my favorites Sounds good I recommend it


title: The product came five days too early!  (not on the original date).

text: I like it.


title: Great Updated Live Versions!

text: I introduced my son to Alan Parsons Project by taking him to an APP concert in early 2015. We were amazed by the musicianship and the incredible full sound of the band. So we had to get the CD as it contains the version of the songs we heard. The rendition of Turn of a Friendly Card became our favorite especially with the Sax solo by Todd Cooper at the end of the song. Great CD!


title: Exactly what I expected

text:
The disk is an import from Japan. I've noted no issues with the quality of the music (although I'm not an audiophile). For those looking for Save Your Soul, it is track 7 of disk 2.

Until Seikimatsu starts touring again for another random special event, the music collections will have to do!


title: CD of Rigoletto

text:
not the opera......
Its from a Feature film for families movie and the musical score is great.  One song is in my head more than not...not saying, maybe you will hear it too.
The music is lovely!!!!!!!!! Storyline.....different....deals with a lot of stuff, some subtle, and some downright funny.  Feature Films For Families  have a good reputation re their films and music.  Give it a try.
I first watched,heard, about 12 years ago, and now my other grand daughter is enjoying it too