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Lost Hits of the '60s: 40 Solid Gold AM Radio Classics |  | Artists: Spanky and our Gang, Harpers Bizarre, Four Jacks and a Jill, The Five Americans, Neon Philarmonic, Dusty Springfield, The Cyrcle, Magic Lanterns, Barbara Lewis, The Happenings
Label: EMI-Capitol
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Seller: echorecords
Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
UPC: 766481520726
EAN: 0766481520726
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Album Description
The best rare '60's collection ever! 40 solid gold AM radio classics like, 'Morning Girl', Neon Philharmonic, 'Apricot Brandy', Rhinoceros, 'Bottle Of Wine', Fireballs, 'Best Of Both Worlds', Lulu, 'Son Of A Preacher Man', Dusty Springfieldand 'Mr. Bojangles', Jerry Jeff Walker and more. Standard jewel case. 1999 release.
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What I expected and more May 5, 2010
Allan S. Roberts (Canada)
I purchased this CD soley for one track, "Master Jack", which I had been searching for over a number of years. I was impressed with the quality of that particular song, but equally impressed with all others on the CD. The sound quality is quite good, and there were songs that I had all but forgotten, thus it is an incredible nostalgia compilation.
 Excellent song selection but... February 28, 2010
Real Music-Not Rap (Washington USA)
This 2-disc set offers an awesome selection of '60's tunes, some of which you just don't find on other compilations. How often do you see "Master Jack" (Four Jacks and a Jill), "And Suddenly" (The Cherry People), and "Apricot Brandy" (Rhinoceros) on any CD? I had totally forgotten about these songs, mainly because they aren't usually played on oldies stations, and when I heard them again on this CD I was happily reminded of them. Unfortunately, the sound quality is awful, especially considering the year of release. The CD was issued in 1999 and remastering was not uncommon for that time period. The label just got lazy and cheap. I would still highly recommend this compilation for the song selection but deduct two stars for sound.
 This Filled Several Of My "Needs" At The Time Of Its Release October 10, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
There is little I can add to Zub's excellent overview except to say that the AAD sound quality is excellent and that, in the large fold-open insert are track-by-track comments written by Joe Knoche (which appear in alphabetical order based on the song's title rather than in their track order), who also compiled the album for Warner Special Products/Echo Records.
In those notes he lets you know the year the song charted and the highest position reached on the Billboard Pop Hot 100. But several also did well on other charts: Baby, I'm Yours and Sweet Inspiration both made it to # 5 R&B, while the following also made impacts on the Adult Contemporary (or Easy Listening) charts after their introduction in 1961: Baby, The Rain Must Fall (# 2); Brand New Me (# 3); Classical Gas (# 1); 59th Street Bridge Song (# 4); Goodbye Columbus (# 22); Indian Lake (# 17); Lazy Day (# 24); Little Arrows (# 38); Long Lonsesome Highway (# 5); Master Jack (# 3); Mr. Bojangles (# 28); and Will You Be Staying After Sunday (# 22).
Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant is the 4:44 45 rpm version which reached # 98 Hot 100 in December 1969. The 18-minute LP version remains a classic that should be sought out.
Great collection of hard-to-find 45s November 29, 2002
Zub (Forks Twp., PA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Compilations from the major labels are often skimpy collections of the same old recycled oldies tunes. Refreshingly, this piece from EMI-Capitol Special Markets breaks that mold and offers a generous collection of seldom-found charting tunes from the 1960s. While only one of these cuts made top-10 (Troy Shondell's "This Time"), all save one were top-100 with six cracking the top-20. Three of the included tracks were the artists' only chart success and can be considered one-hit wonders. Some of the standout rarities here include Jerry Jaye's "My Girl Josephine", the Exciters' (of "Tell Him" fame) "He's Got The Power" and "Back On The Street Again" from the Sunshine Company which was actually their highest charting single though they were better known for their first charter, "Happy". Other interesting cuts included here are the so-bad-it's-good perversion of "Downtown" by tone-deaf Mrs. Miller, forgotten words and all, and Glen Campbell's "Universal Soldier", the Buffy St. Marie-penned tune that may be a bit to "relevant" for reissues of Campbell's repetoire. While there are no sonic relevations here, sound quality is reasonably competent with tracks 2,9,12,14-17,19 and 20 in true stereo with the remainder in mono. The only notable shortfall here is the complete lack of any liner notes to accompany the included tracks. Even the track listing provided is totally spartan with no information other than the title and artist. Lack of documentation aside, this is a surprising little piece of welcome 60s pop rarities and is a valuable addition to any collectors CD library as well as being of interest to the casual listener looking for more than just the same omnipresent oldies from the era.
Surprising collection January 1, 2002
Zub (Forks Twp., PA)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
This is an import version of a set that was originally available from Sound Exchange, a Time Warner direct marketing music operation that has since folded. Though, since its original issue, some of these tracks have become available on CD elsewhere, there are several here that made their CD debut with this set and are still hard-to-find. Four Jacks and a Jill's "Master Jack", the Association's song from the movie, "Goodbye Columbus", Leapy Lee's "Little Arrows" and "Don't Just Stand There" by Patty Duke are among the rarities found here. Sound quality is quite good overall with all tracks except disc 1, tracks 4,14,16,17,19 and 20 and disc 2 tracks 7 and 20 appearing in their stereo version. While it may seem a bit pricey, with 40 tracks on two discs, it represents a reasonably good value. This is a surprisingly interesting collection of mostly substantially charting, yet seldom-found 45's from the later 60s. Since track listings are not supplied at the time of this review, they are as follows:
DISC ONE: Lazy Day - Spanky and Our Gang; The 59th Street Bridge Song - Harpers Bizarre; Master Jack - Four Jacks and a Jill; Western Union - Five Americans; Morning Girl - Neon Philharmonic; Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield; Turn Down Day - Cyrkle; Shame, Shame - Magic Lanterns; Baby, I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis; I Got Rhythm - Happenings; Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield; Bowling Green - Everly Bros.; Don't Just Stand There - Patty Duke; Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations; Goodbye Columbus - Association; Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters; Best Of Both Worlds - Lulu; Will You Be Staying After Sunday - Peppermint Rainbow; Next Plane To London - Rose Garden; Bottle Of Wine - Fireballs. DISC TWO: Games People Play - Joe South; Baby The Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough; I'm A Fool - Dino, Desi and Billy; Apricot Brandy - Rhinoceros; Crying Game - Brenda Lee; And Suddenly - Cherry People; Malibu U - Harpers Bizarre; Alice's Rock and Roll Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie; D.W. Washburn - Monkees; Classical Gas - Mason Williams; Indian Lake - Cowsills; Action - Freddy Cannon; Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker; Nashville Cats - Lovin' Spoonful; Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son; I Love You - People; Little Arrows - Leapy Lee; Mr. Dieingly Sad - Critters; Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks; Let It Out - Hombres.
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