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| From | "Jake Beamer" <overlookedcreations1@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: 60's pop advice |
| Date | Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:56:34 -0400 |
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ditto. bring it on - i want most of these exact same things! (mostly hollies
- even byrds, too...) i have odyssey, not really too impressed even though
this guy who sent me some beach boys stuff told me i'd love it. meh. and
animals of ANY kind are great too. same for the spoonful.
Jake Beamer
Producer, project manager
OverlookedCreations.com
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>In a message dated 6/18/2004 7:06:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
>
>Also theres a bunch of el-cheapo ripoff Animals hits CD's out there that
>have a
>nice picture of the orignal lineup on the cover - only to have a lousy
>recording by Eric Burdon from the 80's inside.
>
>
>Actually, I'm glad we're talking about this because I've been in the
>process
>of getting some material from a lot of the '60s groups I never picked up
>on--mainly The Turtles, Animals, Byrds, Hollies, Zombies, Beach Boys (well,
>I
>have some stuff from them already), Love, Lovin' Spoonful, and a few more.
>But
>as many of their discographies are littered with weird comps--and I am
>looking
> primarily for a good compilation from each--it's a bit confusing.
>
>The Zombies seem particularly difficult for a band with such a small
>discography. None of their hits/singles comps include "This Will Be Our
>Year", a
>song I know in cover versions by Michael Carpenter and Menswear. That would
>necessitate buying "Odessey and Oracle" as well as something covering the
>earlier
>stuff--what's the best for that? There's that complete Decca Stereo
>Anthology thing, which looks complete (and has really nice album art) but
>is it too
>much?
>
>Also, that most recent two-disc Hollies compilation--the one with fluffy
>white clouds on the cover--is it as scattered and haphazard (and bad) as
>All
>Music Guide suggests? I'm really not familiar with any of the Hollies
>material
>after the 70s so I don't know what to expect. Did they turn into Peter
>Cetera-era Chicago or something? I do definitely want a good sounding comp
>that
>includes not only early stuff like "Bus Stop" but also "The Air That I
>Breathe",
>"King Midas In Reverse", and tons more. Basically I'm looking for a
>complete
>comp, not that common 11-track midline one.
>
>And for the Byrds--does that "Essential" comp measure up? It looks pretty
>good.
>
>And lastly, the Animals, who've been the most frustrating ones. There's a
>fairly reasonably priced two disc import compilation called "Singles Plus"
>(similar compilations exist for the Moody Blues and Mamas and Papas, too)
>that
>seems to cover all eras of the band, but that might actually be more than I
>need. If I'm a fan of this type of 60s pop (and I do like a lot of the
>psychedelic stuff), is it worth pursuing any of the Animals stuff that
>isn't covered
>on the basic, common ABKCO "Best of the Animals"? I sort of assume that
>comp
>is a bit too skimpy and with marginal sound.
>
>Thanks for the advice guys! -Jason
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