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Disc: 1
1. Russian Sounds: Swan Lake/Capriccio Italien/Romeo and Juliet (Overture) - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
2. Well-Tempered Bach: Preludes in C Major and Minor/Italien Concerto BWV - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
3. Vienna in Rhythm: Emperor Waltz/Hunter's Polka/Perpetuum Mobile/Trisch - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
4. John Sebastian's Inventions: In C Major/A Minor/B Flat Major BWV 772, 7 - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
5. Always All Ready: Impromptu in a Flat Major Op 142/2 - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
6. Aida in the Background: Aida (Temple Scene and Romance)/Rigoletto (Viol    
7. Festive Baroque: Aria in F Minor/March from "Sciplo" Allegro in F Minor - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
8. Song of India - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
9. Can't Buy Me Love - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
10. It Ain't Necessarily So    
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Disc: 2
1. Flight of Carmen: Flight of the Bumble Bee/Hungarian Dance No. 5/Light - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
2. Soul and Sound: The Moldau/Sheherazade/Nabucco - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
3. Largo for Lovers: Umbra Mai Fu/From Xerxes - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
4. Solveig's Air: Air/Swan Lake/Pathétique/Solveig's Song - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
5. Amadeus Up to Date: Sonatas in C Major/A Major (Rondo All Turca) - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
6. Blue Hour With Frederick: Nocturne in E Flat Major/Prelude in a Major/M - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
7. Mary's Poem: Poem/Ave Maria - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
8. Moonlight Fanatsy: Étude in a Minor Op. 10/3/Moonlight Sonata Op. 27/2 - London Philharmonic Orchestra    
9. Old Trumpet Sound: Trumpet Voluntary/Trumpet Tune in B Flat Major - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
10. Motart's Prayer: Ave Verum KV 618 - Wave's Computer Orchestra    
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Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • required listening
  • Amazing Quality
  • No real guitar lover should be without this CD
  • Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
  • this is a good collection
 Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000616B
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Dinah
  2. Oh, Lady Be Good
  3. I Saw Stars
  4. I'm Confessin' That I Love You
  5. I've Had My Moments
  6. Djangology
  7. St. Louis Blues
  8. Limehouse Blues
  9. I Got Rhythm
  10. I've Found A New Baby
  11. After You've Gone
  12. Nagasaki
  13. Swing Guitars
  14. Charleston
  15. You're Driving Me Crazy
  16. Runnin' Wild
  17. Improvisation (Solo)
  18. Minor Swing
  19. Honeysuckle Rose
  20. Sweet Georgia Brown
  21. Night & Day
  22. Daphne
  23. Them There Eyes
  24. I'll See You In My Dreams (Trio)
  25. Nuages (The Bluest Kind Of Blue)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars required listening.......2006-11-21

This CD should be required listening in school;it is the perfect marriage of technique and art.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Quality.......2006-02-25

was amazed to hear the difference in quality between this CD recording and the vynil versions, even for a Mono recording.

5 out of 5 stars No real guitar lover should be without this CD.......2005-08-26

Anyone who loves the guitar, and who enjoys discussing great players, simply must include Django Reinhardt in their library and their discussions. "Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940" is a great place to start. His speed, inventiveness, musicality, and emotion are unsurpassed by any other guitar player from any other genre or any other era. And on top of that, you get the added bonus of Stephane Grappelli's violin playing. Buy it, listen to it, and be amazed.

5 out of 5 stars Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940.......2005-08-22

If you're into Django Reinhardt and his music, this may be the single most all-inclusive CD of his works available, containing most of the tunes he became best known for performing. You probably will not need another.

The one critique I have is, that for some inexplicable reason, the version of Limehouse Blues on this CD is noisier (hissy) than another copy of the song I have, though it is note-for-note the same version and, I'm pretty sure, the same performance. All the other tunes appear to have been processed for higher quality- a minor drawback; an excellent CD.

5 out of 5 stars this is a good collection.......2005-04-27

If you're just going to buy a 1-disc Django CD, this is a pretty good one to start with. Lots of great songs on this disc. But you can spend just a little more money and get a more complete 4-disc set called "The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order volume 1." (I haven't listened to volume 2 yet, but I know volume 1 is good.) Anyway, it's hard to go wrong with Django Reinhardt.
Red Hot Classics
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    		Red Hot Classics
    12 Girls Band
    Manufacturer: Universal
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    ASIN: B0002YC2CI
    Release Date: 2004-07-05

    Tracks:

    1. Smiling Proudly
    2. Meeting In Mongolian House
    3. S.D. Garden
    4. Horse Racing
    5. Freedom
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    7. Take Five
    8. Inside The Rhythm
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    13. Thanks For Living Years
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    21. Take Five (Vcd)
    22. Spell Of Love (Vcd)
    23. Freedom (Vcd)
    24. Midnight Mood (Vcd)
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    Album Description

    Asia exclusive pressing of 2004 compilation from Chinese act featuring 12 lovely ladies playing traditional Chinese classical instruments. 'Red Hot Classics' features 13 of their best known tracks which are a fusion of Eastern & Western music. The bonus VCD features 12 tracks, 'S.D. Garden', 'I Can't Be Your Man', 'Spirit Dance', 'City Night', 'Inside The Rhythm', 'King Ding Qing Ge', 'Spring Dream', 'Take Five', 'Spell Of Love', 'Freedom', 'Midnight Mood', & 'Thanks For Living Years'. Universal. 2004.

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    Re-issue of the Self Titled Debut, Re-named for the Market Outside of Asia, featuring the Track 'city Night' in Place of 'no Word'. Comes with a Bonus Vcd with 12 Colorful Videos.
    A Life of le Jazz Hot
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000P6R8EU
    Release Date: 2007-06-12

    Tracks:

    1. I Journey Across the Ocean
    2. II One Ticket Please
    3. III Papitou's Blues
    4. IV Wake Me When It's Over
    5. V Jazz 'Moozeecall'
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    10. Je Voudrais
    11. I Ol' St. Louis
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    5 out of 5 stars A CD MADE WITH LOVE FOR JOSEPHINE.......2007-06-13

    This album is unlike anything I've ever heard in Chamber music. Imani Winds is really doing something special- I hope they get a grammy for this one.
    American Beauties: The Rags of Joseph Lamb
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    • Exquisite!
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    		 American Beauties: The Rags of Joseph Lamb
    Virginia Eskin
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    ASIN: B00004SC17
    Release Date: 2000-05-23

    Tracks:

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    3. Ragtime Reverie
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    Amazon.com

    Joseph Lamb, a white musician who lived from 1887 to 1960, was considered one of the major ragtime composers of his era. By the end of his life, he had fallen into total obscurity, and even the ragtime revival hasn't made him a household name. His rags are different in style from Scott Joplin's, generally briefer and simpler in construction but still filled with lovely melodies and unaffected charm. The "American Beauty Rag," from which this disc takes its name, is only one of Lamb's many delicious miniatures (most of them under three minutes). Virginia Eskin has the style of this music down perfectly. She plays with just the right tempos (a trifle faster than would be appropriate for most of Joplin) and a lyrical sensitivity that doesn't prevent her from showing rhythmic drive. We're used to more than 49 minutes of music on most CDs, but 20 of Lamb's rags in a row are enough for one listening session. Don't give up before you reach the last one, though; "Nightingale Rag" is one of Lamb's best. A fascinating byway in American music is effectively explored and presented in realistic sound. --Leslie Gerber

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars American Sorta-Beauties.......2007-05-06

    Ms. Eskin certainly can play piano. She can certainly read music. And she can combine the two well enough. What I found most distracting about this album, however, isn't the fact that she doesn't repeat many of the measures. It's that she tends occasionally to hit clinkers. After the first one or two, I found myself listening more closely for mistakes than actually enjoying the music. Another problem with this album is that her renditions are too bulky and heavy. I've heard much cleaner-sounding performances of Lamb's work.

    I paid the money so I don't intend to return the CD. But it'll play well enough in my noisy car driving to and from work.

    3 out of 5 stars Good, but not great.......2005-10-10

    I have owned this album since June 2000, and it inspired me at the time to find out more online and even to compose some rags of my own. It turns out that many of the melodies are made more "logical" by Eskin. However, she does use too much pedal, and she also does not take most of the repeats. It is unfortunate that she repeats only the first strain of "Ragtime Reverie," for there are no on-demand recordings of that work over the Internet.

    4 out of 5 stars good.......2005-07-31

    its a good album but not very good
    first of all in several rags virgina doesn't repeat where it says it must. second she plays several rags way to fast. Joe lamb was just like the others that ragtime must not be played fast the feeling get lost in the a rag that is played to fast like ragtime nightingale. I have the sheetmusic myself and it says "slow march tempo" not fast like virginia it plays.
    but its a good album she plays with flair and style

    5 out of 5 stars Exquisite!.......2002-12-29

    Joseph F. Lamb is generally thought of as one of the three greatest of the classical ragtime composers, the others being Scott Joplin and James Scott. It's a matter of taste, but many rank him almost as highly as Joplin, and this exquisite album shows why. Lamb's rags typically soar with wonderful, reverie-evoking melodies, unmatched in the ragtime canon. These melodies are offset by original, exciting, brisk passages. Virginia Eskin executes these gems wonderfully. She presents them always at the proper tempo and as written, without the filigrees that are so common in ragtime playing (Lamb doesn't need them!). The only drawback -- and it is a very minor one -- is that she sometimes treads a little too heavily on the pedal. This album is essential in even a small ragtime collection. In my large collection, it is one of my favorite and oft-played treasures.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Rags Played with Gusto.......2002-08-04

    Up until Joseph Lamb, the only ragtime composer who could satisfy me was Scott Joplin. These rags are excellent and distinctly different from Joplin's, although both composers are obviously from the same genre. According to the liner notes, they even knew each other.

    The pianist has a great love of the material, and it shows in her playing.

    I highly recommend this CD to all fans of ragtime.
    Gay Classics, Vol. 1: Ridin' the Rainbow
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    ASIN: B000001QT3
    Release Date: 1995-11-24

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    2 out of 5 stars Small choice.......2005-12-17

    A very narrow delve in the great history of gay-aimed dance music, this seems to have been chosen by someone with a penchant for the Record Shack label which produced most of the worst Hi-NRG of the era. Or maybe they just had the cheapest licensing fees. The Carol Jiani and Paul Parker tracks are pretty good, but this doesn't make me want to dance as much as other 80's compilations you can buy. I still say that the best Eurodisco hits are from Europe (especially Italy) and were always better than the Uk or US contenders. At any rate, this is a far too blinkered presentation of what passes for a "gay classic".

    5 out of 5 stars Gay Classics, Vol 1: Riding The Rainbow.......2005-09-30

    All that I can say is this cd is awsome. It has some hard to find classics in longer versions, like Eariene Bentley's "The Boys Come to Town". This is a must have for anyone who loves dance music.

    5 out of 5 stars ORGAZMIC!!!.......2004-04-24

    OMG! OMG! OMG! THIS CD IS SO CAMP IT MAKES ME WANNA MELT! BTW, any hot males age 12-90 contact me!
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    5 out of 5 stars Wow!!.......2002-08-28

    Every song on this CD is fantastic. If you are into 80's club music, buy this.You will not be disappointed.

    5 out of 5 stars Oh so HOT!.......2000-04-27

    Oh My Gosh, if you are a gay classics kinda guy, then you must go outand get this incredible cd. I love it and it turns me on with everybeat. END
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    Release Date: 1996-09-03

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    5 out of 5 stars GREAT MUSIC SELECTION!!.......2003-06-09

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    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    ASIN: B0000070YG
    Release Date: 1996-10-08

    Tracks:

    1. Love Is Life
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    3. I Believe (In Love)
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    4 out of 5 stars And a Marshmallow on Top.......2005-12-20

    Hot Chocolate. Smooth, inviting, warm and rich. Most of the group originated from islands in the Caribbean but were based in England. Along with their big hits "Emma" (Emmaline) and "You Sexy Thing" was the group's version of "Brother Louie" (also covered by the group "Stories"). This album is worth a listen alone for those three tunes. Everything else is a bonus. Maybe I should have said a cherry on top. Whatever. Enjoy.

    5 out of 5 stars First of two volumes covering all their hits.......2005-01-12

    Hot Chocolate were the first British black group to achieve consistent success over a number of years, deservedly so based on the quality and variety of the R+B music that they recorded. The star of the group was lead singer Errol Brown, who also wrote or co-wrote many of their songs. They had thirty original hits on the UK charts between 1970 and 1984, plus a further two 1987 hits via re-mixes. All their original hits plus one of the re-mixes can be found on this volume and its companion. This volume covers the period 1970 to 1976 in chronological order.

    Their successful run began with Love is life, a UK top ten hit in 1970, and included such classics as You sexy thing, I believe in love, Emma (a tragic song about a suicide), A child's prayer and Brother Louie, all UK top ten hits.

    They also recorded great songs that were less successful, among these being Cheri babe and Heaven is in the back seat of my Cadillac. All these and many more can be found on this collection.

    If you enjoy seventies soul and disco music, you will surely enjoy Hot Chocolate's music.

    4 out of 5 stars Blast from the past.......2003-08-11

    Good soul music for the diehard fanatic.There are some tunes you may recall if you can remember back then but most you need to have an ear for....

    5 out of 5 stars Real memories.......2001-09-18

    In a little town called Monze, Zambia, Central Africa at a mission school our teachers would not allow us to own music but somehow behind our dinning hall we could play our music secretly. Hot Chocolate is the stuff that taught us what real music was. We sung these songs in class like they were religious songs. Its too bad that such bands ended up disbanding but their music truly lives on. This is a cd I dedicate to my late friend Mao who loved it so much. Mao thanks for the wonderful times. Though only 14/15 years of age Hot Chocolate made us tick.

    3 out of 5 stars Good for a good time.......2000-06-17

    Heaven in the back seat of my cadillac gives barry white a run for his money! These wonderfully talented soulsters give us a little taste from the other side of the pond. Take it out & get your groove on!
    Hot Rods & Custom Classics
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    		 Hot Rods & Custom Classics
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    3. Hot Rod Queen - Deke Dickerson & The Ecco - Fonics
    4. Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
    5. Hot Rod Race - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
    6. Drag Race - Hot Rods & Custom Classics
    7. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon
    8. Dragster - Johnny Fortune
    9. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
    10. Devil In My Car - The B - 52's
    11. Ride On Josephine - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
    12. Rocket '88' - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
    13. Key To The Highway - Little Walter & His Jukes
    14. Low Rider - War
    15. Whittier Blvd. - Thee Midniters
    16. Every Woman I Know - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
    17. One Pieve At A Time - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
    18. Cadillac Assembly Line - Albert King
    19. I Want A Lavendar Cadillac - Maurice King & His Wolverines
    20. Bring My Cadillac Back - The Knighmares
    21. Pink Cadillac - Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm
    22. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
    23. Crawling From The Wreckage - Dave Edmunds
    24. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
    25. James Dean 1955 Interview - Hot Rods & Custom Classics

    Tracks:

    1. Let's Go For A Ride - The Collegians
    2. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
    3. Drive South - John Hiatt
    4. I Gotta New Car - Big Boy Groves & Band
    5. No Money Down - Chuck Berry & His Combo
    6. Dear Dad - Dave Edmunds
    7. Little Forty Ford - Leon Smith
    8. '41 Ford - The Grand Prix
    9. '64 Ford - Phranc
    10. Stolen Car - The Green Hornets
    11. Go Lil' Camaro Go - Ramones
    12. Road Runner - Bo Diddley
    13. Beep Beep - The Playmates
    14. Black & White Thunderbird - The Delicates
    15. Pink Thunderbird - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
    16. '54 Corvette - The Customs
    17. Sting Ray - The Routers
    18. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
    19. Gas Money - Jan & Arnie
    20. Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart

    Tracks:

    1. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
    2. Hopped-Up-Mustang - Arlen Sanders
    3. Wild, Wild Mustang - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
    4. 409 - The Quads
    5. Automobiles - The Spaniels
    6. V-8 Ford Blues - Mose Allison
    7. Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
    8. G.T.O. - Ronny & The Daytonas
    9. Go Go G.T.O. - Carol & Cheryl
    10. Bite Bite Barracuda - Buddy Randell & The Knickerbockers
    11. Ford V-8 - Honey Boy Allen
    12. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
    13. Four In The Floor - The Shutdowns
    14. Big Green Car - Jimmy Carroll
    15. Spark Plug - Four Teens
    16. Buick 59 - The Medallions
    17. Freeway - The Fugitives
    18. Two Lane Highway - Pure Prairie League
    19. Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
    20. Wheels - Flying Burrito Bros.

    Amazon.com

    Here's an educated guess that road tapes are the second most popular type of homemade mix cassette. (One suspects that old off-road standard--the bedroom mix--would clock in at No. 1.) Hot Rods & Custom Classics is Rhino Records' big daddy of road mixes: four discs housed in an elaborate box that includes a scrupulously assembled 66-page booklet, a catalog of hot-rod accessories, a strip of decals, and even a set of fuzzy dice for your own resto rod. Musically, this collection is all over the road, ranging from selections that seem like they were written with one foot on the accelerator (Johnny Bond's "Hot Rod Lincoln," Chuck Berry's "Maybelline," War's "Low Rider") to more tangential tracks that might force you to pull into a rest stop (Hank Williams's mournful "Lost Highway," Rod Stewart's "Gasoline Alley"). Spanning multiple genres and five decades, Custom Classics is enlivened by film and ad snippets, including a public-safety message from high-speed-crash victim James Dean on, naturally, safe highway driving. --Steven Stolder

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Well done Amazon.......2005-09-07

    I read a review of this in an English music magazine some years ago and have been trying to get it ever since. The only place from where i could get it sent was "Amazon.com".This is an amazing set with songs from the 50s right through to the 80s and I love it to bits. Particularly pleased to have the wonderful "Black & white Thunderbird" by the Delicates on CD now but it's all really good. Yes there's a lot missing as one reviewer said but you'd have to have a 25CD set to get it all on and you'd still miss out on stuff even then. Be thankful for what it HAS got on it - it's wonderful. And the service from Amazon was first class - arrived 3 weeks before it was due to do so. Thanks

    4 out of 5 stars Hot Rods.......2005-09-06

    We just DJ'd a "Car Cruise" in our area. Not only did we enjoy the songs on these cds, but most of the people in the crowd were jammin' right along with us. The "Rev Off" between the '41 Merc and the '61 Chevy was AWESOME! We used it as a contest. Actually had someone able to guess both vehicles! If you are a DJ, and play at any car shows, this is a must have!

    5 out of 5 stars Great Music Lots Missing Though.......2004-11-15

    this is a great set.Sure to be collectible in the future and some of the songs are treasurs.I personally love hearing all the rare unknown stuff and im happy they didn't load it up with known stuff.Drag City and Little Duce Coupe are great songs but I have enough copy's allready.I wish there had been some more surf derived songs on here like

    Beach Buggy-The Shutdowns
    GeeTO Tiger-The Tigers
    Burning Rubber-Gene Moles(also released as Batmobile for Batman fans)
    Twin Pipes-Gene Moles
    Ballad Of Boneville-Don Brandon
    R.P.M.-The Four Speeds
    Mag Wheels-Gary Usher
    Four On The Floor-The Four Speeds
    My Sting Ray-The Four Speeds
    Surfin Hearse-The Quads
    Nifty 50-The Customs
    Dragster On The Prowell-The Dovells
    Chicken-Burt Convoy
    Road Runner-The Gants

    The list goes on.They did a good job but they could have dome better.My personal favorite is off the set is Hoped Up Mustang by Arlen Sanders.Yeah its just a re-write of Hot Rod Lincoln and he does basically talk through it rather than sing but there is a certain attatude about that song.One song they should have thrown on or maby Rhino will do a Christmas cd some day is Hope Rod Sleigh by The Reindeer.So werather its

    My Dad He Said Son You Gonna Drive Me To Drinkin If You Don't Quite Drivin That HOt Rod Lincoln

    Santa Said Elves You'll Never See Christmas Day If You Don't Quite Drivin That Hot Rod Sleigh

    There All Good To Me.

    5 out of 5 stars Essential for every road lover.......2003-10-16

    I expected this box 2 be good, but it's amazing. I just think this box should be in every road music lover's collection, because the songs are just mind blowing, the book is something wonderful, plus you get decals and fuzzy dice, what do you want more??? If you like cars and road songs, all you need is here.
    Long life to Rhino Records.

    5 out of 5 stars Essential relief fer hot rod fetishists!.......2000-07-25

    This is sooo good. The package is great: excellent book featuring Tom Wolf's very intellegent "The Kandy-Kolored-Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" and other nice little bits and over 80 classic, humorous and just darn right bizarre tracks about cars, hot rods and driving 'em and lovin' 'em, covering 5 decades. If you're into that, grab it, you'll love it I'm sure. If you're not ...mmmm think about it 1st and then probably get it! P.S. Mr. Amazon, I was so impressed with it that I wrote a revue for a friend's magazine and I know another friend of mine is going to revue it in another 'special interest' magazine here in the UK ...but I've already checked and you can't get this box set from Amazon .co.uk. Let me know if this changes and I'll pass on the details (for a small consideration of course! ).
    New York Dance Classics, Vol. 1: A Collection of 80's Dance Music
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Great Songs Not Available Anywhere Else!!
    • 5 STARS tracks, 2 STAR CD...buyer beware: this is a CD-R!!??
    • NOT GOOD AT ALL
    • ATTENTION , not CD, a CD-R
    		 New York Dance Classics, Vol. 1: A Collection of 80's Dance Music
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Hot Productions
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000001R00
    Release Date: 1996-09-03

    Tracks:

    1. Honey To A Bee - Tina B.
    2. Rock Your World - Weeks & Company
    3. I Like You - Phyllis Nelson
    4. Murphy's Law - Cheri
    5. Reach Up - Tony Lee
    6. Body Work - Hot Streak
    7. You Don't Know - SERIOUS INTENTION
    8. Come And Get My Lovin' - Dionne
    9. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - In Deep
    10. Show Me - The Cover Girls
    11. I'll Do Anything For You - Denroy Morgan

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Songs Not Available Anywhere Else!!.......2006-01-28

    This one will be short and sweet: A great compilation of hard-to-find dance classics that will get any party moving.

    But to comment on reviewers who received CD-Rs: Yes, unfortunately this company (HOT Productions) started to manufacture cd-rs of all their product when they were in litigation and about to go out of business. I got duped, too, on some of their issues, but got my money back from the stores who sold them. The good news is even the cd-rs are mastered from the original tapes, so the sound quality is consistent with the regular glass master factory-pressed cds.

    And just to let everyone know, real CDs DO EXIST of these releases and the others, but it will be a crap-shoot to find them, as they were only done at the beginning of the pressings before the company started having financial trouble. (I happen to have many of them, including this compilation). You can tell if you get an original, because they are COLOR SILK-SCREENED, NOT plain silver cds with black printing. (those are the cd-rs) Your best bet would be to avoid any that are "sealed" and buy a used one only. That way you will know what you are getting beforehand.

    Hope this helps!

    2 out of 5 stars 5 STARS tracks, 2 STAR CD...buyer beware: this is a CD-R!!??.......2005-06-26

    While it's very nice to have long-lost 80s disco/dance/electro tracks by TINA B., CHERI, PHYLLIS NELSON, WEEKS & CO and more on CD format, this collection is tained by the fact that when I finally received it and opened it...I discovered to my horror and disappointment this is a CD-R rather than an authentic SILVER CD!! Where does the label get off charging people full retail price for a CD-R?! C'mon, do the fans & collectors a favor and re-master this and put it out on a REAL CD!! Very misleading; but I'll still keep my copy, as these tracks are quite hard to find and strictly OOP!

    2 out of 5 stars NOT GOOD AT ALL .......2005-04-20

    This cd is not good. Do not buy this one.

    2 out of 5 stars ATTENTION , not CD, a CD-R.......2005-02-26

    the collection is good but these is a recordable cd that is sold , with original booklet !!???.
    Gay Classics, Vol. 8: Far Out
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      Various Artists
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      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B000001RLW
      Release Date: 1996-05-28

      Tracks:

      1. Obsession - Angela Bowie
      2. Got You Where I Want You Babe - Stero Fun, Inc.
      3. Stress - David Christie
      4. Makin' Music - Gary's Gang
      5. Sky High '95 - Jigsaw
      6. You're My Rainbow - Hazell Dean
      7. Calling All Boys - The Flirts
      8. I Can Fly - Louis Thomas
      9. I Am What I Am - Gloria Gaynor
      10. I'm Gonna Get Your Love - Jade
      11. My Heart Keeps Beating Faster - Rocq E. Harrell
      12. At The Gym - Man 2 Man

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      6. Lasting Strength : Inspirational compositions
      7. Louis Gruenberg: Symphony No. 2; Marcia; Enchanted Isle
      8. Lovers [Original recording remastered]
      9. Lumieres De Noel: Christmas Lights [Box set]
      10. Martinu: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino

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