Classic Gold (Box Set) [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 Spring (1. Allegro)
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Budapest Strings with Bela Banfalvi

2. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by German Bach Soloists
Conducted by Helmut Winschermann

3. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 Alla Hornpipe
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

4. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon in D
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
Conducted by Max Pommer

5. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 Allegro
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica
Conducted by Sandor Vegh

6. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

7. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate") Op. 67 1. Allegro con brio
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

8. Work(s) [Unspecified] Menuet
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

9. Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1 3. Allegro
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields with Reinhold Friedrich
Conducted by Neville Marriner

10. Suite No. 4 ("Mozartiana"), for orchestra in G major, Op. 61 Ave verum (Preghiera)
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Stuttgart SWR Radio-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Neville Marriner

11. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 Wedding March
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adam Fischer

12. Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

13. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO1 No. 5 in G minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Prague Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Pavel Urbanek

14. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95) 2. Largo (Excerpt)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Prague Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Pavel Urbanek

15. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Francek

16. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Les Toreadors
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Sandor

17. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Barcarole
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Sandor

18. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Dance Of The Swans
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk

19. Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

20. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23 Morning
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Sandor

21. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b Ride Of The Valkyries
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gyorgy Lehel

22. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera Soldier's Dance
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Sandor

23. Melody in F Op. 3/1
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
Performed by Budapest Strings
Conducted by Bela Banfalvi

24. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Waltz Of The Flowers
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Hans Vonk

25. La Traviata, opera Prelude Act 1
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

26. Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90 1. Allegro vivace
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Janos Sandor

27. Clair de lune, for piano, L. 75/3
Composed by Claude Debussy

Conducted by Max Pommer

28. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for orchestra in C major, B. 83/1 (Op. 46/1)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Adam Fischer

29. Thais, opera Meditation
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra with Laszlo Kote
Conducted by Andras Korodi

30. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Dance Of The Hours
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andras Korodi

Tracks:

Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Evil Ways - Santana
American Woman - Guess Who
All Right Now - Free
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Walk Away - The James Gang
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) - The Hollies
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
We're An American Band - Grand Funk
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive

Tracks:

Bad Company - Bad Company
Hair of the Dog - Nazareth
Never Been Any Reason - Head East
Slow Ride - Foghat
Show Me The Way [LIVE] - Peter Frampton
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue =D6yster Cult
Cold As Ice - Foreigner
Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
I Want You To Want Me [LIVE] - Cheap Trick
Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
White Wedding (Part 1) - Billy Idol
Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions

Customer Reviews:

Memories.......2007-02-20

Wow, all I can say is 'WOW'. This is a fantastic collection. This is what I grew up on and every song brings back memories of a particular time or place in my childhood. I've been buying various 'hits' compilations and many of them are remakes. So you start to listen and think, yea this is it, only to hear the voice that doesn't match your memories. Not so here, this collection is made up of all original recordings so your memories will be intact. Of the collections I've purchsed, it's the best. It can't match new music fidelity, but hey, neither did it in the 60's and 70's.
If you were born in 1958 like me, this will be a golden collection. I just wish it was a series and there were more sets like this one.

Why listen to it for free when you can pay for it?.......2006-03-07

ClearChannel strikes again! First they bought up all the rights to the great classic rock bands music; then they saw to it that any NEW music those bands recorded would never see the light of day (BTO, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, and many others are still making great records, but ClearChannel radio stations will not play them); now, they're spitting out their own Digital K-Tel compilations.

To their credit, this is a pretty good batch of music. It's missing a few great bands, simply because those are the bands that didn't sell their souls over to ClearChannel to pay off the dealers and bookies. Rush, Zeppelin, Floyd, The Stones, Springsteen, AC/DC, all not here because they held on to the rights to their music. Smart move guys. They can still get their new material played.

So, if you live in a rural area where the nearest classic rock radio station just doesn't come in to good, pick this up. Otherwise, you really don't have to look to far to find this stuff, and ClearChannel really doesn't need anymore of your money to encourage them to continute bastardizing the music industry.

Classic Rock Gold.......2006-01-03

Classic Rock "Gold" is a double disc of classic rock's best. This 2-fer does have some good songs, but it also has some awkward inclusions. I had heard of most of these songs, but there's a few that I hadn't. Somehow I don't think those few should qualify as "classic" or "gold".

I wonder if this might have been better off as a single disc crammed to the maximum capacity. Still, buying this 2-disc set is much better than buying all the individual albums.

Overall Classic Rock Gold is a nice collection. It's just not that awe-inspiring. I'd say it's worth a Used purchase price.

+ 1/2 stars...Solid Collection of Classic Rock Songs.......2005-08-16

The term "classic rock" means different things to different people. In my mind, it's that decade from 1964 to about 1975. For others, it's the decade of the Fifties. In the liner notes of this compilation, the "golden age" of Classic Rock has been defined as the FM radio era beginning in 1968 and ending in 1987. They further define a Classic Rock song as "snatching the listener out of the humdrum here and now, and taking off..."

A quick look at the track list on this collection will certainly beg the question: Hey, where's _____? (Fill in your favorite song and/or artist.) Just keep in mind that Hip-O is limited by licensing restrictions. So what you wind up with are 33 songs (disc 2 actually concludes with Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again") that dominate FM radio playlists to this day.

I have only a couple quibbles with this collection. While it covers the span from 1968 to 1987, there is only one song ("Born To Be Wild) from The Sixties and five from The Eighties. Also, where are the AOR artists that produced great music, but didn't focus on hit singles? Artists like Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, etc. All but a handful of songs on these two discs went Top 40, and nearly half went Top 10.

But that's a minor complaint. Overall, this is a solid collection of some of the era's best know (and best loved) songs. For maximum effect, PLAY THIS MUSIC LOUD! [Running Time - Disc 1 75:31, Disc 2 68:19] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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Country gold standard
Four decades of country number ones
+ 1/2 stars...Nearly Forty Years of Classic Country

Classic Country Gold
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000A0GPSQ
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
Why Baby Why - Webb Pierce, Red Sovine
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Hello Walls - Faron Young
Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke, Leroy Van Dyke
I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
Tender Years - George Jones
King of the Road - Roger Miller
Make the World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis

Tracks:

Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr.
I Love - Tom T. Hall
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
San Antonio Stroll - Tanya Tucker
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Do You Know You Are My Sunshine - The Statler Brothers
I Believe in You - Don Williams
Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - George Jones, Barbara Mandrell
Fourteen Carat Mind - Gene Watson
God Bless the U.S.A. - Lee Greenwood
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea
Timber, I'm Falling in Love - Patty Loveless

Customer Reviews:

Country gold standard.......2006-01-30

Mainstream, popular Country music is what you get on this double CD album. From the dawn of the 1950s, when commercial recording interests took a firm hold on this particular strand of America's musical tradition, to the end of the 1980s, when other styles started to squeeze Country out of the charts.

In the late 60s and early 70s, it was widely acknowledged that the two gods of Country were Johnny Cash and Jim Reeves (selling better than ever after his untimely death). So it is strange that Reeves's star has waned so quickly, and he is excluded from a compilation like this. That would have been unthinkable thirty years ago; now it is unremarkable.

On the other hand, Jerry Lee Lewis definitely does not belong here. When Tennessee Ernie Ford says "If you see me coming, better stand aside. A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died", you don't really take him seriously. When Lewis introduces himself as "The Killer", you get the uneasy feeling he really means it. His music is on the fringes of country and his attitude is on the edge of sanity.

Still, this is a good, representative collection and is available at bargain prices, so has to be recommended. I always take it when I drive through the Mojave or the Sierras. For me, this is music for the open road.

Four decades of country number ones.......2005-07-29

Only one of the thirty-six tracks here didn't make it to number one in the American country singles charts, that being God bless the USA, which the compilers understandably selected to represent Lee Greenwood here in preference to any of his country number one hits. In its way, that selection shows that number one is not the only thing that matters in the music business - some of the most famous songs in popular music never made it to number one in any chart. Nevertheless, the number one position does indicate a certain measure of popularity and this collection contains many great country classics.

This compilation, being by Hip-O, has easy access to the vaults of the record labels that are now part of the Universal group, so those labels dominate - however, Hip-O have licensed some tracks from the Sony / BMG group, so Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride and Eddy Arnold are included. The real surprise is that Reba McEntire and George Strait, two artists who each had several number one hits for Universal labels in the eighties, are omitted. You'd think it was easier for Hip-O to include them than to worry about Dolly and the others.

The tracks are in chronological sequence, beginning with Hank Williams in 1951 and ending with Patty Loveless in 1989. 1989 is an interesting and appropriate end-point, as that was the year when a new generation of singers changed everything in country music, or so it seemed. Of course, the new generation has recorded a lot of great music (though how much of it can truly be described as country is a matter for debate) but I know that many country fans regard 1989 as the beginning of the end of their kind of country music.

The compiler clearly likes the seventies best as there are fifteen tracks from that decade with seven tracks each from the fifties, sixties and eighties. I can well understand the compiler's preference, as it was a very good decade for country music, both at home in America and internationally.

With a compilation like this, it is always possible to argue about track selection - whether the song selected for the chosen artist is the best, whether some omitted artists should have been included and so on - but when you look at it overall, this is a brilliant compilation that provides a great introduction to four decades of country music - and it comes with liner notes by Rich Kienzle.

+ 1/2 stars...Nearly Forty Years of Classic Country.......2005-07-27

This 36-track collection chronologically covers nearly four decades of country music beginning with Hank Williams 1951 hit "Hey, Good Lookin'" and ending with Patty Loveless's 1989 hit "Timber, I'm Falling in Love." For any 2-CD set to adequately cover four decades is a nearly impossible task--especially when both discs run under sixty minutes.

This collection could easily have been expanded by an additional dozen or more tracks, allowing the compilers to focus more attention on country's golden era, namely the fifties and the sixties. There are only five tracks from the fifties and eight from the sixties, while the seventies--an era marked by crossover artists like Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers--is represented by fifteen tracks (nearly half of the total).

In fact, the compilers of this anthology placed a lot of emphasis on crossover hits. Twenty of these No. 1 country hits also hit the top 40 on the pop charts, with "Sixteen Tons," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" placing No. 1 on both charts.

There's only one serious misstep in the song selection. While it DID reach the top of the country charts in 1972, Jerry Lee Lewis's versions of the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" simply is out of place. And personally, I could have done without Lee Greenwood's maudlin "God Bless the U.S.A." [Besides, it's the only song that didn't reach No. 1.] The only other flaw in this collection is that even though it runs through 1989, there are no artists from country's new traditionalism movement. Where's George Strait or Randy Travis?

With that said, this is an overall satisfying--albeit brief--look at four decades of country music. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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Kay Starr ONE OF A KIND
ALL-STARR BARGAIN

The Ultimate Collection
Kay Starr
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Sincerely Yours
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ASIN: B000N4S8Z2
Release Date: 2007-04-16

Tracks:

Was That The Human Thing To Do?
Then I'll Be Tired Of You
I Haven't Changed A Thing
There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears
Between A Kiss & A Sigh
Believe It, Beloved
You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)
So Tired
I'm Oh So Lonesome Tonight
Break It To Me Gently
Bonaparte's Retreat
Hoop-Dee-Doo
Then You've Never Been Blue
Mississippi
He's A Good Man To Have Around
Honeymoon (The Waning Honeymoon)
Baby You're Flyin' Too High
When You're A Long, Long Way From Home
Oh Babe
Shiv-A-Ree
Oceans Of Tears
Come On-A My House
I Waited A Little Too Long
If You Don't Hug 'Er By Nine O'clock (You Ain't Gonna Love 'Er At All)
Wheel Of Fortune
Fool, Fool, Fool
Side By Side
Comes A-Long A-Love
Allez-Vous-En
Half A Photograph
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
Changing Partners
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Am I A Toy Or A Treasure
I'll Always Be In Love With You
Just For A Thrill
Wisdom Of A Fool
I Cry By Night
Out In The Cold Again
Kay's Lament
Man Upstairs
Foolin' Around
Two Brothers
Jealous Heart
He'll Have To Stay
Trouble In Mind
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
You're My Sugar
I'll Never Be Free
Nobody
Swinging At The Hungry O
Wabash Cannonball
Oklahoma Hills
Well I Ask Ya
Rough Riders
Bossa Nova Casanova
Good Life
No Regrets
Fly Me To The Moon
Cherche La Rose
Alone At The Table
Make A Circle
To Each His Own
Rock & Roll Waltz
Dancing On My Tears
Precious Love
It's Happening All Over Again
Look On The Brighter Side
Friends
Lorna's Here
Together Again
Goodbye Charlie
Happy
It Might Work
I Forgot To Forget

Album Description

2007 three CD collection from the vocalist who began her career as an exceptional Jazz singer throughout the '40s, then became even more of a sensation as an Easy Listening, Pop and standards interpreter in the '50s. 75 tracks including 'Wheel Of Fortune', 'Was That The Human Thing To Do?', 'Rock & Roll Waltz', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and many others. EMI Gold.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology of the Singer Career Spans Over Sixty Years, featuring Hits Like "Comes A-long A-love", "Rock and Roll Waltz", "Changing Partners" and "Side by Side". This Comprehensive Collection Includes all her Hits as Well as 18 Previously Unreleased Tracks, all Mastered from Original Tapes. It also features 15 Tracks Previously Unreleased on CD Along with Extensive Sleeve Notes.

Customer Reviews:

Kay Starr ONE OF A KIND .......2007-06-18

This 3CD Set Is A Blessing To Kay Starr Fans And To The Disc Jockeys That
Still Play This Music//What A Joy To Hear To Each His Own//No Regrets//
With Wonderful Arrangements But The One Song That Just Blew Me Away was
Kays Rendition Of The Tony Bennett Hit THE GOOD LIFE/
I Have Heard Many Great Renditions Of This Song Dinah Washington/Billy Eckstine/Della Reese/Steve Lawrence
Ray Charles/Frank Sinatra/Bobby Darin//All Wonderful But Kays Record Of
THE GOOD LIFE With A Delicious And Tasteful Arrangemen/
The Price Of The 3CD set Was Worth It For The Good Life Cut Alone//
It Was Recorded May 9th.1963//WHY WHY WHY Has It Been Hidden And Lost For So long

Stanley Cooper Jupiter Florida

ALL-STARR BARGAIN.......2007-04-17

Only seven years into the millennium and already EMI have delivered the bargain of the century! This collection is worth so much more than the derisory price that Starr fans and all lovers of quality vocalising should snap it up instantly.

All the old favourites are here, but what makes this collection infinitely desirable is the presence of all the unissued Capitol material that could be unearthed. When the label began to realise that they had signed an artist who genuinely could sing absolutely anything, they had her record an astonishing range of material and it's all covered in this set. With her rich, burnished, bluesy tones, Kay could always bring style and distinction to even unremarkable songs and this set, spanning almost twenty years, demonstrates beautifully how Kay developed her increasingly individual vocal style, getting more and more juice out of the material she recorded while keeping up with musical trends.

DISC ONE covers 1947 to 1952 and includes six unreleased tracks. It underlines how Kay's darker voice and dynamic style stood out from so many of her more buttoned-up ladylike competitors. She's the supreme communicator, always selling a song and conveying such sheer pleasure in singing. One mystery: a version of "You've been flying too high" was apparently recorded by Kay for Capitol on 30 June 1950, but the version included here is a 1945 recording for Standard featuring violinist Joe Venuti with noticeably poorer sound than the Capitol tracks.

DISC TWO (1952-1961) Lots of Kay's later hits here, sung in those mature, torchily blue tones that became her hallmark. Many of them appear on CD for the first time, but the items of the greatest interest to Kay's fans will be the six unreleased recordings form 1961. These are knockouts, and it's a crime that they haven't been available till now because the lady is in prime form.

DISC THREE continues from 1961 to 1964 and the end of Kay's years with Capitol. Hardly any of the 25 tracks on this disc have appeared on CD before, and there are eight previously unissued tracks. A few numbers suffer from the somewhat over-resonant recording fashionable at the time and quite unnecessary for a singer of this quality, but again it's wonderful that they're available on CD. It has been a l-o-n-g time since Starr fans were treated to new material!

Kay remains one of the most influential singers of her era and was integral in the establishing Capitol as a major label in the late forties and early fifties, so it's a little disappointing that neither they nor any of the reissue specialists have seen fit to put together a luxury boxed set to commemorate her contribution, but meantime this fascinating collection, graced by Drew Blackburn's information-packed and appreciative liner notes will do very nicely. Unalloyed pleasure from start to finish - champagne at beer prices!

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Gold
Billie Holiday
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ASIN: B000AMJE7I
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

Miss Brown To You
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
I Cried For You
Mean To Me
Strange Fruit
Fine And Mellow
God Bless The Child
Trav'lin' Light
My Old Flame
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
Billie's Blues
He's Funny That Way
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
Don't Explain
Good Morning Heartache
No Good Man
The Blues Are Brewin'
Solitude
Easy Living
I Loves You Porgy
My Man (Mon Homme)
'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do

Tracks:

Them There Eyes
You Can't Lose A Broken Heart
You're My Thrill
Crazy He Calls Me
Detour Ahead
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
You Go To My Head
Love Me Or Leave Me
Willow Weep For Me
I Thought About You
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Come Rain Or Come Shine
It Had To Be You
What's New
Lady Sings The Blues
I Cover The Waterfront
Body And Soul
But Not For Me
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
I'm A Fool To Want You

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Great collection from a great artist

Gold
Louis Armstrong
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'70s Soul Gold
'60s: Gold

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Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

What a Wonderful World
Cabaret
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Mame
Solitude - Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
Hello Dolly
You Go to My Head - Louis Armstrong
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Louis Armstrong,
Fine Romance - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
Georgia on My Mind - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
Mack the Knife
Rockin' Chair [Live]
Basin Street Blues
Someday (You'll Be Sorry) - Louis Armstrong,
It Takes Two to Tango - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
Kiss to Build a Dream On - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra

Tracks:

Gone Fishin' - Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, , John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You - Louis Armstrong,
Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
My Sweet Hunk O' Trash - Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
Blueberry Hill - Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra,
(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue [Live]
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven
I Wonder - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
When the Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Swing That Music - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Old Man Mose - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
I'm in the Mood for Love - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
Lazy River - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven
Wild Man Blues - Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
Heebie Jeebies - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

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Great collection from a great artist.......2006-11-12

Satchmo's contribution to modern music & pop culture is legendary. He was a great trumpeteer & influential jazz singer. He was already 63 years old when he had his first and only #1 hit "Hello Dolly". He is also believed to have started what's known as scatting. The story is during the recording of "Heebie Jeebies" (the last track in this collection) the sheet music fell to the floor so he just started vocalizing without using actual words.

The set starts with his last and probably most popular hit "What A Wonderful World" which didn't become a hit until 1988, almost 17 years after his passing. The rest of the collection runs in reverse chronological order spanning four decades down to his years with the Hot Five and Hot Seven. There are also collaborations with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan, and Billie Holiday. There's one track previously unreleased in the US: "St. Louis Blues".

If you're new to Satchmo, then you found a great place to start. Even if you may have other collections from him, this is still highly recommended. It's just a great listen.

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Carlin at his Best!
FANTASTIC AND SUPERB
not that good
Carlin at his very best
Non-stop laughs

Classic Gold
George Carlin
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
Back in Town
Complaints and Grievances
A Place for My Stuff!
You Are All Diseased

ASIN: B000002JQ8
Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

Shoot
The Hair Piece
Sex In Commercials
Drugs
Birth Control
Son Of Wino
Divorce Game
Ed Sullivan Self Taught
Let's Make A Deal
The 11 O'Clock News
Class Clown: Bi-Labial Fricative/Attracting Attention/Squeamish
Wasted Time-Sharing A Swallow
Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap In The Window?)

Tracks:

I Used To Be Irish Catholic
The Confessional
Special Dispensation-Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo
Heavy Mysteries
Muhammad Ali-America The Beautiful
Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television
Welcome To My Job
Occupation: Foole
White Harlem
The Hallway Groups
Black Consciousness
New York Voices
Grass Swept The Neighborhood
Childhood Cliches
Cute Little Farts
Raisin Rhetoric
Filthy Words

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"Words are my work, they're my play, they're my passion," Carlin intones at the beginning of his famous "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" bit. He's made a career, a very funny career, of making good on that quote, examining, dissecting, and spoofing America's linguistic foibles, from our fascination with "Sex in Commercials" to our shared "Childhood Clichés." Throughout Classic Gold (which combines three early-1970s cornerstones, FM & AM, Class Clown, and Occupation: Foole), he turns words back in on themselves, mocking the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church he was schooled in, the shallowness of the radio broadcasting he did for a living, and the inanity and insanity of everyday conversation. Few comics are as educated, embracing, or observant as Carlin--or as funny. --Michael Ruby

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Carlin at his Best!.......2002-04-05

I thought that Carlin was hillarious now, but after hearing this album, I think that Carlin's old stuff is the funniest. Don't get me wrong, I love the new and more aggressive Carlin, but I think his most thought-provoking and intelligent humor can be found on his earlier albums.

"Classic Gold" is a combination of three (yes, THREE) of his earlier recordings. The recordings are as follow: "FM & AM," "Class Clown," and "Occupation Foole." All three of them are hillarious, though I think that "Class Clown" is the best one of them all. The recording is fair, keep in mind that this was a while ago. However, the recording on "FM & AM" is a little poor, being that if you listen to it on headphones, you hear more out of the left one and very little from the right. This tends to be a little distracting and annoying. The rest of the recordings improve on the quality.

This is a very funny 2 disc album that no Carlin fan should do without. I think one of the funniest tracks on the album is "let's make a deal," where he suggests that there should be a divorce game show. I also like "class clown," which includes how to gross out squeamish girls. And yes, this album also includes the very famous "seven words you can never say on television." One of the funniest lines on the album is on the first track when he talks about the word, "shoot." He cleverly replies, "They can't fool me. Shoot is ... with two O's in it."

So buy this album and listen to some of the funniest routines by George Carlin. This is an album I will be listening to over and over again. It's him at his smartest, wittiest, and goofiest. Check it out now.

FANTASTIC AND SUPERB.......2000-12-11

Guys and Gals

This is one of his original works and I have to say it is the best thing I have heard. The humour does not date for this CD as Carlin reflects on his life. On this CD we have the classic "Seven Words you cn't say on televison".

The best monlogue I have heard in awhile. Carlins comments on the black conscience is just as good.

A definite must to any one tha appreciates humour.

not that good.......2000-09-15

George's classic work was probably better when it was created. Even though the topics he discusses are still valid, his style and delivery back then was just too wordy and slow for today. Comics like Jerry Sienfeld and Dana Carvy pack way more laughs per sentence. The only bit on this CD that comes close to current standards is "seven words...". And Carlin's more recent work is much faster paced and concentrated with humor. Buy this CD if you're a true Carlin fan and want to relive the old days, but buy his newer work if you want to laugh really hard.

Carlin at his very best.......2000-06-23

The early Carlin is in a class all by himself. He could weave stories, make you relate to things, philosophize, and make you think. Oh yeah, he could also bust your gut, too! He takes life and looks at it through his unique viewing glasses and makes it funny. He also had a sense of freshness and wonder and an almost childlike approach at times. This combined with his ferocious wit produced some of the funniest comedy material ever. This best of... collection is a must have for any comedy fan and anyone who just plain likes to laugh.

Non-stop laughs.......1999-08-12

Creative, innovative, hilarious, and downright imaginitive. I couldn't stop laughing. I just wish "Toledo Window Box" was included on the double-cd as well, since one of my favorite Carlin bits of all time, Nursery Rhymes, is on "Toledo Window Box". In Nursery Rhymes, he talks about Little Jack Horner, The Seven Dwarves, and Old King Cole. Very funny stuff. I just wish it was included on "Classic Gold." Otherwise, "Classic Gold" is one album no Carlin fan should be without.

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Classic Love Songs: 22 Beautiful Balads
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

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Eternal Romance: Classic Love Songs
Golden Greats: Greatest Love Songs
Love Songs: Gold
Timeless: The Great Romantic Standards

ASIN: B00007IPZM
Release Date: 2003-02-03

Tracks:

Tenderly - Nat King Cole
Call Me Irresponsible - Dinah Washington
We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Sarah Vaughan
Yesterday - Matt Monroe
Cry Me A River - Julie London
Blue Moon - Billie Holiday
Dedicated To You - Sammy Davis Jnr
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - The Count Basie Orchestra
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes - Peggy Lee
My Heart Stood Still - Bing Crosby
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Nina Simone
It's Only Love - Ella Fitzgerald
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - Mel Torme
In A Sentimental Mood - Nancy Wilson
You'll Never Know - Eartha Kitt
Stormy Weather - Lou Rawls
You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford
It Had To Be You - Dinah Shore
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Bobby Darin
Strangers In The Night - Vikki Carr
My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker

Album Details

A Classic Album Packed with the Biggest Stars of Nostalgia Singing the All-time Finest Love Songs.

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Vol. 2: Classic Goons Sketches
The Goons
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music
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Classic Comedy Sketches
Very Best of Goons
The Goon Show Classics (BBC Radio Collection)
Classic Songs and Sketches
Beyond the Fringe

ASIN: B00005NMVO
Release Date: 2001-08-27

Tracks:

The Missing No 10 Downing Street
The Red Fort
Robin Hood And His Merry Men

Album Description

UK compilation of classic sketches from 1957 by the British comedy act made up of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers & Harry Secombe. Three tracks, 'The Missing Number 10 Downing Street', 'The Red Fort' & 'Robin Hood And His Merry Men'. 2001.

Album Details

Produced by George Martin.

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In The Mood: Big Band Hits
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Essential Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Calypso | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000274THG
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

In the Mood - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Sentimentalists
One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
I've Heard That Song Before - Helen Forrest,
Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Eberly, , Helen O'Connell
Sentimental Journey - Les Brown, Doris Day
And the Angels Sing - Ziggy Elman, Benny Goodman, Martha Tilton
Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
I Can't Get Started - Bunny Berigan
Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller, The Modernaires
Sunrise Serenade - Frankie Carle, Glen Gray
At the Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman
I'm Getting Sentimental over You - Tommy Dorsey
Dancing in the Dark - Artie Shaw
Moonlight in Vermont - Billy Butterfield, Margaret Whiting
Daddy - Kaye Choir, Sammy Kaye
Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford
Music Goes 'Round and Around - Terry Farley, Riley
You Made Me Love You - Harry James
Tuxedo Junction - Erskine Hawkins

Tracks:

Got a Date With an Angel - Skinnay Ennis, Hal Kemp
St. Louis Blues March - Tex Beneke
Opus One - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
String of Pearls - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Flying Home - Lionel Hampton
Music, Maestro, Please - Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms
Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Red Dorris, Stan Kenton
There, I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe
Night Train - Buddy Morrow
Heartaches - Elmo Tanner, Ted Weems
Frenesi - Artie Shaw
Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Eberly, , Helen O'Connell
Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman
Marie - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Jack Leonard
Ciribiribin
Stompin' at the Savoy - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
Loch Lomond - Maxine Sullivan, Claude Thornhill
Stardust - Artie Shaw

Tracks:

Skyliner - Charlie Barnet
Casa Loma Stomp - Glen Gray
Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell
Three Little Fishes - Harry Babbitt, , Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar - Will Bradley, Ray McKinley
Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton
T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) - Trummy Young
Blues in the Night - Woody Herman
Hut Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) - Freddy Martin, Eddie Stone
Big Noise from Winnetka - Bob Crosby, Bob Crosby
720 in the Books - Jan Savitt
Deep in the Heart of Texas - Skeets Herfurt, Alvino Rey, Bill Schallen
Deep Purple - Larry Clinton, Bea Wain
Let Me Off Uptown
Blue Flame - Woody Herman
Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington
Sugar Blues - Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! - Orrin Tucker
South of the Border - Hal Derwin, Shep Fields
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Jack Teagarden
Harbor Lights - Tony Alamo, Sammy Kaye
Piano Concerto, No. 1 in B Flat - Jack Fina, Freddy Martin

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What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
Dinah Washington
Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000000IVV
Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

I Remember You
I Thought About You
That's All There Is To That
I Won't Cry Anymore
I'm Thru With Love
Cry Me A River
What A Diff'rence A Day Made
Nothing In The World
Manhattan
Time After Time
It's Magic
A Sunday Kind Of Love

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Dinah Washington had already enjoyed a career as a jazz and R&B singer when her 1959 recording of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" catapulted her to a new kind of popularity. Henceforth she would devote herself to singing ballads with orchestral backing. Though purists might object, the very gifts that distinguished her R&B singing remain in the later pop phase. Hers is one of the great sounds, a voice at once strong and breathy, with a focus that turns every note and every word into a richly nuanced event, uniquely shaped and loaded with meaning. --Stuart Broomer

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