Hits of 60's & 70's, Vol. 3 [Import]

1. Popcorn

2. Non Ti Scordar Di Me

3. Stella d'Argento

4. So Che Tu Non Credi

5. Stessa Spiaggia Stesso Mare

6. Magica Tensione - Franco Tozzi

7. Nel Giardino Di Tamara

8. Guarda Che Luna

9. Bimbo Sul Leone

10. Atto Di Forza N 10

11. Cambiare Casa

12. Perdonala

Tracks:

Runaround Sue - Dion
Runaway - Del Shannon
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) - The Tokens
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
It's My Party - Lesley Gore
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
My Girl - The Temptations
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Windy - The Association
Happy Together - The Turtles
The Letter - The Box Tops
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

Customer Reviews:

This is Music!!.......2007-07-04

Pure and simple, they do not make music like this anymore. I have lived through the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. There are a few perfect moments in music in all of these decades. This CD represents many of the gems of music that shined in this decade, the 60's. They are to be cherished!!!

Billy

Great collection!.......2007-05-14

Just a great collection of 60's dance music. Pop the CD in and the party is started!

60's number one hits.......2007-05-06

I think that it is a great cd and play it all the time

Pure 60's, Pure Entertainment.......2007-04-27

This is a fantastic CD. The choice of selections is great, as is the sound. I liked it so much I bought copies for my wife and daughters.

Just what I wanted.......2007-03-18

This is full of great classics from the 60's. Everything I wanted and needed.

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Where's Kind Of A Drag?
it's a happening

Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits: 1967
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032J8
Release Date: 1989-09-12

Tracks:

Little Bit O' Soul - The Music Explosion
The Letter - The Box Tops
Happy Together - The Turtles
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Windy - The Association
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells
Groovin' - The Young Rascals
Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

Customer Reviews:

Where's Kind Of A Drag?.......2002-05-20

I bid on this one and purchased it based on the song listing provided. Kind Of A Drag by The Buckinghams is NOT ON THIS CD no matter what the song listing says! Even the photo of the CD cover does not have it listed. Only is the actual song listing on the sight the one that lists this missing song. Bummer!

it's a happening.......2001-12-04

all the original songs in stereo
Little bit of soul actually sounds dated for '67 should be like '64
Soul Man,the great screetching sound(the blues brothers did a version of soul man)
Incense and Peppermints-what do the words mean?groovy man,cool psychedelic tune
Gimme Some Lovin'-another 'soul' song i think its steve winwood in the band
I Think We're Alone Now-another tommy james hit, children behave!
Happy Together,the turtles big hit that everyone was singing that year,classic pop style harmonies
Windy i used to think it was wendy for years,but another fine harmony by the association
Groovin' the rascals slow summertime ballad
the Letter- i think the 1st song to have airplane sound effects
Respect hmmm aretha's sock it to me anthem
if you want to hear some songs from '67 this is a good way to know them for the year,they were all popular and had good pop crafted tunes that are easy to listen to ,you still hear them on oldies stations as a regular playlist.

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Avoid
Sukiyaki and Other Great Songs
Top Pops
Fun
Enjoyable music

Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1963
Various Artists
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ASIN: B00000337C
Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
Hey Paula - Paul & Paula
Pipeline - Chantay's
Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades
Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
Dominque - The Singing Nun
I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale & Grace
Sally, Go 'Round The Roses - The Jaynetts
Wipe Out - The Surfaris

Customer Reviews:

Avoid.......2006-11-27

I bought this cd for one reason only- Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki". Unfortunately, this 1994 compilation cd has a tremendous amount of hiss which makes for an annoying and disappointing listening experience. You will be much happier buying one of Kyu's newer cds with better noise reduction technology, and as an added bonus, you will also be rewarded with his other material which you will not get with this bad cd.

Sukiyaki and Other Great Songs.......2006-03-16

I bought this CD because I wanted "Sukiyaki" by the original artist, but this CD also many other great songs like "Blue Velvet", "Dominque", and "Rhythm Of The Rain". It also has a couple of great instrumentals, "Pipeline" and "Wipe Out".

Top Pops.......2006-03-07

This item has only about 3 or 4 really great songs on it.
But if you want hard to find songs you take the bad with the good.

Fun.......2006-03-02

It was exciting ordering over the internet and I received product very timely and securely. Happy with service adn happy with product.

Thank you,
Kim

Enjoyable music.......2006-02-27

I have been searching for a song that was on this alblum for quite some time. And I finally found it. I thank you very much. I really enjoy listening to this music. I am 62 yeaars old and I still like the music from the fifties. Roger Brunn, Holland, Ohio sss43528

I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s, Vol. 2

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An excellent collection of songs.
Shame on the KID who put this one together
I know all of the songs!
A gorgeous CD

I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000003AJZ
Release Date: 1996-10-24

Tracks:

All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds
Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
Monday, Monday - The Mamas And The Papas
Get Together - The Youngbloods
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
Do You Love Me - The Contours
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups

Customer Reviews:

An excellent collection of songs........2006-02-01

Being that I was born in the mid-eighties, I did not have the priveledge of growing up listening to music of this sort. When I found this CD among my dad's collection I decided to give it a listen because I recognized some of the songs. I'm very glad I did!

I greatly enjoy almost all of the songs, in particular The Kinks "All Day and All of the Night" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens.

The rest of the songs are top-notch "oldies" as well, easily recognizable classics. The only song I don't really care for is "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" by Jan & Dean, though it is still an okay song.

Overall, I would certainly recommend this CD... when you find one both a father and a daughter can easily enjoy together, it must be good.

Shame on the KID who put this one together.......2002-11-18

This is one BAD example of the music of this decade. First, the 60s started on JAN.one but I guess that dosen't count!
If your looking to get a handle on where R+R (all) comes from this turkey an't it.

I know all of the songs!.......2002-01-23

I hate compilation CD's that are supposed to be the best of something but manage to be the best of whatever singles the producer had lying around in the backseat of his car. This CD, however, is what it claims to be. I've never seen a compilation album with so many hits and so many recognizeable tunes. All of these songs are fun to listen to and the few songs you may not recognize are catchy 60-ish sounding riffs anyway. This is, by far, the most versatile CD I own.

A gorgeous CD.......2000-06-23

Hello. It's a real nice collection most of all because it includes some artist i thought I never heard again. Some of them as The Kinks, The Vogues or Jan and Dean aren't easy to find in some other collections. The sound is excelent and the artists are well selected. Congratulations.

Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie

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Melanie by Fripp? Well all right!
Melanie? A true artist or a sign of her times?
What a collection!!
Melanie the Great
Robert Fripp On This Influential Pied Piper Of A Heartthrob

Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie
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ASIN: B00000JIL0
Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

Summer Of Love II
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
Ring The Living Bell
What Have They Done To My Song, Ma?
Brand New Key
Love To Lose Again
Lover's Cross
Ruby Tuesday
The Nickel Song
Bobo's Party
The Good Book
Christopher Robin
Animal Crackers
Psychotherapy (Live)
Beautiful People
Together Alone
Leftover Wine
Peace Will Come (According To Plan)
I Will Get Over

Amazon.com

Melanie was the Jewel of the Woodstock Generation. Like her three-decades-down-the-road heir, the woman born Melanie Safka made a quick splash as a radio-friendly singer-songwriter. Something of a male Donovan (what is this, no-surname syndrome?), Melanie took hits (like Jewel, too) for delivering what critics considered hippie-dippy platitudes. (She came to resent her "bliss ninny" image and rebelled against it following her late-'60s, early-'70s heyday.) But, also like Donovan, Melanie's best songs have aged nicely, thanks in large part to her knack for integrating her distinctive rasp into ingratiating hooks and solid folk-rock arrangements. Alternating between melismatic sing-alongs ("Lay Down," here in unedited seven-minute-plus form, her splendid cover of "Ruby Tuesday," "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?") and precious novelty numbers ("The Nickel Song," "Brand New Key," "Animal Crackers"), Melanie wrote her own little bit of pop history, which is celebrated in this worthy 19-song retrospective. All the hits are here, remastered by art-rock avatar Robert Fripp. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

Melanie by Fripp? Well all right!.......2006-12-23

Robert Fripp helped give the Roches their unique sound on their first and third releases. To put him in charge of a remastering of Melanie's work was plain brilliance. It's great to hear pristine versions of "Ring the Living Bell," "Brand New Key" ---when and how can "Gather Me" be reissued?--- "Together Alone," the live "Physcotherapy" (still fun), "Ruby Tuesday" (a fave) and "Peace Will Come" (I'm still waiting). "Leftover Wine" and "Bobo's Party" show how Melanie could rock with just her own guitar and voice. There are two problem tracks: The penny-whistles on "The Good Book" are mixed far too high and are abrasive; the mix for the eight-minute "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" is a mess. I mean a mess. Get yourself the vinyl release on "The Four Sides of Melanie," it rocks.

Melanie? A true artist or a sign of her times?.......2006-05-31

This CD captures, some, but not all of Melanie's greatest moments. As a songwriter she is superb. As a guitar player she is unmannered & simple. As a vocalist she was quite original and quite good, especially her phrasing. The earlier cuts showcase the quirky quality of Melanie's voice. The middle period cuts prove that Melanie was indeed a great vocalist. This album inspired me to purchase 2 other Melanie CDs, "Moments From My Life" & " Crazy Love". The latter showcases Melanie new and far improved songwriting abilities. She is one of the best. However, the former is a disaster. Her voice? What happened? I can't even listen to it. All singers, with age, have lost some of their vocal instrument. But, Melanie has lost most, if not all of it. On certain cuts it sounds as if she is dying. Awful! Do not buy the latter Melanie albums if singing is your thing. But, her greatest hits package is very good & it highlights an artist at her prime.

What a collection!!.......2006-03-01

I just read through some of the other reviews on this CD. I've heard most of these tracks already, so I wouldn't be in for much of a surprise.
But in response to the reviewers who complained briefly about the absence of "Bitter Bad," all I have to say is, this is only one CD, and you can't put everything all on one CD. At least, I'm assuming this is true, this CD does have the long version of "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)," which by the way, I have not heard the long version but have wanted to.
If you haven't heard much of Melanie's work, other than, say, "Brand New Key," which is usually only played around the holidays (around the anniversary of when it first hit #1), this CD is bound to change your impression of Melanie, for the better. Amazon.com's reviewer compares her with Jewel...funny, so would I, had that not already been done. Both use only their first name, and both are equally as talented, and underrated.
I do recommend this CD, but only give it 3 stars, as I'd like to hear for myself whether or not they really did put the long version of "Lay Down" on here.
Enjoy!

Melanie the Great.......2005-09-13

Although I haven't heard this particular CD, I've heard all these songs before, though I couldn't say if they are all originals. I AM a Melanie fan. She has been a part of my life. I love her. All these early songs are of course of a different style than her mid 70s to mid 80s work, which had progressed to sheer brilliance. There's precious little to compare it with. I've never heard her work likened to witchy, as a reviewer said, which is plain stupidity. It WAS unique however, and I didn't always like it.

It took a little while to grow on me, but then I was hooked. Of course it is now passe, and also she has moved on. It was magic for it's time however, with it's folksy flowery appeal. Took me 30 years to work out the meaning of her lyrics, but now I don't care.

One must criticise the music companies once again for the constant stream of compilations. The normal studio albums contain so many rehashes of earlier work anyway. Her 90s and 2000s work is generally pretty ordinary compared to earlier. The music executives should be incarcerated for giving us now only a few compilations on CD rather than put out her brilliant albums, which maybe they plan to do after many more comps, but I was expecting them when CDs were first invented. I was willing to pay again even though I already own all the LPs. Here it is now 20-30 years after her best work, and still nothing. I may only live another 20 years. (barring disease or terrorism)

BTW Melanie's version of Lover's Cross is superior to Jim Croce's, though I love his work. Generally when she performed other people's songs, she improved on them.

This compilation is a small sampling of her earlier work from her youth, when she wrote and sung about 300 wonderful songs. So to say, where's Bitter Bad? Be real, this is only one CD.

For those knockers who are old enough to know better, you can continue wallowing in your ignorance and poor taste. "Oh yes, the Brand New Key girl". Gimme a break. These are the types who'd criticise the Beatles as "One Hit Wonders". For those of the younger generation, I know you have more sense, and I could do no better favour for you than to recommend you seek out Melanie's mid 70s to mid 80s material, and everything in-between. You WON'T be disappointed.

Robert Fripp On This Influential Pied Piper Of A Heartthrob.......2005-08-18

Not only was Melanie a highly attractive hippie flower child whose looks perhaps doomed her influence with the hippie revolution crowd (can an attractive woman be a rock star in the eyes of feminists without selling out as a sex symbol?) but she crafted highly individualistic interior based songs with context and sincerity.
This collection proves a great point of her place in music history offering great production and value..
She was a talent whose influences ranged not only to the current crop of singer songwriters but extended to gospel as the charting Lay Down by the Edward Hawkin Singers and even to the rockers Mott The Hoople who also covered her Lay Down on their 3rd CD Wildlife and also must have been admired at by the unique Robert Fripp Of King Crimson who was at the helm on this stellar collection.
The song collection is wonderful,sounds great,good liner notes and book and puts it all together nicely.

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Good addition to any 60's collection!
Decent Assortment of Big Pop Hits

Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1967
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000033IX
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott Mc Kenzie
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos
Never My Love - The Association
Sock It To Me-Baby! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
Dedicated To The One I Love - Mamas & The Papas

Customer Reviews:

Good addition to any 60's collection!.......2000-06-12

The stereo quality of the tracks is very good. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "To Sir With Love" are my personal favorites. This CD is very reasonably priced with all of these great songs!

Decent Assortment of Big Pop Hits.......1998-06-30

Even though some of these songs are available on better collections (Monkees, Association, Mamas & Papas), the rarer tracks make the CD worth investigating. All original versions.

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the most sensetive music ever
Cool Camille
Astounding!!!
Great Selections, So-So Collection
Classical is the best

Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000002C61
Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale
Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version): No. 13. The Swan
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Dance Macabre, Op.40
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Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'
Concert Piece For Horn & Orchestra, Op.94
Romance, Op.37
Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Op.22: III. Presto
Symphony No.3 In C Minor, Op.78 'Organ': II. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro

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the most sensetive music ever.......2005-10-26

This music take me away from every day troubles and brings my soul to a beutiful world of music.Saint-Saent's vision of music is different, his creations are sensitive and intence. He is agreat talent.

Cool Camille.......2003-03-06

I think that the sound of Saint Saens Music is very unique. I think that anyone out there wanting to listen to some excellent writing I assure you that Saint Saens has written it. On behalf of Amazon I would definitely rate this music 5 stars. I thank Amazon for a perfect portrayal of his works. You shoppers out there might want to take a look at buying this.

RIGHT AWAY!!!
-Nick

Astounding!!!.......2000-10-06

I have come accross very few CD's that have 74 minutes of music that I enjoy. This CD is one of those. Mason Jones does a great job on Morceau, everyone likes danse bachannalle, the piano concerto is great, it's just a really enjoyable CD to own. I recommend it highly, it's one of my favorites.

Great Selections, So-So Collection.......2000-06-23

As all good elementary school music teachers know, Saint-Saëns could evoke emotions from a rock. I don't know if it's his masterful command (or creation) of the idioms of music, or whether it's the formal structure of his compositions, but there's never any confusion about how one feels when listening to this Apollo.

This Sony recording supposedly collects his best. It does and it doesn't. The "Danse Macabre"--a perennial Saint Saëns fave--is definitely better than any others on the market--crisper, livelier, and ... er... creepier. And the Bacchanale is also superbly done. (Don't take my word for it though--you can compare these yourself from the various samples.) But as great as these individual pieces are, Sony failed to bring to the "Swan" the rest of the zoo from "Carnivale des Animaux," and, worse, they forgot the "Aquarium," too! Plus, the "Organ Symphony" *must* be heard in its entirety to sound like the serious piece of music that it is.

I haven't found the noumenal Saint-Saëns collection yet. But this one surely isn't phenomenal.

Classical is the best.......2000-06-22

It's composition very good. Thanks Sony for this great album.

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Rock & Roll in 1969 course number 101--even if they were limited to ten songs
Billboard Top Rock'n' Roll Hits 1969
1969 Top Rock rocks
Billboard top hits of 1969
Oliver

Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1969
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ASIN: B0000032JC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension
Dizzy - Tommy Roe
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

Customer Reviews:

Rock & Roll in 1969 course number 101--even if they were limited to ten songs.......2006-08-14

This CD has a great selection of ten songs that were really big in 1969. The sound is great; and there are great photos of some of the groups represented on this CD. The liner notes lack any extensive essay; but who cares? You'll be transported back in time to 1969 with some great rock nostalgia. My only gripe is that this CD series limits the CD tracks to ten.

Another reviewer writes that Tommy James & The Shondells shouldn't have been picked twice since there was only room for ten songs on this CD. I think he has a good point; but I liked both "Crimson And Clover" and "Crystal Blue Persuasion" anyway. They are somewhat laid back, quasi-psychedelic songs that you can still hear occasionally on certain radio stations playing '60s music.

There are several different types of songs on this CD; and that's really a great plus! "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" has an awesome beat and is still sometimes played at sports events. "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies represents that bubblegum type of '60s song that is very catchy even if it's not the greatest music ever written. "Build Me Up Buttercup" has a terrific, almost triumphant sounding musical arrangement this is completely infectious; and "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" has a certain dramatic element to it that starts the CD off on a very strong note.

In short, if you have to pick just one CD to cover the year 1969, this is a great choice. It's not as comprehensive as I would like it to be because Rhino limited the "Billboard Rock & Roll" series to ten songs each. I recommend this CD for fans of music from the late '60s and people who just want to know a little bit more about some of the great hits put out in 1969.

Billboard Top Rock'n' Roll Hits 1969.......2006-02-26

This series of discs are a nice addition to anyones 60s library. I don't know if I am the only one who's noticed but the 1969 disc has changed. I bought mine originally back in the early 1990's. Some of the songs on my edition are different. I bought mine at one of those record store chains back then. My tracks are 1. Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In (5th Dimension), 2. Sugar, Sugar (The Archies), 3. Dizzy (Tommy Roe), 4. I can't get next to you (The Temptations), 5. Crimson and Clover (Tommy James and the Shondells, 6. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam), 7. Hair (The Cowsills), 8. Build me up Buttercup (The Foundations), 9. Time of the Season (The Zombies), and 10. Get Together (The Youngbloods). As you can see there are some different songs on mine. I don't know what happened but perhaps on the first editions of these CD's they had some of the chart information wrong and thats why they changed. Who knows. At any rate I would recommend buying these CD's. They make a wonderful collection.

1969 Top Rock rocks.......2005-09-23

This CD with the top pop hits of 1969 set the mood for our work on a 1969 Porsche 912. It's a lot of fun.

Billboard top hits of 1969.......2005-05-05

My mom loves this music, and when she introduced it to me, I really liked it, too. The best songs on here are Dizzy, Sugar Sugar, and Build Me Up Buttercup. Now my goal is to collect the whole 60's billboard series.

Oliver.......2005-04-12

We get to enjoy the late Oliver singing Good Morning Starshine enough to make this collection worth while. The little man with a lisp was perfect for this song.

Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits

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If you like classical music don't buy this CD.
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Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits

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ASIN: B00004GOZA
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

Adagio In G Minor
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Moonlight Sonata - Adagio sostenuto
March Of The Toreadors (Carmen)
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Peer Gynt Suite: Morning
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Liebestraum
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March
'Masterpiece Theater' Theme: Rondau (First Symphonic Suite)
The Great Gate Of Kiev

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Eine klein Nachtmusik - Allegro: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro
Orpheus In The Underworld: Cancan
Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
Canon In D
Lietenant Kije Suite - Troika
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - 18th Variation: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini- 18th Variation
Bolero - Conclusion
The Tale Of Czar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
William Tell Overture - Finale
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Gymnopedie No. 3
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Blue Danube Waltz
Thus Spake Zarathustra - Sunrise
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Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
Anvil Chorus (II Trovatore)
The Four Seasons - Largo From 'Winter'
Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries

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For those who want the most remembered passages of classical music's best-loved works, here's a package for you. On this bargain priced double-CD, you'll find music from 40 different classical composers; for the most part, the recordings excerpted here are some of the very best. Of course, you only get one Bach sampling (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, played by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) and one Mozart (A Little Night Music conducted by Herbert von Karajan), but this is still a nice collection--perhaps the starting point for a budding collection of classical music. This set's downfall? Unfortunately, though the liner notes discuss the evolution of classical music chronologically, the tracks are programmed in alphabetical order by composer's last name. This makes for some startling transitions! Emil Gilels's reflective performance of the Adagio from Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata is followed by the crashing cymbals and bombast of Carmen's "March of the Toreadors," a recipe for a heart attack if there ever was one. Still, there's something here for everyone and the liner notes even explain what movies this music can be found in. A nice touch. --Jason Verlinde

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Waste of money.......2006-01-12

Watch out for the volume leveling mentioned in another review. Surely the compliers could have come up with a better sort order than by composer. The change in tempo/volume between pieces makes it impossible to enjoy. My two CD's ended up in the trash.

Ken

Great Music Compilation.......2005-08-15

This is a great CD full of many songs that you will recognize and enjoy. If you are someone who likes classical music but doesn't necessarily know which songs or which composers you like, then this CD is for you. You will likely recognize many of the songs as the classical songs you would have picked out to be your favorites.

If you like classical music don't buy this CD........2005-03-11

Most of the tracks were chopped down to 3-4 minutes so some of the best parts of the compositions are missing. I don't know what I was thinking trying to buy 40 classical songs on two CD's. If you really want to enjoy the music you would do better to purchase a CD with fewer, but better quality tracks.

A must for anyone wanting the staples of classical music.......2005-02-23

In my years of experience teaching Fine Arts to high school students, I know that the majority, if not all, of the music included on this album is commonly used in collge music appreciation courses. This is an excellent sample of truly all the "greatest hits" of classical music. My students enjoy listening to the music and have later told me when take their required music apreciation courses in college that they "already know it all" because of this CD! The recordings are clear, the selections are passionate, and the listener will gain a familiarity with all of the most commonly heard classical music used in tv commercials, movies, etc.
I recommend this album, along with the boxed set, "Age of the Classics" for anyone who is interested in becoming familiar with the most famous staples of classical music.

A great compilation.......2005-02-09

This cd somes up some of the greatest pieces of instrumental (and is some cases choral) music ever written. It is a great starter for a beginning classical music lover or a quick and easy all-in-one for those of us who study classical music for a living. I highly recommend this cd to anyone who wants to love or already does love classical music.

Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1957-1961

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ASIN: B0000033KO
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Diana - Paula Anka
Party Doll - Buddy Knox
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Kansas City - Kansas City
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16 Candles - The Crests (Feb)
Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny (Sep)

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Running Bear - Johnny Preston
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Great Music but Overpriced!.......2007-03-10

"Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1957-1961" offers up some fantastic music from the golden age of rock & roll.
The sound quality is great, as is the selection of hits.
My problem is that there are only 10 songs per disk!
Hey Billboard - this is the 21st Century - you're not selling vinyl anymore.
This set could have been released on 2 CDs and the price set accordingly.
So while I'd rate the music 5 "Stars", my overall rating is only a 3.

GREAT ROCK & ROLL GIFT.......2007-02-07

I got this for my parents for Christmas and they LOVE it. Great way to get your folks to boogie down and get their blood flowin'. They are having a blast with this CD collection.

Great gift.......2007-01-16

I bought this box set for my dad for Christmas - his favorite "oldies" station in his rural hometown just switched to party mix! He really enjoys playing these CD's, although he's not really a CD collecting kind of guy. I'll be getting the next series for his birthday.

The Real Thing.......2005-02-17

These are real hits from the years indicated and separated by disk into the separate years. If you were around in those years and listening to the radio, you don't have to be told this. If the price is right for you, then I highly recommend you buy.

Fantafabulous Album!!!!!!!.......2002-03-26

GREAT ALBUM, lots of variety. you will not be disappointed!!!
Lovely, Stellar, Sparkeling!!

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