The Best of British [Import]

The Best of British [Import]

Track Listings

1. Up to the Wildstyle

2. Busiest Rhymes

3. We're Watching You

4. Armour (C'mon)

5. Time 2 Move

6. Up to No Good [Quicksilver Remix]

7. Get Down

8. Kickin in the Beat - Pamela Fernandez, The Porn Kings

9. Rok da Bass

10. Amsterdam XXX

11. Up to No Good

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
This CD Collaborates with Clublands Biggest Names- DJ Quicksilver, DJ Supreme, Pamela Fernandez, Young MC and Many More.

Tracks:

Go Now
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
Nights In White Satin
Ride My See-Saw
Voices In The Sky
Question
The Story In Your Eyes
Isn't Life Strange
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Blue Guitar
Steppin' In A Slide Zone
Forever Autumn
The Voice
Gemini Dream
Blue World
Your Wildest Dreams
I Know You're Out There Somewhere

Amazon.com essential recording

Fans of the Moody Blues hungry for the band's intoxicatingly rich arrangements and soaring melodies need look no further than this terrific compilation. What it lacks in depth this collection makes up for in breadth, spanning the band's 30-year history of hits from "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" to "Your Wildest Dreams." Featuring some of Justin Hayward and John Lodge's best songwriting and packed with performances truly worthy of the superlative adjective greatest, this collection of hits delivers the goods. --L.A. Smith

Customer Reviews:

The Best of the Moody Blues.......2007-07-08

This is truly "The Best" of the Moody Blues!! It brought the 60's & 70's back to me. I always loved their music. Great dancing music,wonderfully put together. I highly recommend this music for us ,"old hippies", and others who appreciate well performed music.

Best Compilation Available.......2007-06-20

It is so hard to create a CD that has the "best" Moody Blues songs, because you inevitably have to leave something out. The only thing I would have changed about this album, however, is I would have omitted "Go Now" and included "Driftwood." Then this would be perfect. Nevertheless, it's pretty close!

More complete than "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues" :).......2007-06-18

"The Best of the Moody Blues" ("Best Of" for short, in my review) is probably the most complete single CD collection of Moody Blues hits and classics to date ... A fine choice of tracks featured on this collection, and I love the album cover (The most recent version featuring the dove and the starry night-time sky) ... Looks like the cover of a movie soundtrack! :)

First time that "Go Now" is featured on a Moody Blues best of compilation, isn't it? I agree with those who felt that this song was out of place on this release, compared to the rest of the songs, but no big deal ... The sound quality in the mastering/re-mastering is pretty good for a mono sound recording.

It's a shame that the alternate mix of "Tuesday Afternoon," from the 2006 Deluxe Edition SACD release of "Days Of Future Passed," wasn't discovered at the time of the making of "Best Of." While the stereo separation wasn't so hot, the mix featured a clean ending to the song, featuring an extra bar of the instrumentation and Justin Hayward chanting, and without any orchestra added, too. No big deal, once again, but such a mix would have made "Best Of" unique, just to acquire a different mix of the song. On this "Best Of" edit, turn the volume to your stereo system all the way up, during the fadeout, and you will hear a quick burst of the strings from the orchestra on the very last note of the song, just before the tune is completely faded out ... Something amusing to note, when it came to attempting to fade out "Tuesday Afternoon" before the orchestra took over the remainder of the song. :)

Before this non-orchestral version of "Nights In White Satin" made an appearance on "Best Of," it was previously featured on the 1985 compilation "Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues" ("Voices," for short) ... The sound quality is really good on this mix. It's loud and crisp, plus the sound quality sounded magnificent for the mix on "Voices," at a time before the remastered CD's came out!

The mix of "Ride My See-Saw," also taken from "Voices," returns here ... Notice how this mix fades out several seconds earlier than the mix from "Legend Of A Band" ("Legend," for short). On that release, The Moodies chant "Ride My See-Saw" three times, as the song fades out, but the mix featured on "Best Of" (And all future compilation mixes of "See-Saw") cuts the tune short right on the very last chant of "See-Saw," so it sounds like "See-Sss" ... Just another little something I couldn't help but notice, as I raised the volume to catch the fadeout! :) In that case, I would rather the record company selected the "Legend" mix. It featured a more professional fadeout.

I guess for those who couldn't stand the orchestral remakes of both "Question" and "Isn't Life Strange," from "Legend," "Best Of" makes things right by giving the fans the originals. :)

When the earlier version of "Best Of" was released, it featured the "Time Traveller" ("T.T.," for short) edit of "The Story In Your Eyes." When the more recent version was released (featuring the different album cover), there was a great improvement, as the single version of "Story" was substituted (Previously found on "Legend," and later appearing on "Anthology" and "Gold"), which was about twelve seconds longer than the "T.T." mix. The CD booklet even changed the running time of the track, on the later edition! :)

"Best Of" features the single version of "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)," with the loud crashing drums in the intro, not the cross fade from "When You're A Free Man," as heard on "Seventh Sojourn" and the edit job on "Legend." This mix previously appeared on "Voices" and "T.T."

The mix of "Blue World" was taken from "T.T." You can tell when raising the volume during the fadeout, as the edit features the ending to "Blue World" cross faded with the sound of the synthesizers that open up "Sitting At The Wheel!" Here, the sound is cut short, as the tune fades out. It's too bad that "Best Of" didn't feature the original mix of "Blue World" from "The Present," for something refreshing, as the mix chosen here was a carbon copy of the "T.T." mix.

The remaining songs are the same as their original versions and those that appeared on "T.T." I also agree with the opinions on excluding the Justin Hayward only tracks, "Blue Guitar" and "Forever Autumn," from "Best Of," since none of the other Moody Blues performed on either track. On the up side, though, both songs are beautiful, brilliant, well done, and just as enjoyable as any Moody Blues tune. I don't mind the appearances of these two songs on the future compilations, though, as most of them were 2-disc CD collections, anyway. My personal alteration for "Best Of" would have been to replace the Justin Hayward tracks with the awesome "The Other Side Of Life," which was one advantage "Legend" had over this release. No biggie, yet again. Just a fantasty concept I had for "Best Of." :)

What I like more about "Best Of" than "Voices" is that there is more song variety and a bigger track listing here. True, "Voices" had an advantage over this release with classic songs like "Never Comes The Day," "After You Came," and "Veteran Cosmic Rocker," but I prefer a collection that is able to utilize as much CD space as possible. My all time favorite single Moody Blues compilation, however, is "Legend." True, "Legend" has a shorter track list than "Best Of," but I enjoy the former collection because it includes the rare orchestral remakes of "Isn't Life Strange" and "Question," which are difficult to come across, these days. Also, I prefer the full, orchestral versions of "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights In White Satin," also found on "Legend." Plus, like I mentioned above, "Legend" features "The Other Side Of Life," as well as a properly faded out mix of "Ride My See-Saw." Still any Moody Blues compilation is a winner, in my book, and all of the songs on "Best Of" are some of the best The Moodies have got ... Just listen for yourself! :)

One more thing. Here's something really bizarre that I've discovered, in regard to the earlier version of "Best Of" ... I used to have a copy of the earlier version, and there is one point in each of the following songs where the songs go from stereophonic sound into mono for one second: "I'm Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)" (Right after the first time The Moody Blues sing this line), "The Voice" (At the beginning, when the synthesizers begin to fade in ... Both versions of this release have it), "Your Wildest Dreams" (After the second set of verses, when they sing "Once upon a time in your wildest dreams," also featured on the mix from "The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Moody Blues"), and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" (Right on the chorus, following the verse that begins with, "The words that I remember..."). Check this out with your headphones on, if you own a copy of the earlier edition of "Best Of!" :)

Thanks for reading! God Bless... :)

Best of the Moody Blues.......2007-05-17

My kind of music!! I love every song on this CD. I've played it everyday since I received it.

A Proper Introduction To The Moodies..........2007-02-26

Here we have a long playing CD capturing the great Moodies on a CD that if we were living in the age of the Long Player record would undoubtedly be broken down into 2 LP's...the first album showcasing their renown 1960's 1970's period and the last 8 tracks clearly at their post Seventh Sojourn album peak.
While their great 1960's r&b single "Go Now" is included and is totally unlike the remaining disc, it is a bonus, in good sound (unlike the Magnificent Moodies cd) kicking things off historically on collecting tracks from their remaining catalogue.
Indeed, the Moodies were an album bands(definitely their first 7 albums) and it is a disservice to juxtapose them on a best of package but such is the case here and since this is a collection of no new material it still sounds fresh collecting "hits" and is still a nice compilation with notes and photos within giving an overview of their good melodies and quality that is them.

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Floyd Fever
If you only could have ONE Pink Floyd Disc, this is the one.
Not the very best of Floyd
Great Introduction to Pink Floyd
shine on

Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00005QDW5
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

Astronomy Domine
See Emily Play
The Happiest Day of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
Echoes
Hey You
Marooned
The Great Gig in the Sky
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Money
Keep Talking
Sheep
Sorrow

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The Fletcher Memorial Home
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When the Tigers Broke Free
One of These Days
Us And Them
Learning to Fly
Arnold Layne
Wish You Were Here
Jug Band Blues
High Hopes
Bike

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Echoes is a double-CD collection of some of Pink Floyd's best songs. It's also a fascinating document of the band's history. They began life as Syd Barrett's phantasmagoric plaything before clasping the wings of Icarus and ascending toward the sun on an epic space-rock odyssey, eventually turning left once they reached the dark side of the moon and burning up on reentry, crash-landing on every earthlings' home hi-fi. And it's all here--30 years of the Floyd's awesome back catalog trimmed down to two handsome CDs. It's worth remembering that, despite a fondness for pyrotechnics, Pink Floyd were never a prog-rock band. Sure, some of their songs are a bit long, and they never released singles (at least not for 11 years), but the same could be said for Led Zeppelin. Clinically devoid of the faux-classical overtures and vainglorious musicianship of that era, Pink Floyd were a pole apart; Meddle's epic maritime tone poem "Echoes" remains the Floyd's apogee. But here, on this collection, "the albatross" which "hangs motionless upon the air" has had its wings clipped--seven full minutes are missing, but you'd never be able to tell. The sonar bleeps, the screeching seagulls, the howling winds are all retained, and whoever wielded the editorial axe, Eugene, did so carefully.

Interestingly, the album's nonchronological track listing works--the summery, childhood enchantment of "See Emily Play" is right next to the school discipline of "Happiest Days of Our Lives"--and at least this way no one will switch off when material from A Momentary Lapse of Reason comes around. Despite the curious omission of "Atom Heart Mother," this really is the very best of the Floyd--from the throbbing "One of These Days" to the pop operatic "Great Gig in the Sky" to the genius silvery fluidity of Dave Gilmour's guitar work. This is timeless, as many members of Sigur Rós, Radiohead, and the Beta Band will attest. --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews:

Floyd Fever.......2007-07-20

This two disc Floyd compilation is a great buy. It's an excellent overview of Floyd's hits, showcasing their weird but intriguing sounds and lyrics. This collection is particularly good for people who like Floyd, but aren't such hard-core fans as to have all of the individual albums. The obvious hits from the radio [Brick in the Wall, Hey You, Money, Learning to Fly] are here, as well as lesser-played but still great stuff, like Arnold Layne and Fletcher Memorial Home, and when the Tigers Broke Free, which is a heartfelt reflection on losing a father to war.

If you only could have ONE Pink Floyd Disc, this is the one........2007-07-02

Most would think that would be DSOTM. It's a close call. But, since this set has most of the best cuts from DSOTM, and the best cuts from every other release, this would be my choice.

Disc 2 of this set has been my bedtime CD for over a year now.

Only two comments. I could do without "Bike". That song just creeps me out, especially the freaky noise at the very end.

Secondly, I'm disappointed that they cut Gilmours Blues solo in SOYCD.

I still give it 5 stars though.

EDIT: BTW... If you are a guitar player, there is what is probably one of the best TAB books ever produced for this album. It covers every song, exactly, and has every Gilmour solo.

http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Floyd-Echoes-Best/dp/0757908039/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-3072233-2244740?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184174143&sr=8-2

Unfortunately, it is out of print so you will have to go with a listed used copy.

I'd get it while you can.

Not the very best of Floyd.......2007-06-19

Even though this is supposed to be the "Best" of Pink Floyd I would beg to differ. Right now I have a list in front of me of Pink floyd songs that were unjustly omitted. On the other hand, there are a handful of songs here- mainly in Floyd's later years- that are mediocre at best and have no business being on this album. It's still a sure bet for die-hard Floyd fans, however. The best Floyd albums are The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish you were Here.

Great Introduction to Pink Floyd.......2007-06-11

Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, is a great introduction to this classic ahead of its time rock group. For those of you not born in the 50's or 60's that could have enjoyed the classic Dark Side of the Moon during its release, this is a tremendous way to find out what all of the fuss was/is about. I am certain that this great CD set will inspire people to purchase much of the Pink Floyd collection, especially some of the bigger hits like The Wall and Dark Side. Many of these songs are simply haunting, while others prove to show how versatile this super group has been over the years. An outstanding value. 5 Stars!
~ Pink Floyd

shine on.......2007-04-23

If you're gonna side-step the actual albums and simply dip into a compilation of this seminal band, then this is a safe bet for a solid primer. This collection is substantive, richly entertaining and demonstrates the enduring appeal of one extraordinary band.

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The Title Says It All
A tale of two concerts
The very, very, very best?
Rock And Roll At Its Best
A solid Deep Purple sampler

The Very Best of Deep Purple
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Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

Hush
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Speed King (U.S. Album Version)
Child In Time
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Album Description

The only newly remastered single-disc compilation featuring all of the hits during the band's heyday. Includes 15 full-length singles, live cuts, and album tracks from 26 albums released between 1968-1984!

Customer Reviews:

The Title Says It All.......2007-06-06

This is a great intro to one of rock's greatest band. For a single CD, this is the one to one. It truely is the very best of purple.

A tale of two concerts.......2007-05-16

For whatever reason, the footage of the Copenhagen concert rarely shows Ritchie Blackmore playing, even during his intros or solos. Somebody needs to track that cameraman down and slap him silly. The New York concert footage is better, but the majoity of the tracks on this DVD come from the Copenhagen show. Overall this DVD is a disappointment, enjoyable sometimes, but a disappointment nonetheless.

The very, very, very best?.......2007-02-02

Well, yes and no! There're a couple of things that you should know about this release: first, the liner notes claim that this is the first collection of the CD era, which is not entirely true, since the previous "Deepest Purple" compilation was already available (However, the remastering is most welcome!). And that's probably my only complaint (I would actually rate this item with 4 and a half stars, but since the format won't allow me to do that...) about this compilation: it offers very little additional material, only 3 songs that were not included in "Deepest...".

Its title notwithstanding, this CD is a "greatest hits" compilation and not (necessarily) "The Very best", but semantics aside, there are a couple of exceptions of songs that were not issued as singles (Space Trucking and Child in Time, for instance...). I originally didn't care much for the covers of "Kentucky Woman" and "Hush", but I understood their inclusion here since those were the first hits the band scored with in the U.S (the territory this CD is meant for). But the tunes eventually grew on me, leading me to get their first 3 records.

It's a shame that no additional material from the band's second coming in the 80's could be included though, but that is simply a record company issue: the latter part of Purple's catalog was released with a different record label. In the end, this is a great compilation, and if you want to have a taste of some of Purple's best material, this is a good place to start. However, if you, like me, were looking for a more comprehensive package, including music from all the lineups (including the criminally underrated Mk IV, completely ignored here...), you might be a bit disappointed...You can always get the boxet "Shades", but... that's a different tale... But casual fans looking for nothing but the hits rejoice: here they are!!! And for roughly 8 bucks, you can't really ask for more...

Rock And Roll At Its Best.......2006-12-07

One of the biggest and best bands of the late 1960s' / early 1970s' classic rock movement was undoubtedly Deep Purple. Featuring some of the finest musicians rock hard to offer as well as one of the best lead singers ever (Ian Gillan), in their heyday they were truly a force to be reckoned with.

This 16 track colection collects all of Deep Purple's most popular hits, such as "Hush", "Kentucky Woman", the epic "Child In Time", "Highway Star", the legendary "Smoke On The Water" (a song that joins "Stairway To Heaven" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as one of the echelons of overplayed classic rock anthems, which is not to say it's a bad song), "My Woman From Tokyo" and many others. The sound quality is fantastic, and the liner notes make for a really good read.

I highly recommend this collection.

A solid Deep Purple sampler.......2006-10-16

This is a pretty good collection for a single disc. But really, shouldn't one of the greatest hard rock bands of all, deserve more than this. But if you are just starting out with your exploration of Deep Purple it's good enough. But, also be sure to pick up their 1972 live album, Made In Japan. Deep Purple became legendary through their concerts back in the day and this CD will give you a clue why. Having both, The Very Best of Deep Purple and Made In Japan, should help paint a semi clear picture of this great band.

The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years

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A Casual Fan Semi-Review...
"The Only Elvis That Matters" Done Justice
Same Old Music in Yet Another New Sleeve
how many times can you jump out of the cupboard
+1/2 -- The best early Costello single CD yet

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Customer Reviews:

A Casual Fan Semi-Review..........2007-05-29

Being a fan,but not a fanatic of Elvis,I came across this new collection of hits from him and thought it was a great time to buy. I had purchased an old hits of his from the 80's, on cassette.Of course,I know the standard hits.Alison,Pump It Up,Accident's Will Happen and my fave, What's So Funny...,among a couple of others. Noticed a whole bunch of songs I wasn't familiar with and look forward to hearing them,when I receive this new set.Of late,I am digging deeper into many classic artists I listen to.Elvis fits into that. For that reason,I am giving this collection,4 stars.For the songs I know. After listening to the others,perhaps I can raise it to 5 stars.

"The Only Elvis That Matters" Done Justice.......2007-05-20

In my opinion, this is the best single-disc Elvis Costello compilation anyone has ever released. In fact, it may even be the best introduction to E.C. out there (He's so stylistically diverse that no single album is an effective introduction, and both of the more extensive collections - "Girls Girls Girls" on Columbia and "The Very Best of Elvis Costello" on Rhino - would probably be overwhelming to someone unfamiliar with the majority of his work). Also, the collection "Rock and Roll Music," as is evident in the title, ignores his non-"Rock and Roll" songs.

But this disc finally gets it right. There was a "The Very Best of Elvis Costello & the Attractions" single-disc issued on Rykodisc in 1994 that came close, but as good as that disc was, this collection makes three substitutions that are actually improvements: "(The Angels Want to Wear My) Red Shoes," "New Lace Sleeves," and "Almost Blue" replace "Watch Your Step," "New Amsterdam," and "Love Field."

Not only are the substitutions slightly better songs in my opinion, they also paint a more complete picture of Elvis Costello as an artist and writer. Especially "Red Shoes" - if you'd only heard the ballad "Alison" and the reggae-influenced "Watching the Detectives" from his debut album, you'd have no idea what to expect from the rest of the CD, but "Red Shoes" really sets the tone for the rest of that disc (and it's just an amazing song). Some people complain that these songs have been repackaged too many times, but I have a hard time arguing with the final result.

The remastering of this collection sounds as good as the Rhino remasters (which managed to be a slight improvement over the already great-sounding Rykodisc versions), and I really don't understand why some people complain about the sound (but I never owned any of the vinyl records, so maybe I am missing something). Still, the sound is the best that I've heard on CD, and in terms of song selection, this is a near-perfect set. For some, this will be all the Elvis Costello they ever need. For others, it will be the beginning of a long journey into the career of one of the best, most insightful and most interesting singer-songwriters in popular music. Either way, it's hard to go wrong with this collection.

Same Old Music in Yet Another New Sleeve.......2007-05-15

Now that thirty years has passed since his debut, it is apparent to me that Elvis Costello has a lot more in common with his namesake than a singing career. Case in point - Almost immediately upon his arrival at RCA, Elvis Presley's recordings were packaged with little regard to the consumer, and then re-packaged so relentlessly that nobody except the most dedicated, wealthy, and mentally unbalanced collector could possibly hope to amass all of Presley's catalog. With blithe regularity, RCA executives would abuse their position as the historic caretakers of a rock and roll legend by digging deeper and deeper into obscurities, then packaging them with recycled classic recordings. Very, very little was genuinely `new' except the package itself. These collections are innumerable, and I pity the poor soul who suffers the disease of being a completist collector, because it can cost you your bank account, your house, and maybe even your marriage, all in the pursuit of owning all that is Elvis.
It now appears as though the same type of abuse has befallen the recorded works of Elvis Costello. I should know. I was one of those `mentally unbalanced' individuals who felt the need to own every Elvis Costello item released on the marketplace. In the beginning, it was kind of fun. Costello had numerous singles with non-LP b-sides, and plenty of `alternate' versions to keep fans quite busy. I was a part of that vinyl junkie set, a cult of obsessed lunatics who lived to find the rarest single, or an alternate package. After three years and hundreds of dollars spent, I remember feeling betrayed when Columbia issued "Taking Liberties," a collection of Elvis' rare b-sides. In an instant, one five-dollar album made twenty rarities commonplace. Nevertheless, I soldiered on; buying 10" collector's singles, alternate mixes, and all sorts of oddities. Then, the CD era began, and it started to happen all over again. Elvis changed labels (from Columbia to Warner Brothers), and his catalog albums were subjected to not one, not two, but three separate repackagings, each of them containing unique `rarities' that could be obtained nowhere else. A dedicated collector would require four versions of each Elvis Costello album. At this point, I finally surrendered, but I already spent enough to finance a Hawaiian vacation for some record executive and his family of four. Nowadays I simply stand by, amazed as the repackaging craze continues unabated. By my count, the above named collections represent the 10th and 11th re-compilation of Elvis Costello's `hits'. I'm not saying they are bad collections. The booklets contain song lyrics, which is a nice touch, especially for the older material. Naturally, the songs are great and I should know, because I bought each of these tracks at least a half-dozen times already. If you still don't own them, then go ahead and buy them. You will enjoy them. I, however, will stare at my room full of Elvis-related plastic and acknowledge the reason that I never made that trip to Hawaii myself.
B+ Tom Ryan

how many times can you jump out of the cupboard.......2007-05-12

i swore i wouldnt buy the elvis cannon again=LPs,Singles,3 sets of CDs etc., unless it was on SACD,and i wont.But the 2 comps were worth a listen,rock and roll for the unreleased stuff{how is it possible?}and 10 years for the 4th remaster.Seeing Elvis's Lexus commercial with him enjoying surround sound just makes me sad for what could have been.Rock on,EC!

+1/2 -- The best early Costello single CD yet.......2007-05-09

You can't hardly swing a dead cat without hitting Costello's early material in reissue form. With Ryko and Rhino both having taken ever-lengthening passes at his albums, Hip-O picks up the catalog years of 1977-1986 for another round. In addition to a new pair of compilations (this one and "Rock and Roll Music") that skim the initial decade's eleven albums, their May 1 release date also marks the re-re-re-reissue of the albums on CD and the catalog's digital download debut (initially from iTunes, later from addtiional services).

After so many Costello reissues and compilations, this collection is mostly a retail shelving refresher and a beacon for Hip-O's album reissue and digital programs; all 22 of these tracks have been available on CD before. And as with other single-disc Costello anthologies such as Sony's 1990 19-track "Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions" and Ryko's 1994 22-track "Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions," there's simply too much worthy material in Costello's initial eleven albums (not to mention assorted singles and B-sides) to fully essay in 80 minutes.

What you get here is a well drawn sketch that provides the neophyte a sense of Costello's incredible torrent of early creativity, the sustain of his first few years, a few missteps in the mid-80s, and a stronger-than-ever comeback with 1986's "King of America" and "Blood & Chocolate" LPs." Though fans of the albums will mentally flinch at the inter-album segues (and thus the missing classics), condensing Costello's career arc does demonstrate how his punk-era angst and blistering song-writing aged and then reasserted itself in a more mature, but no less powerful form a decade later. Reducing 10 years to a single CD also creates a bit of genre whiplash as Costello applied himself to rock, punk, pop, soul, R&B blues, and jazz.

As on Ryko's 1994 collection, Costello aided in the track selection. No surprise then that there are 19 tracks in common with Ryko's earlier release. The three substitutions add the essential "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," "Almost Blue," and "New Lace Sleeves" in place of the expendable "Watch Your Step," "New Amsterdam," and "Love Field," making this the best single-disc Costello anthology on the market. Costello fans are better off making their own anthologies from the original albums, but those just coming to his work decades after the fact will find this an excellent primer. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2007 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

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Where would we be without bands like Cream?
The greatest trio of all time
Remastering?
5 for the music, 4 for the tracks picked
The Very Best of Cream

The Very Best of Cream
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ASIN: B000002GFC
Release Date: 1995-05-09

Tracks:

Wrapping Paper
I Feel Free
N.S.U.
Sweet Wine
I'm So Glad
Spoonful
Strange Brew
Sunshine Of Your Love
Tales Of Brave Ulysees
Swlabr
We're Going Wrong
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The groundbreaking work of this British psychedelic-blues supergroup deserves more thorough study, but this 20-song compilation provides a useful overview for newcomers. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker--virtuosos all--expanded the parameters of rock by incorporating a jazz sensibility into their distorted blues jams. This compilation mixes their odd original hits with a number of souped-up blues covers. The live version of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" remains one of the greatest blues workouts a rock band has ever produced. Since Cream released only four albums, this set includesv most of the highlights, and it illustrates how Cream cast the seeds of heavy metal. -- Marc Greilsamer

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Where would we be without bands like Cream?.......2007-04-27

It's rather amusing to think that Cream formed over 40 years ago. They were so revolutionary, just about everything they did left a huge influence on rock bands to come. Ginger Baker is an insane drummer, and was one of, if not the very first, to use a double bass drum the way he did. Jack Bruce invented and perfected that fade-in bass technique and Eric Clapton...well, when you hear the man rip it out on this album, you know these guys were something special.
Cream was one of the first power trios around. Right after them emerged bands like Blue Cheer, Rush and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but seriously, how many guys were playing like the boys of Cream were in '66? Now, honestly speaking, I was fairly skeptical when purchasing this, at first at least, due to the fact that I saw Clapton listed as the second greatest rock guitarist of all time. Anybody who ranks high on a list has got to be there for a reason, and he proved it to me. I literally started laughing when I heard the blazing solos on songs like "Sweet Wine" and "NSU". The last time I heard a guy that great was somebody like Eddie Van Halen or the legendary Jimi Hendrix, (I got into Hendrix before I became a guitarist, and VH just as I started.)
Clapton, Bruce and Baker form a magnificent band and the songwriting is just as strong as the musicianship. From the epic lyrics in "Tales of Brace Ulysses" to the timeless riff on "Sunshine Of Your Love", these guys could do it all. They went from psychedelic rock, blues rock, proto-metal, jazz fusion, jam rock, and a fusion of all of those elements to make a signature sound that made them the prototypical blues-rock trio that they were.

Pros:
- You get 20, great songs on this album.
- I've seen it on sale for as low as ten bucks.
- The liner notes are great, and you gotta love the psychedelic colors in the inner and outer covers!

Cons:
- Not too many negativities here, except for the recording technique that was used on the tracks from their debut, "Fresh Cream". All of the instruments are to the right and the vocals are to the left, for the most part. I would've thought that the record company would've fixed that! Oh well, it's just for a few tracks that the production is messed up.

Overall:
If you're just getting into Cream, this will make for a great album. Don't have any doubts when buying this, because you get plenty of songs at a great price. It's too bad these guys only lasted for a short time, but they really made magic in the period that they did. Cheers, and peace!

The greatest trio of all time.......2007-03-14

I have to admit, if I never heard another Credence, Motown or Doors song, I wouldn't feel like I was missing out. To be frank, many of the sounds of my boomer youth have been so overplayed on classic rock stations or used in angst-ridden movies that I find myself unable to listen to them any more. However, Cream is not one of those bands, and listening to this disc reminded me how very rich and muscular the best of that period's music could be, before it evolved into art rock like Yes, and that ilk. With the exception of Clapton's work with Derek and the Dominos, and I don't think any of these guys ever played as well as they did here, and I can't say enough about how good these songs are, even the goofy ones. Buy this, even if you're way too young to remember the band when it existed!

Remastering?.......2007-03-01

I used to think the term "remastering" was a come on dreamed up by Jimmy Page to sell old Led Zeppelin albums. I was wrong. Whoever is in charge of re-releasing the Cream catalogue should be ashamed of themselves. One of the greatest - I will dare say it - perhaps the greatest rock combo ever - has been ill served by the keepers of the catalogue. I had a cassette version of Cream's greatest hits that put the sound quality of this CD to shame. ERIC, JACK, GINGER - intervene and make sure your recordings sound crisp for posterity. You desreve better than what the corporate masters have dished out. Anyone with discriminating ears will immediately recognize that the sound quality is a triumph of profit over Cream's artistic genius. Shameful. Again (The BBC recordings are horrendous).

5 for the music, 4 for the tracks picked.......2007-02-06

The Very Best of (1995) A Cream compilation album.

Because they are my favorite band, it's hard for me to ever really be satisfied with a greatest hits album. However, I can't complain too much, because none of the songs on here are bad. In fact, they didn't really leave anything out chart-position wise, but there are some gems that would have been nice to see on here. However, people who are just casual listeners will most likely be satisfied with the selection. My only suggestion, though, would be to check out the "Gold" album. The track selection is slightly better and includes live material, though it is more expensive and is a two-disc collection.

From "Fresh Cream": Wrapping Paper, I Feel Free, NSU, Sweet Wine, I'm So Glad, Spoonful. The track selection from this album are spotless. I've no complaints about this, and I'm glad to see that they included "Wrapping Paper", one of the more overlooked Cream songs, which is not on the CD version of "Fresh Cream".

From "Disraeli Gears": Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, We're Going Wrong. All good, though I would have substituted "World of Pain" for "We're Going Wrong".

From "Wheels of Fire": White Room, Sitting on Top of the World, Politician, Born Under a Bad Sign, Deserted Cities of the Heart, Crossroads. This one is really subjective; all the tracks from this album are excellent, so it's more of choosing which ones you wouldn't mind being left off. Personally, I would have switched "Deserted Cities" for "As You Said".

From "Goodbye": Badge. This was a popular song, though I don't care for it. The final album wasn't very good, so if they had to pick something, it would have to be this one. "Anyone For Tennis" was released purely as a single and belongs to no album.

Overall, the track selections may leave something to be desired. If you're a tried and true Cream fan, just buy the albums, there's only four of them, and only the first three are the ones you want.

The Very Best of Cream.......2007-01-09

I got this CD as a Christmas gift for a friend, and she absolutely loved
it. I was impressed with the timely manner in which it arrived. I would
use this vendor again.

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The British Beat: Best of the '60s
JOLLYMON
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The British Beats on
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The British Beat: Best of the '60s
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ASIN: B000N69P6G
Release Date: 2007-03-27

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Wild Thing - The Troggs
Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
Black Is Black - Los Bravos
It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie
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Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
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A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy
Love Is All Around - The Troggs
I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
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Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues

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Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
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Tell Her No - The Zombies
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
Needles And Pins - The Searchers
How Do You Do It? - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Love Potion Number Nine - The Searchers
A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
Carrie-Anne - The Hollies
Telstar - The Tornados
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Jonathan King
Catch The Wind - Donovan

Tracks:

Time Of The Season - The Zombies
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
Bus Stop - The Hollies
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Downtown - Petula Clark
Georgy Girl - The Seekers
What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones
Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers
I Know A Place - Petula Clark
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
Woman - Peter & Gordon

Customer Reviews:

The British Beat: Best of the '60s.......2007-07-21

This CD package is loaded with a number of hits from that era. It was extremely good. Thanks

JOLLYMON.......2007-07-12

The British Beat is a wonderful selection of of 60's music.
The 3 discs include a variety of good music that will be sure to please any fan of the 60's. The only thing missing is of course THE BEATLES.
Otherwise, I would give it a BEST BUY rating!!!

Just "OK".......2007-07-12

Nice collection. Was dissapointed though that Do Wah Diddy is in mono when it's in stereo on many collections. Liner notes don't indicated exactly which cuts are first time stereo mixes.

The British Beats on.......2007-07-04

This CD was really good, it was all the original artists and their music which takes me back to when I was a teenager. What great music we enjoyed then as well as now.......

the british beat.......2007-05-27

I am very glad to add this cd to my "oldies" collection. In the future I will be looking to add more british rock to my collection.

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Not The Original Album
Best of the Best
Great Band
The Best of the British Invasion
Buy Retraspective instead

Best of the Animals
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ASIN: B000003BDD
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

House Of The Rising Sun
I'm Crying
Baby, Let Me Take You Home
Around And Around
Talkin' Bout You
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Boom Boom
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We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
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While they're best remembered for "House of the Rising Sun," the Animals had more than one track. What about "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Out of this Place," to name but two, as well as a later incarnation's "San Franciscan Nights," Eric Burdon's ode to the flower power of 1967? Always rough and ready, the Animals were a blues band from Newcastle who never looked completely comfortable in their suits, but who nonetheless produced some great pieces of music--although whether there was ever quite enough to fill an entire album you have to judge for yourself. --Chris Nickson

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Not The Original Album.......2007-05-26

Although the cover of this is identical to the 1966 Album - this is NOT a reissue of that album. That album had 11 songs - two of which are NOT on this issue, which has 15 songs. It's a very good album and very representative of this oeriod of their output, but it should not be mistaken for a reissue of the 1966 MGM release.

Best of the Best.......2007-04-30

This is one of those classics that taken out of the cabinet - 30 years later - is still one of the greatest albums, blues, rock and roll or otherwise ever put together. My record is so scratched from over use and abuse through the years that I was forced to go to Amazon and buy the CD. Despite the skips, that rich, true groove, plastic fantastic and scratched album of mine will be sorely missed. I just couldn't bear to not hear the music.

Great Band.......2007-03-31

This band produced alot of good songs back in the 60's.
Their most well known song and a huge hit was House Of The Rising Sun.Thats got a tune that just seems to stick in you head.Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is another one of my favorites here.Eric Burdon and the band had a special sound.We Gotta Get Out Of This Place is another big hit i love that tune.It's My Life is another well known song from the Animals.
Bands like this were around for a short time,but made some of the best songs.

The Best of the British Invasion.......2006-10-17

The Animals were one of the more grittier of the British Invasion bands. This collections features their hits from the original line up. After this line up the band changed dramatically and it is difficult to compare the two except for the fact they both have Eric Burdon as the front man. House of the Rising Sun is a classic, but other lessor know tunes are just as great like Bo Diddley and Carry my Body. I've enjoyed this CD for a long time and you will to if you enjoy R&B\Blues influenced rock.

Buy Retraspective instead.......2005-09-14

You will better off buying The Animals Retrospective because it has more hits on it.Like White Houses, Sky Pilot and San Franciscan Nights. This is cheap Greatest Hits and missing allots of hits

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All of their best songs, and I received them quickly.
all good
Some hot... some not
Worth a listen
A GREAT CD FOR A GREAT 60;S BAND UNDERRATED

Very Best of Herman's Hermits
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ASIN: B0008G2ESC
Release Date: 2005-05-23

Tracks:

I'm Into Something Good
Your Hand In Mine
Show Me Girl
I Know Why
Silhouettes
Can't You Hear My Heartbeat
Wonderful World
Dream On Dream On
Just A Little Bit Better
Take Love Give Love
A Must To Avoid
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You Won't Be Leaving
Listen People
This Door Swings Both Ways
For Love
No Milk Today
My Reservation's Been Confirmed
East West
What Is Wrong - What Is Right
There's A Kind Of Hush
Gaslite Street
Museum
Moonshine Man
I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
Marcel's
Sleepy Joe
Just One Girl

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My Lady
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It's Alright Now
Years May Come Years May Go
Smile Please
Bet Yer Life I Do
Searching For The Southern Sun
Lady Barbara
Don't Just Stand There
Oh You Pretty Thing
Leaning On A Lamp Post
Hold On!
I'm Henery The Eighth I Am
The End Of The World
Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter
I Gotta Dream On
Dandy
Don't Go Out Into The Rain
Heartbeat
For Your Love
Bus Stop
Wings Of Love
London Look

Album Description

Massively popular 60's beat combo, the Hermits were commercially only a couple of rungs below the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. They had 20 singles in the Top 40 in England and America between 1964 and 1970. This comprehensive 2 CD Collection features 'I'm Into Something Good', 'My Sentimental Friend', 'A Must To Avoid', 'No Milk Today', 'Sunshine Girl' & 'Silhouettes' to name a few. EMI Gold. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Double CD Collection of all of Herman's Hermits Hit Single Songs and their Corresponding B-sides on this Fantastic Set. A Grand Total of 56 Tracks Gives the Best Package Ever in their Catalog, Personally Compiled by Peter Noone. As He Writes on the Cover, "Going Through the Tracks to Compile this Album Has Been Great Fun and Has Brought Back Some Wonderful Memories. I Hope You Enjoy them as Much as We Have".

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All of their best songs, and I received them quickly........2007-05-13

I'm so impressed with this CD.
It's got all their greatest songs.

all good.......2007-04-30

This cd set has all the familiar to US listeners songs, plus many that were not heard in USA, but they are all good,this cd set is an excellant value and a great pleasure to have and listen to.I highly recommend it for Herman fans and British invasion fans.

Some hot... some not .......2007-01-06

There are some real gems on this CD but there are far too many duds in between. If you are interested in the whole range, it's worth hearing all the way through... once.

Worth a listen.......2006-09-03

If you believe the insert notes to this album, and Noone and Whitwam's websites, the Hermits were third only to The Beatles and Stones in the pantheon of British sixties pop. Well, that's not how I remember it. In terms of critical acclaim and enduring public support, The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies and The Tremeloes were up there, while the Hermits were distinctly second league. That's nothing to be ashamed of, I'm just saying let's not exaggerate. They became big stars on both sides of the pond and sold over 50 million records, so they deserve attention, but let's not pretend they scaled the musical heights - they enjoyed a brief romp in the foothills.

They had just one British number 1. That was their first release, I'm Into Something Good. This Goffin/King song is very characteristic of the time, with its teen-love lyrics and catchy tune, and remains the trademark Hermits song. The other tracks are a mixed bunch. The arrangement and harmony singing on Years May Come, Years May Go are embarrassingly trite. Equally ludicrous are the ill-judged attempts to scramble onto the social comment bandwagon, with The Man With The Cigar and Here Comes the Star. But when they stick to tuneful, unpretentious pop, like I'm Into Something Good and Sunshine girl, they are well worth a listen. Track 8, disk 1 (Dream On Dream On) and track 21, disk 2 (I Gotta Dream On) is actually the same, the former being a remastered version. The Noone 1971 solo, Oh You Pretty Thing is interesting because it features the song's writer, David Bowie, on piano.

They were never Herman's Happy Hermits, as a look at the rival websites of Noone and Whitwam will testify. The Hermits were talented and wanted to progress musically. Instead, they remained the backing to Noone's frothy pop. Briefly, in the sixties, they billed themselves as Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, betraying the behind-the-scenes disputes. Today, groups headed by Noone and Whitwam still appear separately and very confusingly as rival Herman's Hermits.

Peter Noone (Herman) was a child star of a British soap set in his native Manchester. His was a cheeky, cheerful, chirpy appeal, and any picture of him not grinning broadly would have been dismissed as a forgery. Last I heard, he was in a daytime soap stateside, and still going strong.

It was in Manchester that I saw actor Trevor Peacock in Waiting For Godot and it comes as quite a shock to learn that he wrote the Herman's hit Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter. This was one of a trio of quaintly British novelty songs - along with Leaning on a Lampost and I'm Henery the Eighth I Am - that were the mainstay of their US success but were quite rightly never released as singles in the UK. There, they would have been seen as old material that had already been performed better by other artists. George Formby fans in particular will consider the Herman's version of Lampost as nothing short of sacrilege.

It was another irritatingly cheerful Mancunian with a permanent grin and limited singing talent, Davey Jones of The Monkees, who spelled the end of the Hermits' US success. The market was not big enough for both of them.

Despite these negative comments, the Hermits were an essential part of the sixties scene and this is a comprehensive, good quality, good value collection of their work. So it gets 5 stars and a 'relax, enjoy it, but don't expect it to change your life' recommendation.

A GREAT CD FOR A GREAT 60;S BAND UNDERRATED.......2006-07-30

I'VE BEEN A HERMAN HERMITS' FAN SINCE THE MID-60'S AND ALTHOUGH I HAD 45'S AND ALBUMS THAT HAVE COME AND GONE, I REALLY WANTED TO FIND A GOOD CD THAT HAD ALL THOSE SONGS ON A AND B SIDES OF THOSE 45'S AND ALBUMS. I HAVE FOUND ALL OF THAT AND MORE ON THE "VERY BEST OF HERMAN HERMITS'".

And to those of you that haven't had the privilege of seeing Peter Noone in concert then or now, you should be very pleased after seeing the energy and fun the Herman and the (new) Hermits project live in concert. Well worth going to.

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Dustry Springfield CD review
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Awesome

The Very Best of Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
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Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

I Only Want To Be With You
Wishin' And Hopin'
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Stay Awhile
Son Of A Preacher Man
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
What's It Gonna Be
All Cried Out
In The Middle Of Nowhere
All I See Is You
The Look Of Love
Little By Little
I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten
Some Of Your Lovin'
I'll Try Anything
Losing You
Guess Who?
A Brand New Me
Give Me Time
Goin' Back

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Dusty Springfield's voice is one of the great pop instruments. Showcased here on 20 tracks from her '60s and early-'70s heyday, her sensuality and strength wrap themselves around everything from big-beat rock and roll like "I Only Want to Be With You" and "Stay Awhile" to seductive masterworks like "Son of a Preacher Man" and "The Look of Love." Very Best ends with a vulnerable reading of the Carole King/Gerry Goffin taking-stock anthem "Goin' Back"--a rarity in the States, where it appeared only briefly. It's great to hear it here. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Dustry Springfield CD review.......2007-06-11

A great old CD received quickly. I like it a lot. Thanks.

Distorted Recollection.......2007-05-23

This album was purchased in a fit of nostalgia, as I recalled Dusty Springfield as having a sultry and singular voice. What a disappointment to listen to a string of overproduced ditties. The production techniques effectively masked whatever talent this voice once displayed. Or was it just my wistful imagination all along?

One of the best.......2007-05-09

Love the CD, Dusty has always been one of my favorites.

Dusty.......2007-04-07

This is pure Dusty Springfield - some of her best hits. It brings back those memories of carefree youth.

Awesome.......2007-02-10

This is a great CD! Dusty Springfield was so very tallented. Great music!

Average customer rating:

Loved it!!!!
Great CD, great delivery
Outstanding harmonies make this one an absolute joy to listen to
Chad and Jeremy still rock!!
Harmonies to die for, with plenty of emotion

Very Best of Chad & Jeremy
Chad & Jeremy
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RCTL
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

A Summer Song
From A Window
No Other Baby
Yesterday's Gone
The Truth Often Hurts The Heart
September In The Rain
If I Loved You
My How The Time Goes By
Only Those In Love
Like I Love You Today
Willow Weep For Me
Too Soon My Love
What Do You Want With Me?
Now And Forever
Before And After
I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby
Distant Shores
Teenage Failure

Customer Reviews:

Loved it!!!!.......2007-07-19

A really good cd. Their version of True Love Ways which was originally done by Buddy Holly is outstanding. Check this cd out.

Great CD, great delivery.......2007-05-13

I can't believe the CD was available. It arrived quickly and in great shape.

Outstanding harmonies make this one an absolute joy to listen to.......2005-12-23

While most of the acts from the so-called "British Invasion" enjoyed success on both sides of the "pond", to the best of my knowledge Chad and Jeremy never even appeared on the charts in England. Seems very strange to me because here in America Chad and Jeremy made quite a splash in the years 1964 to 1966. As another reviewer has duly noted Chad and Jeremy produced several
hit records with "harmonies to die for".
"The Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" is yet another superb offering from the Varese Sarabande label. This beautifully remastered disc features all of their familiar hits from their stint at World Artists records as well as some of the best loved tracks from their days at Columbia. Looking for the hits? You will find them all here including "A Summer Song", "Willow Weep For Me" and "Yesterday's Gone". While these tunes are great I am partial to some of the duo's lesser known hits including their rendition of the Lennon-McCartney tune "From A Window", "What Do You Want With Me" and my all-time favorite Chad and Jeremy tune "If I Loved You" from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". I have never heard a better version of that tune! In 1966 Chad and Jeremy moved on to Columbia records with some very ambitious plans. They made a couple of critically acclaimed LP's which for some inexplicable reason never quite caught on with the record buying public. "The Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" offers the 3 singles released from these albums including "Distant Shores", "I Don't Want To Lose You Baby" and the beautiful "Before and After". Talk about great harmony!!! I would also recommend to you a couple of other gems including "The Truth Often Hurts The Heart" and "September In The Rain".
As usual Varese Sarabande has included a thoughtfully done 8 page booklet highlighting the career of Chad and Jeremy. Fans of 1960's pop music will certainly enjoy this one. Chad and Jeremy briefly reunited in the late 1980's to record a new LP. I actually owned a 45 from that album. Time had not diminished the great harmonies one bit. Chad and Jeremy reunited for a PBS special in 2004. Since that time that have made occasional appearances and there are even plans in the works for a new album. Chad and Jeremy are often overlooked and in my mind they are perhaps the most underated act of their day. Check out the "Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" and I bet you will agree. Highly recommended!!!

Chad and Jeremy still rock!!.......2005-04-17

I shall admit, looking at the pictures of them in that period is a shocker....they were so YOUNG!! As a wee lassie adoring the fav duo, they seemed so handsome and mature! It's great to see pre-teen idols, still come through on the talent all these years later, though maybe to a slight lesser degree to contemporary artists Peter and Gordon. It's to be noted that Peter Asher was brother to Jane Asher, McCartney's girlfriend at the time, so he wrote with John Lennon several songs for the duo. That gave them a leg up in 'polish' of the songs, as Chad & Jeremy tended to go with a lot of original material. What set Chad and Jeremy apart and made them special, was their perfect blend of voices that create such beautiful harmony.

The album has most of their biggest hits - lacking When I Was Seventeen. They used soft instruments, such as harpsichord, and 12 string guitars rather than electric rock - counter to the British Invasion sounds. It's also to be noted Chad Stuart co-wrote many of their hits, with even Jeremy Clyde writing a bit, too.

The album holds up well, is still great easy listening. The only flaw is ones of omission, not including all the hits.

Harmonies to die for, with plenty of emotion.......2002-10-31

Ch & J were one of two nearly lookalike duos from the early part of the 60's British invasion (the other was Peter and Gordon). Actually, Chad and Jeremy were more like 'immigrants' than 'invaders', since all their considerable chart success came stateside rather than back across the pond. They had absolutely no hits in their native land.

In contrast to Peter and Gordon, Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde (which is how they were dubbed on their earliest American singles) at times had a bit of a folkie edge to their sound. Their three neo-folk/pop tunes ["Yesterday's Gone", "What Do You Want With Me?" and Lennon/McCartney's "From a Window"] are marvelous, bouncy little genre pieces, which hearkened back to an earlier #1 chartbuster by the Rooftop Singers, the song "Walk Right In". The song "What Do You Want with Me" was one of the very first to have its mix flavored using a harpsichord instead of the usual acoustic/electric guitar (or piano) for the rhythm parts.

Then again, the duo was most well known for a brace of beautifully arranged (usually backed by a full stringed orchestra), beautifully sung and harmonized new ballads ("A Summer Song", "Distant Shores", Before and After", "I Don't Wanna Lose You, Baby"). Their recordings of a few old standards (e.g. "Willow Weep for Me" and "If I Loved You"), just as well done, were, nevertheless, much less interesting. The songwriters for the newer material, quite frankly, outdid the older writers in their ability to showcase the duo's considerable vocal talents. This is with the exception of one gorgeous, very moving old show tune, "I Have Dreamed", which unfortunately was left out of this compilation. This omission is the only flaw in an otherwise great production.

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