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Music : A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
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- There is no "missing song"
Despite what someone implies in a previous posting, Darlene Love's "All Alone At Christmas" is most certainly NOT a missing track from this album.
The track was written and produced by Miami Steve Van Zandt for the movie "Home Alone 2" roughly 30 years or so after Spector's album was released. Spector had nothing to do with ths track.
It certainly is NOT part of the Phil Spector repetoire, and was never a part of this album.
The CD is a complete reproduction of the original vinyl album with nothing missing.
Rating: - The classic album
This album was something of a revolution in its time, at least where Christmas music was concerned, although all that Phil Spector actually did was apply his normal production style to Christmas music.
The Crystals, famous for Then he kissed me and Da doo ron ron, sing brilliant, energetic versions of Santa Claus is coming to town, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Parade of the wooden soldiers. The Ronettes, famous for Be my baby, are equally brilliant on Frosty the snowman, Sleigh ride and I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Bob B Soxx and the blue jeans, famous for Zip-a-de-doo-da, also excel on Bells of St Mary's and Here comes Santa Claus.
Darlene Love, whose biggest success was as lead singer of the Crystals on He's a rebel, sings four songs here, a rare chance for her to be credited as a solo performer. Christmas (Baby please come home) is the only original song here. White Christmas includes the rarely heard verse about being in Beverley Hills. The other two, Marshmallow world and Winter wonderland, are also outstanding.
The closing Silent night is just a series of spoken acknowledgements set to a backing track. Don't worry about that - the twelve songs that go before set the standard for Christmas rock albums when it was first recorded and still do, because nobody has bettered it in the forty years since.
Rating: - Christmas Is Finally Here!
Well this set is truly superb!
It has that great Christmas feel to it and you can play it on repeat all day without getting fed up with it.
The Ronettes and Darlene Love tracks are the standout tracks for me but saying that The Crystals `Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer` is the best yule hear!
Do a great deed and buy it- you will not regret it!
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- Why keep on re-issuing this version
I received this last Xmas, and having read a review, not from Amazon, stating that this was and I quote "Spector stereo- it dosn't get much better than this!",I was surprised to find that it is simply the original mono recording. The stereo version has been reissued on vinyl, the last time I believe was 1981 as part of a two album compilation set and that WAS in genuine stereo, its obviousely a different recording , you can tell by the slight difference in Sleigh Ride. To me its superb, so why keep reissuing the mono version, good though it is?
Rating: - A Christmas Jossler!
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Play it loud and it will surely become the sound of Christmas in your room. Music room, bathroom, middle room...wherever... - IT ROCKS!
- There is no "missing song"Despite what someone implies in a previous posting, Darlene Love's "All Alone At Christmas" is most certainly NOT a missing track from this album.
The track was written and produced by Miami Steve Van Zandt for the movie "Home Alone 2" roughly 30 years or so after Spector's album was released. Spector had nothing to do with ths track.
It certainly is NOT part of the Phil Spector repetoire, and was never a part of this album.
The CD is a complete reproduction of the original vinyl album with nothing missing.
Rating:
- The classic albumThis album was something of a revolution in its time, at least where Christmas music was concerned, although all that Phil Spector actually did was apply his normal production style to Christmas music.
The Crystals, famous for Then he kissed me and Da doo ron ron, sing brilliant, energetic versions of Santa Claus is coming to town, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Parade of the wooden soldiers. The Ronettes, famous for Be my baby, are equally brilliant on Frosty the snowman, Sleigh ride and I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Bob B Soxx and the blue jeans, famous for Zip-a-de-doo-da, also excel on Bells of St Mary's and Here comes Santa Claus.
Darlene Love, whose biggest success was as lead singer of the Crystals on He's a rebel, sings four songs here, a rare chance for her to be credited as a solo performer. Christmas (Baby please come home) is the only original song here. White Christmas includes the rarely heard verse about being in Beverley Hills. The other two, Marshmallow world and Winter wonderland, are also outstanding.
The closing Silent night is just a series of spoken acknowledgements set to a backing track. Don't worry about that - the twelve songs that go before set the standard for Christmas rock albums when it was first recorded and still do, because nobody has bettered it in the forty years since.
Rating:
- Christmas Is Finally Here!Well this set is truly superb!
It has that great Christmas feel to it and you can play it on repeat all day without getting fed up with it.
The Ronettes and Darlene Love tracks are the standout tracks for me but saying that The Crystals `Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer` is the best yule hear!
Do a great deed and buy it- you will not regret it!
Rating:
- Why keep on re-issuing this versionI received this last Xmas, and having read a review, not from Amazon, stating that this was and I quote "Spector stereo- it dosn't get much better than this!",I was surprised to find that it is simply the original mono recording. The stereo version has been reissued on vinyl, the last time I believe was 1981 as part of a two album compilation set and that WAS in genuine stereo, its obviousely a different recording , you can tell by the slight difference in Sleigh Ride. To me its superb, so why keep reissuing the mono version, good though it is?
Rating:
- A Christmas Jossler!.
Play it loud and it will surely become the sound of Christmas in your room. Music room, bathroom, middle room...wherever... - IT ROCKS!