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Music : Big Hits & Hard To Find Classics
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Big Hits & Hard To Find Classics by: Various Artists List Price: £5.99 CD-Charts Price: £2.98 You Save: £3.01 (50%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 7314544707282 Format: Import Label: Commercial Marketing Manufacturer: Commercial Marketing Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Commercial Marketing Release Date: April 29, 2002 Running Time: 57 minutes Studio: Commercial Marketing Sales Rank: 11706 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: The fourth volume in the brilliant Tamla Motown Big Hits and Hard to Find Classics series boasts yet another scintillating selection plucked from the Motown vaults. This time, the tracklisting--spanning the years 1961 to 1970--features fewer familiar hits in favour of a generous helping of highly prized rarities. Probably the best known track here is Barbara Randolph’s sensually sultry version of the HDH composition "I Got a Feeling", originally recorded by The Four Tops. Other comparatively well-known tracks include Eddie Holland’s "Jamie", which owes more to the late 50s/early 60s doo-wop pop style than the later trademark "Sound of Young America", and The Marvelettes swoonsome In Full Bloom album cut "Now Is The Time For Love". In keeping with Hitsville’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of riches, the more obscure sides are just as thrilling. The Lewis Sisters were known as "the singing teachers" and the spectral "You Need Me" is decorated by drop-dead gorgeous vocals that build to a tumultuous Wagnerian chorus. Another consummate vocalist is Barbara McNair, a genuine diva. Her two Motown albums, The Real Barbara McNair and Here I Am, sold poorly at the time (the late 60s) but are now collectors items, as evinced by the sophisticated swing of Steal Away Tonight. Further proof that Motown is the greatest soul/pop label of all time.--Chris King Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Very oddThe others in the series seem to be called Big MOTOWN hits and...but this one is the most interesting as its not screwed up by actually including hits-that is hits in the top 40 sense. Its also the only way you can get the Lewis Sisters' You need me-a record which is actually closer to pure high school pop and my favorite one on the labels. In fact you begin to notice T M dabbling in high school when they sign up Paul Peterson-whose hit singles were on Colpix in 1962 and are more Frankie Avalon than anything.Fortunately the track included here is not as cloying as his Colpix stuff. Peterson was really an actor who found himself like his co star Shelley Fabares roped in to make records.He was interviewed recently by Ronnie Allen ... Read More: Rating: - Why have other Amazon reviewers lost their marbles? There are no repeat tracks on this CD!Of course this cd is top notch, as the previous cds in the collection were re-issues of US releases in the late 80's and this one is a UK exclusive. It dovetails perfectly with the previous three cds, with the only major difference now being that you probably won't instantly recognise these songs unless you're a motown connosieur. Just to set the record straight, unless there are different versions of Tamla Motown Big Hits and Hard to Find classics that have somehow dissappeared from the face of the earth, not one of the songs on vol 4 has appeared in a previous volume in this collection. I even checked the all music guide to see which albums Jamie and I got a feeling have appeared on, none of them being previous issues in this series. And to respond ... Read More: Rating:  - Classics? HardlyYou won't find many clasics here. The quality is thinly spread and the selection contains a number of tracks that barely deserve to see the light of day. This is very much second division Motown. There are a few bright moments though. The tracks from Barbara Randolph, Fantastic Four, Marvin Gaye and Chuck Jackson are particularly fine and worthy of attention. Rating:  - Motowns 4th in the SeriesHooray, the Uk gets involved in a motown compilation BUT....... Yeah we spoilt it by doubling up with Barbara Randolph(Vol 1) and Eddie Holland(Vol 2) however it is good and maintains the consistent high standards of Motown's music(I call it that because some call it soul/pop/dance/whatever!) Loved the Fantastic 4 track and the ballads on this collection that were well overdue an airing. Bring on Number 5 PLEASE but also do your homework so we don't get any more replication of previous tracks. Rating:  - Strong On Hard To Find ClassicsSpectrum have shown some enterprise with the Motown catalogue, and this series must have hit a winning formula to have reached Volume 4. The Big Hits make the releases sufficiently commercial to allow the inclusion of the Hard To Find Classics, which obviously appeal more to the collector. This is the first of the series to have been compiled in the UK. Paul Nixon has been generous with the rarities, mostly unavailable or long deleted on CD prior to this collection, and has added valuable liner information. The Northern Soul fraternity has shown a preference for a certain kind of Motown sound and there are several prime examples here although its scope is thankfully wider. Well known names include Marvin Gaye, whose cover of Motown-legend Frank ... Read More: |
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