1965

Debut Recital / Martha Argerich
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
J.S. Bach: Toccata, Partita, English Suite 2/ Martha Argerich
Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, London Symphony Orchestra
Chopin: 26 Préludes, etc / Martha Argerich

ASIN: B00000IWVS
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: I. Allegro maetoso
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: III. Largo
Piano Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58: IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto
Mazurka No.36 In A Minor, Op.59 No.1
Mazurka No.37 In A-flat, Op.59 No.2
Mazurka No.38 In F-sharp Minor, Op.59 No.3
Nocturne No.4 In F, Op.15 No.1
Scherzo No.3 In C-sharp Minor, Op.39
Polonaise No.6 In A-flat, Op.53

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Record-label politics prevented this awesome recording of Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich from being released for 34 years. The spitfire musician delivers a powerful set of Chopin's best-loved works that still sounds riveting today. Intense and gorgeous. --Jason Verlinde

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How can it be that a recording by one of today's indisputably unequaled pianists performing some of her prime repertory--made fresh within months of her triumph in the 1965 Warsaw International Chopin Competition--could languish for decades in the vaults before its official release? Chalk it up to the exclusivity clauses of rival recording companies and legal constraints from which not even Wotan with the help of Loge could extricate himself. Thankfully this belated EMI release--recorded in a few sessions at the Abbey Road studios--is finally available.

It's a significant complement to Argerich's other accounts of Chopin on disc. From the white-hot intensity of Argerich's way with the composer, you can easily extrapolate a sense of what had recently wowed the jury in Warsaw. The Argentinean pianist undertakes the Third Sonata as a vast, big-voiced, far-reaching statement that encompasses both molten power and moments of almost unbearably intimate lyricism (listen closely to her gestures of illumination in the Largo). With a characteristically unforced spontaneity, Argerich sounds the shattering chords that launch the finale (recorded in one take); her sense of flow in the Nocturne No. 4 is a perfect mesh for the illusion of improvising that is so central to Chopin. She commands the logic--both emotional and musical--of the composer's skittish turns in the Scherzo No. 3 and crafts three of the mazurkas into perfectly chiseled character pieces. The sheer force of Argerich's personality might seem overwhelming to those accustomed to a tamer Chopin--listen to how she dives into the A-flat Polonaise--but it's always at work dusting off tired clichés and uncovering the music's expressive wealth. For those who know about Argerich's artistry, this disc is indispensable; anyone who has yet to make that enviable discovery will find it (together with the Argerich anthology in Philips' Great Pianists series) a great place to begin. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Lost is Found, finally.......2007-07-08

This Argerich Chopin performance, recorded by EMI in 1965 while she was actually under contract to DG is formidable for an artist so early in her career. Both the artistry and sound are superb and it's a shame we fans had to wait so long for this recording to appear. These Chopin performances completely justify the competition judges decision to award her the grand prize at the 1965 Warsaw International Chopin Competition. It's a collection must have!

Martha Argerich CD.......2007-06-12

Excellent service -- speedy, just as described, well-packaged. I'd definitely buy from this seller again.

Fabulous recording.......2007-04-12

A most interesting history in the liner notes and a fabulous recording. One of the best for a piano CD collection.

Excellent.......2007-04-12

Only one word: Excellent.
Though someone might have different feeling, I'm crazy on this 1965 recording.

A restored jewel in the Argerich catalog.......2006-09-03

If I had to pick a single CD to win awed admiration for Martha Argerich, this Chopin recital would be it. Only 24 when she made these long-suppressed recordings, Argerich's musicality and dazzling technqiue defy belief. Every ounce of praise for her Third Sonata is deserved--it's spontaneous, flexible, intense, by turns tender and declamatory. The most blessed quality is that she doesn't bang or harangue us--not always the case in later years. Her sense of urgency doesn't become eckless; the bursts of excitment aren't oerly explosive.

My only caveat would be for audiophiles. Although an Abbey Road studio recording, you get the feeling somewhat that Argerich is performing in a boomy hall. Also, in the loudest fortes there's mircophone shatter. For many listeners these drawbacks won't matter a whit, not in the face of an undisputed keyboard genius.

Man of La Mancha: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (Original 1965 Broadway Cast)

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beautiful music for a haunting story.....
Man of LaMancha As Good As Ever
Don Quixote
Magnificent voices

Man of La Mancha: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (Original 1965 Broadway Cast)
Mitch Leigh , Joe Darion , Richard Kiley , and Joan Diener
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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ASIN: B00005A8KE
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Overture
Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
It's All The Same
Dulcinea
I'm Only Thinking Of Him
I Really Like Him - Joan Diener
What Do You Want of Me - Joan Diener
Little Bird, Little Bird
Barber's Song/Golden Helmet
To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dulcinea)
The Impossible Dream
The Combat (Previously Unreleased Reissue Track)
Dubbing (Knight of the Woeful Countenance) - Joan Diener
The Abduction
Aldonza - Joan Diener
A Little Gossip
Dulcinea (Reprise) /The Impossible Dream (Reprise) /Man of Mancha (Repr - Joan Diener
Finale (The Impossible Dream) - Joan Diener

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Man of La Mancha, the show that introduced "The Impossible Dream" to the world (and lounge singers everywhere), was the hit of the 1965 Broadway season. Richard Kiley is magnificent in his career-defining performance as the deluded wannabe knight Don Quixote. His leading lad Joan Diener sings the role of the kitchen wench Aldonza with just the right balance of dignity and vulgarity. Irving Jacobson turns in a fine comic performance as the Don's faithful squire, Sancho Panza. The score, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, was revolutionary in its time. The orchestra had no violins--just brass, woodwinds, percussion, and flamenco guitars. Man of La Mancha is one of Broadway's most inspiring musicals and it well deserves its high reputation. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Check out Other Versions. Don't be swayed by Others' Reviews........2007-06-09

I've never seen this show on stage and my first exposure to the music was the Sony CD Man of La Mancha featuring Placido Domingo, Pandy Patankin, and Julia Migenes-Johnson. Despite lackluster reviews of the disk, I enjoy it, and when I saw this version at a second hand book/music store, I decided check it out too. My initial impression was that the Sony version was the better disk but decided to compare both versions by setting up a playlist in Media Player, playing tracks from both version back-to-back.

After that test, I have to agree with the reviews here that Richard Kiley is the superior Don Quixote. Domingo's voice is, of course wonderful, but Kiley acts the role better on the CD and Domingo's accent is a major distraction.

In the role of Aldonza - no contest. Julia Mingenes-Johnson's singing and performance on the Sony version is far superior to Joan Diener's. I didn't have to hear the tracks back-to-back to realize that. Ms. Diener's performance just grated on my ears from the beginning.

Bucking the crowd, I prefer Mandy Patankin's Sancho (Sony version) to Irving Jacobson's. I may be biased, having had more exposure to the Sony version, but Patankin seemed to be trying to inject a bit more feeling into the character. Jacobson, singing in an annoying, scratchy voice, came across almost like a cartoon trying to fit in among live characters. It seems like most people either like Patankin or hate him. Guess I'm one of the former.

The Orchestration does seem brighter/clearer in this version compared to the Sony version, but, in general, the tempo on most tracks seems slower than the same tracks on the Sony version. I preferred the up-tempo, Sony versions of "The Barber Song", "Little Bird, Little Bird", "The Dubbing" and "A Little Gossip".

In Summary: For Kiley's Don Quixote, you'll probably want this version, but for tracks featuring Aldonza (and maybe Sancho) you'll want to check out the Sony version. Since I have both disks, I will probably come up with a mix of my favorite tracks, in general, favoring the Sony disk but substituting the tracks that feature Richard Kiley's Don Quixote where I can.

beautiful music for a haunting story............2007-06-07

I remember reading excerpts from Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE, as a Spanish student, way back in junior high school. The saga of the madman fighting windmills and pursuing his illusions [and delusions] was very sad, but very romantic at the same time. When the musical adaptation, MAN OF LA MANCHA, was brought to the stage in 1965, Richard Kiley (as the title character, Don Quixote) absolutely transfixed the audience with his sensitively heartfelt portrayal of the tragic madman. The plight of Don Quixote, who travels on horseback, with his faithful companion, Sancho Panza (Irving Jacobson), and absolutely lovestruck by kitched wench Aldonza (Joan Denier), is alternately pathetic and profound. Perhaps one of the best known (and most remade) songs in the repertoire from LA MANCHA, is "The Impossible Dream." Richard Kiley really make it his own, here, and after you hear his version, it's hard to listen to others' versions of it. It's just not the same. Though, this story is anything but joyful, the music will glide through your ears and carry you on a surrealistic journey through attempted triumph and (ultimately) tragedy.

Man of LaMancha As Good As Ever.......2007-05-07

Very pleased with ourchase of this item. Quality is great as was the price. Delivery was timely. Easy transaction! A++++++++

Don Quixote.......2006-09-14

Back in High School my band leader, Mr. DeYoung, decided (agianst much opposition from those of us in the band let me tell you) to have us perform select pieces from this musical

I hated the idea. But when we began to play, he even had us watch the musical, I fell in love with the melody. The many songs of a man who believes the best in the world. YOu find that in Dulcinea, The Impossible Dream, etc.

From one maginificently rendered song to another, you can be lost in its melodic elegance.

My favorite song is the initial rendition of 'Little Bird, Little Bird'. It's a soft song, sung as a love ballad. In the musical you discover it's being sung to a local whore by a bunch of randy men. Despite that, I still like it.

This along with others are among the great works of the stage!

Magnificent voices.......2006-07-05

Voices and music make a revival of this beautiful play. Full of passion.

Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969

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Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum
UNFORGETTABLE PAST
A must have.
great cd / great sound
A fantastic 60's tunes compilation

Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
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ASIN: B00068CVHG
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

(YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS (WITH RARE LONG INTRO)
THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (ANYMORE) - THE WALKER BROTHERS
I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU - THE NEW COLONY SIX
BEND ME, SHAPE ME - THE AMERICAN BREED
THE CLAPPING SONG (CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP) - SHIRLEY ELLIS (ORIG.VERSION DEBUT)
ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES(RARE)
MENDOCINO - THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT -TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - THE FORTUNES
KEEP ON DANCING - THE GENTRYS
PETER RABBIT - DEE JAY & THE RUNAWAYS (CD DEBUT)
YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN - THE IDES OF MARCH (RARE)
THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY - THE NEW COLONY SIX
YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY - THE SILKIE
SOCIETY'S CHILD (BABY I'VE BEEN THINKING) - JANIS IAN
LOVE IS ALL AROUND - THE TROGGS (STEREO DEBUT)
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCOL HARUM (STEREO DEBUT)
FIRE - THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

Album Description

Dick Bartley, the best-loved oldies DJ in America, presents 18 tracks from the Golden Age of Top 40, a wide open era when bubblegum pop like Boyce & Hart's "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" could play alongside crazed psychedelic rock like Arthur Brown's "Fire." In these days of narrow-casting and micro-formatting, Dick Bartley helps us remember what made 60's radio so great.

But the fun doesn't stop there! Dick throws in Janis Ian's controversial protest classic, "Society's Child," the Silkie's Top 10 Beatles cover, "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," Sir Douglas' stoner travelogue, "Mendocino," and Desmond Dekker's 1969 freak reggae smash, "Israelites." Classic Oldies 1965-1969 collects the wildest, best music possible, mirroring the great Top 40 stations of the late 60's.

Classic Oldies 1965-1969 has been digitally mastered in true stereo wherever possible. Many songs, such as the I'des Of March's "You Wouldn't Listen" (released years before their best-known hit, "Vehicle") are sought-after rarities, and one track, "Peter Rabbit" by Dee Jay & The Runaways, makes it's CD debut. Two other tracks, Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade Of Pale" and the Troggs' "Love Is all Around" although widely released, have never been available in STEREO in the original versions - until now!

Customer Reviews:

Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum.......2007-04-14

Here are some of the long forgotten songs of the late 60's pop scene, revisited upon us.

Don't get me wrong, most of these songs I liked back then and still like now. Especially the long forgotten beautiful love ballads by The New Colony Six. (who were they?) But you will remember the songs if you preview listen to them. The incentive for me to purchase this collection was to aquire the song "Peter Rabbit" by DJ and the Runaways. (who were they?) Such "novelty songs" were rife in the 60's pop culture. Flashes in the pan and then forgotten. But they were OUR music back then intertwined by the thousand Coke, Pepsi and Marlboro commercials blaring at us through all those transistors!

Surfing through this collection brought back to me so many songs in my past. Surprises abounded as I reminisced. The only song in this collection I didn't like was "The Clapping Song." Please, let dead things lie in peace, before I throw cockroaches in their coffins!

UNFORGETTABLE PAST.......2007-01-18

How could anyone not listen to and enjoy this wonderful music from the past? Even today, you find all kinds of youngsters listening to 'My' generation music.It's a time when the lyrics actually had meaning. Not just a bunch of yelling/screaming as today's junk. My recommendation is to encourage all to get hooked on yesteryear's music. WOW!!!

A must have........2007-01-08

Building a library of oldies to listen to just wouldn't be complete without this album.

great cd / great sound.......2006-02-26

This is a great cd with some great songs. Nice to hear Whiter shade of pale and Love is all around in true stereo. I love the Righteous Brothers Soul & Inspiration a great song and even though the song is only extended a few seconds at the beggining, its just a great song. There are a few throw away songs like Peter Rabbit, but is overpowered by many other great songs. I love Bend Me Shape Me, Society Child, I wonder what she's doing tonight, great to hear Sir Douglas Quintet's Mendocino. A lot of songs not that commonly found on other "various artist" cd's are here. I was excited before I bought the CD that the Shirley Ellis song "The Clapping Song" was included. I remember that I loved that song when I was 12 or 13 and haven't heard it since. But hearing it now 30 some years later, what the heck was I thinking, what a stupid song. But it did bring back memories...

A fantastic 60's tunes compilation.......2006-02-22

There are couple of clunkers in the mix ("Peter Rabbit" and "You Wouldn't Listen") but otherwise "Classic Oldies 1965-1969" is a superb collection. I have not heard the slow dance tune "Things I'd Like to Say" since 1969 and this is a clean original stereo rendition. For me it was worth the price of the entire CD, so the other great songs (e.g., "Soul and Inspiration," "Israelites," and "Society's Child") are a bonus.

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

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Suburban and purely American and great music!!!
Un fourre-tout de bon stock.
Song upon song of rock n roll glory!
First Psychedelic era 1965/68
VOLVER A LA ADOLESCENCIA.........

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
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No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion

ASIN: B00000AFWZ
Release Date: 1998-09-15

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I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - Electric Prunes
Dirty Water - The Standells
Night Time - Strangeloves
Lies - The Knickerbockers
Respect - Vagrants
A Public Execution - Mouse
No time like the right time - Blues Project
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Moulty - Barbarians
Don't Look Back - Remains
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Liar, Liar - Castaways
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Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
Hey Joe - Leaves
Romeo & Juliet - Michael & The Messengers
Sugar And Spice - Cryan Shames
Baby Please Don't Go - Amboy Dukes
Tobacco Road - Blues Magoos
Let's Talk About Girls - Chocolate Watch Band
Sit Down, I Think I Love You - Mojo Men
Run, Run, Run - Third Rail
My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
Open My Eyes - Nazz
Farmer John - Premiers
It's-A-Happening - Magic Mushrooms

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Talk Talk - The Music Machine
Last Time Around - Del-Vetts
Nobody But Me - Human Beinz
Journey To Tyme - Kenny & The Kasuals
No Friend Of Mine - Sparkles
Outside Chance - Turtles
Action Woman - Litter
Spazz - Elastik Band
Sweet Young Thing - Chocolate Watchband
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
I Ain't No Miracle Worker - Brogues
7 And 7 Is - Love
Time won't let me - The Outsiders
Going All The Way - Squires
I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Shadows Of Knight
The Trip - Kim Fowley
Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Seeds
Why Do I Cry - Remains
Laugh, Laugh - Beau Brummels
The Little Black Egg - The Night Crawlers
I Wonder - Gants
I See The Light - Five Americans
Who Do You Love - Woolies
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions
Live - Merry-Go-Round
Steppin' Out - Paul Revere & The Raiders
Diddy Wah Diddy - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Strychnine - Sonics
Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound
(We ain't got) Nothing yet - Blues Magoos
Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers

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Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - Hombres
Fight Fire - Golliwogs
At The River's Edge - New Colony Six
Jack Of Diamonds - Daily Flash
Follow Me - Lyme & Cybelle
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Optical Sound - Human Expression
Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes

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Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
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That the most famous garage-rock record of all time, the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," is buried on the last CD of this four-disc box is very much in keeping with the spirit of the (often) one-hit wonders that people Nuggets. Here, "Louie Louie" is just another great song. An elaboration on the 1972 double LP, which is included in its original sequence, this set piles on dozens more great moments of inspiration, guts, chutzpah, and sometimes sheer commercial calculation. How else to explain the advice "Look at yourself" from the likes of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, whose idea of mind expansion seems limited to putting together two very vaguely related nouns--"Incense and Peppermints"--so their swinging Farfisa-led track will have something, anything, for verbal content? There's loads of such wisdom on display here, prefab and otherwise, usually delivered as rabidly as possible. (Try the Remains' "Don't Look Back," Mouse and the Traps' "Maid of Sugar--Maid of Spice," or the Music Machine's "Talk Talk," which was actually a hit.) And remember: "The sky is falling / The ocean is calling / The world ... is spinning 'round ... and 'round." For sure. --Rickey Wright

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Suburban and purely American and great music!!!.......2007-07-03

This is a fantastic collection. Precisely what rock'n'roll was meant to be in the 1960's: Raw,snotty,youthful-and not necessarilly "great artistic" music or "classic rock", whatever the hell that garbage is, like it degenerated into after the Sargent Pepper album came out and ruined everything about real '60's rock'n'roll. While many of these bands were indeed influenced by The Stones (not to mention The Yardbirds,Kinks, etc.), it is completely unfair to compare them to British bands, since they had an attitude and sound that was distinctively American and all their own. Sure, many of these bands were one hit wonders or no hit wonders, but so what? Most of this is great music.
And in response to some reviews saying how this can't compare to The Rolling Stones, etc., in my humble opinion, most of this is far better. Anyway, I've always thought The Stones were one of the most overrated bands of all time. Real rock'n'roll isn't supposed to be great art nor take itself all that seriously, which is exactly what happened after the overrated Sargent Pepper album came out,and in my opinion the ridiculousness of Hendrix, Jim Morrisen, etc. (Don't get me wrong, these guys were talented-just took themselves too seriously).
Anyway, I suggest buying this collection if you like raw, unpolished, sixties punk. And I also recommend the "Back From The Grave" compilations.

Un fourre-tout de bon stock........2007-05-30

Le titre peut être trompeur car ce coffret ne renferme pas uniquement du psychédélique, il est important de tenir compte du "era" dans le titre. En effet, ce coffret présente la musique d'une époque 1965-68 mais ne se limite pas qu'au psychédélique. On y puise dans le rock de garage, le frat-rock et le psychédélique confondus. C'est à la fois la force et la faiblesse de ce coffret qui devient par le fait même un excellent survol de bijoux issus de cette époque mais ce n'est pas le coffret à faire jouer pour un bon buzz lysergique ou psylocibien (d'où le 4 étoiles)... C'est plutôt un gros "teaser". J'ai de la difficulté aussi avec le "first" parce qu'il est clair que le psychédélisme existe depuis des milliers d'années bien que l'appellation n'existait pas encore... Bref, un peu prétentieux mais excellent, et un moyen d'obtenir des titres de vieux psychédélique autrement difficiles à dénicher... La présentation du coffret est aussi magnifique, avec des pochettes aux couleurs flamboyantes et un livret d'infos complet et bien fait. Pour du vrai psychédélique, se tourner vers le coffret Acid drops, Spacedust and Flying Saucers, les compilations Beyond the calico wall, Psychedelic Experience volume 1&2, Pebbles vol.3, Electric Sugarcube Flasbacks, Rubbles (toutes) et Chocolate soup for diabetics (toutes). Il y en a d'autres excellentes mais celles-ci sont relativement faciles à trouver et vous injecterons plein de couleurs (des plus obscures et indéfinissables aux plus fluorescentes) dans les oreilles!

Song upon song of rock n roll glory!.......2007-05-22

Better than just about any album I can think of, Nuggets embodies the spirit of rock and roll, captures that elusive musical zeitgeist and pins it down for all to behold and admire. The songs found on these four discs are loud, fun, catchy, colorful, occasionally beautiful and often mind-altering. Bridging the gap between pop, r&b, psychedelia, proto-punk, folk-rock, surf, and dance-craze insanity, these songs exemplify the anarchic, bouncing off the walls, let's-bash-this-sucker-out-and-have-more-fun-than-anyone-has-ever-had-before philosophy of rock and roll, assaulting (and delighting) listeners with blasts of youthful agression, boundless energy, and unfettered enthusiasm. From start to finish, its an awesome experience, and one that every self-respecting rock fan should experience at least once in his or her life- preferably once a day.

The box set's first disc (which recreates, track for track, the original Nuggets album, as compiled in 1972 by Lenny Kaye and Jac Holzman) alone is one of the greatest rock albums ever. It features absolute classics such as the Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)," a psych-pop call to arms whose reverbing guitars and aching vocals will resonate accross the ages, as well as the Standells' "Dirty Water," a slinking garage-rock foot stomper with a great sing-along vocal and a nasty guitar line. Orther garage-rockers include the Seeds' "Pushin' Too Hard," which boasts a wonderfully weird two-chord guitar riff and a snarling lead vocal, as well as the Count Five's ludicrously catchy Yardbirds ripoff "Psychotic Reaction" and the 13th Floor Elevators' certifiably insane "You're Gonna Miss Me." Which is to say nothing of The Chocolate Watchband's "Let's Talk About Girls," which manages to out-sneer the 'Stones, and the Amboy Dukes' cover of "Baby Please Don't Go," an absolutely hyperactive proto-metal jam-out/guitar assault. And then there are the pop classics: In "Sugar and Spice," the Cryan Shames create one of the most irrisistable love songs ever, outfitting a wonderfully dopey main melody with some playful guitars and a rhythm that will never leave your head. Ever. "Night Time" and "My World Fell Down" (by the Strangeloves and Sagittarius, respectively) make use of layer upon layer of instrumentation to create dizzying little constructions of pure radio gold, while the Castaways' "Liar Liar" does an excellent job of being as weird as it is catchy. Just listen to those vocals! Other excercizes in sheer awesomness include the Remains' "Don't Look Back," one of the many tracks on this set that can be described as "driving, emotional, and utterly cathartic." And then there are the Premiers, whose "Farmer John" matches its sheer sing-along-till-your-lungs-fall-out catchiness with wonderfully mind-numbing stupidity. The Magic Mushrooms' "It's-A-Happening" is pure googly-eyed psychedlia, and our lives are all the better for it.

The next three discs, graciously compiled by the good (very, very, good) folks over at Rhino Records, expand on Kaye and Holzman's compilation, serving up 91 more littel-known gems from the mid 60s. They, of course, rule, and it would be just about impossible to go through all the highlights here, but there are a few that just beg to be raved about: The Litter's "Action Woman" is a pounding, vicious, roaring fuzz rocker, and the Sparkles' "No Friend of Mine" is every bit as ticked off and maniacle. The Chocolate Watchband's "Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love In)" is a tough-as-nails blues pounder with a wonderfully sarcastic lead vocal and some mean guitar outbursts. The Brigands' "Would I Still Be Her Big Man" is a tense, moody stunner, with some fantastically emotional vocals. The Broques "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" is... remember how I said that a lot of the songs on this set can be described as "driving, emotional, and utterly cathartic?" Here's one of those songs. Needless to say, it's mind-bogglingly good. Ditto the Dovers' haunting, gorgeous "What Am I Gonna Do" and the Lemon Drops' dreamy "I Live in the Springtime." And if you liked "Farmer John," just wait until you hear "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)," one of the most heroically stupid frat-rock songs ever recorded. The Elastik Band's "Spazz," meanwhile, is utterly insane. By the way, I haven't even come close to summing up all the styles and sounds on this set. There are still all those great folk-rockers ("Little Black Egg," "Laugh Laugh"), psychedelic head-trips ("Last Time Around," "Voices Green and Purple"), earth-melting guitar storms ("Blackout of Gretely," "At the River's Edge"), and "Louie Louie," which really is its own genre.The point is, these songs are incredible. Incredible! Vital, even. Listen to 'em once, and they'll become a part of your life forever. And trust me, they make for great friends.

Plus, the set comes with an eye-wateringly good bocklet that features great essays, pictures, and band bios (including commentary on all 118 tracks!) Basically, this is a gift to any fan of rock and roll, an utterly listenable musical classic that belongs in every CD case and pair of ears on earth. Absolutely, positively, 100% essential. You need this more than oxygen.

First Psychedelic era 1965/68.......2007-05-07

This four cd set has a great deal of yesteryear music from 1965/68. As I was there at the time, to go back to this music that has value and meaning, understanding how this type of music developed. This is a "got to have" for your collection. Even this summer there is a Hippie Fest concert tour, helping bring back this era to a new generations. L$$

VOLVER A LA ADOLESCENCIA................2007-03-14

CAOTICO, EXHUBERANTE, ENCICLOPEDICO BOX QUE DESCUBRE UN CALEIDOSCOPIO INAGOTABLE DE SENSACIONES....ATRAPANTE DESDE LA PRIMER ESCUCHA, DOCUMENTO DE UNA EPOCA DE SENCILLEZ, DESPARPAJO, LIBERTAD E INMEDIATEZ..IDEAL PARA DESCUBRIR GRUPOS INJUSTAMENTE APLASTADOS POR EL TIEMPO..TE VA A SORPRENDER LO ACTUALES QUE SUENAN MUCHOS TEMAS...SUMERGITE EN LA BUSQUEDA QUE PROPONE ESTE CONFUSO MAPA DE LAS PRETENSIONES Y SUEÑOS DE UNA GENERACION QUE PERDIO LA INOCENCIA!!!

Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960-1965

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Discover some hidden gems in this eclectic collection of early sixties Billboard Hot 100 pop hits.

Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960-1965
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
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ASIN: B000N69OYO
Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

There She Goes - Jerry Wallace (Stereo)
Mission Bell (Original Version) - Donnie Brooks (Original Version CD Debut)
Comin' Down With Love - Mel Gadson (CD Debut)
Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray (Rare On CD)
Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Jon Thomas (CD Debut)
Ruby Duby Du - Tobin Mathews (CD Debut)
Misery - The Dynamics (CD Debut)
She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet (First-Time Ever Stereo on CD!)
Roses Are Red My Love - The You-Know-Who Group! (Stereo) (CD Debut)
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Barry Young (Stereo) (CD Debut)

Album Description

"Hard To Find 45s on CD Volume 10 (1960-1965)" also features the trademark formula of charted hits not commonly found on other CDs and even more CD debuts. Almost a full hour of music that includes 24 carefully chosen rock'n'roll songs from the early 60s, 18 of which made the Top 30. Many rarities plus more than 10 hits never before on CD. Superbly remastered for highest quality sound. Includes a 12 page booklet with detailed biographies of all the artists. No real oldies collection is complete without these "Hard To Find 45s"!

Highlights include STEREO CD debuts of "She's About A Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet, "There She Goes" by Jerry Wallace, "Roses Are Red (My Love)" by the You-Know-Who Group and "One Has My Name" by Barry Young. Also "Take Good Care of Her" by Adam Wade & "Mission Bell" by Donnie Brooks (both CD debuts of the original single versions).

Customer Reviews:

Wrong classic songs.......2007-07-16

My maternal language is spanish, but when I hear this hard to find 45 rpm, Vol. 10, the first song is "Venus in blue jeans" of Jimmy Clanton, "Sacred" of Castells, "Enamorado", "Sugar pye", Etc, Etc, The another songs are for me unknow, but they are totally different that listed in this CD. Mistakes are a quality of humans.
Henry F. Webb Guatemala, C. A.

Awesome......As Always!!!!!!!.......2007-06-27

Eric Records has done it again!!!! Volume 10 of the Hard to Find 45's series just might be the best one so far!!! So many rare gems like "Roses are Red My Love" by the You Know Who Group, "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" by James Ray, the stereo mix of "She's About A Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet and "Ruby Duby Du" by Tobin Mathews and Co. All I've got to do now is pick up Vol. 9 and I'll be set!

Not as good as the others.......2007-06-27

Everytime it's probably more difficult to come up with follow-ups in
long series and still try be a 5 star CD. This Eric series has been
first class all over but this latest edition (Vol. 10) does not hold
"rare" or hard to get songs. Most of these can be found on ACE's
wonderful TEENAGE CRUSH series. There are only a few highlights like
Jerry Wallace (Ther She Goes) and Barry Young (One Has My Name...)
but the rest has been released before on other 50's & 60's compilations.

Welcome back, "Hard To Find 45's on CD"!.......2007-06-12

With the declining sales and profitibility of music on CD, the mega-music companies that hold the rights to much of early and classic rock music are less and less interested in offering product of all but the most well-known and expectedly financially advantageous music from rock music's genesis. Disappointingly, even some of the independents that used to feed the die-hard fans and collectors have pulled in the reins on dredging up and reissuing the long-lost tunes that once were the staple of a.m. radio. While there may be technical issues with getting some of this remaining music on CD in quality form, thankfully there are still a few companies that satisfy the salivating collectors. After a five-year hiatus, Eric Records, the big little reissue company, sends two more volumes of its extraordinary "Hard To Find 45's on CD" roaring into the marketplace. This volume, tenth in the series, serves up a generous 24 tracks with nearly half of them making their CD debut. Among these virgin-to-CD tracks are Barry Young's Dean Martinesque "One Has My Name", Andrea Carroll's "It Hurts To Be Sixteen" and "Roses Are Red My Love from the "You Know Who Group". So the claim made a few years back by one of the then most notable reissue companies that virtually everything of that era worth reissuing was already out there, just wasn't, and still isn't, true. Beyond the appearance of new-to-CD tracks, adding to the appeal of this collection are tunes seldom found elsewhere on CD, and almost certainly, not of this quality. Notable in this category are Dale and Grace's follow-up hit "Stop and Think It Over" and "Talk To Me" from Sunny and the Sunglows. The revelations don't stop here either, as there are the stereo debut of Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About A Mover" and the original versions of Donnie Brooks' "Mission Bell", Jerry Wallace's "There She Goes" and Adam Wade's "Take Good Care of Her". When all is said and done, this CD is jam-packed with goodies to satiate both the seasoned collector and casual listener. In keeping with Eric Records' usual high standards, the 12-page liner notes booklet contains backround info on each of the included acts and all the tracks are very clean sounding with many in stereo (tracks 2,8,10-12,14,22-24 in particular). While some have been lifted from vinyl, considerable effort has gone into presenting them in their best possible sonic state. If any fault must be found, there is an error in the liner notes regarding Dale and Grace. The duo of Jimmy Dale Gordon and Grace Sattenfield referred to here are not the Dale Houston and Grace Broussard that recorded in the early 60's. This "reinvented" Dale and Grace that run the D & G Ministries have hijacked the original duo's moniker and, while not claiming to be the original artists, capitalize on the confusion it causes. But as far as this CD is concerned, one is hard-pressed to find a better executed "oldies" collection (but there is still volume nine in this series to be considered!). Bravo to Eric! And with apologies to Andrea True, "More, More, More"!

Discover some hidden gems in this eclectic collection of early sixties Billboard Hot 100 pop hits........2007-04-23

Eric Records is at it again. They have just released two more volumes of their popular "Hard To Find 45's on CD" series. Volume 10 features two dozen tunes from the years 1960-1965. Collectors should be quite pleased with the opportunity to latch on to digitally remastered versions of some long forgotten favorites as well as to sample a number of songs from the lower reaches of the Hot 100 they might not have even heard before. However, as Eric continues to mine the more obscure stuff you must be prepared for a few disappointments. For me, "Hard to Find 45's On CD: Vol 10" turns out to be a bit of a mixed bag. I was extremely pleased to find Jimmy Clanton's classic hit "Venus In Blue Jeans" in this collection. This is certainly among my very favorite tunes from this period as is Sunny & the Sunglows superb rendition of Little Willie John's "Talk To Me" which also appears here. You may or may not be familiar with James Gilreath's 1963 hit "Little Band of Gold". This is a terrific tune that is extremely hard to come by and I was happy to see that Eric managed to include it here. If you are a fan of group harmony then you will also enjoy the newly re-mastered version of the Castelles 1962 hit "So This Is Love". For my money, Adam Wade is one of the most underrated performers of the rock and roll era. You will find the original version of "Take Good Care of Her" in this collection. What a great record! And for the first time ever you can enjoy a stereo recording of the Sir Douglas Quintet's 1965 hit "She's About A Mover". In the category of pleasant surprises I would recommend to you a pair of tunes. My favorite has to be Andrea Carroll's "It Hurts To Be Sixteen", a real period piece from the summer of '63. I would also recommend for your consideration Trade Martin's 1962 entry "That Stranger Used To Be My Girl". Nice tune!
As is the case with the other volumes in this series "Hard To Find 45's on CD: Vol 10" includes a thoughtful 12 page booklet featuring information and photos on each of the artists as well as Billboard chart information for each tune. The remastering job is outstanding. As I indicated earlier I did find 3 or 4 "clunkers" on this one and that is what prevented me from rating this collection five stars. Nevertheless I do appreciate the fact that Eric continues to make these extremely rare recordings available to us. At the end of the day this is a disc I can recommend to both the serious collector and to those who are simply interested in exploring the music of this era.

Very Best of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings 1955-1965

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"THE JUDY GARLAND JACKPOT"!!!
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Very Best of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings 1955-1965
Judy Garland
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
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ASIN: B000JBXI2M
Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

Medley: This Is the Time of the Evening/While We're Young [Medley]
Medley: You Made Me Love You/For Me and My Gal/The Boy Next Door/The Tr
Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
Carolina in the Morning
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
Danny Boy
Over the Rainbow - E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Come Rain or Come Shine
Just Imagine
I Feel a Song Coming On
Last Night When We Were Young
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
April Showers
Maybe I'll Come Back
Dirty Hands, Dirty Face
Lucky Day
Memories of You
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
By Myself
Little Girl Blue
Me and My Shadow
Among My Souvenirs
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

Tracks:

I Get the Blues When It Rains
Mean to Me
Then You've Never Been Blue [*]
How About Me
Just a Memory
Blue Prelude
Happy New Year
It's So Lovely to Be Back in London
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
This Is It
More Than You Know
I Am Loved
I Hadn't Anyone Till You
I Concentrate on You
I'm Confessin'
Do I Love You?
Do It Again
Day in, Day Out
After You've Gone
That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More
That's Entertainment
Who Cares?
I've Confessed to the Breeze
If I Love Again

Tracks:

Yes
Puttin' on the Ritz
Old Devil Moon
Down with Love
Just You, Just Me
Alone, Together
Stormy Weather [Alternate Take][#]
You Go to My Head
Judy at the Palace Medley: Shine on Harvest Moon/Some of These Days/My
Over the Rainbow [Alternate Take][#] - E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Man That Got Away
If Love Were All
Comes Once in a Lifetime
Sweet Danger
Just in Time [Live]
It Never Was You
I Could Go on Singing (Till the Cows Come Home)
It's a Good Day [Live]
That's All [Live]
Some People [Live]
When the Saints Go Marching In - Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
I Am Loved

Album Details

2007 Issued Digitally Remastered Triple CD Set and the Most Comprehensive Collection Ever Released of the Capitol Records Label Recordings (1955-64) from One of the Greatest Singing Stars of Hollywood's Golden Era. The Material is Drawn from all her Capitol Albums plus Hit Singles, Live Recordings and Previously Unreleased Recordings - all Mastered Using the Original Tapes at Capitol Studios in La. The Accompanying Booklet Includes Extensive Sleeve Notes as Well as Rare and Previously Unseen Photos from Miss Garland's Personal Library.

Customer Reviews:

"THE JUDY GARLAND JACKPOT"!!!.......2007-06-20

Judy Garland fans who buy this box set will definitely feel they have hit The JUDY GARLAND JACKPOT" and experience musical nirvana here on earth! Oh, Yes!! For starters, you get three complete Capitol Albums, plus excerpts from others, rarities. alternate takes, etc. for a whopping grand total of 72 gorgeous tracks; and very affordably priced, too! The beautiful booklet includes extremely well-written liner notes and stunningly lovely photographs of Our Lady Of Song.
Once Judy was free from the shackles of the MGM movie studio, she started Concert appearances and gave us a brilliant "A STAR IS BORN" at Warner Brothers in 1954. Arriving at Capitol Records in 1955, Judy took charge; determined to sing her songs HER way. With superb arrangements from Nelson Riddle, Mort Lindsey, and others, Judy never sang in the "sweet girl next door from MGM Style" ever again!! She was a woman with a lot of good and bad life experience, and it shows in the rich, robust, warm, full-throttle vocals here.
In addition to Judy's signature songs, you'll hear "Danny Boy", "Last Night When We Were Young", "Me And My Shadow," "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries," "Lucky Day," "Little Girl Blue," "Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home," "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues," "I Concenttrate On You," "If I Love Again," "This Is It", and so many more! The only real great Judy performances I'm missing here are "Hello, Bluebird" and the full-force, dramatic Mort Lindsey arrangement of "By Myself"-- both of these are included on the soundtrack of Judy's final film "I COULD GO ON SINGING" in 1963. For The Record, on the beautiful 1955 recording of "Over The Rainbow" included here on CD One, it does sound as though Judy quietly bursts into tears mid-way through, and just keeps on crying until the finish. Judy's fans, however (and we know who we are!) will be filled with joy. for this beautiful 3-CD Set, along with "THE WIZARD OF OZ," "A STAR IS BORN" and the complete, historic 1961 "CARNEGIE HALL" CD, are all the essentials necessary for a proper Judy Garland Festival. REJOICE IN THE GLORIOUS TALENTS OF JUDY GARLAND!!! Amen!!

Rare Manufacturing Glitch Corrected.......2007-06-13

As a member of the production team, I noticed and inquired about the comments that CD #1 had a manufacturing defect. EMI London looked into this with the plant, to learn that it did accidentally occurr on a few pressings, and it has been corrected. Our sincere apologies. It should not happen again. My information is that anyone who has a defective CD should be able to return it to the seller, and they will be supplied a new one. This is most unusual, and again our apologies. We were very pleased to see the comments on the booklet and excellent audio quality, as a great deal of time was spent on them. These recordings are glorious, and we wanted them presented in the best way possible.

Great Vocal Poor Quality CD.......2007-05-19

The vocals and remastering are superb on this Judy Garland CD. I agree with the reviewer who noted the POOR quality of the first cd. I too, have purchased two copies of this set from two different Amazon sellers and both skip on the "Memories of You " track. Shame on EMI you can even see a bubble on the playing side of the first CD.

The Best of Judy Garland.......2007-05-16

This is an excellent collection of Judy's best. She was a great entertainer and singer. Once she sang a song, nobody else could sing it better.

Poor CD Quality.......2007-05-13

Both Judy Garland's voice and the music on these CD's are incredible. However, on disc 1 song #17 the CD sticks and won't move on to the next song. I have tried 2 different sets of this CD they both stick on the same song in the same place. Perhaps, because this CD was made in England is the problem. I have never experienced this type of problem with any CD. Please let me know if anyone else has experienced this same problem with this CD. Thank you.

The Sound of Music (1965 Film Soundtrack)

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The music makes me feel that life is beautiful.
The best music
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It breathes new life with every play... even more than forty years later.
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The Sound of Music (1965 Film Soundtrack)
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II , and Julie Andrews
Manufacturer: RCA
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Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

Prelude And The Sound Of Music
Overture And Preludium (Dixit Dominus)
Morning Hymn And Alleluia
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I Have Confidence
Sixteen Going On Seventeen
My Favorite Things
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The Sound Of Music
The Lonely Goatherd
So Long, Farewell
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Something Good
Processional And Maria
Edelweiss
Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise)

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Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote the music for this film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The scene in which Andrews crests a hill with her arms spread singing the title track is one of the greatest in American film. Hearing that song forever fills the listener with that image, and remains as fresh and even chilling as it was initially. Unfortunately much of this has been co-opted by television advertisements or whatever, and so could languish because of the clichéd quality of it. Fortunately, conductor Irwin Kostal delivered a wonderful score, and the vocal delivery is as vibrant as any in the storied history of film musicals. --Scott Wilson

Customer Reviews:

The music makes me feel that life is beautiful........2006-05-13

This is one of my favorite CD. The song I like most is `Prelude and the Sound of Music'. The lyric is so wonderful: My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds that rise from the lake to the trees / My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies from a church on a breeze / To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over stones on its way / To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray....It seems that the song is telling me "Although sometimes people have to be realistic, there is much beauty in life. Just treasure and cherish your life." Each time I listened to this CD, I felt pleasant or even cheerful ^_^ I once gave it to a friend as a Christmas gift. I think songs in this CD are genuine.

The best music.......2006-02-21

Una de las bandas sonoras más formidables de todos los tiempos. Prueba de ello fue la inclusión de tres de sus canciones en el top 100 de las mejores bandas sonoras de los 100 años del cine.
Canciones como "My favorite things", "Do-re-mi" y "The sound of music" son ejemplo de la calidad de las composiciones.

Excelente proceso de restauración y remasterización... Se lo recomiendo a todos los amantes de las bandas sonoras.

Great CD.......2006-02-17

The music is great and excelent quality, but It should come with the lyrics

It breathes new life with every play... even more than forty years later........2006-01-05

Few times does a movie compile so naturally so many fabulous pieces of music. The soundtrack to the "The Sound of Music" almost feels like an album of greatest hits of the twentieth century. Starting with the title track, it's impossible not to be transported to the first scene in the movie, with Julie Andrews spreading her arms at the top of a mountain in the Austrian Alps. It's a non-stop sequence of incredible songs: "Sixteen Going On Seventeen", "My Favorite Things", "Do-Re-Mi", "So Long, Farewell", and the list goes on, all the way to the intimate and melancholic "Edelweiss".

Balancing quite perfectly the sad with the uplifting, the album does it all, and breathes new life with every play... even more than forty years after the world first heard "The Sound of Music".

It's a joy for your heart.......2005-11-20

I saw the movie as a young child (under the age of 10) and can vividly remember the songs. To hear Julie Andrews sing the main theme, you feel as if you too are on a mountaintop and the world is at your fingertips. It's envigorating, enlivening, and energizing - to say the least. Every song on this soundtrack is a gem. Watch the movie if you're not sure about this purchase. It's certain to convince you that you will want to hear these tunes again and again. Falls into the category of "what I want to hear after a tough day at work"!!

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Cinderella Soundtract (1965 Television Cast)
Cinderella ( 1965 Telivision Cast )

Cinderella (1965 Television Cast)
Richard Rodgers , and Oscar Hammerstein II
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ASIN: B00000291S
Release Date: 1993-09-21

Tracks:

Overture - Orchestra
Loneliness Of Evening - Stuart Damon
Cinderella March - Orchestra
In My Own Little Corner - Lesley Ann Warren
The Prince Is Giving A Ball - Don Heitgerd/Ensemble
Impossible!; It's Possible! - Celeste Holm/Lesley Ann Warren
Gavotte - Orchestra
Ten Minutes Ago - Stuart Damon/Lesley Ann Warren
Stepsisters' Lament - Pat Carroll/Barbara Ruick
Waltz For A Ball - Orchestra/Chorus
Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful - Lesley Ann Warren/Stuart Damon
When You're Driving Through The Moonlight/A Lovely Night - Jo Van Fleet/Lesley Ann Warren/Barbara Ruick/Pat Carroll
Finale - Orchestra/Ensemble