title: Track Listing:

text:
Track Listing:

Memories are made of this
Band of gold
Suddenly there's a valley
Tennessee waltz
Silver dollar
Zing! Went the strings of my heart
With all my heart
As time goes by
I've grown accustomed to his face
Goodnight my love
I'll always love you
Alone
Somebody
The holly and the ivy
Majorca
Fascinating rhythm


title: Track Listing

text:
40 original hits from the King of Rock'N'Roll.

 TRACK LISTING:

 CD 1:

 1. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
 2. Loving You
 3. Old Shep
 4. Party
 5. All Shook Up
 6. That`s When Your Heartaches Begin<br /> 7. Lonesome Cowboy<br /> 8. Heartbreak Hotel<br /> 9. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You<br /> 10. Love Me Tender<br /> 11. Hound Dog<br /> 12. Don`t Be Cruel
 13. Any Way You Want Me (That`s How I Will Be)<br /> 14. Blue Suede Shoes<br /> 15. Paralyzed<br /> 16. Love Me<br /> 17. Too Much<br /> 18. I Was The One<br /> 19. I`m Left, You`re Right, She`s Gone
 20. That`s All Right

 CD 2:

 1. Treat Me Nice
 2. Jailhouse Rock
 3. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
 4. I Got Stung
 5. King Creole
 6. One Night
 7. Mean Woman Blues
 8. Young And Beautiful
 9. I Want To Be Free
 10. (You`re So Square) Baby I Don`t Care
 11. Is It So Strange
 12. I Got A Woman
 13. Trouble
 14. Poor Boy
 15. As Long As I Have You
 16. Don`t Ask Me Why
 17. True Love
 18. Shake, Rattle And Roll
 19. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
 20. I Believe


title: Track Listing

text:
Disc 1
1.Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles #3 hit released 1/23/61.
2.Love Me Tender Elvis Presley #1 hit for five weeks released 10/20/56.
3.Eddie My Love The Fontaine Sisters #11 hit released 3/10/56.
4.Pledging My Love Johnny Ace #17 hit released 2/19/56.
5.Born Too Late The Poni-Tails #7 hit released 7/21/58.
6.Tiger Fabian #3 hit released 6/15/59.
7.Billy Kathy Linden #7 hit released 3/17/58.
8.All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers #1 hit for five weeks released 4/15/58.
9.Tweedle Dee Georgia Gibbs #2 hit released 1/29/55.
10.Kissinâ€™ Time Bobby Rydell #11 hit released 6/29/59.
11.Sincerely The McGuire Sisters #1 hit for ten weeks released 1/8/55.
12.Donna Ritchie Valens #2 hit for two weeks released 11/24/58.
13.Why Donâ€™t You Believe Me Joni James #1 hit for six weeks released 10/17/52.
14.Oh! Oh! Iâ€™m Falling Again Jimmie Rodgers #7 hit released 2/17/58.
15.Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) Shepherd Sisters #18 hit released 9/30/57.
16.A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts #5 hit released 4/20/59.
17.In The Chapel In The Moonlight Kitty Kallen #4 hit released 7/17/54.
18.You Send Me Sam Cooke #1 hit for three weeks released 10/21/57.
19.Tall Paul Annette #7 hit released 1/5/59.
20.Little Bitty Pretty One Thurston Harris #6 hit released 10/21/57.
21.Iâ€™m Sorry Brenda Lee #1 hit for three weeks released 5/30/60.
22.Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee #6 hit released 8/1/60.
23.Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens #3 hit released 3/1/60.
24.Venus Frankie Avalon #1 hit for five weeks released 2/9/59.
25.Born To Be With You The Chordettes #5 hit released 6/2/56.

Disc 2
26.You Are My Destiny Paul Anka #7 hit released 1/20/58.
27.All My Love Patti Page #1 hit for five weeks released 8/26/50.
28.Shake Rattle & Roll Bill Haley & His Comets #7 hit released 8/21/54.
29.Iâ€™m In Love Again Fats Domino #3 hit released 4/28/56.
30.Love Me To Pieces Jill Corey #11 hit released 8/5/57.
31.Party Doll Buddy Knox #1 hit released 2/23/57.
32.There Goes My Heart Joni James #19 hit released 9/15/58.
33.Spanish Harlem Ben E. King #10 hit released 12/31/60.
34.Whoâ€™s Sorry Now Connie Francis #4 hit released 2/24/58.
35.The Twist Chubby Checker #1 hit released 8/1/60.
36.Teach Me Tonight The DeCastro Sisters #2 hit released 10/9/54.
37.Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin #9 hit released 10/6/58.
38.O Dio Mio Annette #10 hit released 2/22/60.
39.Sea Cruise Frankie Ford #14 hit released 2/9/59.
40.Tammy Debbie Reynolds #1 hit for five weeks released 7/22/57.
41.Finger Poppinâ€™ Time Hank Ballard & The Midnighters #7 hit released 5/16/60.
42.Ivory Tower Cathy Carr #2 hit released 3/17/56.
43.Thatâ€™ll Be The Day Buddy Holly #1 hit released 8/12/57.
44.Teen Age Prayer Gale Storm #6 hit released 12/24/55.
45.Wake Up Little Susie The Everly Brothers #1 hit for four weeks released 9/30/57.
46.Unforgettable Dinah Washington #17 hit released 10/5/59.
47.Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson #7 hit released 11/24/58.
48.The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher #3 hit released 11/16/59.
49.Bobby Sox To Stockings Frankie Avalon #8 hit released 5/25/59.
50.Tonight You Belong To Me Patience & Prudence #4 hit released 8/4/56

Disc 3
51.Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely #49 hit released 9/29/56.
52.Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone #1 hit for seven weeks released 5/6/57.
53.At The Hop Danny & The Juniors #1 hit for seven weeks released 12/9/57.
54.Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens #3 hit released 2/16/59.
55.Peggy Sue Buddy Holly #3 hit released 11/11/57.
56.A Thousand Stars Kathy Young & The Innocents #3 hit released 10/24/60.
57.Two Different Worlds Don Rondo #11 hit released 10/27/56.
58.Why Donâ€™t They Understand George Hamilton IV #10 hit released 12/2/57.
59.The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page #1 hit for thirteen weeks for two weeks released 11/18/50.
60.A Teenagerâ€™s Romance Ricky Nelson #2 hit released 5/13/57.
61.Honey Love Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters #21 hit released 10/16/54.
62.A Tear Fell Teresa Brewer #5 hit released 2/25/56.
63.Hearts Of Stone The Fontaine Sisters #1 hit for three weeks released 12/11/54.
64.Young Love Tab Hunter #1 for six weeks hit released 1/12/57.
65.My Happiness Connie Francis #2 hit for two weeks released 12/8/58.
66.Dream Lover Bobby Darin #2 hit released 4/20/59.
67.Thatâ€™s All I Want From You Jaye P. Morgan #3 hit released 11/27/54.
68.I Wonder Why Dion & The Belmonts #5 hit released 4/20/59.
69.Little Things Mean A Lot Kitty Kallen #1 hit for nine weeks released 4/17/54.
70.Teen Age Crush Tommy Sands #2 hit for two weeks released 2/23/57.
71.Just A Dream Jimmy Clanton #4 hit released 7/14/58.
72.My Heart Reminds Me Kay Starr #9 hit released 9/2/57.
73.Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison #2 hit released 6/6/60.
74.Why Do Fools Fall In Love Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers #6 hit released 2/11/56.
75.With All My Heart Jodi Sands #15 hit released 5/27/57.

All original artists/recordings


title: Track Listing

text:
Tracklist

1.  Darin, Bobby - Queen of the hop
2.  Dion - I wonder why
3.  Cochran, Eddie - Sittin' in the balcony
4.  Avalon, Frankie - Dede Dinah
5.  Everly Brothers, - Claudette
6.  Hunter, Tab - Young love
7.  Presley, Elvis - One night
8.  Nelson, Ricky - Stood up
9.  Holly, Buddy - Rave on
10.  Boone, Pat - April love
11.  Sedaka, Neil - The diary
12.  Cooke, Sam - Love you most of all
13.  Anka, Paul - I love you, baby
14.  Wilde, Marty - Endless sleep
15.  Richard, Cliff - High class baby

All original artists/recordings


title: Tracklist

text:
Track listing

1 These Eyes  3:43
2 Laughing  2:44
3 Undun  3:25
4 No Time  3:45
5 American Woman

Written-By â€“ Peterson*
 5:06
6 No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature  4:50
7 Hand Me Down World  3:26
8 Share The Land  3:30
9 Albert Flasher  2:24
10 Broken  3:07
11 Rain Dance  2:41
12 Sour Suite  4:03
13 Guns, Guns, Guns  4:59
14 Running Back To Saskatoon  3:32
15 Follow Your Daughter Home

Written-By â€“ Mc Dougall*
 3:39
16 Star Baby  2:38
17 Clap For The Wolfman  3:27
18 Dancing Fool

Written-By â€“ Troiano*


title: Track Listing:

text:
Great Import!

Track Listing
 1. I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

 2. HONKY TONKIN'

 3. MOANIN' THE BLUES

 4. HEY GOOD LOOKIN'

 5. JAMBALAYA

 6. ROOTIE TOOTIE

 7. LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES

 8. RAMBLIN' MAN

 9. WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE

10. I CAN'T HELP IT

11. HONKY TONK BLUES

12. THE BLUES COME AROUND

13. MOVE IT ON OVER

14. LONESOME WHISTLE

15. MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT

16. YOUR CHEATIN' HEART

17. ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONTCHARTRAIN

18. YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE

19. I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU

20. COLD, COLD HEART


title: Tracklist: 1. Gibson, Don - Oh, ...

text:
Tracklist :

1. Gibson, Don - Oh, Lonesome Me
2. Husky, Ferlin - Gone
3. Jim Reeves - Four Walls
4. Jackson, Wanda - Making Believe
5. Presley, Elvis - Old Shep
6. Young, Faron - Alone With You
7. Helms, Bobby - Fraulein
8. Helms, Bobby - My Special Angel
9. Jones, George - Colour Of The Blues
10. Johnny Cash - What Do I Care
11. Jackson, Stonewall - Life To Go
12. Francis, Connie - Carolina Moon
13. Everly Brothers, The - That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
14. Price, Ray - City Lights
15. Robbins, Marty - The Story Of My Life


40 TRACKS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 DISC SET
1999 HEARTLAND/BMG RECORDS

TRACKS:
DISC 1
SAN ANTONIO ROSE - FLOYD CRAMER BUCKAROO - BUCK OWEN MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY - CHET ATKINS THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING - JAMES BURON ALL I HAVE TO OFFER YOU - THE PRIDESMEN FOR THE GOOD TIMES - FLOYD CRAMER YAKETY AXE - CHET ATKINS TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN - CHARLIE MCCOY KING OF THE ROAD - DANNY DAVIS GEORGIA ON MY MIND - FLOYD CRAMER SNOWBIRD - CHET ATKINS RUBBER DOLLY - JOHNNY GIMBLE WELCOME TO MY WORLD - FLOYD CRAMER RIDERS IN THE SKY - ROY CLARK HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - CHET ATKINS DUELING BANJOS - ERIC WEISSBERG AND STEVE MANDELL MAMA TRIED - THE STRANGERS I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY - CHARLIE MCCOY ON THE ROAD AGAIN - CHET ATKINS BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN - ACE CANNON

DISC 2
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW - BOOTS RANDOLPH CRYING IN THE CHAPEL - JIMMY BRYANT YOU WIN AGAIN - BILL BLACK'S COMBO TENNESSEE WALTZ - DANNY DAVIS COOL WHIP - HARGUS ROBBINS I LOVE YOU BECAUSE - DANNY DAVIS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS - PETE FOUNTAIN LOVESICK BLUES - FLOYD CRAMER STEEL GUITAR BAG - LES PAUL SILVER BELL - BUDDY EMMONS SWEET DREAMS - DANNY DAVIS GONE - BOOTS RANDOLPH RAUNCHY - BILL JUSTIS REBEL ROUSER - DUANE EDDY OH LONESOME ME - CHET ATKINS SLEEPWALK - SANTO AND JOHNNY I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - CHET ATKINS EL PASO - GRADY MARTIN THE THREE BELLS - CHET ATKINS LAST DATE - FLOYD CRAMER


title: Track Listings 1. Boogie Woogie Stomp 2. Pinetop's ...

text:
Track Listings

1. Boogie Woogie Stomp
2. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
3. Roll 'Em Pete
4. Cow Cow Blues
5. Honky Tonk Train Blues
6. Streamlin Train
7. Yancey Special
8. Sugar Blues
9. Texas Stomp
10. Tampa Red /  Boogie Woogie Dance
11. Head Rag Hop
12. Boogie Woogie Blues
13. Let 'Em Jump
14. Jookit Jookit
15. St. Louis Stomp
16. Fives
17. Bass Goin Crazy
18. Indiana Avenue
19. Farish Street Live
20. Harlem Chocolate Babies
21. 44 Blues
22. Kidman Blues
23. Barrelhouse Woman No. 2
24. Boogie Woogie Blues
25. Lux's Boogie


title: Track Listing

text:
Tracks

01 Classics in Rock Anthem - 702
02 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Davy's on the Road
03 Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (Live)
04 The Babys - Piece on the Action
05 Meat Loaf - Heroes
06 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
07 Doobie Brothers - the Doctor
08 Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
09 Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
10 Jethro Tull - Lomotiv Breath (Live)
11 Gary Moore - Friday on My Mind
12 Anderson,Bruford,Wakeman&Howe - Time and a Word
13 Toto - Hold the Line
14 Andy Scott's Sweet - Love is Like Oxygene (Live)
15 Vandenberg - Burning Heart (Live)


title: Track Listing

text:
01 Welcome to My World

02 Another Chance

03 Stand By Your Man

04 Fairy Tales

05 When the Grass Grows Over Me

06 Till I Can Make It On My Own

07 You're a Good Girl Gonna Go Bad

08 D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

09 Singing My Song

10 Medely: Amazing Grace, I'll Fly Away, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, I Saw the Light

11 Womanhood

Bonus Tracks:

12 Crying in the Rain

13 He Says the Same Thing to Me

14 I Can't Help It

15 No Sign of Living

16 Such a Fool to Love Me

17 Till Then Only Then

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title: 20 Track Import

text:
Skinny Jim
  Half Loved
  Sittin' In The Balcony
  Mean When I'm Mad
  Am I Blue
  Drive In Show
  20 Flight Rock
  Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie
  Pretty Girl
  Summertime Blues
  C'Mon Everybody
  Teenage Heaven
  Somthin' Else
  Boll Weevil Song
  Hallelujah I Love Her So
  Cut Across Shorty
  Three Steps To Heaven
  Sweetie Pie
  Weekend
  Lonely


title: Track Listing

text:
TRACK LISTING

  1.If I Had A Hammer
  2. Lemon Tree
  3. Kansas City
  4. La Bamba
  5. Adalita
  6. Amor
  7. America
  8. This Land Is Your Land
  9. I'm Coming Home Cindy
 10. Bye Bye Blonde
 11. Shame And Scandal In The Family
 12. Michael Row The Boat Ashore


title: Track Listing

text:
Track Listing:

The twist
Pony time
Let's twist again
Limbo rock
The Hucklebuck
Slow Twistin'
Popeye the hitchhiker
Dancin' party
Let's limbo some more
Twist it up
Dance the mess around
Twenty miles


title: 2 CD Edition Song Listing

text:
TIME LIFE ~ CLASSIC COUNTRY - SING ME A HANK WILLIAMS SONG ~ CD ~ DISC 1

  SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE - PORTER WAGONER
  HEY GOOD LOOKIN' - JOHNN CASH
  BABY, WE'RE REALLY IN LOVE - DON GIBSON
  HONKY TONKIN' - MEL TILLIS
  TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART - RAY PRICE
  MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT - LEFTY FRIZZELL
  I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY - MARTY ROBBINS
  HALF AS MUCH - PATSY CLINE
  JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) - CONWAY TWITTY AND HIS LONELY BLUE BOYS
  MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE - FERLIN HUSKY
  LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES - THE WILBURN BROTHERS
  YOU WIN AGAIN - GEORGE JONES
  LOVESICK BLUES - SONNY JAMES
  COLD, COLD HEART - WILLIE NELSON
  KAW-LIGA - CHARLEY PRIDE

  TIME LIFE ~ CLASSIC COUNTRY - SING ME A HANK WILLIAMS SONG ~ CD ~ DISC 2

  MOVE IT ON OVER - JOHNNIE AND JACK
  I'M A LONG GONE DADDY - ERNEST TUBB
  YOUR CHEATIN' HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY
  WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME - GEORGE JONES
  CRAZY HEART - SONGS OF THE PIONEERS
  HONKY TONK BLUES - CHARLEY PRIDE
  LOST HIGHWAY - JOHNNY HORTON
  I'LL NEVER GET OUT THIS WORLD ALIVE - ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
  I SAW THE LIGHT - BOBBY BARE
  WEDDING BELLS - HANK SNOW
  MANSION ON THE HILL - THE BROWNS
  THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME - CHARLIE RICH
  I CAN'T HELP IT (IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) - MARTY ROBBINS
  YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE) - EMMYLOU HARRIS
  MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS - HANK WILLIAMS JR


title: IT'S OKAY

text: Those who want to hear a truly outstanding performance of this work should seek out the CD set released on the French label Erol of a live concert from June 2004. The recording, made in the Church of the Trinity of Paris, involves 7 (!) choirs and 2 orchestras, a fine-sounding organ and a superb soprano (Danielle Streiff) in the title role. This massive undertaking, led by Jean-Pierre Lore, blows all the competition out of the water, and you won't believe this absolutely impassioned reading. The audience is only heard at the final applause; the label has also released excellent recordings of Marie-Magdeleine, Eve, and the oratorio Le Terre Promise.


title: SPLENDID MESSA!

text:
It took me some 21 years to finally hear this recording, and now I regret having waited so long. I first became aware of this release sometime back in 1993, when a review appeared in "Fanfare". The author didn't seem too enthusiastic about Catalani's Messa, and that, along with the fact it was live and on the "Bongiovanni" label (not known for state-of-the-art recordings) didn't prompt a response from me, thinking at the time I would wait for another, possibly superior, recording to come around.
  Fast-forward to the present: I recently came across this very recording on You Tube (Thank you Kuhlaudilfeng3.) and my ears couldn't believe what they were hearing. It took me a matter of minutes to place an order for the CD- that's how excited I was upon hearing this nearly forty minute composition.
  I've heard countless works in this category, both liturgical and secular, from Bach to Zelenka, with numerous obscure composers in between- but I wasn't prepared for what an eighteen year old, whose only claim to fame is the opera "La Wally", could write. It is so surprising to me that another recording hasn't surfaced in the intervening years since 1991 because the two-part Credo and the Agnus Dei are, as they say, worth the price of admission alone. Those two sections will have your heart both pounding and melting.
  Now that I've listened to the CD, I find the sound quality is certainly above mediocre and the audience quiet and unobtrusive. All involved in this Messa (particularly the soprano) seem dedicated to the music and completely absorbed in it. Lucca, Italy was the birthplace of the composer who penned this extraordinary work. Interestingly, Giacomo Puccini was born there four years later, but Catalani succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 39; with a Messa as fine as this, what more could he have offered had he lived longer?
  I would rate the main composition and the performance by the artists 5 "Stars"; the recording however, could only be as rated. Just remember, after some thirty plus years, this may well be the one and only release available and I would suggest obtaining it.


title: A COMPLETE SURPRISE!

text:
I'm usually not motivated to write a review unless a particular issue inspires me. Such is the case here: This is Jan Dismas Zelenka's last (the sixth) Missa of his final cycle; the first and second are available but the third, fourth, and fifth are either lost or were never written.
  My library holds 8 different Zelenka masses (2 by Bernius) but I must say this one on Nibiru came as a complete surprise to me. I was a bit hesitant in ordering this unfamiliar label, ensemble, soloists or conductor but I'm glad my curiosity won out. I never acquired the Missa Omnium Sanctorum by Bernius on Sony and is now deleted. So I have no comparison to make, but I would have to say that this release could be very competitive. The acoustics of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Prague are splendid, the choir and soloists seem very capable (although the alto may be slightly 'throaty'), everything is ideally balanced (the recording employs Sennheiser, Neumann, Schoeps and AKG microphones). But the real impression made on me was by the orchestra; this is an outstanding ensemble, playing authentic instruments, which definitely shines!
  As for the other two selections, both World premiere recordings- the Christe eleison is okay (It only occupies 4:52 of the total 68:33 on this disc). However, the Barbara dira effera!, a motet, is great; why this hasn't been put on disc before is beyond me- what a delightful piece of music, sung by alto and accompanied by orchestra. The booklet notes are one of the most extensive I've ever encountered relating to this composer. I'm far from an expert in the field of music, although my ears would justify my recommending this wonderful recording.
  For those who want to expand their horizons of Czech liturgical music, I would suggest the Requiem in c, op.70 of Vaclav Jan Tomasek (1774-1850), a live recording available on a Multisonic disc. This very forward-looking composition, written in 1820, is a most enjoyable dramatic setting worth exploring. Here again, the participants involved are all competent with a few minor flaws: The choir is somewhat muddled in the acoustics and the soloists could have been better balanced, which is particularly noticeable in the Domine Jesu Christe and the Hostias (one of the complexities of a 'live' take). There is no indication of an audience being present. In sum, I'll accept what is offered because this is an exciting piece of music and will have to do until a superior installment comes along.
  Finally, there is another Tomasek work currently available: A World premiere of his Mass, op.46 in an excellent live recording (again, the audience is non-existent), coupled with Vorisek (also worth hearing) on a Supraphon disc. Recorded in 2009 by Musica Florea, this is a more solemn affair than the Requiem in c, but is still very interesting and quite well-written; the booklet notes tell of an additional Mass, op.81 along with another Requiem, op.72 and a Te Deum. I hope more labels and conductors will show an interest and take up more recordings in the coming years of this forgotten but important composer.


title: One of Jon Anderson's best solo albums

text: One of Jon Anderson's best solo albums. The Former Yes lead singer is in pure form here. Clear melodic vocals and strong instrumentation. Makes this a CD to get. If it is not in your collection. Go out and buy it. Whether you are a Jon Anderson solo fan. Or a true Yes fan.Yes fans should love this album.


title: Bubble Gum music

text: I whatched this show as a kid. Iwas happy you had this record. I had some these songs on 45's


title: A quality release in an elegant package

text:
By now there are a number of CD releases of Dave Brubeck's "Time Out" album on several labels, due I suppose to a lapse of copyright control outside the U.S.  But if you are looking for this album in mono, the choices narrow considerably.  As to the reason for seeking out the mono version, in my view some of the early jazz albums recorded in stereo lack a cohesive sound.  The isolation of individual instruments from one another, necessary for multichannel recording, allowed mixing engineers to place them around the soundstage in stereo.  While this may create interesting sonic effects, it can detract from a feeling of ensemble playing.  In mono everyone plays together.

This release on the Green Corner label is very nicely done.  The two CDs are housed inside what looks like a hardcover book, with black spine tape bearing the album title in white letters.  It is packaged in much the same way as some LP and 78-RPM record sets from decades ago.  Inside the covers may be found a booklet of liner notes and the two CDs, their sleeves bound in.  For all its deluxe trappings, the packaging is about the size of a standard CD jewel case, slightly wider at the spine but otherwise very compatible with other CDs.  It may not fit into slot-type CD storage units, but looks and fits fine on a shelf.

Among many nice amenities in this release are two bonus albums, being the Brubeck Quartet's "Time Further Out", following the stereo "Time Out" on Disc One, and "Countdown - Time in Outer Space", added to the mono "Time Out" on Disc Two.  Original liner notes for all these albums are printed in the booklet (I spotted a few errors/minor omissions in Steve Race's notes to "Time Out", but don't most of us know them practically by heart anyway?).  Also included in this 2016 set is a "recent" interview with Brubeck, vintage unknown since Brubeck passed away in 2012.  An informative, interesting read nonetheless.  Each CD is in a sleeve printed with a facsimile of the original "Time Out" jacket designs, the stereo and mono slightly different.

I compared the sound quality of this set to other CDs of the same music.  "Time Further Out" and "Countdown" were rated against the most recent Sony disc of each, with no audible difference from the 24-bit Green Corner mastering.  The mono "Time Out" was played alongside the only other CD I know of this version, from Not Now music.  Again, no difference.  I did not do a comparison of stereo versions of "Time Out" because those wanting this recording only in stereo can find a number of other good options.

A final word:  This handsome, well produced release was limited to 3,000 pieces.  I suspect that it may be hard to find, and I have seen some high prices for it already (for reference, I paid less than $13 for it new).  If this one cannot be had for a reasonable price, or at all, I strongly recommend the two-CD set from Not Now Music, devoting a disc apiece to the mono and stereo "Time Out" recordings.  It has comparable sound quality to the Green Corner set, as mentioned above, and it remains rather a bargain as I write this.  Happy listening!


title: A diamond in the rough

text:
This session might have been expected to be a disaster:  it was a concert presented to a student audience and preserved on tape by students (under adult supervision), and not all of the invited performers showed up.  But the audience was enthusiastic, the student recording engineers did (mostly) decent work, and the players who were present shared  camaraderie and uncounted years of experience in jazz.

  If one had expected disaster, then, one was not counting on the total professionalism of seasoned jazz performers, plus the easy familiarity they share with one another and the music.  It really couldn't have gone far wrong, and in this case it goes very right.

  Without giving a track-by-track analysis, let me just say that there is good playing and good humor throughout this album.  Personalities shine through regularly:  obviously enjoying themselves, the players sing along at times or call out encouragement to one another.  Drummer Gene Krupa at one point finds a rock groove in one of these jazz pieces, possibly just kidding us, or showing his young audience that music is more universal than they might suspect.

  In any case, this performance deserves to survive and to be heard by new audiences.  Now more than thirty years old, with most of the participants having passed away, this rarity is a rough gem and would be welcome in the collection of any jazz fan.

  A note:  this review is being written based upon the Chiaroscuro CD release from the early 1990s, which is an expanded version of an earlier LP release from the same label.  I am not familiar with the SOS-label CD, but it appears to contain the same expanded program.


title: Five Stars

text: Quick shipment and quality of product top shelf.


title: Great CD. Fantastic Vendor.

text: Great release not in current print. Fantastic vendor. Description was shown as very good when in reality it was almost brand new.


title: Murray The K & legendary performers too

text: If you're a fan of the sensational sixties musical acts, this is a MUST HAVE! Also, you get extra performances & interviews too! THAT WAS MUSIC! Supremes, Aretha, The Temptations, Four Tops, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Ray Charles & alot more!


Oh my stars and garters. What a stunning thing this is, from start to finish. If you are a Cardiacs fan wavering over whether to try out this "side project" of Tim's -- waver no longer.  So strange and beautiful.  It put me in a trancelike state.


title: Four Stars

text: Album sounds fine; cover a bit worn


title: Sophisticated music from Europe's best band ever!

text: Great songs by the greatest string jazz band ever.


title: Let’s not overlook these excellent Mental As Anything tracks.

text:
Mental As Anything – “Chemical Travel” – Sony Australia 1993

Back in the early 70s, the Beach Boys released “Endless Summer”, a compilation of their greatest hits which became a huge seller; reaching #1 on the US album chart in 1974. They followed it with “Spirit Of America”; another compilation album but of lesser known tracks. That also was a hit; cresting at #8 in 1975. There have been many examples since, such as Coldplay’s “B-Sides & Rarities”. Bands that have recorded extensively always have many tracks that tend to be buried.

This is the case with Mental As Anything. The band who gave us the hit, “Live It Up” and who have had two dozen Australian hit singles, saw their “Greatest Hits” album rise to #2 in Australia in 1986. A few years later, they rounded up some of their lesser known tracks and issued them on “Chemical Travel” in 1993.

Lesser known doesn’t mean lesser quality. This is a collection devoid of filler. The Mentals have plenty of good songs lurking as b-sides and album cuts. The set is laid out chronologically; starting with “C.Y.O Dance”, a track from their 1978 EP, “Mental As Anything Plays At Your Party”. The first six tracks were produced by Cameron Allen and are foot-tapping excursions into post punk-dom with a chirpy organ and nothing lasting more than two and a half minutes.

By 1981 Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop were at the controls and “top-40” sensibilities took hold but the band kept rocking. No sugary ballads here. This was the time of their “Cats And Dogs” album and three tracks from that set appear here. The “Cats And Dogs” album placed at #3 in Australia and made the lower rungs of the Canadian album chart. Whereas Martin Plaza was the band’s featured lead singer, we see Reg Mombasa featured on a good dozen of these tracks; another illustration of the Mentals’ talent, as four of their members were excellent songwriters.
By the time of their “Creatures Of Leisure” album, keyboardist, Greedy Smith was coming on strong as a songwriter and his titles, “Fiona’ and “Bitter To Swallow” are here. Greedy wrote their worldwide smash, “Live It Up”, a clip from which appeared in the film, “Crocodile Dundee”. In all, he wrote five consecutive mid 80s’ hits for the band.

Track 18 sees Martin Plaza at his best. An easy vocal style; almost as if he’s chatting with you over a beer. “Seems Alright By Me” is a discussion about a new girl in the neighborhood. For me, it’s more fun than the a-side, a revival of Roy Orbison’s “Working For The Man” (which is not included here). Martin’s equally good on the next track, “Wouldn’t Try To Explain”.

Track 20, “Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun” is from the “Fundamental” album, when the American producer Richard Goettehrer was brought in. I love “Surf & Mull” with its swirling keyboard sounds and harmonies. Had it been produced by Brian Wilson or Phil Spector, no one would have been surprised. It has a very visual lyric. Group member, Chris O’Doherty wrote the song, as he did “The Mad King”, from Richard’s second album with the band, “Mouth To Mouth”. Even though this lasts for 5 minutes, Chris changes the tempo of the song to maintain listener interest.And so it’s back to Martin as the set closes with “Some Feelings” from the 1989 album, “Cyclone Raymond”, the band’s seventh Australian hit album in a run that had stretched 10 years.

This set is a must for Mental As Anything fans. For others, it’s not an 80s’ album in that it’s not over-produced. The Mentals’ songbook is about 3 minute driving rock and roll and/or rock and roll balladry. If that’s your thing, try this CD.


title: The breakthrough album for Münchener Freiheit and their best-selling album on one CD!

text:
Münchener Freiheit – 30 Jahre (“years”) Vol. 3 – “Von Anfang An” / “Fantasie”

As if to leave no stone unturned, Sony Music in Germany have released all of Freiheit’s albums in a “2-fer” series of eight CDs. Let’s clear things up, though. All but one of them are issued under the group’s German name, Münchener Freiheit and they are sung in the German language. This is not a problem for the non-German speaker, as the melodies, harmonies, riffs and production values are so strong that it simply doesn’t make a difference.

This is volume 3 in the series and it comprises “Von Anfang An”, which charted at #6 in Germany in 1986 and “Fantasie”, which peaked at #4 in 1988. Combined, the albums spent 56 weeks on the German album chart! All 21 tracks here are composed by group members, Stefan Zauner and Aron Strobel.

“Von Anfang An” is an early greatest hits collection in that it rounds up a couple of then recent singles and tracks from earlier albums, remixes some of them a little and the result is a very effective 11 track album. Their first hit, “Oh Baby” is here, as is the second, the blockbuster “Ohne Dich”, which went to #2 on the German singles chart. Then comes the sublime “Tausendmal Du”, a #9 charter, which the group later released twice in English is as “Baby It’s You” and “All I Can Do”.

Earlier singles are here in the form of “Zeig Mir Die Nacht” (live), “Ich Steh’ Auf Licht” (version 2), “Rumpelstilzchen” and “Herzschlag Is Der Takt” (remixed). Looking back it’s amazing that the latter wasn’t a hit, as it’s a very contagious rocker. These early cuts are a reminder of the band’s new wave roots as they have a slightly rawer sound than their later songs.Back in the day, somebody decided to “push” Münchener Freiheit and bring to the public’s attention some great tracks that were in danger of being overlooked.

“Fantasie” became the band’s second English language album when released as “Fantasy” in both the US and UK. That’s the Freiheit album I was most familiar with, as it was a natural buy with its inclusion of their UK hit, “Keeping The Dream Alive”. So I approached this German equivalent with trepidation. I need not have, as these German language songs lose nothing when compared to the English versions.

The set kicks off with “Bis Wir Uns Wiederseh’n”, which the group closes its live shows with today. It’s an up-tempo delight and in 1988, its English equivalent, “Kissed You In The Rain” was the band’s first single in the UK. “In Deinen Augen” has a strong melody augmented by a synth driven backing track with a neat acoustic guitar break. ”So Heiß” is a rocker and also part of their current show. “Mondlicht” could be Paul McCartney singing “Blackbird” but this gentle ballad is far from just being a facsimile.

Tracks 8 and 9 are unbelievably good pop songs. “Du Bist Dabei” sounds so much better than the English “Poor Liitle Boy” on “Fantasy” and the synth backing on “Lass Es Einfach Gescheh’n” complements the harmonies upfront for a slower paced offering. The album closes with an alternate version of “Keeping The Dream Alive”’s equivalent, “So Lang’ Man Träume Noch Leben Kann”. It has more brass in the background but doesn’t quite come off – if only because we know and love the other version.

Copies of this double CD (yes, there are two discs) can be had for around $5 (they are full priced at $13), which makes for an inexpensive way to dig into Münchener Freiheit’s catalog. Buy it now because their CD prices rise significantly as the discs become deleted. Münchener Freiheit do not use filler on their albums; indeed some of the tracks are better than their singles. There’s not a dud among the 21 tracks and this set is highly recommended.


title: 5 Stars for the Music and Video Stars

text:
“Münchener Freiheit – Best Of (CD and DVD)”

This group are best known in the English speaking world for their great song, “Keeping The Dream Alive”, a Christmas hit in the UK in 1988. It became a holiday staple and then gained some familiarity in the US through its use on “American Idol”.

In the German speaking world, this is just a tip of a huge iceberg. The group has released many albums (including three in English) and, as this number of recordings and the group’s longevity would suggest, Münchener Freiheit’s music is fabulous. Harmonic pop at its finest with strong hooks and melodies and the very best in production values. It doesn’t matter that they sing in German, as you’re so hooked by the performances that it barely registers. It certainly should not be a deterrent to adding some Münchener Freiheit music to your collection and this is great place to start.

The CD is not really a “best of” and “Ohne Dich” appears four times in various formats. However all the songs are a delight; with “Tausandmal Du” being a great beat-ballad. (For an inexpensive “best of”, try their 19 track 1992 “Greatest Hits” CD; available through amazon.com at around $5.)

The gem here is the DVD – but you will need a DVD player that plays non-US discs as it’s in the “PAL” format. The disc features a collection of the group’s appearances on TV shows; starting in 1984 with “Oh Baby” – their first hit - and continuing through 1999. There are 25 tracks in all, covering 15 years of performances, allowing us to watch the group mature with no decline in professionalism or song quality. The harmonies, the playing and Stefan Zauner’s lead vocals are impressive throughout. Their big German hits are here – “Ohne Dich”, “Tausendmal Du”, “Es Gibt Kein Nächstes Mal” and there are other standouts such as “Du Weisst Es, Ich Weiss Es” (with some great piano work) from 1994 and “Liebe, Lust Und Leidenschaft” from 1997. Harmonies abound on “Verlieben Verlieren”, a 1989 ballad with a nod to the Beach Boys at the time of “Pet Sounds”. The Spanish styled guitar playing is a standout on “Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick”, the theme from a TV show and written by another great from the world of German music, Hubert Kemmler, who led the group, Hubert Kah.

The absolute peak is their 1987 performance of “So Lang’ Man Träume Noch Leben Kann” (the original German version of “Keeping The Dream Alive”), with its beautiful four part harmony. This is their best performance of this song that I have seen, with four of the band members stepping up to the microphones to deliver the vocals.

At around $10 on amazon.com, this 2 disc CD/DVD set outstanding value for money!


A wonderful album. It is not as instantaneous as their first (no singles) but it has steadily grown & works as a creative whole. Reflective with some beautiful nuances. Highlights if you will are 'It Will Be Okay', 'Time Did Not', 'Bird's Eye Point Of View', 'Your Halo', 'Dead Wood', 'Close Your Eyes', & 'Day Shift'....hopefully it is going to eventually get a vinyl release? Very well done....sublime, subtle & majestic indie folk dream pop. Could well be the album of 2017.


A huge start via 'Aux Armes' with a sort of Gregorian chant with a large organ back drop (not surprising as the album was recorded in a church in Wales....Stonehouse Chapel). Then after this hymn like start segues into 'Donkey' whereupon Famy take us on a wonderful trip via cinematic percussion & energetic sprawling melodic indie folk pop which pulls at the heartstrings. The album is like one long track (with probably only the sole really possible single emerging) with nicely picked clattering crashing acoustic guitars always driving us along. Fresh melodic sounds that are not easy to categorise with epic emotional vocals from Bruce Yates as the soundscape takes us from the melancholic to the euphoric. What is apparent is that Famy have carved out their own little unique niche in the popular music jungle & the palm tree cover evokes beautifully the music contained within. Lovely vinyl LP pressing with also the album mp3 download plus an etched 7" vinyl with a fine bonus track in 'Friend's Home'. 'Ava' is the star number & possible single & is brilliant but you won't be disappointed in the rest.


This was a concert that took place on 16th October 1970 at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada. A really great inspiring opening speech by Irving Stowe. Opens with Phil Ochs and his folk songs with just voice & acoustic guitar & so it is mainly down to strong words. Phil's version of 'Changes' is not so different to Crispian St Peter's & is a highlight of the set & really valid for this gig "Scenes of my young years were warm in my mind, Visions of shadows that shine. Til one day I returned and found they were the Victims of the vines of changes". His last song 'No More Songs' is also brilliant. His guitar picking sometimes is a bit shaky but with his voice & words there is something enigmatic about this (6 years later he sadly took his own life). Next up is James Taylor with his distinctive voice & guitar. Taylor's songs are much more well known with highlights being 'Something In The Way She Moves', 'Fire & Rain' and particularly the brilliant 'Carolina In My Mind' (always loved the version by Marmalade) are classics. Then comes Joni Mitchell alternating between guitar & piano provides soothing type music. Joni seems a nice innocent lady & is the star here. When the piano chords of 'Woodstock' slowly starts up it is very moving. James Taylor joins her on 'Tambourine Man' & it's an historic moment. 2nd from final track 'A Case Of You' is simply beautiful, brilliant & probably the highlight "I am a lonely painter I live in a box of paints I'm frightened by the devil & I'm drawn to the ones that aren't". Other highlights from Joni are 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'Cactus Tree', 'For Free'. Perhaps should lose a mark for its recording quality but historically both musically & politically this concert is inspired & essential listening.


As you might expect from the former Dawn Of The Replicants vocalist Paul Vickers, then it does sound like DOTR, but it also transcends into an even madder more extreme world. Opener 'Umbrella Propella' which has a really crazy over the top start, breaking all the rules, but it is likeable from all levels. A grinding rhythm with crazed vocals on 'Wild Geese' continues this madness with Paul singing or reciting over various bubbling repetitive fuzzed guitar bits. Then some peace via 'Paper Boat' which takes us into sparse lush baroque overtones with a poignant cello/violin backing...and proves quite moving. More DOTR-like things follow with 'When The Want Is Wild' with plucking banjo & an almost Russian feel. 'Powerful Soup' is very clever & funny as Paul recites a story using different amusing voices (it's difficult to write this whilst giggling). 'The Ballad Of Bess Houdini' with sparse banjo is fairly attractive country style. The remaining 6 tracks roll out in much the same way, veering thru the halls of an out of control kindergarten, hell & drunken pub cabaret, as Paul battles against The Leg (3 guys who create this bent soundscape) with always some wry humour (Bonzo's meets Captain Beefheart meets Jack Black). Final track 'Body Cogs' has Paul reciting over chimes & has a slightly romantic edge. Not for the faint hearted, it's an enjoyable album which grows, rammed with sonic invention & creative melodies & rhythms.


title: Track List

text:
1. Waterloo Sunset
2. Autumn Almanac
3. Mr Pleasant
4. Death Of A Clown
5. Act Nice And Gentle
6. Wonderboy
7. Susannah's Still Alive
8. Days
9. She's Got Everything
10. Plastic Man
11. Village Green Preservation Society
12. Big Sky
13. Starstruck
14. Victoria
15. Shangri-La
16. Mindless Child Of Motherhood
17. Apeman
18. Drivin'
19. This Man He Weeps Tonight
20. Lola

Should also point out that this is the single mono "Cherry Cola" version of Lola.


title: Track List

text:
1. You Really Got Me
2. All Day And All Of The Night
3. Stop Your Sobbing
4. Tired Of Waiting For You
5. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
6. Set Me Free
7. See My Friends
8. I Need You
9. Milk Cow Blues
10. Till The End Of The Day
11. Where Have All The Good Times Gone
12. Who'll Be The Next In Line
13. Rainy Day In June
14. A Well Respected Man
15. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
16. Sunny Afternoon
17. I''m Not Like Everybody Else
18. Dead End Street
19. Big Black Smoke
20. David Watts


title: Probably excellent

text: My previous review was based on an assumption that this CD could not be based on the actual original master because I was convinced that it had deteriorated beyond the point of usefulness in the mid-80's. Then I learned that there are more types of masters and more generations than I had been assuming, and that the "original" master which had deteriorated wasn't actually the original. The 2007 Cisco Aja LP was supposedly made from the original master, and the LP is considered to be the best ever (read Michael Fremer's review). So, the Royal Scam's original master was probably is good shape when the digital master used for this CD was made, and considering the state of digital recording these days, the condition of the analog master is the main factor in the CD's sound quality.


title: Four Stars

text:
A little different than I was expecting. I purchased the CD and was disappointed.
Munehiro's guitar is great, but the overall sound of the CD is harmed by the compression. I don't know the DR for this release, but the sound is noticeable.
The other problem with this release is the singer. I was going to complain that the female vocalist hurt these songs with her limited singing range. The singer isn't even human. The singer on this album is Vocaloid. Vocaloid, what's that?
Very popular in Japan, Vocaloid is a software / singing synthesizer: you enter the lyrics of a song into the program, add music, and then you can have one of the Vocaloids - or "Vocal Androids", mostly female – sing for you in a bizarre "android" type vocals.
I think that this album would be improved if the CD was instrumental only.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome item


title: Very happy.

text: Unheralded classic. Very happy.


title: Five Stars

text: I like all of Waylon's music.  These songs are very good


title: Thank you for this!!

text:
Have enjoyed this CD all weekend and hearing it feels like Hughie is still with us making new music. Just like hearing from an old friend. Thank you Thomasson family for releasing this music! Hughie is my all-time favorite musician and he is sorely missed, and this release is wonderful. Can't stop listening.

Most demo releases sound so raw and unfinished that it's hard to listen. These songs are almost like an Outlaws/Hughie unplugged cd even though still electric. A bit more relaxed and stripped down but still captures the essence of the songs. Please release more!

Anybody out there know anything about the unreleased recording of "Full Circle"? Stumbled across it on Youtube and can't believe it's not available for sale. Love this tune!! I have tried tracking it down, since the Youtube version sounds fully mixed and complete. I heard it was to be on the "Once an Outlaw" CD that hasn't been released, but I saw a traks listing for OAO and it wasn't shown. Can anybody tell me where to buy a copy or download of "Full Circle" or Once an Outlaw"? Thanks so much.

Miss you Hughie so much!


title: Sandie Shaw shows the big beat 60's Girls

text:
Sandie Shaw rode Beatles coat tails. She had US top 40 hits, "There is Always Something There to Remind  Me" (before her country woman's better put, better sung, Dusty Springfield's"), "Girl Don't Come", and "Long Live Love".

In true Brit fashion, a huge Europe hit, "Puppet on a String", and she was  thought the next.. Celia Black? Shirley Bassey,  maybe  ... the UK version of Lesley Gore  as a determined girl

 Sandie sings with understated passion and has the luck of an appreciative sensitive wrap around score. Sandie sings like she needs better songs ...like she aches  like she takes what was given  and did the best she could.

This CD has bunches of Sandie Shaw; hits  misses  kisses  and elbow nudges. It is sweet and man o man she tries but she is left with songs that evoke a 60's  promise /hope without the resolution.


title: What I really like about listening to Nana Mouskouri singing in Greek is ...

text: What I really like about listening to Nana Mouskouri singing in Greek is that I don't know the language at all other than an occasional word used in the Roman Catholic liturgy of the 1950's and 1960's (I was an altar boy when it went from Latin to the vernacular). So I focus on the voice, its beauty but also its emotion and the accompanying music, rather than the meaning of the lyrics. It makes it a whole other kind of listening experience.


title: love Stevie Nicks .

text: Completely pleased.


title: Swingingintroduction!

text: Greatcollaborationbetweenthetwogiantsofjazz!


title: Fantastic!

text: A wonderful collaboration of musical giants!


title: Five Stars

text: So Good!


title: Andy Jackson: Signal to Noise (2014)

text:
UK composer and musician Andy JACKSON is probably best known for working with Pink Floyd as an engineer for the past 30 odd years, and is also the owner of Tube Mastering, whose services to the music business probably goes without saying. He is also the guitarist in UK band The Eden House. "Signal to Noise" is his first ever solo album, unless you count in his Obvious project from 2001, and was released through UK label Esoteric Recordings in 2014.

The publicity surrounding this album focused on Jackson's connection with Pink Floyd, which is a good focus for a marketing campaign due to the instant name recognition. While such associations may not always succeed, in this case highlighting this association actually does reveal quite a lot about this album as well. This is an artist that rather obviously have picked up a thing or two while working with Gilmour and company.

The greater majority of the compositions is of a kind and character that should be instantly recognizable to most anyone with a soft spot for the mid to late 70's period of Pink Floyd's history. The general mood is carefully dark in spirit, with a steady ongoing bassline and unobtrusive drum patterns as the foundation for plucked acoustic or electric guitars, occasional funk-tinged details, gliding guitar solo runs and a liberal amount of soft, textured guitar reverb, supplemented by organ, Mellotron and keyboard textures of various kinds. With a subtle but distinct psychedelic character and occasional insets of cosmic sounds and effects to boot.

When not adding some additional chapters to the list of artists venturing successfully into the realms Pink Floyd created, Jackson opts to explore a gentler variety of psychedelic rock, and one that arguably has more of a late 1960's feel to it. These creations are fairly equal in quality to the rest, and does add a bit of scope and depth to this production as well.

What doesn't work quite as well here are the lead vocals. The more flat and talk-like vocal style isn't one that is at odds with the music explored as such, but it doesn't really add anything to the music either. On a production that is well developed and comes across as of generally high quality, this is the one detail that is a slight negative as far as my taste in music is concerned.

When that is said, this is a delightful album in just about all departments. It is fairly short, clocking in at 40 minutes, but the songs chosen are all quality material. No fillers, no obvious b side tracks added to extend the playtime of the album. It is a well though out album experience through and through, and especially for anyone with an affection for the late 70's era of Pink Floyd. A solid quality album with a certain timeless feel to it.

My rating: 77/100


title: Lonely Kamel: Blues for the Dead (2010)

text:
Norwegian quartet LONELY KAMEL was formed back in 2005 if my sources are correct, and seek to blend the members love and appreciation for 70's hard rock, blues, psychedelic rock and doom metal. So far this has resulted in two full length efforts. "Blues for the Dead" is the most recent of these, and was released by Swedish label Transubstans Records in October 2010.

Musically we're dealing with a band exploring a territory not too many have ventured into prior to them. I could imagine that Robin Trower might have come up with similar material back in his heyday. If heavily on acid that is. And while covering Black Sabbath. The references to the latter are numerous, the bass guitar arguably the most constant and consistent of these. Along with the steady drums this crafts a heavy hitting, solid foundation for the proceedings, be it melodic, slow blues passages with fragile guitar notes harmonically resonating in the archetypical melancholy manner of that genre or the opposite part of this band's stylistic expression: Massive, dark, twisted and distorted riffs in the shape of drawn out notes resonating dark and twisted or surging patterns of the kind doom metal bands typically enjoy to torture out of their instruments.

Most times Lonely Kamel explores the middle ground between the extremes of blues and metal though, the guitar typically taking on a defined hard rock rather than metal type delivery and frequently utilized to provide the final ingredient to this mix, namely psychedelic textures. These guys know their heavy psychedelic rock quite nicely thank you, and sneak it in as subtle details or dominating traits. And while not always hitting the mark head on the material is astounding when they manage to get the perfect blend, and in the case of "Blues for the Dead" I'd pull out Stick With Your Plan as a good example of that. I really hope they do too, and that the song in question has a central place in it. Their plan that is.

While placing this band quite nicely into one of the numerous genre boxes many music nerds invent by the truckload is a hard ting to do, I guess stoner rock is the closest match. Arguably. Personally I try to avoid such categorization myself if possible. In this case I'd think that those who enjoy early 70's Black Sabbath, Robin Trower's first solo efforts and in addition find 70's psychedelic rock to be an interesting genre in general should have a field day with this production. And as they are an active live unit, they'll probably be just as enjoyable in that setting as on your home stereo, if not even more so.


title: Skeptics Apocalypse (3,6 stars)

text:
Agent Steel is a US-based thrash/sped metal band with a long and quirky history. Skeptics Apocalypse is their debut album, and it caused quite a stir when released in 1985.

Musically Agent Steel play some sort of speed metal or thrash metal. Fast paced, melodic riffing over simple and at times primitive rhytms, with fast paced melodic soloing in the middle and John Cyriis melodic wailing combined with aggressive sneers is what's on offer on this release. Speed is more important than complexity on most tracks here; and the melody lines are simple and quite straight forward. This limits the bands opportunities when writing songs, as there are few options to create variations here. The band tries to slow down a bit on a few songs, but at this point in time are unable to utilize the slower pace for much more than showing that they probably are quite familiar with NWoBHM in general, and Iron Maiden in particular. Which probably are among the bands greatest influences musically.

The songs on this release are varied. The limitations of the bands style and songwriting skills makes the short songs the most interesting on this release; as the songs ends before the melody patterns becomes repetetive and uninteresting.
The pure energy and enthusiasm of the band also sees to it that these rather limited songs comes across as interesting rather than primitive; and ultimately results in a release worthwhile adding to your collection if speed metal or thrash metal is to your liking.

On newer releases of this album a couple of bonus tracks is added. None of these are any good though; but should be of interest to fans of this band.


title: Nyro in Beautiful Mono

text: As a collector I'd have preferred the individual albums in mono separately , but as a two-on-one set I'm not complaining either. To me Nyro has always been one of the finest singer songwriters we've ever had and it's great to see her being accepted by a new generation of listeners. Both albums sound better and with more detail now on this set.


title: One of my favorite  acts

text: Always  look forward  to their releases


title: Great voice

text: One of the best tenors!


title: Quality of composition.

text: Annoying.


title: Lots of Music here, 6 Cd's.

text: Easy Transaction. Very Happy with purchase. Would purchase from seller again anytime!


title: Five Stars

text: really liked it elvis is still the king!!!!!!!


title: A Musical Curve Ball Delivering a Life Lesson

text: I found myself in need of having Volume Three of the Norton Lectures series. This was Lenny ultimate time as he was a Harvard alumnus and he finally got to sit in the chair and deliver six lectures that dealt not only with music, but with life as it progresses. The middle lecture dealt with Musical Semantics but it gave us so much more. While a review of this whole lecture would be longer than a good review usually is, let us say that the entire six lecture series is worthy of being heard. Mind you, you'll be getting set up for a life lesson as well, as Lenny never passed an opportunity to make sure music fit into life in some way or another. Yet I can think of no one better to deliver the message than Leonard Bernstein.


title: Confused with price for an audio cd.

text: $78 for a cd?  I don't expect the band to perform the songs, I just want to listen to this cd.


title: Five Stars

text: Great record and service from this seller.


title: acid test

text: you know this is sweet


title: Hot

text: great music from a great band


title: True Deadhead

text: Happy to get this set,great music happy to have this to my collection


title: good deal

text: great sound ,like being there


title: It's like being at their concert

text: the sound is crystal clear. It's like being at their concert. Real sweet


title: Great cd

text: Great cd


title: A great CD, but redundant for those who own MMEB Radio Days, Vol. 4

text:
This is a great (and fun) album, but I wanted to let potential buyers know that the live tracks on this CD are all on "Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Radio Days, Volume 4: Live at the BBC, 1970-1973":

1.  Ashes To The Wind
2.  Black Betty
3.  Happy Being Me
4.  Mercury, The Winged Messenger
5.  Buddah
6.  Messin'
7.  Father Of Day, Father Of Night
8.  Mighty Quinn

So, there is no need for you to purchase this CD if you already own "Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Radio Days, Volume 4: Live at the BBC, 1970-1973."


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent!!


title: dark horses

text:
Track listing:

1. to us
2. i know y'know i know
3. please break me gently
4. she speaks a different language
5. fine mess
6. all you need is sleep
7. blissfully blind
8. will it away
9. ice in the sun
10. all over the world tonight
11. another rain song ...

Released in 2000, track 2 can be previewed on YouTube.


title: Superb roots compilation that does not disappoint

text: I had been eying this CD at my local Starbucks, even held it in my hand, turning it over... over the past a few weeks, before finally purchasing it together with a tall Verona and a piece of classic coffee cake (when are they ever going to reintroduce the orange coffee cake?). Being a fan of Bob Dylan and familiar with his remarkable diverse range of influences, I knew it was going to be good, even though I had not heard of many of the names on this compilation. My expectations were high, and I was not disappointed! It's possibly the best compilation of roots music from the whole world that you could imagine putting on a single CD. Every track is superb. Pee Wee Crayton rocks the blues with the best, the Stanley brothers do make the hairs stand up at the back of your neck (as Dylan promises in the liner notes) and Gus Viseur is spellbinding. In summary, if you have any interest in the diverse roots of modern music, folk, blues, country, jazz... get this album!


title: For me, great guitar music to sooth the agitated soul.

text: This artist played and recorded Mexican music that was great to contemplate people, places, and feelings by. It is acoustic guitar music without vocal accompaniment. His style has hints of slide guitar and classical preciseness. I find it a great background for meditation. Senor Bribiesca, I'm glad I found you. R. Espinoza


title: best of the best

text: i been a fan of sea of souls for a long time, went and saw them as much as possible when i lived in virginia beach, all of there albums rock but this one is in a class by itself .  i think this is the best album that has come out since 2000, everytime i listen to it , it just gets better and better


title: Five Stars

text: EXCELLENT COLLETION OF BEATLES SONGS. I LOVE IT. THANK FOR THE EXCELLENT SERVICE AND SPEEDY DELIVERY. THANKS ROYCE


title: Five Stars

text: FUNNY CD. SOME ARE FUNNIER THEN OTHERS. IT MAKES ME LAUGH. THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT SERVICE.


title: Five Stars

text: Yes I do like the Brown Album. It is funny in spots. Thanks for the Excellent Service


title: Excellent.

text: Very enjoyable.  Thank you.


title: Early LRB tunes played live

text: Great LRB tunes played live. As a fan of the original lineup, this is fantastic. I am happy to have found this jewel.


title: Excellent Songs.........

text: .... And many of the songs are complete and well produced. If you're the kind of fan who likes his hits but never got into his album cuts this might not be for you.<br />However, if you're either a die hard McCartney fan or even someone who likes most of his music you will enjoy this collection because there are quite a few songs that are good to outstanding that are fully complete and completely produced that were never released.  Most songwriters would kill to be able to write songs that he just throws away. A good fan of McCartney will be pleasantly surprised by this bootleg.  A side note: if McCartney would release these gems there would be no market for bootlegs. It's still not too late either. All he has to do is remaster his stuff in the vault and put it up for sale.


title: FOR THE DIEHARD FANS ONLY

text: There are plenty of live albums by Paul McCartney and they are all better than this. The mixing especially is better on his non bootleg live albums. If you're a DIEHARD fan like myself I would recommend buying this. But for regular fans I would recommend "Wings Over America" and "Good Evening NYC" from his 2009 concerts at the new stadium for the Mets, Citi Field. In fact, get the two disc CD and one disc DVD of that concert. While I don't normally care for watching a concert on tv this show is exceptional and translates well to the tv. Also, the price is reasonable.


title: Five Stars

text: ok


title: Best Greatest Hits Package from the Early 70's.

text: This was a TV offer that you had to order by mail. I bought it, and soon my cool older brother ordered a copy too. This was distributed by RCA, so many of the artist were on the label like Zager and Evans, Jefferson Airplane, and the Guess Who for example. Other were produced under license from other record labels. The Youngbloods Get Together was on it as you can tell by the title. This album was so great that they could have released this on CD. I don't usually buy vinyl, but for this it brings back memories. Not only did it have rockers, but it also had folk, and psychedelic songs. And the mixture works great. I discovered a lot of great groups at 13 when I bought this. Even the album cover was groovy. Where can you find The Who, The Kinks, Four Jacks and a Jill, along with Steppenwolf, and John Fred and his Playboy band. Something for everyone. Not a throw away song on this compilation.


title: Great service

text: Recordings were better than expected for 1960's live concerts. Great fan of the group.thanks for making tthese recordings available. Great


title: There was ONE other disc like this: the full show WITH Bob Dylan.

text: I love it. And there was one other release of the Theme Time Radio Hour that featured Bob Dylan as DJ: "Friends and Neighbors." Like this edition, it was sold in a paper sleeve. It shipped as a bonus disc with one of his recent CDs.


title: Buy This

text: Awesome, out of print Time Life collection.  The later volumes are better because the songs are more obscure and hard to find.


title: Awesome Collection

text: Awesome collection.  Lots of deep cuts and live performances to make collectors happy and even those new to Tom's work would appreciate the set.  Wonderful tribute to an artist that left us way too soon.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


This is an outstanding CD, being their 2nd CD. Every song takes you back to the 60's. I own the first album, Bend Me Shape Me. The American Breed was a lost group in the sixties. Their biggest hit was Bend Me Shape Me. This album captures all of the quality of the first album This is a must if you liked the sound of Bend Me Shape Me. There is a third album that is only available as an import. This was also an import but is well worth it the price. If you are looking for a great "lost" album of the 60's, this is the one. The American Breed should have been much bigger than they were. This CD proves that. Buy it, you won't be disappointed. Top notch song writing, great songs, awesome production and a showcase for the American Breed. What a grreat group and tremendous CD. I am looking forward to the third album.


title: Five Stars

text: EXCELLENT!


title: Five Stars

text: Great item, quick delivery.


title: Five Stars

text: Great item, quick delivery!


title: Four Stars

text: Great item, quick delivery!


title: Five Stars

text: Very good compilation.


title: Wow

text: Excellent remaster


title: Hi

text: Can't wait till they kiss and make up


title: Just like a George Harrison solo album

text: It's so wonderful to find this wonderful cd remaster !!! Was one of my favorite albums all those years ago. Look at the line up. It's really like a George Harrison album ... He produced it plays on it along with help from all his friends.... Get it you'll love it


title: The greatest show ever

text: In my 60 years as music fan & a life long fan of the allmans . This last show is the greatest thing I've ever heard in my life ... Probably the best allman brothers show ever


title: Gonna miss you paul

text: Gonna miss you paul


title: More like NRBQ than nrbq

text: Now that's rocking...... Really got that great nrbq feel


title: Raider/Lindsay Fans - A Must Buy

text: When I saw this this listed with other Paul Revere and the Raiders CDs, I was thinking, what is this and what is this label, Vocation? Four channel quadraphonic sound on an SACD, are they serious? Well I have these Raider albums already on cd but maybe this is an upgrade in 4 channel sound or maybe it is just a mess. I decided to take a chance. Well I'm glad I did. I have a theater in our family room where I can watch movies or play CDs. My speakers are in the ceiling, it's pretty cool. So the CD came two days ago and I put it on. WOW!!! What a incredible sound!! different sounds coming out of 4 different speakers plus the bass sounded great coming from my subwoofer that sits on the floor. It was rocking and rolling. I walked around the room standing underneath each speaker or in the middle so I could equally hear the music coming from 4 directions with such clarity. It turns out that Vocation has done many different artists and all kinds of music in 4 channel. They know what they are doing. These Hybrid CDs also play in regular stereo if you play them through a system that only has two speakers. This is one, if not the best sounding CDs, I have ever bought. If you already have these albums, get this one anyway. You will hear them like you have never heard them before.


title: Diverse Set of Cello Works From A Master

text: A fine collection of cello works performed by the late master Rostropovich. Includes pieces from the baroque, romantic, and modern era. The Honegger concerto is a favorite. Don't pay a lot of money to vendors trying to rip you off. This set is still available new at reasonable prices. Shop around.


title: Weak but strong....

text: ...........this is the weakest of the 3 Tarney-Spencer albums but even at that it is enjoyable and strong enough for repeated listening...........I bought all 3 CD's at one time and was so happy that the seller carried these and honored the "on time" and fair pricing pledge on Amazon.


title: Their best.......

text: of the 3 albums they made.........this was their high mark and if it weren't for punk that roared in around this time ['78] this would have yielded 2-3 top forty hits..........if you like Fleetwood Mac/Cliff Richard type sounds then this album is for you..........the seller was clutch here in delivery and price...........don't wait for this to disappear....buy it NOW!


One of the BEST Gospel Albums of all time!  I love it!  Beautiful praise songs and joyful songs about the Lord!  Pat Boone in his prime!  Wish it came in a CD format....but, the record is terrific!  Most highly recommended!


title: terrible book. If you just causally follow pink floyd ...

text: terrible book.  If you just causally follow pink floyd you knew this already.  Not worth the money or time,  1 star for very nice packaging.


title: WOW, AWESOME! Sure do miss Hughie.

text: This an excellent CD , sound quality is really good, the songs, the music, the energy. If you are a Hughie Fan this is must have material!


title: Maymard

text: Love loveusoc


title: Early promise from great musicians.

text: While not as great as their Velvet Crush recordings, these show their promise. Some of the tracks would sound much better had they not included synthesizers, but such was the trend in the '80s.<br />It seems they learned a lot from this time, as their Velvet Crush recordings are some of my all-time favorites.


title: His best (so far)

text: Mark Watson's earlier works showed promise and this one improves on past results. Great power pop.


title: Classic Power Pop

text: Here's a classic example of 90s power pop. Mark Watson is a very talented musician and this is one of his earlier albums. The writing is only surpassed by the catchy tunes.


title: Extreme Talent...

text: Lindsey's guitar and vocal talent really shine through on this anthology...If you like Lindsey you'll love this collection...


title: An extensive collection of sentimental mood music.

text:
Disc 1
Musicians: Trammell Starks, Todd Nystrom, Karyn List, Jeff Davis, Dick Smith, Ricky Keller.
  1. The Eyes Of Love
  2. Hello
  3. A Song For You
  4. Because You Loved Me
  5. Faithfully
  6. With This Tear
  7. Cherish the Day
  8. One More Night
  9. Love Is
  10. And I Love Her
Disc 2
Buzz and Jody Worrell
  1. Get Here
  2. Unbreak My Heart
  3. My Heart Will Go On
  4. Breathe Again
  5. Dreamlover
  6. I'll Be There
  7. I Can't Make You Love Me
  8. Let's Wait Awhile
  9. Kissing You
  10. Nobody Knows


title: Monday, July 27, 1998, 4:00 P.M.

text:
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
Chautauqua Institution

[from the cover]

Of all the thousands of musical compositions written over the years for eight-string guitar, mandolin, violin, viola and double bass, not one remains in existence anywhere in the world today. That is because when  Atlantis slipped below the waves, every darn one of those pieces got swamped too.
Just kidding. Anyway, the Abaca String Band does play a lot of transcriptions.
The Vivaldi concerto is derived from his Opus #3, one of the 'L'Estro Armonico' concertos published in 1711 in Amsterdam. It was originally written for violin and strings, and I have arranged it for guitar. All the other pieces are described from the stage.
And what is the Chautauqua Institution? Founded in 1874, located in beautiful western New York State, and originally called the Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly, it has become an international center for vacation learning. Since the turn of the century, music and all of the arts have been very important to Chautauqua. In addition to a superb music school, students apply for admittance to Chautauqua's schools of dance, theater and visual arts. This summer center for the arts, education, religion and creation boasts two resident symphony orchestras, opera, dance and theater companies, a chamber music series, and a world-renowned lecture platform.
So, on a sunny afternoon in July we gave the concert you'll hear on this disc.

[end of cover notes]

1. Concerto in G Major, Op. 3, #3 for Guitar and Strings - Vivaldi
2. Selections from  Music for the Royal Fireworks - Handel
3. Rondo Alla Turca - Mozart
4. Bachianas Brasilieras #5 (Aria) - Villa-Lobos
5. Grave and Fandango - Boccherini
6. 18th Century American Dances - Anonymous
7. Country Club - Scott Joplin
8. Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
9. Pinball Wizard - Pete Townshend


title: stuff about it

text:
1) The Grip

2) Telephone

3) Just One Night With You

4) 24 Hours

5) Another Man's World

6) Friend or Foe?

7) Silence

8) The Upper Hand

9) I Can't Hear You

10) 17 Ways

11) The Ballad of Bobby & Betty

12) Pamela

13) Train Conductor

14) Fading Light

15) Sad Sad Songs

16) Alone

17) Keep with Yourself

18) Coming Home Again

19) Years Long Ago

All songs written and performed by Tom Stevens

Additional Cast of Characters

(In order of appearance)

Sunny Paul drums on 1, 2

Johnny Bethesda bass on 3, 4, 5

Mark Cuff drums on 3, 4, 5

Chris Cacavas bass on 8, 9, 18 organ on 9

Jim McGrath drums on 8, 9

Scott Allen drums on 10-17

Larry Stutzman guitar on 10

Gretchen Priest violin on 10-12, ghost vocal on 12

Phil Everingham pedal steel on 12

John Ciba accordian on 14

Keith Mitchell drums on 18

Tracks 1 & 2

Recorded & mixed Nov 1981 by Sunny Paul, Los Angeles.

Produced by Tom Stevens.

Tracks 3-5

Recorded 29 Sep 1982 at Perspective Studios by Thom Wilson.

Mixed at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood by Stan Ross.

Produced by Tom Stevens.

Tracks 6-7, 19

home demos

Tracks 8-9, 18

Recorded 1988 at Larry's Pro Sound, Granada Hills, CA.

Recorded by Larry Stutzman and Jack Waterson, produced by Jack Waterson.

Tracks 10-17

Recorded 1989 at Allen Recording, Elkhart, IN.

Recorded by Scott Allen and Tom Stevens, produced by Tom Stevens.


title: George Harrison - From Liverpool To Legend

text:
Welcome to the amazing life and times of the Beatles' reclusive former lead guitarist, George Harrison. Culled from the archives of pop historian and best-selling author Geoffrey Giuliano, here is Harrison, the evocative musician, aspiring Hare Krishna and humble humanitarian. Includes never-before-heard interviews with the compelling dark horse of the Beatles.

--(taken from the back of the CD jewelcase)

This picture disc interview CD, featuring the late George Harrison and released in 1998, is a great addition for any Harrison or Beatles fan's collection.

1. Introduction with Geoffrey Giuliano

2. George talks on music and writing "50 Year Adrift"

3. George and Derek Taylor in New Zealand

4. The Cloud Nine tour

5. George and the Beatles


title: Great album

text: Excellent selection of songs, god fidelity.


title: Great Original Songs from Early 60's

text: All are the original hits played on the radio. The big hits are My Boyfriend's Back, Nadine, Spanish Harlem, Come and Get These Memories, The One Who Really Loves You, Little Diane, Dear Lady Twist and Maybe I Know. Peanut Butter was played too much. Some of these I never heard like Lover's Island, It's Gonna Work Out Fine by Ike & Tina Turner and All In My Mind. But it is a good collection. My personal favorites which make this worth having are: Spanish Harlem, Come and Get These Memories,Perfidia, The One Who Really Loves You, If You Got To Make a Fool of Somebody and Maybe I Know.


title: Lots of great music at a great price.  Thank you Amazon.

text: Helped me to remember why Steely Dan (Donald Fagan and Walter Becker) was so great not only musically, but also lyrically. I'm also glad this came as a 2 disc package as they have that many great songs


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: The Rascals Anthology review

text: A good collection of 39 tracks covering The Young Rascals/The Rascals' career. Has most of the hits and some great album tracks & b-sides, but when you consider that the group had 19 hits in their 5 year career, 1966 to 1971, there should be no reason not to include them all. Therefore the only negative things I can say about this collection are that 2 of The Rascals' hits are missing - "Hold On" & "Love Me". And for us purists, who like the full versions, 2 of the tracks - "I've Been Lonely Too Long" & "See" are edited versions. It would have been easy to fit them on this collection as there is plenty of room left on the 2 discs - over 35 minutes. Otherwise, you've got pretty much everything you'd want by The Rascals. A good collection!


title: CD in excellent shape

text: Well protected CD


title: guitar maaster

text: a well rounded display of fingerstyle guitar/with blues, a little bit of a rock n roll feel yet grounded in the base of ' primitive'<br />picking . Mr Terry get,s er done .A very good addition ,so pick it up and support Mr Terry Robb


title: Rare Richie Havens

text: Had the great pleasure of seeing Richie Havens many times from back in his Village days until shortly before he stopped touring. This set is representative of his live performances. Highly recommended.


title: Gospel Bluegrass at It's Best

text: If you are a fan of bluegrass gospel, you owe it to yourself to listen to this group. The vocal harmonies on "I've Never Been This Homesick Before" reach that sweet spot for memorable bluegrass tunes that made this album irresistible.


title: Great Album

text: It's Rob Thomas... enough said. Hit repeat and enjoy!


title: Lousy

text: Not a good cd


title: The biggest stars singing the greatest hits...of Burt Bacharach

text: NOT A CONCERT ALBUM, this is a collection of hits.  But not just any hits.  What you have here are fifteen of Burt Bacharach's most beloved, memorable, and humable melodies -- just about all of which were married to Hal David's unforgettable lyrics -- and sung by ten of the biggest singing stars of the 60's.  Who took more of Burt's great songs to the top of the charts than Dionne Warwick?  Here she sings two of her biggest, "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "Walk On By".  A respected songwriter himself, Gene Pitney gave us another couple of Bacharach classics, "Only Love Can Break A Heart" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence".  Jackie DeShannon, another well known songwriter, sings Burt's gem "What the World Needs Now is Love", along with the popular "To Wait For Love".  B.J. Thomas sings the million-seller and Oscar winner "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" from the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".  Popular balladeer Bobby Vinton adds the beauty of "Blue On Blue", Chuck Jackson made a dent in the pop charts with the soulful "Any Day Now", The Shirelles' harmonized early-on with the classic "Baby It's You", and throw in a masterful performance of the Bacharach classic "Make It Easy On Yourself" by Jerry Butler.  Jerry also adds his answer to Dionne's hit "Message To Michael" by singing the somewhat hard-to-find "Message To Martha".  To round things out, you have "The Love of A Boy" by the inimitable Timi Yuro, and two great songs from Dusty Springfield, "This Girl's in Love With You" and "24 Hours From Tulsa".  Although they weren't hits for Dusty, she sure sings them like they were.  Burt Bacharach:  Composer, Arranger, Conductor.  How can one man be so incredibly talented?  Just try to imagine the 60's without these fabulous fifteen hits.  Go ahead...I dare ya.<br />[Total playing time:  approximately 44:00]


title: Why some people may find this song funny.

text:
Back in 1979, the Iran hostage crisis was going on and gasoline truly was at a premium.  Besides waiting for our people to be freed, our country was going through one of its worst gas crises.  If you wanted gasoLINE, you had to sit in LINE and wait...and wait...and wait.
Singer (and sometimes actor) Jerry Reed was best-known on the country charts and only known on the Top 40 charts thanks to his hits "Amos Moses" (1970-71) and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (1971).
This song about gasoline, however, was written by country singer and songwriter Dick Feller.  Luckily, Dick's reputation did not hinge on the success of this song.  He was much better-known for his hits "The Night Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel For Single Girls Burned Down" (Tex Williams - 1971) and "Lord Mr. Ford", which Jerry Reed also sang in 1973.
This "...gasoLINE..." song was never a hit.  Gosh, it was hardly even played on the radio.  But it's a piece of Americana that is a part of our past, unfortunately.
---jimmy mack music


title: Steppin' Out (Disco's Greatest Hits)

text:
There are several albums available carrying this title.  The RCA edition (Midland International BKL1-2423) features extended versions of some of disco's most popular songs.  The value of this album lies mainly in its having some versions which were not available anywhere but on extended 12-inch singles.  Most important are the three by SILVER CONVENTION ("Fly Robin Fly" (7:39), "Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)" (4:05), and "Save Me" (4:25).  You'll also find the big hit "More, More, More" by the ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (6:15) and two by CAROL DOUGLAS:  "Doctor's Orders" (4:30) and "Midnight Love Affair" (6:20).  Filling out the album are a couple of lesser known songs: "I'm in Heaven" (6:36) by TOUCH OF CLASS (6:36) and "Take A Little" (3:29) by LIQUID PLEASURE.
A good add-on for your disco party (do people actually have those?), or just plain reminiscing.
Total playing time:  approximately 44:00
---jmm


title: This is The Youngbloods double-album vinyl set

text:
Contains 20 great tracks recorded during their 5 great years on RCA Records (1966-1971), including the 5 single hits:

GRIZZY BEAR (2:20) and the B-side "Tears Are Falling" (2:25),

GET TOGETHER (4:39) and the B-side "All My Dreams Blue" (3:17),

QUICKSAND (2:40),

DARKNESS, DARKNESS (3:48),

SUNLIGHT (3:07),

and the popular album track BEAUTIFUL (3:42),

plus: "The Wine Song" (2:42), "C.C. Rider" (2:37), "Fool Me" (2:57), "Euphoria" (2:15), "Don't Play Games" (2:12), "Sugar Babe" (2:08), "Smug" (2:13), "Too Much Monkey Business" (2:49), "Don't Let the Rain Get You Down" (3:12), "All Over the World (La-La)" (3:14), "The Other Side of This Life" (2:28), and the epic "Ride the Wind" (6:44).

Total playing time:  approximately 62:00


title: A-side is actually "More"

text:
The folks who are selling this single as "Comin' Home Baby" are selling the wrong side.  The A-side is "More"; the B-side is "Comin' Home Baby".

F.Y.I. - Kai Winding & His Orchestra's version of "More" [from the film Mondo Cane] is the accepted "hit" version of this very popular piece of music (#8 on Billboard in the summer of 1963), which has been recorded by hundreds of artists (both instrumentally and with words) since the film was released in the early 60's.

When words were added, it was recorded by the likes of Vic Dana, Steve Lawrence, etc.  You might be more familiar with the opening words, "More than the greatest love the world has known, This is the love I give to you alone..."  It was a great song no matter who did it, which is certainly  the mark of a great song, right?

The film may have been quite forgettable, but this great piece of music will live on for many years to come.

---jmm


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: This Album is a 1976 Lost Treasure!

text:
I understand John Fogerty left this project sitting on the shelf unfinished back in 1976. I also hear he ordered these tapes destroyed—well THANK GOD the record company hung onto these songs and released them for us all to enjoy today. THESE SONGS KICK THE CRAP OUT OF ANYTHING FOGERTY IS DOING LATELY, and that's not to disrespect John at all, I LOVE HIS MUSIC!!!!

Let me put it this way, I HAVE LOST HEARING THE LAST 3 WEEKS LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM....FANTASTIC SONGS! ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!! THANK YOU JOHN YOU ARE A GIFT FROM GOD!!!!

I even hear Jimi Hendrix say he was embarrasses by his music, thank GOD WE AREN'T !!!!!


title: Fantastic Album by Fogert

text:
This is the ONLY John Fogerty CD I didn't  have, and THIS CD IS FANTASTIC!

The very first cut "Rockin' All Over the World" will give you Chuck Berry shuffle rhythms, Jerry Lee Lewis Piano, and SCREAMING John Fogerty vocals.

I have ALREADY lost hearing!!!!!


title: Still at Walmart 10-11-12

text: Thanks to a previous review I went to Walmart today and picked up a copy.  Looks like a pretty solid package and it has Be True To Your School which the 50 hits collection omits(?). It's also available on the Walmart online site at the same price with free shipping to the store for pickup in case you can't find it in your store.<br />The Beach Boys are the soundtrack to my youth along with The Beatles and Motown.  What a great era for music.


title: Buyer's remorse

text: Don't be fooled by the cover into thinking this is a totally different release in the Time Life Classic Rock series. 21 of the 22 songs appear on another edition of Classic Rock 1964 and that edition also has two extra tracks for a total of 24 songs, which, in my opinion, is a better value. The easier to find (and most likely cheaper) edition is the one that features the beautiful rendering of the rock group, The Kinks staring at a woman whose face is only half shown with a flower painted around her left eye. The 2 extra songs on that edition are "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann and "She's Not There" by The Zombies, both essential tracks from the first British Invasion year of 1964. You also get "Hippy Hippy Shake" by The Swinging Blue Jeans, another essential track. What you don't get on that edition, but you do get on the one pictured, is "A Summer Song" by Chad and Jeremy, which, while I consider it to be an essential recording from that year, hardly justifies purchasing this edition. It's up to you if you want the different artwork (a pretty fair illustration of Chuck Berry supposedly performing for the T.A.M.I. Show from that year). Personally, I wish that I had just compared the track listings before making my purchase as I already had "A Summer Song" in my collection and didn't really need it again. Also, the liner notes in the enclosed booklet are exactly the same with the only difference being a very brief mention of "A Summer Song" for this edition.


Lux and Ivy series are amazing. Love them all.


title: Great performance...noise in recording is hard on a few tracks

text: Great show and performance. Recording is mediocre. Noises and balance are distracting. On par with lesser Beat The Boots CDs.


title: Thumbs up!

text: Always been an awesome album and now includes bonus songs. Very pleased!


title: also great 60's cartoon shows

text:
"THE BANANA SPLITS" and "THE BEAGLES" were both 1960s' TV icons,which established their history in Saturday Morning TV!
although i am not familiar with "THE BEAGLES" or the unknown musicians who did these vocals,i am certain,that the cartoon series
was likely done by Gamma Productions,the studio responsible for "UNDERDOG" and "KING LEONARDO",also great 60's cartoon
shows! but in the case of "THE BANANA SPLITS",the history here,is very rich! being Hanna-Barbera's first live action and partially animated series,the music from this show,was pretty good! this series,which came on the Saturday morning scene on NBC in early 1968,became a really serious classic! although little is known about the unknown vocalists who did all these catchy and great songs,
 it is still great listening,especially for really simple Bubble Gum rock! but one of the great songs on this CD,was "Wait Til' Tomorrow"
which stands out, as one of the better of most these songs,from an era,when this kind of music really flourished! take into mind,that this was 1968,when CBS first brought "The ARCHIES" to Saturday mornings,where the Bubble Gum music really got bigger! so with
"THE BANANA SPLITS" and their various Rock songs,they still came first,and made a pretty good impact to this medium throughout their history in Saturday morning TV


title: So NICE I bought it 4 times.

text:
This is a great short version of what must have been one hell of a show.
I was sort of friends with Phoebe, so she turned me on to it.
I wore out 2...someone stole one...
then someone robbed our house...so I ordered this one.

always worth it. I play it in the kitchen.
Don't know why - perhaps it's the acoustics in there!

Not much of a Michael McDonald Fan, but he's shiny here.
Fagen can do no wrong.
Phoebe even got one line wrong of her hit Shakey Ground and like the tr4ue pro they left it in and didn't redub it.
CLASS ACT.
Eddie & David.
Charles Brown.
Boz Scaggs -
Royalty at the best theater in NYC.
The Beacon is THE PLACE TO SHOW.
I've been on both sides of that stage.

The perfect venue and the greatest spot for a Revue show.

Buy it.


title: Great variety

text: This SACD has some great songs from some great artist. The songs are great while the sound quality could be better. Billy Joel to Willie Nelson and Miles Davis. I think SONY could have made a better product than they did so 4 stars is the best I can give it.


title: Carpenter still builds great music.

text: Another outstanding release from Michael.  Diverse playlist, outstanding harmonies.


title: Small but mighty Rooftop Screamers!

text: Some genuine pop gems throughout!  Short and snappy!  Great song structure as well.


title: WOW!!  The Pyno is back!

text: Wow!! I remember well (or so I tell myself...) the Pyno Jams at The Keystone Berkeley in the day...and some other gigs at such salubrious places as Barrington Hall and of course the Fab Mabuhay Gardens. No collection from the punk era can be without these jems! The first 4 tracks are worth the price of admission, let alone the HUGE take of Roky Erickson's You're Gonna Miss Me. Be kind to yourself and get it before it disappears...


Dear CSNY, thanks for putting out a 1 disc version of your 3 disc album IN THE EXACT SAME PACKAGE so that I could ask for it for Christmas and get the wrong one from Santa.  Why would you even put this out?  Anyone who would want to hear this wants the entire package, not some cheap watered down version of it.  I feel violated by the musicians I love.


title: Stones At the Top of Their Game

text: Stones' Brussels Affair is exceptionally good; Buy confidently


title: Five Stars

text: amazing French lady of POP ,


title: Five Stars

text: WHICKED


title: A great, little-known musician.

text: Beautifully recorded, rare music from a jazz musician that deserves to be better kniwn.


title: Discovered some gold!

text: This CD came from a college radio record show. It was abut to head off to the Goodwill now many years later. So I gave this trash stack one more chance and this CD won top honors. Not letting this baby go! It is still playing as I write. But hey, I can't find any info about the band at all. Anyone know anything? It kind reminds me of an Australian or Irish {blank blank} but more modern. I think these guys would have been huge in the early 90's scene alongside, Cracker, The Smithereens, Died Pretty, Lemonheads,  etc.


title: One of the best ever live albums.....

text: A rollicking power-pop statement, it is truly one of the best live albums ever recorded. It ranks right up there with Live at Leeds, Europe '72, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Live, and Rock 'n Roll Animal as one of the best of the era's live efforts. Dwight should have been a huge star, alas he is an afterthought in the world of rock. But this album smokes from the opening track to the last. Knowing they were live over the airwaves the band puts forth extra effort, turning even their mushy ballads into a tour de force of power pop. 5 stars.


title: RICHARD RUSKIN - A MASTERPIECE

text:
I've owned several copies of this on vinyl. It is a staggering record. The level of inventiveness of the playing, the execution, not to mention the way the guitar is recorded, is pretty well without peer. There are a couple of tracks with inoffensive vocals, but the stars here are Ruskin's own instrumentals, with are uniformly great, & his highly original reworkings of some classic songs: Teddy Bear's Picnic, Candy Freight (Freight Train & Candy Man played at the same time), & the jewel in the crown: a jaw dropping version of George Harrison's Within You Without You, where he plays, all at once, the rhythm, the melody, & the sitar & strings lines.

  This is a unique & wonderful record of acoustic guitar, played by an absolute master. Buy it with absolute confidence.


title: One of the BEST albums i've heard in a LONG time...

text: Of ALL the albums I've heard of Mr Grayson Capps, this one grabs me the hardest. I normally dont listen to story-songs, but "harley -davidson", is just about the best song i ever heard. Period.,...and i'm a long time guitar player and music  head/Beatle boy/ Pro seller on Amazon from Mississippi....this stuff grabs you by the gut and doesnt let go.


title: Paul K is the best songwriter I ever heard......

text: I stumbled upon Garden of Forking Paths in , of all places, a dollar store in Jackson Mississippi.It was in an import bin, mixed in with Porter Wagoner's Greatest hits and various Christian artists.I was new to selling on Amazon, and hadnt yet heard of Musicstack, so when I couldnt list the CD on Amazon, it sat around my house for months.Odd looking cover, I thought it might be Old Bull Lee himself, Wm Burroughs...( In a later Email, Paul told me  the guy was a French poet).I finally opened it up, and the first track was a VERY rock song called Stone in my Shoe....didnt sound like the usual 90s dreg that was so massproduced when discmakers first came onto the scene.The next cut got me.Something I never did Own is a work of acoustic art.Vocals spewing straight from his gut with no censors and filters in between, you OWE it to yourself, the music listeners of the world, to give Paul K a listen. He tells it like it is, in the words I could never come up with myself.Not only this cd, but Love is a Gas, Wilderness of Mirrors, and my favorite Achilles Heel.I'll write more later, I'm a very slow typist.


title: I love it

text: great cd  fast service


Worth getting to start the LDR collection as it covers all the releases up until now.....cool selection and not available locally!


title: Yellow Submarine/Get Back

text: I'm glad to add this double CD to my Beatles collection. I already have these albums as separate CD's and the box set. This is a great addition to my collection since the CD in the box set is Please Please Me and not Get Back.


title: Beatles For Sale/Rubber Soul

text: Excellent service. I already have these albums as individual CD's and in the box set. I'm glad to add this double CD to my collection of Beatles CD's.


title: Amazing.

text: In the long and storied touring history of the Grateful Dead the year 1977 stands out as one of the best years by general agreement of fans and critics alike it is fair to say.  The Spring 1977 tour which is partially documented by this box set limited edition release was particularly amazing for its energetic, well-rehearsed( in a good way) dynamic characteristic. The band had been in the studio working on "Terrapin Station" under the auspices of an outside producer who demanded a tighter more focused Grateful Dead. The Dead were, apparently, willing to comply. This box set would be worth the price if all it had was the St. Paul show-an, until now, underappreciated show from this tour(the entire tour always over-shadowed by Cornell). Definately one of those desert-island shows. But it also had Alabama, Chicago and St. Louis-all gems of shows. The Alabama, Tuscaloosa show is a wonderful collection of down-home warmth mixed with jaw-dropping exploratory visions. The Dead would grow sloppier in 1978 and 1979 but in Spring 1977 they were masters of their craft and what a craft it was. The box set itself is a visual treat following an I Ching theme. There is a visual element of viewing the Band darkly as through the mists of time. The essays give one a unique insight into this period of the band's history and story. Each particular concert has a blow-by-blow commentary. For my money-dare I say it-this music may truly be the pinnacle of the Dead-they retained all or most of the previous elements( of course without the Pigpen style and legacy) but brought a level of musical sophistication and jazzy sensibility into it all which was something new in an evolutionary sense. Yes they previously had amazingly complex inprovisational excursions residing side-by-side with roots, folk, Bluegrass/country/rockabilly meldings with a psychedelic sensibility always lurking somewhere close but somehow this early 1977 period had a more professional feel with the sense that there was a goal to be reached in even the most discursive jams. Play this stuff to the uninitiated.


title: GO OUT AND GET IT

text: THIS IS A GREAT COMPILATION. MY ONLY COMPLAINT.....SHOULD BE 16 OR 18 TRACKS HERE. I GUESS THAT WILL BE  VOLUME II


title: good album!!!

text: love his solo stuff


title: Great assortment of oldest to more recent songs.

text: Great value for lots of listening.


title: Thin Lizzy "Transmission Impossible" CD Box Set

text: I love Thin Lizzy 's music and I am a big fan of Thin Lizzy. Thank you.


title: Queen "The Works" Tour 1985

text: I like the music on the Live Queen CD. Thank you.


title: Bring the Bar home without the stale beer smell

text: Well, some people may not know it, but real Blues is supposed to sound like it comes from a bar. Ron Levy and Friends bring the bar to you in this top-notch collection of Blues originals.  Buy this cd, put it on, and drink  a beer.  You'll be glad you did.


title: Into the Blue

text: One of avant-garde jazz losgrupos are listed on the smooth jazz genre, with a fresh sound and always purposeful, widely recommended.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful.....


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Five Stars

text: It was fantastic! Nuff said!


title: Awesome

text: Bought for husband as a Christmas present.  Couldn't wait until then!  Awesome! He loves it!


title: The Holy Grail for fans of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks!

text:
I bought this CD for the bonus tracks. I figured the main event, the actual Buckingham/Nicks songs, would just be another conversion from a vinyl record. I expected pops and campfire crackles. The sound is PRISTINE. Now I'm no audiophile, so I can't critique it on that level. I'll just say that I didn't hear a single imperfection. As far as I can tell this came from the master tracks. The album itself, is of course a masterpiece and I'll just leave it at that. That was never in question.

Now back to the bonus tracks, the reason I bought the CD in the first place. I believe these were also taken either the original tapes or direct copies. I've been looking for upgrades of these songs for many years and now I have them. For the record, they are "Sorcerer," "Garbo," "Cathouse," "That's Alright," "Candlebright," and "Without You."

As if that was not enough, there were three surprises. I was not told that songs from a live set were also included. "Lola," "Races Are Run," and "Rhiannon" were the surprise encores.

This is a must have for any fans of this duo!


title: A Great Show, Just Be Aware It's a Bootleg

text: Where was this album when I was in high school? I used to scour the record stores in Newport and Providence Rhode Island for any Fleetwood Mac related bootlegs. I would have given a great deal of hard earned money for a vinyl recording of this then. This is a great collection of live versions of Buckingham Nicks songs and some previews of future Fleetwood Mac classics. There are two early versions of "Rhiannon." "I Don't Want to Know," a song that was rarely, if ever performed by Fleetwood Mac is featured here. "Monday Morning" and "Blue Letter" are also on the disk. The real surprise was "Crystal." This song was never a favorite of mine; it appears on the Buckingham Nicks LP and the self titled Fleetwood Mac album. The duo rocks on this version making it a highlight of the show. Beware of the mediocre quality though. There are dropouts that mar some of the songs. "Frozen Love" and "Long Distance Winner" suffer greatly at key moments. I think the CD is still more than worth the money though, but you have to be an avid fan of Buckingham Nicks to fully appreciate it.


title: Good Cd

text: Great music and track for the album


title: Good Album

text: Good album exceeded expectations


title: Five Stars

text: As advertised great track from one till the end.


title: Five Stars

text: Great two music album of pinoy 90's sound with nice lyric from start tilll end of the cd.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice selection of all tracks especially if you pinoy rap with great lyrics overall good cd.


title: Pinoy Ako !

text: Good pinoy rock music and all tracks are best to listen again and again


title: Nice Canadian singer

text: Did not realize that Laurell great nice voice and nice music in the album so if you like different music this one is for you.