title: Tales From The Other Side...

text: Ok, "Tales From The Other Side", this is quite possibly the 16th studio album! Released in 2001 to commemorate 30 years of Queen, this Japanese import features 20 tracks that many Queen fans have been waiting for. Contained here are all of those hard to find "B" side and bonus track releases. Tracks include; "Mad The Swine, See What A Fool I've Been, Stone Cold Crazy(Live '74), My Melancholy Blues(Live '77), A Human Body, Soul Brother, I Go Crazy, Machines (Instrumental), Thank God It's Christmas, A Dozen Red Roses For My Darlene, Forever, Hang On In There, Stealin', Hijack My Heart, Chinese Torture, The Lost Opportunity, My Life Has Been Saved, It's A Beautiful Day, Rock In Rio Blues, Queen Talks". Great songs that never made it to the original album releases! Buy this and enjoy these classic tales from the other side...


title: An alternative to Smile Ghost Of A Smile includes 10 bonus tracks from Pre-Smile band 1984 featuring Brian May and Tim Staffell

text: I am giving this 4 stars because of the 10 demo tracks recorded by the pre-Smile band 1984 featuring Brian May and Tim Staffell. These tracks consist of 8 cover tracks including "Purple Haze, Hold On I'm Wrong, and Our Love Is Driftin'". You will hear 2 takes of "Step on Me" later released by Smile. These tracks were recorded in 1967 at Thames Television Studios. The sound quality of these 1984 tracks are good at best! However these recordings have finally seen the light of day! Included are 2 versions of "The Man From Manhattan" featuring Freddie on piano and vocal as well as Brian on lead guitar and vocal, produced by Freddie for Eddie Howell. Lets not forget the 6 studio cuts by pre-Queen outfit Smile. I would have to admit that the diamond in the rough here is "Doin' Alright" later released on the first Queen album 4 years later with Freddie on lead vocals. This is probably the most complete pre-Queen collection of tracks available to the die hard fan! Once again Japan is 1 step ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to Queen and related releases! For under $20 bucks give it a shot.


title: All those Queen B-sides finally on 1 disc!

text: Finally we have all those rare B-side single releases on 1 great compilation CD! Up until this release we had to purchase the Singles Box Set releases or those 1991 Hollywood Records reissues. Or maybe you tried to seek out those old 45's to hear some of these great tracks! Well here you are in a Mini LP format with cool artwork and excellent booklet detailing the history behind these releases! I say this is a very strong compilation of original Queen tracks. Worthy of its title "Tales From The Other Side". One could almost call this the 16th studio album! If you have not had the opportunity to experience and enjoy these songs than go ahead and Buy it!


title: Should be in every Blues collection.

text: Buy 2 in case the 1st one deteriorates from being played too often.


title: Wild for Elvis

text: I enjoy the CD and the movies as well. His movies were not as bad as some people may think.  Flaming Star and Wild in the Country certainly show the acting ability of a great performer.


title: easy listening

text: Great collection


title: buy these CDs they're worth it

text: time wise does it right original artist original songs remastered sounds great


title: Queen rules

text: great overview Queen and her music specially the lesser known song


title: buy this CD

text: nice gathering it was sort of music


title: Accurate description

text: This guy is a legit seller, the record was in amazing shape, especially given it's age.  I bought this for my girlfriend's birthday and she loves it!  Next time I get a record on amazon I hope this seller has what I'm looking for.  Thanks!


title: Five Stars

text: Does not get any better


title: Five Stars

text: Pretty damn good album all round!


title: Great show from 1989

text: Great show.  Not a jazz gig by any means.  Recorded a few months before Acadie was released.


title: Five Stars

text: The best of the best


title: excellent cd

text: exactly what I wanted. love this cd


title: sly and robbie ROCK

text: great cd


title: it's A Winner

text: The original Stereo album on CD. Just what I wanted.


title: Pipe Organ Music Lovers rejoice!

text: A very nice album of theatrical pipe organ music.  The recordings included in this CD reveal why this pipe organ is the best in the world.


title: 45

text: Record plays beautifully


title: Fabulous

text: Wonderful album  Pure Elvis


title: Five Stars

text: The songs are great and the record and sleeve were mint.  Awesome !


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome!!?


You may have to be a long-standing fan of Elvis, and/or be familiar with his discography,  to fully appreciate the modifications that have been made to the original recordings. Some of those  modifications are quite subtle. This CD -- as does "The New Recordings" -- contains an excellent selection of songs by the king, many of which will likely be unfamiliar to the average purchaser of Elvis material.  Highly recommended!


You may have to be a long-standing fan of Elvis, and/or be familiar with his discography,  to fully appreciate the modifications that have been made to the original recordings. Some of those  modifications are quite subtle. This CD -- as does "The New Sessions" -- contains an excellent selection of recordings by the king, many of which will likely be unfamiliar to the average purchaser of Elvis material.  Highly recommended!


title: great music from elvis

text: Elvis fans you must hear this cd!! It is so beautiful can't believe I almost missed hearing it if you hear you will be impressed!


I really enjoyed the new sound on these songs. I am looking forward to the other CD Elvis: The New Recordings. Great Job!


title: ELVIS REFRESHED

text:
I managed to obtain my copy of this CD from the USA as it is not now available in the UK. We have many favourites here plus a fewer lesser known recordings that have been `refreshed` by changing some of the backing instrumentation, and in a few cases the backing singers (Jordanaires) have been deleted.  "Love Me Tender" becomes a duet, I, personally still prefer the original, and "Fever" now has had more instruments added to its detriment.

Overall, however, this is a very good CD and stands well alongside the original recordings. The producer of this collection,Larry Jordan, also did a similar thing to Jim Reeves recently.


Recorded in 1969 at the A&M studios, under the guidance of Chad Stuart. Judith allows her wonderful voice to shine through. Most of the tracks will be unfamiliar, with the possible exception of "Wailing Of The Willow" and "God Bless` The Child". Nevertheless, the almost bell-like quality of her voice, coupled with the warmth and clear annunciation give you a CD to cherish. The liner notes written by Judith herself, in 1969 and 2012 reveal the trepidation and heartache she has endured. Good Value.


title: NOSTALGIA

text:
Two albums reflecting what we watched on TV and on Film some 30 to 40 years ago. Westerns, we had one on every night of the week, and I for one enjoyed every minute. You knew who the good guys were and that they always won in the end.

This collection will rekindle those memories from Cheyenne to Wagon Train to Rawhide and Laramie. Then of course there was The Virginian (we never did find out his real name - did we?). On he Big Screen we had the Spaghetti Westerns, not my personal favorites, but the music was good and then there was High Noon. So many familiar tunes played to perfection. Enjoy.


title: I Love

text: Very Rare. I Love it


title: Excellent Purchase

text: Another CD I have been looking for. Very pleased with every aspect of the purchase


title: Better than you'd expect. Emotionally brilliant B side...

text: I have to say that the b side is a solid 5 star and the A side is a three so I averaged it out. Every song on the B side is essential Elvis because it represents his best in every aspect of making a song his. The vocal performances on Pledging, Easy, and She thinks are unbeatable. They simply are emotionally and vocal texture gold. Elvis show why he makes a song his just by the way he does the words. On the A side there are some bright moments. Elvis does a haunting version of Unchained Melody. I would guess he's begging for "God (to) speed your love to me". He was at the end of his life and I think he somehow knew it. Little Carlin represents what Elvis had always done since the beginning of his career. I like to call them his joke songs because he seems to simply want to be funny with a song. He mostly did this live. I ran across a country music critic web site and they named this album as one of the to ten most influential albums in country music history. Moody Blue and Way Down bring this album into what could easily be current country music. Elvis was always ahead of the pack because  of his unclassified sound. Great album to have. I've got the see through blue vinyl......


title: Five Stars

text: Sitti Navarro personifies the Bossa Nova style. This is a must album for any "Bossa lover"!


title: Five Stars

text: Jazz piano stylings of Beggie Adair are absolutely primo!


title: Five Stars

text: more of my favorites on this cd


title: Great Album by Greatly Talented Rascals Alumni

text: I bought this album when it was first released in the 1970s. What a great album with some fantastic songs! I still enjoy it to this day. The brothers Brigati, Eddie and David, have so much talent and such beautiful voices. Examples of their range on this album include a surprisingly good disco remake of the Rascals' "Groovin'" (trust me, even if you don't like the disco genre, you'll like this cut), the moving, soulful "Come Run," the romantic ballad, "I Been Thinkin' 'Bout You, Baby," and the medium-to-up-tempo title cut which begs us to search our collective conscience and show concern for those less fortunate. Lost in the Wilderness deserves to be digitized on CD and MP3, and I really don't understand why it hasn't happened yet. It would be grabbed immediately by Rascals and Brigati fans old and new and by anyone else who wants to add a great album to their music collection.


title: can't help to love it

text: This music is with out a doubt music that is anointed by our Father, - play this music and one will get lost in the Holy spirit


title: Claudine  Love Is Blue

text: Beautiful album, I love all of Claudine's A&M material. I have only some of her Barnaby records material which is also very good. She was unique as a recording artist.


title: Five Stars

text: if you ar a Gordon fan you willo like it


title: Here is one you probably missed.

text: This was way ahead of its time. It needs to be rereleased. Recorded in 1976 one of the cuts is  Bamboo. The lyrics came off a Bamboo paper wrapper. David's and Eddie's voice sound perfect together. Some of the guest musicians are a surprise, Barry Mann on flute!


title: Fantastic concert performance by all the musicians!!

text:
I have the DVD, Blu-ray & 2 CD set of this legendary Blues master. I only wish this fantastic release was available as a 3 LP Set. I would have bought that version too.

OK, so on to my review:

Excellent performances of all songs listed. Special Guests: Eric Clapton. Mick Taylor. That alone should tell you the quality of this live concert performance. All John Mayall fans would like to see / listen to this release as a Birthday Gift or Chrismas present.
Get this, you won't be disappointed. Superb musicians!


title: Beautiful music

text: I have liked Kim Hyun Joong's music for long time. I tried once before to get a cd from and the offer never came through. This cd  & dvd were well worth the wait. Beautiful music, even if I don't understand most of. He has a wonderful voice.


title: The Best Post-Beatles McCartney

text: I don't care now, and didn't care when this was originally released, what others said about it, this is a great album.  His first solo album, McCartney, had too many short unrealized ideas and his second, Ram, was over produced in places.  Wings Wild Life does not suffer from any of these faults.  Instead we are left with good rock and roll played by what sounds like a small group of friends having a good ol' time and there's nothing wrong with that.


Shakedown Street has long been a topic of debate among fans. I am far more interested in the album in the photo for this post. It is certainly not Shakedown. 'Aint it Crazy' absolutely got my attention!!! What is it and is it available??


title: Fire on the mountain...

text: Man, just an excellent addition to my vinyl! Great condition and shipped quickly, thanks!


title: The condition of package is in great shape my only complaint is when I played disc ...

text: Item above which I purchased of cd by David Bowie was received right on time no problems. The condition of package is in great shape my only complaint is when I played disc in car two tracks had continuous slips to it. The seller didn't  describe disc had scratches on it. Booklet and case was great and am satisfied with purchase. Thank you.

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title: Great!

text: Love it


title: Five Stars

text: The Mac's best album.


title: THE BEST RECORDING OUT THERE

text: This SACD is 4 track stereo and although analog it sounds fantastic. The National Philharmonic performance of the original orchestrations is better than the London Symphony soundtrack version. John Williams collaborated with Charles Gerhardt for this production.


title: Outstanding Release

text: The mono sound quality is outstanding with a good low frequency range. It is odd that there has not been a complete re recording of this score. The Charles Gerhardt recording of the march is also a must have.


title: Love it

text: She works pretty good if your doing a multi person team battle.  Being able to carry is great in those games.


title: Doors without Jim

text: Nice album


title: Five Stars

text: everything was fine


title: Five Stars

text: eveything was great


title: Five Stars

text: everything was great


title: Five Stars

text: great album


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: All Right, Guys!

text: Having only heard two or three of these..."songs" in their original incarnation, I can only say:  All Right, Guys!  Like the MAN himself, Keith Richards once said, "Rock and Roll may obsess your crotch but it don't really affect your brain!"  He's right, when you have titles like "Rape Me," you are just ASKING for someone to come along and pop your self-righteous balloon.  But, hey:  Big Daddy:  are y'all listening?  Cheese and the guys have very well taken up where y'all left off!


title: Mood-setting theme of "The Man in the Mask"

text:
The 1981 movie was underrated and has a more serious approach as to how John Reid became the Lone Ranger.  I had forgotten how beautiful the 13-song soundtrack music was that accompanied the film.  Throughout the collection of songs, there is the recurrent melodic instrumental theme of "The Man in the Mask."  It's similar to the way one hears the recurrent "I Want to Spend My Life Loving You" instrumental theme throughout the "Mask of Zorro" soundtrack.

Based on the 2013 Armie Hammer-Johnny Depp movie by Disney and it's soundtrack, my interest in the Lone Ranger was renewed and I wanted the 1981 soundtrack.  Consequently, I found that Amazon only had the 33 1/3 LP vinyl version of the soundtrack but did not have available a CD version.  I was able to locate one at Monsters in Motion via a Yahoo search and it was reasonably priced.  I highly recommend this music to any fan of the western genre.


title: Buena grabación

text: Se escucha muy bien.


title: Muy buen disco.

text: Excelente recopilación de canciones.<br />Cumplió con mis expectativas.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice sounding set in mini lp sleeves, no bonus tracks but nice set!


title: Three Stars

text: Good collaboration between these greats. Way better than dylan n the dead!  Not as boring as Willburys.


Just when you think you have everything by the Ides, you check their website and find your only missing a few songs off each album.  Otherwise, it's all here, the absolute greatest.  I love the first disc, all mostly unreleased pre-1970 tracks.  You Wouldn't Listen and Roller Coaster still get to me!


title: Where are the song titles?

text: It would be really nice if Amazon is selling vinyl from private sellers that they at least put the song titles on the ad, just like they do with cds they have for sale.  And at least some kind of condition for the record and cover.  It's like buying blind.  The album is good,  I used to own it, and I'm looking to replace certain records and a list of titles would certainly be helpful.  Thanks.


title: FANTASTIC

text: If you are a true Patriot then you need to have this CD. Every song has a Patriot theme to it. The music is so good I wore mine out and had to buy a new one. The only problem with that is, it's out of circulation. I was fortunate enough to find another one and bought it. True God and country Patriots need to hear this. It will inspire you and make you want to be an even stronger American Citizen.<br />I am hoping that it will come out again so those who read this will be able to but it.


title: The greatest white rock & blues singer - ever !!!

text: Another damaged case.


title: I did get my money back, thankfully

text: Only one album showed up. Torn sleeve, smashed liner note page. Skips with the first song. However, I returned it and received my money back.


title: Me

text: Stil greasiest entertainmer of all time he is timeless and still the great to hear him


title: Great service.

text: Like new. Came in decent time!!!


title: good jazz sets

text: I am an organist for a local church. At a recent funeral the family asked Erik Lawrence to play a prelude and postlude. They flew him in from NY and we did Amazing Grace together.  He told me about his CD so I got one.  Liked the slower numbers especially Over The Rainbow.  Not a real jazz buff so the improvisational numbers were a bit much for me. All in all a fun disc though.


title: Classic Chicago Harmonica Blues

text: This record originally was on the Mr.Blues label in the late 1970's.P-Vine Records of Japan have done their usual good job when re-issuing a lost vinyl record:exact replica of cover and liner notes,added song lyrics - and a postscript by Jim O'Neal.Sound appears to be re-mastered from the original and 4 tracks are bonus.Good Rockin'Charles Edwards was no originator like harmonica masters Little Walter,Walter Horton or both Sonny Boys,but still wonderful at his skill,demonstrating to all of us what the blues really is all about.Absolutely recommended!


title: Must Go Overseas,Baby

text: This wonderful compilation,originally issued as a double LP in 1982,did not see fit to the compact disk format in the US.Fortunately,Epic of Japan decided otherwise and promptly delivered a double CD.This record is blues heaven - from the pioneers like Victoria Spivey to the electric-powered like Muddy Waters.If You have the luck of finding this lovely record - just buy it!


title: Some great songs

text: Great songs!!


title: "The Virginian" ... not!

text: I'm not really disappointed in the overall set here.  My disappointment lies in the fact that "The Virginian" theme is not "from the NBC-TV Series ...". This version is from "The Love Godess" LP and, in my opinion, doesn't do the song justice.  There must be some royalty or licensing issues involved.  It's too bad because everyone knows the "ride- in" sequence and end credit version of The Virginian is one of the greatest western television theme songs ever.  It ranks right up there with the TV version of "Bonanza" - which is still unavailable also.


title: Very good effort for this band in their one and only ...

text: Very good effort for this band in their one and only album.  Music has a fusion of rock and funky that is interesting.  The highlight, in my estimation, is the song Stay Out Of Town.  Never fails when I gather with friends for Music Fest!!!


title: Wild Turkey - Glenn Cornick

text: A sensational CD made better by a fantastic re-mastering!  This band was formed by Jethro Tull's bassist Glenn Cornick, who gathered a mix of very talented musicians and delivered a concept album which blew my mind away.  Success was not meant to be, at least this side of the pond, which makes it an obscure and brilliant opportunity to catch your buddies off guard.


title: Improved Sound

text: I owned the LP for this rare album for a long while.  I was happily surprised to see it in CD.  I hesitated in buying it for I wasn't really sure of the sound quality of the CD.  Well, it turn out to be a good buy as the CD is an improved version of the LP.  The price is high, which makes it a for fans only investment.


title: thanks

text: as advertised


title: Just Exactly Perfect

text: This is the Dead flying high on the edge of the cliff and ragged in the best possible way. Though this is a large outdoor festival, it sounds like an intimate club gig recorded in the woods (which is what it is, really).  The sound of LSD when everything is just exactly perfect.  Forget Woodstock, Monterey, Fillmore etc...this would be a dream gig to attend!!


title: Heaven vs Hell

text: "Brutal" gets thrown around a lot when discussing this stuff but this is the real deal.  Fans of Eyehategod, Buzzoven etc probably already know about this album but if not, what are you waiting for?...GET THIS!  Total crust sludge down-tuned heaven or hell depending on your view...either way this ROCKS!


title: Stunning performance

text: This is the real deal.<br />Bobby Scott’s vocals and piano accompaniment  are priceless. Just listen to his phrasing and delivery. Nothing matches his delivery and emotion. A keeper for jazz lovers!


title: A very good album  and acoustics.

text: Liked all the song writing  the quality  of the recording was very rich, and the rhythm  and beat very good. One of Witnesses best albums in my  opinion.


title: あつこ  愛してるよ！

text: If I could choose the time and place of my own death, I would pick a Shonen Knife concert. Maybe towards the end while they're bashing away through Cobra Versus Mongoose. Naoko sounds great here. Etsuko was the fiercest drummer they ever had. And Atsuko......well.....apart from being badass in every sense of the word, she has incredible stage presence. She's pure joy. I'm kinda in love with her. Perhaps I will meet my demise by electrocution from suddenly getting caught between her and Naoko as they head bang their way through Antonio Baka Guy. There will be a smile on my face as the lifeblood drains out of me and my soul flies to a better place where there's cotton candy clouds, concrete animals, froot loop dreams, deer parks, bbq parties, and a very big big big cat.


title: Roger Miller

text: Although known , as is Ray Stevens for his silly songs, Roger's album , a Tender Look at Love was a beauty.


title: Hershel Gober

text: Hershel is  a good man, known him for years but never realized he had put out an album.<br />Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome sound quality!

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title: Five Stars

text: Excellent album !


title: Great Collection

text:
This 4 CD set is a fine collection of tracks sourced from the various television and movie versions of 'Star Trek' (nothing from the reboots, though).  The selection is good if a little uneven, unavoidable for a 'best of' set like this as everyone would certainly compile a different track list.  If you already purchased the complete Original Series 15 CD box set some of what's here will force you to pick this set up too (if you're a completest).  This set actually has some original material that WAS NOT included in the gargantuan box set.  In addition there are tracks that are on both sets but here are sourced from a first generation tape and have MUCH better sound and less hiss.

For me personally the prize of this collection is the inclusion of music from the classic 'Star Trek' animated series on CD 2.  These are not from any particular episode since the series relied on a library of music recorded specifically for the show which was 'tracked' and re-used throughout.  But believe me, if you liked the animated series you'll remember every one of these!  Note on the animated tracks - the original tapes are missing so they are taken from the isolated mono music tracks from the episodes themselves, but even with that the quality and restoration is quite good.

Also nice is the inclusion of music recorded for specific projects such as 'Star Trek' games and concert arrangements.

I'd recommend this set not only for collectors but for those who simply have a love for 'Star Trek' in its various forms.  The case is well designed with tons of pictures and extensive liner notes.  As this is limited I'd say pick one up before the secondary market shoots the cost through the roof!


title: Love it.  But...

text:
First of all, this set is great.  No other band could do what The Beatles did (and most likely none ever will).  My only quibble is with the amount of needless editing.  Several tracks take a hard hit.  'Can't Buy Me Love' Take 2 - here with a guitar solo from take 1 crammed in for no good reason!  Not only that but the booklet lists this as stereo and it is not.  The full Take 2 has been on bootleg since the late '80's in stereo.  Also edited is the 1963 take of 'One After 909'; understandable since two takes were used to create a master.  But a much better edit was made for the aborted 'Sessions' album in 1984, with a better quality guitar solo.  The track 'Shout!' from the BBC special Around The Beatles is included in true stereo, yet entire chunks of the song are missing, editing it down from over 2 minutes to under one and a half!

As I said the booklet lists many of the songs as being in stereo, yet if you really listen to them (like through headphones) you'll hear that they are at best 'mock stereo', at worst having only one instrument shuffled from one channel to the other.  Listen to how the Beatles original 4-Track recordings were mixed compared to these outtakes from the same sessions.  You'd think they'd have tried to mix them they way they did the 1960's originals for a more authentic sound.

All in all, this is a CD to get to be sure.  But it won't kill bootleg recordings unless they quit editing things for no good reason.


title: STAY AWAY!!!

text: A piece of crap: poor sound quality and bad song selection. Stick with the legitimate Smile and Good Vibration outtakes. I collect the Beach Boys and would have no problem shelling out $99 for a decent set. I wouldn't by this at half the price.


title: Forgotten gem of a TV special

text: Murray The K was an iconic NY DJ who came along at a time when the 60's pop, rock & soul business was just taking shape.  He was able to present incredible lineups of talent and this CBS TV special is a perfect time capsule of the early 60's.  The performances are outstanding.  The interviews included shed some light on the times.  All in all a great DVD.


title: Five Stars

text: GREAT CD


title: Five Stars

text: a great LP


title: Who Says You Can't Have It All-AGAIN ?

text: My review of this cd is as the first.  Just buy it. Just buy it. You won't be disappointed.


title: It's about time-buy it.

text: It's about time! The remastering(in my humble opinion) could have been a bit better,but these two are now listenable. The other reviewers echo my thoughts on it all,so 'Nuff said. The liner note ,well it looks like a Henry Paul fan club,with Hughie Thomasson hardly mentioned.  I never cared much for H.P. ,but her did make great contributions with The Outlaws. Mr. Robinson should have been a lot more balanced, I'll stop there before I get into trouble..


title: Pretty much a flawless performance throughout. Another great Philly J.J. album.

text: This album rides nice and tight. Everyone runs like a well oiled machine. The musicians working with him are all great & well picked by Philly Joe. Crappy cover-He looks tired and a bit worn out.. They need to re-release this in the U.S.,remaster it more liner notes & photos. Pretty much a flawless performance throughout. A nice addition to anyone's Jazz collection.  Also the fact that Philly JJ dedicates the album to his wife is a very nice touch-(You old softie you..) IMHO..


title: Very good,enjoyable recording

text: I bought this from the MHS many,many moons ago,and have enjoyed it since. The playing is excellent, balance is superb. To those who don't like it-well- maybe you have tin ears.


title: Greatest Album Ever Made!

text: My favorite album of all time, period! This cover is one of a kind. So good I'd like to keep it a secret. Please don't buy this one.


title: One of Dickie Peterson's best outings...

text: You will like this one if you are a Dickie Peterson fan and lover of the first Blue Cheer Album. It's very bluesy with a hard edge. The guitarist plays differently than Andrew Duck, who is on the more recent Blue Cheer albums and it sounds quite good.


title: If you don't like this album

text: I was 19 years old in 1990 when I went to a thrift store and found a worse-for-wear copy of this album for a quarter. I had heard of Kiss but at this point had never heard their music. My Dad still had a record player so I took it home a gave it a spin. Initially I didn't know what to make of it but I was soon immersed in Kiss mania and bought all their other albums. If you don't like this album, you probably will never like Kiss.


title: Great album

text: Excellent cd! I'd give it 5 stars if it had Kodachrome on it.


title: Hidden Jewel

text: What a GREAT find this is!  I came across this via Pandora radio and I LOVE IT.  If you enjoy instrumental music than you'll love this.  Top track (for me ) is "Gin Is An Angry Drink".


title: Eclectic Edgy Pop!

text:
I bought this LP at my local indie record store in 1979 when it first came out. The store employee was playing a track off of the album, "Life Begins At The Hop", as I walked in. I instantly fell in love with that song. I bought the record on the spot!
 I had seen the promo for "Making Plans For Nigel" on television not long before that. I loved that song as well. I was only a teenager back then, but even I got the cerebral, witty nuances of each song. Andy Partridge's vocals and songwriting are brilliantly unique! Colin Moulding's vocals are perfect for the songs he sings, on this album, and the other XTC releases. If you want catchy riffs and melodies, coupled with unrelenting wit, then you cherish this offering. The synergy between Partridge and Moulding is palpable.
Not recognized for it's deserving brilliance here in the states, but I highly recommend this standout gem!


title: My favorite song is In My Own Words

text: For the time this was a progressive project. The production by the impeccable Tim Miner was and still is solid! My favorite song is In My Own Words. Clever lyrics and tight background vocals!


title: Absolutely gorgeous

text: And there's nothing wrong with that. Sincerely, this is a masterpiece. It is genuinely timeless and worth your time as a listener.


title: VERY GROOVY

text: EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME


title: Good 60's Pop Rock

text: Not a lot of people have heard of Boyce & Hart but most have heard their songs which have been recorded by other artists such as the Monkees.  If you like good 60's pop rock then give this a listen.


title: Joe Cocker make's music come alive. You feel it.

text: I liked the Jamaica say you will cd.  It was just like the number six cd in 1975.  The Cocker Happy cd was good.  It was songs from diferent cd's.  I have them all.


title: Absolutely wonderful

text: The power of that voice is just amazing. Brings you to tears if you listen closely to the lyrics. Love it.


title: INSPIRATIONAL SONG

text: This is Ronan Keating's remake of the original song that Tracy Chapman took to the top 5 in the USA back in 1988. It's a great remake, as inspirational as the original, and with the same wonderful melodies. If you love Tracy's performance, you will love listening to the song in a male voice. One of Ronan Keating's greatest songs.


title: Srv faves

text: All was great


title: Sounds good!

text: I love my classic rock and roll!


title: Weihnachten mit Andre Rieu

text: Besides being a beautiful music piece there is not much to say. It was shipped very fast and the CD is flawless. Thank you so much


title: Clear

text: Perfect collection.


title: Some rare selections..........

text:
SH-BOOM - THE CHORDS
WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING IN MY EARS - THE ANGELS
NIGHT CURTAIN - CHECKERS
I'LL CRY WHEN YOUR GONE - THE PLATTERS
I USED TO CRY MERCY , MERCY - LAMPLIGHTERS
OOP SHOOP - SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS
YOU'RE TIRED OF LOVE - GEMS
BLUE VALENTINE - SOLITAIRES
SHOULDN'T I KNOW - CARDINALS
DEAR ONE - SCARLETS
MY TRUE LOVE - SWANS
SUCH A NIGHT - CLYDE McPHATTER & THE DRIFTERS
I - VELVETS
I MISS YOU - SONNY TIL & THE ORIOLES
FOOL , FOOL , FOOL - CLOVERS
JOHNNY DARLING - FEATHERS
I'M SLIPPIN IN - THE SPIDERS
A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE - HARPTONES
WHERE ARE YOU - THE MELLOW MOODS
NADINE - THE CORONETS

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title: The ORIGINAL "Some Time" mix w/all tracks included, and The Original "Walls & Bridges"

text: If you want the original mixes of these two albums, this set has them all, plus it includes the tracks removed from "Some Time In NYC" for the reissue a few years ago. These amount to more live tracks from the 2nd disc( "Jamrag", "Scumbag" & "Au" ), but for the completist, you gotta have these. Plus you get 3 more Yoko songs that were not on the original Capitol release. The sound is the same to these ears as the original Capitol releases of the 80's.


title: Five Stars

text: I was there great to hear it again


title: Live ‘98

text: The sound quality is actually pretty decent for this release. I recommend picking it up, especially for live Christmas classics mixed in with hits. Their Christmas albums have always been at the top of my list during the holidays, but I couldn’t help popping this on the middle of September!


title: OooOooo we're half-stars there...

text:
I thought someone needed to give this an honest review, and here it is! Getting Bon Jovi live material is a mixed bag. The voice is usually intact, but the sound is always "iffy". These four discs are all over the place when it comes to performances. Disc 1 gives us some songs that we rarely hear live, like "Always" and "Ride Cowboy Ride". The sound quality on the first 10 tracks are decent, but it just gets bad from there.

Disc 2 takes an old radio broadcast during Bon Jovi's first year and threw it down here, then it changes pace with the Buenos Aires 1995 performances, then goes back to that radio broadcast. I enjoyed the '95 performances, but it didn't make any sense by splitting up two programs.

Disc 3 is just an acoustic set that you can buy anywhere else, the Melbourne sessions I believe. Sound quality is average.

I barely touched disc 4, because it was all over the place again.

So overall, fun to collect and hear some rare performances. I didn't expect great sound quality at all, but the order of the songs just bothers me. For the price, it's worth it. But if you're looking for amazing sound, I'd search somewhere else.


title: Five Stars

text: Jude Cole's music is terrific...we just need more of it!


title: Poorly remastered

text: My problem is with the remastering. Very poor sound on tracks like "Rosalie" and "Right As The Rain", they sound like they are dubbed from vinyl- very disappointing.


title: Manassas

text: Love this album!


title: Libby, We'll Fly ...

text:
Some clarification seems warranted. The 1977 album (featuring production by Phil Ramone with Robbie Robertson, Carly Simon & Paul Simon) is/was actually Ms Titus' second (debut) album. While both albums were titled "Libby Titus," they were each on distinctly different labels. The first, produced by Gary Klein, on a subsidiary of Capitol (Hot Biscuit and/or Tiger Lily), was released prior to the Columbia's. The first didn't feature any songwriting credits of Ms Titus', but many covers of Joni Mitchell (Michael from Mountains), Lennon/McCartney (Strawberry Fields Forever), Tim Hardin (It'll Never Happen Again), Paul Simon (Cloudy), John Sebastian (You Didn't Have to Be So Nice) among them. Cover photos & some credits of this album can be found on the internet. Good luck finding the actual record.

According to her own web site, Carly used the name Libby as a title because it is a name she is particularly fond of; her own friendship with Ms Titus has run hot/cold, but they are occasionally in touch with each other. Still, nothing can detract from the power of that song & performance.

While Ms Titus does have a distinctive voice & style, it really is no surprise that she didn't get too far as a solo recording artist. Like so many before & since, she is far better suited for harmony or background vocals. Bette Midler did a far more inviting, seductive "Yellow Beach Umbrella" as well as a much livelier "Miss Otis Regrets." "Love has No Pride" does feature powerful lyrics & melody, but so many have done the song brilliant justice (starting with Bonnie Raitt in 1972 all the way up to Jane Monheit in 2002) that it is futile to site the best. Paul Simon's harmony on "Fool That I Am" is lost behind the brilliance of Libby's performance, but all is lost on her version of "Kansas City." I truly wish Carly would've recorded "Can This Be My Love Affair" and/or "Wish I Could," but these versions are sublime nonetheless.


title: VG+ Covers Album

text: Decent sound quality on these live takes from different time periods in BD's career (all mixed up time-wise).


title: It does not include their wonderful unreleased song "Look Who's Laughing Now" which is on ...

text:
This compilation was sourced from vinyl. It includes tracks by Bruce & Terry (Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher) and their various pseudonyms, including the Rip Chords, the Rogues, etc. Tracks date from 1963 to 1966. Bruce Johnston became a long standing (off and on) member of the Beach Boys. Terry Melcher (son of Doris Day) became a producer for The Byrds, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Gentle Soul, The Rising Sons and others. He introduced Brian Wilson to Van Dyke Parks. It does not include their wonderful unreleased song "Look Who's Laughing Now" which is on their "Best OF" CD.

M & M is a defunct publisher of records of questionable legality i.e. a bootleg label. Copyright enforcement was (and still is somewhat) lax in Japan except for Japanese artists. Copyright enforcement for Japanese artists is handled by the Yakuza and is very strict. Comes with a 50 page booklet.


title: A lot of Money for a Bootleg CD with poor sound Quality!


title: Mix of Country/Bluegrass/Americana

text:
The track listings for the CD are as follows:

1.  This Heart (Jon Randall)
2.  Labor of Love (Radney Foster)
3.  Faith, Love, and Devotion (Peter Rowan)
4.  The Open Road (Jimmy LaFave)
5.  She's a Waitress (5 Chinese Brothers)
6.  Press On (Billy Sprague)
7.  El Ano Viejo (The Blazers)
8.  Wild Love (Joy Lynn White)
9.  Sally (Blood Oranges)
10.  Baby Likes to Rock It (The Tractors


title: Mix of Country/Bluegrass/Americana

text:
The track listings are as follows:

1.  This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All (Sawyer Brown)
2.  True Gentleman (Leslie Tucker)
3.  Female Bonding (Brett James)
4.  Je M'en Fous Pas Mal (Steve Riley/Mamou Playboys)
5.  Lead Thoughts (Dead Hot Workshop)
6.  Sleepy Eyes (Laurie Lewis/Tom Rozum)
7.  I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No (Blackhawk)
8.  Running From an Angel (Hootie & The Blowfish)
9.  Fine Line (Hootie & The Blowfish)
10.  Single Mother (Victoria Shaw)
11.  In the Gravel Yard (Blue Highway)
12.  Take the Light to the Mountain (Calvin Gilmore


title: Electic Mix of Country/Bluegrass/Americana

text:
The song listing is as follows:

1.  I Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down (Mike Henderson)
2.  This Big City (The Derailers)
3.  Wrong Side of His Heart (Rosie Flores)
4.  Cannonball (The Shivers)
5.  No Excuses, No Regrets (Brent Lamb
6.  Once Upon a Heartbeat (The Rarely Herd)
7.  The Hills That I Call Home (Front Range)
8.  Pearlie Mae (Jerry Douglas
9.  Wolves A'Howlin' (Richard Greene)
10.  Fireball's Last Ride (David Massengill)
11.  This Hard Land (Ed Pettersen)
12.  Hap Towne Breakdowne (Steve Wariner et al)


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  The Wild West Theme-John McEuen
2.  I'm A Cowboy(Dance Mix)-The Smokin' Armadillos
3.  Dallas Days And Ft. Worth Nights-Chris LeDoux
4.  Cowpoke-Don Walser
5.  All Night Truckstop-Big Rig Jacknife
6.  Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down-Brooks & Dunn
7.  The Dust Of The Chase-Ray Wylie Hubbard
8.  Wild Man From Borneo-Kinky Friedman
9.  Where The Old Red River Flows-Skip Gorman
10. Guitar Wild West Theme-John McEuen


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  This Heart-Jon Randall
2.  Labor Of Love-Radney Foster
3.  Faith, Love and Devotion-Peter Rowan
4.  The Open Road-Jimmy LaFave
5.  She's A Waitress(And I'm In Love)-5 Chinese Brothers
6.  Press On-Billy Sprague
7.  El Ano Viejo-The Blazers
8.  Wild Love-Joy Lynn White
9.  Blood Oranges-Sally
10. Baby Likes To Rock It-The Tractors


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  Honky Tonk World-Chris LeDoux
2.  I'd Hold On To Her-Little Texas
3.  One Good Man-Michelle Wright
4.  Goin' Through The Big D-Mark Chesnutt
5.  Blue House-Marcia Ball
6.  Who's That Man-Toby Keith
7.  Eugene You Genius-Bryan White
8.  High Hopes And Empty Pockets-Terry McBride and the Ride
9.  Lipstick Promises-George Ducas
10. Has Anybody Seen Amy- John & Audrey Wiggins
11. Think It Over One Time-Robert Earl Keen
12. Listen To Your Woman-Steve Kolander
13. Dixie Lee-The Amazing Delores
14. Let Me Drive-Greg Holland


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  Sweet Home Alabama-Lynyrd Skynyrd
2.  Saturday Night Special-Terry McBride and the Ride
3.  If I Could Make A Living-Clay Walker
4.  Memory Making Night-John & Audrey Wiggins
5.  Jerusalem Ridge-Kenny Rogers & Bill Monroe
6.  Ever Since I Lost Your Love-Cliff Eberhardt
7.  Run Like You-Jim Lauderdale
8.  Is My Home Still Up There?-Barry & Holly Tashian
9.  Riding With Me-Mike Cross
10. Take That-Lisa Brokop
11. You Know How I Feel-Bryan White
12. Lay Your Head-Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter
13. Soulshine-The Allman Brothers
14. Waymore's Blues (Part III)-Waylon Jennings
15. Dawg After Dark-David Grisman/Tony Rice
16. Old Pipeliner-Hackberry Ramblers


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  I See It Now-Tracy Lawrence
2.  Hello Cruel World-George Ducas
3.  The Running Kind-Radney Foster
4.  A Good Year For The Roses-Elvis Costello
5.  When You Say Nothing At All-Alison Krauss
6.  Birdland-Jerry Douglas
7.  Love Is Always Seventeen-David Gates
8.  Waiting For You-J.D. Crowe and the New South
9.  What They're Talkin' About-Rhett Akins
10. We Got A Lot In Common-Archer/Park
11. Bad Timing-Blue Rodeo
12. Workin' Man Blues-Jed Zeppelin(Diamond Reo, Lee Roy Parnell & Steve Wariner)
13. Down The Road-Mac McAnally
14. Walk Over God's Heaven-Alison Krauss & the Cox Family
15. The Teddy Bear's Picnic-David Grisman/Jerry Garcia
16. The First Time Next Time-The Volebeats


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  Swing City-Roger Brown & Swing City
2.  Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind-Smokin' Armadillos
3.  Sea of Heartbreak-Charlie Pride
4.  Jacob's Ladder-Mark Wills
5.  You Will Miss Me-Tammy Rogers
6.  Hillbilly Thang-BR5-49
7.  Tico Taco Polka-Flaco Jimenez
8.  Closed Down Mill-Bill Morrissey
9.  Garlic & Sapphires-Psychograss
10. Danny Boy-Don Walser


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  I Don't Care What It Is That You Did When You Lived In Ft. Worth-The Cornell Hurd Band
2.  The Rose Of The San Joaquin-Tom Russell
3.  Two Hearts-David Young
4.  I Can Stand The Truth-Blue Highway
5.  Wilder Than Her-Fred Eaglesmith
6.  New Highway-David Parmley, Scott Vestal & Continental Divide
7.  Homecoming-John McEuen
8.  Shoes And Dress That Alice Wore-Tom T. Hall
9.  You Don't Mind-Rory Block
10. 2 am-Alejandro Escovedo
11. Rolling By-Robert Earl Keen
12. Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You-Toby Keith


title: Mix of Country and Americana

text:
1.  South Moon Under-John Anderson
2.  Jacky Don Tucker-Toby Keith
3.  Cats and Dogs-Toni Price
4.  Roy-R.B. Morris
5.  Operator-Rodney Crowell
6.  Poor Hobo-The Hackberry Ramblers
7.  This Old Man-Debra Davis
8.  Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight-Whiskeytown
9.  Jack London-Wild Frontier
10. Generic America-Blue Mountain


title: Very good country album

text:
This is a tuneful and melodic country set by a fine Canadian artist from Nova Scotia.  Included are the following songs:

1.  You Said It (Thom McHugh)
2.  I Need To Hear It From You (Thom McHugh)
3.  Dream On (Gary Burr/Harry Stinson)
4.  I've Seen Enough To Know (Pam Tillis)
5.  Breakin' All Over Town (Pam Tillis/Karen Staley)
6.  Countin' On You This Time (Pam Tillis)
7.  Talk To My Heart (Mark Sanders)
8.  Appalachian Gold (Curtis Stone/Scott Moser/Tony Colton)
9.  Circle of Love (Michael Noble/Jeff Pennig/Pam Gadd)
10. Love Is A Leap Of Faith (Steve Dean/Jeff Pearson/Randy Vanwarmer)
11. Higher Ground (George Green/Steve Dorff)


title: It skipped

text: Great album that was supposed to be brand new but it had a skip.


title: Simply The Best 80's

text: Excellent songs of various artists.  Highly recommend this to all pop music enthusiasts.  You will not be disappointed with this one.


title: This SACD issue takes on a very good amount of that 'mud' and while the original tapes ...

text:
This is a classic piece of American musical history, and given recent events - is more appropriate than ever.

As a recording, this is a well known muddy affair, being overdubbed and layered in one of the denser mixes, all the more challenging compared to the normally crystal sound of the classic Sly hits.

This SACD issue takes on a very good amount of that 'mud' and while the original tapes are limited, gives a much better sense of both dynamics and especially definition of individual instruments and voices in the busy mix.

If you know the album and love it, you will be amazed. If you don't know the album and don't know Sly, start elsewhere.

If you are at all interested in the tortured ongoing history of being Black in America - here's a Rosetta Stone.


title: A Rich, Savory Feast

text:
This album, by the landmark French band, Ange, is the follow-up to their milestone, Au-Dela Du Delire. While Emile Jacotey doesn't scale the heights of that album (what could?) there is still a lot to like about it.

Listeners should be advised, however, that like French food, Emile Jacotey is extremely rich in flavor, and perhaps not for everyone's palate. Indeed, this may strike you as a harsh album in terms of sound at first listen, one that is difficult to get through. This impression is no doubt reinforced by the opening seconds of the first cut, "Bele, Bele Petite Chevre." Ange deals in naked emotion--it's a strength of theirs, in fact--and vocalist Christian Decamps is right there, band furiously working behind him, laying it all out for you before you have a chance to take a breath.

But after a few listens, Emile Jacotey reveals its true nature, and though it doesn't consistently maintain the atmosphere and beauty of its predecessor, it is an outstanding album, full of the folk-based strengths that make Ange a one-of-a-kind experience. These include plenty of beautiful melodies--many of them delivered acoustically--as well as the dreamlike keyboards that are an Ange trademark (Francis Decamp's mellotron has a very unique, echoey sound, endemic to the band) and Jean-Michel Brezovar's tasteful, but never flashy, sustained guitar lines.

I think the reason these highlights--many of them in contradistinction to the listener's first impressions--are so slow to surface is that Emile Jacotey is an album of such contrasts. It's in your face one moment, seductive the next, constantly keeping you off balance. Because most of the songs are relatively compact--Ange is not prone to the expanded epics favored by so many progressive rock bands--the changes in mood tend to overwhelm at first. You need to settle in and relax, open up to what's coming your way and let it in. The good news is, because of its textural complexity, you probably won't get tired of this album for a long time.

Now a few caveats for the uninitiated. This IS Ange--and as such you have to accept the histrionically delivered lyrics of Christian Decamps in his native tongue. To me, it's a logical evolution (albeit a French offshoot) of Peter Gabriel's earlier work, but it may take some adjusting to, as it comes from an aesthetic place that's not at all common, especially in the U.S. If you buy into it, however, Decamps' hyperdramatic approach adds to the uniqueness of the band's sound, and is a key element of what makes it so French and, more to the point, so powerful and unforgettable.

If you have never heard Ange and want to try them out, I would probably recommend you buy Au Dela De Delire first. But if you come to love that record, as I do, Emile Jacotey is a good second purchase for your collection. This is music of a singular nature and should not be overlooked.


title: Five Stars

text: What's the b-side  ?


title: Free CD From UNCUT Magazine

text:
"Theme Time Radio" is indeed the best thing on radio--perhaps in the ENTIRE HISTORY of radio. The show almost always starts somber with the spooky, Raymond Chandler-like introductions read by sultry actress Ellen Barkin. Does Bob write those lines? I like to think he does. Once Mr. Dylan hits the satellite waves he can be serious and informative one minute and silly the next. The thematic song selection favors obscure roots music--great Americana from too-often forgotten artists. Then he'll surprise us with a Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon or another mainstream track that fits the weekly theme. I never get tired of listening.

The bad news about this disc, of course, is that these are simply songs that have turned up on Bob's show and it includes none of Mr. Dylan's unique narrative or any of the other exclusive content from the XM Satellite Radio show. I got this CD free with a copy of UNCUT magazine, which is likely the same place the person attempting to sell this one for a hundred bucks got his. If you can find a used CD store before they all go out of business, you'll likely find one of these in the bargain bin...cheap.


title: Yay! and Yay! again.

text: Why is it that the albums and artists I fell for "way back when" are so difficult to find today? Perhaps not enough of a following, however fervent. But here is Marti Jones' debut in its glory.<br />Marti Jones has voice and style like no other, soft with a hint of mid Piedmont coastal drawl, warm and inviting and with a slight Ella swing. Plus, Don Dixon brings a head-swirling arsenal of notes and sounds from who knows what instruments to surround Ms. Jones with plenty of opportunity to catch the right flavor of every song. I love this album. An individual artist who takes her time, with this album and the others that followed. I cannot recommend her highly enough.


title: THIS IS ASTOUNDINGLY BRILLIANT

text: I've loved this album since I was 4 years old.  We had the mono mix at first, then it was replaced by the stereo mix in 1973 on an Apple reissue.  Since then, I've gone out and picked up numerous copies:  the awful 1987 CD, British pressings, whether original pressings or reissues of those, of course the 2009 remasters in mono and stereo and the mono LP reissue in 2014 (getting breathless yet?  Hang on, it only gets better) - I was knocked over when I heard last year's remix and all the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition, and it was great to see the 1992 special about making the album.  This remix is loaded with sounds I had no idea were in the grooves, just buried underneath, but now unearthed for the unending pleasure of us all.  Splendid time indeed.


title: TUG OF WAR TRANSFER OF BRILLIANCE, EXCEPT FOR THE CLOSING TRACK

text: I was a little apprehensive when I heard Macca's 80s masterpiece was to be remixed.  All these years, I regarded this as such a great album, perfect as it was, except of course for the vile, never-should-have been written, recorded, or even conceived, "EBONY & IVORY".  Yes, I'll always hate that song...finger down the throat time... but I digress.  I had nothing to worry about regarding the remix.  There are some subtle nuances I noticed along the way which seem a bit different, perhaps a differently-mixed lead or background vocal here or there, or an instrument shifted somewhere else within the speakers, but nothing about the songs themselves were changed. PHEW! That's a relief.  The remastering is brilliant, no bottoms too far low, no highs too shrill, everything sounds perfectly blended.  We've waited for many many years for Paul to put this back in print, and put it back he did - and then some.  I hate Ebony & Ivory, in case I haven't made that clear before.  I hate it.  I hate it.  I hate it.  However, I still rate this 5 stars.  I love all the rest of the songs.  They flow beautifully from one to the other, and now they sound better than ever.  The bonus audio disc, 31 minutes in length, is loaded with demos: Wanderlust, Ballroom Dancing, Take it Away, The Pound is Sinking, Dress Me Up as a Robber...and, well, yeah, that song I'm so fond of.  It opens up with a fake-blues riff called "Stop You Don't Know Where She Came From" with a humourous whiny vocal (think Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five), and a sort of extended demo of "Dress Me Up as a Robber".  It also "boasts" a solo version of "Ebony", which I've always heard was the preferable version, but it's still as hokey and nauseatingly derivative of Sesame Street as it's ever been.  The bonus disc closes with two song I've heard about but never heard at all, til now - "Rainclouds", an acoustic, Sally G-type, country-esque ditty about how rainclouds hide the sun - "well, no kidding, Sherlock", but it's very enjoyable, and it would have been cool if this was on the proper album, but it's here now.  "I'll Give You a Ring" closes out the disc and it's a toe-tapping charmer.  I think I'll be playing this a lot, and, again, this should have made the album.  It has a great hook.  He doesn't rock out very much with this album as a whole, but this is one of the most charming, toe-tapping and poignant albums in my collection - and I'm blown away by this new transfer.


title: A bit premature, but what the heck

text: I know this is a bit premature, as I haven't received my copy yet, but I have always loved the score to this film and am ecstatic that this is finally being given the proper treatment.  Henry Mancini had always been a great composer and this work deserves to be heard.  Now, is this movie for everyone?  Absolutely not, but it is loved and adored by the public that it is for.  Now I guess some of these people will re-enact scenes in their homes or cars and blast this music as they do.


title: AT LAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

text:
[[VIDEOID:ef2ea1727e7bd3cf7a2cad9b74677e42]] This is a video review of "Lumpy Money" in which I talk about how much I like it while brief musical excerpts play in the background, although I included a snippet of an outtake of "Duke of Prunes", which is not part of the package, but I included it anyway.

I also show what the packaging looks like.


title: Mo tells it like it is

text:
Yes, this album is very hard to find, but once you do, it was well worth the effort and the money.  I found my copy upon its release over 20 years ago at the old Rose Records shop in Chicago, a couple of years after I finally heard the Velvet Underground and Nico for the first time (1987), and I love it to this day.  Two tracks stand out:  "Hey Mersh" and "Work".  The former track opens with Mo yelling "Hey, Mersh, let's go to the mall", which was kind of scary considering my then-blossoming aversion to shopping malls.  They were "the place to be" back in the late 70's and some time into the early 80's, but by the end of that decade, I had just about had it with them.  "Work" is still as relevant now as it was then, with lyrics telling it like it is when it comes to long hours and low pay - this is leaps and bounds over anything Bruce Springsteen and Styx had to say on the subject.  You do, of course, remember that horrible song, "Blue Collar Man".  Tommy Shaw was a multimillionaire "rollin' in the dough" at the time the song was released.  What in God's name did he know about struggle?  Mo says it best, and it's set at a frenetic tempo with drums and guitars that sound as angry as the singer, and possibly as much as the record buyer listening to this track.  She touches on such subjects as problems in the free-lunch program for public schools, rising utility bills and high deductions from paychecks: "My kids don't get a free lunch at the school they go...Gotta pay the lights - I GOTTA PAY THE PHONE!!!!!"  The refrain, of course, says it all "WHEN I GET MY CHECK I KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG...OH! SOMETHING'S WRONG!!!"

There are also nice covers of "Goodnight Irene" and Lou Reed's own "Pale Blue Eyes", and Mo actually wrote most of the other songs on the album, including "Mersh" and "Work".

Get this if you can - PLEASE!

Recorded with help from Reed, as well as Sonic Youth's Lee Renaldo, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, this is a true punk masterpiece.


title: Smitty's best album

text: This album was a revelation when it came out in 1986 because it was a highly artistic, professionally produced CCM album. It's different today—guys like Sufjan Stevens and the band Son Lux can be Christian and write artistic music that reflects their faith in a mainstream market. But back then, if it didn’t sound like adult contemporary, it wasn’t played on Christian radio stations. “The Big Picture” is still among what I consider the best CCM albums ever made during that period in the sense of purely artistic merit—and that’s a pretty short list: Mark Heard’s masterpiece, “The Dry Bones Dance” is one. Dylan’s “Slow Train Coming.” Phil Keaggy’s “Town to Town,” Chagall Guevera’s self-titled album, The 77s “Sticks and Stones.” There are others, but you get the idea. MWS has always been "McCartney-esque" in his ability to write incredibly catchy, hooky music, but he's not a lyricist. "The Big Picture" was the first time Smith teamed up with lyricist Wayne Kirkpatrick, and it was a brilliant pairing. He also got John Potoker to produce the album--who worked with Genesis, Madonna, Scritti Politti, etc. Suddenly, there was a Christian album that SOUNDED like the stuff on rock stations rather than adult contemporary music. Not only that, but the lyrics were full of metaphors--they were actually poetic! Now, 34 years later, I'm 56 years old, I still really love most of the songs on this album--Lamu, Wired for Sound, Rocketown, Voices, Goin' Thru the Motions, You're Alright--I'm still impressed with the lyrics and music. The music and production is similar to Genesis in the 80s--Abacab & Invisible Touch—synths, drum machines and bright distorted Fender guitars. My only complaint is that "The Big Picture" would really benefit from a remaster. But as I understand it, this was Smith’s least successful album, (and evidently the companies that own CCM masters from the 70s & 80s consider it such ephemera they won’t even release most of it as mp3s). So there’s not much hope of a remaster. His follow-up, "I 2 Eye" was much more CCM mainstream.  By the time he released "Go West Young Man," he and Kirkpatrick had shifted to the David Foster/Chicago power ballad sound, and he had a big mainstream hit with "Place in this World" (which sounds like it could've been in a Disney's "Aladdin"). In my opinion, Smith never took the risks he took on "The Big Picture" ever again. He still made great music CCM--the guy's a genius--but as far as genuine artistry goes, this is his White Album.


title: Favorite album of 2019

text: Last year's collection "Pop That Goes Crunch" was in my top ten and is an apt description of the twist Drew Forsberg applies to the Power Pop template. Each track begins with a memorable riff or melody but doesn't settle for simply repeating this pattern. As each verse or chorus comes around more hooks, textures, rhythms and harmonies spring up to carry each tune to new heights! This is exquisite pop songcraft and each listen unlocks a new favorite - "Electrical Living" is brilliant!


title: TideShea@aol.com

text:
I'm giving this album a five-star rating partly because I love it, but also partly to spite two of the three idiots that wrote the worst reviews  of an album I've ever read, one of which I believe is Lee Mavers (to those  of you who don't know, he's the talented yet unquestionably headstrong and  stupid former lead singer/co-founder/destroyer of John Power's former band  the La's).  His mother probably wrote the other review.  I must admit, I  was a little leery of purchasing this album based on these three reviews,  but I was pleasantly surprised.
This is one of those albums, like Oasis'  Be Here Now, that was unfairly criticized for reasons unbeknownst to  anyone.  I must say I disagree with David Groves almost song for song.  The  album starts off on a stronger note than All Change.  Free Me is a powerful  song that's Britpop from start to finish.  On the Run is wonderfully  written, and has a different kind of beat unlike any Cast song I've heard  before (check out the demo version on the Live the Dream single, it's  fantastic).  And what's wrong the repetition on Guiding Star, and why would  somebody count how many times they sing it?  That would be like counting  the "yeah, yeah, yeah yeahs" in the Beatles' She Loves You.  Hey, Adam  Bell, how many times did the Clash repeat the line "London's Burning?"
I  think Live the Dream is the second strongest song on the album, with I'm So  Lonely being the first.  I'm So Lonely is a song that wouldn't sound out of  place on John Lennon's Double Fantasy album (it could've replaced one of  those awful Yoko Ono songs).  That's the sound that I immediately equated  it with upon first listen.  I've made two Cast fans by playing them Live  the Dream, so I really don't think it's very amateur.  I wish David Groves  could've expanded on that statement a bit because I'm really perplexed by  it.
The album ends on a high note Never Gonna Tell You What to Do and  Dance of the Stars.  And, of course, the album contains a hidden track,  which is a beautifully melancholy, yet simple tinkling piano version of On  the Run accompanied by a backwards guitar.
I'm not going to sit here and  tell you that every song is great.  Like most albums, some are better than  others.  I think if you like Cast, then this album is one you'll leave in  the CD player for quite a while.  I don't think the three prior reviews  were very fair, so that's why I wrote this one.
The first two are just  asinine.  The third one seems well thought out, but I'm confused why David  Groves would write eight paragraphs to tell you not to buy this album.  Why  would anybody waste their time unless they really didn't like this  particular band, and do you think somebody who doesn't like a certain band  is going to write an objective review?  I mean I dislike Creed, but I  wouldn't write a negative eight paragraph review, urging you not to buy the  album.
David Groves pleads for something different and berates the  repetitiveness, yet he longs for the songs to sound like the ones on All  Change, particularly Walkaway.  That album was great, but shouldn't bands  be encouraged to expand and seek out new musical horizons?  David Groves  sounds like one those people who would've given Bob Dylan grief for going  electric or the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band because they  lost their mop tops.
The bottom line is, if you're a Cast fan and a lover  of Britpop in general, you'll enjoy this album.  It's not All Change, but  it's not supposed to be.  I consider it a step up for Cast.  If you still  live in 1992 and long for a La's reunion, then don't buy this album.  They're gone, and, thankfully, John Power and Cast have emerged, keeping  the Liverpool beat alive.
One last thing; if you're really a Cast fan,  pick up some of singles from this album.  They contain some great non-LP  b-sides like For So Long, Canter, and a great cover version of Bob Marley's  Redemption Song.


title: and love it. There is no finer live song than ...

text: I bought this CD here, after reading several other reviews, and love it.  There is no finer live song than Delilah as it rocks the house.I loved SAHB during my college years and the feeling has been rekindled.Bands such as SAHB and the progressive era, saved many of us from the Disco era. I do wish that they could have included truly missed Sargent Fury and one of my fav's, Shark's Teeth.  I still enjoy Alex's creativity with the English language and his Scottish accent.


title: UpBeat & joyful.  As more people try on non-tech Sabbaths, this music feeds the soul.

text: Beautiful & Inspirational, as always, by the blessed Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.


title: Five Stars

text: A very good compilation, it worth every penny!!!


title: Masterwork, but performance misses very much the sharp articulation it needs.

text: A mature powerful work for chorus & orchestra by Steve Reich from the 80s. The first release on record was by Nonesuch with the Steve Reich Ensemble & Brooklyn Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. That one is still the reference recording.  OK, in this new recording with conductor Kristjan Järvi it is nice to hear some other instruments more to the foreground, but it misses very much the sharp articulation in especially the strings and the choir in the fast sections, its sound fuzzy en chaotic sometimes, overall not powerful, not mysterious in other sections. And no feeling of catharsis and "homeward return" in that very beautiful orchestral interlude near the end, which runs  so greatly through many keys. I think this music seems too difficult for this Austrian orchestra, since the conductor Kristjan Järvi delivered some very good records, for example his John Adams cd with Fearful Symmetries and the Chairman Dances (suprisingly fast and articulated!), and the Steve Reich double cd with the Leipzig orchestra containing the orchestral versions of Daniel Variations and You Are. These are great.


title: two from galilee

text: this a musical that mixes the christmas story with fiddler on the roof. brings you a into the story with a deeper inside into mary and josephs lives with catchy music and mooving lyrics. great for using as a full musical or just use some of the songs in your carols concert.


title: the voice lives on

text: If you're a Waylon Jennings fan, this 2CD and DVD set is a must have!!<br />Do yourself a favor and add this to your collection. It, is, outstanding!!


title: A great album from Lester & Earl!

text: I wore this tape out as a youngster! They had a sound all their own,and really showed it on album. There isn't a bad song in the bunch! Glad I have the album now and the capability to put it on digital media.I'll never wear it out now!


title: Great

text: its easy to forget what songs the Doobie Brothers preformed these to sets encompass all thatsc great about them OVERALL GREAT


title: Johnny "Bulldog" Tristao is funny...

text: Good album, it sounds a lot like a "Creedence Clearwater Revival" one, but Johnny has a particular voice and its always great to hear him. Good country rock songs.


title: Great stuff, but there are other versions available.

text: In response to David K.'s review, there is a way to get the "live" version of "Million Miles" (a "live" in Atlantic City, N.J. performance) without having to buy the expensive 5 CD edition. I-Tunes offers a digital version of the 5 CD set at a price of $34.99. If you are only interested in the "live" version of "Million Miles", that track can be purchased at I-Tunes for $1.29. I just thought this information might be somewhat useful.


title: Lots of classic Ray from 1957 to 1962

text: The albums included here are: RAY CHARLES;THE GREAT RAY CHARLES;YES INDEED'RAY CHARLES AT NEWPORT;WHAT'D I SAY;THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES;SOUL BROTHERS (w/Milt Jackson);GENIUS HITS THE ROAD;IN PERSON;THE GENIUS SINGS THE BLUES;SOUL MEETING (w/Milt Jackson);THE GENIUS AFTER HOURS;DEDICATED TO YOU;GENIUS PLUS SOUL EQUALS JAZZ;RAY CHARLES AND BETTY CARTER;MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC;MODERN SOUNDS, VOL.2;SINGLES COLLECTION (12 tracks that were on singles,1960-1962. Ten cd's in paper sleeves inside a nice hinged cover box. No notes nor musician credits. Lots of great music at a super price. Sound quality is fine as well. What are you waiting for?


title: Five classic Sinatra albums for one low price

text: This package contains five of Sinatra's 1955-1959 albums, one album per disc. The sound quality is quite good, the music is classic Frank, and, when you consider that I paid just $12.85 for this set, that adds up to less than three dollars per album! I have purchased other titles on this label (Not Now Music) and I have found all of their packages to be first-rate. Check them out at k. I, for one, [...] am a happy customer of both this label and this seller(Rarewaves).


title: Excellent archival material from Jethro Tull

text: This disc is part of an out-of-print 4cd set, "The 25th Anniversary"  box. More fine "live"material from the Tull archives. If you're a Tull fan this is recommended. It's no the place to start, however. if you're a beginner with the Tull catalog.


title: RINGO'S NEW WAVE ANSWER

text:
At the time of this 1983 release, new wave and punk rock were riding high.Could the album's title be a direct tongue-in-cheek response?
Ringo employs the help of some old-wave rockers like himself throughout "Old Wave". Notably, the Who bassist, John Entwistle, and the Eagles' Joe Walsh. The musicianship throughout is top-notch.
Highlights include a Starr-Walsh tune, ''In My Car" which the latter covered himself on one of his solo LPS, a rocking cover of "Shes about a Mover", two instrumental jams "Going Down", and "Everybody's in a Hurry but Me''. Ringo sings a string-laced love song, "As Far as we can Go" also.
One of the Starr's more interesting solo efforts, and worth a listen.


title: ONE OF THE BEST '' LET IT BE'' RELEASES

text: Of the many rare CDs released by companies like Yellow Dog Records comprising the Let It Be rehearsals, "Celluloid Rock" has to rank among the best. The sound quality is superb from beginning to end. Highlights?There are many in this 15-song collection. I found the rock and roll covers very good indeed. With the top-notch organ playing of Billy Preston to augment the classic Beatles lineup, the musicians rip through inspired covers of ''Shake Rattle and Roll'', ''Blue Suede Shoes'', a medley of ''Miss Ann/Lawdy Miss Clawdy'', followed by a remake of an oldie the band recorded in 1963, a 1969 version of the old Miracles song ''You Really Got A Hold On Me ''. There is also the fulllength recording of ''Dig It'', new takes of ''Let It Be'', ''Get Back'', ''For You Blue'' that actually are better than the released versions. A nice collection for any beatlemaniac.


title: Great CD

text: My first album of his music and it is really good. Recommended for the younger country generation of music.Better alternative to Miley Cyrus or Justin Bieber.


The single that BEGAN the Country Music Industry.  This record was such a big hit (7 million copies sold) that record companies began looking for "Hillbilly" acts to sign and the result of the search was the discovery of Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family etc.  This is easily one of the most important singles ever released.  Very good songs even today.


title: 50 years ago today

text:
These versions became full originals under the touch and execution of this fantastic orchestra.
Midnight Lace is simply unforgettable, the full selection of themes is simply perfect and the combination of modern sounds and this wall of strings makes this album so tasteful and intense that you will sure remember my recommendation.
When you notice that it was produced on 1962 you will agree that this one is a masterpiece.


title: Not All Items Incuded

text: The C.D. is fine ,this was a gift for my Associates Daughter ,NO Poster or 2 Candies or all the Cards ?? Terrible Lies of What could Have Been & Should Have Been a Great Buy!!! Pathetic. President; Crimestoppers Inc.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful


title: Four Stars

text: Franz Waxman's musical score captures the ethos of Cossack life as the movie depicts.


title: Funky & Sexy!

text: If you want pure Funky and Sexy music in your music collection...The Complete Atlantic Recordings of The Brides of Funkenstein is a MUST-HAVE! Both albums have really good songs that prove how integral women were to the Parliament-Funkadelic sound.


title: Not Da Full Set List! - Bit Dissapointed But ...

text: Not Da Full Set List ! - Bit Dissapointed But All Da Same Is Still Led Zep !


title: Trashman.!

text: Imagine If You Will Hendrix Playing To 500,000 People At Somewhere Like Hyde Park And He Open's With TRASHMAN. With A Pure White Afro - This Album Out Of ALL The Hendrix I've Listened To Has The Most RAW Energy A Must For Any Serious Hendrix Fan.


title: Surrounded by Poco

text: Beautiful sounding Quad mix remastered by Vocalion. I've been enjoying the BGO stereo twofer releases of Poco (and other classic albums), but here is a gorgeous Quad twofer. I hope Vocalion does more from the Poco catalogue. If you are a Poco fan and have a surround system, this is a no-brainer...get it while they last!


title: everything flows

text:
'Those who know know', as my Sensei once said many years ago.  Those who know that a new release from Brother JT is not to be missed are either wise, lucky, or both.  Back with his first 'official' release since 2008's excellent JELLY ROLL GOSPEL, the Brother is still flowing, still changing, and still getting better.  The 'influences' here are simply too many to mention and they are all rendered somewhat irrelevant by the Sui Generis nature of JT's sound.  To say that this music is influenced by Glam Rock or George Clinton or the Velvets is no more informative than saying that Captain Beefheart was influenced by Howlin' Wolf.  In the end, neither man sounds anything like anybody but himself.

When he is copping a riff, the Brother always tells you- in this case we get 'TRex Blues', with a guitar riff that is a modified Jeepster, yet the song sounds nothing at all like TRex, proving once again that in Rock and Roll, unlike Classical Music, the notes don't mean crap- it's the Sound that matters.  The sonic palette here is quite wide, from shimmering and acoustic to bludgeon to disturbingly bent feedback and drone, yet the whole thing coheres and flows so as to be absolutely unified.  Like a good Taoist JT somehow just naturally avoids the pitfalls of either irony or earnestness, standing instead on the Soulful and Holy ground of just being himself in the moment.

If forced at gunpoint to describe this album in 'review-ese' the best I could do would be to say that (some of it) is like Glam-Rock grungified, blasted with a firehouse, and infused with Soul- Psychedelicized Soul, of course! There are several songs here with faint melodic echoes of vintage Roxy Music, but JT's sound is so fundamentally different as to make that irrelevant.  The strongest tracks to my mind are the thoroughly mind altering 'Muffintop', 'Many Man Smoke' and 'I Still Like Cassettes', which feature a slightly frightening warped blue psychedelia, while JT's guitar, note-bending and feedback drenched,  threatens to wring your cerebellum like a twisted wet towel.

I suppose some mention of the lyrics would be in order.  The words are a topic unto themselves.  With Don Van Vliet is his grave, there isn't really much competition for JT when it comes to writing surrealist/absurdist rock and roll songs.  As always he avoids both banality and pretense with his effortless stream of consciousness rhymes, chock full of sex and death, Lewis Carrol copping the dirtiest parts of Joyce's Ulysses, groaning for some mercy and some 'muffintop'.

While media-hyped flavor-of-the-month artists like Kurt Vile may be grabbing more headlines, JT is, as always, delivering the goods.  The proof of the pudding for me is that 'The Sveltness Of Boogietude' sounds better with each listen- even the relatively simple and seemingly silly 'Sweatpants' proves to have surprising depth on repeated listens.  This ain't no 'Product', it's the real thing, and that's hard to find these days.


title: It's breaking heartstrings cuz it's not a full album!

text:
as the album kickstarts the listener into alert mode, it becomes easily understood this is a band that has no time to waste on filler. every sentence, arrangement and dynamic of “Wake Up Call” seems placed with not only precision but with complete emotion still in tact which leaves the listener easily able to identify.
“Irony Of Life” is as beautiful as it is powerful and a highlight of the album. the lyrics are as honest, straight-forward and very motivational and inspiring. the arrangement again show complete killer no filler.
as the album slows down a bit the insight to humanity becomes even clearer as the listener can further identify with “Four Walls” and “Nothing But Me”, the guitars in the latter prove to be comforting and beautiful.
the album closes with another intense insightful rocker called “Fear (is a 4 Letter Word)”.
emotion, dynamics, precision, insight that surely guarantees the listener will put this album on repeat.


title: AHORA SI  !!!!!!!!

text:
Este si es el Juan Luis que aprendi a admirar desde hace mas de 20 años..Aqui vuelve a componer y cantar para todo su publico, con ese talento sin medida que tiene para orgullo de todos los latinos.
Despues de un pequeño desvio en el camino ( desde mi optica), en el cual quizo dar testimonio de su fe particular, olvidando que su publico es heterogeneo y que no necesariamente valora sus creencias intimas (aun cuando las respete) de la forma en que valora su musica que si tiene un valor universal...,Juan Luis vuelve a ser lo que es...nuestro mas grande artista!!!
Excelente CD..!!!!


title: Audience recording

text: Great performance.  For die hards.  It’s a good audience recording.  But it IS an audience recording.  Not worth big bucks.


title: Good Mix of Performers and Performances, but Sound Quality Not So Hot

text:
Overall, I rate this set 4 stars for the musical performances (which I believe are not available elsewhere), and 3 stars for sound quality. (At least some of it, and possibly all, was recorded from the radio broadcast, not directly from the concert soundboard.)

Here's a breakdown by act:
- Albert King, performance 4 out of 5, sound quality 4
Very nice set, as expected from King, although I could do without the shtick about buying the car and keeping it away from the finance man. Inexplicably, the sound quality of this set is considerably better than that of the other sets in this collection.
- J. Geils, performance 4, sound quality 2
Lots of distortion and saturation (especially in the vocals), weak bass, clearly over-the-air broadcast recording, with radio station call letters announced over the intro to "Whammer Jammer". Sound quality is sufficiently poor that's it's difficult to evaluate the performance, i.e. is the singing actually off-key, or does it just sound that way due to a bad microphone and/or crappy recording quality?
- Edgar Winter's White Trash, performance 4, sound quality 3.5
Outstanding version of "Tobacco Road".
- Mountain, performance 3.5, sound quality 2.5
Decent performance, including "Theme From An Imaginary Western" and "Mississippi Queen", but the sound is mush. One of the vocal microphones sounds like it was having intermittent problems.
- Beach Boys, performance 3.5, sound quality 3
These guys seem out of place here stylistically, kind of like Sha-na-na at Woodstock. And the group's usually immaculate harmonies are not especially harmonious.
- Country Joe McDonald, performance 3.5, sound quality 3.5
Solo acoustic set (without The Fish). Much of Country Joe's music sounds dated these days (he is what he is), but I like the versions here of "Rockin' All Around The World" and "Hold On It's Coming".
- Allman Brothers, performance 4.5, sound quality 3.5
This set is the star of the collection, hands down. Great performances of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and other Allman Brothers classics.


title: Bryn 's music is a gift to the rest of ...

text: Bryn 's  music is a gift to the rest of us from heaven.


title: Good buy

text: Enjoyed.


title: Great package! I would recommend this Eagle compilation to ...

text: Great package! I would recommend this Eagle compilation to anyone who is a fan.  The sound quality is excellent, unlike many online music I have purchased.


title: Two Stars

text: Poor quality sound--was hoping for a better sound.  Disappointed.


title: Darker (and heavier) than Blue

text: If you are checking out this album, than you are obviously familiar with Blue Cheer.  If you enjoy the heaviness of the first two BC albums and their last album (What Doesn't Kill You...)than you won't be disappointed with this.

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title: Five Stars

text: Excellent!!!  Especially Paul Byrom!!!!


title: 5 STARS

text: 5 Stars all the way!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Rare Earth live,  early funky jam band. Celebrate this classic of early freedom rock.


title: Yet another good Texas band!

text: I heard "I Need a Miracle" on satellite radio and had to own the disc. I also own Welcome To Delirium? Hoping to see them live in March 2015.


title: and when he feels the world is closing in.....

text: miss song called "misfits" on this cd version.. still a good choice.. "destroyer" is still relevant.


title: Very emotional

text: A Jazzy type of nostalgia from the past to the Future


title: Quality Music....Quality Seller!!!!

text: Exactly as expected....Great Music , Great Seller .....Thank You!!!!!


title: Well done and great to listen to.

text: This is a great collection of well-written, well-arranged and catchy tunes on a range of topics. The album is real work of art by a multi-instrumentalist. Of special interest to me is a tune about Washington Rock in NJ. The title, 67k miles an album, refers to the speed of Earth as it orbits the Sun.


title: fantastic lost album

text: Fantastic lost album from the mid-90s.  It is really too bad these guys never got their big time deal, the music is classic and the guitar licks first rate.  Worth rediscovering.


title: Beautifully written and performed

text: This album is quite a shift from Seraina's previous material. I only mention that because if you are expecting power metal, you are in for a shock. Seraina Telli is a gifted songwriter and musician. I particularly like her piano pieces. This is just really good music. Highly Recommended!


title: Another great selection from Magic Records!

text: The first Magic recordings I purchased were EP releases of the Byrds, Turtles, Paul Revere & The Raiders. I first hesitated to purchase this most recent Grass Roots collection because of a negative review I read, but after having purchased it, I am impressed with the selected mixes and am more than pleased with the quality. This Grass Roots recording is my second from Magic and it does not disappoint. Two long lost tracks, "Pain" and "The Days of Pearly Spencer" are excellent representations. The quality of the production is outstanding and channel separation is exquisite.  And if I am not mistaken, the bonus track, "Where Were You When I Needed You" is the P.F. Sloan recording. None the less, this collection is a keeper. ddj


title: For our Heroes---song choice?

text: My main criticism of this effort is song choice.  I basically like MG and have seen them "live" both at the Opry and "Christmas For Kids" with Charlie Daniels.  That being said, I would expect that a CD entitled "For Our Heroes" would have a bit more Patriotic flavor and less of the barroom anthem type material.  IMHO, a few of the songs on here do not fit the theme of this recording.  It would have been a stronger effort if a few of the songs were replaced with more inspirational and/or patriotic material.


title: Great album!

text: Great addition to my vinyl collection! Thank you! Had this on cassette a few years ago. Needed it on vinyl.


title: Jackson Browne just keeps getting better and better.

text: Wanted to hear his latest music before attending the concert.  Great album and even greater concert.


title: The Last Tour.....

text: ,,,before the large band era.  (CD) - A worthwhile concert to own because for a rare outdoor show, the Stones scrap the setlist.  Rare nuggets get mixed in for a most enjoyable, unpredictable playback.  Unfortunately the sound is brick walled, flat.  It was never meant for release.  Recommended though because of all the wrinkles.  (DVD) - Disaster!  After the start and at the  ending,  head shots are only shown throughout.  Worth watching maybe twice.  Beyond frustrating.  The only value is seeing the younger Rolling Stones briefly  without back-up singers/Las Vegas style/large touring band  which doesn't happen now or probably never again.  Addressing the performance, the band had one of those high energy days.


title: Atmospheric Chills.....

text: Wolfscote is a little bit like  Clannad meets 1990s Joni Mitchell.  A beautiful mix of gutsy, emotional vocals supported by ambient instrumentation that comes from somewhere above the clouds.  Cathy Lesurf  (Fiddler's Dram, Albion Band, Fairport Convention) has taken great care of her lovely voice.  "Turn The Glass" has  a wide variety of song selection not sounding  computer generated.  This album is one those pearls in the ocean found in modern contemporary folk.  Right from the first song - "Twa Corbies" moves mountains.


title: No Contest

text: A true collector item needs a reissue.  6 of the 12 songs are done by one of the most underrated groups of the era - The Centurians.  They are g-o-o-d  'n' busy in their approach to the genre.  These songs are not on their only release "Bullwinkle Part II.  The rest of the music is a dated, quality product of the times that's still fun to hear.


title: Worth getting.

text: Had this on vinyl was great to get it again. Under rated album great to hear it again.


title: Have eagerly awaited a CD offering!

text:
Got this on vinyl when it was first issued and have awaited and hoped for a CD release for many years now.
So happy to have this opportunity to add this to my collection of the B&S catalog.
These guys are so talented, I have been a big fan since "One Toke" when I was in high school. I enjoyed each new release as their careers progressed.  A number of years ago, I was so pleasantly surprised to find an album of theirs, "Down In L.A.", that preceeded "Tarkio" (which I had long thought was their first). It too is a great album, maybe my favorite.
But to be honest, my favorite B&S album is the one I'm currently listening to! And today, that is "st11261". I'm so happy to have it.


title: So Satisfied!

text:
I have been waiting and hoping for this "album" to be offered in CD format.  I have had it in vinyl since it came out when I was in college.
They are so talented. Their singing, playing and writing is so good. I just love their music.
This is a great CD to finally have an opportunity to have!


title: Excellent recording.  (But the booklet's in Japanese....)

text:
Beautiful, heavenly music, in a well-conducted performance (André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, 1973).

**HOWEVER, NOTE:  If you buy the CD made by Seraphim Super Best, which is in Japan, you'll get a booklet which is in JAPANESE ONLY.  If you don't read booklets, fine, but otherwise look for a version of this 1973 recording which has a book in YOUR language!
(For this reason alone, I'm demoting my rating from 5 stars to 4.)


title: Five Stars

text: loved it


title: Five Stars

text: Some of Bill and Ammon's best work!!


title: Five Stars

text: SUPER


title: Five Stars

text: Collector's item


title: Elvis Presly - Complete '62 Sessions

text:
Well as always Elvis music is the greatest of all time. The CD has many greta hits and very intertaining. You can just sit back with a glass of wine and listen to the greatest  singer and performer of alll time. I really recommend this cd for those who have not really gotten into Elvis. After this you will continue to listen to more Elvis music.

Ray Luis - Miami


title: Off Duty with Private Elvis Presley

text: This book/Cd combination is excellant.  There are pictures in the book seldom seen.<br />The Cd shows a relaxed, fun loving Elvis singing with others at a frends house in house in Texas in 1957. For a home recording it's pretty dare well done.  If you are an Elvis fan this is one you should get.


title: Nice..!

text:
Darn good cd... Capital... CAPITAL..!!! Loved every minute of it. I have the vinyl and now I also have the cd... Oh Happy Day.. Happy, Happy Day...!! One of my favorite cds.. This, and Dave Harris' "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals". Also buy Dean Elliot's "Zounds, What Sounds" and Perrey & Kingsley's "The In Sound From Far Out" and you will be complete. Add Russ Garcia's "Fantasica" for those moments when you want to chill out and you will be the coolest cucumber on planet Earth, I kid you not....Baby!!!

Oh, besides the London Symphony Orchestra playing the Tull tunes, there are guest shots from Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Dave Pegg. Truly sublime.


title: Quirky and Swingin'...!!!

text: This is GREAT! A good companion piece to the Dean Elliot/Jack Fascinato cd in the "Strange & Cool Music" stakes. Leo Diamond's "Skin Diver Suite" is only side one of the original album but that's okay because the suite is complete. Side two consisted mainly of "filler" instros. The other album here is "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals" by Dave Harris and his Powerhouse Five. This is slightly different in that it's bouncier with a jungle edge, although track 2, "In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room", is Mozart with a definite swing! It's all great fun. You will recognize 2 or 3 tracks if you are a Looney Tunes cartoon fan. One reviewer stated that 'Skin Diver Suite' was taken from a record and not a master tape.... I truly cannot tell the difference if that is the case. It all sounds pretty good to me. Either way, this is the only way you'll get to hear this music. Pick up this cd while you still can... there were only 1,000 pressed. Now that the Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music Craze has waned somewhat, you might find this stuff hard to fine soon.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it


title: Buy This Album Elvis Fans - It's Your Duty!

text: Excellent CD! The addition of strings, electric and slide guitars, sax, clarinet, flute, percussion, organ, etc on the various songs made long-time classics even more vibrant for today. After five decades of being an Elvis fan, to have his music generate new emotions is a tribute to the producer, musicians and technicians who worked on this collection.  "Fame and Fortune" brought a big smile; "Can't Help Falling In Love" brought teary eyes and "Fever" made me feel like I was sitting in Ricky Ricardo's smoke filled Tropicana Club!  More jazzy and bluesy, softening of background vocals at times when appropriate while at other times the background vocals were left where they should be.  Beautiful substitution of new instruments where background vocals were softened.  Nicely blended and augmented new instrumentation along with original instrumentation. If producers of Elvis' music would follow this pattern of adding new instrumentation to augment original recordings and balance the background vocals, I would be buying Elvis CD's like I was a teenager again.  Great Job!


title: This is an overlooked gem!

text: So many people have dismissed this record, but I am here to tell you to revisit it! Good songs and of course Ian Gillan is one of the top 3 metal/hard rock singers of all time( Dio and R. Plant being the other 2). Spend the extra $$$ for the Deluxe version, as the live stuff is really good. They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore…..


title: Live Debut Album?? Crazy, But It Works

text: Growing up in upstate New York, these guys ruled the roost in the early 70's. They had the misfortune to sign to RCA,a label that couldn't even handle the Elvis account correctly. Probably for financial reasons, JB recorded this, their major label debut, live in the studio. It's a strong effort, with tight playing, good songwriting, and well chosen covers(Spirit in the Dark KILLS!). The star here in my mind is drummer Tom Glaister, who didn't make it onto the next record (Way Down East), and JB needed TWO drummers to replace him. Both singer Joe Whiting and guitarist Mark Doyle have had long interesting careers in music to this day. This is a rocking little record that won't do you any harm and might put a big smile on your face!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Always great to hear the Mavericks


title: Five Stars

text: Good condition.


title: Very talented

text:
Wonderful country artist with amazing vocal presence. "Somebody's Prayin'" is by far our favorite track. Such a soothing voice overall.

Glenn French
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title: They delivered quickly.

text: Seller got me this product new and as advertised in 3 days!  Nice work. Appreciated. Lot of sellers less than candid.<br />New product.


title: Another awesome Bill Lloyd album

text: Smack dab in the middle of a pandemic and I see a new Bill Lloyd album to brighten my day.  All of Bill's albums are top notch and this one is too.  Thanks Bill for bringing some joy to a dreary summer.  If you like Bill Lloyd (as everyone should) then buy this album!


title: great

text: A fine example of hifi blues. Great vinyl find. Not a bad track. Really takes you back. I wish I had more lps like this.


title: One of Johnny Rivers best albums.

text: Beautiful songs, great vocals by Johnny, assisted by other wonderful musicians. Wish it would come back into print for more to enjoy.


title: Thank you I enjoyed this album.

text: This helped complete my collection at a great price. I will enjoy listening to a group I grew up watching on television.


title: The Spaniard beatles, excellent collection.

text: Excellent collection of songs from the number one 60's Spaniard rock band, together with volume I makes a collectors of world rock a field day.


title: Interesting compilation of Live cuts from Mike Roe & company

text: "88" was the original CD/cassette that featured the classic 77's lineup playing about a 10 min. killer version of "Mercy Mercy" and others from their eighties period such as "I Can't Get Over It", "The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes & The Pride of Life" as well as a really great cover of the Yardbirds "Over, Under, Sideways, Down."  Some people were probably turned off by the Christian context of some of the songs, but they were not ham handed about it. This band had some chops and still does!  Mike Roe is a great rock guitarist and the drumming by Aaron Smith is rock solid. The original "88" was a long CD, but when they did this release, they added another long CD filled with lots of other Live goodies; "When Numbers Get Serious". The second CD is a bit more uneven, but definitely has some good music. There are well performed live versions of songs from their later albums, like "Flowers In The Sand", "Snowblind", "Woody", and "Outskirts." There are also some 10 minute instrumental excerpts from some long concert versions of "God Sends Quails" and "Pearls Before Swine" to show off their improvisational abilities. The second CD also includes covers; Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "the Stone's "Paint It Black", Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" and in particular, an instrumental version of Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs" are all excellent.


title: Great listening, Ricky at his best

text: Memories


title: It's  ELO. !!!

text: Excellent


title: SHE'S A LAME MAME!

text: Ginger Rogers wasn't exactly spectacular on stage as Mame so, I don't know who thought it was such a grand idea to have that marvelous singer Beryl Reid do a studio version. The studio orchestra sounds  like a touring company pick-up  orchetra -  cheap. The whole  enterprise is shoddy and Ms. Reid had no business attempting such a project she was ill-suited for.  And Joan Turner adds nothing to the lack luster "Bosom Buddies".This MAME is lifeless!


title: Stick With Pearl!

text: I was lucky enough to have seen both productions of this show. Never bought this revival album and always regretted<br />I remember loving Josephine Premice. All these years later, my taste has changed and I find it inferior to the original. The deleted and added material was/is no improvement. I'll take Pearl Bailey any day.


title: Soul Asylum, just toned down a little

text: This is probably Soul Asylum's most mellow album. It lacks the intensity of some of their earlier work but it is still tuneful in most places. It has some pretty good songs most notably I will still be laughing and New York Blackout. I only had Grave Dancers Union and Let Your Dim Light Shine when I bought this one and upon first few listens I kept thinking "Man, come on wheres the get up and go?" I appreciate it for what it is, a decent, mellow Soul Asylum record which is better than most music out there. Its not their best album but it isnt bad either.


title: quality old school great

text: love it.


title: "WATCH CLOSELY NOW" (1977) BY CHASE IS ONE OF THOSE HARD TO FIND CD'S (ON CD IN 1997)

text:
"WATCH CLOSELY NOW" BY CHASE (1977) TRACK LISTING :

(1)  WATCH CLOSELY NOW
(2)  HAVING A GOOD TIME
(3)  THOSE EYES
(4)  ANGRY YOUNG MAN
(5)  THE SONG IS OVER
(6)  SUPERMAN THEME
(7)  WRITING ON THE WALL
(8)  SHOW ME A PLACE
(9)  ROCKY
(10) WHAT YOU SAY

  I am a fan of CHASE and I would like to buy this CD but it is apparently unavailable anywhere as I have searched the internet . This album is a tribute album that came out in 1977 after the death of Bill Chase and other members of his band died in a plane crash on 9 April , 1974 . The album was released on CD in1997 . Bill Chase was a supreme one-of-a-kind trumpet player , who died way too early in his career . The one star represents the unavailability of the CD and NOT THE MUSIC !! I might add that former CHASE members Gary Smith ( drums ) and Dennis Keith Johnson ( bass ) formed the group SURVIVOR ( I AM NOT KIDDING !! ) !