Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Andrew Sandoval.Photographer: Andrew Sandoval.WHERE THE ACTION IS! LOS ANGELES NUGGETS: 1956-1968, Rhino's 2009 sequel to their 2007 Nuggets box LOVE IS THE SONG WE SING, shifts the spotlight down the Ca...
Lou Christie was not a one-hit wonder, but when most people think of him, they think of "Lightnin' Strikes," which makes Collectables' Two Faces Have I a mystifying release. It is a ten-track budget disc that doesn't include "Lightnin' Stri...
Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso.Unknown Contributor Roles: Parade ; Eric Burdon; Friend & Lover; Harpers Bizarre; Marcia Strassman; Scott McKenzie; Spanky & Our Gang; The 5th Dimension; The Association; The Box Tops; The Cowsills; ...
Audio Remasterer: Pat Kraus.Shout! Factory's triple-disc set The British Beat: Best of the '60s was released in conjunction with the 2007 PBS documentary of the same name and, like the show, this compilation is targeted at a general audi...
60's Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2 is more successful than the first volume at including a wider range of the popular music of the era. Of course, there is still no Beatles or Motown, but there is a little bit of soul (Deon Jackson with "Love...
This CD was packaged for and promoted by WJMK, Chicago, Illinois.This CD was packaged for and promoted by WODS, Boston, Massachusetts.This CD was packaged for and promoted by WSNI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Liner Note Author: Al F...
This 12-song set of 1960s hits is certainly varied, and as long as you don't mistake it for anything comprehensive, it's a fun play. Songs included range from the Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" to Barry McGuire's fiery "Eve of Destructio...
Casey Kasem: Driving in the 60s contains a nice cross section of music from the era blending soul (Ben E. King, the Drifters), sunshine pop (the Mamas & the Papas, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Beach Boys), and AM pop hits (Roy Orbison, Sonny & ...
History of Rock: The 60s, Pt. 4 is a better-than-average single disc highlighting 24 pop singles released in that decade. Along with the original versions of tried-and-true radio classics by the Box Tops, the Mamas & the Papas, Tommy Roe, t...
Out of the 30 selections contained on this three-disc set from Madacy, only one is an original recording. Every other track is an inferior take on the most popular version, almost always with disastrous results -- borderline karaoke, tinny ...
It's doubtful whether anyone would mistake the tracks collected on this brief anthology for the best of '60s rock (where, for instance, are the Beatles, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Byrds, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and any number ...
This CD was packaged for and promoted by WJMK, Chicago, Illinois.This CD was packaged for and promoted by WODS, Boston, Massachusetts.This CD was packaged for and promoted by WSNI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.WSNI: Great Ladies of R...
Though this album bills itself The Ultimate Rock 'N Roll Collection: The '60s, it's neither ultimate, nor even that rock & roll; with the possible exception of Tommy James & the Shondells' "Mony Mony," it's a solid and diverse collection of...
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.To most observers, the title of Varese's The Late '60s: 25 Top 10 Hits installment of their ongoing Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years series would suggest that the 2005 collection would be filled with trippy ps...
Madacy's 20 Best series can only be commended for the fact that it never tries to trick the consumer. Instead of providing the disclaimer in minute print on the back like so many other likeminded sets, the label provides a full disclosure o...