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Glorious that just doesn't cut it, Speechless is more like it.
Can't Get Any Better Than This
LED ZEPPELIN Collection
The best rock band of all time

Complete Studio Recordings
Led Zeppelin
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002IWP
Release Date: 1993-09-24

Tracks:

Good Times Bad Times
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
You Shook Me
Dazed And Confused
Your Time Is Gonna Come
Black Mountain Side
Communication Breakdown
I Can't Quit You Baby
How Many More Times

Tracks:

Whole Lotta Love
What Is And What Should Never Be
The Lemon Song
Thank You
Heartbreaker
Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)
Ramble On
Moby Dick
Bring It On Home

Tracks:

Immigrant Song
Friends
Celebration Day
Since I've Been Loving You
Out On The Tiles
Gallows Pole
Tangerine
That's The Way
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Hats Off To (Roy) Harper

Tracks:

Black Dog
Rock And Roll
The Battle Of Evermore
Stairway To Heaven
Misty Mountain Hop
Four Sticks
Going To California
When The Levee Breaks

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The Song Remains The Same
The Rain Song
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Crunge
Dancing Days
D'yer Mak'er
No Quarter
The Ocean

Tracks:

Custard Pie
The Rover
In My Time Of Dying
Houses Of The Holy
Trampled Under Foot
Kashmir

Tracks:

In The Light
Bron-Yr-Aur
Down By The Seaside
Ten Years Gone
Night Flight
The Wanton Song
Boogie With Stu
Black Country Woman
Sick Again

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Achilles Last Stand
For Your Life
Royal Orleans
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Candy Store Rock
Hots On For Nowhere
Tea For One

Tracks:

We're Gonna Grove
Poor Tom
I Can't Quit You Baby
Walter's Walk
Ozone Baby
Darlene
Bonzo's Montreux
Wearing And Tearing

Tracks:

In The Evening
South Bound Saurez
Fool In The Rain
Hot Dog
Carouselambra
All My Love
I'm Gonna Crawl

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As Basil Bunting wrote about Ezra Pound's Cantos, "There are the Alps... you will have to go a long way round/if you want to avoid them." Led Zeppelin's work is the central fact of 1970s rock & roll; in its loving homage to and shameless piracy from the blues, its glorious and wretched excess, its transformation of hippie and folk-rock graces into a foundation-shaking kaboom, and its offhanded myth-making, the band turned everything caught in its wake into a reaction to it--or against it. The three non-album tracks the box includes are grace notes rather than lost jewels, but the point of the set is to be a Rosetta stone of album rock, the stairway to a gaudy paradise that they constructed. --Douglas Wolk

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Your one-stop Zep shop!.......2007-05-01

I got this because after all the years of playing just made my vinyl too noisy to convert to CD, and at around average cost of $9 a CD (it's a 9 album 10 CD set), it would have cost me at least $8-9 per CD plus shipping. The way the CD's are in a sleeve (like the albums were) was kind of neat, and the storage case keeps all the CD packaging in one spot with the booklet. Also that 2 CD's are in each "album" is an innovative packaging idea and it has everything that each LP had as far as artwork goes. I would suggest to any Zep fan that doesn't have a lot of their CD's go this route as it will save you money in the long run. And the re-masters sound great. A few of the bonus tracks on the "CODA" CD are pretty decent, but the fact you can get all their studio stuff new for under $100 I think is awesome!

Glorious that just doesn't cut it, Speechless is more like it........2007-03-07

These guys are the masters, the reigning kings of Hard Rock. Every gem is in this box set. Granduer, awesomeness and epic could be a couple of words to describe this box set, all I've got to say is buy it for your self, it will change your life. There was a time when I lost my job and I had to sell most of my record collection to make ends meet. Out of my whole collection I wouldn't give this up. This set got me through that peroid and also got me through other tough peroids in my life.
This box set chronciles the bands starting, up to its monarch like ascent and then to its fall when Bonzo died. All the albums are here in a 10 Box Set. Dazed and Confused, Ramble On, Misty Mountain Hop, Black Dog, Rock n'Roll, Stairway To Heavan, Achille's Last Stand, Candy Shop Rock, Kashmir, and Ozone Baby all those juicy bits are here a song for each mood. Led Zep's influences are easily seen here, garage rock, psychedelia, progressive, Rockabilly, country and of course the greatest influence the Blues. I often wonder if there is in any truth in the myth the band sold their souls to the Dark One because such mind numbing talent is almost beyond the pale of reality. I'm telling you get this set no music lover will be disapponited. Absolutely Awesome. Has 4 bonus tracks never released "Baby Come On Home", "Travelling Riverside Blues", "White Summer/Black Mountain Side", and "Hey Hey What Can I Do?" all songs in the blues vein and take their place besides the other greats. There is also a book of liner notes written by Cameron Crowe that have bits of interviews with the band and info on some of the songs. All in all this is a must have for any Zep head or person who apperciates good music.

Can't Get Any Better Than This.......2007-01-20

This is the best boxed set in music history by the greatest rock band in music history. Too bad they did not include The Song Remains the Same and How the West Was Won to it.

My only problem with this set is that my red aussie cattle dog ate the slipcase for Led Zeppelin III and IV and I cannot replace it. So I have a nice set with nice double slipcases and one eaten by my dog. At least she has taste huh? P.S. The cds are still good.

LED ZEPPELIN Collection.......2007-01-10

Simply wonderful. Exactly what I was waiting and hoping for. Excelent package and sound quality.

The best rock band of all time.......2007-01-09

This is the best box set I own. I absolutely love Led Zeppelin and all of their albums are in here. Well worth the money.

The Complete Studio Recordings Mississippi John Hurt

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One of the great American musicians
Chicken is one amazing song
Classic Blues
A review and a question
John Hurt recordings should be a Schedule One drug

The Complete Studio Recordings Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Original Delta Blues

ASIN: B00004Z3VB
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

Pay Day
I'm Satisfied
Candy Man
Make Ma a Pallet On Your Floor
Talking Casey
Corrinna, Corrinna
Coffee Blues
Louis Collins
Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight
If You Don't Want Me Baby
Spike Driver Blues
Beulah Land

Tracks:

Since I've Laid My Burden Down
Moaning the Blues
Stocktime (Buck Dance)
Lazy Blues
Richland Woman Blues
Wise And Foolish Virgins (Tender Virgins)
Hop Joint
Monday Morning Blues
I've Got the Blues And I Can't Be Satisfied
Keep On Knocking
The Chicken
Stagolee
Nearer My God To Thee

Tracks:

Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Boys You're Welcome
Joe Turner Blues
First Shot Missed Him
Farther Along
Funky Butt
Spider, Spider
Waiting For You
Shortnin' Bread
Trouble, I've Had It All My Days
Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me
Good Morning, Carrie
Nobody Cares For Me
All Night Long
Hey, Honey, Right Away
You've Got To Die
Goodnight Irene

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Gentle, graceful, subtle, sweet--these aren't descriptions generally applied to the blues, but they offer a sense of Mississippi John Hurt's uniqueness and enduring legacy. Rediscovered during the 1960s folk boom after last recording in the late 1920s, Hurt cut the three albums compiled here when he was in his early 70s. His conversational phrasing sounds as natural as breathing, while his ragtime-tinged fingerpicking on acoustic guitar reveals more complexity the closer you listen. Beyond blues classics like "Candy Man" (the sly sensualist wasn't referring to lollipops), Hurt's range encompasses everything from folkish narratives ("Talking Casey," "Spike Driver Blues") to Southern spirituals ("Nearer My God to Thee," "Farther Along"). Though Hurt died in 1966, shortly after the last of these sessions, the music still sounds so fresh, you can almost hear the twinkle in his eye. --Don McLeese

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One of the great American musicians.......2007-03-22

His singing and guitar playing is just as good as on the early recordings.

Chicken is one amazing song.......2006-11-11

C H I C K E N
That's how you spell chicken!

This won't be a particularly helpful review because I don't "know" music. All I can say that ever since seeing The Blues Brothers, I have enjoyed listening to blues without knowing much about it. Favorites include Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson... and John Hurt.

He had a great voice. Cool vocals + cool lyrics = really listenable music. I am so greatful to my Yahoo!Music player for introducing me to him. :)

Classic Blues.......2006-02-28

This compilation of Mississippi John Hurt's Vanguard recordings are classics. These albums were recorded in the 60's after he was re-discovered by a music industry full swing into folk, blues, and "old timey" music. The audio quality is superb, the songs are timeless, and the voice is amazing. A must have for any serious blues fan. Robert Johnson is not the end all, be all of delta blues. Check out Mississippi John Hurt.

A review and a question.......2005-12-27

First my review:

The recorded legacy of MJH falls into roughly five categories.

(1) his early 1928 recordings on the OKEH label which comprise around 20 tracks. Although they are quite listenable and of historical interest and importance they are not the most enjoyable of his recordings. (2) recordings from 1963 that are available on the Rounder label. The sound quality of these recordings is somewhat disappointing. For that reason alone I don't listen to them much except for the fact that they were heavily relied upon by people who transcribed his songs for instructional materials. (3) The Library of Congress recordings (also from 1963). These are perhaps the best. The sound quality is excellent and there is an informality to the sessions which makes it like having MJH as a house guest for the weekend determined to play you every song he knows. (4) The (these) Vanguard Recordings, which I think were recorded between 1967 and 1969. These rival and sometimes surpass the Library of Congress Recordings as far as the material goes. There is also a palpable sadness as you can detect a man near the end of his life aware of the fact that he may very well be making his final recordings. The audio engineers did a terrible job at Vanguard for a good deal of these recordings. How can you screw up recording just one guy with a guitar? If you try hard enough you can set the levels WAY off. That is how. (5) there is also a Live MJH CD from Vanguard. It's sound quality is pretty good and it is endearing to hear MJH talk to an audience, but I find it less compelling material wise than the studio recordings.

Listening to MJH makes you want to piick up the guitar and learn to play like him. The good thing about this is that if you really want to you probably can. Many of his songs have been transcribed and broken down in intructional books and DVDs. After going through a "beginning fingerpicking" DVD by Stefan Grossman you are probably ready to take on MJH.

Go for it!

And now for my question:

It's not obvious to me from the Vanguard website whether the boxed set is actually a newer digital remaster than the original digital re-masters from the mid 80s. As far as digital remasters go those ones were a bit of a disaster. When you put the disc into your player you would have to crank the volume on your stereo. As you might expect, the careless lack of attention to levels setting in the remastering process resulted in a mushy sounding guitar. I seem to remember that was also a problem with the vinyl Vanguard LPs, particularly the first one. Hopefully these CDs really are *new* remasters because most CDs re-mastered these days are remastered quite well.

My music management software for encoding MP3s has the capability of looking up CDs in an online database. Whenever I present it with copies of the old mid 1980s vanguard CDs it recognizes them as possibly being from the boxed set, so I hesitate to spring for the "new remasters" without really knowing if they are indeed recently remastered. Perhaps someone else could clear this up.

John Hurt recordings should be a Schedule One drug.......2005-07-08

John Hurt is without a doubt my favorite bluesman. His guitar work is seamless. If you'd like to buy some blues for easier listening, get these. Blues is to often absrasive, but all of that disolves in Hurt's world. This music is terminally infectious, and will most certainly carry me to my grave.

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All the wheat and not much chaff
Early Efforts
A Must - Have for Griffith Fans!
Nice Remastering Job! Excellent Nanci - Great Box Set
4 albums for the price of 2. Nanci is brilliant.

The Complete MCA Studio Recordings
Nanci Griffith
Manufacturer: Mca
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ASIN: B00009PJPQ
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

Tumbel And Fall
Lone Star State Of Mind
Cold Hearts/Closed Minds
From A Distance
Beacon Street
Nickel Dreams
Sing One For Sister
Ford Econoline
Trouble In The Fields
Love In A Memory
Let It Shine On Me
There's A Light Beyond These Woods
Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool
I Knew Love
Never Mind
Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War)
So Long Ago
Gulf Coast Highway
Little Love Affairs
I Wish It Would Rain
Outbound Plain
I Would Change My Life
Sweet Dreams Will Come
Wooden Heart

Tracks:

I Don't Want To Talk About Love
Drive-In Movies And Dashboard Lights
You Made This Love A Teardrop
Brave Companion Of The Road
Storms
It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go
If Wishes Were Changes
Listen To The Radio
Leaving The Harbor
Radio Fragile
It's Just Another Morning Here
Late Night Grande Hotel
It's Too Late
Fields Of Summer
Heaven
The Power Lines
Hometown Streets
Down 'N' Outer
One Blade Shy Of A Sharp Edge
The Sun, Moon, And Stars
San Diego Serenade
Stand Your Ground

Customer Reviews:

All the wheat and not much chaff.......2006-02-20

There's something a bit frustrating about the MCA portion of Nanci Griffith's career. She has a couple of five-star albums to her credit dating to before and after the period covered here, but none from during the MCA era. All four of the albums collected here have some wonderful songs and a few forgettable ones. The good news, though, is that none of the songs are actually bad. Besides, with four albums for less than the price of two, a few weak links are perfectly acceptable.

If any of those four is missing from your collection (and especially if you only have a greatest-hits CD), this is worth picking up. All four of the MCA albums featured at least one great song that hasn't turned up on any of her live albums or compilations. "Lone Star State of Mind," "Never Mind," "Love Wore A Halo," "San Diego Serenade," and "You Made This Love A Teardrop" have all aged just as well as concert staples like "Gulf Coast Highway" or "I Wish It Would Rain" (which are, of course, here as well).

For the completists, there are three previously unreleased (or nearly-unreleased) songs here. Of these, the bouncy "Tumble and Fall" is definitely a keeper, and "Stand Your Ground" is also pretty good. The third, a cover of "Wooden Heart," is just about identical to every other version of that song I've ever heard, so if you liked those, you'll like her version too.

Early Efforts.......2006-02-06

I enjoyed listening to these tracks, but I found Ms. Griffith's later recordings to be much more powerful. In particular, "Last of the True Believers" just blows me away whenever I play it.

This "Complete Recordings" double-CD set is a good value, and anyone who loves Nanci Griffith will appreciate that this appears to be a complete collection of recordings from a period in the artist's life.

A Must - Have for Griffith Fans!.......2005-12-02

This is one of the best compilations of her music I've heard - and at a good price to boot! It's a great sampling for new fans and old ones alike - an absolute delight to my ears!

Nice Remastering Job! Excellent Nanci - Great Box Set.......2005-03-08

this is the way I like it!
4 albums on 2 cd's..
couldn't have come at a better time since I just now discovered this inviting angelic heart warming voice.
she is a beautiful lady
these are her beautiful songs

Highly Recommended!

4 albums for the price of 2. Nanci is brilliant........2004-12-14

This collection includes four complete Nanci Griffith albums: Lone Star State of Mind, Little Love Affairs, Storms, and Late Night Grande Hotel, plus a couple of previously unreleased tracks. They're all very good albums, so this collection is a real bargain. It's not meant as a "best of" collection, but rather four of her albums, in their entirety. I like that, because best-of collections inevitably leave out some really good tracks. I'm a big fan of Nanci Griffith, with her bell-like little-girl voice and tuneful songs. Almost all of these songs are classics in their own right, and anyone who likes Nanci will appreciate them. Newcomers will be won over. Her music is exceptional: melodic, beautifully performed and with obvious emotional involvement. If you already have one or more of the albums, you'll have to weigh the price of getting the rest of them included here as a batch vs. buying them individually. On the other hand, there are a couple of nice bonus tracks not on the albums. If you're just starting a collection of Nanci's music this is a fabulous deal, a wealth of great music for a great price.

The Original: Complete Studio Recordings

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Fresh from the fifties
Great Jazz
A Neglected Master and his greatest group
A great set of tunes

The Original: Complete Studio Recordings
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Manufacturer: Lone Hill Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Dealer

ASIN: B000ERU98C
Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

Nice Day
My Funny Valentine
Blue Sands
Sage
Morning After
Jonalah
Chrissie
Wind
Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone)
Ghost
I Want to Be Happy [Live][*]
Spectacular [Live][*]
Free Form [Live][*]
Walking Carson Blues [Live][*]
Buddy Boo [Live][*]
Stella by Starlight [Live][*]
Bark for Barksdale [Live][*]

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The original Chico Hamilton Quintet was one of the last significant West Coast jazz bands of the cool era. Consisting of Buddy Collette on reeds (flute, clarinet, alto, and tenor), guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Carson Smith, and the drummer/leader, the most distinctive element in the group's identity was cellist Fred Katz. The band could play quite softly, blending together elements of bop and classical music into their popular sound and occupying their own niche. Most of these performances were formerly quite rare and never reissued before. Highly recommended to jazz historians and to listeners who enjoy classic cool jazz. Packaged in a Digipak. Lone Hill Jazz. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

Fresh from the fifties.......2007-05-10

The Chico Hamilton Quintet sounds as cool and fresh as ever, showing characteristic inventiveness in instrumental textures, rhythm, counterpoint - suave and refined.

Great Jazz .......2007-03-21

When I was in Collage I listen to a Jazz radio station in Long Beach California. (The Jazz Knob) There was a program called "Sleepy's Hollow" which introduced me to Chico Hamiltion. I then bought this album and many others to follow. Over the years I lost in moving my whole collection of 50's jazz. Now with this purchase I have finally able to enjoy the music of my college days. This smooth jazz features Chico on drums using only the solf mallets. I have never forgotten "Blue Sands" and "My Funny Valentine" and now enjoy them again.

A Neglected Master and his greatest group.......2007-03-09

There have been several Chico Hamilton Quintets, all including wonderful musicians, but to my ears, this is the very best. A young Jim Hall on guitar, Buddy Collette on reeds, Carson Smith originally on bass, Chico on drums and Fred Katz on cello. Cello? Yeah, jazz cello. Soft, understated, melodic and yet hard swinging music all the time. Chico was a great drummer and we all know that Jim Hall became one of the absolute greatest guitarists in the history of jazz. If you love jazz, buy this CD. If you love warm melodic music, buy this CD. If you love fantastic mood music, buy this CD. Okay, just buy this CD. It is one of the great ones.

A great set of tunes.......2007-01-22

I heard an excerpt from this CD on NPR one morning...had to pull over and write down the artist. Ordered it at my first opportunity, and have enjoyed every listening moment. If you like jazz, this is a great choice!

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The Best from the the Best
Great Folk Singers
Great Anthology
For anyone with ears
Ian & Sylvia - The Real Deal

The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings
Ian & Sylvia
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

Rocks And Gravel
Old Blue
C.C. Rider
Un Canadien Errant
Handsome Molly
Mary Anne
Pride Of Petrovar
Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
Rambler Gambler
Down By The Willow Garden
Got No More Home Than A Dog
When First Unto This Country
Live-A-Humble
Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Katy Dear
Poor Lazarus
Four Strong Winds
Ella Speed
Long Lonesome Road
V'la L'bon Vent
Royal Canal
Lady Of Carlisle
Spanish Is A Loving Tongue
The Greenwood Sidie (The Cruel Mother)
Every Night When The Sun Goes Down

Tracks:

You Were On My Mind
Moonshine Can
The Jealous Lover
Four Rode By
Brave Wolf
Nova Scotia Farewell
Some Day Soon
Little Beggarman
Texas Rangers
The Ghost Lover
Captain Woodstock's Courtship
Green Valley
Swing Down, Chariot
Come In, Stranger
Early Morning Rain
Nancy Whiskey
Awake Ye Drowsy Sleepers
Marlborough Street Blues
Darcy Farrow
Travelling Drummer
Maude's Blues
Red Velvet
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
For Lovin' Me
Song For Canada

Tracks:

Short Grass
The French Girl
When I Was A Cowboy
Changes
Gifts Are For Giving
Molly And Tenbrooks
Hey, What About Me
Lonely Girls
Satisfied Minds
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Friends Of Mine
Play One More
Circle Game
So Much For Dreaming
Wild Geese
Child Apart
Summer Wages
Hold Tight
Cutty Wren
Si Les Bateaux
Catfish Blues
Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies
January Morning
Grey Morning

Tracks:

The Mighty Quinn
Wheels On Fire
Farewell To The North
Taking Care Of Business
Southern Comfort
Ballad Of The Ugly Man
90 Degrees x 90 Degrees
She'll Be Gone
London Life
The Renegade
House Of Cards
Every Time I Feel The Spirit
Keep On The Sunny Side
Rocks And Gravel
Je T'aime Marielle

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Of all the young lovers smitten by folk music in the '60s, Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker cut the most striking couple, and--as a couple--many of the most striking sides. Over seven Vanguard albums, recorded between 1963 and 1968, Ian & Sylvia lent their vibrato-heavy voices to traditional folk and country songs with strenuous and studied results. However, on indisputably classic Tyson tunes such as "Summer Wages" and "Four Strong Winds," and well-chosen (and, at the time, obscure) ballads by peers such as Bob Dylan ("Tomorrow Is a Long Time") and Steve Gillette ("Darcy Farrow"), their ethereal harmonies and uncluttered acoustic arrangements go a long way towards explaining the duo's popularity and influence. Hard-core fans may frown over the sole previously unreleased track (a toss off called "Je T'aime Marielle"), but they will also cherish Vanguard's sparkling remastering and packaging (a delightfully written appraisal by Colin Escott is included) of this much-needed collection. No better overview of Ian & Sylvia's art can be located. Although you won't find their best album (1970's country-rock gem Great Speckled Bird) here, you will find a cache brimming with the strengths and weaknesses of the folk revival. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

The Best from the the Best.......2007-05-13

Although I already owned all the albums from Vanguard that Ian and Sylvia have produced, I purchased this one as soon as I saw that it was available. Their music was without parallel and with the remastering and clearer cd sound it is well worth the cost to add it to your collection. I know that for many a cd just doesn't compare to the old LP's and to an extent I agree, but to have this much music on just four discs is irresistible. An awesome collection from an awesome pair of singers.

Great Folk Singers.......2006-11-06

2 GREAT voices together in the best 2 part harmony ever. Saw them in person at The Bear in Hunington Beach in 19??. Either solo or together
is great music.

Great Anthology.......2006-10-18

This is a wonderful collection of one of the really great folk groups of the 60s.
Fantastic baritone singing from Ian with soaring harmonies from Sylvia.
In working through the collection one is offered a rather poignant reflection of the separation of their relationship and their music. The latter recordings are sad but subtract nothing from their early achievements.

For anyone with ears.......2006-04-24

What distinguished Ian and Sylvia was a driving respect for music, and Ian strong roots in real Western music, and a musical integrity and ingenuity that surpassed that of most "folksingers" of their period. They never drifted off into the direction of smooth pop oriented singing. There might have been the usual attempt to take them in a "folk rock" direction in the last years they were together, something they did take seriously and made fun of from the stage of their performances in the late 1960s.

However, these recordings have a strength of their commiment to music that has the bite, the twang, the strength, and the snap of real folk music and of folk originated blues and country music. The standards of production particularly their work with the great guitarists Johnny Herald and Monte Dunn, not to mention Ian Tyson's own developing skill with the guitar, and the tastefulness of the ensembles has not been matched since in acoustic music.

Ian and Sylvia's music works now even when the pop folk sensibility that surrounded them has deservedly withered away. I spend a lot of time talking with, playing with, hanging out with people who treasure completely traditional folk music which is not at all what Ian and Sylvia ever pretended to play, although especially at the beginning it was one of their most important sources. I have found even three or four decades after the duo ended, that a tremendous respect and a lot of listening goes on to Ian and Sylvia which is not true for other folkies like Joan Baez or Bob Dylan.

Of course, Ian Tyson continued a great career of his own, longer and actually larger than what happened with Ian and Sylvia as a writer of songs rooted in his Canadian Western origins. The skills unveiled in songs like "You were on my mind" and "Four strong winds" have won Ian a bunch of Grammies and Junos (the Canadian equivalent). He is still out there performing, making great albums and being who he has always been, a straight shooter, a no bs artist.

Sometime in the 1980s, an urban legend appeared that is still strong that Sylvia Fricker had died, killed herself, or otherwise left this life. She is very much alive, still singing, and over the years has done great folk oriented shows for the CBC.

Oh, one thing I forgot.

Aside from all this analysis, Ian and Sylvia are just so darned good that anyone with ears desperately needs to have as much of their music as they can either afford or steal!

Ian & Sylvia - The Real Deal.......2004-03-20

Folk music has been attracting more interest from both ends of the critical spectrum. Vanguard had good reason to reissue this 4 CD set of one of the greatest folk duos of all time. On the other hand some critics have reacted to the recent interest in the period (as indicated by the movie, A Mighty Wind) to poke gentle fun at or write off folk music and its key players as out of date (f ex the Sunday Times of London, which referred to the music of the era as "better left dead and buried" and Ian & Sylvia as "an obscure Canadian folk singing group" ).There's no better way to decide where you are on the divide than to buy this terrific collection and give it the many hours of listening that are due. To be clear, Ian & Sylvia were never part of the Burle Ives, Kingston Trio faux folk scene. They were and always have been, all apologies to the Kerry campaign, the Real Deal. Here's why : the music - a collection of originals from their best albums by both Ian and Sylvia, who continue their excellent songwriting today, traditional songs, covers of Dylan and other artists, and progressive expansions into folk rock and country music, has lasted and it endures. The quality, uniqueness and professionalism of Ian & Sylvia were compelling in its time and continue to captivate listeners globally ; and indeed there are very few duos out there today which have this range or depth in vocals and energy. Since the music itself is primarily traditional, what separates Ian & Sylvia from the rest is their distinctive combination of voices, their sublime harmonies, and their studio work, which was flawless. You can hear a number of these songs by other folk artists, but few of them stick to the mind and soul as these versions do, and their own classics such as "Some Day Soon" and "Four Strong Winds" continue to resonate through their own recordings and those of artists who covered them. This set succeeds in preserving and promoting for the future a powerful legacy of remarkable music which the group's many fans (as can be seen on numerous web sites on the group)and newcomers will appreciate. And if you are interested in what happened since their break up, take a look at Ian Tyson's remarkable career as a country and cowboy song artist starting with his Canadian platinum "Cowboyography" album throuhg the latest "Live at Longview" and Sylvia's work as leader of the all women Canadian group 'Quartet'. The combined work over 40 years including this seminal collection is simple awesome.

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The Complete Studio Recordings - Abba
Absolute ABBA
GREAT BOX! BUY IT!!!
Correction of 25 August Review

The Complete Studio Recordings
ABBA
Manufacturer: Ume Imports
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ASIN: B000ATD8BY
Release Date: 2005-11-29

Tracks:

Ring Ring
Another Town, Another Train
Disillusion
People Need Love
I Saw It in the Mirror
Nina Pretty Ballerina
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother
He Is Your Brother
She's My Kind of Girl
I Am Just a Girl
Rock'n Roll Band
Ring Ring (Bara du Slog en Signal) [Swedish Version][*]
, Vilka Tider [*]
Merry-Go-Round [*]
Santa Rosa [*]
Ring Ring [Spanish Version][*]
Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe Steht [*]
Ring Ring [German Version][*]

Tracks:

Waterloo
Sitting in the Palmtree
King Kong Song
Hasta Ma
My Mama Said
Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
Honey, Honey
Watch Out
What About Livingstone
Gonna Sing You My Love Song
Suzy-Hang-Around
Ring Ring [Us Remix 1974][*]
Waterloo [Swedish Version][*]
Honey, Honey [Swedish Version][*]
Waterloo [German Version][*]
Hasta Ma [Spanish Version][*]
Ring Ring [1974 Remix, Single Version][*]
Waterloo [French Version][*]

Tracks:

Mamma Mia
Hey, Hey Helen
Tropical Loveland
SOS
Man in the Middle
Bang-A-Boomerang
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Rock Me
Intermezzo No 1
I've Been Waiting for You
So Long
Crazy World [*]
Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight ...
Mamma Mia [Spanish Version [*]

Tracks:

When I Kissed the Teacher
Dancing Queen
My Love, My Life
Dum Dum Diddle
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Money, Money, Money
That's Me
Why Did It Have to Be Me
Tiger
Arrival
Fernando [*]
Happy Hawaii [*]
Reina del Baile [*]
Conociome, Conociote [*]
Fernando [Spanish Version][*]

Tracks:

Eagle
Take a Chance on Me
One Man, One Woman
Name of the Game
Move On
Hole in Your Soul
Girl with the Golden Hair: Thank You for the Music
Girl with the Golden Hair: I Wonder (Departure)
Girl with the Golden Hair: I'm a Marionette
Al Andar [*]
Gracias por La M [*]

Tracks:

As Good as New
Voulez-Vous
I Have a Dream
Angeleyes
King Has Lost His Crown
Does Your Mother Know
If It Wasn't for the Nights
Chiquitita
Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
Kisses of Fire
Summer Night City [*]
Lovelight [*]
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) [*]
Estoy Soo [*]
Chiquitita [Spanish Version][*]
Dame! Dame! Dame! [*]

Tracks:

Super Trouper
Winner Takes It All
On and on and On
Andante, Andante
Me and I
Happy New Year
Our Last Summer
Piper
Lay All Your Love on Me
Way Old Friends Do
Elaine [*]
Andante, Andante [Spanish Version][*]
Felicidad [*]

Tracks:

Visitors
Head Over Heels
When All Is Said and Done
Soldiers
I Let the Music Speak
One of Us
Two for the Price of One
Slipping Through My Fingers
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
Should I Laugh or Cry [*]
No Hay a Quien Culpar [*]
Se Me Esta Escapando [*]
Day Before You Came [*]
Cassandra [*]
Under Attack [*]
You Owe Me One [*]

Tracks:

Waterloo [Alternative Mix]
Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special
Thank You for the Music [Doris Day Version]
Summer Night City [Full Length Version]
Lovelight [Alternative Mix]
Dream World [Outtake]
Voulez-Vous [Extended Remix]
On and on and On [Full Length Version]
Put on Your White Sombrero [Outtake]
I Am the City [Outtake]
Abba Undeleted: Scaramouche/Summer Night City/Take a Chance on Me/Baby

Tracks:

Waterloo [DVD]
Ring Ring [DVD]
Mamma Mia [DVD]
SOS [DVD]
Bang-A-Boomerang [DVD]
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do [DVD]
Fernando [DVD]
Dancing Queen [DVD]
Money, Money, Money [DVD]
Knowing Me, Knowing You [DVD]
That's Me [DVD]
Name of the Game [DVD]
Take a Chance on Me [DVD]
Eagle [DVD]
One Man, One Woman [DVD]
Thank You for the Music [DVD]
Summer Night City [DVD]
Chiquitita [DVD]
Does Your Mother Know [DVD]
Voulez-Vous [DVD]
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) [DVD]
I Have a Dream [DVD]
On and on and On [DVD]
Winner Takes It All [DVD]
Super Trouper [DVD]
Happy New Year [DVD]
Lay All Your Love on Me [DVD]
When All Is Said and Done [DVD]
One of Us [DVD]
Head Over Heels [DVD]
Day Before You Came [DVD]
Under Attack [DVD]
Estoy Soo [DVD][*]
Felicidad [DVD][*]
No Hay a Quien Culpar [DVD][*]
Dancing Queen [1992 Version][*][Multimedia Track]
Last Video [DVD][*]

Tracks:

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) [DVD][Live]
Super Trouper [DVD][Live]
Two for the Price of One [DVD][Live]
Slipping Through My Fingers [DVD][Live]
On and on and On [DVD][Live]
History [DVD]

Description

This box set will comprisse 9 CDs & 2 DVDs, plus a full colour booklet with timeline and photos. A separate booklet will contain lyrics to all the songs contained in the box set. This will mark the first ever release of a complete ABBA studio recordings set since the bands formation 33 years ago, and the first set to tell the ABBA story both through audio and video content. The 2 DVDs, featuring all the promo videos ever released by the band, THE HISTORY documentary which covers the overview of the ABBA story, and a previously unreleased concert, which was originally a part of the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA. 5 of the performances from Dick Cavett will be included.

Customer Reviews:

A good opportunity for non-fans.......2007-06-20

As a fan of ABBA for many years, of course I had all their releases. For fans like me, the only "new" thing it brings is the Dick Cavett videos (a show that almost all ABBAfans have in VHS - complete! I bought it because my ABBA CDs are the common, simple, cheap versions. I bought it to update my collection, only.

On the other hand, for a person who want to know more about ABBA, and not only the hits, will have here the opportunity of a life. Very complete and well-produced, it's a chance to have the complete works of ABBA at once.

The Complete Studio Recordings - Abba.......2007-02-12

It's fantastic. I'm so glad I ordered it.

Absolute ABBA.......2007-01-16

If you are lucky enough to be able to find this great boxset in stock you dont need to buy anything else about ABBA. This set has it all. All songs, all videos. Absolute ABBA boxset.

GREAT BOX! BUY IT!!!.......2006-09-28

I own this wonderful piece of heaven, and I LOVE IT!!! This box includes every commercially released recording by ABBA. It does not include unreleased tracks because they are not commercially released. The outside of the box is light blue and feels velvety and soft. The box includes:
-All the albums with bonus tracks and original album artwork.
-Rarities CD with 8 tracks.
-2 DVD's:
DVD 1: The History-25-minute documentary with interviews by Bjorn Ulvaeus & Michael Tretow. Live in April 1981- 5 live songs performed on the Dick Cavett Show.
DVD 2: The Videos- All of ABBA's promo clips, & bonus videos.

Book: Timeline with picures & disc contents.
Book: The lyrics to all ABBA songs.

THIS IS A GREAT BOX! in other words............BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy it now because it was a limited edition... AND NOW IT IS ALREADY OUT OF PRINT!!! HURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Correction of 25 August Review.......2006-08-29

This collection lacks only "Just Like That" and "Hej Gamle Man".

Complete 1950-1954 Studio-Issued Recordings

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Complete 1950-1954 Studio-Issued Recordings
The Four Freshmen
Manufacturer: Jazz Factory
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001J3VJC
Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

Then I'll Be Happy
Mr. B's Blues
Now You Know
Pick Up Your Tears (And Go Home)
It's a Blue World
Tuxedo Junction
Stormy Weather
Day Isn't Long Enough
Baltimore Oriole
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Street of Dreams
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Album Description

This fabulous release includes all the recordings made by this top vocal quartet in the first half of the fifties.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Anthology of Recordings from the First Half of the 1950's by the Popular Vocal Group Whose Harmonies Inspirted the Arrangements that Brian Wilson Prepared for the Beach Boys and Other Vocal Groups that Followed in their Footsteps.

Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!

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just a data point regarding the 'Stones' intro
Uni/MCA done right... almost.
Best Neil Diamond collection including his early years
The mystery of Neil Diamond
Fantastic Collection for the Neil Diamond Fan!

Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus!
Neil Diamond
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Binding: Audio CD

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Stages
In My Lifetime
In My Lifetime
Serenade
Beautiful Noise

ASIN: B0000639AP
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

Two-Bit Manchild
A Modern Day Version Of Love
Honey-Drippin' Times
The Pot Smoker's Song
Brooklyn Roads
Shilo
Sunday Sun
Holiday Inn Blues
Practically Newborn
Knackelflerg
Merry-Go-Round
Broad Old Woman (6 A.M. Insanity)
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Dig In
River Runs, New Grown Plums
Juliet
Long Gone
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
Glory Road
Deep In The Morning
If I Never Knew Your Name
Memphis Streets
You're So Sweet Horseflies Keep Hangin' Round Your Face
Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy
Sweet Caroline
Everybody's Talkin'

Tracks:

Mr. Bojangles
Smokey Lady
Holly Holy
Both Sides Now
And The Singer Sings His Songs
Ain't No Way
New York Boy
Until It's Time For You To Go
Cracklin' Rosie
Free Life
Coldwater Morning
Done Too Soon
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Childsong
I Am The Lion
Madrigal
Soolaimon
Missa
African Suite
Childsong (Reprise)
I Am... I Said
The Last Thing On My Mind
Husbands And Wives
Chelsea Morning

Tracks:

Crunchy Granola Suite
Stones
If You Go Away
Suzanne
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
I Am... I Said (Reprise)
Song Sung Blue
Porcupine Pie
High Rolling Man
Canta Libre
Captain Sunshine
Play Me
Gitchy Goomy
Walk On Water
Theme
Prelude In E Major
Morningside
Lordy
Kentucky Woman
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
Solitary Man
Cherry, Cherry (Single Version)
Red, Red Wine
Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon

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The seven studio albums Neil Diamond recorded for Uni Records between 1968 and 1972 are all collected on the three-disc collection Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings. And it's quite a revelation to listen to them front to back in succession like this, as these records highlight the most dramatic artistic evolution in Diamond's career. Diamond was no neophyte when he signed with Uni in '68; he'd already penned million-sellers like "I'm a Believer" and "Cherry Cherry." But he was still coming into his own as a solo artist, and albums like Velvet Gloves and Spit and Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show are wildly erratic, even for an artist renown for producing uneven albums. That said, there are countless life-affirming, goose-bump-inducing, campy, and brilliant songs on this collection. And one could easily make the argument that they're somehow made more likable--more human, in a way--when heard in their original context, bookended by unsuccessful experiments such as "The Pot Smoker's Song" and "I Am the Lion." This may not be the single Neil Diamond collection to get, but it surely should be the second or third one you buy. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

just a data point regarding the 'Stones' intro.......2006-02-26

One reviewer mentioned that the intro to 'Stones' "is abbreviated by a couple of bars of guitar". I noticed that also when playing the CD on a portable CD player. However if I instead insert the disc into my Apple PowerBook, and play the CD in iTunes, these "missing" bars are actually there and play perfectly. Ditto if I drag the 'Stones' track onto the PowerBook's "Desktop" and play it (the AIFF file) using QuickTime. :):):):)

Uni/MCA done right... almost........2005-08-25

Every now and then, unfortunately more often than not, there's a release that's so close to being done right and yet falls short due to obvious consumer ploys, leaving one with that dirty frustrating anticlimactic feeling. "Play Me" falls into this category I'm afraid. The upside of this release is that it contains all of Neil's Uni/MCA studio records on three handy cds. The downside is the layout of the records across the discs. A seemingly obvious way to do a release like this correctly would be to put two albums per disc, so a listener could listen to the albums complete without changing the disc. Instead, here the organizers have arranged the tracks to accommodate a handy consumer ploy at the end of disc three. So, in the end two of the records are spread across two discs: "Touching You, Touching Me" on discs 1 and 2, and "Stones" on discs 2 and 3. The live tracks come from "Gold" and "Hot August Night" and of course are tunes that Bang owns in their studio versions, so MCA figures throwing the live versions on here will make this set more appealing to the casual fan trying to get more of the "hits" in one package. The only upside is that the version of "Cherry, Cherry" is the single version, which the completists out there will want. I wish the producers of this set had a little more vision and respect for the flow of the original albums and instead of the bonus live tracks here had simply placed two albums per disc and otherwise focused on a remastered "Gold", or had just added that disc to this set as a fourth cd. Aside from this major flaw though this is still the best way to get these albums for a nice price. This set is almost done right... almost.

Best Neil Diamond collection including his early years.......2005-07-17

Some of the best Neil Diamond material is stuff he recorded before he really had a sense of where his commercial niche was and as a result I truly believe that the definitive Neil Diamond collection must include his early recording years. In this set, you have some of the most soulful and unique tracks he's ever written including some outtakes and material you may have never heard before. From his introspective bliss on "River Runs" to his late night failed recording "6AM insanity" you will be wonderfully pleased you explored Diamond's early career.

If you're looking for the best Greatest Hits album - I highly recommend Glory Road. If you're looking for the only Neil Diamond collection (and I'm including for consideration, the Box set "In my Life", which is unforgiveably missing many of his early hits) that has all of his 'keeper material' from his early recording years, then this is what you're looking for.

The mystery of Neil Diamond.......2004-02-27

It all comes down to a song called Captain Sunshine. The words are so dumb, but the melody is so nice, and the singing is so heart felt that in spite of myself I find myself enjoying it. Why his record company wouldn't insist on someone to edit his lyrics and protect his voice (Diamond was the biggest selling artist on the planet during the time this was recorded, and a heavy heavy smoker) is beyond me. But listen to Captain Sunshine, see if it hooks you, and if it does, there are lots of non hit gems on this collection. And I'm also grateful for the Cherry Cherry version available only on this cd which was a radio hit but different than the Hot August Night version.

Fantastic Collection for the Neil Diamond Fan!.......2004-02-07

I love Neil Diamond, and I love this collection of his songs. Being an Eighties child, I grew up with some of Neil's biggest hits, passed on from my parents, but on this set, I found some new songs that have become favorites, like Porcupine Pie and River Runs, New Grown Plums. The only songs I feel that I am genuinely missing are Forever in Blue Jeans and Love on the Rocks.

Side Note: This should have nothing to do with your decision whether or not to buy this set, but I happen to think the colors of the CDs are beautiful and earthy-looking. Somehow, this just makes me feel good, and it reminds of the whole Neil Diamond feeling.

Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk 1962-1968

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Most Expressive.
Blue Label
Solo Piano....By MONK!
Great and sometimes difficult music that grows on you.
Sparse setting, but haunting beauty that grows on you...

Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk 1962-1968
Thelonious Monk
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007NAC
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

Body And Soul (Remake Take 2)
Just A Gigolo (Take 1)
Don't Blame Me (Remake Take 1)
Nice Work If You Can Get It (Take 3)
Memories Of You (Take 1)
I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams (Take 2)
I Surrender, Dear (Take 1)
Sweet And Lovely (Take 2)
Everything Happens To Me (Take 3)
I Should Care (Take 1)
North Of The Sunset (Take 1)
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Take 3)
I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Take 4)
Dinah (Take 2)
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Take 2)
Monk's Point (Take 1)
Ask Me Now (Take 2)
Ruby, My Dear (Take 3)

Tracks:

'Round Midnight (Take 2)
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Take 1)
This Is My Story, This Is My Song (Take 1)
Introspection (Take 4)
Darn That Dream (Take 1)
Body And Soul (Remake Take 3)
Body And Soul (Take 3)
Don't Blame Me (Take 1)
I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams (Take 1)
Sweet And Lovely (Take 1)
Everything Happens To Me (Take 1)
Everything Happens To Me (Take 2)
I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Take 2)
Dinah (Take 1)
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Take 1)
Ask Me Now (Take 3)
Everything Happens To Me (Take 3)
Introspection (Take 3)
Ruby, My Dear (Take 1)

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Fact: Thelonious Monk is one of the most important composers--jazz or otherwise--of this century. Not only did Monk help invent the music we now call be-bop, but he also introduced jazz music to the avant-garde, setting the table for a tradition unmatched in American music. Monk's legacy is unquestioned and his melodies echo through almost every genre of music to this day. Yet one thing Thelonious never got enough credit for was his piano playing. Monk developed a halting, stop-start style as unique and singular as his compositions. While melodies seemed to drop from Monk's fingers, he also spiced his tunes with left-field plinks and plunks, blistering right-handed runs and thunderous left handed slams.

On Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk 1962-1968, a two-CD collection, the genius of Monk is plainly evident. Monk can ache with what he called "ugly beauty" while also adding his own inventions to standards. The highlight of this collection, besides the wonderful liner notes and detailed discographic info, are 14 previously unreleased tracks, including alternate takes of Monk masterpieces like "Ruby, My Dear," "Introspection," and "Ask Me Now." A must-have. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews:

Most Expressive........2005-11-07

He strikes deeply, full of sauce and elegant on the groove; piano singing strong, sweet and loving with all the sobering clarity of one who blends all tonalities into the broadest harmonies. Forever modern, heedless of trendsetting, he strides tradition freely in hand with all the care and vision of one defying the blandness of blind convention.
Step into the world of master artist Thelonious Monk, and embrace the melody and mystique that was his to command. For those who've gotten a solid taste of The High Priest via Blue Note's acclaimed Carnegie Hall Concert release featuring Monk and John Coltrane, I'll just say that MONK ALONE is the musical epitome of what constitutes a full-course meal!
A complete collection of his Columbia Records studio recordings for solo piano, the 2 CD collection is a stunning portrait of a genius at work. At once relaxing to the soul and a challenging call to the heart and ears, this 1962-1968 journey is a cavalcade of timeless ballads and standards
-many of them Monk's own- which the pianist plays with ringing authority and consummate touch.

One would expect marvelous renditions of "'Round Midnight" and "Ruby My Dear", and Monk delivers; granting us a precious view into the emotional dexterity of a great composer's mind. Equally precious are the performances of lesser-known original gems such as Introspection and "Ask Me Now", and the bravura renditions of standard-bearers such as "I'm Confessin' That I Love You", "Dinah", and the immortal ballad "Body and Soul".
Puckish rumination fires up the stride of "Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", which proves a wry summation of how most Americans view Monk (and most of Jazz, for that matter!), to say nothing of how The High Priest dealt with much of the world, in turn. For sheer heartache and irresistible imploring, try "Everything Happens To Me", and perhaps the times in which we live will become a tad more tangible.
To gain a sterling peek into the master's roots, pull up a chair and just breathe in the humble spirituality of the devoutly-rendered "This Is My Story, This Is My Song", the wistful chestnut breeze whistling through Eubie Blake's "Memories Of You", or the sunny afternoon testimony of "I Love You Sweetheart (Of All My Dreams)".

Always, throughout this priceless, tuneful journey strolls the supple,
steady walk of The Blues, posing
an affirming grasp upon all to be
sung, and all to come...

Blue Label.......2005-05-22

When Richard Cook and Brian Morton reviewed this set for their Penguin Guide to Jazz, they wrote: "This is an essential purchase, uncategorizable and resistant to the adjectival attentions of critics." I agree completely.

A lot has been said about this music, and about its value and appeal. I think most critics miss the point. You can't compare this to solo recordings by Bill Evans or Oscar Peterson. There's no point of reference. This is thick, heavy music. It isn't meant to be played for an hour, straight through. It's something else.

Sit down with a pair of headphones, and play two or three tracks. Come back tomorrow, and play a couple more. That's the only way to listen to this music. There's incredible depth and dimension here, and you'll discover new beauty on each pass. This isn't water, and it sure as hell isn't beer. It's Blue Label scotch. It's meant for slow sipping.

Monk was unique. He was a genius, but he was also on a completely different wavelength. I would never disparage albums like the It Club -- but there's no question Monk was at his best when sitting alone at a piano, unfettered by the burden of bandmates. The result was his vision, pure and unfiltered, and music which easily stands beside Bach and Beethoven.

Solo Piano....By MONK!.......2005-04-07

My first introduction to Monk after the Ken Burns Jazz cd set was the Columbia years box and when I saw that there were songs of just Thelonious Monk playing piano, I was thinking foolishly and kind of blew them off, thinking it would get boring.....BOY...WAS I WRONG!! Yeah, Monk is that good a pianist. My favorite on this is his solo recording of his most beautiful song, 'Round Midnight, from November of 1968, is so hauntingly beautiful. It sounds more raggy than the Miles Davis version and has a beautiful ending. He had a sort of raggy swing to his piano playing and that was one of the reasons this recording is just about as entertaining as it would be if he had the Rouse, or even, dare I say, the Coltrane quartet with him. I wouldn't really advise this one if you are new to Monk or jazz. If you are new to Monk and are on a budget, get Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane or Monk's Dream, but if you are a big Monk fan like me or just a lover of beautiful piano playing, jazz or even classical, get this, and no need to thank me because you will probably be speechless anyway.

Great and sometimes difficult music that grows on you........2004-10-13

This is a big collection of Monk solo material, culled from his Columbia tenure and the albums "Monk's Dream," "Criss Cross," "It's Monk's Time," "Straight, No Chaser" and the rarity, "Always Know." It also contains every song on the "Solo Monk" LP as well as 14 unreleased tracks and rejected takes, many of which will only be of interest to collectors and completists.

Some reviewers have said that this stuff doesn't catch Monk during his peak period, that he doesn't have the spark he possessed during his Riverside period. And I would totally agree with that. But at the same time, I find that the limitations and obstructions he faced deepen this music to a degree. If one wants snap and polish, I think "Alone in San Francisco" is the choice to make (and, to my knowledge though I could be completely wrong, that's the only Riverside album currently available that's composed entirely of solo performances). If one wants an introduction to Monk's music, I'd suggest "Plays Duke Ellington" or one of the Blue Note releases.

But if you want to hear what becomes of a master, and you have the patience to let a big collection of music grow on you, "Monk Alone" is worth the time and effort.

It took me a while to fit into this collection. But I think it's good music to be alone with, it's just you and him. I like to work and write to this music, it's intense but quiet. It's the sound of an artist laboring by himself.

Sparse setting, but haunting beauty that grows on you..........2003-07-04

Quick now, do you really think you'll like two hours and twenty minutes of SOLO piano by anybody? If anybody can pull it off, it's Monk. He makes each note distinct, and does not waste any. Quirky yet lovely, most of his time here on this double CD is spent at medium or slow tempo. I thought I liked his accompanied work much better, at first. But as you listen to these songs, they do indeed become endearing. If as some reviewers say, his earlier Riverside box of solo work is even better, it must be really something. I have eight or nine Monk CD's now, and I have enjoyed them all and don't want to weed any from my collection. As a bonus here, "Monk Alone" has an excellent booklet. Read half-a-dozen reviews here, check your music budget, and take the plunge. Although I'm 58, I've only been immersed in Monk and John Coltrane for two years. It's about damn time, and I have enjoyed both artists tremendously. I wish I had been hip enough to have been a fan when I was young and they were still alive. I grew up less than an hour from NYC, where these two played in clubs regularly. When I had dough, I went to Broadway shows instead of jazz clubs. At the time, I thought that was the smarter use of my limited funds, but from the viewpoint of upper middle age, I wish I had been a bit more adventurous. Thank goodness, at least we have the discs, to know what we missed.

Cabaret (1999 Studio Cast) (First Complete Recording)

Average customer rating:

Documented Well, However Very Medicore
Redress the balance
Good Reference; Mediocre Recording
Cabaret out of the closet!
So complete

Cabaret (1999 Studio Cast) (First Complete Recording)
John Kander , Fred Ebb , Maria Friedman , Judi Dench , and Jonathan Pryce
Manufacturer: Jay Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I132
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

Act One: Willkommen - Jonathan Pryce/Michael Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford/Dominic Curtis...
Act One: So What - Judi Dench
Act One: Don't Tell Mama - Maria Friedman/Louise Gold/Gay Soper/Claire Moore/Jacqueline Dankworth/Caroline O'Connor...
Act One: Telephone Dance - Gregg Edelman/Michael Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford/Dominic Curtis...
Act One: Perfectly Marvellous - Maria Friedman/Gregg Edelman
Act One: Two Ladies - Jonathan Pryce/Louise Gold/Claire Moore
Act One: It Could Not Please Me More - Fred Ebb/Judi Dench
Act One: Tomorrow Belongs To Me - German Youth/Men
Act One: Why Should I Wake Up? - Gregg Edelman/Maria Friedman
Act One: Sitting Pretty - Jonathan Pryce/Louise Gold/Gay Soper/Claire Moore/Jacqueline Dankworth/Caroline O'Connor...
Act One: Married - Fred Ebb/Judi Dench
Act One: Fruit Shop Dance - NSO/John Owen Edwards
Act One: Meeskite - Fred Ebb/Maria Friedman/Michael Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford...
Act One: Tomorrow Belongs To Me (Reprise) - Caroline O'Connor/Marcus Allen Cooper/Michael Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick...

Tracks:

Act Two: Entr'acte - NSO/John Owen Edwards
Act Two: Kick Line - NSO/John Owen Edwards
Act Two: Married (Reprise) - Fred Ebb
Act Two: If You Could See Her - Jonathan Pryce
Act Two: What Would You Do? - Judi Dench
Act Two: Sally's Revolt - Gregg Edelman/Maria Friedman
Act Two: Cabaret - Maria Friedman
Act Two: Break Up - Maria Friedman/Gregg Edelman
Act Two: Finale Ultimo - Gregg Edelman/Jonathan Pryce/Fred Ebb/Judi Dench/Maria Friedman/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford...
Act Two: Curtain Calls - Michael Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford/Dominic Curtis/Geoffrey Dallamore...
Act Two: Exit Music - NSO/John Owen Edwards
Money '87 - Jonathan Pryce/Micheal Cantwell/Nicholas Colicos/Kate Copstick/Jackie Crawford/Dominic Curtis...
Don't Go - Gregg Edelman/Maria Friedman
I Don't Care Much - Jonathan Pryce
Mein Herr - Maria Friedman/Louise Gold/Gay Soper/Claire Moore/Jacqueline Dankworth/Caroline O'Connor...
Maybe This Time - Maria Friedman
Money Money - Jonathan Pryce/Maria Friedman
Tiller Girls - Louise Gold/Gay Soper/Claire Moore/Jacqueline Dankworth/Caroline O'Connor/Clare Burt

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This 1999 entry in JAY's Masterworks Edition series captures Kander and Ebb's Cabaret in an excellent two-disc release that preserves the complete Broadway score with its original orchestrations and vocal arrangements, as well as an addendum of four songs written for the 1972 motion picture (including "Maybe This Time" and "Money, Money") as well as three written for the 1987 Broadway revival--111 minutes in all. Jonathan Pryce might be too similar to his most famous role as Miss Saigon's Engineer, but Oscar-winner Judi Dench (who shined as Desiree in a London version of Sondheim's A Little Night Music) and lyricist Fred Ebb himself are excellent as the older couple, Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz. Also good are Gregg Edelman as Cliff and Maria Friedman (best known for her role in the video production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as Sally Bowles. This production may not have the authenticity of the original Broadway cast, the Liza-led star power of the film soundtrack, or the grit of the 1998 revival, but it's a highly enjoyable reading, and the completeness of the score makes it a must for the voracious Cabaret listener. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Documented Well, However Very Medicore.......2006-01-02

Listening to this recording made me realize how medicore Cabaret is to other Kander-Ebb shows. There are certainly some great numbers, "Willkommen", "So What?", "Don't Tell Mama", "Perfectly Marvelous", "Two Ladies", "The Money Song" and the title song, to name to bulk of the terrific songs, but much of the show's book numbers, with the exception of "So What?" and "Perfectly Marvelous", are awful.
I think the medicore feeling you get from this recording comes from the medicore cast. Jonathan Pryce's MC cannot compare to Joel Grey's. Maria Friedman is also incomparable and medicore to the 1966 Sally and Liza Minnelli.
The only real standout performers here are Dame Judi Dench as Frau Schnider and the lyricist extraordinaire, Fred Ebb as Herr Schultz.
I'd recommend the 1966 Original Cast Album and the movie soundtrack over this.

Redress the balance.......2005-12-07

Five stars may seem a lot when the average for this item at the time of writing is hovering around the 3* mark. However this is a definitive set featuring all the music in the performing edition of the show as well as other titles added since the original Broadway production or from the film.
'Definitive'? Certainly! Fred Ebb sings Herr Schulz and you can be sure he would not have let his name and reputation be attached to an inferior product.
The cast is stupendous. Not only has Dame Judie Dench graduated from her West End role of Sally but the marvellous Maria Freidman (Woman in White) and Jonathan Pryce (Miss Saigon) head an all star cast of mainly British artistes. Among the Kit-Kat girls alone are Gay Soper, Claire Moore, Jacqueline Dankworth and Clare Burt.
Pryce may be no Joel Grey but who is? He is perfectly acceptable and in the end it is the totality of performance that should be judged and here this set stands as high as the original cast recording yet it is so much more complete. If we can never have a top live production on DVD (where is that Sam Mendes Donmar production of 1994?) then this is a more than acceptable substitute.

Good Reference; Mediocre Recording.......2002-07-03

This is an excellent recording to use as reference. As a music director for a production of Cabaret, this recording was released just in time. Very helpful for choreographers who need to hear the 'bells and whistles' of the percussion part in dance numbers such as "Money Song" and "Fruit Shop Dance".

Any director, choreographer, and music director mounting a production of the 1987 revision really should listen to this as it is the only recording of Cliff's new solo "Don't Go" (but if you have a choice - use "Why Should I Wake Up?" instead), and the 1987 "Money Song" as published by Tams-Whitmark.

Judi Dench is marvelous in her solos, but to be honest, the rest of the performances fell flat for me. I felt the energy was low, and the dialects and diction left much to be desired.

If you are a Cabaret collector, a Judi Dench fan, or a music director or other such production team member, this recording will interest you greatly. However, for listening pleasure, stick to the original Broadway and Broadway Revival cast recordings. The only tracks unique to the recording are "Don't Go", the 1987 "Money Song" and some dance and incidental music. All other tracks can be found on the Original Cast, Revival Cast, and Film soundtracks, and with the exception of Dench's numbers, all are performed better on those recordings.

Cabaret out of the closet!.......2001-07-27

Hi. You wonder why Earth is so popular? I think it is because there are recordings such as this around! And it is there I start my revue:

This version of ýCabaretý is a real special gem for Cabaret fans. It has a number of pushing and pulling factors. The C.D. is essentially utilising the original book, music, lyrics and orchestrations as conceived by the authors, performed on double C.D.

This Studio Cast has recorded the majority of the music featured in the original Vocal Score, including the much loved, and sometimes much missed Telephone Dance, Fruit Shop Dance and Sitting Pretty, despite missing a few incidentals but including Sallyýs Revolt and the Break Up (with dialogue!). All of the music is in its original orchestrations and played by the National Symphony Orchestra; large and well rehearsed! They performed the technically difficult Telephone Dance and Sitting Pretty with great, noticeable enthusiasm, as well as the Kick Line being very good- sometimes throughout the C.D. there are uncertainties with the tempo. There was an over-exaggerated reverb throughout, although one gets used to the echo after a while!

I particularly wanted to buy this C.D., instead of the original Broadway version, because of the performers: Dame Judi Dench (playing Fraulein Schneider); the lyricist Fred Ebb (playing Herr Schultz); Maria Friedman (playing Sally Bowles but best known for ýThe Witches of Eastwický and the ýJosephýý video); Jonathan Price (playing M.C.); Gregg Edelman (playing Cliff); and many other well-known faces!

Although I say that the performances were generally well-judged, I must admit that I was a little unsure of the standard of some of the singing, especially the Jewish shopkeeper with the broad American accent! At least he knows his words quite well! I was pleasantly surprised at Dame Judiýs performance. Although not a singer, her acting and accent are just perfect for the part and gains almost top marks (50 marks to be precise!). Some people say that Maria Friedman plays Sally a little over the top. I canýt help but notice that Friedman found some of her songs a little bit too hard to sing for her range and that she lost a lot of emotion in ýCabaretý itself. She plays her, in some places, over the top, yes, but I agree with some that this is how Sally is supposed to be. Her eccentric performance got me laughing!

Another reason why I bought this C.D. was because they included many bonus tracks. They added some of the ýCut Songs.ý These include ýDonýt Goý and ýI Donýt Care Much.ý They also added ýSongs especially composed for the movieý (ýMoney, Moneyý, ýMein Herrý, ýMaybe This Timeý etcý) as well as a very interesting merge of ýSitting Prettyý and ýMoney, Moneyý as arranged for the 1987 revival. These being preformed, I think, by the Studio Cast. Excellent!

The written commentary with it is also interesting (simple yet detailed synopsis and information regarding the genesis of the show). The booklet also contains photos of the performers recording the C.D.

In summary: While singing isnýt admittedly the best, this package is a library of entertainment for the Cabaret fan especially, and would be advisable to buy if you, e.g. knew the performers and would like to take advantage of the bonus tracks and variety of music, as well as if you want a more up-to-date recording (1993-2000).

So complete.......2001-06-16

Most thorough recording containing not only 1966 and 98 tunes, but the hard to find 1987 revival pieces as well. A must for anyone doing this production.

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