Western Classics

Editorial Reviews
The Wire
"Pitched somewhere between AMM, Can and the electronic sound of Cologne."

Album Description
O-Type is made up of members of the legendary and iconoclast MX-80 sans singer Rich Stim. Here, Bay Area guitarist Bruce Anderson and sampler/sound sculptor Dale Sophiea facilitate a dark venture into electronic ambient tendencies within a six-string frame that references the sustained tones of Morton Feldman and Ennio Morricone. Western Classics is not a tribute per se to the films represented by the song titles, though each musical venture takes a nod to the cinematic view before re-morphing and adding fields of abstraction. The final piece, "McCabe & Mrs. Miller (With Deleted Scenes)" pools together the members’ three decades of musical research of minimalism, sound collage, music concrete and composition into a 30-minute epic that stands above and beyond association with any current musical trends or scenes. The fifth release in O-Type’s New Edge series of ambient music!

Tracks:

Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweet... - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Are You Missing Me? - Jim & Jesse (McReynolds Bros.) & The Virginia Boys
You Don't Know My Mind - Jimmy Martin
Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers
Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Orange Blossom Special - Stanley Brothers
The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Dooley - The Dilliards
Nine Pound Hammer - The Kentucky Colonels
Roving Gambler - The Country Gentleman
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Del McCoury
Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe & The New South
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Ricky Skaggs
Love You In Vain - Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Appalachian Stomp is an ideal starter disc for those just beginning to explore bluegrass. Mostly this is because its 18 selections are so immediately accessible. The "classics" here, in other words, are usually those infrequent bluegrass cuts to have gained radio recognition beyond a core bluegrass audience. That explains why along with timeless standards such as Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and the Osborne Brothers' "Rocky Top" we also get "Dueling Banjos" from the film Deliverance, a cut that is to classic bluegrass what Walter Murphy is to Beethoven. There are less immediately obvious choices too, though. If your previous exposure to bluegrass doesn't go beyond the Holy Trinity of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the Stanley Brothers--for example, if you've never heard J.D. Crowe & the New South's stellar example of progressive bluegrass, "Old Home Place," or experienced Jimmy Martin lay down the law on his rousing "You Don't Know My Mind"--then you're in for a high-lonesome surprise. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Bluegrass at it's best.......2007-05-08

Great CD with top bluegrass artists and great soundtrack. Definitely worth buying.

Bluegrass music.......2007-03-27

It's the best 'Bluegrass' CD that I've heard in quite a while...I would suggest it to anyone who loves Bluegrass!!!

Great Bluegrass.......2007-01-10

This is a real hand clapping foot stomping collection. I play it at least twice a week.

TOE TAPPING PLEASURE.......2007-01-06

This is a great introduction to Bluegrass Music for anyone interested in the genre. It gives you a feel for the high lonesome sound Bill Monroe made famous. The songs will have you tapping you toe in no time!

This is one of my all-time favorite CDs.......2006-07-17

If you love bluegrass at its best, this CD is for YOU!
Slow, fast, and in between beats!
Love it!

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great album
Re-Record?????? Paging Miss Emily!!!!
Worth your money
An almost forgotten country singer

Classics
John Conlee
Manufacturer: Rcr
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000WN15Y
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Rose Colored Glasses
Lady Lay Down
Backside of Thirty
Before My Time
Baby You're Something
Friday Night Blues
She Can't Say That Anymore
What I Had with You
Miss Emily's Picture
Busted
I Don't Remember Loving You
Common Man
I'm Only in It for the Love
In My Eyes
As Long as I'm Rockin' with You
Way Back
Years After You
Blue Highway
Old School
From Your Knees
She's Mine
How High Did You Go?

Customer Reviews:

-.......2007-07-24

Ordered this CD for my mom who had been looking for any of this artists CD's in stores.
She was very happy with the songs on this CD.
Shipping was excellent!

great album.......2006-11-03

Classics indeed! This album is full of so many great songs, it's nearly impossible for me to pick out a favorite or choose a place to start. "Friday Night Blues," "Miss Emily's Picture," "Old School," "She can't say that anymore," "Blue Highway," and of course "Rose Colored Glasses" are all included on this brilliant album that showcases John Conlee's voice well. I used to listen to these songs as a kid and was glad that he chose to release this album. All the songs on it were well chosen, and I recommend it to anyone.

Re-Record?????? Paging Miss Emily!!!!.......2006-07-23

Despite all the rave reviews I'm wondering if this is a dreaded rerecord. Maybe I'm paranoid, but the country music industry is so sleazy. And some stars feel entitled to cash in. How else can you explain the John Anderson Anthology...Horror. (John, how could you?) Or the Bill Anderson Oh Boy Classic [Oh boy here comes a rerecord). Hey, the CD sounds great. But what makes me suspiscious is that there are no copyright dates anywhere on this CD except for one. Also the cryptic message on the inside sleeve. Could someone please clear this up. And not some RCR Bud Logan shill either. John Conlee is one of my hero's and this is really worrying me. I can't look at this CD with Rose Colered Glasses anymore.

Worth your money.......2005-11-23

In a period when the "Urban Cowboy" crap was hitting the scene, and the dead Nashville Sound was replaced with infusions of Disco sounds, there were few bright spots in country music. True Honky Tonk music was all but dead, and noone knew what direction country music was heading or if it would even survive; luckily this would change with the intro of the neo-traditionalists in the mid-'80's. But in the meantime, we had John Conlee. His music could have very well been recorded for a Pop-oriented audience, or it could have been recorded differently for the adult-contemporary crowd. However, what made his music absolutely, no-bull, country, was his voice....no matter what song he sang, his voice had the sound of a man who was well on his way to a good bourbon drunk. Just as Willie had a signature nasal sound, Faron had his signature pause, and Bill Anderson had that sappy whisper, John Conlee had that whiskey soaked voice. But, just by looking at the man, you would never know it; once he opened his mouth and the first note came out, it was a whole different story. This album has a superb collection of songs that are sadly, almost forgotten. Included are the famous: "Rose Colored Glasses" and Backside of Thirty", but also, there are some lighter songs, such as "From Your Knees", "Miss Emily's Picture", and "I Dont Remember Loving You". Best of all, these are original recordings, not remakes by an aging star. It's too bad John gained prominence in an era when Country Music was at it's lowest, as it will probably eclipse his remarkable talent. Buy the album, you will definately enjoy it.

An almost forgotten country singer.......2004-10-03

John Conlee had a fair measure of success on the country charts but is largely forgotten now. Despite the high quality of his hits, he never became a really big star. This collection covers his most important period from 1978 to 1985, though he had hits after that. John had a classic country voice that is particularly suited to sad songs.

Rose colored glasses, his debut single, made the country top five. His next two singles (Lady lay down, Backside of thirty) were both country number ones. He then had several hits that didn't make the very top, of which Before my time, Friday night blues, She can't say that anymore and Miss Emily's picture all made number two on the country charts. John then had three more number ones with Common man, I'm only in it for the love and In my eyes. One last number one (Got my heart set on you, from 1986) is outside the scope of this compilation. Of the other tracks here, I particularly like Baby you're something, and Busted.

If you enjoy traditional country by such singers as Merle Haggard and John Anderson, give John Conlee a listen.

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Golden Classics Edition:
The Very Best of the New Christy Minstrels
Golden Classics Edition: Today/Ramblin'
Presenting/In Person The New Christy Minstrels
Excellent

Golden Classics Edition: Today/Ramblin'
The New Christy Minstrels
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000093G
Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

Company of Cowards
This Ol' Riverboat
Love Theme (Today)
Whistlin' Dixie
Anything Love Can Buy
Ladies
Charleston Town
Company Q Whistle March
Way Down In Arkansas
Brackenby's Music Box
Riverboat Theme
Today
Ramblin'
Mighty Mississippi
Hi Jolly
A Travelin' Man
Down the Ohio
The Drinkin Gourd
Green, Green
Rovin' Gambler
Wagoner's Song
My Dear Mary Anne
Ride, Ride, Ride
Last Farewell
Chim Chim Cher-ee
This Land is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

Golden Classics Edition:.......2007-05-12

They need an age tune up so they can sing again poor stuff as far as quality!!

The Very Best of the New Christy Minstrels.......2007-01-10

When I was a small boy in the 1950s, my dad used to bring young sailors home with him sometimes. He or my mom would give them a home-cooked meal and an opportunity to visit with their kids (my siblings and me). In return, sometimes, they would provide engaging conversation and/or musical entertainment. So it was with a couple of young doughboys who would later wow audiences across America and around the world: Dean Jones and Randy Sparks.

While Dean went on to become an actor in the Disney stable and star of such classic films as 'The Love Bug' and 'Beethoven', Randy formed a band and 'sparked' (pun intended!) the Folk Music fad that swept like a wave around the world in the mid-1960s. Named for the Christy Minstrels who rambled from town to dusty town in the Old West entertaining far-flung American settlers, Randy Sparks and the New Christy Minstrels traveled around the world and fanned the cooling embers of our rich folk heritage to a bright, new flame.

Songs like 'Green, Green', 'Ramblin'' and 'Today' as well as many made popular by such other folk artists as Peter, Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio, were often written and first performed by the Christies. Many of Randy's troupe, such as lead singer Barry Maguire, went on to have great solo careers in the music business.

Randy Sparks and Dean Jones may not remember us, but my dad, Frank King, never tires of reminiscing about entertaining them in our San Diego family home 'way back when.

Golden Classics Edition: Today/Ramblin'.......2006-12-12

I am so happy NCM have come out on CD. I have almost every NCM album (yes, vinyl) they made. My father taught me to love good music, no matter what the genre. NCM were my favorites growing up, because they so heavily relied on the voices, rather than a show or the instruments. It is a simple form of performance music, but when you look into the combinations of harmony and the talents that sprang into other areas from this group - it is one of the foundations of today's music.

Presenting/In Person The New Christy Minstrels.......2006-11-05

I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the CD. Given that there are two albums on the CD, it is a good value if this is your type of music.

Excellent.......2005-06-09

Both albums on one CD...what a bargin! A nice touch for the NCM fans!

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Sound Invention
Powerful, ecumenical, moving.

And On Earth Peace: A Chanticleer Mass

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OCY6BS
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

Da pacem Dominae
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me -- Andrea Gabrieli
Da pacem Domine -- Carlo Gesualdo
Kyrie -- Douglas J. Cuomo
Gloria (Everywhere) -- Kamran Ince
vos omnes -- Carlo Gesualdo
Aestimatus sum cum descendentibus -- Carlo Gesualdo
Credo/Ani Ma'amin -- Shulamit Ran
Peccantem me quotidian -- Carlo Gesualdo
Ravenna Sanctus -- Ivan Moody
salutaris hostia -- Andrea Gabrieli
Agnus Dei -- Michael McGlynn
Da pacem Domine
Da pacem Domine -- Giles Binchois
Da pacem Domine -- Arvo Part

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This mass, commissioned and performed by the superb 12-man American group Chanticleer, begins and ends with Plainsong, and is comprised of five movements by five different composers interspersed with shorter pieces by Carlo and Andrea Gabrieli and Carlo Gesualdo. Douglas J. Cuomo's Kyrie features the extreme ends of the men's vocal ranges and plays plainsong against tonal clusters; the Turkish composer Kamran Ince's Gloria is sung to a Sufi text and radiates peace; Shulamit Ran's Credo, in her native Hebrew and English, begins in a stunning martial outburst about the belief in one God and uses texts that relate to the Holocaust (occasionally spoken) to make her dramatic points; London-born Ivan Moody contributes a ravishing, medieval-tinged Sanctus, as ethereally lovely - and at points as stunningly wild - as his compositions for Trio Mediaeval; and the Irish composer Michael McGlynn's Agnus Dei begins as a solo in Gaelic, which is then underpinned with a drone in the darker voices and it ends, with grace, at a whisper. Perhaps the boldest music here is the Gesualdo, whose bizarre harmonies and discordances still can shock and awe, but the Chanticleer Mass, while not an overwhelming new work, is nonetheless, fascinating, and, as one might imagine, beautifully performed. --Robert Levine

Album Description

With its seamless blend of twelve male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, the San Francisco-based ensemble Chanticleer, celebrates the life of their foudner Louis I. Botto on the 10th anniversary of his death. Five composers create a mass that evolves organically, as if written by one hand and the ensemble brings it to life.

Customer Reviews:

Sound Invention.......2007-07-03

As always, Chanticleer are the best mens chorus around today. They seem to be spending much of their time on experimenting with sound and doing it very well. This recording is more of that experimentation, so if you are looking for the usual gregorian chant, this is not what you want, but it is Chanticleer at their experimental best.

Powerful, ecumenical, moving........2007-06-02

After reading a positive article in the Wall Street Journal in May 2007 I was particularly interested in hearing this Mass, and didn't know Chanticleer had recorded it until a friend offered to lend me her brand-new copy after a three-for-two spending spree at the local brick&mortar bookstore.

This is an awesome recording, and I use this adjective without hesitation even though it's over-used and teen-speak. I'm surprised at the number of used copies available - perhaps buyers think that this is a warm & meditative piece and reject it when they discover it's not. It is most definitely not meditative - but it is instead a powerful discourse with God from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. The liturgical setting unites it with traditional Mass settings and the music and text raise 21st-century - but also eternal - questions of faith, doubts - and hope. Five stars - no hesitation.

Back in the Saddle Again: 25 Cowboy Classics

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Gene Autry "Back In The Saddle Again:"
Must have CD for Country Western fans.
BACK IN THE SADDLE-AUTRY ALBUM
25 of Gene's best ranging all different styles he's covered
MELLOW VOICE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE SINGING COWBOY

Back in the Saddle Again: 25 Cowboy Classics
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Back In The Saddle Again
Blue Yodel No.5
Any Old Time
High Steppin' Mama
Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Ridin' Down The Canyon
Mexicali Rose
Blue Hawaii
Dust
The Old Trail
Paradise In The Moonlight
Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats
South Of The Border
Blueberry Hill
Be Honest With Me
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
You Are My Sunshine
A Year Ago Tonight
I'll Never Let You Go
I'll Wait For You
After Tomorrow
Lonely River
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Goobye Little Darlin' Goodbye

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Though easily as popular as Bing Crosby, Gene Autry was not as versatile and perhaps not as talented as his fellow multimedia star. But to his credit, Autry was better able to capture the imagination of a young, ever-expanding American consciousness with songs that helped create the myth of a West where "you sleep out every night and the only law is right." The songs on this collection span from 1929 (with a wonderful yodeling blues called "Blue Yodel No. 5") to his signature tunes "Back in the Saddle Again" and "You Are My Sunshine," recorded in the early 1940s. What's remarkable about this collection (arranged roughly in chronological order) is how closely many of the early songs are tied to African-American blues. As the collection progresses into the mid-30s, the elements we've come to recognize as "Western" begin to emerge in the music. Through it all, Autry's performances are sturdy and plainspoken, unfolding with an unexpected ease and grace. Generally excellent sound makes this CD a perfect starting place for those interested in one of America's most important early pop icons. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews:

Gene Autry "Back In The Saddle Again:".......2007-07-18

It is Gene at his all time best. If you are either an old or new fan of him I highly recommend it for your collection. Again my cassettes do not even start to compare in goodness to this CD in showing his great musical talents both vocal and instrumental. A must have.

Must have CD for Country Western fans........2006-02-14

This is one of my favorite country western CDs. Ol' Gene gave us his best in numbers ranging from Mexicali Rose to Blue Hawaii to Blueberry Hill.

I just can't get enough of the simple somewhat melancholic style. Also these are transfers from analog recordings and the slight degradation in sound quality adds to the "long ago" feeling.

The simple, yet memorable arrangements will melt a heart of stone. I remember listening to some of these numbers on the Voice Of America program. The VOA programs used to open with some songs as a prelude to interviews and the like.

What a treat. Makes one pine for the wide open spaces.

BACK IN THE SADDLE-AUTRY ALBUM.......2003-10-19

THIS IS GREAT, AS WERE THE OTHERS YOU HAVE ON AMAZON.COM

25 of Gene's best ranging all different styles he's covered.......2002-01-25

Gene recorded much of his best in between the 1930's and 1940's and this compilation of 25 Gene Autry classics on ASV runs the gamut of musical styles he has covered ranging from western (Back In The Saddle Again, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Dust, South of The Border, etc.), pop (Blue Hawaii, Mexicali Rose, Blueberry Hill, etc.), blues (Any Old Time, his cover of Jimmie Rodgers's Blue Yodel #5, etc.), country (You Are My Sunshine, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, etc.) and other styles and were recorded from 1929-1945. While Bing Crosby covered Gene's "Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye" ..., the sound quality for the most part is generally excellent while some songs such as "Mexicali Rose" and "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" do sound rough compared to CD's using Sony's original sources but it does sound acceptable for the 78 plus the surface noise adds authenticity and nostalgia for the people who grew up in the era these songs were recorded. This is the perfect introduction to the talent of Gene Autry, plus ASV has a companion disc to this collection called "The Last Roundup" if you want more to add to this collection with no overlap. Absolutely essential to any collection of country, western, and early pop music and after all you can't go wrong with ASV's product after all.

MELLOW VOICE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE SINGING COWBOY.......2000-03-16

THIS CD HAS 4 BLUES SONGS SUNG BY GENE AUTRY. THE REST ARE MOSTLY EASY LISTENING. THESE SONGS EXCEPT FOR "BACK IN THE SADDLE" HAVE A VERY MELLOW SOUND AND ARE VERY SPIRIT LIFTING. ONLY GENE AUTRY COULD DO SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB. LOVE THE VARIETY AND THAT MELLOW VOICE!

Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana

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Replacement
What became of Ellie May? Did she enter a convent?
The Absolute best!
Oh, the memories!
To Understand Western America Listen Up!

Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002721
Release Date: 1990-12-29

Tracks:

Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker
Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
Big Iron - Marty Robbins
The Ballad Of Paladin - Johnny Western
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Cross The Brazos At Waco - Billy Walker
Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzell
Life To Go - Stonewall Jackson
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
Tennessee Flat Top Box - Johnny Cash
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
Saginaw Michigan - Lefty Frizzell
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
Twenty Miles From Shore - Hawkshaw Hawkins
The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
Soldier's Joy - Hawkshaw Hawkins
Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson
The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - 'Little' Jimmy Dickens
Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl - Tommy Collins
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
Pancho And Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
Highwayman - Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson

Customer Reviews:

Replacement.......2002-04-03

Years ago while I was overseas in the army I bought this tape and have enjoyed it very much. The tape has become old and worn and since I now have a computer the that plays CDs, personal CD player, CD player in my truck, and etc. I bought it on CD so I can continue to enjoy it for years to come. Don't be fooled this CD can be enjoyed by any and everybody of all ages. I am 35 yrs. old but I also own CDs by Britney Spears, NSYNC, CCR, Backstreet Boys,the Eagles, B.B. King, Christina Aguilera, and many others and I enjoy all of them. If you enjoy the samples you well enjoy the whole album.

What became of Ellie May? Did she enter a convent?.......2001-01-25

Columbia has released a series of CDs paying tribute to the Country Classics, volume 3 of which is entitled AMERICANA and contains twenty-five so called "saga songs", i.e. numbers which put to music stories of good vs. adversity.

This disk features a veritable posse of legendary artists. Johnny Cash is the most represented ("Don't Take Your Guns to Town", "Tennessee Flat Top Box", "A Boy Named Sue", "Highwayman" - the last with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). Others with more than one track are Marty Robbins ("Big Iron", "El Paso"), Hawkshaw Hawkins ("Twenty Miles from Shore", "Soldier's Joy"), and Stonewall Jackson ("Life to Go", "Waterloo").

Then, there are my favorites:

"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Fess Parker) makes me yearn for the coonskin cap I had as a kid. It'd look mighty fine at the big management meeting. (Actually, I think it was rabbit fur.) I'd probably run afoul of PETA, though. And who needs that hassle?

"Big Bad John" (Jimmy Dean) reminds me of the hero I once aspired to be. Unfortunately, real, everyday life is pretty much mundane. Besides, there are no mines locally, and sewer work doesn't have quite the same cachet.

Even though I love just about everything British (except Lemon Shandy), "The Battle of New Orleans" (Johnny Horton) is a real toe-tapper. Makes me want to dump tea into Los Angeles harbor. In your eye, Tony!

The next time I have to pay my IRS taxes, perhaps playing for them "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" ("Little" Jimmy Dickens) would get a more warm `n' fuzzy response. Hmm ... maybe not.

Lastly, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys) brings to mind Ellie May sunbathing out by the CEEment Pond. Let's dwell on that vision for a long moment. Dang, Uncle Jed! (If you haven't a clue as to what I'm blathering on about here, then forget it, as you're too young to appreciate this CD anyway.)

My only regret concerning this collection of down-home favorites is that the catchy theme from "Green Acres" isn't included. Pity. I was hoping to sing along.

The Absolute best!.......2000-10-25

A must have for all true country music fans. It has the ballads and songs of the best bygone era in country music. Buy this and enjoy!

Oh, the memories!.......2000-06-29

I stumbled over this CD while looking for something with "Long Black Veil" on it. What a gold mine I found with all these mostly country oldies plus a few newer ones! About all that is missing is "Summer Wine" and "Miller's Cave." Even to my tin ears, the sound is great; and I certainly enjoy listening to the original recordings rather than someone else's.

To Understand Western America Listen Up!.......2000-03-20

This album has it all. Bring it on a road trip!

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

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I love it and I give it as a gift
MarMSED
Diverse range but the songs are butchered...

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002ZZH6
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
Veni Creator Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
Lacrimosa - London Philharmonic Choir
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Ambrosian Singers
The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
Ave Maria - Groupe Vocal De France
Ode To Joy - The Westminster Choir
Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
In Paradisum - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir
Celebration - London Symphony Chorus
Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
The Lamb - Vasari Singers
Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society