Best Folk Album in the World Ever [Import]

Product Description:
Full title - Best Folk Album In The World...Ever!. Two disc compilation of the finest & most popular folk artists & songs to have emerged over the last four decades. This diverse collection documents folk's many incarnations through traditional folk, folk pop, & folk rock, through artists as varied as The Kingston Trio, The Band, The Waterboys, Stone Poneys (feat. Linda Ronstadt), Van Morrison, & David Gray. EMI. 2004.

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Average customer rating: Daft, punny humor

Probably the Best Album Ever Made by Anybody in Our Les Barker Manufacturer: Terra Nova UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Folk | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Guide Cats for the Blind: Songs and Poems of Les Barker ASIN: B000024TIJ Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Cosmo Revisited
2. Dachshunds With Erections - Les Barker, Mrs. Ackroyd Band
3. Jason and the Arguments
4. Weddell Waddle Penguins
5. Hard Cheese of Old England - Les Barker, Martin Carthy
6. King Harold Was a Ventriloquist
7. Everything Glows - Les Barker, Eliza Carthy
8. Stay, Go and Fetch
9. Earwigo - Les Barker, Mrs. Ackroyd Band

Customer Reviews:

Daft, punny humor.......2004-05-21

Manchester-based British folk parodist Les Barker is, perhaps, the trad scene's equivalent to garage rock's Billy Childish -- an absurdly prolific songwriter, poet and comedic performer, Barker has written over sixty books of poetry and prose, and recorded numerous high-concept, low-budget, middlebrow albums, often with the help of some of England's greatest trad-folk talent. Barker's label, Mrs. Ackroyd Records, is named in honor of his late (yet beloved) pooch, Mrs. Ackroyd, who was infamous for her folk club appearances, onstage naps, and occasional nips. Barker's work is certainly an acquired taste, but with pals like June Tabor, Pete Morton, Martin Carthy and the whole Waterson clan in his camp, the guy's gotta have something going on... This is a best-of collection which covers some of the highlights of his career.

Average customer rating: Volume 4 of 4 Satisfaction

The Best Sixties Album in the World...Ever! Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Girl Groups | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Bubblegum | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G1J4 Release Date: 1999-08-03

Tracks:

1. Baby Love - The Supremes
2. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
3. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
4. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers
5. Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Crying in the Rain - The Everly Brothers
7. Up on the Roof - The Drifters
8. Walk Away Renee - The Four Tops
9. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
10. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Isley Brothers
11. Sherry - The Four Seasons
12. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee
13. I Like It - Gerry & the Pacemakers
14. Have I the Right? - The Honeycombs
15. Stay
16. Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
17. Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
18. Do You Wanna Dance - Cliff Richard
19. Poetry in Motion - Johnny Tillotson
20. Hello Mary Lou - Rick Nelson
21. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
22. You Were Made for Me - Freddie & the Dreamers
23. Telstar - The Tornadoes
24. Blue Moon - The Marcels
25. He's So Fine - The Chiffons

Tracks:

1. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
2. Where Do You Go to My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt
3. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
4. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) - Manfred Mann
5. Tired of Waiting for You - The Kinks
6. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
7. It's Getting Better - Mama Cass
8. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
9. Legend of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
10. I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie
11. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
12. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
13. Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
14. Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen
15. No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry
16. All or Nothing - The Small Faces
17. For Your Love - The Yardbirds
18. Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac
19. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
20. Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades
21. There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) - Herman's Hermits
22. World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
23. Little Children - Billy J. Kramer
24. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
25. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland

Customer Reviews:

Volume 4 of 4.......2005-03-03

I regard this as the best series of sixties compilations yet released on CD. Even with 200 tracks between four volumes, it would have been easy to continue the series. On compilations like this, I particularly look for classic tracks by artists who only had one or two big hits. Of course, most of the major names are here although you won't find Elvis, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones here due to licensing restrictions

As I expected, this volume maintained the standard of the first three. I was particularly pleased to get Telstar (Tornados) and Poetry in motion (Johnny Tillotson) on CD but there are many classic tracks here.

My favorites here include This old heart of mine (Isley brothers), Have I the right (Honeycombs), Last train to Clarksville (Monkees), You were made for me (Freddie and the dreamers), Where do you go to my lovely (Peter Sarstedt), Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann), It's getting better (Mama Cass) and I'll never find another you.

As things turned out, this was the end of the series. There were other albums of a similar type but limited to love songs or summer songs - however, they included many of the same songs that appeared on these four volumes. I bought one of them (the best sixties summer party album in the world ever) but it can't count as a volume five.

Even with 200 tracks, this series is by no means definitive. It would have been easy to extend the series, but I suspect that further volumes would not have sold in such big quantities. All good things come to an end - this series ended with volume four.

If you can find them, buy this and the previous three volumes (see the UK site for those).

Satisfaction.......2000-10-29

If you like to enjoy 60's hits, containing different styles and emotions this is a great collection of that era. Commercial but very enjoyable indeed. Some of the LP's containing those hits are great just because of the particular song that you'll find here. Some superb others just ok. Worth it for any serious 60's collector.

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