Greatest Hits of the 60's [Import]

Product Description
UK collection features 75 tracks consisting of a cross section of 60's styles such as pop, folk, rock, 60's beat, & more, by some of the major stars of the era such as The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, Adam Faith, Cilla Black, & many others. Featuring a phenomenal 13 number 1 hits along with 37 top 10 chart hits. EMI Gold. 2004.

Greatest Hits of the 60's,Greatest Hits of the 60's,Rock/Pop Collections

Average customer rating: 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 Melanie Manufacturer: Buddha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Melanie Golden Hits Collection Melanie The Ultimate Collection Donovan's Greatest Hits Beautiful Hits ASIN: B00000JIL0 Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

1. Summer Of Love II
2. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
3. Ring The Living Bell
4. What Have They Done To My Song, Ma?
5. Brand New Key
6. Love To Lose Again
7. Lover's Cross
8. Ruby Tuesday
9. The Nickel Song
10. Bobo's Party
11. The Good Book
12. Christopher Robin
13. Animal Crackers
14. Psychotherapy (Live)
15. Beautiful People
16. Together Alone
17. Leftover Wine
18. Peace Will Come (According To Plan)
19. 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.

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

Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music French Horn | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rimsky-Korsakov: Greatest Hits Debussy's Greatest Hits Sergei Rachmaninoff: Greatest Hits Grieg: Greatest Hits Mendelssohn: Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002C61 Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale
2. Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version): No. 13. The Swan
3. Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version): No. 14: Finale
4. Dance Macabre, Op.40
5. Suite algerienne, Op. 60: Marche militaire francaise
6. Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
7. Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'
8. Concert Piece For Horn & Orchestra, Op.94
9. Romance, Op.37
10. Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Op.22: III. Presto
11. Symphony No.3 In C Minor, Op.78 'Organ': II. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro

Customer Reviews:

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.

Average customer rating: Don't Waste Your Money Record the Originals or Don't Bother! Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT) The best of the bunch What time is it?

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's Television's Greatest Hits (Series) Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.4: Black & White Classics Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.5: In Living Color Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.7: Cable Ready ASIN: B000000GOI Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Captain Kangaroo (Puffin' Billy)
2. The Little Rascals
3. The Flintstones
4. Woody Woodpecker Show
5. Bugs Bunny Overture
6. Casper, The Friendly Ghost
7. Felix The Cat
8. Popeye
9. Yogi Bear
10. Magilla Gorilla
11. Top Cat
12. The Jetsons
13. Fireball XL-5
14. Howdy Doody
15. The Beverly Hillbillies
16. Petticoat Junction
17. Green Acres
18. Mr. Ed
19. The Munsters
20. The Addams Family
21. My Three Sons
22. The Donna Reed Show
23. Leave It To Beaver
24. Dennis the Menace
25. Dobie Gillis
26. The Patty Duke Show
27. The Dick Van Dyke Show
28. Gilligan's Island
29. McHale's Navy
30. I Dream of Jeannie
31. I Love Lucy
32. The Andy Griffith Show
33. Star Trek
34. Lost In Space
35. The Twilight Zone
36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
37. Superman
38. Batman
39. Flipper
40. Combat
41. The Rifleman
42. Bonanza
43. Branded
44. F-Troop
45. Rin Tin Tin
46. Daniel Boone
47. The Wild Wild West
48. The Lone Ranger
49. Happy Trails
50. Mission: Impossible
51. Man From U.N.C.L.E.
52. Get Smart
53. Secret Agent Man
54. Dragnet
55. Perry Mason
56. Adam-12
57. The F.B.I.
58. Hawaii Five-O
59. 77 Sunset Strip
60. Surfside 6
61. Ironside
62. Mannix
63. The Mod Squad
64. The Tonight Show
65. Late, Late Show (Syncopated Clock)

Customer Reviews:

Don't Waste Your Money.......2005-06-21

If you want the original recordings, don't purchase any volume of Television's Greatest Hits. I've had better luck recording the songs off of my TV with a cassette tape recorder and then dehissing them on my PC. These collections have sterile sounding fake stereo recordings of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "The Munsters" that just don't sound right to me. If the original recordings don't matter to you, then you may like this CD.

Record the Originals or Don't Bother!.......2005-01-09

Most of these are re-renditions of the originals. Most people shopping for a CD like this would know right away upon hearing the samples that this CD is not what they're looking for.

Who has produced CDs with ALL ORIGINAL recordings? This CD deserves zero stars.

Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT).......2005-01-04

Have always dug this collection of them old TV shows from when I was a kid and a even a few before I was born.A total of 65 TV themes,with a duration of 72:17,was originally available as a double lp.Ones that gave me some of those 'special' childhood memories were "The Little Rascals(Good Old Days)","The Flintstones",the "Bugs Bunny Overture","The Munsters"(remember the Herman Munster laugh?),the always corny "Leave It To Beaver" and "Dragnet(Theme And March)" as I remember my dorky history teacher from way back when that recorded this tune off the TV set and repeatedly played during the eighth hour period after school.Believe me,we watched our behavior after an hour of hearing this tune something like forty times in an hour's time.A nice disc to have around as a novelty.

The best of the bunch.......2004-10-03

This is the first of the TV themes CDs and it's the best. Even the old shows I'd never heard of like "Fireball X-L5" have awsome themes. There are a few songs that I'm pretty sure aren't the original recordings (like secret agent man) but are actually a little better, with is unusual.

What time is it?.......2004-06-30

Ah, memories! I remember buying this on vinyl when it first came out in 1985. There are a few tracks on the 2 LP version that were left off of the CD version because of time constraints. The LP version was hosted by Don Pardo. The first track on side one was "Peter Gynt-Morning Suite", where Don Pardo signs on and begins the broadcast day. Side one ends with Don Pardo announcing a "Test of the Emergency Broadcast System" and then playing "Duck and Cover", a Civil Defense Department public service announcement telling kids how to survive a nuclear bomb attack. Side two ends with Don Pardo announcing "We are experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by". Side three ends with the "News Medley", which features Don Pardo introducing a "medley" of TV news reporters saying a line or two. Side four ends with Don Pardo announcing the end of the broadcast day and then playing "Our National Anthem". Everything else on the album version (65 TV themes from the '50s and '60s) is the same as on the CD version. How much you enjoy this CD depends on how much nostalgia you feel for old TV shows. Personally, I love this stuff. It must be pointed out that some of these themes have been rerecorded for this album. It's hard to say how many are rerecordings, but to my ears, over half of them seem to be rerecordings. But I honestly don't mind that. They went to such lengths to make the songs sound as much like the originals as possible, that most people probably won't be able to tell the difference. This is a great trip back to the Golden Age of TV theme songs that is a blast for nostalgia buffs like me.

Average customer rating: One Great CD! Classical Classical hits Excellent variety of J&D music Great Collection Of Jan And Dean's Hits

Jan & Dean - Greatest Hits Jan & Dean Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Car Songs The Ventures Play the Greatest Surfin' Hits of All Time Peter & Gordon - Greatest Hits [CEMA Special Markets] Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1) ASIN: B000002TGQ Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

1. Linda
2. Surf City
3. Honolulu Lulu
4. Drag City
5. Dead Man's Curve
6. The New Girl In School
7. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
8. Ride The Wild Surf
9. Sidewalk Surfin'
10. You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy

Customer Reviews:

One Great CD!.......2005-12-22

If you want to start a Jan and Dean collection, this is THE CD to buy. It includes their biggest hits, their most popular songs. It's good, clean, innocent fun to listen to. It's the CD that started off my growing collection. You'll love it! After picking up this one, move on to some of the others, preferably the 3 CD combo of "Drag City," The Little Old Lady From Pasadena," and Popsicle."

Classical.......2005-01-31

I am a very big Beach Boy fan. Yes, Brian Wilson was influenced by Jan and Dean. Remember though he did write songs like "Sidewalk Surfin", and "Surf City"for them. Yet this album is filled with a lot of classics.

Classical hits.......2004-12-21

This Jan and Dean album show the rock n' roll. This is stocked with classics like "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" and "Sidewalk Surfing." these songs share the same theme with the Beach Boys, but are equally great.

Excellent variety of J&D music.......2004-04-07

For anyone who is curious about the Jan and Dean era or about their music in general, this would be a excellent CD to own because it give a listener the feel for their type of music, a taste of this duo's very diverse talent and just some plain old great rock and roll oldies music! I am a Beach Boys fan by admission but I can see a great deal of influence on Brian Wilson by Jan and Dean! I highly recommend this CD...really excellent!

Great Collection Of Jan And Dean's Hits.......2002-07-18

Life and fame were very good to Jan and Dean, at least for a while, when they started out as a Garage Duo making the tours of local recording studios. They quickly took advantage of the happenstance of the rise of southern California surfer music to catch a wave to the top with an early hit, "Linda". Later came "Surf City", and a raft of together, such as "Honolulu Lulu", "The New Girl In School', and "Sidewalk Surfing" (which robbed the melody and chord progressions from Beach Boy pal Brian Wilson's "Catch A Wave). Later came such popular numbers as "Ride The Wild Surf", "You really Know How to Hurt A Guy", and of course, "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena".

In what is one of the most ironic twists involving their career, one of their biggest hits was with a song called "Dead Man's Curve", which chronicled a fateful race between a Jaguar XKE and a Corvette Sting Ray, which ends with the protagonist badly mangled in the crash. Just a year later Jan was himself badly injured in such a crash in his own Corvette, and suffered a number of permanent disabilities from it. Still, Jan and Dean performed for years later with rock and roll revival tours, and Jan still records, although in a very limited sense. This was wonderful music, and it still plays well. I listen to them often, and I'm sure you will too once you listen to this album of their collected hits. Enjoy!

Average customer rating: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's Yes, they are all originals There's no need to fear! TV themes galore I count maybe 7 or 8 recreations out of 65 themes

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's Television's Greatest Hits (Series) Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.4: Black & White Classics Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.5: In Living Color Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.7: Cable Ready ASIN: B000000GOL Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Three Stooges
2. Merrie Melodies
3. Rocky & Bullwinkle
4. Huckleberry Hound
5. Mighty Mouse
6. Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse
7. Pink Panther
8. Road Runner
9. George Of The Jungle
10. Jonny Quest
11. Spider-Man
12. Underdog
13. Looney Tunes
14. Peanuts Theme
15. Mister Roger's Neighborhood
16. The Odd Couple
17. The Courtship Of Eddie's Father
18. Mary Tyler Moore
19. Gidget
20. That Girl
21. Bewitched
22. Love, American Style
23. The Honeymooners
24. I Married Joan
25. The Monkees
26. The Brady Bunch
27. The Partridge Family
28. My Mother The Car
29. Car 54, Where Are You?
30. It's About Time
31. My Favorite Martian
32. Jeopardy
33. Hogan's Heroes
34. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
35. Rat Patrol
36. Twelve O'Clock High
37. Time Tunnel
38. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
39. Sea Hunt
40. Daktari
41. Tarzan
42. The Adventures Of Robin Hood
43. Rawhide
44. Bat Masterson
45. Maverick
46. Wagon Train
47. Have Gun Will Travel
48. The Virginian
49. Tthe Rebel
50. Peter Gunn
51. Route 66
52. I Spy
53. The Avengers
54. The Saint
55. Hawaiian Eye
56. The Green Hornet
57. Outer Limits
58. Dark Shadows
59. Ben Casey
60. Medical Center
61. The NBC Mystery Movie
62. ABC's Wide World Of Sports
63. The Jackie Gleason Show
64. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
65. Monty Python's Flying Circus

Customer Reviews:

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's.......2007-06-11

Music preview helped sell the product, fast delivery and condition just as described.
Great doing business A++

Yes, they are all originals.......2005-09-19

I have had this since it came out, they are the original themes. The only 'surprises' are for shows that had different versions of the themes, usually then they choose the less familiar version (unfortunately). Still, completely awesome.

There's no need to fear!.......2005-09-11

This is a collection of "65 more TV themes from the 50s and 60s". Most of the themes are re-recordings of the original themes, but most people will be hard pressed to distinguish the re-recordings from the original versions. The re-recordings sound almost exactly like the original versions, except with better sound fidelity. The easiest way to tell which tracks are re-recordings is that the new recordings are in stereo, and it is highly doubtful that original television themes from the 50s or 60s would be in stereo. But regardless of that, this CD is a fun listen for fans of old TV shows.

TV themes galore.......2005-06-28

If you're looking for some of the best TV themes created-of some of the best shows ever-volume two is probably the NUMBER ONE volume to get. Veering away from the shows of the 70s is not a bad move(have you heard the jazz fusion tracks of "Emergency!", "Medical Center", & "Police Woman"? Yeesh!) This one is still a mixed bag(I mean, let's face it, there are only so many listenable themes), but this one is unique in that it has a number of those themes that were sung(mainly westerns, like Bat Masterson, Maverick, and Rawhide, with better lyrics and melodies than, say, The Flintstones or Gilligan's Island's ballads), some of the best jazz-oriented lounge pieces, which are easily amongst the best and most listenable TV themes of all time(The Avengers, The Saint, Route 66, Green Hornet, Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, Bewitched, The Honeymooners, Jonny Quest), and a number of the most complimentary TV themes, pointed toward the show's own premise, sometimes with sound effects to boot(Daktari, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea-you really feel as if you're coasting the lower fathoms, Rat Patrol, Twelve O'Clock High-emitting the wild blue yonder, Hogan's Heroes-scored to a german march). As far as the reviews stating that a good number of these are remakes, if you pay attention to the awkwardness of sound quality from piece to piece, it's quite evident that most of these have that non-restored sound(and why would recreations not be better dubbed?), cancelling out those reviews. Also, for those who believe that "Bewitched" and others have been modified somewhat, this is not the reason behind the additional notes. Some of these are actually the original scores, before they were cut to their shorter versions. With this in mind, it's quite evident that "The Avengers" and "Bewitched" themes are best in their original format, as a full scoring, and not the trunkated versions used for the show. However, I can see where I would have maybe thought the same thing if I hadn't known this information.

I count maybe 7 or 8 recreations out of 65 themes.......2005-01-30

Some of these reviews are WACKY that say most or all the tracks here are recreations. I just went through them all in this volume, and my guess is about 8 are recreations, maybe less. Some are obvious (Bewitched), others are not so obvious. I have a sick gift a being able to remember the tempo and aound of these original themes, and you'll fine that 90% of these are "The Real McCoys" (Volume 4). I don't think these reviewers appreciate that Steve Gottlieb was able to get access to studio recordings of the original themes in some cases, so in some cases the fidelity is remarkable. Good fidelity in sound does not mean a remake...

I have all the TV tunes volumes and some are dissappointing remakes (Bonanza, The Virginian, 77 Sunset Strip) but far and away the vast majority are originals and you won't find them anywhere else but on these remarkable collections. They are hysterical to listen to these songs... It's like taking a time machine (wayback machine?) back to the times these shows were on.

Buy it, you'll like it...

Average customer rating: It was faulty on the last title to be played The Carnival of Venice Awesome Collection! A Wonderful Collection Wonderful edition to your trumpet collection. Quite the CD

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Tracks:

1. Brandenburg Concerto No.2, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
2. Birthday Ode For Queen Anne: Eternal Source Of Light Divine
3. Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C Major, RV 537: 1. Allegro
4. The Prince Of Denmark March
5. Canzon V
6. First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
7. Trumpet Tune 'Martial Air': Martial Air
8. Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat Major: III. Finale. Allegro
9. Sonata a 9 zu der Kayserlichen Serenade
10. Voluntary In C Major
11. Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat Major: II. Andante
12. Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat Major: III. Rondo
13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
14. Petrushka: Dance Of The Ballerina & Waltz
15. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
16. Lieutenant Kije: Symphonic Suite, Op. 60: Kije's Wedding
17. Hary Janos Suite: Entrance Of The Emperor & His Court
18. Swan Lake, Op. 20: Naepolitan Dance (Act III) - Tchaikovsky
19. Rondo For Lifey
20. Concerto No. 1 For Piano, Trumpet & String Orchestra, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio
21. Tsar Saltan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
22. The Three Aces - Clarke
23. A Bugler's Holiday
24. Variations On The Carnival Of Venice

Customer Reviews:

It was faulty on the last title to be played The Carnival of Venice.......2007-06-01

I returned this to New Castle. Box 15550. I have heard nothing. The date of the return was 15/05/07 from my Throop postoffice in Dorset. I sent it recorded delivery. Over to you. There was nothing on the return screen to explain the fault. ie faulty track. So after many attempts to get intouch I sent it to the address on the paper inside the parcel. Please help.
I am a Grandmother so I am over 13 ???

Awesome Collection!.......2006-07-04

As a young boy I would play my trumpet from my father's old Arban's method book. My private trumpet teacher (Mr. Bonfield) would love to play duets with me from the Merchant of Venice. One day I heard Wynoton Marsailas play a a flawless rendition of The Merchant of Venice on my local clasical radio station. It was flawless and brought back many fond memories of studiying the trumpet as a youngster with my beloved teacher. This collection contains that rendition and a wide selecton of clasical trumpet pieces. You may not recognize every song, but you will enjoy the high quality of the music and artists on this CD. Anyone looking for an introduction to quality, classical, trumpet music should buy this CD. The price also makes this an affordable must for any true trumpet fan.

A Wonderful Collection.......2004-01-26

This is a splendid anthology of music. Traditional Baroque and orchestral pieces up front, and a few surprises nearer the end. A splendid work. The price makes it a steal. Add it to your cart. You will not be sorry. There is technical excellence - peace in some of the songs and real energy in others.

Wonderful edition to your trumpet collection........2003-10-21

Trumpet fans should all own this album, that is if they don't already own all of the pieces on here on separate recordings (it would take a while to obtain them all). This recording features a bunch of great classical trumpeters and innovators such as Armando Ghitalla, Phil Smith, Wynton Marsalis, Mark Gould, H.L. Clarke, Ron Romm, Charles Schleuter, William Vacchiano, and more. Great performances of Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2", the Haydn and Hummel Concertos, Wynton's excellent performance of J.B. Arban's "The Carnival Of Venice", the New England Brass Ensemble performing "Trumpet Voluntary", a very good job done by a Baroque Orchestra of the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets, "The Three Aces" played by H.L. Clarke, and Leroy Anderson's classic "A Bugler's Holiday".

Overall this is a great listen to some of the best trumpet players of all-time in this idiom. All of the pieces are impeccably played by some of the best. I didn't discover this tape in my collection until recently, and boy I'm glad I did.

Quite the CD.......2001-04-17

If I were you, I would buy this CD. It is a diverse collection of amazing performances of quintessential pieces - an important addition to any classical music fan's collection. Heck, even if you're not big on classical music (or trumpet music or brass music or music at all) you should purchase this compact disc.

And comrades, let me say that you can't call yourself a member of the human race until you've heard Wynton Marsalis' performance of JB Arban's "Variations of Carnival of Venice." It's literally perfect. Buy this today.

Average customer rating: Almost really good. An excellent primer on the iconclastic Russian composer

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Tracks:

1. The Love For Three Oranges: III. March. Tempo di marcia
2. Lieutenant Kijymphonic Suite: I. The Birth of Kij
3. Lieutenant Kijymphonic Suite: II. Romance
4. Lieutenant Kijymphonic Suite: III. Kij Wedding
5. Lieutenant Kijymphonic Suite: IV. Troika
6. Lieutenant Kijymphonic Suite: V. Kij Funeral
7. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64b: The Montagues and Capulets
8. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 'Classical Symphony': III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro
9. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Morning Serenade
10. Alexander Nevsky, Cantata, Op. 78: Song about Alexander Nevsky
11. Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano, Op. 34a
12. Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: Introduction
13. Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: 'Look out!'
14. Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: 'No sooner...'
15. Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: 'And now...'
16. Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: 'So there's the story...'
17. Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100: IV. Allegro giocoso

Customer Reviews:

Almost really good........2006-06-30

I love Prokofiev. But I hate Yank crap. It has spoiled a great compilation. It was beautiful, up until 'Peter and the Wolf', one of my favourite adventures. But then along came an American narrator explaining the story. Why is there this 'Disney' crap amidst some beautiful music? (All respects to Walt).
'Lieutenant Kije' is one of the best stories produced by humanity of a man who did not exist throughout his birth, marriage and death. Don't let this piece of brilliance be swamped by crap.
A good compilation, but I strongly suggest you go for untainted versions of Prokofiev.
P.S. The Daleks will eventually conquer staircases. Be warned. Three oranges are not enough.

An excellent primer on the iconclastic Russian composer.......2001-08-12

I have to admit I was a bit disappointed there was nothing from Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, which is what the Amy Irving character played in the film, "The Competition." I also think it is one of the iconoclastic composer's finest works. What you will find on this collection are a lot of excerpts from his score for the film "Lieutenant Kije" and symphonic fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf." Again, I am surprised there is nothing here from his film scores for "Alexander Nevsky" or "Ivan the Terrible." My favorite "new" piece that I discovered on this CD would be the March from "The Love for Three Oranges," although I also like the excerpt from Prokofiev's Classical Symphony in D Major. Despite my personal preferences, I have to admit this collection is a very nice introduction to the music of Sergei Sergeivich Prokofiev.

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Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top Ten - The 60's Motown's Greatest Hits Various Artists Manufacturer: Top Sail Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Girl Groups | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Casey Kasem: The 60's #1 Pop Hits Casey Kasem: America's Top 10 Through Years - The 60's Casey Kasem: Top Ten - 60's the Folk Years Casey Kasem: America's Top 10 Through Years - The 50's Casey Kasem: Top Ten - 70's Singers & Songwriters ASIN: B000098ZSL Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
2. My Guy - Mary Wells
3. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Marvin Gaye
4. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas
5. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
6. I Second That Emotion - The Miracles, Smokey Robinson
7. Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes
8. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Four Tops
9. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Pips
10. My Girl - The Temptations
11. Shop Around - The Miracles
12. I'll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye
13. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
14. Jimmy Mack - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
15. Do You Love Me - The Contours
16. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles
17. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Supremes, The Temptations
18. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
19. You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
20. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Supremes

Average customer rating: A selection---we need a complete set of all they did. Great Tracks-Great Performances-Nice Price & Best Sound Quality Good time early sixties pop music CHEESY BUT FUN A FIVE FOR CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE!

Searchers - Greatest: 20 Fabulous Hits of the 60's The Searchers Manufacturer: Music Club ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection Very Best of Herman's Hermits The Best of the Beau Brummels: Golden Archive Series The Ultimate Peter & Gordon Very Best of Chad & Jeremy ASIN: B00000APOL Release Date: 1998-03-06

Tracks:

1. Needles & Pins
2. Love Potion #9
3. Sweets for My Sweets
4. Listen to Me
5. Hungry for Love
6. Farmer John
7. Take It or Leave It
8. Where Have All the Flower
9. Someday We're Gonna Love
10. Don't Throw Your Love Awa
11. Some Other Guy
12. When You Walk in the Room
13. He's Got No Love
14. Ain't Gonna Kiss You
15. When I Get Home
16. What Have They Done to the Rain
17. Have You Ever Loved Somebody
18. Sugar & Spice
19. Take Me for What I'm Worth
20. Goodbye My Love

Album Description

20 track U.K. hits retrospective: 'Love Potion #9'Needles And Pins', 'Sweets For My Sweet', 'Listen To Me','Hungry For Love', 'Farmer John', 'Take It Or Leave It','Where Have All The Flowers Gone?', 'Someday We're GonnaLove Again', 'Don't Throw Your Love Away', 'Some Other Guy','When You Walk In The Room', 'He's Got No Love', 'Ain'tGonna Kiss You', 'When I Got Home', 'What Have They Done ToThe Rain?', 'Have You Ever Loved Somebody?', 'Sugar AndSpice', 'Take Me For What I'm Worth' and 'Goodbye My Love'.

Customer Reviews:

A selection---we need a complete set of all they did........2007-03-14

The Searchers are still touring and I saw them last year in Bay Shore, new York state. This album here is fine, BUT the group's work is much more worth getting INTO. We need the biggest most complete set possible. It is hard to get new listeners to hear some of their best songs: The World is Waiting for Tomorrow, Lovers Will, All a Dream, Till I Met You, and so many more. Buy this if it's the best in your price range and then join the groups on the web where you can expand your Searchers appreciation! And don't forget to read Frank Allen's memoir of the group's history. It's fun!

Great Tracks-Great Performances-Nice Price & Best Sound Quality.......2007-01-01

Not only a great reminder and roundup of great SEARCHERS tracks and "covers," it is one of the best sounding CD's of their tracks. While it's easy to find LOVE POTION #9 (I must have it on 10 collections) but the audio quality on this one beats them all ... same with NEEDLES & PINS ... so if you're a fan of early rock or just music - this is a great starter capsule of how cool and great they were AND the CD soudn quality is excellent!

Good time early sixties pop music.......2003-10-16

The Searchers, like everybody else of their era, were overshadowed by the Beatles, but they made some great music of their own. All the essential hits are here - their only American top ten hit (Love potion No. 9), plus all their big British hits, several of which were covers of American songs - which, of course, is why they didn't have much success in America.

Their chart career begin in Britain with Sweets for my sweet (Drifters) and was followed by Sugar and spice, a song written by Tony Hatch, who is best remembered for Downtown and the other songs he wrote for Petula. For their third single, they covered Needles and pins, which was first recorded by Jackie De Shannon but was actually written by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche. The group Smokie revived it in the seventies.
Although Jackie De Shannon didn't write Needles and pins, the Searchers recorded several songs that Jackie did write, most famously When you walk in the room - interestingly, this song was revived by Pam Tillis, who had a number two American country hit in the early nineties with the song. Don't throw your love away and Goodbye my love were also huge British hits. What have they done to the rain? was a top 20 hit and was one of the first ecological songs to hit the British charts.

If you only want a single CD of Searchers music, this is a good one to choose.

CHEESY BUT FUN.......2002-09-15

THE SEARCHERS were one of five groups stamped as MERSEY BEAT groups during the BRITISH INVASION.Apart from THE BEATLES,easily the best group of the bunch,there were THE DAVE CLARK FIVE,GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS,HERMAN'S HERMITS and THE SEARCHERS.All of those bands were essentially singles oriented.Notice how WHEN YOU WALK IN TO THE ROOM sounds like THE BEATLES I FEEL FINE.Still,some of their singles,all included here are part of the so called 1963-1966 era,and have that innocence that after 1967 will be lost forever.SOMEDAY WE'RE GONNA LOVE AGAIN and EVERYBODY COME CLAP YOUR HANDS were probably their two best tunes.When THE SEARCHERS released SECONDHAND DEALER in 1967,the clean cut image went downhill, and JOHN WAYNE took his STETSON and shoot them all out,regaining the title of his most famous western.

A FIVE FOR CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE!.......1999-02-13

The mid-sixties gave us so much terrific music, it was hard for any one group (besides the Beatles) to stand out of the crowd. The Searchers were an exception. Their music was so well crafted and performed that in retrospect their best was as good as it got. Great tunes, well sung and recorded, this music stands up well even thirty years later. And one thing which you've got to love--there is a lot of diversity in their music. I don't give many 5-star ratings, so be sure to put his album on your "must-have" list of 60's rock.

Average customer rating: More holiday classics! The Only Christmas Music I Can Tolerate Not all songs are original... This is my favorite Christmas album ever! Very Good

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Tracks:

1. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
2. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3. The Chipmunk Song - Chipmunks With David Seville
4. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simone Chorale
5. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
6. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
7. Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon
8. Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown
9. White Christmas - Drifters
10. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo 'N Patsy

Customer Reviews:

More holiday classics!.......2007-01-11

Can you say Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?! My family can. This cd was full of fun songs for the entire family. A must purchase!

The Only Christmas Music I Can Tolerate.......2004-12-23

My grandmother used to have this collection on CD when I was younger, and to this day it's really the only Christmas music I really enjoy listening to. I pretty much hate everything else, it's all very annoying, but this collection is great! It has a really great version of "White Christmas" by The Drifters and also "Grandma Got Run Over..." is a classic. It's a variety of different styles and that's what I like best about it. It's sure to please anyone at a holiday party.

Not all songs are original..........2004-11-23

Apart from what other posters have said, not all the singles here are the originals. Most notably, I found out the hard way that "Please Come For Christmas" by Charles Brown is NOT the original 1961 version, but instead a later version recorded by the same artist, and very over-produced. I was rather disappointed, as this was the main reason I bought the CD.

Other than that, the songs are all the originals as we've heard on the radio and such.....

This is my favorite Christmas album ever!.......2000-10-29

When I was in the third grade, our school chorus sang Jingle Bell Rock for the Christmas program. I wanted to learn that song so badly that my mom went out and bought this for me. I couldn't stand it! I thought that it was the wrong version. But eventually, I grew to love this album. I listened to it all the time through the holiday season, and I lost my tape. My grandma bought me a new one and the following year, I found my old one. To this day, I still listen to and love this album. If you have just one Christmas album in your holiday colection, let it be this one. However, off that note, though I'm sure none of you care, we ended up singing the same sets of songs both years I was allowed to be in chorus, and none of them were Jingle Bell Rock.

Very Good.......1999-11-26

My daughter loves this CD. When I first got it I had to make a tape copy for her so she could listen to it in her room. And know I have to get another CD for my mother. She got a CD player for Christmas last year and has been looking for this CD you are the only ones who have it. This CD is listen to every Christmas since I first found it. I think it should be a part of everyone's CD collection of holiday music.

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