title: NAKED SPIRIT

text:
NAKED SPIRIT--the perfect title for the music herein.  Sinho's first song will unclothe and unmask your Spirit.  The rest of the music continues the Journey--into yourself and beyond. NAKED SPIRIT makes fantastic relaxtion/meditation music!
If you are looking for something Different, if you are in a rut of any kind, GET THIS CD! I highly recommend it! NAKED SPIRIT is unlike ANYTHING I've EVER heard and that is a GOOD thing! I need to broaden my horizons. Don't we all? But a warning, this is very eccentric, new-age music!
NAKED SPIRIT is mainly instrumental, there are some vocals in the background on some songs.  I have to share with you the words that are unheard in the first song (but written in the CD.  This should convince you to purchase if you are a seeker. Are you?)
"Naked Spirit" (PLEASE READ THIS!)
"Life is a great journey through illusion.  Every moment of this journey is so intense.  Some people play with it, some people try to learn how to win it, some people just pass through it!...I'm sinking into every passing moment.  And I'm grateful for this illusion which presents me every second with a new fruit to taste.  Sweetness, sorrow, anger, happiness, passion and depression.  All is Fullness and Emptiness.  Oh what a taste!...I'm born naked and I will die naked.  All I can take from this great illusion called Life is my Spirit..."
[Now one of my favorite quotes if not my favorite!]
Sinho is a truly gifted artist; completely original and refreshing--an amazingly wise and powerful soul. Before I finished listening to the very first song, I'd heard enough. I knew I was buying it.  This has never happened before and will probably never happen again.  I was meant to have this CD, and if you are reading this, I think you are also.
Kellye Joy


title: Excellent!

text: The greatest Beatles album ever--need I say more?


title: Excellent!

text: This is one of the best albums I've ever had. Quite a fan of Barry Gibb/Bee Gees, and know their songs pretty well... Or so I thought! There proved to be about 4 songs I've never heard before, and now I look forward to hearing the original versions some day. If I have to pick a favorite, it would be #13. Although almost every song is beautiful, "Morning of My Life" is  beond my expectations! Barry still has such a beautiful voice. Verry happy with this CD.


title: One Star

text: Wrong Artist!!!!  AWK!!!


title: Satisfied!

text: Love this for Christmas!!


title: Satisfied!

text: Will be purchasing more CD's!


title: Great product. Waiting on the next one to be ...

text: Great product.  Waiting on the next one to be delivered.


title: Great for all ages

text: This has been a great purchase in our family. From adults to the little kids everyone loves playing with this neat gadget. Simple and yet entertaining.


title: Beautiful music

text: I got this for a gift and she’s really happy with it.


title: Four Stars

text: Great band. Wish I could find more of their music out there.


title: Fun Music

text: The music the Apologetix put out is so much fun. Their concerts are amazing and their songs are so very clever. These albums are the most non-classical music I've ever listened to. They get the Christian message across without being obnoxious.


title: Five Stars

text: It is the perfect gift for the 25th birthday!


title: Very disappointed that this is not clearly advertised as a single ...

text: Very disappointed that this is not clearly advertised as a single track CD. Why would I buy this, when their entire album is less money?


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent cds, my grandgirl loves this cds.


title: Perfect Purse

text: Love Love this purse.  The color is perfect and it will definitely get lots of use.


title: Love it

text: Beautiful, haunting voice.  I highly recommend all of his CDs


title: The Love for George is emotionally evident

text: George Harrison's music takes you to a place that feels like you could reach out and get to know the God he sang about.  It's thought provoking, sometimes like a prayer.  I AM blessed by his music.


title: All time favorite singer. He was the best!

text: I have so many of Andy Williams recording.  I love, love his voice. He was one of the greatest singers ever. He is missed.


title: Worth every cent!

text: Her music is so restful! I love Listening to it. While driving it keeps such a peaceful environment! Love love it! All 4 cd’s are great! A must have!


title: My girls have so enjoyed the record

text: BTS is one of my girl fav KPOP and have enjoyed this colorful record.


title: Beautiful music

text: I have been looking for this record for years.  When I was a kid my dad had it in a 78 record.  It was published by London Records.  I tried quite a few times over the years to find a CD of it.  I was surprised when I finally found it.  It is beautiful.


title: Christmas Classics

text: This was a tape not a CD, so I returned it, but I originally ordered it because I have the tape and wanted the CD. The music is beautiful, rippling relaxing beautiful and I would love to have the CD so I could have it forever.


title: awesome

text: I'll be very brief on this.  YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS,  IT IS AWESOME.  There are things in life that will grab your attention and make you sit up and take notice,  THIS IS ONE OF THOSE YOU CANNOT MISS OUT ON.  YOU WILL WANT TO SHARE IT WITH OTHERS, YES YOU WILL WANT OTHERS TO SEE IT............God Bless


title: De-Hamlisch-ous!

text: Whether you're a fan of musical theater, Marvin Hamlisch or both you won't be disappointed by this collection sung by some of the top artists in the biz we call show.  Oh, how Mr. Hamlisch is missed, and this gives us a glimpse of his genius.  Thank goodness we have these recordings so his music and gifts live on for the ages.


title: Five Stars

text: Received this in a great time frame!


title: MUST HAVE for the parents who care about their babies

text: This CDs are amazing. Very inspiring. Terrible 2s...i dont call it this way anymore, because now i see it for what it really is. Not so terrible anymore. The book is very very helpful. You will not regret buying it. Ever.


title: It's GRAYSON!!!!

text: This guy and his companero at the time, John Lawrence who is a wonder on the guitar. This album is outa this world. My fave is "Train Song"<br />Music that will hit you just in the right spot... Be prepared... it's gonna be AAAAAhhhh... all the way...

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title: I was expecting more lively music.

text: Not really what I would Call party music. I was expecting more lively music.


title: Sha-Na-Na awesome

text: Awesome just like I remembered it!


title: love it

text: i love almost every kind of massage music, funny how music can soothe the savage beast, sure does wonder's for me...lol.


title: Good Value

text: A wide selection of Weill songs and German cabaret songs.While not as idiomatic or interesting as Lotte Lenya in the same material,there are a few  nice extras which mae this three disc set well worthwhile.


title: Timeless Praise CD

text: I bought this CD for my sister because I already had it and loved it.  This is the best praise CD I have ever had.  I keep mine in the car and play it every day. This CD was purchased from Amazon.com and shipped very quickly.


title: Your insomnia problem will be cured if you listen to this CD every day

text:
I got hold of this CD from India. Speaker's voice is very soothing and very relaxing.

Very effective cure for those who suffer from Insomnia and bad dreams.


title: Had song I wanted

text: Great gift


title: Nice find.

text: Was a gift well appriciated.


title: Four Stars

text: awesome


title: Honeymoon CD

text: I bought this for my honeymoon and we loved it. It has an awesome collection of songs. It's our romantic, go to favorite.


title: got it in great condition plus we love her music it have lots ...

text: got it in great condition plus we love her music it have lots of different rhythm. God Bless Y'all<br />me llego en buenas condiciones. tiene muchas alabansas bonita..Dios Los Bendiga


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: Five Stars

text: thanks


title: Excellent and Quality Product

text: Excellent, product was as I expected it to be.  Quick delivery.


title: Great Solo CD/DVD from Scott Stapp!

text: It is as if he has found a different voice from when he is with Creed. The music and the lyrics are powerful and the videos on the DVD are even more of an chronicle of his life. Slow Suicide and Maybe Jesus Was A Rockstar are my favorites but the entire album is quickly climbing to my top of the charts! The songs are vivid but the videos should be considered for awards for the make-up and effects!


title: No poster!

text: Ordered this for my daughter, paid the extra for the one that included the poster, No poster!


title: Beautiful Music with a Southwest Feel - Peaceful and Not Overbearing.

text:
I actually purchased this in Big Bend National Park many years ago and re-mixed it to duplicate one or two songs in order to provide a total length of 60 minutes.  I did not find the need to cut out any song.  They are all excellent.

As a massage therapist, what I love most about this CD are the way the sounds of the desert are incorporated into it.  Never overbearing, and very peaceful.  I can work to this CD for hours on end and never get bored.

The majority of the music is guitar, so you don't have too heavy of the native american feel.  I tend to describe it as more of an ambient southwestern feel.  It is also very good music for sleeping.

I am also adding Arnold Mitchem's website, in case these CD's are no longer available on Amazon, and someone happens on this post in the future. ( esongs. com )
-=--=--=-

If you are looking for something that has a lighter take on the native american flute, then my suggestion would be "Liquid Silk" by Marina Raye.  ([[ASIN:B00004U4TT Liquid Silk]])


title: Great Instrumental Blues with 3 Songs Good As Massage Music

text:
This is an instrumental Blues CD with a thunderstorm in the background.  I think it is excellent and can easily be used as veg-out music in the home.  The musician is Andre Ferreri.

Because I have been looking for blues based massage music for quite some time, I can recommend 3 of the titles from this CD that may be useful.

Selected Titles for Massage Music:

* Thunderin' Blues 7.29
* Greased Lightening 6.37
* Stormy Seas 7.08

~*~

As a side note: I have created a personal 60 min. massage playlist with the following songs (from this and other selected EarthSongs CD's).

You can read more here: [ [...] ]

My Collection 1: "Thunderstorm Blues"

Run time  59.56

1. Thunderin' Blues 7.29 - from: Thunderstorm Blues / Earth Songs
2. Greased Lightening 6.37 - from: Thunderstorm Blues / Earth Songs
3. After the Sun Goes Down 7.58 - from: Desert Blue / Earth Songs
4. Her Hacienda 7.39 - from: Desert Blue / Earth Songs
5. Blue Wave 7.26 - from: Blue Tide / Earth Songs
6. Misty Waters 7.31 - from: Blue Tide / Earth Songs
7. Call of the Sea 7.47 - from: Blue Tide / Earth Songs
8. Stormy Seas 7.08 - from: Thunderstorm Blues / Earth Songs

[[ASIN:B0007V1BT6 Thunderstorm Blues]]
[[ASIN:B003DVPQ2U Nature Music - Blue Tide (Earth Reflections)]] - this appears to be the same CD as I mention above, just with a different production company.
[[ASIN:B00030J9VI Earth Songs: Desert Blue]]


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD from start to finish.


title: 18th Century Fine

text: I purchased this album in the 1970s and wish it would be transferred to CD.<br />It is sublime music by one of the finest musicians of the era.


title: Love, Love Andrea Bocelli.

text: A wonderful CD with Andrea Bocelli, whom I just love. Also Tony Bennett and Celine Dion sing with him. I will buy more of this CD as a Christmas gift to all my music lover friends.


title: Lovely

text: I heard a piece by this composer on the music channel by this composer and like it, so I bought this. I really like all the compositions on this cd. This is the only one we have with this composer but happy I heard it and ordered this. Pleased with the recording but I'm not a serious critic. I just know what I like. I would recommend this if you want something different than Bach, Mozart or Beethoven. I'm not too much into Telemann or Cage but love most of what's between and opera.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful violin music.


title: Includes a good part of his career

text:
I like the selection, though it is lacking one favorite, Senor Blues. Here is the track list:
Tracklist
1 Uno Ino
2 Baby Batter
3 The Diving Rod
4 The Snake
5 Midnight Sun II
6 El Stinger
7 Midnight Sun
8 Shangrenade
9 Bite The Electric Eel
10 Pegasus
11 Freedom Ball
12 What The Funk
13 Million Dollar Feeling
14 Frenzy
15 Hank The Ripper


title: Not very exciting

text: The sonatas are quite similar except for the Mozart one. Vivaldi wrote a handful of bassoon sonatas and RV 43 is given here. I have all of the Vivaldi bassoon concertos, some in 3 recordings. Those have some real gems. None here. Even the Telemann sonata is of the same mostly monotonous type. Sorry, this just does not work as a program. A disc of bassoon and oboe sonatas alternating might work.


This 10 disc set includes Tafelmusik, also available separately on Brilliant and other works. If you have the Telemann concertos 3 CD box from Brilliant, they are the same here. Disc 10, Trumpet works, is the most difficult to get disc here.

The concertos, on modern instruments, are all well done.


title: Fine disc but title is misleading

text:
It's a nice set of violin concertos with one so called "string concerto" thrown in, RV 129. There are other discs with complete sets of these concertos with no soloist doing a separate violin part. The RV130 is a "sonata a 4" and the Last work is a two movement "sinfonia".

Biondi does a fine job as usual.


title: Economical career wide collection with lesser known delights and standards

text:
The set is quite a bargain for 11 CDs, but the one reviewer is right, the first three do not play on my computer. I played them on a CD player with no problem. I also was eventually able to play them on an external DVD drive plugged into my computer, so I got them (CD1, CD2) on my iTunes. The Natale disc was not so interesting so I skipped it.
CD4 appears to be a compilation of their various Vivaldi chamber concerto discs.
CD5 is sold separately, the double and triple concertos with guest Christopher Coin
CD6 was also sold separately, a fine disc of lute and mandolin concertos, well knows pieces
CD7 is their Four Seasons. I never liked this torturous treatment of the Vivaldi classic
CD8 is music related to the theater, a fine disc
CD9 and CD10 plus 11 are famous baroque pieces and Bach. There are so many rocordings of the latter, it is hard to say where they fall. The CD9 program has some slightly less known pieces but mostly baroque standards.The somewhat screechy horn in the Brandenburgs is due to the use of a period instrument. They usually sound like that.

A Telemann alone disc would have been welcome in this collection.


title: It's a somewhat broad survey of his work on one ...

text: It's a somewhat broad survey of his work on one label but almost none of the humor comes through. Jim was not a song writer but did have a unique angle to songs and performance. To really get an idea of Robertson, you would have to get all of the somewhat rare works from assorted labels, many only on LP.


title: The Only Sample of His Sibelius

text:
There may be other recordings available in Russia. This is the only one I have found on CD. It is a strong performance. The trombone is the special instrument of this recording and symphony. Its sound is quite up front in this recording, a bit unusual in modern recordings.

I am guessing this is 1960s or 1970s as it is in stereo.

The Schubert I am not able to rate, but if you are a Schubert fan, the recorded sound here is OK.

Can't rate it 4 stars, but a very good 3.


title: Fine version

text:
If you like all these works, by all means get this disc. Berglund had some slightly different versions in Helsinki as well. Those are on EMI two disc sets.

But it it is the Symphony 7 you want, all seven are coming out in a cheaper EMI box of 4 discs soon.


title: A sampling of SIbelius on Finlandia

text:
Kamu and others are represented. The violin concerto is the main feature and is on the first disc.

These are published on other discs, but here you get a nice two disc program. Recommended for Sibelians.


title: Four Discs of Solo Lute Works

text:
Ragossnig, now in his 80s I presume, recorded these works in the early 70s. He also recorded with the Ulsamer Collegium on Archiv and Deutswche Grammofon labels.

These discs cover England, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Germany, The Netherlands and France. Each disc is 68min to slightly over 70min. of music.

It is pretty much all there. Kemp's Jig is missing from England, it is with one of the Archiv renaissance discs, titled Terpsichore.

Recorded sound is better than the Julian Bream 1950s recordings.

These were pioneering works, and there are more players these days. Not that much better than the 70s era, I would say, but we can't have too much lute recorded.


title: Five Stars

text: fantastic song!


title: Enjoy The Ride represents the pinnacle of Debbie Bond's career thus far

text: Debbie Bond has been teaching, promoting and playing Alabama blues for decades. Her latest album, Enjoy The Ride, represents the pinnacle of her career thus far. It was recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by all-around sound genius Billy Lawson at Big Star Recording studio in the famous Muscle Shoals area. Enjoy The Ride features the singing and playing talents of Bond, the keyboard and smokin' harmonica playing of her bandmate, Rick Asherson, the talented backup singing of Rachel and Carla Edwards, and the lead and rhythm guitar playing of famous Shoals musicians Will McFarlane and Spooner Oldham. I find that after I listen, the tunes continue to play in my head for hours. It's that good. The lyrics are clear and clever, and sometimes witty and playful, like on the tune Wishbone ("I got a wishbone where my backbone should be."). The lead song, Enjoy The Ride, has a melody and rhythm that seems to gather momentum with each listening. While a number of the tunes deal with heartbreak and other challenges of romance, the songs Love Vibration and Start With Love are uplifting and moving. Overall, it's a great effort and a great album. Enjoy the listen.


title: Five Stars

text: One of Prince's best ever!


title: Two Stars

text: Love the music but case came broken and cd skips


title: Three Stars

text: Good CD


title: Just a CD but great customer service

text: I'm offering 4 stars based on how the company handled my transaction. This product is for the CD only, not the book - and I had misread the description thinking it was for CD and book. I only needed/wanted the book. When I received my product, I contacted the company and they were SUPER in dealing with processing my return/refund.


title: Great!

text: Love Mr. Buble!


title: It will quietly grab a hold of you ... give it time

text: Takes a little time to find the charm of this album ... but once you figured it all out ... can't stop playing it !!!! masterpiece for the time period


title: Perfect Gift

text: My husbands all-time fav


title: Five Stars

text: she is great


title: Good

text: It’s a little bit dinked up. But it came on time which was nice. I was happy to get one of my biases so that’s also a plus.


title: Five Stars

text: Lots of good tracks and covers. Well packed and received on time.


title: Thrilled

text: Excellent product presentation, my daughter loved it.


I threw the cd away. I just wanted the case. Not the smarted purchase but I needed a slim case like the one this one came in. No idea if this is good or not, this kind of music is anathema to me. Maybe its your cup of tea.


title: Terrible audio

text: The audio was terrible.


title: A good addition to any Dylan collection

text:
I ordered this a bit on a whim, knowing that it wasn't any kind of "official" Dylan release.  Still, I saw them on this tour, in July 1986 at RFK stadium in Washington, and had always hoped for a recording of this tour.  This may be as close as we ever get to documenting the True Confessions tour.  So, how does it sound?  Well.... it's okay.  There is no real "mix" here, it sounds almost to me like a mono mix.  And it is a little murky in terms of sound quality.  And as others have noted, Tom Petty really cannot be heard except on his numbers.  The background vocals are from (I think) three background singers, and they come off just a bit too strong for my taste. But that is probably how it sounded in the hall.  One interesting note for me, having seen this tour, I REALLY remembered that there was a set of Heartbreaker tunes in the set list.  In checking out the set list online, it appears that either I was wrong or the set list is wrong.  This was forty years ago, so I guess memories fail....

So, should you add this to your collection?  Sure, and here is why.  This shows that even during what many would consider a "down" period for Dylan, he was committed to his new music.  He could have simply done an oldies tour and made a bunch of money, but he really dug into Infidels and Empire Burlesque for material, and left off music from Desire and Blood on the Tracks.  Now THAT takes artistic nerve.  A second reason is because DYLAN SPEAKS!  Apparently these days on tour Dylan doesn't talk to the crowd at all.  But here, heck, he's like a Chatty Cathy doll!  Which is really quite cool.

Unless and until there is an "official" release of material from this tour, and I am SURE that tapes exist that could generate a fine addition to the bootleg series, this is a pretty good approximation of how this tour sounded.  So, I recommend it, though be aware, it isn't pristine, and some songs work better than others, but it is still a good addition to your Dylan collection.


title: Five Stars

text: Got to love this CD


title: Such a great CD needs a Mor Exciting Cover!

text: Wonderful, hard-to-find collection of Gwen Stafani, Bjork, Sheryl Crow (whom I normally dislike), Stevie Nicks, Sarah Bernhard and even Joni Mitchell covering American Pop Standards. The theme is love and loss. A live album, recorded at the Hollywood Bowl (I think?), with gorgeous orchestration that plays up the dark, almost Film Noir-esque themes of lost love and heartache.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it

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title: Best CD I've ever purchased

text: I used to work for a high-end AV company and have owned my own AV business for 22 years. I remember receiving this CD as a gift from our B&O rep 25 years ago and being blown away by the fidelity, staging and dynamics of each recording. My daughter is now an audio snob so I purchased this for her. It's now in her top 5 list only behind some very respectable LPs!


title: I absolutely love this music CD

text: I absolutely love this music CD! I listened to this musician while I was in college and it was so nice to be able to buy it and enjoy it all over again. I highly recommend this vendor and product to other buyers.


title: Best Celtic CD you will ever hear!

text: I have had Caverly CD`s for years...….The traditional sounds will make you feel like you are in another time....A time of King Arthur, or a Time of Vikings...….Just Fantastic!


title: Last studio album

text: Last studio album


title: Just a fan

text: Just a fan


title: Poor quality sound

text: Music seemed nice if you could hear it. Sound level seemed to wander. Difficult to set sound level. Had to set level high in order to hear anything of low and mid tones.  Thankfully I was using 200w amp and 2 tall Fisher speakers.<br />I would not recommend unless you had no Tchaikovsky and just had to have something by him.


title: Not the best one

text: Sound & quality of this cd wasn’t what I expected, but I can live live with it.


title: love it, love it so relaxing

text: love it,love it so relaxing!@


title: Elvis's last studio recordings

text:
Elvis last time in a studio. Good collection of songs, the best being T-R-O-U-B-L-E. (great rocker) also a
cover "Susan when Tried" All in all a very good.
After this he only would record at Graceland!


title: great american music

text: If you love American folk music, you will love this cd. The opening song starts like a simple children's tune but then the banjo and bass move in and the wonderful harmony comes in play. The other songs are gems too but the title song is exquisitely beautiful.  Buy it and it will be money well spent.  Peter Barry


title: GREAT ALBUM

text: One of their better ones (my opinion only).  Listen to it often enough to see how their style is evolving....


title: The MOST encouraging album next to Steven CurtisChapman!

text:
Michael Is One Of The Most Thoughtful, talented Guys Around.
If you Don't Have This Album, YOU ARE MISSING THE BOAT !
This Is A MUST HAVE !!!


title: Jesse J

text: My woman loves this Cd & DVD so I would say it is a good CD & DVD because she plays them a lot


title: very good cd with great songs sung by Heintje when he was a child.

text: I loved listening to this CD.


title: Five Stars

text: His voice is great!!


title: Great sounding!  Remastered by AP himself!

text: Remastered version with extra tracks sounds superb!


title: lousy clarity

text: can not understand the words on this cheaply made cd...  unbelievable that you can get away with this horrible quality


title: Great unreleased treasure!

text: I finally bought this and I wish I had when it was released in 2005.This is a solid album from beginning til end.Not sure why the record company refused to release it after the Second Album.After seeing them open for REO I was a fan and went out and bought their first two albums.This would have been hugh if it had of been released back when it should have been.If you were a fan then you should get this now!


title: Miss advertisement

text: Not real artists


title: Classic Paulsen and Krenn

text: Standard fare from DVE's entertaining morning duo of the 90's and beyond.


title: This is a very moving gospel musical production.

text: I wish this were available on CD.


title: An amazing japanese release!

text: Excellent cd!


title: Wish the recording would have been of a better quality but still I enjoyed watching one of my ...

text: Wish the recording would have been of a better quality but still I enjoyed watching one of my idols & probably a living legend of salsa.


title: ... Nevada in Reno & was so impressed with his amazing talent as a musician that after the concert I ...

text:
I work with John Lee Sanders many years ago at  (1989-90) Rancho Nevada in Reno & was so impressed with his amazing talent as a musician that after the concert I purchased this particular cd & he signed for me.
Unfortunately I lost it while touring & it became really difficult to find it so to my surprise I was able to find this copy at Amazon & couldn't be happier.
Great cd from top to bottom.
Thank you for helping me relive great memories.
Btw, the Cd arrived in superb conditions!


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: This was FUN !

text: The first cut starts it off - WOW !  The whole disc is great listening.  One medley as "30 tunes" in only 8 or so minutes... these gals can play !


title: Gentle - easy to listen to - a lot of great artistry ...

text: Gentle - easy to listen to - a lot of great artistry on both men's parts.  Worth many, many repeated playing.  .


title: Happy with purchase.

text: Good quality for the price. Great customer service after receiving cooktop. Bought for an outdoor kitchen.


If you are buying this for the Beach Boys, you will be very disappointed.  You can only hear half of the vocals, so there are no harmonies to be had. If you are a J. Geils fan, you will be very happy with disc one ( my main reason for buying this set). A great mix and performance.  This must have been during the same tour as Full House because their arrangements are very similar to that album (Serves You Right To Suffer is a very different arrangement though!)


title: Favorite!

text: I have had this cd for years, and it a jewel!  So soothing, great for background music while reading, having dinner or taking a bath!  We love it!


title: Five Stars

text: plays great


title: Five Stars

text: very anointed music and lyrics.


title: Five Stars

text: da oldies, but da goodies.


title: love music

text: very good


title: Big Kenny Rogers fan, but disappointed with this purchase

text: NOT disappointed with the music, just disappointed that I wasted my money on what turned out to only be DISC 2 (it was NOT ADVERTISED AS SUCH and I cannot find Disc 1 for sale anywhere) but I also already owned this without realizing it, since I had purchased a 3-disc set a few years ago with the entire track listings for both "Vote For Love" discs that had been re-titled. Note to sellers: If what you are selling is a single disc of a set, it needs to be advertised as such.


title: Another probable boot-leg with no info about tracks or genre

text: Why no track listings? Why no information about the musical genre? Is this the genuine label these artists used? Having a serious lack of product info, who would want to buy this? Give us something we can work with here. For any real Moodies fan, it would be a total let down to buy this CD expecting to hear Moody Blues music. It takes a die-hard, hard-core Moody Blues fan to buy something simply based on loving what they did as a group, without any idea of what they were into musically as separate individuals. With no samples to listen to and no track listings on which to base a decision prior to purchase, I will pass. So far, all there is to recommend this is some album art that is nice.


title: A great voice. Deserves to be more widely recognized!

text: I found this young man's music quite by accident, and I would really love to hear more by him. Can't find out much about him, but I'll bet he's HUGE in the Phillipines! [[ASIN:B000CQPXJK Songs Rediscovered (W/ AVCD) - Philippine Tagalog CD]]  The material is pretty dated, but it is so well done that you forgive the lack of more current songs. Of course, the stuff that is popular these days is pretty crappy, which may explain his choice of older songs. Even a few young people have an appreciation for music that isn't filled with vulgar words and ideas, and his voice is perfectly suited to the music he has chosen. Also check out his 2007 CD "Only Human".[[ASIN:B000S0DJJQ Only Human - Philippine Music CD]]


title: Great

text: Great


title: Reggae

text: Fantastic reggae compilation. Every song a winner.


title: Is this the end?

text: The only RP I did not have. Another strong release. Direct and to the point. The only RP that I find weak is "Pope Adrian", everything else is great! One of the best bands ever. I hope this is not their swan song and they will return to the studio and record new material.


title: It’s Johnny Cash; what else do you need to know?

text: Johnny Cash was the voice of the USA. To be able to hear that voice anytime is a great gift to the world 🌎


Another great find, as I did not know this existed. the price was extremely low I thought and the delivery was just what you'd expect for this type of item. I am incredibly happy with my purchase and would recommend them for good quality items.


Thrilled with this purchase. The CD I purchased is being added to a collection i am adding too whenever I see a find like this on. The delivery ti,e was just fine, about what you'd expect. I can recommend and do plan to purchase from them again. I had never seen this CD before and I am extremely happy with my purchase.


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: Another good product

text: Ah, forever young. I'm so glad i was able to find this; it's a cgood addition to my collection of soundtracks. i was nervous that i wouldn't be able to find it, but, here it is.


title: Three Stars

text: OK FOR LIKE 1998 ... SO OUTDATED BUT GOOD QUALITY... I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ALBUM COVERS PRIMARILY


title: Excellent audio book, excellent book

text: This is a very clear and lucid account of the origins of the crisis.  The book talks first about the over-regulation and mis-regulation by city and federal governments in the 1970s and 1980s, creating a shortage of house building land in the USA. This then triggered land-price booms in a small number of desirable cities. House builders then passed these land-price increases to house buyers, triggering highly localised house-price booms - which then attracted many investors looking for a quick buck. As new-build houses rose in price, gentrification kicked in and renovators started pricing locals out of some formerly run-down neighbourhoods in the affected cities.  The many multi-property investors who entered the game were sustained by a government which had encouraged a low-interest / easy-credit economy. These highly localised house-price booms were then cynically used to justify a national political crusade for subsidised 'affordable housing' for minority groups. Very quickly the mortgage companies were forced by the U.S. government (under threat of government legal action) into quotas which handed out millions of no-risk mortgages ('low incomes acceptable, no deposit needed, pay almost nothing for two years') to those least able to afford the eventual payments. These "toxic debts" were then bought up by the huge U.S. government-sponsored mortgage aggregators, which quickly repackaged them as 'mortgage-backed securities' which they could sell off to unsuspecting investors and banks around the world. And we all know what happened next. The crash was then made worse as governments dithered about which banks they should save, and which they should let go to the wall. This uncertainty over credit meant that no-one in business knew who to trust for credit, leading to a spiralling 'credit crisis'. This is a highly recommended book, and one which is accessible to the general reader. This title is not to be confused with "Housing Boom and Bust" by Peter King (a forthcoming academic anthology from Routledge, 2010), which is a different book.  The audio book is clearly delivered at a steady pace, by a professional male reader with a very listenable voice.  Keep in mind that Sowell has since published a slightly revised and expanded second edition in paperback form, but this audio book is a reading of the first edition.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome


title: Another Lamm Gem

text:
A great CD of fine music from my favorite composer and singer.

With this purchase, I finally own all or Robert Lamm's solo albums.  The songs are great.  They styles are varied.  His vocals are pristine.


title: a must for any fan of the "outlouds"...

text: another great production by joe o. from het productions of the demos from "hurry sundown". a glimpse into what goes into the pre-production of and tweaking of songs that  eventually are the finished album/cd/whatever. if you don't know of the process, this is a fine example. great sound, alternate versions and development of songs are right here. thanks to joe o. and his many hours of work with the original  analog tapes from 1976,, a thoroughly enjoyable set lies within. if you are a fan of the outlaws, especially billy and hughie, this is one you don't want to miss! thanks to het productions, the thomasson family and joe o. for keeping the music of hughie,  billy and the original outlaws  out for our enjoyment!<br />...gghtf...


title: ...great original outlaws...

text: ...not a bad song in the whole bunch; most of these "demos" sound like final mixes...joe o. did a great job mixing and producing these cuts from 1976 tapes...sound is very good and clean..if you're a fan of the outlouds you need this in your collection  .anything with  hughie and billy playin' is a "lesson in guitar"...thanks to het het records, joe o. and the thomasson family for releasing this music for our enjoyment!


title: Tommy jeff bobby stan U shine

text: What a Band !-tommy u shine !<br />thank u Tommy Bolin Archives


title: "LET THE KID PLAY" John Herdt

text: TOMMY BOLIN BAND ON  FIRE-THEY WERE SMOKIN!!!!!! INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE-ALL THE TRACKS-POST TOASTEE 14;53 PEOPLE PEOPLE 8;14 hard to believe THE FINAL SHOW


title: Tommy Bolin In His Own Words

text: THRILL TO HAVE IT ! WANTED IT WHEN RELEASED-LOVE HEARING THE BOYS TALKING TO TOMMY IN ALBANY NY-WHAT A BLAST THANK YOU SO MUCH !


title: Great Macca CD

text: Great McCartney CD += Great purchase!! Will buy from Seller again.......


title: Three Stars

text: Good copy of cd... took forever to arrive...


title: Four Stars

text: Good copy... tiny bit of surface noise & popping but fast service good price...


title: Four Stars

text: very complete collection


title: Excellent, brought back memories

text: Excellent, recorded from the sound board


title: A solid last studio efford from John Entwistle.

text:
This cd, was (so far), the last studio record, John Entwistle did. It opens with a solid instrumental and finishes with a guitar oriented song played by Leslie West as a guest. It contains two songs, we may say, are ¨"lost"  WHO songs with Keith Moon drumming: "Bogeyman" and "Back on the Road"; both the best songs from this record. John does not sing all of the songs, his solo band s' drummer takes the lead in some songs. It is not his best solo collection, but it stands well with the rest of his solo albums. My complain, is that the production sounds a little dated for the late 90s and 2000.

Some songs were released live later in a double "in concert" cd that mixes Who and solo material.


title: RUSS BALLARD S' BEST EVER !

text:
Russ Ballard is ARGENT s' former guitar player and the songwriter of some of that band s' biggest hits. He also penned international mega hits for people like among many others: AMERICA (You can do Magic, The Border), Rainbow (Since you Been Gone & Surrender), SANTANA (Winning), ROGER DALTREY (Free Me, Get Your Love and others), KISS (God Gave Rock & Roll to You), and the biggest of them all former ABBA singer AGNETA (I know there is something goin on)....

I ve been following this reclusive and misterious artist, since he was in ARGENT and since his second solo album arrived to my hands (and ears). It is very sad, a guitar player, songwriter of this caliber, is unknown to the mainstream. his solo "hits", VOICES and THE FIRE STILL BURNS are the kind of songs that should have been hits all over the world. So when this album came out, i went after it. And the good thing is that is without a doubt his best ever. The song MY LIFE (not the Bon Jovi hit), is superb and also the rest of the album, a personal one, since he sings moving songs that tell personal stories.

The sound, the production is clean and impecable. Each song is different and has the word "hit" all over.


title: All the REAL news fit to print;

text: Still alive and well there is no RAINMAKERS best but of those who have written along those lines this is usually the choice. If you like any one of their albums you will like them all. A unique perspective on day to day life, life at different points in history and opinions sung out loud and intelligently so you will appreciate them wether you agree or not. Excellent storytelling songwriting.  The singer is the speaker and making himself understood comes through perfectly even on subjects that defy description. Once a fan you will most likely never stop feeling like you've just discovered them.


title: Conway At Sun

text: Back in the 50's as Harry Jenkins, Conway Twittie recorded these sides for Sam Philips Sun record label, which signed other stars including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, jerry lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. The best tracks here on this CD of Conway's Sun sides include "Big Town", "Blue Is The Way That I Feel", "Born To Sing The Blues" and "You Made Me What I Am". The sound reproduction is nicely done. This CD is for Conway's completists only. Anyone who wants to discover Conway before he had his MGM hits including "Its Only Make Believe" and "Lonely Blue Boy", and his Mercury smashes "Hello Darlin", "Don't Cry Joni", "Fifteen Years ago" and "When all The Good Is gone" will find all the elements of the Sun sound of the late 50's. There are sounds of country, folk, blues and rock all in this one package for Conway's hard core fans. This will not disappoint fans of the sun label or Conway's fans.


title: Silent Wife

text: "silent Wife" is worth the price of the CD alone. To complement your purchase of this album, check out Kev's new single "What's Trump Gonna Do Today". It is really funny. Shame it couldn't be included as a bonus track on this CD. Kev is still going strong and never disappoints. The digipack is nice. I enjoy everything this guy has recorded and highly recommend you purchase this to complete your collection. This is a wonderful Christmas album.


title: Another Lost Album Rescued

text: I used to own Good Shepard on cassette when I was a kid. I recently discovered this CD on Amazon and downloaded it, and it was just as good as I remembered. The main lesson in this album is about the lord and about sheep.


title: Fun CD For Little Ones

text: Around the 2001 Easter break, I staid over my cousin Mitchel's place. My Aunt showed me this CD of nursery rhymes. I was puzzled as to why the first track wouldn't play. I brought this home, and I stuck it in my computer and it started installing some sort of software for kids, which lets you interact with the cartoons on this CD using your computer. As an album for my CD collection, this made a perfect introduction to children's nursery rhymes. These renditions are the very best I have heard. I've been listening to this album since Aunty Gina gave it to me as an Easter present. I love the introduction of "Ba Ba Black Sheep" and the jazzy version of "Polly Wolly Doodle All The Day". Screen Singer Series is a great way for children to get into music.


title: Mastered From A Real Poor Source

text: On the first disc, the first 12 songs sounded decent, but around track 13, the songs started sounding very muffled. Whoever was responsible for engineering this collection deserves to have their Brenton Wood CD's taken off them for ten months just after they arrive back home from America. On the second disc, there was not much to write home about. Most of the songs sounded very bland and same old same old. I'm a huge fan of Christie, and I bought this to explore further, but the Outer Limits tracks were of poor mastering quality from track 13 onwards. Both Angel Air Christie releases are now deleted, so if you would like to explore Christie further than just their first two albums like "Featuring Yellow River And Sanburnerdino" and "For All Mankind", pick up Angel Air's other double Christie CD instead of this because both discs on "No Turn Unstoned" are jam packed with a lot of goodies. I've been hooked on "No Turn Unstoned" since May, and it has stood the test of time already after I had a couple months break from it. "No Turn Unstoned" deserves a reissue from Teensville Records instantly. Its fantastic. I was looking forward to this Outer Limits release, but the sound quality was bad and most of the songs on the second disc were boring.


title: Patsy Cline: the New Recordings

text: Great! Enjoyed the live performences at the end and the brand new overdubs. The demos are fantastic


title: Track List

text:
1. Silence is Golden
2. Here Comes My Baby
3. Suddenly You Love Me.
4. Helue Helue
5. [Call Me] Number One
6. Even the Bad Times Are Good
7. Hello World
8. Once On a Sunday Morning
9. Good Day, Sunshine
10. My Little Lady
11. All the World to Me
12. By the Way
13. Me And My Life
14. Right Wheel, Left Hammer, Sham
15. Hello Buddy
16. Too Late (To be Saved)
17. I Like It That Way
18. Blue Suede Tie
19. Ride On
20. Yellow River
21. Candy Man
22. [Then] I Kissed Her
23. I Shal Be Released
24. Someone, Someone
25. Silence is Golden (Accapella Version)
26. Do You Love Me- Brian Pool *

I bought this back in 2010 on a trip to Bali with some of my aunts, aunties and cousins. The CD is housed in a stylish clamshell box with a 36 page lyrics booklet. Note: "Someone, Someone" and "Candy Man" are re- records while the rest of this package consists of the original 60's recordings. Whenever I hear the Tremeloes, I'm brought back to the best Bali holiday of my life. Aussies love going to Bali and this music reminds me of the huge family holiday I had in the summer of 2010, from the likes of playing the blind card and helping my Dad get away with speeding on a motorbike. The Tremeloes were one of those British Invasion bands, and I listened to this the whole two weeks I was in Bali.


title: Dad's Favourite Freddie CD

text: Dad went into a second hand shop to pick up some CD's to listen to in his ute. When he told me he bought this one, I was like "but you don't like Freddie & the Dreamers". I was totally wrong. As soon as he slipped this in his player, he felt at eas and real good about life. He loved the accordion instrumental included here. I want to have a crack at it myself as I play the accordion. I am a Freddie completest and had "All Time Greatest Hits", but the Buddy Holly medly was missing, but I was happy to find it on this collection. Also you will hear other covers such as "Great Balls of Fire" (Jerry Lee Lewis), "I'll Never Get Over You" (Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) and "Let's Twist Again" (Chubby Checker). The band's own hits are also represented in re- recorded form "I'm Telling You Now", "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" and "You Were Made for Me". This makes for a fun listening experience for both of us. Dad came into my office and asked me to back this up on CD-R for him. He thought it was fantastic. I think he is 100% spot- on. Freddie has long gone from us, and may he rest in peace. May the lord be listening to this great album and I'm looking forward to practising the accordion instrumental. I would spin everyone out as I played it busking.


title: Good Quality CD-R of this Out of Print Disc; Crappy Album but

text:
Michael Brown, who lead the 60's and 70's groups the Left Banke, Montage, Stories and the Beckies had hits including "Walk Away Rene", "Pretty Balarina", "Something On My Mind", "My Friend Today", "Sing Little Bird Sing" and "Barderers And Their Wives". They put out two excellent LP's, both available on one CD "There's Gonna be a Storm: the Complete Recordings 1966- 1969". Sadly, the Left Banke broke up, and Michael Brown went to form the Montage, and the Montage and Stories are the incarnations of the Left Banke you will find on this twofer. I was a huge obsessive fan of those legendary two albums, "Walk Away Rene/ Pretty Balarina" and "Two", and was hoping for some more fun well written played music in these two post Left Banke LP's on this twofer, "Montage" (Self Titled) and "Voices Calling" (the Left Banke Aka, Stories. Sadly, the "Rene" magic is gone in these two outdated LP's on this twofer. I'm a very disappointed Left Banke fan. Other Amazon reviewers state that the Left Banke Aka, Montage isn't all that great and that Michael Brown was really losing his magic. Sorry to Michael and his fans, but I think I'll just stick with the "There's Gonna Be a Storm" era Left Banke. Most of the songs on these two albums sounded very boring, uninspired, and having a few beers did not help me appreciate this album. Would probably not play this again. Good point on this album are the three coke adverts recorded in the 60's presented here as bonus cuts. Nice try, Mr. Brown, but "Rene" is so much better.

Update
Oct 23, 2018
On the weekend, I went and gave this CD one more shot, and it was all not that bad. This is one of those albums that needs to grow on you. If you enjoy bands such as the 5th Demention or the Association, the Montage album is highly recommended. My favourites include "I Shall Call Her Mary", "the Song is Love" and "An Audience with Miss Prescilla Gray". The second LP, Voices Calling, not actually released by Stories after all. It was the 3rd Left Banke album. This album has a Badfinger sound to it, and is in the same vain of the music of Stories, a band Michael Brown used to sing in when he left the Banke. My favourite tracks on "Voices Calling" include "Hold On Tight", "Lorrain", "Yesterday's Love", "Strangers on a Train" and it's title track. Don't go expecting this CD to be as good as "There's Gonna Be a Storm" on first listening.


title: The Unedited "Alli Oop" and some Great Country Ballads to Finish The Album

text: The Gary Packston numbers "We're Going Back Together", "Going Through the Motions" and "It's So Funny I Could Cry" are the main reason for me to keep this in my collection. "Alli Oop" isn't too bad either. Not all bad. Liked about five songs on this album; rest to me was forgettable. There was a fault on the disc and the Gary Packston numbers were ruined by a glitch and a skip, so I went and purchased another copy as those songs were unavailable anywhere else. Clayton, this cost me 42 dollars and 91 cents. I know I should just come to you if a CD is over 20 dollars, and I know I've been spending too much here, I've made a huge mistake and I will make sure to deduct 41 dollars of next month's budget as punishment. Nice ballads with a Johnny Tillotson flavour. If you enjoy music from groups like the Coasters or the Silhouettes, this CD would make a great addition. on the other hand, this is not my style of rock and roll, and the only reason for me to actually keep this album is those Gary Packston ballads I mentioned and which I really love. No liner notes included. All you get is a photo on the front cover and a track listing on the back. This is a needle drop. At least "Alli Oop" isn't missing the first couple of notes like it is on other compilations. This one starts off with "alli oop oop, oop, oop oop". While other compilations omit the "Alli" at the very beginning of the song and start off with "Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop". Good for direhard fans. Casual fans ought to find "Alli Oop" on a various artists CD.


title: Chocolate Starfish: a great Debut LP; Recommending Listening if you like Bands Such as Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep ECT

text: I wasn't expecting to give a Chocolate Starfish record more than 1 star, but I downloaded some of the songs including "Four Letter World", "You're So Vane" and "All Over Me". This rock band can really rock out on these songs. I will continue to listen to this CD and it will grow on me. Sadly my favourite "Don't Play God" is not on this album. I wish that Chocolate Starfish had their albums reissued and expanded with the B sides. I've just compiled a best of Chocolate Starfish for myself "Best of: All Over Me", 16 tracks, spanning their entire career 1994- 2017. These guies from Melborne have a brand new album "Spider" and it is available on Spotify and Chocolate Starfish website. Note: the final track has 18 minutes of silence at the end and then some studio jamming before the album finishes. Please, please Bear Family Records, issue a Chocolate Starfish box set. Ultimate Starfish: the Complete Recordings.


title: Stress Ball or Dave Clark Five CD from Amazon? Uncle Clayton, let's Order This from John First.

text: I pulled this CD out of my shelf the other day and the songs were just as good as I remembered from when I purchased this back in 2010. Songs such as "Do you Love Me", better than the Contours version and the best version I've heard, "Glad All Over", "Bits and Pieces", "Can't you See That She's Mine", both songs titled "Everybody Knows", "Catch Us If you Can", "I Like It Like That", "Because" and the previously unreleased "Universal Love", which has the same corde progression as Marmalade's "Reflections Of My Life". Also loved the lowd haunting "Ninteen Days", a nice blues rock song about being lonely. "Everybody Knows (We're Through" was covered by Engelbert Humperdinck and both versions are great. Sadly I got rid of the imbossed outer box to this package. I happily have the 28 page booklet included, but I am not fond of the liner notes here because it makes Dave Clark sound very selfish. It only mentions stuff about him and no other band members. I was expecting that to happen as he is a really greedy selfish man who always resists the chance to keep his albums available on CD. When he passes away, there is a better chance of more CD reissues as the masters will be lisenced to his family and maybe we'll see them on CD in the future. I don't really want to say this, but hurry up, Dave and die! so your fantastic music becomes available forever on CD.


title: Feeling Groovy: This CD Is what made me feel after listening to it!

text: This compilation gave me ideas of which CD's to buy by the artists it represents. For example, Clodagh Rogers "Come Back and Shake Me", "Heinz "Country Boy" and Zager & Evans "In the Year 2525". I've enjoyed many a track on this compilation and it would be a great way for hit single completists to fill in the gaps. This 3 CD set is the reason the 60's were the best decade in rock & roll history. Listening to this 3 CD set has made me feel like going back in a time machine to the 60's and listening all the great classics found here. The title track "Feelin' Groovy" is performed by Simon & Garfunkel. There are also hit singles from Aussie acts such as Ray Brown & the Whispers and Normie Rowe & the Playboys. This is an Australian only 3 CD import with just under 3 hours of hard to find 45's on CD. I was shocked to even see one of my favourite bands here, Love Affair "A Day Without Love" and as soon as my Dad read the track listing and called out "Love Affair", my face lit up. Feelin' Groovy is a wonderful series of CD sets of songs that are extremely difficult to find on CD. There are many one hit wonders included here and this CD was worth all the stress I went through to order and wait for to arrive. If you are just about to order this CD, go for the other 2 volues available, Feelin' Groovy Volume 2 and Feelin' Groovy Volume 3, and you've got yourself 9 hours of songs that are interesting to 60's collector's like me. Don't expect a basic "Hits of the 60's" compilation. This gives you more than just the same old stuff found in other compilations. I've enjoyed each and every volume to the max and had nothing but goosebumps the whole time; it's that great! all are the original single versions and I'm happy to say that Hang on Sloopy is the extended album version with the extra verse. There is a 12 page booklet included.


title: Nashville Trash

text: I don't like blues. I was hoping for British Invasion pop. Was let down and only liked half a dozen songs here.


title: Track Listing

text:
1-01 –Ellie Greenwich He's Got Something
1-02 –Ellie Greenwich Maybe I Know
1-03 –Ellie Greenwich Da Doo Ron Ron
1-04 –Ellie Greenwich Another Boy Like Mine
1-05 –Ellie Greenwich Baby
1-06 –Ellie Greenwich I Go, You Go
1-07 –Ellie Greenwich Red Corvette
1-08 –Ellie Greenwich Cha-Cha Charming
1-09 –Ellie Greenwich Tearing Up My Diary
1-10 –Ellie Greenwich Nobody Thought
1-11 –Ellie Greenwich She's A Liar
1-12 –Ellie Greenwich The Boy With The Lonely Smile
1-13 –Ellie Greenwich Happy Anniversary
1-14 –Ellie Greenwich Don't Cry Little Girl
1-15 –Ellie Greenwich I Have To Laugh
1-16 –Ellie Greenwich Isn't That Love
1-17 –Ellie Greenwich If Elli Doesn't Change
1-18 –Ellie Greenwich Can't Hide The Hurtin'
1-19 –Ellie Greenwich You Don't Know
1-20 –Ellie Greenwich Years From Now
1-21 –Ellie Greenwich Disillusioned
1-22 –Ellie Greenwich You Destroy Me
1-23 –Ellie Greenwich I'll Try Anything
1-24 –Ellie Greenwich Time To Go
1-25 –Ellie Greenwich We're Older Now
1-26 –Ellie Greenwich That's What They Said
1-27 –Ellie Greenwich Silly Isn't It
1-28 –Ellie Greenwich House Of Gold
1-29 –Carole King Don't Count Your Chickens

Written-By – Carole King, Larry Kolber

1-30 –Barry Mann We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

Written-By – Mann And Weil

2-01 –Ellie Greenwich My Mama Don't Like Him
2-02 –Ellie Greenwich Big Honky Baby
2-03 –Ellie Greenwich I Want You To Be My Baby
2-04 –Ellie Greenwich Goodnight, Goodnight (What's So Good About It?)
2-05 –Ellie Greenwich Niki Hoeky
2-06 –Ellie Greenwich Chapel Of Love
2-07 –Ellie Greenwich A Long Time Comin'
2-08 –Ellie Greenwich Beautiful People
2-09 –Ellie Greenwich Baby Baby Baby
2-10 –Ellie Greenwich The Sunshine After The Rain
2-11 –Ellie Greenwich Oh How Happy
2-12 –Ellie Greenwich The Letter
2-13 –Ellie Greenwich I'll Never Need More Than This
2-14 –Ellie Greenwich Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home
2-15 –Ellie Greenwich Maybe I Know
2-16 –Ellie Greenwich Ain't That Peculiar
2-17 –Ellie Greenwich And Then He Kissed Me
2-18 –Ellie Greenwich Be My Baby
2-19 –Ellie Greenwich Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry
2-20 –Ellie Greenwich If You Loved Me Once
2-21 –Ellie Greenwich Medley: Goodnight Baby - Baby I Love You
2-22 –Ellie Greenwich What Good Is I Love You
2-23 –Ellie Greenwich I Can Hear Music
2-24 –Ellie Greenwich Gettin' Together
2-25 –Ellie Greenwich I Don't Want To Be Left Outside
2-26 –Ellie Greenwich River Deep, Mountain High

Brill Tone


title: Cher Two the Hard Way

text: If you enjoy ballads and funky disco music, "Two the Hard Way" by Alman and Woman is a wonderful choice! Another CD I highly recommend is "Take Me Home/ Prisoner", which has the same style of music. I didn't really notice this CD being a needle drop. it sounds like it was pulled from the original session master tapes. the LP transfer is that good! There is no liner notes booklet with this package. there are 10 well crafted Cher songs, sang with her husband, but not with Sonny!


title: Art Garfunkel CD Early Recordings 1957- 1960. Now Available on Spotefy, Apple, Amazon and YouTube!

text: This was my introduction to Tom and Jerry, before they became Simon and Garfunkel. my favourites on this CD include "Dream Alone", "Play Me a Sad Song", "Beat Love" (my favourite), "Just to Be With you", "It Means A Lot To Them", "Flame", "Shy" and "Dreams Can Come True". after downloading this from YouTube, I downloaded all the other cuts they recorded together as Jerry Landis and Arty Gar. I also bought the latest collection, "Two Teenagers: the Singles 1957- 1961", Jazman Music release, 2012. unfortunately there is a glitch on this CD on "Beat Love". it has a little stutter on it. it spoiled the song for me, so I ordered a different CD with the same songs covered. "Pretty Words" is only available on this particular CD. I don't know where it came from.


title: The Verry Best of Ray Stevens [Sony Australia]

text:
This CD, released by Sony Music's new label, Fanfare Music contains 20 RCA recordings by Ray Stevens, plus 9 live cuts. there are chart toppers from the 1970's "Everything is Beautiful", "Misty" and "Turn Your Radio On". however, the comidy hits are live and were originally recorded for a different label making Sony Music  replace them with live cuts. this is a brand new Australian exclusive release, and the songs are as follows.
Ahab the Arab [Live]
Along Came Jones [Live]
Hary the Hairy Ape [Live]
the Streak [Live]
Guitarzan [Live]
Bridget the Midget [Live]
Freddie Feelgood [Live]
All My Tryals [Original Hit Recording]
Indian Love Call [Live]
a Mama and a Papa [Original Hit Recording]
Moonlight Special [Original Hit Recording]
Sunset Strip [Original Hit Recording]
Mr. Business Man [Original Hit Recording]
Everything is Beautiful [Original Hit Recording] This was his biggest hit!
Misty [Original Hit Recording] another of his biggest hits!
Turn Your Radio On [Original Hit Recording] another of his biggest hits. 3 biggest hits in a row!
Unwind [Original Hit Recording]
Young Love [Original Hit Recording]. has a different style and tempo than the hit by Sunny James from the 1950's.
America, Communicate with Me [Original Hit Recording]
Sunday Morning Coming Down [Original Hit Recording]. This song has been covered by many artists from the likes of Johnny Cash and was Kris Kristoferson's first hit.

There you have it! the Verry Best of Ray Stevens is a 20 track budget release, and there are better ulternatives available than this volume for example, the CD released titled "the Best of Ray Stevens" on Rhino, released in 1997, also containing 20 cuts and all are the original recordings.


title: if you are a collector and bought the original LP's, you'll get five replaced for under 20 dollars!

text: there are 5 classic Drifters albums here in a slip case. "Clide McFadder and the Drifters", "Rockin and Drifting", "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Under the Boardwalk" and "Let Me Take You Where The Music's Playing". if only it included the album "The Good Life With the Drifters". also missing are classics like "This Magic Moment" and "There Goes My Baby" one of the hit singles from the 1950's. for collector's who bought the original LP's of the Drifters, this is a great way to retire the old vynal,but a hits album is still required because all the hits are not included such as "Saturday Night at the Movies". I wish the Drifters CD releases contained bonus tracks not found on original LP albums. there are 2 Clide McFadder and the Drifters releases in this box set and a Ben E. King Drifters release. this is the best bang for your buck for Drifters completists. I've just finished completeing my Drifters Atlantic recordings by buying this set, "the Good Life with the Drifters" album on CD and by downloading individually the classic hits which were absent from this box set. I'm a Drifters fan!


title: Further Than Heaven

text: I picked this CD up fairly cheaply around 10 years ago in a local department store. boy was I disappointed? yes I was. Billy Joel isn't even the lead singer of the Hassles, so that doesn't give it the correct title. the sound quality is muffled just like the other reviewer said. also with the CD, there are two complete albums. the first album is the Hassles, "Hour of the Wolf", but both sides of the LP were in reversed order, side 2 first, followed by side 1. the next album is "Cold Spring Harbour", and it plays way too slow, sounding like a tape recorder running low on batteries. I've read that "Cold Spring Harbour" was mastered at the wrong speed by the producer, but this particular recording is unacceptible. both albums are brilliant in their own right. the Hassles tracks I listened to from this album were brilliant, leaving me wanting more. my favourite Hassles songs include "Hour of the Wolf" and "Further Than Heaven". On YouTube, I done an a- b comparison to this CD and what I heard on YouTube was in loads better quality, mastered from top quality vynal. if you are interested, research a YouTube upload of this album, ripped from the Japanese Vynal. unfortunately, this brilliant rock album has never had a worthy CD release and is no longer available. even the "You Got Me Hummin': the Best of the Hassles" CD is no longer available. if you enjoy bands such as the Rascals or the McCoys, this album is worth a listen, but listen to the songs on YouTube instead of this CD because it is low quality.


title: Buy Or Be Ware

text: Lobo has tons of compilation CD's which contain rerecordings. This is one of those CD's. hints include the fact the CD is imported from Asia and songs like "Let It Be Me", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Faithful" and "End of the World" are included. the songs represented here which are all rerecorded include his hits such as "Me and You And a Dog Named Boo", "I'd Love You To Want Me", "How Can I Tell Her" and "I Love the Rock and Roll Days". these rerecordings are not that bad, but what this CD doesn't tell you is that these are all rerecordings and not the original recordings. if you want the originals, look for any Lobo CD's which are lisenced by Warner or Rhino Records.


title: British Jigsaw

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At long last, a Jigsaw CD has been released, containing all their original Splash recordings on one CD. this 23 track greatest hits Jigsaw CD contains their hits including "Sky High" and "Who Do You Think You Are". Jigsaw were a band from the 1970's and us Australians refer to them as "British Jigsaw", as there was a Melborne band of the same name, who had hits including "How Do You Do", "Yellow River", also made a famous cover by the Tremeloes and "Clap Your Hands". any Jigsaw fans out there, if you are looking for a decent retrospective, containing all their original Splash hits, look no further. this record company have done an excellent job. Jigsaw's sound is a bit like Wings feat. Paul McCartney. if you enjoy the music of Paul McCartney and Wings, Gilbert O'Sullivan or even Love Affair, you will love Jigsaw. there are 20 pages of linor notes and photos in the booklet. unfortunately when this CD was ripped to my ITunes library, the song titles were unable to be displayed as there was no album information on the internet's CDDB for this particular CD. this seems rather strange. all their great songs are all included and as I listen on to this CD, I will come across something new every single time. if I come across something really great, I will update and let you know. the sound quality is top quality. the song selection is tops. there is a bonus track here. there is an ulternate take of "Sky High" along with the original recording. this CD rocks. Thank you.

Update.
I have listened on to this disc and discovered that too many important songs for example, "Spellbound" and "Love Fire" are not included. how is this called "The Greatest Hits" when those important songs are missing? I did however enjoy "Lonely Love", "You're My Magic" and just about the whole thing. I did not enjoy "A Brand New Love Affair".
 I was really fond of "My Summer Song" and "You're Not the Only Girl". I just wish I had done further research before buying this particular title because there were songs here that were out of place and too many hit songs missing. instead, go for the 3 CD singles collection instead, but only if you can find out. so the search for a complete best of Jigsaw is still going.


title: I Just Bought the Great Jim Reeves 8 CD Box Set

text: the Great Jim Reeves was an enjoyable experience for me. on opening this package, I discovered that all CD's are nicely housed in pockets. unfortunately, the CD's in the top pockets of every panel are not easy to remove without leaving fingerprints while the CD's down the bottom can be removed by sticking your finger through the hole. the booklet is also packed loosly in this package and could fall out. the overdubs in these recordings sounded better on some songs then the original. on listening to this CD set, I feel like Jim Reeves hadn't even died in his plane crash and that he had just re-recorded all his classic songs. for example, the version of "I Know One" is better and has more oomf to the vocals and instrumentations. I was really impressed with the interview on the end of CD number 8. I discovered facts about Jim I never knew including that he liked pancakes for breakfast three days a week. this interview cracked me up. this CD set kept me intertained all evening and all morning. I listened to this set on the way to my music lesson and it made the trip really fun. this is one of those box sets I will be constantly listening to. I love this set. 170 songs all remastered. no remastering defects found here! this will even shine a light over the 16 CD "Welcome To My World", which I also own. this box set of newly remastered, unreleased and overdubbed recordings is fantastic. thank you Voice Masters for making this product available.


title: My Guilty Pleasure

text: We're going busking now, we're on our way! we're going to make money for our trip to America as we play. this album in the Kid's Praise! series is the best of the lot that I've heard so far. I remember listening to Psalty when I was a little kid and I wore out my old cassette. for a couple of years, I've been looking for this album and stumbled across it on Amazon and ordered it. the highlights include when Psalty's dog berries his hat. that scene always cracks me up. I also like when Susie complains when she gets itchy for sitting in the green leaves. "ah, Itchy! itchy! itchy! itchy!" Psalty is a CD that when I listen to, it makes me feel at eas and helps me know that the lord is on my side. the songs are catchy. "We're Going Camping Now" is a catchy song and the kids all sing about what it will be like on their trip. the lessons learnt in this collection is about problem solving. for example, Johnny and Jack have a flat tent. goal, they need to get that tent up. I enjoyed listening to "Do My Best" and "Give the Glory All to God" from Farley McFirefly's glow show. unfortunately because of my age, my Uncle has forbidden me to listen to this album. when it came, I'd been playing it nearly every single day. maybe when he passes away, I won't feel so bad whenever I listen to it. he is trying to help me learn to be grown up and whenever I listen to this album, it makes him worry that he is not helping me get rid of my autistic habbits. I'd also like to add that "One Step At a Time" is a song that helps me cope with hard situations including waiting for a CD to roll up, or a long work shift. I have to treat both like climbing the mountain.


title: a CD to Use For My Table With a Wonky Leg

text: 10CC sucks! extra, extra, read all about it! 10CC sucks, and I'm gonna shout it! Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders were better as Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. I would like to let you know that this is a great album to listen to if you want to commit suicide. this band only has a couple good songs, "County Jail", "I'm Not in Love" and "The Things We Do For Love", all brilliant songs. it puzzles my Dad as to why some artists can put out a real brilliant song, and then their other stuff is rubbish. my father listens to anything when he is drunk, and this is the CD he listened to. he sobers up and then he goes to relisten to find out it was rubbish and the only reason he liked it was because he was drunk. I've noticed that when previewing the CD's when I am drunk and placing my order, it arrives one day when I have sobered up, and I don't like it. my Mum was telling my Dad how awful this album was and kept demanding him to turn it down. the songs on this album are screechy, annoying, depressing and rubbishy. if you like this band, I recommend you listen to Gene McDaniels. he is also pretty bad, but not as bad as this junk.


title: Very bad sound

text: Very bad sound with too much signal level, too much bass level and too much medii sound, this is not a hi-fi recording, it is a human error, I am very dissapointed, he is a great singer and it is pitty because he is surrounded by not good professional sound engineers.


title: very good cd and sound

text: This cd has a very good sound, and the music is great, I am very happy to have it in my collection.


title: very good sound and cd's

text: very good cd and sound


title: Falco

text: What a musician! Excellent!


title: Five Stars

text: thanks


title: A Classic

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"In Utero" was Nirvana's third and last studio album. The group wanted an album less commercial and less polished album than its predecessor "Nevermind". The album should show the group's range from the very raw to the melodically; almost poppy.
The band obviously succeeded in this; In fact, in several of the individual songs have a melodically subdued part and a raw rocking part. This applies to several of the album's best-known and distinctive songs such as "Heart Shaped Box", "Rape Me", "Francis Farmer" and "Pennyroyal Tea". On two songs, "Dumb" and "All Apologies", a cello occurs, which gives the album an even wider musical range; both songs are highlights and songs that also appear on the excellent "MTV Unplugged in New York", released after Kurt Cocain's death. Also "Pennyroyal Tea" was performed on this album.
Among the bonus tracks Dave Grohl's "Marigold" is a great addition - a song that had should have earned inclusion on the original album from 1993.


title: Rare but Fine Shocking Blue Album

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"Ham" from 1973 by Shocking Blues was the follow-up to the fine album "Attila" from December 1972. After a long course of illness had hit the guitarist and songwriter Robbie Van Leeuwen he was again ready with a box of new songs and he had an idea of releasing a JJ Cale inspired album. When "Ham" lay finished and ready for release, Van Leeuwen was not completely satisfied with the result, and he might have felt that his songwriting was not totally on par with previous albums. Nevertheless, the company Dureco chose to release the album in several European countries in May 73. A week later the album for unclear reasons was withdrawn.
This gave the group the opportunity to add to and remix the songs, which in some cases may sound slightly dull without the clear and distinct sound of most of the group's previous releases. Extra reverb was added (little too much for some) and these new mixes were intended for a new release of "Ham". Apart from releases in Japan and France (still the original mixes) in October, "Ham" was not released again, though. The remixed recordings became the bulk of the 1974 album "Dream on Dreamer". Only three titles distinguish "Ham" and "Dream on Dreamer", which, however, has a significantly clearer sound and more thus more sounds like a classic Shocking Blue album.
Unlike "Dream on Dreamer", "Ham" contains the fine single "Oh Lord" and its b-page, the bluesy "Everything that's mine" also the nice J.J. Cale inspired "I saw you in June", which was a b-page to "Let me carry your bag". On "Dream on Dreamer" these three songs are replaced by the great "Diana in Her Dreams", "Save your love" and the quiet piano ballad "Just a Song".
In addition to "Oh Lord" the single "Time Slip Away", where Veres’ vocal is differently airy and almost whispering is a big highlight.

Otherwise, the album, as always well-played, and as mentioned a little more blues embossed than one had previously heard the group.

Interesting to hear the original mixes of the "Dream on Dreamer" songs. Only "Take your time", "A little bit of heaven" and "Now he has gone" preserved the original "Ham" mixes.


title: A Great and for Fans Necessary Single

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"Humpty Dumpty" is one of Aimee Mann's many fine singles; In fact one of the very best. Great melody in a perfect Beatles inspired arrangement.
The song is also to be found on the great album "Lost in Space", so you could save a small expense by just buying this CD, which you will definitely be very likely to do when you encounter ”Humpty Dumpty ". However, you may then miss the fine non-album track, "Nightmare Girl", which in fact was the reason I had to find this CD single.
The third track"Backfire", which is also included on some versions of "Bachelor No. 2 "is supposed to be here in a new version. However, the difference is quite marginal, I have not noticed anything noticeable.


title: Good Music - Cheap Packaging

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The music on this compilation is generally really good. Unfortunately, the information on the individual track is very lacking / non existent.

Most of the 1987 album "One Night Stand" is included on CD 1 - only "Kicks" is missing. Some singles from the 1980s are also included. I suppose the rest comes from the group's early period before the classic Sire albums.

CD 2 is live recordings showing the group as a truly solid live band. Not the best sound, but definitely acceptable.

As a whole, though, the album comes out fairly cheap without much heart.


title: Solid, but no More than that.

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I had no great expectations for this second album from The Flying Burrito Brothers generation II. On this background, the album obviously could not bring any major disappointment, albeit as a whole it doesn’t make any big impression either.

With two experienced, former members of the Byrds (Gene Parsons and Skip Battin) and Burrito favorites like Gib Gilbeau, Pete Kleinow and Joel S. Hill the line-up is absolutely competent. The problem is primarily the lack of exciting new original songs and also a feeling that cover versions in more cases appear somewhat uninspired.

Most of the album could be called ”quite solid”, and a few individual songs do stand out positively. The country ballads "Waiting for Love to Begin", "Northbound Bus" and "Border Town" are all quite good but also rather predictable.

Most surprising track probably is a reggae-inspired version of "Quiet Man" - it actually works quite well.

Among the more rocking numbers Gilbeau's "Big Bayou" is clearly the best bid. An interesting guest appearance comes from Stevie Wonder, who contributes his own "She's a Sailor", which as a song is not very remarkable. The title caught my attension, however, as this also is the name of a new promising Danish group which has just had a nice hit with their song "Beautiful".


title: Impressive Creative Dylan.

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The Cutting Edge is an impressive collection of unreleased songs, outtakes, rehearsals and alternate versions of songs from his first three electric albums "Bringing It All Back Home," "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Blonde on Blonde" - undoubtedly the most productive and creative period of his career.

The sound is mostly super and many tracks are so complete that they could have earned release on one the official albums - here it must be added that none, however, surpasses the known versions; though a couple come close.

It is interesting to note how different many of these until now unknown versions are compared to the known versions. In several cases the beat is very different; e.g. "Just Like a Woman" which is almost like a completely different song. Also "Visions of Johanna" changed quite a bit along the way before it became the stunning ballad known from "Blonde on Blonde" - here it is in an up-beat rocking version.

Among the songs that never found  way to an official release is especially "She's Your Lover Now" a gem. The version here is a little more subdued than the version released on "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991" in 1991. Both versions are great and both crashing towards the end - unfortunately. Especially sad that Dylan never completed thw song.

"Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence" might have been a fine addition to "Highway 61 Revisited", but perhaps it was found a little too similar to some of the other songs; also the album had already quite a long playing time.

A few songs were initially only known in other people's versions; including "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" by Manfred Mann and "Farewell, Angelina" with Joan Baez.

Also interesting to get an insight in how Dylan continually adjusted his lyrics and how he constantly played with words and language


title: Dusty's Third Atlantic Album

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“Faithful” was Dusty’s planned third album for Atlantic Records recorded in the first half of 1971. Two singles from the sessions were released, "I Believe In You" / "Someone Who Cares"), and "Haunted" / "Nothing Is Forever" in the U.S.. Due to poor sales of the singles the album plans were abandoned and Springfield left the label for ABC/Dunhill.

The title “Faithful” comes from one of the greatest tracks one the album, "I'll Be Faithful", which would have been a much better choice for a single; the song written by Albright/Sloes/Soles has quite a lot in her classic “Son of a Preacher Man”.

A fire at one of Atlantic's storage sites was thought to have destroyed the 'Faithful' session tapes, but at some point in the nineties the album's producer, Jeff Barry, revealed that he had kept completed stereo mixes of all the tracks. Many of the songs were released as bonus tracks on the Rhino/Atlantic deluxe remastered edition of Dusty in Memphis in 1999, but now “Faithful” has been released as a proper album.

Though the album does not quite compare with her classic “Dusty in Memphis” it really has some great tracks. Dusty’s vocals are as always perfect, but some songs are a bit ordinary and forgettable.

Besides “I’ll Be Faithful”, the quiet “Live Here With You” stand out; also a song credited to Michael Soles with Gilbert Slavin, these two were also behind a third highlight; the soul/gospel song “I Found my Way Through the Darkness”.

Charming is the light “All the King’s Horses”, and the version of “You’ve Got a Friend” is nice, without adding much new to the original Carole King version.


title: Extensive Kinks Box

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This 6 CDs boxset covers the whole career of the Kinks from late 1963 till their last studio recordings around 1996 - quite overwhelming. Containing a lot of rarities and quite a few previously unreleased recordings, the compilers obviously had to leave out several great songs that will be missed by various fans.

I think generally that the compilers have done a good job having chosen to put special focus on the most exciting periods in the group's career.

CD 1. Covers the earliest period and the first three albums. A lot of rare and previously unreleased tracks are to be found on this CD. A lot of these rarities a very strong and among those I would like to bring forward the rocking "Time Will Tell" and the two fine ballads "I Go to Sleep" and "This Strange Effect". The early hit-singles are logical choices, and they are all included. This has left less space for album tracks. From the first album only "Stop Your Sobbing", from Kinda Kinks only "Come on Now" ( with false starts ), from Kinks Kontroversy "Where Have All The God Times Gone", "Ring the Bells (great early ballad), "I'm on an Island" and "Milk Cow Blues" ( odd and poor choice ). This CD as a whole actually works quite well, and it clearly demonstrates the great development the band and Ray Davies as a songwriter went through these years.

CD 2. Like the first CD this has a lot of big hits, but fewer rarities. This leaves room for more albums tracks from the three excellent albums "Face to Face" (3), "Something Else"(3) and "The Vilage Green Preservation Society"(3). This was a particularly fertile period in the band's career, and especially the outtakes from VGPS are outstanding - all these were also on the deluxe version of the album.

CD 3. Continues with more VGPS songs and goes through Arthur, Lola and Percy till the first RCA album "Muswell Hillbillies". Apart from a BBC live-recording from 1968 of "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" there are no rarities on this CD, but a lot of great songs from more strong albums.

CD 4. In 1972 the Kinks' period as a hit-singles band ended with "Supersonic Rocker Ship" - the hit hit would come ten years later with "Come Dancing". This CD has some great songs from a more uneven period in their career, but most of the best songs are included - I always wonder why "Sweet Genevieve" and "Sitting in the Midday Sun" did not make the charts. From Preservation I would have like too, to see the overlooked "Where are they Now?" Maybe slso a little unfair to have only one track from "Schoolboys in Disgrace", instead of opening the Arista period with two songs from 1977s "Sleepwalker".

CD 5. Good songs continued to come, but the albums were still uneven, though I still consider "Sleepwalker" one of their finest albums. "Stormy Night" and "Full Moon" should have been included. The only two really memorable songs from Misfits are here - great. I liked "Low Budget" a lot when it was first released, but it was one of the few Kinks album that I soon lost interest in. Four songs from that album is a lot, and in fact I like the outtake "Hidden Quality" more than both "A Gallon of Gas" and "Catch Me Now I'm Falling".
Four outtakes/demos from the "Give the People What they Want" sessions are interesting, but none of these versions could have made into the album, though it sounds like there would have been potentials in "Stolen Away Your Heart". Four tracks from the album are included - all logical choices.

CD 6. This covers the longest period from 1982 to 1996. "State of Confusion" was a very solid album with great songs like "Heart of Gold", "State of Confusion", "Long Distance", "Come Dancing" ( weak alternate version here ) amd "Don't Forget to Dance" ( why was this gem left out?? ). "Word of Mouth" was uneven but not bad, which three selections here document - others could have been chosen as well. "Think Visual" is not bad either, but only "How Are You" has found its way here - "Lost and Found" with one one Dave Davies' most melodic guitar-solos should have been here as well. "UK Jive" was not very good - only one song here. Though two songs were recorded for the live album "To the Bone", "Phobia" was really their swan-song - and a very worthy one, too. "Did Ya" with its similaties to "Sunny Afternoon" could have been a nice way to round up the box - but the 5 other songs are good, too. The two final studio-recordings for "To the Bone", "Animal" and "To the Bone" are both among the finest of their post Arista career and both had deserved to be included. The demo of "To the Bone" is great too, though, and a highlight among the rarities.

A CD box will normally be addressed to convinced fans and therefore it's usually the rare tracks that will be of interest. This box is hardly any exception. The layout is not luxurious, but a well-written and informative 64-page booklet is fine complement to the music.


title: Another Beautiful Album.

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After the exceptionally successful album "The Art of Kissing Properly" from 2006 Moi Caprice released in 2008 the follow-up album "We Had Faces Then".

The fact that "The Art of Kissing Properly" has not received widerspread recognition is both incomprehensible and unfair. The album is a perfect indie-pop/rock album filled with memorable songs and intelligent lyrics. The explanation is perhaps, among other things, sought in the fact that Moi Caprice comes from a country like Denmark, which in music context may appear obscure. However, I believe that the group with time in music history books will get their deserved recognition.

What about "We Had Faces Then"? Actually it is not far from being a new masterpiece. Genre wise, the album is a logical extension of its predecessor without major musical changes. Most importantly, however, it is that the songwriting keeps the high level, which it does. Where "The Art of Kissing Properly" was actually without lowpoints, you might say that "We Had Faces Then" lose a little bit of energy towards the end, without by any means being bad.

On the other hand, there is a wealth of catchy tunes that can withstand being played over and over again.

The first three songs "Rising and Falling Points of Dust", "Love at Last Sight" and "The Devil Travels Fast" is Moi Caprice at their best, and the following six track come very close to the same level.

Apart from a compilation album in 2009, there has been no new releases from the group, whose singer Michael Moller meanwhile has released some solo stuff.

There is definitely reason to have high expectations for the group's next album, which hopefully in a not too distant future, will come out.


title: Classic Flash and the Pan

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Harry Vanda and George Young's studio project, "Flash and the Pan," was originally intended only as a one off - as the title of the final number of the debut album "First and Last" also suggests.

Unexpected success around the world, however, saw the duo continuing with album number two "Lights in the Night" in 1980, an album that both artistic and popularity wise lived up to its predecessor. The group never performed live as Vanda and Young did not relive the hard touring-life after their years with the Easybeats.

At the time this album, the group's third, Flash and the Pan were as close as they ever were to arise as a real touring band with permanent members besides Vanda and Young. Promo photos were taken featuring, among others, Easybeats singer Stevie Wright. Wright was originally credited for contributing to "Headlines", but due to personal problems Wright never came to appear on a Flash and the Pan recording.

As for the music itself "Headlines" is probably the closest the group came to a classical band sound, giving ample space for the electric guitars. The song writing is like on on all six albums top notch. Many lyrics are more or less losely based on the title "Headlines" and there is much bite in these often disillusioned and somewhat cynical songs.

"Waiting for a Train" is probably the group's best-known number, and it is available in several remixes. Here we have the original version and a shortened single version, which unfortunately lacks one of the verses.

The group recorded very little besides the six albums, one exception is the charming "Something About You" from 1983, which was released twice as a B-side. Both versions are included here as bonus tracks.

It does not make much sense to highlight a few songs, as all numbers in their rather large differences, all are very worthy listening.

From an earlier review:

Flash and the Pan's third album "Headlines" has become the hardest to find CD with the band. This may be a coincidence, but it could also be because it is considered to be less significant than their other albums. Granted, there may not be the stand-out songs you find of the first two albums or the overlooked master-piece "Nights in France", but I find the album both solid and consistent.

Some of the most down-to-earth rockers can be found here here; such as "Don't Vote" ( T Rex inspiration ?), "Jetsetter's Ball" and "Phil the Creole". Also dramatic tracks like "Love is the Gun" and "Up Against the Wall" add to both excitement and variation. Moreover their biggest hit "Waiting for a Train" is featured along with melodic favourites from several compilations "Hey Jimmy" and "Where Were You" - and the overlooked "Psychos on the Street".

Hopefully the album ( and their whole catalogue) will be re-released in near future, because the band never really got the recognition they deserved. Apart from their last (so far) album "Burning up the Night" ( which is isn't really bad at at all) all albums are first class. Some out-takes and rarities must be somewhere in the vaults, too.


title: End of Chapter One

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The title track of this album was one of Hardy's biggest international hits, and one of the few singles that Hardy did not write herself. In fact, it is an Italian song, which has been given new French lyrics.

Charles Blackwell was still arranger and producer for Hardy, and this album could perhaps be seen as the final chapter of Hardy's early career as a pop-singer. The following albums showed a more mature Hardy, who gradually took distance to her image as a pure pop singer.

The album has as usual a lot of great songs, among which most were written by Hardy herself. Some of the most significant song were this time written by outside composers such as the title track, the exquisite "Rendez vous d'automne" (Bourgeois/Riviere) and "Je changerais d'avis" (Morricone/De Chiara).

Many of Hardy's own songs are obviosly great too - favourites are "Si c'est ca", "Peut-etre que Je t'aime" and "Comme"


title: Not the "Ultimate Collection"

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There are not many CD releases to find with Phil Spector's The Ronettes. This collection contains 28 tracks, of which 23 are Spector productions, the other five come from the group's 1962 pre-Spector album.

According to the very cheap looking cover, the songs are digitally remastered, and most tracks sounds clearer than on the 1992 abkco release "The Best of Ronettes". Some tracks do sound somewhat metallic, and in some cases, there is outright distortion - for instance on "Lovers". You can have your doubts whether the people behind the remastering have had had access to the original master tapes. You would expect that the sound presentation could have been better and the general impression of the CD is that of a bootleg, with its very cheap one-sheet cover; badly  printed with lots of factual errors on the songwriting credits.

Most tracks sound however do sound acceptable, and the songs are indeed in many cases brilliant.

The band's second album, "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes" is represented in its entirety, and it actually could appear a little like a greatest hits album with tracks like "Be My Baby," "Walking in the Rain," "You Baby" and "Baby I Love You" - all great songs that really deserve a better presentation.

Inexplicably, the group had difficulty in maintaining the popularity achieved by the two big hits "Be My Baby" and "Baby I Love You" in 1963. Despite several excellent single releases during 1964-66, the group's singles never again reached the top 20. "The Best Part of Breaking Up," "Walking in the Rain," "Is This What I Get For Loving You Baby," "Here I Sit," "Keep On Dancing" and "I Can Hear Music" all sound sound like sure hit-songs.

This release contains the majority of what the group recorded with Spector, and it is definitely worth a listen. After a recording break of 2-3 years in 1969 the group released their last single, "You Came, You Saw, You Conquer". The song is missing on this release, but in turn, the fine B-side "Oh, I Love You" is included - in reality a much better track.

The music is written is by well-known songwriters / songwriting pairs such as Barry-Greenwich; Mann-Weil, Goffin-King; Crewe-Knight and Harry Nisson. Spector has in most cases also been given songwriting credits.

An excellent release, as long as nothing better is to be found, but the real "Ultimate Ronettes Collection" has not yet been released.


title: Great Album!

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This unique Australian band more or less was an offshot of the successful 1960's band the Easybeats. The talented songwriting team Harry Vanda and George Vanda continued to write material for other artists like John Paul Young after the split up of the Easybeats; but in the late 1970's they formed "Flash and the Pan", mostly as a studio-working band. They had one big hit with "Waiting For a Train" in 1983 and a couple of minor hits prior to that, but today they more or less seem to have been forgotten. This is really a big shame, because they recorded some excellent albums.

"Nights in France" from 1985 was my first album with the band, and I had not owned the album for long, before I knew I had to check out their other albums. This was not an easy task, because apart from "Early Morning Wake Up Call" they were all very hard to find. Note; this was before I was on the internet, and at a time when I still preferred vinyl albums to CD's.

Well, back to "Nights in France"!

The opening track "Money Don't Don't Lie" is one og the catchiest rockers they've ever recorded, but still the song bears most of their trademarks, such as intelligent ( often slightly cynical ) lyrics, exellent songwriting and George Young characteristic vocals, sounding like they sung through a megaphone.

The title song is another of the albums many standouts; Beautiful melody and moving lyrics.

The grooving riff-based "Ayla" was one of the singles taken from the album; sounds inspired by traditional African music - a song likely to grow on you.

With "Yesterday's Gone" the group is back to the style of early tracks of "Atlantic Calling" or "Down Among the Dead Men" - another favourite!

Apart from the outstanding "Saviour Man" the second half of the album probably doesn't quite live up to the high standards of the first four tracks, but I'll still rank the album as their strongest along with their sensational debut album.

Highly recommended!

If the album should be re-relased one of their few non-album-track recordings the "Ayla" b-side "Your Love is Strange", could be a great and much appreciated bonus-track.


title: A Mixed Bag!

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This Nirvana release is a mixed bag of oddities, rarities and outtakes. Obviously this means that the CD may appear pretty uneven, and admittedly it took me quite some time to discover that it's actually a pretty strong release.

Some very interesting narration tracks by Patrick Campbell Lyons on Guy Stevens, Salvador Dali and Jimmy Cliff. Especially the track in Guy Stevens is moving and very memorable.

There is a fine rare Smoke recording of "Girl in the Park", one of the best Smoke recordings I have heard.

Many fine Nirvana compostions such as the alternate versions of "Rainbow Chaser" and "Tiny Goddess" "Crazy Hotel" ( with vocals reminding me of Jim Morrison ) and "We Can Make it Through".


title: Great gift!

text: What's not to like- it's MOTOWN!!!


title: Five Stars

text: good job


title: Tiny Tim's Life and  Loves in Song

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Tiny Tim's Impotent Troubadour is a deeply personal glimpse into the life and unrequited loves of the artist.  It is a much more introverted yet deeply fascinating retrospective than the VH1 special on Tim. Stretching some 45 tracks, this album includes a lot of monologue and a lot of music most of which he wrote for the women he adored.  It is easy to Laugh at Tiny Tim but in giving him a chance it is also easy to appreciate Tim.

Starting off with his crush for a young Elizabeth Taylor, Tiny Tim goes through a long line of crushes and songs he wrote for the girls that caught his fancy.  Some of the songs are mere fragments but many are quite good.  There are some funny songs including "Santa's got the AIDS this Year" and towards the end the songs focus goes away from women.  The final track is a electronic noise album with which it is nearly certain that Tim had nothing to do with.  It is an interesting work overall and is a great recording to track the life of a misunderstood man.

I was supposed to see tiny Tim in 1996 since he was to open for Current 93, the leader of which produced this album, but unfortunately he passed away before the show took place. Luckily we have this album which chronicles his life not though years but through songs.  It is fun, funny and deeply moving.

Ted Murena


title: Perfect Parodies

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Most song parodies don't hold up to repeated listening, no matter how hard they make you laugh the first time around. Richard Cheese's "Lounge Against the Machine," which reinterprets Gen-X Rock-of-the-Nineties hits as lounge music, is different. This is an album you can listen to several times over.
There are several things that raise this record above the level of your average Dr. Demento silliness. First, "Cheese" is parodying two genres for the price of one. He's not just poking fun the angst-ridden anger of the songs he covers, he's also mocking the lounge revival, so the humor works on two levels. Second, he's an accomplished singer, and he and his band have taken a lot of care in arranging the music--more than you'd expect from a jokey record like this. Third, some of the songs work frighteningly well as lounge numbers--Radiohead's "Creep" in particular.
The joke wears thin on Cheese's followup "Tuxicity," but if you appreciate this sort of thing, "Lounge Against the Machine" is definitely worth owning.


title: Five Stars

text: Amazing, real deal, thank you, A+