Popular Classics [Box set]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Flight of the Bumble Bee: Flight of the Bumble Bee    
Disc: 2
1. Wilhelm Tell: Pas de Six    
2. Sleeping Beauty Waltz: Sleeping Beauty Waltz    
3. Polovtsian Dances: Polovtsian Dances    
4. Wilhelm Tell: Pas de Six    
5. Coppella: Mazurka    
6. Swan Lake: Dying Swan    
7. Sleeping Beauty Waltz: Sleeping Beauty Waltz    
8. Marches Militaires (3) For Piano 4-Hands, Op 51/D: March Militaire (Uns    
9. Dance of the Comedians: Dance of the Comedians    
10. Dance of the Hours: Dance of the Hours    

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Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful
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  • Some of the Best 70s Songs
  • Awesome collection
  • Great memories, some question marks....
Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000066AOK
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Kiss You All Over - Exile
  2. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
  3. Which Way You Goin' Billy? - Poppy Family
  4. Last Song - Edward Bear
  5. Oh, Babe What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith
  6. Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
  7. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
  8. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
  9. You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
  10. My Angel Baby - Toby Beau
  11. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea (Single Version)
  12. Emotion - Samantha Sang
  13. Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
  14. After The Goldrush - Prelude
  15. Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M
  16. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
  17. Magic - Pilot
  18. Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
  19. Driver's Seat - Sniff 'N' The Tears
  20. Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young

Album Description

Here's another ultra-high quality collection from Eric, the first to venture into the SEVENTIES. Seventeen of these songs made the Billboard Top 20! As usual all recordings have been digitally re-mastered from the best available sources in true stereo. Includes detailed 8-page booklet with notes on each song by Paul Grein (who wrote the notes for Rhino's "Have A Nice Day" series).

Album Description

Another superb, ultra high quality collection in the best selling 'Hard To Find 45s' series. This time Eric presents it's first volume of Seventies hits, 17 of the 20 made the top 20! This collection has been digitally remastered. Artists include Exile, Suzi Quatro, Billy Ocean, Boney M, Bob Welch, Pilot and more. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful.......2007-07-11

This excellent compilation offers something for everyone: great ballads like Kiss You All Over, Fool If You Think It's Over and Emotion, catchy pop in the form of Stumblin' In, Which Way You Goin' Billy, Kung Fu Fighting, Rivers Of Babylon (not really hard to find), Beautiful Sunday and Love Is In The Air, plus some soulful moments with Right Back Where We Started From and Love Really Hurts Without You. The two most eccentric tracks are the vocal masterpiece After The Goldrush by Prelude and the gravel voiced UK singer Hurricane Smith's Oh Babe What Would You Say? His other hit, Don't Let It Die is also something to get hold of. In its quality and variety these songs prove that the decade of 1970s was the golden age of pop. The CD is beautifully packaged with an informative booklet providing information on each of the songs.

4 out of 5 stars Real Music.......2007-07-09

These songs are refreshing to listen to because they are not remastered with the high tech, bumped up, synthesized overkill decibel/ frequency levels of newer CDs. It's just the same, normal music we listened to in the '70s. The songs are in their original format. You can actually hear xylophones in Chris Rhea's "Fooled if You Think it's Over." There were some songs I'd never heard of, but the ones I recognized were worth the price.

5 out of 5 stars Some of the Best 70s Songs.......2007-06-19

If you didn't live in a cave or a commune in the '70s, hopefully you'll listen to this CD and find yourself occasionally saying, "I remember that song!" This CD is a great value and with hits such as "Right Back Where I Started From," "Magic," and "My Angel Baby," you can't go wrong.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome collection.......2007-06-10

I have purchased several compilation cd's over the past few years but this one had many of the songs that I loved in the 70's but could never find, the title of the disc says it all! Everyone will find music they enjoy and remember on this one!

5 out of 5 stars Great memories, some question marks...........2007-05-28

For the most part, this is an incredible collection of songs that I haven't heard in a really long time. While I honestly cannot remember some of the songs ever being worthy of the title "hard to find," most of the CD did bring back some good memories of good friends, and times when we could actually understand the lyrics of the songs that were popular at the time.
Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
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ASIN: B00005Q6Q4
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie
  2. Every Day I Have To Cry - Steve Alaimo
  3. Everybody - Tommy Roe
  4. Tobacco Road - Nashville Teens
  5. Black Is Black - Los Bravos
  6. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
  7. Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
  8. Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba (Stereo Single Version)
  9. Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations
  10. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet - The Reflections
  11. (Down At) Papa Joe's - The Dixiebelles
  12. A Kookie Little Paradise - Jo Ann Campbell (Stereo CD Debut)
  13. Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)- Lolita (Stereo U.S. Single Version)
  14. Rumors - Johnny Crawford
  15. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) - Dickey Lee
  16. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale & Grace
  17. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
  18. Master Jack - Four Jacks And A Jill (Original Mono Single Version)
  19. Witchi Tai To - Everything Is Everything
  20. Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
  21. The More I See You - Chris Montez

Album Description

21 really hard-to-find HIGH-CHARTING HITS! Seventeen of these songs made the Top 20. All tracks digitally mastered from the best available analog sources (master tapes in most cases), all but 7 in TRUE STEREO! Detailed 8-page booklet. A must for collectors & sixties enthusiasts.

Album Description

Volume 6 in the Eric Records series features 21 hard-to-find high-charting Sixties Classics, most in stereo, all superbly mastered from the absolute best sources available! These never sounded better! Detailed 8-page booklet. A must for any serious Sixties enthusiast. Includes the songs 'My Boy Lollipop' Millie Small; 'Hold Me Tight' Johnny Nash; 'A Kookie Little Paradise' Jo Ann Campbell (first time on CD!); 'Sailor' Lolita (first-time stereo, single version!); 'Witchi Tai To' Everything Is Everything; 'Laurie (Strange Things Happen)' Dickey Lee; 'Master Jack' Four Jacks & a Jill (mono single version); 'Every Day I Have to Cry' Steve Alaimo; '(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet' Reflections; '(Down at) Papa Joe's' Dixiebelles; 'Nothing but a Heartache' Flirtations and more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars oldies that are hard to find........2007-07-13

Thank you so much for sending me the CD's. They are great and I have been playing them over and over again. I have had so much trouble finding them and I am greatful I have found this website and I do plan to order some more in the future.
Amy

3 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-05-26

There are really only two tunes on this album that are both hard to find and desirable, and I bought it for the rarer of the two- Jim Pepper's great "Witchi Tai To" from the long out-of-print album, "Pepper's Pow Wow."

Unfortunately I was terribly disappointed to discover that the version presented here is a very short 2 minute and 55 second version, without the introductory chant. Luckily the version of Miriam Makeba's "Pata Pata" presented here was also one I wanted for my collection, but that's a lot to pay for one song.

As for the other sings on the disk- a few are winner, most are forgettable, and one- "Papa Joe's"- was incredibly annoying when I originally heard it on the radio, and time has not changed my opinion!

4 out of 5 stars The Search Is Over.......2007-01-10

This cd contains a lot of tracks that I had been searching for in second hand shops but was told I would never find them by the less than helpful sales staff.The songs were all on this one cd.

4 out of 5 stars Glad to find.......2006-11-10

For a month, XM radio counted down every charting song from the 40's to the present. Quite ambitious, and an incredible listen. I here this song I love, but didn't get the name. A week later I purchase this CD and "Witchi Tai To" is on the CD. Great luck for me. "My Boy Lollipop," "Black is Black," "Tobacco Road" - all great songs. Okay, Lollipop isn't a great song, but it's hilariously fun.

5 out of 5 stars Eric Records Production of Old R&R Tunes.......2006-02-01

This disc provided me with some long sought after tunes from my youth. Typically the disc contains songs I tolerated, a few I never heard of, However, the producers sought to include songs which mean something to many.
Sarah Brightman Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Sarah's Best Easy Listening CD
  • Best Brightman CD
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Sarah Brightman Classics
Sarah Brightman , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Francisco Tarrega , George Frideric Handel , Fryderyk Chopin , Sergey Rachmaninov , Giacomo Puccini , Antonin Dvorak , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Ludwig van Beethoven , Joseph Marie Canteloube , Francesco Sartori , and Paul Bateman
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RD78
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Ave Maria (new recording)
  2. La Wally (from Time To Say Goodbye)
  3. Winter Light (new recording)
  4. Anytime, Anywhere (from Eden)
  5. Alhambra (new recording)
  6. Lascia Ch'io Pianga (from Eden)
  7. Dans La Nuit (new recording)
  8. Serenade/How Fair This Place (from La Luna)
  9. O Mio Babbino Caro (new recording)
  10. La Luna (from La Luna)
  11. Pie Jesu (new recording)
  12. Figlio Perduto (from La Luna)
  13. Nessun Dorma (new recording)
  14. Bailero (from Eden)
  15. Time To Say Goodbye (New solo version--previously unavailable)

Amazon.com

Have some friends who still haven't discovered what the Sarah Brightman fuss is all about? You'll find the perfect introduction to make converts of them all in Classics, so they'll have no more excuses to remain clueless. Sporting a Botticelli-inspired image of the platinum-selling soprano on the cover, Classics is a classy anthology including highlights from three of Brightman's chart-topping releases along with seven new tracks. Songs personally selected by the diva as her favorite classical interpretations are culled from her previous blockbusters: Time To Say Goodbye, Eden, and La Luna. And whether you're a fan already in the fold or one in the making, the new material here shows the diva at the top of her form, in new renderings of "O Mio Babbino Caro" and "Nessun Dorma" (accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic)--fascinating displays of the operatic confidence she's developed over her career. Other new offerings include a touching version of Schubert's "Ave Maria,' "Winter Light," a fresh take on her signature song "Pie Jesu" (from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem). "Alhambra" and "Dans La Nuit"--a real treat, bathing the listener in Brightman's silky, sensuous vocalism--add two original titles to her famous adaptations of classical melodies to new lyrics (using Chopin's haunting E major Etude in the latter case). All told, a lovely affirmation of the directions Brightman has boldly taken in her career to date. -Sarah Chin

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sarah's Best Easy Listening CD.......2007-03-15

Sarah Brightman's talent is limitless. Her soprano and/or alto voice is among the best and she lets it show in 'CLASSICS'. CLASSICS is a beautiful, easy listening, and peaceful CD. CLASSICS is one to listen to in tranquil or relaxing moments. "CLASICS" is a collection of great pieces of music written by great composers (Shuburt, Handel, Chopin, Puccini, and the like). I have listened to CLASSICS about 15 times now and it always puts me in a quiet and peaceful mood (I am ~50 years old).

5 out of 5 stars Best Brightman CD.......2007-02-07

A classical composition which showcases the beautiful voice of Sarah Brightman. A timeless CD which will continue to be a favourite over the years.

5 out of 5 stars Sarah Brightman is a Classic.......2007-01-02

Sarah Brightman is at her best in "Classics." From Dvorak's "Rusalka" (Opera B.203) to Beethoven's haunting Op 52, slow movement (Symphony #7), Brightman's voice and lyrical style are a joy. I particularly enjoy her performances of Schubert's Ave Maria and Andrew Lloyd Weber's Pie Jesu. This is a great add to my collection of serious music.

5 out of 5 stars Not The Best - Not the Worst - From Sarah Brightman.......2006-12-30

After purchasing this CD for my iPod for iTunes, I must say that I'm a little bit dissapointed. 7 new recordings and 8 old ones, ones that I already happen to have. I do like the fact that they're all on one CD! Some of her new recordings, including, "Ave Maria", "Winter Light", "Alhambra", "Dans La Nuit", and the new recording of "Pie Jesu" are just too breathy for my taste. It seems as with every changing CD, Sarah's voice changes. I'm not saying that the result is bad; it actually gives the songs more of a dream like quality, but I'm used to the younger, more Andrew Lloyd-Webber integrated Sarah. Scooping continually occurs in new recordings of "O Mio Babbino Caro", and "Nessun Dorma". In some tracks from La Luna, like "Figlio Perduto", Sarah's voice is TOTALLY dominated by harmonizing recordings that sound almost mechanical.

OVERALLY - The new songs sound O.K. and the old recordings are just as good as they were back then. This album is still a great buy!

3 out of 5 stars Nice Cover.......2006-12-27


I'm a heterosexual guy who's not an opera aficionado - I only mention these facts because I seem to be right in the bull's-eye of the target market for this product. Sarah B. has a nice voice and she's pretty. Both of these are featured prominently on this CD. The cover and several pages in the insert are devoted to what must have been a very long and expensive photo shoot (and Photoshop) of a semi-clad Sarah looking marvelous. (The CD also comes with a flyer so you can buy various Brightman "Classics" apparel - perhaps not for the heterosexual male).

As far as the music goes: not bad, not great. I don't claim to have the most discerning ears for this sort of music, but everything was OK by me. However, the pieces on the CD with which I'm somewhat familiar, such as "O Mio Babbino Caro," didn't sound quite as good as other versions I've heard (and that includes by Charlotte Church, not just opera stars). Also, the solo version of "Time to Say Goodbye" didn't sound nearly as good to me as the duet with Bocelli.

In sum, there were 3-4 songs I liked enough to rip to MP3s - which is enough so that I didn't feel ripped myself...

Eh, Paisano! 100% Italian-American Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • A Blast Into My Italian Past!
  • Just what I expected!
  • Not Italian... ok but not that great
Eh, Paisano! 100% Italian-American Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000033WT
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

  1. That's Amore - Dean Martin
  2. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Dominico Mudugno
  3. Mama - Connie Francis
  4. Angelina & Zoomba Zoomba - Louis Prima
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  7. Spanish Eyes - Al Martino
  8. Eh, Cumpari - Julius LaRosa
  9. Cara, Mia - Jay & The Americans
  10. Piove (Ciao, Ciao Bambina) - Dominico Mudugno
  11. Runaround - The Three Chuckles
  12. Just A Gigolo & I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares About Me) - Louis Prima
  13. Here In My Heart - Keely Smith
  14. For The First Time (Come Prima) - Tony Reno & The Sherwoods
  15. Al Di La - Emilio Pericoli
  16. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Four Aces/Al Alberts
  17. Darktown Strutter's Ball (Italian Stye) - Lou Monte
  18. Innamorata (Sweetheart) - Jerry Vale

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-04-29

We bought this CD in anticipation of our Italian Wedding, but it was disappointing. Songs were much too "50s" with instrumentation and presentation. Ironically, there are better and more upbeat versions of "That's Amore" out there than Dean's, in our humble opinion. Wouldn't recommend, at least not for an Italian wedding.

1 out of 5 stars Could have found all these in the local library.......2007-03-07

I was looking for a fun CD for my daughter's wedding. I think I bought every CD on [...] that I thought would work. This CD certainly did not. It was full of the old standards, some of them acceptable but most of them hokey and reflecting the era they were recorded in (the '50s). Most people don't know you can go to the library for FREE recordings of these old songs. The marketers just slap together a bunch of old melodies and make a fortune on their sale, under some package. Since I purchased around 25 CDs for my daughter's wedding, let me tell you I know what I am taling about. I could have gone to the library to get these old renditions without spending [...] bucks. I can't believe they are still selling these compilations of Dean Martin and Lou Monte, etc. We've heard it all already!!! Save your money.

5 out of 5 stars A Blast Into My Italian Past!.......2007-02-17

Anyone who comes from a large Italian family (or wishes they belong to one) should own this CD. The songs bring me back to my past when Mama fried meatballs for Sunday afternoon dinner for the family (and then some). Some of the songs make you cry like a baby ("Mama" by Connie Francis) and others make you laugh until your sides hurt ("Eh, Cumpari" by Julius LaRosa). My entire family heard this CD and ordered it immediately from Amazon. You should, too.
- Andrea Mastrocinque, New York

4 out of 5 stars Just what I expected!.......2007-01-05

This is a great CD with some good oldies. Bought it for a couple of the included titles but liked all others. Worth buying if you like italian flavored oldies.

3 out of 5 stars Not Italian... ok but not that great.......2006-01-05

Based on those other reviews, I bought this CD. And well.. I guess I expected more. So listen closely to the clips before you buy this CD. I won't be returning it but I don't think I'll be listening to it all that much either.
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Another gem
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  • A veritable smorgasbord of hard to find mid-fifties pop favorites
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956

Manufacturer: Hit Parade
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ASIN: B000KCHXZ8
Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

  1. The Green Door - Jim Lowe (#1 - 9/56)
  2. Black Denim Trousers - The Cheers (Rare on CD) (#6 - 9/55)
  3. The House of Blue Lights - Chuck Miller (Rare on CD) (#9 - 6/55)
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  5. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town (Single Version) - Somethin' Smith & Redheads (CD Debut) (#27 - 6/56)
  6. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - Somethin' Smith & Redheads (Rare on CD) (#7 - 4/55)
  7. City of Angels - The Highlights (CD Debut in USA) (#19 - 10/56)
  8. It's Almost Tomorrow - The Dream Weavers (Rare on CD) (#7 - 11/55)
  9. True Love (STEREO) - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (Rare on CD) (#3 - 9/56)
  10. On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#4 - 4/56)
  11. Two Different Worlds - Don Rondo (Rare on CD) (#11 - 10/56)
  12. From the Candy Store On the Corner to the Chapel On the Hill - Tony Bennett (CD Debut) (#11 - 8/56)
  13. Can You Find It in Your Heart - Tony Bennett (Rare on CD) (#16 - 4/56)
  14. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody - Jerry Lewis (Rare on CD) (#10 - 11/56)
  15. Moonglow & Theme from 'Picnic' (Stereo Single Version) - Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra (CD Debut) (#1 - 4/56)
  16. Tonight You Belong to Me - Patience & Prudence (#4 - 8/56)
  17. I Dreamed - Betty Johnson (Rare on CD) (#9 - 11/56)
  18. White Silver Sands - The Owen Bradley Quintet (CD Debut) (#18 - 7/57)
  19. Cinco Robles (Five Oaks) - Russell Arms (CD Debut) (#22 - 12/56)
  20. Cindy, Oh Cindy - Vince Martin featuring The Tarriers (Rare on CD) (#9 - 10/56)
  21. Wringle Wrangle - Fess Parker (CD Debut) (#12 - 12/56)
  22. Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group (#8 - 3/56)
  23. My Boy - Flat Top - Dorothy Collins (CD Debut) (#16 - 11/55)
  24. Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr (#1 - 1/56)

Album Description

With so many labels and so many CD's, you'd think it would be easy to find all the top hits from the fabulous 50's. Not so! To remedy this musical misfortune, Hit Parade Records inaugurates their new year-by-year CD series with Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1956. This exciting, audiophile-quality disc is bulging with 24 classic pop, vocal group, folk, and early rock 'n' roll hits. All these platters made the Top 40 - sixteen hit the Top 10, three made it all the way to #1 - but just try and find these terrific songs today!

Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1956 includes eight songs never available on CD till now, including Fess Parker's "Wringle Wrangle" (#12), Dorothy Collins' "My Boy - Flat Top" (#15), and the stereo single version of Morris Stoloff's #1 smash, "Moonglow & Theme from 'Picnic'." Others, like the Cheers' tragicomic "Black Denim Trousers" (featuring Bert Convey) or Tony Bennett's rapturous "Can You Find It In Your Heart " are very difficult - if not impossible - to find on CD these days.

Hit Parade Records is a new Canadian label dedicated to finding, restoring, and preserving lost treasures like these. Exclusively distributed in the United States by Eric Records, Hit Parade employs many of the same creative folks who lovingly compile those great Eric CD's - including Greg Adams, whose detailed liner notes with biographies of all the artists will fascinate you for almost as long as the full hour it will take you to listen to Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1956! And, don't miss Hit Parade's other great collections, Fabulous Fifties Divas and Fabulous Fifties Crooners as well as The Complete Original Hits Of Georgia Gibbs.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Agree!.......2007-06-18

I agree with previous reviewers, but would like to emphasise that most of these tracks are probably rare. So often oldies compilations mine the same vein, and the same songs reappear over and over again. The vast majority on this comp are new to me, and there is very little overlap with the contents of the Time Life Hit Parade series disk for the same year.

I hope there will be more volumes forthcoming :)

5 out of 5 stars Another gem .......2007-05-15

Once again Eric/Hit Parade records has produced another great CD. As always the sound quality is superb and the liner notes complete. As always there are lots of, as the title says, Hard to Find great songs from the fifties, in this case specifically 1956. While many of the songs are top tens there are a couple of lesser rated gems such as Wringle Wrangle by Fess (Davey Crockett) Parker and My Boy-Flat Top by Dorothy Collins. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Total Bliss!!.......2007-03-13

I didn't realize just how much I missed some of these tunes. My Boy Flat Top by Dorothy Collins and Wringle Wrangle by Fess Parker (TV's Davy Crockett) were both boyhood favorites. The sound is as fresh and clean as I've ever heard on 50 year old recordings. You also get Green Door by Jim Lowe and 21 others to help take you down memory lane. Thi CD is a must for those of us on the leading edge of the Baby Boomer generation.

5 out of 5 stars A veritable smorgasbord of hard to find mid-fifties pop favorites.......2007-01-25

Hats off to our friends at Canada's Hit Parade records. They have come up with real winner here!! "Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956" features two dozen of the most pleasing pop tunes from that era. And many of these songs are appearing on CD for the very first time! In all cases these are the original hit recordings you would remember from the radio. No disappointing re-recordings on this one! Even though I have been a collector for more than 40 years there were still 7 or 8 songs on this disc that I did not own!! For me, this collection was a real find.
"Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956" features hits by some of the premiere vocalists in American popular music. Enjoy once again Vic Damone's splendid recording of "On The Street Where You Live" from "My Fair Lady". That one always sends chills up and down my spine! One of the big hits of 1956 was Bing Crosby's duet with Grace Kelly. "True Love", featured in the motion picture "High Society", went all the way to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of that year. I was also extremely pleased to find a pair of hits by Tony Bennett that have been out-of-print and virtually impossible to find for decades. "Can You Find It In Your Heart" and "From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill" were both big sellers that year. If you enjoy that rockabilly sound then Chuck Miller's Top Ten smash "The House of Blue Lights" will certainly float your boat. And fans of group harmony will appreciate tunes like Somethin' Smith and the Redheads recording of "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" or the Highlights "City Of Angels". For me, perhaps the biggest surprise in this collection was the remarkable Jerry Lewis recording (yes, that Jerry Lewis)of Al Jolson's 1918 hit "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody". I cannot imagine that Lewis was much of a singer, but his voice proved to be perfect for that song. While I have always been aware that this tune hit the Top Ten back in '56 I had never heard the song before nor had I ever seen the 45 rpm record.
I could go on and on but suffice to say that if this is your kind of music then you should grab this one immediately. It has been my experience that collections like this tend to have a fairly short shelf life so if you procrastinate you may miss out. "Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956" features a very informative 12 page booklet featuring photos and biographical information on many of these artists. Simply stated, this disc is a joy to listen to. Very highly recommended!!!
Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Should be more songs
  • A Great Overview of a Band that Bridged Arena Rock and Hair Metal
  • Good But Carefull
  • Brings back lots of memories
  • great buy
Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits
Loverboy
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AUX
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Turn Me Loose
  2. Working For The Weekend
  3. Take Me To The Top
  4. The Kid Is Hot Tonite
  5. This Could Be The Night
  6. Jump
  7. Lovin' Every Minute Of It
  8. Notorious
  9. Almost Paradise
  10. Lucky Ones
  11. Destination Heartbreak
  12. Hot Girls In Love
  13. When It's Over
  14. It's Your Life
  15. Gangs In The Street
  16. Heaven In Your Eyes

Amazon.com

Usurping the Big Ones hits package, the self-depreciating, proud, and humorous liner notes by bassist Scott Smith boost this definitive compilation. Time won't have wiped the kneejerk sneer from the mouths of critics--dismissed long ago as "eunuchs in a whorehouse" by manager Lou Blair--but a new generation of listeners will approve. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Should be more songs.......2007-01-03

I am dissappointed that Bullet In The Chamber isn't on this but all in all it's classic Loverboy. If you like Loverboy you will love this cd.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Overview of a Band that Bridged Arena Rock and Hair Metal.......2006-11-23

Think about it. Loverboy is a band that doesn't exactly fit the stale arena rock mold because of their sheer propensity for fun. But then again, their quasi-proggy keyboards don't exactly translate into the hairspray crowd's standard repetoire. As such, I think purchasing this compilation can not only lead to the acquisition of one heck of a party album, but it can also serve as an anthropological study.

Ugh, that sounds pretentious, but it's worth pondering.

Anyhoo, the tracks here are all, for the most part, superb pieces of 80s pop rock. "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose" are the obvious highlights, but the collection is laden with highlights. In fact, every song is a 4 to 5 star track in its own right. Well, except for the ponderous "Lovin' Every Minute of It." That one's just dull. Everything else is a blast, though. The best thing is that the songs are peppered with a most amusing kind of synth workouts that just accentuate the goodness of the material. Fantastic.

Overall, fans of music from Kansas to Poison will enjoy this. This is upbeat music to celebrate the good times in a rockin' manner, but it's also got a pseudo-intelligent gloss over it. Great stuff, and a definite value. Buy it today!

3 out of 5 stars Good But Carefull .......2005-09-16

Including Mike's weak duet with Ann Wilson of Heart ( by far a stronger vocilist then you Mike...so let her shine ...next time ) can't be right...

Were the heck is Strike Zone....one of their best songs on their last origianal run albums..Still very good...but definitly misses in some key areas!

5 out of 5 stars Brings back lots of memories.......2005-03-03

I've always liked Loverboy, they had some very great songs. This disc, though maybe not as extensive as it could be, is good enough, in my opinion. It contains the songs I like and it brings back a lot of great memories. If you're a Loverboy fan and you want more songs, you'll have to get at least one more CD, of theirs, to give you all you want. As for me, I'm content with this compilation. Recommended for the 80's rock fan.

5 out of 5 stars great buy.......2005-01-21

If you like Loverboy, this is the album you want. Unlike a lot of greatest hits albums out there, it actually includes most of their biggest hits. With the exception of Queen of the Broken Hearts - which I didn't remember, so I obviously wasn't missing that one. But there are a few favorites on here that I'd forgotten about and that was a nice surprise.

I was going to buy my old favorite album (Get Lucky) but this one includes all the music I need. A definite must buy for any fan.
Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Brought back memories
  • Classic rock&roll lover
  • Hard to Find 45's on CD.
  • where have these been?
  • Eric Records Productions II
Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q6Q5
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

  1. Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
  2. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels
  3. Tonight (Could Be The Night) - The Velvets
  4. Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer**
  5. Once In Awhile - The Chimes
  6. I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
  7. Close To Cathy - Mike Clifford
  8. White On White - Danny Williams
  9. Look For A Star - Garry Miles
  10. Utopia - Frank Gari**
  11. Torture - Kris Jensen (Stereo)**
  12. Don't Just Stand There - Patty Duke
  13. (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am - Nancy Wilson
  14. Tar And Cement - Verdelle Smith (Stereo U.S. Single Version**
  15. You're My World - Cilla Black
  16. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
  17. You're The Reason I'm Living - Bobby Darin
  18. Midnight Mary - Joey Powers (Original Single Version)**
  19. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
  20. Have I The Right? - The Honeycombs
  21. Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (Stereo)**

Album Description

21 really hard-to-find HIGH-CHARTING HITS! Sixteen of these songs made the Top 20. Six tracks (**) making their U.S. CD or stereo debut. All tracks digitally mastered from the best available analog sources (master tapes in most cases), all but 9 in TRUE STEREO! Detailed 8-page booklet. A must for collectors & sixties enthusiasts.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brought back memories.......2007-03-28

Haven't heard these songs in years. Brought back alot of memories of the '60s!

4 out of 5 stars Classic rock&roll lover.......2007-01-10


Very nice!! really good songs!!! Want more Hard to find 45s!!

5 out of 5 stars Hard to Find 45's on CD........2006-07-30

This is almost aws good as the original. Well, actually better. I gotta have the complete set.

5 out of 5 stars where have these been?.......2006-02-21

Sometimes you have to hunt down "gems" from the past so it is with this cd. A lot of gems that you didn't hear, and never will on the "format oldies shows" on the air waves. This is a very good cd to purchase

5 out of 5 stars Eric Records Productions II.......2006-02-01

Yet another compilation that satisfied my search for memorable songs from my youth. Thank you, Eric Records!
25 Beach Music Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Value CD,with some all time classic tracks
  • Beach Music
  • Great Beach Music a la S. Carolina
  • I Love Beach Music
  • Carolina Beach Music fans will not want to miss this one!!!!
25 Beach Music Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. 25th Anniversary

ASIN: B00009KTXR
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

  1. I Love Beach Music - The Embers
  2. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
  3. Whispers (Gettin' Louder) - Jackie Wilson
  4. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Betty Everett
  5. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
  6. What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - Bill Deal & The Rhondels
  7. Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
  8. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
  9. Get On Up - The Esquires
  10. With This Ring - The Platters
  11. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
  12. I'm Gonna Miss You - The Artistics
  13. Unite Me - The Tams
  14. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood
  15. Backfield In Motion - Mel And Tim
  16. The Cheater - Bob Kuban And The In-Men
  17. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - The Swingin' Medallions
  18. Love Makes The World Go Round - Deon Jackson
  19. Come To Me Softly - Jimmy James & Vagabonds
  20. In A Moment - The Intrigues
  21. Smoky Places - The Corsairs
  22. Color Him Father - The Winstons
  23. Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
  24. Brenda - O.C. Smith
  25. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Value CD,with some all time classic tracks.......2007-04-19

This cd has excellent sound quality,i like a lot of the Californian Beach Music,as the beach scene is very similar to the Northern Soul which we have in England,some of the tracks having been played on both scenes.
The Artistics / I'm Gonna Miss you was one of the first American Soul records that converted me to the music in the early 60's,Marvin Smith's vocals are a joy to behold.In A Moment-The Intrigues was also a big 'Northern Soul'track in the UK,Come Softly to Me by Jimmy James & The Vagabonds which i believe is very big on the beach music scene was originally recorded by my friend Jimmy in Jamaica,before he came to reside in the UK in the early 60's,the original having a hawaiian guitar backing,this version with piano backing.When i told him his record was being played more than thirty years after its original release he was suitably impressed.He still plays many live dates to packed audiences today in England,still one of the best live acts....
The Tams,Embers and Jackie Wilson make this a 'cd' NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

5 out of 5 stars Beach Music.......2007-01-10

The sound quality of the CD is great and so is the music selection. Everyone has enjoyed the CD!

5 out of 5 stars Great Beach Music a la S. Carolina.......2006-11-13

If you like the shag/beach sounds you will love this to add to your collection.

5 out of 5 stars I Love Beach Music.......2004-05-29

As a native of North Carolina and a little town of Havelock, I grew up just 15 minutes from the beach. The cities on the coast include Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle. In the old days - 60s - 70s there were dance clubs everywhere and this was the music of choice. The radio stations inland from the beach played beach music year around. Today - those clubs are gone and replaced with hotels and water parks. But I remember those days and know great beach music. This is an awesome CD for those of you re-connecting with your beach-roots or seeking something new to listen to. It's unique, it's smooth and mellow like great jazz or R&B - but you can dance to it. I'm home sick for it and this CD gives me that "fix" till I can get back home again and get sand in my shoes. You'll enjoy this CD!

4 out of 5 stars Carolina Beach Music fans will not want to miss this one!!!!.......2004-05-21

Although I have never visited Myrtle Beach or any other beach in the Carolinas for that matter, I have become quite curious about a genre of music known as "Beach Music". In fact, I had never even heard of it until about 10 or 12 years ago. No folks, this Beach Music is not Jan and Dean or the Beach Boys sound. This music emerged after World War II. It began with rhythm and blues and jump blues and evolved over the years. It was really a local phenonmenon in the Carolinas and Virginia region. To learn more about this interesting genre, I suggest you go to beachshag.com where you will find a wealth of information on the subject.
While by no means complete, this terrific 2003 single CD release from Varese Sarabande offers up 25 of the best tunes from the past 50 years. You'll hear the great R&B sounds of The Dominoes "Sixty Minute Man" and Hank Ballard and the Midnighters "Work With Me Annie". Beach music reached the height of its popularity in the 1960's and there is a large representation of tunes from that decade on this disc. Enjoy again classics like "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols, "Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis and the rousing party tune "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) by the Swingin' Medallions. Credit engineer Steve Massie for a terrific mastering job on this disc. And there are a few nice surprises on the disc as well. If you have never heard the music of the Embers, you are in for a real treat. The opening track, "I Love Beach Music" appears to be the national anthem of Beach Music. There are a couple of other tunes on this disc that I did not previously own that are surprisingly good. "Come To Me Softly" by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds would remind you very much of a Gerry and the Pacemakers tune. I was particularly impressed by a 1987 tune from O.C. Smith called "Brenda". It really makes me wonder why we did not hear more of this wonderful voice after "Little Green Apples" in 1968.
I had given some consideration to purchasing the 2 CD set "I Love Beach Music" from South Carolina's Ripete Records. But the $32.49 price tag scared me off. I thought this was the better bargain. I stopped short of a five star rating because while the Varese did a respectable job on the 8 page booklet, I would have preferred to see a bit more about the history of Beach Music. But all in all, this is one terrific buy. Highly Recommended.
Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 5: 60's Pop Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Oldies But Goodies!
  • Hard to Find 45s on CD Vol. 5
  • Hard-To-Find, Yes --- Obscure, No ---- Great CD
  • I bought it for one song
  • Searching for good music
Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 5: 60's Pop Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Eric Collection
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SVK7
Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

  1. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
  2. Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby
  3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo
  4. Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
  5. Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
  6. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time - Tab Hunter
  7. White Silver Sands - Don Rondo
  8. Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
  9. Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman
  10. Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli
  11. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys
  12. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) - The Cookies
  13. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
  14. Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves
  15. Next Plane To London - The Rose Garden
  16. Batman Theme - The Marketts
  17. Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
  18. Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby
  19. Looking For An Echo - Kenny Vance
  20. Turn Around, Look At Me - The Vogues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Oldies But Goodies!.......2007-01-05

This CD brought back a lot of memories! I'm an "oldies" junkie, so I really love this CD. I keep it in the car and it makes long drives go by much quicker!

5 out of 5 stars Hard to Find 45s on CD Vol. 5.......2007-01-04

No question about the superiority of this series. True nostalgia, and some of the songs in this compilation have not been heard in years.

4 out of 5 stars Hard-To-Find, Yes --- Obscure, No ---- Great CD.......2006-05-15

Eric V. Moye writes in his review that he is an afficionado of the era (60's) but has only heard of 60% of these songs, therefore he gives the CD a downgrade. Eric, if you have only heard of 60% of these you are not much of an afficionado of the 60's music. This package is excellent. Stereo versions and hard-to-find status makes this a welcome package to add to any 60's music collector's library.

4 out of 5 stars I bought it for one song.......2006-02-24

Bill Cosby's "Little Ole Man." My mother had a 45 of this song. This is the only place you can get it on CD.

4 out of 5 stars Searching for good music.......2004-01-24

I know this is to review your music and I think it's excellent. but I'm looking for music that I can buy by song. I have most of the songs in your CD's. Can you help me find the songs that I'm missing??

Thanks
Roger
Very Best of Hooked on Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • customer
  • WONDERFUL CD
  • Good upbeat working music
Very Best of Hooked on Classics

Manufacturer: Double Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000028CJX
Release Date: 1998-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Hooked on Classics Pt. 1 & 2: Piano of the Bumblebee No. 1/Fli [Medley]
  2. Hooked on Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat (3rd Movement) [Medley]
  3. Night in Opera: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat (3rd Movement)/Hall [Medley]
  4. Tales of the Vienna Waltz: Blue Danube Waltz 1, Theme 1/Blue D [Medley]
  5. Hooked on a Can Can: Orpheus in the Underworld (Can Can)/Thund [Medley]
  6. Hooked on Marching: Under the Double Eagle/The Stars & Stripes [Medley]
  7. Journey Through America: The Star Spangled Banner/Oh Susanna/M [Medley]
  8. Hooked on Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca (Turkish March, From Sonata [Medley]
  9. Hooked on Bach: Ave Maria/Minuet [From the Notebook of Anna Ma
  10. Symphony of the Seas: The Sailors Hornpipe/Portsmouth/Anchors [Medley]

Tracks:

  1. Hooked on Classics: Wedding March [From a Midsummer's Night's
  2. Hooked on Romance (Opus 3): Gymnopedie No. 2/Nocturne Opus 9, [Medley]
  3. Hooked on Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien (Introduction)/Swan L [Medley]
  4. If You Knew Sousa/The Liberty Bell/Blaze Away/The Liberty Bell [Medley]
  5. If You Knew Sousa and Friends: Entry of the Gladiators/Colonel [Medley]
  6. Also Sprach Zarathustra [Medley]
  7. Can't Stop the Classics: Overture 2 Russian & Ludmilla/Czardas [Medley]
  8. Hooked on America: Rhapsody in Blue/Camptown Races/Rhapsody in [Medley]
  9. Hooked on Romance: Air Form Suite No. 3 (Air for G String)/Ave [Medley]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars customer.......2007-06-26

cd arrived fast, in excellent shape as promised, well packaged to protect it during shipment. I'd heard the CD during an exercise class and had trouble trying to get it from other vendors so especially appreciated Amazon.

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL CD.......2007-05-08

I was so happy to find this on CD I have the original on a cassette from childhood. I loved it then and now and now my children listen and love it.

5 out of 5 stars Good upbeat working music.......2007-03-08

I love these CDS . . what a brilliant idea to add a beat to the most popular classical songs of all time. It is great upbeat music that gets you going. I specifically use it for when I need a boost to get me going on housework. It get you in just the right mood to start working. My kids love it too.

Music Review:

  1. Respighi: Sonata for violin in Bm; Pizzetti: Sonata for violin in A
  2. Rodzinsky Conducts Beethoven
  3. Rossini - Stabat Mater / Gasdia, Zimmermann, Merritt, I Solisti Veneti, Scimone
  4. Schmelzer:Sonate unarum fidium
  5. Schubert: Op. Nos. 100 & 134
  6. Songs of the Sea / Sym #12 / Chinese Rhapsody
  7. Strauss, R.: Daphne / Kleiber, Bampton, Svanholm, Dermota, Kinderman, et al
  8. Telemann: Suite In C Major/Suite In G Minor/Suite In G Major
  9. Telemann: Violin and Viola Concertos
  10. The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra: Symphonies, Vol. 2

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Rio Lounge, Vol. 1 [Import]

Zecchi: The Ultraphone and Cetra Recordings (1935- 1941)

Yevgeny Mravinsky Vols. 1-10 [Box set]

Bill Carlsen: 1926-1931

Wonder Boys: Music from the Motion Picture (2000 Film) [Soundtrack]

Yaquis

ZZ Top - Greatest Hits

Xtra Acme Usa

Willst Du Mit Mir Geh'n [Import]

Very Best of Classical: Guitar

Under Your Skin

Y un Porque Sin Final [Import]

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West Meets East

Sketches of Spain