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| From | DethRokrX@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: The Turtles |
| Date | Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:27:50 EDT |
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In a message dated 9/17/05 11:08:18 PM, audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<< Are any of non-best of Turtles or Flo and Eddie albums worth seeking out?
>>
Just about all of them, if you can find them.
Despite their image as lightweight pop hitmakers, the Turtles made wonderful,
creative records for most of their career, despite some soul-crushing
business problems, and their albums were surprisingly filler-free. Sundazed reissued
all of their original albums a few years back, though I believe that those
are out of print. They were also available as imports with bonus tracks--I
think those are currently unavailable as well.
The Shout Factory comp contains all the hits, but it doesn't really do the
band justice. A much more representative package was the "Solid Zinc" double CD
that Rhino released a few years years ago--I think that's out of print too,
but it's well worth seeking out on ebay or Amazon.
The Flo and Eddie albums were all really cool too, but I think that only the
later ones were ever reissued on CD, and they're very hard to find now.
Actually, this is a pretty lousy time to become a Turtles fan, since most of
their catalog is out of print. But I believe that Howard and Mark own all of
the band's masters, so I'd imagine that they'll be available again soon enough.
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