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 All the American hits on one album, 2010-09-02
Think the header says it all, what fantastic value for money and some great hits
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good cd have good songs listen all the time, 2010-09-02
this cd is really goood a wide variety of listeners would like this very good A*
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Perfect chill-out selection, 2010-08-30
60 tracks that all bring back some very mellow memories. Classics from all corners of the R&B/soul spectrum; on the one hand we have Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross and Gladys Knight - on the other we have Maxwell, R.Kelly, Usher and Toni Braxton. And as if that wasn't enough, there are the "new kids" represented by Jason Derulo, McLean, JLS and Leona Lewis. A very good value, well thought-out collection. Highly recommended.
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Excellent Speed, 2010-08-31
Product came very quickly in perfect condition with minimum of fuss. Would be happy to do business with again.
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wicked, 2010-09-01
Takes me back to my dancing days wicked, good to have all the tunes on one cd
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Not Just The Same Old Songs, 2010-08-27
Have just finished playing it so here are my initial thoughts.
In my view COM4 is different from the previous volumes as the tracks & artists chosen don't all have what I think of as having a distinct Motown sound. The compilers have mixed things up a bit and it's worked out for the better. It all begins with the Blackberries 'Kidnapped' which is a real Motown stomper even though it's from the '70's (I think). As side one progresses it goes through various styles & tempos which kept my interest although there are a couple of tracks which still have to grow on me. Side two is 24ct gold, again with a diverse range of artists and sounds. From Martha Reeves & The Vandellas brash 'Miss Lonely Heart' to Brenda Holloway's sublime 'Little Miss Loser' the quality never drops. Many of the tracks should have been singles and could have been hits. COM4 shows conclusively that Motown was just not always pumping out the same old song, however good it might be.
Picking out favourites is difficult as I have so many but I'll list a few. From side one I think that the big surprises are 'All I Need Is A Chance' - Robert Dobyne, 'Daddy, Cool' - Oma Heard & 'Have A Little Patience (And Wait) - Mary Wells. Stand outs from side two are 'Only A Lonely Man Would Know' - Ivy Jo Hunter, 'It's Gonna Be Always' - Blinky, 'Don't Let Me Be Lonely' - Tammi Terrell & 'Mobile Lil The Dancing Witch' - Shorty Long.
The liner notes are great & readable without a magnifying glass which is even better. The photos are lovely especially that new one of Blinky. Lastly the two most important words are the final two written in the introduction which are 'so far'!
Grateful thanks to Paul N, Keith, Chris and all those involved in what is probably the most interesting edition of the COM series.
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Epic Album, 2010-08-24
This is great CD for the car, when you don't want just one album but to listen mix of some of the best tunes ever. There are some great ones to sing along too and only a couple to skip. All in all a good buy.
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Rockin' Boat, 2010-08-18
During watching the film I decided to order The Boat That Rocked compilation.
And what a fantastic collection it is!!!!
Delivery, and quality of goods was great.
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LARKIN ASCENDING, 2010-08-27
Philip Larkin was a poet who used his skills as a wordsmith to champion the jazz he loved, and to defend it against the absurdities which were being visited upon the arts generally in the name of modernism. He has been dismissed as a reactionary old fuddy-duddy, because it's far easier to shoot the messenger than to rebut his argument. This set has been issued to mark the quartercentenary of his death, and is none the worse for being rooted mainly in the twenties and thirties.
The discs are arranged in logical but not chronological sequence. The first (I Remember, I Remember) brings together his early acquisitions which "spoke directly to our understanding". That visceral appreciation deepened and widened at university and disc 2 (Oxford) selects some of the records he shared with his fellow undergraduates, Kingsley Amis included. Whether by chance or intention, it features mainly white bands, but the balance is restored by Disc 3 (All What Jazz). Up until now all of the records selected had been issued as 78s, with an average playing time of 3 minutes, but the final disc (Minority Interest) presents some more extended items from the LPs that Larkin and friends would listen to at jazz evenings in the seventies and eighties (except for Earl Bostic's "Flamingo" which I recall clearly as having been issued on both 78 and 45).
The set includes an illustrated booklet of over 50 pages, which carries two appreciations of Larkin, and a commentary on the tracks, often drawing on Larkin's writing on the subject. All too often jazz criticism sends the reader off on a search (often fruitless) for the recording in question, so to have both yoked together is a treat not to be missed, particularly when the critic is so articulate.
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Great selection as always!, 2010-06-22
My son loves these Now albums as they provide a great selection of the latest 'in' tunes and artists
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