5/16/98 to 6/2/98

Title:The Kaisers - Squarehead Stomp

Label:Get Hip GH-1049CD

Comments:It took four songs before yours truly glanced at the liner notes and figured out that these guys where not some great lost '60s 'beat' group. The Kaisers have a truly authentic British Invasion R&B tinged sound that harkens back to bands like Faron's Flamingos and The Big Three. Heck, these songs could all be off that two LP set This Is Merseybeat that had all the lesser '60s British bands (does anybody remember that album but me?). Out of the 16 tracks, many are 'standards' like "Some Other Guy," "Peanut Butter" and "Money (That's What I Want). The ones that'll get you hooked, however, are the originals like "Alligator Twist" and "I Can Tell". Heck, the fourth track, "Uh Huh Oh Yeah" is worth the price of the CD alone with its righteously stoopid/cool rock and roll lyric. The instrumental "Valley Of The Kaisers" has that Joe Meek feel to it. This LP was released in 1993 and is making its CD debut here. Get Hip is one of those little known labels that put out great music in a '60s vein and bother to get the little things right even down to making their label look 'retro', so check them out.

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist 6/2/98

Title:60's Beat Italiano

Label:Get Hip GHAS-5004CD

Comments:The rock and roll Dentist first became aware of the Get Hip Label with the 1994 CD Lotta Nerve by the Optic Nerve which looked an sounded like a '60s fuzzband reissue even though these guys probably only knew the Music Explosion from their moms' old 45s. The Get Hip label has continued to crank out quality retro musical product such as Highway 13's cool rockabilly CD Been Up To The Devil's Business and this collection of Italian beat groups. OK, so when you think Italian you usually think of all the breadsticks and minestrone you can eat at Olive Garden, not rock and roll - but check it out. Fuzz guitar fans are in for a field day with this 26 track compilation. While it might help if you can speak Italian, that needn't detract from your enjoyment. Most of these bands seem to have used the Yardbirds or Them as jumping-off points for their own music, though vocally a few appear to have had Tom Jones in mind. There are two songs in English by the band La Setta and one, "Bloodhound," is worth the price of the CD - heck, I'd buy a whole CD by these guys if one existed. Some dude/band named Hugo Tugo does a song titled "Fino a ieri" that better translate to "Somebody To Love" or else he owes the Jefferson Airplane an explanation. Gli Evangelisti's "Sensazioni" could easily by "Gloria" while the Night Birds chip in an Italian language version of "Richard Cory". Their other contribution to the CD is an instrumental titled "Nightbirds" that sounds like the 'rave-up' portion of the Yardbirds' "I'm A Man". The sound quality varies as it appears many tracks (if not all) are mastered from vinyl, but that doesn't seem to do anything but make the listening experience more legitimate in a '60s sense. Grab some Ragu and check out this cool CD on Get Hip.

posted by: George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist  6/2/98

Titles:The Boots - Here Are The Boots (and) Beat With The Boots

Label:Telefunken/East West 3984-21603-2 (and) 3984-22006-2

Comments:Not to be outdone by the Italians in copying the music of Them (see above if you're confused), the Germans chime in with these two reissues from 1965-67. Aside from a couple of tracks in German on the Beat... CD, a listener would be hard pressed to place these guys anywhere by Jolly Ole England. The latter CD seems to be mostly a collection of singles. While their originals were cool, their strong suit seems to have been in R&B rockers like "Out Of Sight" and "Barefootin". OK, they won't make you forget the original versions, but they certainly have an energetic charm. If you wanna try just one of these to see if they measure up, buy Here Are... first. The best track here has to be Bo Diddley's "Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" which, according to the CD package, is a Hully Gully. It really is darn nice of them to tell us, for instance, the "Gloria" is a Stomp, "Dimples" is a Boogie and "Got Love If You Want It" is a Shake. Both CDs have been fleshed out with live tracks which are pretty good in their own right. Ich liebt das gut ole rockin' blues (geez, I hope my old Broomfield High German teacher doesn't read this.

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist  6/2/98

Titles:Lost Hits Of The '50s//Lost Hits Of The '60s //Lost Hits Of The '70s //Lost Hits Of The '80s

Labels:EMI-Capitol 72438-19446-2-2//19552-2-2//19545-2-2//19460-2-2

Comments:Hands up; does anybody miss 45s? You remember, those black plasticy things with a big hole in the middle and one song on each side. Thankfully, the fine folks at EMI-Capitol haven't forgotten that the album was never as important as the killer single when listening to the radio (do you remember when radio didn't suck? - but I digress) and have compiled 20 cool single sides for each of rock radio's decades (does rock radio exist in the '90s?). Even cooler is that they figure you'd rather have Mrs. Miller's "Downtown" on CD than "Woolly Bully" or something for the zillionth time. The '50s set is all over the place with Stan Freberg's great "The Old Payola Roll Blues" along side Andy Griffith's "Make Yourself Comfortable" and "Cliffie Stone's "The Popcorn Song". In the '60s set you get Mrs. Miller plus Glen Campbell, but not the obvious; no sir you get "The Universal Soldier". P.J.Proby sings "Niki Hoeky" and People want you to know "I Love You". The '70s set has some very cool pop with The Records ("Starry Eyes"), Cherie & Marie Currie ("Since You've Been Gone") and the killer instrumental from the late Cozy Powell ("Dance With The Devil"). For my money, the best set is the '80s' with forgotten goodies by Phantom Rocker & Slick ("Men Without Shame") and Little Steven ("Forever"). The great thing about these is that you don't have to buy a questionable CD buy one artist to get that one killer track (I mean, come on, do you really want an entire CD by Rob Jungklas or Industry?). There are so many other great singles that you gotta hope there is a part 2 on each of these (I mean, where is Fingerprintz-"Bulletproof Heart" or Hilly Michaels-"Calling All Girls"? - OK, so they're not on EMI - what's keeping the other labels from doing similar packages). The only gripe you have to have with these CDs is that there is no (nada, zippo, zilch) info about any of the songs. Oh well, at least the music is great.

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist  6/2/98

Title:The Tremeloes - The Definitive Collection

Label:Castle Communication (England) CCS CD 827

Comments:The folks at Castle Comm. have a new concept that they are rolling out with new packages by British beat groups Marmalade, the Searchers and the Tremoloes. The concept is: put out a CD chockful o' hits then add another CD to the package with the group's first LP. Well, it does sound a bit contrived, doesn't it? -but this one seems to work. Disc number one is 78 minutes of primo Tremeloes hits and shoulda-beens (26 trax, Bubba) including early ones with Brian Poole ("Twist & Shout," "Do You Love Me"). The liner notes are decently informative, even launching the tidbit that the Trems actually recorded the song "Yellow River", erased their lead vocal, gave it to writer Jeff Christie (who had a hit with it) and even supplied him with a backup band for touring. The Tremeloes original is included in this set, however. With a name like The Definitive Collection one is open to criticism if it isn't (definitive, that is). So is it? Well, sorta. Only obsessives (read: the rock and roll Dentist) would probably care, but several nifty '70s era singles that crop up on Rhino's 1992 set and several more from BR's 1983 import are MIA. Still, you probably won't care, so this is the most exhaustive Tremeloes collection so far. The second CD is only 12 tracks long and is the total Here Come The Tremeloes LP which includes a longer version of "Here Comes My Baby" and a different "Even The Bad Times Are Good" than the hit versions. No new stereo appears which means most of the hits are still mono. If you thought all the Tremeloes did was the falsetto classic "Silence Is Golden" and the faux party of "Here Comes My Baby", you were wrong vibrato breathe. So check it out.

Posted By: George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist  6/2/98

Title:Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band - Digitally Remastered Best

Label:A&M (Japan) POCM-1575

Comments:The A&M catalog has been really poorly served by the digital medium thus far (not to mention Warner Brothers', but don't get me started - and, hey, how about the New York Rock Ensemble?). The fine folks at A&M Japan have just released a few CDs in an attempt to rectify that, but that means a few extra greenbacks if you gots a yen for these tunes in digital (come on U.S. A&M, get on the stick!). The rock and roll Dentist admits a fondness for '60s muzak (don't you just love Percy Faith's liver lips kids?) so had to pick up the first Baja M. B CD on the market. The good: there are 25 tracks in nice stereo with most of the hits including "Comin' In The Back Door" and "Ghost Riders In The Sky." The best song they ever did, in my humble opinion, was "The Portuguese Washerwoman" and it is also here, so huzzah and hip horray. The band picture is nice too. The bad: the track selection seems to rely on the more mellow side of Wechter and the BMB. OK, so they didn't rock as much as Herb Alpert's label leaders (the Tijuana Brass, in case you slept through the '60s), but they did do better songs than "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Somewhere My Love." The set omits most of the 'bubbling under' 45s from the US and even leaves off "Brasilia." The liner notes are also in Japanese which means you don't get to read about Wechter's career as a session percussionist (he even appeared on the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds LP). For now, if you want Wechter, you want this CD. Let's hope a domestic package comes along one of these days.

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist 6/2/98

Title:Robert Gordon - The Lost Album, Plus...

Label:Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16251 AH

Comments:This CD has the feel of leftovers 'cause, well, it is leftovers. That ain't necessarily bad if you store them in Tupperware and heat 'em in the microwave which brings us to this 21 track CD. Robert Gordon was the '70s standard bearer for Elvis-like roots rock/pop while all around him were still tryin' to shake off the Saturday Night Fever. He looked more like Scotty Moore than Elvis (which proves my thesis that Elvis wouldn't have been as big if he wouldn't have looked so danged cool, but I digress yet again) but managed to land three awesome guitarists in first Link Wray, than Chris Spedding and finally Danny Gatton. You must have the other two Gordon comps on Bear Family (Robert Gordon Is Red Hot and Black Slacks), so you need this CD if you want his entire output from 1977 to 1981 on disc. The enticement to buy this is to get 10 previously unreleased sides from 1980 including covers of "Suspicion" and the Beatles (?) "Run For Your Life." Frankly, these could have easily stayed unreleased to spare the kids from having to hear subpar Gordon. These are basically unfinished run-throughs and sound like it. So, should you buy it? Of course, Flyin' Saucer breathe. The killer tracks are a little heard 1977 version of "Endless Sleep" the totally smokes and superior single versions of "Sea Cruise" and "Fire" that include overdubs not on the LP versions. To boot, there are nice outtake pics from the session for Rock Billy Boogie's cover and a typically exhaustive Bear Family session listing from all his LPs 77-81.

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist 6/2/98

Title:Mando & The Chili Peppers - On The Road With Rock 'n Roll

Label:Ace (England) CDCHD 683

Comments:Imagine the rock and roll Dentist's amazement when this showed up on CD. You can't get the first four Beatles LPs on legit CD in stereo, but (by gawd) you can get Mando from 1957. We here in Colorado loved these guys as they came here from Texas and proceeded to get a recording contract with Golden Crest to record singles like "I Love To Eat Chili In Chile" and "South Of The Border" plus one hopelessly rare LP. They're all here from mostly tape, but where is Mando (check in if you're still around, dude). Pretty much doowoppy '50s rock with Latin overtones in mono is what you get in a typically attractive Ace package (now if only they would move on the three CDs of '60s Colorado rock we've compiled for them! come on guys). The bonus is Armando Almendarez' 1955 single "Boppin' The Rock"/"Maybellene."18trax

posted by:George W. Krieger - the rock and roll Dentist 6/2/98

Title: Misc cd's On The Renaissance label

Label: Renaissance

Comments: A new reissue label has been called to my attention and that is "Renaissance" Records.  This label seems to specialize in issuing material that the major labels shy away from because they simply won't sell 10,000 copies or more.  Of the cd's that I have reviewed, the quality is excellent and well worth the purchase price if you like the individual artist.  First time on cd Top 40 hits that I have found on the Renaissance label: "You Don't Want Me Anymore" and "Dreamin' Is Easy" by Steel Breeze on the cd titled "Steel Breeze" Renaissance 0209, "Don't Let Him Know" by Prism on the cd titled "Best Of" Renaissance 0113, "Such A Woman" by Tycoon on the cd "Tycoon/Turn Out The Lights" Renaissance 0163, and "Breaking Away" by Balance on the cd "Balance/In For The Count" Renaissance 0104.

Posted By: Pat Downey 6/1/98  e-mail patdowney@uswest.net

Title:Del Shannon - A Complete Career Anthology-1961-1990

Label:Raven (Australia) RVCD-51

Comments:Two CDs, 57 tracks, nice 23 page booklet, an attractive box - the rock and roll Dentist says "buy this sucker"! A casual fan probably only needs a short Rhino compilation (or a single of "Runaway"), but for the Del devoted this is the real deal. The Big Top, Berlee and Amy singles are all here and generally in rare stereo mixes. One mistake, however, "Keep Searchin' (Follow The Sun)" claims to be the stereo version, but it is not. For that song in stereo, you need Taragon's fine 1997 CD Runaway/One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One Seconds which is a good adjunct to this package. The Liberty years are not as throughly represented either which requires a fan to seek out (if you can) the 1991 CD on EMI The Liberty Years for singles like "She" and "The Big Hurt." Possibly the strongest reason to buy this set, however, is the inclusion of rare '70s singles like "Oh How Happy," "Cry Baby Cry" and "Tell Her No." The 1981 Drop Down & Get Me LP and the posthumous 1991 LP Rock On are also well represented here. The set closes with a few cool rarities: Del's rewrite of "Runaway" for the TV show Crime Story, a couple of live tracks ("Do You Wanna Dance" and Roy Orbison's "Crying") and a 1965 Pepsi commercial. Hats off to Raven.

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G.Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:The Montanas - You've Got To Be Loved (Singles A's & B's)

Label:Sequel (England) NEMCD 994

Comments:OK, you can be forgiven if you never heard of these guys, but if you like the sound of the Tremeloes you need this CD. In the tradition of the Nashville Teens and the Bay City Rollers, the Montanas took their name from an American place they likely never saw, but their sound was all British Invasion. Their only real success was with "You Got To Be Loved" which is a fabulous song and is included here along with 25 other tracks. This, and three other songs here, came from the team of Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent who also wrote for Petula Clark. This is all their Pye and Piccadilly label output (65-68) fleshed out with eight previously unreleased goodies and a couple of backing tracks (does anybody actually listen to these things?). This reviewer would have liked to see stuff like the Decca single "Let's Get A Little Sentimental" included (I mean, how many Montanas CDs can we expect to see?), but what is here is great for a fan of '60s Brit-pop.

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:The Bobby Fuller Four - Never To Be Forgotten

Label:Mustang DFBX 3903

Comments:Bobby Fuller was a freakin' pop genius - end of story. This boxset is a loving testament to the fact that America didn't forget how to make rock and roll during the British Invasion of the '60s. Rhino and Ace have both put out decent single disc anthologies on Fuller, but for obsessives like yours truly, Bob Keane at Del-Fi has this awesome three CD box to compliment his pre-hit years box Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited of two years ago. Disc three is a 19 track live set that is fun, but the meat is the other 44 tracks including several rare alternate versions (heck, the rare version of "It's Love, Come What May" is actually better than the killer released version). "Let Her Dance" leads off the box and may well be the best pop song ever (though it wasn't a big hit - why-Why-WHY?) and sounds brilliant in digital. The forays into California surf-pop are all here too ("Wolfman,""Thunder Reef," etc.). Power popsters point to Big Star as their Genesis moment (and rightly so), but the Bobby Fuller Four had their sound earlier. Check out "Baby My Heart" or "Another Sad & Lonely Night" for pop nirvana. "Love's Made A Fool Of You" and "I Fought The Law" (represented here in both mono and stereo version) showed Fuller's love for Buddy Hollyesque guitar-pop and do the rarer sides "You're In Love" and "Think It Over." The only quibble yours truly has is that the mix of the stomper "Saturday Night" is not as good as on the 1990 Ace CD The Bobby Fuller Four, but that's pretty nitpicking. The boxset looks wonderful and comes with a lavish book which also spends some time debating the tragic suicide (murder?) of one of American pops' unsung geniuses - Bobby Fuller.

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:Scott McCarl - Play On...

Label:Titan! CD 1426

Comments:(The Rock and Roll Dentist loves power pop - pass it on.) This one came totally out of nowhere and is a welcome surprise. Some 22 years after McCarl's one shining moment in the sun as a replacement Raspberry for their 1974 swansong LP (Starting Over - if you don't own all four Raspberries LPs, buy them now and spare yourselves from my wrath), this CD is wonderful pop. I you want DiscoMadonnaRapFunk or BigHatGarth"I'mSoPitiful"CountryAngst just go away now, but if you crave chiming Rickenbackers and Beatlesque harmonies then here 'tis ladies and gents. The first ten tracks are more recent and include his cover of the Raspberries tune "Nobody Knows" which was earlier on 1996's Ginger Records tribute to that band Raspberries Preserved (what the heck, buy that one too). The Beatles song "Yes It Is" is a natural as is the Rubinoos-like "Same Ol' Heartache." The best track may be "In Love Without A Girl." The seven bonus tracks include his first single (1969 with his band Yellow Hair) and an incredible home demo from 73 with Michael Hillman on wild drums (Hilly Michaels to power pop fans - you remember, "Calling All Girls" - why isn't that one on CD yet?). It's a cheaper buy than his fellow Raspberry Eric Carmen's new Japanese import (Winter Dreams - yeah, buy that one too) and well worth the wait.

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:Them - The Story Of Them Featuring Van Morrison

Label:Deram 42284 4833-2

Comments:An generous two CD set, with a total of 50 tracks including three alternate versions are devoted to this '60s British Invasion r&b outfit mostly remembered for giving Van Morrison his start. Don't tell anyone, but as far as yours truly is concerned, Morrison went steadily downhill after he left Them. Astral Weeks is a fine LP and the singles "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Domino" are aces, but nothing he has done in the last three decades has had the rare fire of Them's output. Heck, the first record the Rock and Roll Dentist ever owned was the raucous 45 "Gloria"/"Baby Please Don't Go" which still stand out along with the chart hits "Mystic Eyes" and "Here Comes The Night" when hit by the light of laser. The best tracks highlight Morrison's almost Howlin' Wolf-like raw vocals whether on covers like John Lee Hookers "Don't Look Back" or the original "Bad Or Good." One criticism: while the rest of the band were pretty faceless (though future Camel Peter Bardens passed through at one point), that doesn't excuse the lack of a band history in the liner notes. Obviously, Morrison was leaning away from de blooz towards the end of Them with tunes like Paul Simon's "Richard Cory" showing a more introspective direction, but it's still booming bottom heavy bluesy behemouths like "Out Of Sight" that make this set worthwhile. Frankly, you ain't got a rock and roll soul if you don't find yourself cranking the stereo up to 12 on a track like "I Can Only Give You Everything" (but, boy the bass player sure screws up near the end). That mockingbird modern rocker Beck (don't get me started) has even sampled Them to great acclaim - why not listen to the real thing kids?

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:Procol Harum - 30th Anniversary Anthology

Label:Westside (England) WESX 301

Comments:Procol Harum were the first progressive rock band and deserve to be remembered for more than just "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." This is the chance to sample Gary Brooker's band from 1967 to 1970 in one convenient three CD package. The first four LPs are all here along with their singles and alternate versions (including the first stereo versions of several songs including "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", though it is a different take). Many of the songs on the self-titled debut LP sound tentative, but when they connect (such as on Matthew Fisher's brilliant "Repent Walpurgis") the sound is chill inducing. The Shine On Brightly LP is generally stronger and is best remembered for the adventurous nearly side-long suite "In Held Twas In I." The third LP A Salty Dog was even stronger showing organist Fisher at his peak on tracks like "The Wreck Of The Hesperus" (one problem: while they needed to move it to fit two LPs on one CD, it seems a bit jarring to take the title track out of the LP and move it to the third CD). Though remembered mainly for Robin Trower's guitar-driven rocker "Whisky Train," the fourth LP Home may be the strongest of their first releases. All the songs feature some of Keith Reid's most bizarrely incomprehensible lyrics. Fanatics may prefer to buy the LPs individually on CD (they all have been re-released with bonus tracks) to get the proper cover art, but this is a nice bargain way to own the early Procol Harum. How's about a U.S. label releasing a career boxset?

posted by:the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title:The Move - Movements - 30th Anniversary Anthology

Label:Westside (England) WESX 302

Comments:The other three CD box by this new import label is by a '60s band perhaps not as familiar to Americans. If the Move is remembered at all by U.S. buyers, it is probably because ELO's Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan passed through the band. More's the pity that the guiding light of the Move isn't better remembered here - Roy Wood. Connisseurs of cool '70s British rock need to check out Wood's work as a solo and with Wizzard (Colorado's Flash Cadillac have done some killer covers - notably "See My Baby Jive" as have Cheap Trick). But I digress - the Move were a singles oriented band that put out a few interesting LPs (including the brilliant Message From The Country not on this CD, but worth looking for). A casual fan may wish to hunt for A&M's more concise CD The Best Of The Move, but that wouldn't give you the entire The Move, Shazam and Looking On LPs like this set does. The self-titled debut LP features the mono mixes here which might be another reason to buy the A&M set also as it has "Weekend,""Zing Went The Strings" and "Flowers In The Rain" in stereo. The second LP Shazam was one of my favorite all-time LPs and qualifies as a lost gem with other period LPs like Small Faces' Ogden's Nutgone Flake, Traffic's Dear Mister Fantasy, Byrd's The Notorius Byrd Brothers, etc. But I digress yet again - that LP was all Brit-psych. brilliant with covers of "Don't Make My Baby Blue" and "The Last Thing On My Mind." Heck, the Move even covered themselves with a stretched and weird remake from their first LP of "Cherry Blossom Clinic." The third LP Looking On showed a more rock approach as Jeff Lynne joined the band from the like-minded band Idle Race. Check out "Brontosaurus" which prods nicely a la the title. The third CD is rounded out nicely (no the Nice were Keith Emerson's band you fool) by an expanded version of their live EP Something Else which again showed them as a covers band doing Eddie Cochran's title song and Big Brother's "Piece Of My Heart." All the early single A's & B's are here including the previously thought lost "Vote For Me" (check out the A&M CD's liner notes). A nice booklet tries to distill the band's eccentric history (hacking up TV sets on stage and insulting British politicians).

posted by: the Rock and Roll Dentist (G. Krieger) 5/25/98

Title: Peter & Gordon: Woman/Lady Godiva

Label: Collectables 2716

Comments:  When a compact disc comes out on the Collectables label, it is either really good or really bad and in this case it's pretty good.   First you get two of the old vinyl albums by Peter & Gordon on one cd for a total time of 67:48.  The mastering was done by Capitol Music Special Markets and sounds good.  The only negative to this compilation is that the song "Woman" which has been rumoured to be sitting in the vaults of Capitol Records in true stereo shows up here in electronic stereo.

Posted by: Pat Downey 5/23/98  e-mail: patdowney@uswest.net

Title: Juice Newton - The Trouble With Angels

Label: River North 514161361

Comments:  This looked like a nice "Greatest Hits" package when I picked it up but I was in for a rude awakening when I put it in my cd player.  All of her hits are rerecorded and nowhere on the cd packaging either inside or outside does it state that these are rerecordings.  Tracks included are Angel Of The Morning, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, When I Get Over You, The Trouble With Angels, This Old Flame, Break It To Me Gently, Red Blooded American Girl, Queen Of Hearts and The Sweetest Thing.  All are stereo rerecordings.

Posted by: Pat Downey 5/21/98  e-mail patdowney@uswest.net

Title: Very Best Of The Standells

Label: Hip-O 40109

Comments:  The label born as an answer to Rhino (Hip-O) has finnally released an item of interest to collectors -- the "Very Best Of The Standells".  In order to avoid the usual conflict of mono vs stereo, Hip-O decided to include both a mono and first time stereo mix of "Dirty Water".   Why can't other labels wake up and follow suit?  There are 17 track total, 2 of which are Dirty Water.  Other tracks of note: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White, Hey Joe, Why Pick On Me, Riot On Sunset Strip, Try It, Did You Ever Have That Feeling, Barracuda, Can't Help But Love You, Ninety Nine And A Half, Medication, Why Did You Hurt Me, Black Hearted Woman, Mainline, Mr. Nobody, and My Little Red Book.

Posted by: Pat Downey 5/19/98  e-mail: patdowney@uswest.net

Title: various titles that feature first time on cd top 40 hits

Label: all on the Time-Life label ****PLEASE NOTE THAT TIME-LIFE CD'S ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE BY MAIL ORDER DIRECTLY FROM TIME-LIFE.

Comments:  Having just reviewed all of the Time-Life cd's released in the past year, I thought I would pass along the top 40 hits that are appearing for the first time in the US on compact disc:

1)  (M)  (2:00)  Tonight You Belong To Me by Lennon Sisters appears on Golden Groups Of Your Hit Parade #R132-14
2)  (S)  (3:19)  Love Story by Francis Lai appears on Instrumental Classics - Pop Classics #R986-22
3)  (M)  (2:28)  Gee Whiz by Innocents appears on The Heart Of Rock And Roll 1960-1961 Take Three #857-19
4)  (M)  (2:15)  Need You by Donnie Owens appears on The Heart Of Rock And Roll The Late 50's #R857-16
5)  (S)  (3:17)  You're The Love by Seals & Crofts appears on Body Talk - Heart To Heart #R834-17
Posted by: Pat Downey 5/16/98 e-mail patdowney@uswest.net

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