Golden Age of the Classics

On this CD:

1. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37 February-Carneval
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

2. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37 October-Autumn Song
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

4. Arietta, lyric piece for piano, Op. 12/1
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

5. Waltz, lyric piece for piano, Op. 12/2
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

6. In der Heimat (In My Homeland), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/3
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

7. Prelude for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT 169
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

8. Prelude for piano No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28/20, CT 185
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

9. Prelude for piano No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT 171
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

10. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT 172
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

11. Mazurka for piano in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT 90
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

12. Mazurka for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3, CT 91
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

13. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

14. Kinderszenen No. 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1 Foreign People & Countries
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

15. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Enough Luck
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

16. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Important Event
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

17. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Knight of the Hobby Horse
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

18. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Almost Too Serious
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

19. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Frightening
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

20. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 "Kind Im Einschlummern" or "Slumbering Child" (arr for violin & piano)
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

21. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 The Great Poet's Speech
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

22. Song without Words for piano No. 27 in E minor ("Trauermarsch"), Op. 62/3
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

23. Work(s) Scherzo for piano
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

24. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11 No 04 in E Minor
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

25. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11 No 05 in D
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

26. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11 No 09 in E
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Marian Pivka, Alfred Scholz
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

Tracks:

Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Bye & Bye) - The Carter Family
Great Speckled Bird - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
After The Sunrise - The Chuck Wagon Gang
You Are My Sunshine - Gene Autry
I Want to Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers
Back In The Saddle Again - Gene Autry
New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Time Changes Everything - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
It Makes No Diffrence Now - Gene Autry
Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Don't Let That Man Get You Down - Texas Ruby
Shame On You - Spade Cooley
Born To Lose - Ted Daffan's Texans
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Wiley Walker
Wreck On The Highway - Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys
When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels - Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks
The Tramp On The Street - Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks
I Saw The Light - Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys
Are You Walking And A-Talking For The Lord - Stoney Cooper
Molly And Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Poor Ellen Smith - Molly O'Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks
Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys
Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
The Fields Have Turned Brown - The Stanley Brothers
Don't Get Above Your Raisin' - Lester Flat

Customer Reviews:

columbia classics Vol 1.......2005-04-08

I was born in 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvina. That was way before TV. I remember all these artists and the songs. When they were appearing in Pittsburgh or Wheeling West Virginia (The WWVA Jamboree) I would be right there in the front row. I loved the music when it was Hillbilly, then country western and than The Nashville Sound.

I am so thrilled you recorded all the greats on one CD. I love it and am so happy to be able to purchase it. PS -- I had all the 78rpm records, but over time they got lost. Thank you for putting them all on one CD.
Dorothy W. Rossa

A perfect Appalachian honeymoon soundtrack.......1999-01-25

We bought this - on cassette - in Washington DC on our first day of honeymoon in September 1997. Having flown from Northern Ireland, it provided us with the perfect honeymoon soundtrack as we drove from Washington to Nashville, along the Skyline drive, down through South West Virginia, across Eastern Kentucky to Berea, and down to Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. We are from an Ulster-Scots/Scotch-Irish background, and during those three weeks we fell in love with the land that our forebears had settled in so many centuries before, bringing thier fiddles and folk songs with them, creating what was the core of mountain old-time music and bluegrass. From the Carter Family right through, every song is a classic. You must buy this!

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The hippest of harps
A delight!
Fantastic Celtic inpired harpistry mixed with the blues!

The Celtic Album
Deborah Conant-Henson
Manufacturer: Golden Cage Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000HXH3
Release Date: 1998-11-14

Tracks:

The Ash Grove
Comin' Through the Rye
The Drunken Sailor
Siobeg Siomor/Ye Banks & Braes/Planxty Irwin
Slieve russell
All Through the Night/Kira's Lullabye
Off She Goes & She's Gone
She Moved Through the Fair
Gussie's Great Escape
Loch Lomond
The Mason's Apron
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
St. Anne's Reel/Here in the Sun

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American hipster-harpist Deborah Henson-Conant was a featured player on 1998's Celtic Harpestry, and is best known for her jazz and 12-bar blues playing. On The Celtic Album Henson-Conant spreads her wings, stretching her talent to the traditional Celtic music she's always loved. "The Drunken Sailor" boasts a smooth jazz flavor, jamming with multiple harps, and with rhythm & bluesy solos. But Henson-Conant has a flair for the traditional too; her light touch blends beautifully with the flute of Peter Barnes on "Slieve Russell." Her electric harp, used exclusively on this album, has a warm jazz guitar feel on "She Moved Through the Fair" as well as on "Gussie's Great Escape." But this nontraditional style is what makes Henson-Conant special: leave the preservation of pure Celtic music to Sileas, Deborah Henson-Conant is leading us into modern ancient territory. --Karen Karleski

Album Description

The Celtic Album has many tunes familiar to Americans as well as some Celtic-flavored Henson-Conant originals and tunes she heard for the first time in her travels to Celtic lands. The all-instrumental album is varied inn arrangements blend traditional Celtic tunes with blues and, at times, startling harmonies with an energy that is truly Deborah Henson-Conant.

Customer Reviews:

The hippest of harps.......2005-12-01

I agree wholeheartedly with 2 other reviewers. In fact, they helped me decide to buy this album. It's a wonderful listen. DCH combines traditions, celtic and american, with a forward looking touch of her own. I love the improvisational commentary on some of the oldest celtic tunes. On this disk, she plays solo harp, multiple harps and on couple of instances her ensemble includes flute and voices. Her sporadic use of synthesizer is ever so subtle.
Let me let you on a secret. My order via this site was getting delayed, so I found out that you could order Deborah's music directly from her. Just visit her website, "hipharp", and for $15 plus shipping you can even have your CD signed. Enjoy!

A delight!.......2005-10-06

Had seen her in person & have been a collector ever since! Fantastic entertainer, uplifting music!!! All her works are a delight!

Fantastic Celtic inpired harpistry mixed with the blues!.......2000-06-30

I am always looking for new and unusual music (and musicians). Deborah Henson-Conant nicely fits the bill! She plays the harp. But, she plays it like nobody else! She plays improvisational jazz and the blues. And she puts on a most incredible show! See her in concert if you ever get the opportunity! Then, pick up this CD!

Tracks:

Tom's Sign-on - Tom Donahue
Fresh Garbage - Spirit
Tom - Tom Donahue
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Bros.
So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star - The Byrds
Family Dog Commerical - Various Artists
Get Together - The Youngbloods
Tom - Tom Donahue
Shoot Out On The Plantation - Leon Russell
Delta Lady - Joe Cocker
Leopold Records Commerical - Various Artists
Atalantis - Donovan
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
Tom - Tom Donahue
Darkness, Darkness - The Youngbloods
I Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
Tom - Tom Donahue
KSAN Newscaster From 1969 - Various Artists
On The Road Again - Canned Heat
Leopold Records Commerical - Various Artists
What About Me - Quicksilver Messender Service
Tom - Tom Donahue
Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
Tom's Closing - Tom Donahue
Scottish Tea - The Amboy Dukes

Customer Reviews:

Ultimate trip.......2005-01-25

more than a nostalgia trip. more like opening an old suitcase and finding bars of gold. a real treasure if you remember san fran in the good old days or just want to recapture the vibes. and DJ tom donahue is a nice addition to the tracks. i cannot stop playing this CD. i had forgotten the great songs by the youngbloods, byrds and donovan. but besides those gems you get the 11 minute version of Time by the Chambers Brothers. Tune in, turn on, drop out. The Brothers are psychedelisized. Wow. Buy this CD and I guarantee you will be groovin' down Haight Street or in your mind. Peace and love.

Now the time has come.......2004-01-29

I never got to hear Tom Donahue, since I was only a baby at the time, and was on the opposite side of the country anyway. Based on the aural evidence presented on this CD, he seems to have been a pretty cool guy. This is not one of his actual shows, but rather "airchecks" from some of his broadcasts, with songs he might have played inserted. Some of the songs are actually introduced by name, but obviously they were limted as to what songs they were able to license. The CD opens with Tom mentioning that one of the songs he had just played was "Come Together" by the Beatles, but of course they weren't able to license that song. One of my favorite parts is when Tom says "Here's the Youngbloods 'Darkness, Darkness', and I'm looking forward to the day I can hear this in stereo, cause it must be unreal." Then the song procedes to play, and it actually is in stereo. This CD is a fascinating time capsule, and if you are a fan of underground radio from the late '60s - early '70s, or just curious to find out about it, you should find this CD.

Right on Man!!.......2001-10-16

This cd is way too cool. Excellent choice of music and the remastering is very well done. This cd would be a huge hit for anyone wanting to relive the time and tunes, to the curious, and to those that love classic and psychedilic rock. A must have.

The essential collection.......2001-09-09

Anyone who was around in the late 60s cannot help but feel the loss of the vibrant underground music scene. The realities of the present corporate dominated mass media preclude the possibility of there ever being another vibrant musical scene. However, this recording has an amazing ability to capture the the flavour of this bygone day. I strongly recommend this CD for anyone who enjoyed underground radio on the late 60s.

Audio Tidbits From A Bygone Era.......2001-06-17

This CD was released years ago now, but it captures a little of the 60s underground FM radio era and remains a valuable and historic footnote to it. I never got a chance to hear Tom Donahue, since I grew up in Los Angeles and only very briefly heard KSAN in its heyday. It's a real pleasure to hear his resonant voice on this CD! And to hear him "rap" about the Youngbloods, or an up and coming artist, or talk about how beautiful the Pacific Ocean looked that day.

And of course the music: Spirit's Fresh Garbage, The Chambers Bros' Time Has Come Today (which sounds especially 'psychedelic' here), The Youngbloods' Get Together (to which Tom says "I can't wait to hear this in stereo. It must be unreal!"), Quicksilver's What About Me, Donvan's Hurdy Gurdy Man, among others.

They say if you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there. Well whether you were or weren't, this CD captures the feel of 60s underground radio. It makes me wish even more I'd been able to hear much more of "KSAN, San Francisco/Oakland" in its "golden era" than I actually did. Highly recommended to any radio fan who wants to hear what the "San Francisco FM underground radio sound" was really like. I'm planning on getting "Volume 2" with B Mitchel Reed and look forward to hearing that one.

Wild Pitch Classics
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Wild Pitch Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hip-Hop From The Top: Part 3

ASIN: B000008MY9
Release Date: 1994-07-12

Tracks:

Words I Manifest - Gang Starr
No Tricks - Latee
Dig It
Looking at the Front Door - Main Source
Time's Up [#] - O.C.
Blue Cheese - Blue Cheese, The U.M.C.'s
Live at the Barbeque - Akinyele, Fatal, Main Source, Nas
Funky Technician - Lord Finesse
How My Man Went Down in the Game [#][Demo Version] - Large Professor, Main Source
Court Is Now in Session - Chill Rob G.
Raise It Up - Ultramagnetic MC's
Hush Hush Tip - N-Tyce
Fakin' the Funk - Main Source
This Cut's Got Flavor - Latee
Rhymthologist
One to Grow On - The U.M.C.'s, The U.M.C.'s

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Hip Hop Classics, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
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ASIN: B000003AJ9
Release Date: 1996-05-23

Tracks:

You Gots To Chill - EPMD
My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
**** Tha Police - N.W.A.
Vapors - Biz Markie
It's Funky Enough - The D.O.C.
Looking At The Front Door - Main Source
6 'N The Mornin' - Ice-T
Down By Law - MC Shan
Microphone Fiend - Eric B. & Rakim
Talkin' All That Jazz - Stetsasonic
Supersonic - J.J. Fad
Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
Who's Gonna Take The Weight - Gang Starr
The Show - Doug E. Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew
All For One - Brand Nubian

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Doesn't get better than this. Really.
Old School, Underground, Classic
classics

Wild Pitch Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jcor Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ABLM
Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

Words I Manifest - Gang Starr
No Tricks - Latee
Dig It - The Coup
Looking At The Front Door - Main Source
Time's Up - O.C.
Blue Cheese - UMC's
Live At The Barbeque - Main Source
Funky Technician - Lord Finesse/DJ Mike Smooth
How My Man Went Down In The Game - Main Source
Court Is Now In Session - Chill Rob G
Raise It Up - Ultramagnetic MC's
Hush Hush Tip - N-Tyce
Fakin' The Funk - Main Source
This Cut's Got Flavor - Latee
The Rhythmologist - Jamose
One To Grow On - UMC's

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Responsible for many influential sides, the Wild Pitch label was at the vanguard of the second-generation hip-hop indie labels. The label first made its reputation with sides by DJ Mark the 45 King and the Flavor Unit, including Latee's "This Cut's Got Flavor." By the '90s, they had moved on to representing left-of-center acts like Main Source, Lord Finesse, and O.C. Before selling the label in 1994, Wild Pitch had big hits from the Coup and Ultramagnetic MCs. Among the seminal sides included here are Ultra's "Raise It Up," Lord Finesse's "Funky Technician," Gang Starr's "Words I Manifest," O.C.'s indomitable anthem "Time's Up," and no less than four gems (including two rare ones) from the legendary Main Source. This is a truly fine overview of the late '80s and early '90s underground. --Jeff Chang

Customer Reviews:

Doesn't get better than this. Really........2001-05-12

There's not a dud on this comp. You'll be amazed and entertained from start to finish. Anything less than 5 stars is underrrating this masterpiece collection of classic underground hip hop. I can't wait for the second volume.

Old School, Underground, Classic.......2001-04-06

All in all, it's a mediocre disk, but it's got a few classics on it, that make it worth the few bucks. I mean, where else can you find Live At The Barbeque (Nas's first track) on CD? Huh? And tell me you don't remember when Lookin' At The Front Door use to be the joint (Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-wooooooo)! Who remembers Hush-Hush tip? N-Tyce? Pre-Venom days? And, yup, that was Method Man on the hook. Even the corny tracks like Blue Cheese, have a bit of nostalgia to them. I gave it 3 stars, because most of the songs are forgettable, but it does have those few jewels that make it a worthwile addition to your collection. Hell, if one of my boys in college hadn't got me for mine, I'd be listening to it right now!

classics.......2001-04-06

I'm not that down. But I can recognize classic hip hop and all these songs are and I'm enjoying it alot. "Looking at the front door" is a little played for me but it's still good. All these other songs are just aghh i don't know. This is the rap that an average rap fan doesn't hear alot of, but really wants to. I promise you. "Live at the BBQ" is great, Nas's debut on a record, and he rips it up. I think he was only 17 or so when he wrote those lyrics and not much older when it was done. "Court is now in session" is also, Biggie got his beat for "Friend of Mine" from this and oh these are classic songs. get it. There is Kool Keith before he was really annoying like he is now. You'll enjoy it i promise.

It may not be "real" or whatever to get a compilation like this but so what. great songs all on one CD... SOmething for everyone. it doesn't get 5 stars because that'd be weird to give a compilation 5 stars, but almost all these songs are definitely 5 stars and all the rest are 4.. get it get it get it

De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics
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Am I not getting something or what?

Why include the Classics?

Remixes & Rarities: Great Concept, Poor Execution

Great mix for both De La diehards and beginners

De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics
De La Soul
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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The Best of De La Soul

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Once Upon a Time in America

ASIN: B0001ZXM4U
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

Stakes Is High (Remix)
Oodles Of Os
Trouble In The Water - DJ Honda featuring De La Soul
Piles And Piles Of Demo Tapes -Bi-Da Miles (Conleys Decision)
I.C. YAll - featuring Busta Rhymes
Big Brother Beat - featuring Mos Def
More Than U Know - Prince Paul featuring De La Soul
Sweet Dreams (Clean Version)
The Magic Number
Potholes In My Lawn (Live, 1996)
The Hustle - featuring Da Beatminerz
Itzsoweezee (Hot) (De La Soul Remix)
Stakes Is High (DJ Spinna Original Vocal)
Me Myself and I (Badmarsh + Shri Remix)

Album Description

Groundbreaking trio De La Soul's inimitable "verbal confetti" changed the face of hip-hop forever. Pulsing with razor-sharp wordplay and deftly turned rhymes, their revolutionary, neo-psychedelic sound introduced itself with the #1 1989 debut 3 Feet High And Rising and the #1 R&B/Top 40 phenomenon "Me, Myself, And I." A harder-edged sound emerged on '91's De La Soul Is Dead , and De La's brilliant artistry continued to evolve with album classics including Buhloone Mindstate ('93) and Stakes Is High ('96). This all-new career-spanning collection of "lost cuts" mines the flip-side of their crossover smashes, including sides from rare Tommy Boy singles, dope remixes, bonus tracks, promo-only specialties, previously unreleased gems, and more!

Customer Reviews:

Am I not getting something or what?.......2005-05-04

C'mon people, do this album some justice! I can't believe this album hasn't gotten a 5 star rating yet.

There has been so much time spent discussing what's wrong with this mixtape and what should've been included/excluded to make it better.
No doubt this release is not perfect. Perfect - no. But great - hell yeah.

Some reviewers have said the classics should have been excluded from the disc. I absolutely don't agree. Why would you exclude great songs? Those classics ain't gotten any worse with time. Besides, people new to De La will surely appreciate these.

Others complain that a lot of other De La's classics were not included. Well, let's not forget that basically every album De La have released was an instant classic. I guess they could drop a 2CD compilation consisting of their previous releases and there would still be people saying something was left out :).

Also the reviewers are complaining about how 'poor' the mixtape idea was executed.
I can only shrug in confusion here, because De La Mixtape is easily one of the most solid albums I've ever heard. There is not a single track on the CD that deserves being skipped. I won't even mention how great every single song is since you wouldn't expect nothing else from De La. What impressed me too is how diverse the tracks on the disc are, which is a good thing.
The collaborations are also pulled off perfectly and make the whole album even better.

I believe that no real rap fan will be disappointed by this album. I won't even tell you that it's 100 times better than the mainstream garbage we get today, 'cause that's a no-brainer. This CD may be one of the most impressive albums I've heard in my life, that's how good it is. I've picked it up a couple of months ago with The Grind Date and both CDs still get massive rotation in my player daily.

Bottom line: Great album. Recommended to anybody, whether you've heard De La before or not.

Why include the Classics?.......2004-06-30

Considering that a Remixes/Rarities cd by definition would appeal primarily to diehard fans, and considering that diehard De La fans already own all their studio releases, I can't understand why this cd includes prereleased album versions of any of their songs. The remixes and rarities make this worth it for de la junkies, but you'll have to weed through the stuff you know, even rip/burn a new copy without the prereleased stuff, to get to the treasure...

Remixes & Rarities: Great Concept, Poor Execution.......2004-06-26

I love Rhino records and I love the fact that they have been compiling GH discs for hip hop artists. I have bought their compilations of De La, Del, Digital Underground, Big Daddy Kane, Brand Nubian, The Pharcyde, and others--and I have been quite pleased by the quality of the collections. They faithfully include a true set of greatest hits, throw in some goodies (remixes, b-sides) from the vaults, and package it all with well-designed artwork and informative liner notes. In general, Rhino gets an A+ for these efforts.

Specifically in the case of the DE LA MIX TAPE, however, I think they missed the bull's-eye. As a die-hard De La fan, I would not consider most of the tracks on this collection to be true rarities or true classics, especially considering the large group of other tracks that would have been more appropriate to include.

WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS COLLECTION?

- All of the non-single album tracks ("Oodles","I.C. Y'all","Big Brother Beat","The Magic Number")--Some of them are great songs, but why waste space on a "Remixes and Rarities" compilation with regular old album cuts that most De La fans already own?

- "Piles and Piles..."--This is a very cool instrumental version of a classic song, but who wants to listen to a very cool instrumental version of a classic song?

- "Me Myself and I (Badmarsh + Shri Remix)"--Personally, I don't care for this version, but, more importantly, this remix is already available on at least two other collections (both of which I have on my shelf).

WHAT COULD/SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS COLLECTION?

- "Sh.Fe.MC's" and "Stix & Stones" from the Clear Lake Audiotorium promotional album--This is the rarest of the rare, folks. Perfect fodder for a compilation like this one.

- "What Yo Life Can Truly Be" from the "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" single--A bouncy, infectious (and rare) posse cut featuring ATCQ, The JB's, Black Sheep and a cool Woody Woodpecker sample.

- "360 Degrees (Oh Yeah)" by Propellerheads feat. De La--This is a terrific but little-known collaboration.

- An "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)" remix, "Lovely How I Let My Mind Float" and "Ego Trippin' (Part Three) from the "Ego Trippin'" single--Here is the missing Buhloone Mindstate era stuff. I have this one on CD. Fantastic. "Lovely" features Biz Markie.

- "I Can't Call It"--From the High School High soundtrack. Bangin'.

- "Breakadawn (Remix)"--There are at least two remixes of this song that I have heard before, but never found a copy on CD.

- And there are many, many more. I have heard very few remixes from the most recent AOI albums--it would have been nice to get one or two of those on this collection.

Don't get me wrong: this collection contains great songs from one of the greatest hip hop groups ever. It just doesn't live up to its potential as a "Remixes & Rarities" collection. Too many worthy tracks were either left on the cutting room floor--or worse, never made it to the cutting room in the first place.

Great mix for both De La diehards and beginners.......2004-06-13

Being a lifelong De La fan, the last two years have been good for the CD collection. Luckily, the wonderful label Rhino jumped on board sometime after "AOI: Bionix" was released in 2002, and since then has released a triumvirate of discs celebrating one of the greatest, and one of the most sadly underappreciated, rap groups of all time.

First was last year's "Timeless: The Singles," which collected most of the band's hits; then came "Live at Tramps" last month, which captured an energetic, tight live show from 1996, despite some audio-quality problems; and finally comes "De La Mix Tape" which fills in a lot of the gaps, rescuing some remixes, rarities and guest spots from oblivion, and filling out the running time with some overlooked album cuts.

Is it a mix tape in the DJ sense? No. It's more like a mix CD a De La fan would burn from his/her computer. But that's not a bad thing.

Considering the material on the disc ranges from 1989 to 2000 and comes from a wide variety of sources, it holds together extremely well. There are many treasures on here for De La diehards, but it's not too obscure to be off-limits for casual fans. Oh, and it's really cheap.

Now for the nitpicking. "De La Mix Tape" is very partial to the "Stakes is High" era, with six of the disc's 14 tracks coming from the album's sessions. And the "Buhloone Mindstate" and "AOI: Bionix" albums are ignored completely.

But that's a small complaint. When the disc is playing, it sounds wonderful. Highlights include "Piles and Piles of Demo Tapes Bi-Da Miles," an instrumental version of "Ring Ring Ring" featuring a SICK flute solo; the deliciously breezy "More Than U Know," from Prince Paul's "A Prince Among Thieves" album; "Sweet Dreams," an amusing, previously unreleased track from a promo-only 12-inch; and "Trouble in the Water" by DJ Honda, in which Posdnuos and Dave trade verses about their childhoods over an atmospheric vibraphone loop.

Tracks:

Jump Around - House of Pain
O.P.P. - Naughty by Nature
Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" - De La Soul
Latifah's Had It Up to Here - Queen Latifah
Same Song - Digital Underground
Fantastic Voyage - Coolio
I Get the Job Done - Big Daddy Kane
Poor Georgie - MC Lyte
They Want EFX - Das EFX
Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa

The Golden Age Of Underground Radio, Vol.2

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Frequency modulation
little slice o history; freeform underground radio
Is FM Radio Cool?
An Eclectic Gem!
FM Radio When It WAS Cool!

The Golden Age Of Underground Radio, Vol.2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music

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General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

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Traveling Wilburys (2CD/1DVD, Deluxe Edition)

ASIN: B0000001AX
Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

Bmr's Sign On
I Got A Line On You - Spirit
Barabajagal - Donovan
Bmr
Honky Tonk Woman - Ike & Tina Turner
Bmr-Hip Bagel Commercial
Rollin' & Tumblin' - Canned Heat
Killing Floor - Electric Flag
Leather Ltd Commercial
Bmr-Jeans West Commercial
Only You Know & I Know - Dave Mason
Bmr
You Can't Do That - Nilsson
Bmr
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
Alone Again Or - Love
Bmr
The Pusher - Steppenwolf
Bmr
Music Odyssey Commercial
Bmr-Fat Bernie's Waterbeds
Kmet News
Nature's Way - Spirit
Wood Ships - Jefferson Airplane
Bmr
Grateful Dead Concert Commercial
Bmr
Witchi-Tai-To - Brewer & Shipley
Bmr's Sign-Off
The City - Mark Almond

Customer Reviews:

Frequency modulation .......2005-11-09

I love this CD.

It's like a perfect little mix, circa 68-71, but in addition to music both popular ("I Got a Line on You," "Eight Miles High," "Alone Again Or") and more obscure ("The City," "Barabajagal"), it also contains resin-tinged commericals for jeans and waterbeds, news announcements, ads for concerts and commentary by uber-smooth L.A. DJ B. Mitchell Reed.

Basically, it's like listening to 73 minutes of California FM radio during its best period.

I got the other volume first, years ago, the one with Tom Donahue, and I liked it for the most part because I dug the concept and Donahue is endlessly amiable, but the tunes in that collection didn't fit together as seamlessly, and I knew almost all of them.

On this second volume, the raps are integrated more ironically and the song selection is just stronger and more unified in tone.

Makes me yearn for the pre-Clear Channel radio era, or at least for the left-of-the-dial college radio, both of which are now pretty much gone forever.

little slice o history; freeform underground radio.......2003-05-25

B Mitchell Reed was one of the founders of freeform rock and roll radio in the mid to late 60s. He, Tom Donahue, Dave Diamond, Uncle T., and others created a new medium, one which made the DJ more than a disc spinner.He became the radio listener's friend and advisor, and his choices of tunes(called a set) helped shape the evening.He would also hip you in to good concerts around town, happenings, etc. A typical set would run 3 to 6 tunes, sometimes with a common theme; Say, Casey Jones by the Dead, Traintime by Cream, and Train, Train by Blackfoot. The commercials are also very low-key and listener-friendly. This CD has excerpts from some shows from those times. it really does give you a feel of what radio was like in those days. BMR is so cool that Joni Mitchell wrote a song about him....

Is FM Radio Cool?.......2000-10-03

Since the advent of the F.M. rock radio format in the early 70's, A.M. radio has been relegated to the status of "uncool", which is more than unfair. A.M. radio lives on in the hearts of "real" radio fans, who listen to the likes of Art Bell and Jay Marvin(WLS Chicago). These guys are the true "rogues" of the airwaves, discussing relevant issues and stirring up the rebel in all of us. For me, the "real" underground radio is still found on A.M.

An Eclectic Gem!.......2000-06-01

This interesting compilation of favorite tracks played by the immortal DJ, B. Mitchel Reed, is a must for any lovers of free-form radio and obscure music tracks. While tracks by artists such as The Byrds and Steppenwolf are familiar classics now, the clear standouts are Jefferson Airplane's version of "Wooden Ships," and Brewer and Shipley's terrific cover of Jim Pepper's rockin' "Witchi-Tai-To." The late Mike Bloomfield's guitar mastery is evident on the Electric Flag's "Killing Floor," and Tina Turner manages to make "Honky Tonk Women" more interesting than the original. Perhaps what's best of all are BMR's signature voiceovers and commercials in between the tracks that really put this CD over the top. Highly recommended for all radio and music lovers!

FM Radio When It WAS Cool!.......2000-01-20

Think FM radio is cool now? Check out one of the founding fathers of FM Rock Radio. BMR rocks and so does the music. BMR is gone but through this CD he and the music live on

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Perfectly titled: for the appreciation of the connoisseur.
Contrary to other reviews.........
This CD has one song that ROCKS!!!!!

Hip Hop Classics, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000003AJ6
Release Date: 1996-05-23

Tracks:

Eric B. Is President - Eric B. & Rakim
Top Billin' - Audio Two
You're A Customer - EPMD
The Bridge - MC Shan
La Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz - Biz Markie
Freaky Tales - Too Short
Boyz-N-The Hood - Eazy-E
Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
Words I Manifest - Gang Starr
Just Hangin' Out - Main Source
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Rock The House - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
Raw '91 - Big Daddy Kane

Customer Reviews:

Perfectly titled: for the appreciation of the connoisseur........2002-07-26

I generally refrain from writing reviews unless I feel I have more to say than, "This is fantastic." But, well, "This is FANTASTIC!" (Does emphasis count as more?) The cuts on this collection bear little resemblance to what passes for hip hop in today's mainstream. The things that make Ja Rule, Jadakiss, and Jay-Z platinum sellers are conspicuously and completely absent from this record. (Remember records?) For anyone looking for a taste of, as the title indicates, hip hop classics, however, this album is perfectly put together. Running the gamut from the hardcore East Coast classic opener "Eric B. Is President" to Too Short's ridiculously-enjoyable-for-something-so-ridiculous "Freaky Tales", this album provides an excellent sampling of excellent beats and lyrics. As I said, I haven't much too say on it, but am convinced that the devotee will enjoy it as much as the neophyte will likely be disappointed and confused by it.

Contrary to other reviews................2002-01-13

This cd is bangin' from top to bottom. If you know and appreciate the whole of hip-hop (ol' school as well as new), then you will get the full enjoyment of this disk.

This CD has one song that ROCKS!!!!!.......1999-04-09

La Di Da Di is the only song worth spending $2 on. Save our money, people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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