50 Golden Greats [Import]

Product Description
UK collection of all the great's from one of the world's foremost insrumental groups. Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their hit, 'Apache'. This compilation features all their chart successes including their instrumental interpretaions of 'Nights In White Satin', 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Thunderbirds Theme' and 'God Only Knows'. 2000 release. Double slimline jewel case.

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50 Golden Greats [Import]

Average customer rating: It has the two hits. An Introduction...of Sorts Tossed about like Johnson's current endowment A VIOLATION OF ALL WE HOLD SACRED A great price for a lot of great tunes.

50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats The Fall Manufacturer: Beggars UK - Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fall Heads Roll The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) Hex Enduction Hour Suicide (First Album) The Good, the Bad & the Queen ASIN: B00024729G Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Repetiton
2. Industrial Estate
3. Rowche Rumble
4. Fiery Jack
5. How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
6. Totally Wired
7. New Face In Hell
8. Prole Art Threat
9. Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
10. Classical
11. Hip Priest
12. Man Whose Head Expanded
13. Kicker Conspiracy
14. Eat Y'self Fitter
15. c.r.e.e.p.
16. No Bulbs
17. Spoilt Victorian Child
18. Cruiser's Creek

Tracks:

1. Us 80's/90's
2. Mr Pharmacist
3. Living Too Late
4. Hey Luciani
5. There's A Ghost In My House
6. Hit The North
7. Victoria
8. Telephone Thing
9. High Tension Line
10. Free Range
11. Why Are People So Grudgeful?
12. Behind The Counter
13. M5
14. Feeling Numb
15. The Chislers
16. Powder Keg
17. Masquerade
18. Touch Sensitive
19. Crop Dust
20. Susan Vs Youth Club
21. Green Eyed Loco-Man

Album Description

The definitive Fall anthology, this 39 track double cd spans the illustrious career of one of rock music's most important bands. Of all the late-'70s punk and post-punk bands, none are longer-lived or more prolific than The Fall. Throughout their career, the band underwent a myriad of lineup changes, but at the center of it all is vocalist Mark E. Smith. With his caustic, acerbic wit and inimitable vocal style, Smith has become a cult legend in alternative rock circles. This double cd set , at the bargain list price of $16.98, is the ultimate collection for both newcomer and veteran fan alike. "Led by acid-tounged poet Mark E. Smith, whose caustic lyrics and accented, amelodic vocals provide the Fall's primary features, the Fall has created a huge body of unique, adventurous and challenging rock. From its experimental beginnings, the Fall has continued to explore and grow stronger...the Fall has made a crucial difference in modern music." Trouser Press

Customer Reviews:

It has the two hits........2007-04-28

Cruisers Creek and Hit The North are on this compilation. That's about all for The Fall.

An Introduction...of Sorts.......2007-04-10

When I began to delve into the music of The Fall, I was quite impressed with the band's diversity in instrumentation, style, lyrics, and various other aspects. After reading a bit of background information, I then found that The Fall had gone through about fifty different musicians in the course of it's existence, with only a handful being an active creative force for an album (or more) at any given time. Mark E. Smith has 'sacked' quite a number of them, being displeased with their attitude or performance, and has garnered the reputation of not being the easiest musician to work with. However, as the enigmatic songwriter and lead vocalist of this unusual group, he has remained from the band's formation in 1976 through to The Fall's most recent studio album release, 'Reformation Post TLC', in 2007! That's some serious dedication.

With such a long-spanning existence, there are loads of studio albums, live albums, compilations, etc...Where does one even begin? That's what I was wondering, until I stumbled upon this 2-CD compilation, '50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong'. The Fall is obscure to listeners of mainstream music, especially those in America. There have been instances when songs such as The Fall's covers of The Kinks' "Victoria" and R. Dean Taylor's "There's A Ghost in My House" climbed up fairly high on the music charts in the UK, as well as a scattered assortment of other singles. I find it unfortunate that The Fall's cover songs were generally better-received on the charts than the original material that The Fall released as singles...there's a lot of good stuff to be heard!

Speaking of songs released as singles, '50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong' includes a good many of them, as well as some songs that were album-exclusive. Due to the sheer number of songs that The Fall has released, it must have been an alarming task for whoever had to put this compilation together! However, I must say that this serves as a pretty good introduction for a new listener; it's priced rather nicely and includes 39 songs! My personal favorites are: "Totally Wired", "Cruiser's Creek", "U.S. 80's-90's", "Victoria", and "Free Range". Of course, fans will gripe about certain songs being left off of this compilation, but that's somewhat inevitable, due to the vast catalogue of Fall songs in existence. Overall, most of the 'key' songs are here, regardless of whether they are more memorable singles and/or favorites amongst fans.

The Fall has shown many different sides throughout the years, which is partly due to having such an array of different musicians involved. Not only that, but Mark E. Smith's lyrics and direction has grown and changed in so many different ways that I don't even know what genre I'd label The Fall as. As Mark E. Smith has said in past interviews, he is not concerned about any kind of 'music scene' that might be happening; he would rather be focusing on creating new music in his own way, regardless of whatever 'scene' might be popping up someplace. A given music scene might seem exciting for awhile...only to fade away and be replaced by another. But, here's The Fall! Despite the ever-changing roster of musicians, Mark E. Smith, as the talented, knowledgeable front-man, has definitely shown that he has a handle on what he's doing.

So, if you like this compilation, what next? The Fall's 'This Nation's Saving Grace', a favorite of Fall fans and critics alike, would be a good selection from the myriad of studio albums available. The album, as a whole, is quite interesting to listen to, and includes some rather good tracks that aren't on '50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong', such as "Bombast", "L.A.", and "My New House". For even more Fall, 'The Complete Peel Sessions', though expensive, is a comprehensive 6-CD box set spanning from 1978-2004. Regardless of what route you decide to take in listening to this band, you'll find that there's a lot of interesting music to explore, and...you probably won't hear any other band like The Fall.

Tossed about like Johnson's current endowment.......2005-12-08

Was, is and will always be worthy of our attention. Amazon Rules suggest 75 to 300 words when submitting an assessment of a product but this collection is beyond description. I might ramble further about the ramifications of this product's impact on the early 21st century but I feel time is too valuable. You must obtain this collection immediately.

If you're not satisfied with this purchase, I suggest rebirth or a venture into advanced mechanization, exploitation or debauchery.

A VIOLATION OF ALL WE HOLD SACRED.......2005-12-03

Why must Mark E. continue to torment us so? The only band to lay more "music" to vinyl than the Grateful Dead, and with no end in sight. No musician is more responsible for the ongoing violation of Mother Gaia and the mobilization of vast armies to secure resources to make more records: why do you think the UK is in Iraq? Enlightening us to The Monks is not enough! Any two-bit Mancunian ink-stained wretch could transmogrify rock n' roll long after Manchester United is forgotten. For Allah's sake, the dude doesn't play a guitar and is turning into a hunchback! When will the sonic rapture cease? And who decided to defile the memory of Nudie Cohen? Go ahead. Be a yob. Buy this and turn into some fey Brahmin who thinks Madonna isn't British. I'm warning YOU!!

A great price for a lot of great tunes........2005-09-18

I remember a review of a new Fall release (by Fred Miller?) that
began with the sentance: "I always expect the next album by The Fall to suck, but it never does".
The Fall alwats skirts the
fringes of pop and appears ready to teeter, but they never do.
This compilation is the proof. The Fall always remain an interesting and rewarding listen.

Most of my Fall collection is on vinyl. I repurchased a few favorites on CD: Wonderful and Frightning World, Bend Sinister,
This Nation's Saving Grace. The 50,000 Fall Fans compilation
was a great chance for me to pick up digital copies of many other
favorite songs and hear a few tunes from recordings that are not
in my collection in any media.

This CD is a great deal. A double CD by a great group at a single CD price. If you are a newcomer to The Fall,
this is a good starting point. If you are already one of the 50,000 (like me) the price is a good insentive to
pick up the singles that are not already in your collection. Favorite track: 'Hey, Luciani'.

Average customer rating: Every song from the first half of her career

50 Golden Greats: The Complete Early Years Patsy Cline Manufacturer: Empire Musicwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection 25 All-Time Greatest Recordings: The 4-Star Years Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits Live at the Opry Gold ASIN: B000EMGAE4 Release Date: 2006-03-28

Tracks:

1. Hidin Out
2. Turn The Cards Slowly
3. A Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye
4. Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round
5. I Love You Honey
6. Come On In
7. I Cried All The Way To The Altar
8. Stop, Look And Listen
9. Ive Loved And Lost Again
10. Dear God
11. He Will Do For You
12. Walkin After Midnight
13. The Heart You Break May Be Your Own
14. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
15. A Poor Mans Roses
16. Today, Tomorrow And Forever
17. Fingerprints
18. A Stranger In My Arms
19. Dont Ever Leave Me
20. Try Again
21. Too Many Secrets
22. Then Youll Know
23. Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray

Tracks:

1. That Wonderful Someone
2. In Care Of The Blues
3. Hungry For Love
4. I Cant Forget
5. I Dont Wanta
6. Aint No Wheels On This Ship
7. Stop The World
8. Walking Dream
9. Cry Not For Me
10. If I Could See The World
11. Just Out Of Reach
12. I Can See An Angel
13. Come On In
14. Let The Teardrops Fall
15. Never No More
16. If I Could Only Stay Asleep
17. Im Moving Along
18. Im Blue Again
19. Love Me, Love Me Honey Do
20. Yes I Understand
21. Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul
22. Lifes Railway To Heaven
23. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
24. Lovesick Blues
25. How Can I Face Tomorrow
26. There She Goes
27. Crazy Dreams

Album Description

Perhaps the greatest voice that ever graced a country record, Patsy Cline left her unique impression on the music world and inspired reverence in her millions of adoring fans. Her popularity has only grown over the years - new artists have covered the songs that she made famous and each year more music lovers of all genres are turned on by her incredible voice.

Presented here are the legendary Everest / Four Star recordings in their un-altered entirety finally available on a superbly remastered 2 CD set. These classic recordings will also be a big hit among the alt-country set as they are the rootsiest recordings Patsy ever made.

Classic country - pure Patsy.

Customer Reviews:

Every song from the first half of her career.......2006-10-19

Please note that this is a re-issue of a long-out-of print double CD (Crazy dreams - the Four Star years) with exactly the same track listing but different packaging.

Patsy's recording career lasted from 1956 to 1963 and was divided between two record labels - Four Star and Decca, the switch occurring in 1960. Most of her success came with Decca but this collection focuses on the Four Star recordings, for which this is the best ever released, containing every song she ever recorded for the label, superbly re-mastered. There are extensive liner notes including session details for these recordings, even including an outline of her career with Decca. The style of Patsy's music on Four Star was solidly traditional country with none of the strings that were used on her Decca recordings.

Patsy's only hit during her time with Four Star was Walking after midnight, a song that Patsy later re-recorded for Decca. Part of the reason for Patsy's limited success (and the main reason that she eventually left Four Star) was that she was only allowed to record songs for which the record label held the publishing copyright. Despite this limitation, there are many excellent songs here.

Apart from Walking after midnight, the most famous original song here is the classic ballad, Just out of reach, a song that has often been covered by country, pop and soul singers. Now, why wasn't Patsy's recording a hit? Among the other great songs here are Pick me up on your way down, A poor man's roses (later covered by Reba McEntire, a huge fan of Patsy's music), In care of the blues and Come on in.

Towards the end of Patsy's contract with Four Star, the label relented and she was able to record some other songs including covers of Lovesick blues, Life's railway to heaven and Just a closer walk with thee. It was too late. Patsy moved to Decca and suddenly became a major star by recording some of the best original songs available.

If you are new to Patsy's music, I recommend that you should first look for a collection of her Decca music including such classics as I fall to pieces, Crazy and She's got you. If you want to explore further, you will enjoy this.

Average customer rating: Disc One great, Disk two.....so-so.... But there's so much more! All the classic instrumentals Brings back great memories

50 Golden Greats The Shadows Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shadows - The Final Tour The Shadows' Greatest Hits The Final Tour 40 Golden Greats Walk Don't Run ASIN: B00004U9MR Release Date: 2000-08-07

Tracks:

1. Apache
2. Man Of Mystery
3. The Stranger
4. F.B.I.
5. Midnight
6. The Frightened City
7. Kon-Tiki
8. The Savage
9. Shadoogie
10. Wonderful Land
11. Sleepwalk
12. Guitar Tango
13. The Boys
14. Dance On
15. Foot Tapper
16. Atlantis
17. Shindig
18. Geronimo
19. Theme For Young Lovers
20. Perfidia
21. Mustang
22. Cosy
23. Nivram
24. Little B
25. The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt
26. Rhythm And Greens
27. Genie With The Light Brown Lamp

Tracks:

1. Mary-Anne
2. Stingray
3. Don't Make My Baby Blue
4. War Lord
5. Thunderbirds Theme
6. I Met A Girl
7. A Place In The Sun
8. The Dreams I Dream
9. Maroc 7
10. Slaughter On 10th Avenue
11. Something
12. Let Me Be The One
13. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
14. Theme For The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
15. Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez
16. Riders In The Sky
17. God Only Knows
18. Going Home
19. Albatross
20. Nights In White Satin
21. Whiter Shade Of Pale
22. Imagine/Woman
23. Memory

Album Description

UK collection of all the great's from one of the world's foremost insrumental groups. Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their hit, 'Apache'. This compilation features all their chart successes including their instrumental interpretaions of 'Nights In White Satin', 'Whiter Shade Of Pale', 'Thunderbirds Theme' and 'God Only Knows'. 2000 release. Double slimline jewel case.

Album Details

Compilation that Includes the Shadows Best Known Work with their Instrumental Interpretations of Such Classic Songs as the Moody Blues', 'Nights in White Satin', 'Whiter Shade of Pale'by Procol Harum and the Beach Boys Classic 'God Only Knows'.

Customer Reviews:

Disc One great, Disk two.....so-so...........2007-06-13

This is a two cd set, with the 1st cd containing early tunes of the Shadows. They are all here, Apache, Man of Mystery, Midnight, Kon-tiki etc... Good surf stuff and is The Shadows at their best.

The second cd are mostly remakes of standards, (Riders in the Sky, God only knows, Imagine etc...). I really like their version of "Albatross". The 2nd cd is "ok", but I got the "Shadows are go!" cd and really, all their best original work is on that one cd. They play the cuts well here, but really...some of it almost sounds like elevator musak.

I would not have bought this cd set, knowing that all my favorites of the Shadows were already here from my initial purchase. But there are 50 tunes here and it rounds out the collection.

Joe

But there's so much more!.......2005-05-10

A great compilation...but there's so much more! (that's
why I only gave four stars). Both the original Shadows' stuff and their masterful covers never fail to please. These CDs are a teriffic addition to any collection...even if you've heard most of them before.

(By the way, the cover of Mark Knopfler's marvellous 'Going Home' is in and of itself worth the price of the album. Enjoy.)

All the classic instrumentals.......2004-02-07

In the early sixties, instrumental hits were a regular feature of the pop charts in Britain and America. There were several great instrumental artists around. America had Duane Eddy, Floyd Cramer, B Bumble and the Stingers and the Ventures, to name a few. Britain had the Shadows and the Tornados. While the Tornados were very successful at the time, most notably with Telstar, the Shadows remained successful for the rest of the century.

The Shadows were also Cliff Richard's backing band and played on most of his hits in the fifties and sixties. Like Cliff, they made little impact in America but any Americans who enjoy the Ventures and Duane Eddy ought to give the Shadows a listen.

This compilation has all their big UK instrumental hits of the sixties and seventies including Apache, Man of mystery, FBI, Wonderful land, Dance on, Foot tapper and Don't cry for me Argentina. They also experimenting by doing a few vocal tracks and some of those are included here, among them being Mary Anne (a UK top ten hit), Don't make my blue, I met a girl, Dreams I dream and Let me be the one (their 1975 Eurovision song - like so many other Brits, they came second). The vocal tracks are good but it is their instrumental skills on which their reputation is built.

Most of their big hits came early in their career. In the eighties and nineties, they gave up worrying about hits and contented themselves with making albums of cover versions. A few covers selected from these albums round off this excellent collection. Among them is Albatross, an early Fleetwood Mac tune that always sounded very like a Shadows track, so it was an obvious tune for them to cover.

The Shadows, like most pop groups, has had its share of line-up changes. Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch , two of the original members, remained with the group throughout. The other two original members, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, left early on, They teamed up as a duo and had some UK hits of their own including Diamonds. Of the other members that came and went, John Farrar is perhaps the most famous. He joined in 1970 but eventually had to leave because of other commitments - he became producer and songwriter for Olivia Newton John.

If you enjoy guitar instrumental music of the sixties, you'll love the Shadows. This compilation contains all the essentials, though a lot of Shadows music is available on CD for those who wish to explore further.

Brings back great memories.......2000-10-07

In 1962, I was an Air Force brat (actually, we were all pretty well behaved) teen living in Germany and developing my musical tastes. The Ventures were popular in the States and my brother I owned all their albums. What our stateside friends never knew was the Shadows and their clean, cool guitar sound. Instrumental music is never huge, and the British Shadows never made it across the pond. Too bad. Their music is fine.

Funny thing is that same year some group calling themselves the Beatles had a song called "Love Me Do" on Armed Forces Radio. I liked it. Two years later, they did make it across the pond. And how.

I had forgotten about the Shadows until today, when I read an interview with Peter Frampton in the LA Times. He mentioned his high regard for Hank Marvin of the Shadows, and that sent me to Amazon to see if their music was available on CD. Good news for me. Good news for anyone who likes straight ahead, pure rock guitar.

One more tidbit: that year Priscilla (Beaulieu) Presley rode the same school bus as me. And yes, she was as beautiful then, too.

Average customer rating:

50 Golden Greats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000DXSCAO Release Date: 2007-06-05

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50 Golden Greats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CHYHBO Release Date: 2007-06-05

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50 Golden Greats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000CHYHDM Release Date: 2007-06-05

Average customer rating:

50 Golden Greats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000DXSBO6 Release Date: 2007-06-05

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