Although it sports the same amount of tracks (26) as Rhino's 1993 Anthology, up to now the last word in comprehensive Spoonful compilations, the 2000 issue of the umpteenth collection from this short-lived '60s band gets the nod over all others. Taken from the original first-generation masters, apparently for the first time, the sound quality -- ...
BMG Special Products' Rockin' '60s is a collection of ten pop/rock and album rock hits culled from the RCA Records vaults. Don't take the title literally -- "Gimme, Gimme Good Lovin'" and "White Rabbit" may rock, but Gale Garnett's "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" is the farthest away from "rock" that you could possibly get. View the collection as a ...
This is the definitive collection of oldies but goodies, a plethora of fun-loving hits by that youthful and exuberant '60s group, the Lovin' Spoonful. The first half of the record reveals the wit and charm found in their songwriting, such as the free-spirited "Do You Believe in Magic?" With this song, the Spoonful made it to the radio scene -- and ...
By the time of its release, the Lovin' Spoonful's debut album was already a significant record because of the inclusion of its title track, John Sebastian's timeless anthem to love and music, which had been one of the major hits of the summer of 1965. The album elaborated upon Sebastian's gentle, winning songwriting style with the humorous "Did ...
Since these tracks date back to the '60s and early '70s, this upbeat collection of happy sunshiny tunes should have an "oldies" tag attached to its boasting, clumsy title. Otherwise there's little about this collection that doesn't live up to its rather grandiose moniker. OK, so the unfortunate exclusion of the Beach Boys as well as fellow ...
I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s is an excellent mid-line collection that contains 20 hits. Although the packaging is a little skimpy, all of the recordings are the original hit versions, which makes the compilation an excellent choice for casual listeners and the budget-minded. Among the highlights on Hits of the '60s are the Kinks' "All Day ...
Dating two years before Buddah Records' Lovin' Spoonful Greatest Hits, the quality on this 26-song, 65-minute collection, issued in England and Ireland, is quite good. All of the expected hits are here, though not in order, starting with "Summer in the City" and zigzagging across their history, through "Daydream," "Nashville Cats," "Darling Be ...
Casey Kasem's America's Top 10 series often has a step or two on its competing retrospectives, and this 1960s volume is no different. It digs no deeper than the play list of your local oldies station, but packs in the hits and varies the styles with little filler. There are fuzzy rock classics from the Troggs, the Yardbirds, and Shadows of Knight, ...
20 Greatest Hits 1968 collects some of the year's most memorable pop and rock hits, including B.J. Thomas' "Hooked on a Feeling," the Classics Four's "Stormy," Archie Bell's "Tighten Up," the O'Kasions' "Girl Watcher," and Desmond Dekker's "Israelites." Songs by Clarence Carter, Lou Christie, Gary Puckett, and the Box Tops complete this ...
Conceived as a counterpart to Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll, Ace's excellent anthology series covering the first decade of U.S. rock, Chartbusters USA does the same thing for American rock spanning 1964-69. It's perhaps less valuable than the Golden Age series because the material anthologized, at least to judge by the first installment, is ...
20 Greatest Hits 1965 collects some of the year's most memorable pop and rock hits, including Shades of Blue's "Oh How Happy," the Hondells' "Little Honda," Dobie Gray's "'In' Crowd," the Toys' "Lover's Concerto," and Gary Lewis' "This Diamond Ring." Songs by Billy Joe Royal, Gene Pitney, Roy Head, and Percy Sledge complete this retrospective of ...
This budget ten-song selection has much to recommend it, kicking off with the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" and featuring such notables as the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," the Troggs' "Wild Thing," and the Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'." Tracks from Tommy James and the Shondells, Percy Sledge, the Righteous Brothers, the Mamas and the Papas, ...
Greatest Hits 1964 Volume 2 collects more of the year's most memorable pop and rock hits, including the Dovell's "You Can't Sit Down," Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me," the Beau Brummels' "Just a Little Bit," Lovin' Spoonful's "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," and Gene Pitney's "24 Hours From Tulsa." Songs by the Kingsmen, Gary Lewis, Gene Pitney, and ...
Guitar Player Presents Rock: Legends of Guitar: The '60s, Vol. 2 gathers 18 blistering performances from late-'60s guitar greats, including Jeff Beck's "Beck's Bolero," the Allman Brothers Band's "Trouble No More," and Ronnie Hawkins' "Who Do You Love." Sandy Nelson's "Mr. John Lee, Pt. 1" and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers' "The Supernatural" ...
The band's second LP was very strong; this time, most of the tunes are originals, with the exception of a cover of "Bald Headed Lena." Joe Butler and Yanovsky are featured on some lead vocals, and the album includes two more hits, "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" and "Didn't Want to Have to Do It." [The 2002 reissue includes instrumental versions ...
Having released two previous albums and a soundtrack, along with a stream of singles, over the previous 12 and a half months, the Lovin' Spoonful assembled their third regular studio LP, Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful, for release around Thanksgiving 1966. It contained the group's chart-topping single from the previous June, "Summer in the City," ...
Director Francis Ford Coppola hired Lovin' Spoonful leader John Sebastian to compose music for his romantic comedy, You're a Big Boy Now, and Sebastian brought his band in to perform many of the songs, including the ballad "Darling Be Home Soon," which became The Spoonful's next hit. Most of the rest of the score consisted of instrumentals, many ...
Put out in conjunction with Philadelphia oldies station WOGL, this Collectables disc assembles 14 feel-good tunes connected with summer. Even though there are no surprises here, who doesn't want to crank up summer anthems like "California Sun" (Riverias), "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran), or "Heat Wave" (Martha & the Vandellas)? Also included ...
Although it isn't a definitive collection by any means (look for Rhino's Anthology, if you want that), BMG Special Products' Summer in the City: The Encore Collection is nice sampler of ten of the group's biggest hits and best songs. Favorites like "Coconut Grove" and "Younger Generation" may be missing, but all the true essentials -- "You Didn't ...
History of Rock: The 60's, Pt. 2 - WCBS FM 101 is a better than average single-disc collection highlighting 24 pop singles released in that decade. Along with the original versions of tried-and-true radio classics by the Lovin' Spoonful, Dion, the Shangri-Las, the Archies, and the Turtles are less than obvious inclusions by the Blue Jays, the ...
By the time of its release, the Lovin' Spoonful's debut album was already a significant record because of the inclusion of its title track, John Sebastian's timeless anthem to love and music, which had been one of the major hits of the summer of 1965. The album elaborated upon Sebastian's gentle, winning songwriting style with the humorous "Did ...
This volume of Casey Kasem's America's Top Ten series focuses on the folk-tinged pop of the 1960s, drawing heavily from the perennial classics, but including a few "deep cuts" as well. There's defining material like the Byrds' timeless "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Get Together," from the Youngbloods, the youthful yearn of the Grass Roots' "Let's Live ...
Greatest Hits 1966 collects the year's most memorable pop and rock hits, including the Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe in Magic?," Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," the Box Tops' "The Letter," the Capitols' "Cool Jerk," and John Fred's "Judy in Disguise." Songs by the Casinos, Lee Dorsey, Barry Sadler, and the Grass Roots complete this ...
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