The Impulse Years 1973-1974 [Box set]

The Impulse Years 1973-1974 [Box set]

ASIN: B000003NA7

Editorial Reviews
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This comprehensive five-CD set, comprising all four of the pianist's ensemble albums for the Impulse label along with unreleased tracks and extended edits of the original LP versions, sheds light on an earlier, warmer Jarrett, even as he raised his sights toward the Olympian goals of the past quarter century. If Jarrett's work since the '70s has seemed austere and even forbidding in its acute aesthetic, there are moments throughout this generous portrait that attest to a more democratic spirit and more palpable pleasure in his American quartet 's playing, distinguished from his parallel team of Scandinavian partners for his ECM label dates. Then again, with Charlie Haden on bass, Paul Motian on drums, and Dewey Redman on tenor sax, there was ample cause for smiling--this was a world-class group with formidable postbop and avant-garde credentials more than up to Jarrett's technically adroit, musically challenging material. With guitarist Sam Brown and percussionists Guilherme Franco and Danny Johnson augmenting the group at various points, it's a collective that can veer from roiling, free-blown dynamism and easy-rolling gospel syncopations to tremulous, lyrical reveries--all with superb new 20-bit transfer extracts with optimal sonics. --Sam Sutherland

Product Description
Japanese Five CD Box Set. Limited Edition for Initial Pressing Only. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Sumer Is Icumen In
King Henry
So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo
Bonnie St. Johnstone
O Sleep Fond Fancy
Remember O Thou Man
O Shenandoah
Blackleg Miner
I Live In Trafalger Square
There is Beauty In the Bellow of the Blast
Java Jive

Tracks:

Night and Day
Orange Coloured Sky
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-Dee
A-11
See My Friends
Friday On My Mind
Tempted
Oops!...I Did It Again
Cry Me A River
1985
Sam Hall

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As Richard Thompson explains in his typically droll annotation, 1000 Years of Popular Music came about after Playboy asked various musicians to rank their top ten songs of the millennium. While most dipped no farther back than a few decades--a century at most--Thompson's musical memory rose to the challenge. The result is this concert set's encapsulation of 22 songs that trace a musical progression from the Middle Ages through Britney Spears, with Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin providing spare instrumental and rich vocal support. Released as a concert DVD with two audio CDs, the selection is irrepressibly idiosyncratic, from rounds, madrigals, and British balladry that recall Thompson's early days in Fairport Convention through the music-hall singalong of "I Live in Trafalgar Square" to dips into the songbooks of the Kinks ("See My Friends"), Squeeze ("Tempted"), and Bowling for Soup ("1985"). Among the highlights are the soulful tenderness of the 17th century's "Bonnie St. Johnstone," a haunting "Shenandoah," a samba arrangement of Cole Porter's "Night and Day," and a deliriously rocking rendition of the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind." --Don McLeese

Album Description

Single DVD with Two Audio CD's This latest Richard Thompson release, 1000 Years of Popular Music, actually contains songs from the 11th Century, miners songs and even…"Oops! I Did it Again!" All songs are performed by a trio, with Thompson on acoustic guitar and vocals, Debra Dobkin on percussion, and songstress Judith Owen adding vocals. "The idea for this project came from Playboy Magazine - I was asked to submit a list, in late 1999, of the ten greatest songs of the Millennium. Hah! I thought, hypocrites - they don't mean millennium, they mean twenty years - I'll call their bluff and do a real thousand-year selection. My list was similar to the choices here on this CD, starting in about 1068, and winding slowly up to 2001. That they failed to print my list among others submitted by rock's luminaries, is but a slight wound - it gave me the idea for this show, which has been performed occasionally, and will hopefully receive a few more airings. The idea is that Popular Music comes in many forms, through many ages, and as older forms get superceded, sometimes the baby is thrown out with the bathwater - great ideas, tunes, rhythms, styles, get left in the dust of history, so let's have a look at what's back there, and see if still does the trick. What appears on this CD is a performance, rather than a chronological, distillation of several different shows - hence some gaps in the 17th and 18th centuries, and too much weight on Music Hall and Rock & Roll - we just felt that some performances weren't quite captured - perhaps on Part Two?"

Customer Reviews:

Jump in and savor!.......2007-03-09

For all Richard Thompson fans this is a real treat. The vocals by Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin are great. Excellent all around!

1000 Years of GREAT Popular Music.......2007-01-04

I was invited to see this show at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston when it came to town. I'm a big Richard Thompson fan, but I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this "survey"of a thousand years of popular music. I needn't have worried. From start to finish, this is an entertaining, even startlingly entertaining show, and the people who filmed it did an excellent job of capturing it. Richard's guitar playing is terrific, and his singing is some of the best he's ever done, perhaps prompted by the demands of some of the material. Nothing here sounds pedantic, and nothing is boring. Richard's dry wit is in evidence throughout. The special treat is how much music comes out of three people, and here Richard is ably served by Judith Owen on vocals and occasional keyboard and Debra Dobkin on vocals and drums/percussion. One of the things I took away from the performance I saw was how INTO the music these three were on stage, and the DVD brings that right back.

I urge anyone who has gotten as far as considering this package to relax, stop considering it, buy it, and enjoy.

The package contains a DVD of the show and two CD's of the music, along with a short booklet about the show concept and the songs.

Thompson the alchemist turns poo to gold..........2006-09-28

This project originated out of rejection. A true non-reflection of life if ever one existed. Once upon a time, Playboy coveted Thompson's list of "the millenium's best songs". That is, until they saw it. This list included such chart toppers as "Sumer Is Icumen In" from 1260, "King Henry V's Conquest of France" from the 15th century, "Blackleg Miner" from the 19th century, and the bizarre Nat King Cole swinger "Orange Colored Sky". Then reality inverted. One of the least curmudgeonly magazines greeted Thompson's list with an icy silence. Perhaps they felt that those musty old songs would clash with the eternal blaze of naked airbrushed youth? Unflinching, Thompson turned to an art older than some of this set's songs: Alchemy. He miraculously turned what Playboy construed as poo into gleaming bullion. This shaft truly led to gold. So much so that Thompson has hit the road with his "1000 Years of Popular Music" twice.

Music is dang old, after all. Greeks and Romans rocked out. Medieval madrigals, armed with lutes and windpipes, pranced through verdant forests. Even Victorians danced. So why relegate hundred of years of great tunes to the sadly cobwebbed "early music" section? You know what they say: old songs never die, they just receive damning new retail categories. In defiance, Thompson dipped into this neglected slush pile of human all too human music and constructed a millenium set list that would make the Long Now Foundation proud.

Flanked by vocalist/keyboardist, and part mime, Judith Owen and percussionist/vocalist Debra Dobkin, the Thompson-led trio jiggle cochleas through musical history. They open with one of humanity's oldest songs: "Sumer Is Icumen In". A celebration of the rebirth of spring, it also includes a middle english word for "fart". Now that's history. The group sing it as a round (during tour one of "1000 Years" Thompson sang it solo). Next, lone Thompson conjures up the events leading to the battle of Agincourt in a fifteenth century song. France-bashing apparently has a longer history than the 2003 U.S. Congress realized. "Freedom Toast" is nothing! Try Agincourt! This beautiful song retells the affront the French handed to the young King Henry V: three tennis balls for him to "play with". No king would take that. Henry didn't. Thompson then switches to Italian for the amazing "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo". A truly unforgettable song that will even get feet encased in concrete tapping.

Following a few incredible songs dealing with infanticidal mothers, eternal punishment, and Missouri rivers, "Blackleg Miner" exposes the history of "scab" songs. Women won't even look at the Blacklegs. A nasty lot, indeed. Time whizzes by as the hilarious down-and-out "I Live in Trafalgar Square" and a Gilbert and Sullivan tune close out the nineteenth century. Don't miss the high "C" in the Mikado's "Bellow Of the Blast". Thompson and Owen show us just what vocal cords were made for. "Java Jive" introduces the jazzy twentieth century with a smooth pean to caffeinated drinks.

The twentieth century focuses on rock music, with a few exceptions. On the DVD, when Thompson introduces the act's single country song, "A-11", he responds to the unenthused stillness by saying "I can tell we're no longer in Texas". Some head turning surprises pop out in the second half of the set (on CD number two). The Kinks' haunting "See My Friends" and Australia's rollicking "Friday On My Mind" will make musical antennas erect. And then the evening's biggest blast, "Oops!... I Did it Again", made famous by Britney Spears, will shock those who disparage pop music as inane trash. Thompson proves beyond doubt that the song has merit. His final dance moves on the DVD justify the price alone. Prepare thy brain. Leaving Britney behind, the gang bursts into 2001 with "1985", a ridiculously catchy pop song about a sentimental and uncool mom. After that auditory explosion, Thompson leaves the audience hissing with the a capella "Sam Hall". The DVD's final scene shows Thompson waving his fists at the audience. A great closing to an amazing show. A thousand years later and we've arrived. That'll show Playboy.

This DVD and CD set captures the second "1000 Years" outing. Thompson's website offers a CD of the first tour. Enough changes from the two sets to justify getting both. But this set also contains a fabulously produced DVD. Thompson's stage banter gets cut from the CD, but the DVD preserves every word. Listen for the great joke about european stereotypes ("In heaven the English answer the door..."). The DVD also includes snatches of a Thompson interview, soundcheck, and the band's grand entrance. No Thompson fan should miss this set. Even people with a vague interest in music history should check it out. Thompson, now in his fifties, proves that age only encumbers the uncreative. "1000 Years of Popular Music" stands comfortably next to his best work. Not bad for a rejection.

Absolute Magic.......2006-08-17

I've watched this show every night since it arrived three weeks ago. It's not just the excellent production, the sheer talent and huge versatility of the performers. This show has some magic ingredient. Utterly captivating.

Finally a Thompson live DVD that really clicks.......2006-07-01

The first two Richard Thompson live dvd's were marred by slightly uninspiring song selections and fairly basic camera work. But third time's the charm - this lovely dvd presentation of Thompson's "1000 Years of Popular Music" show is simply one of the most essential items in his entire catalogue - along with "Henry the Human Fly", "I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight", "Shoot Out the Lights", "The Old Kit Bag" and "Rumor and Sigh". And it's essential not only for Thompson fans, but for just about anyone who's interested in the history of popular music. Starting with old English folk song "Summer is a-cumming in" (which was also sung at the climax of 70s horror movie classic The Wicker Man), and ending with a version of "1985" (a download hit for the group Bowling for Soup a few months prior to this recording) and in between covering everything from English music hall, Gilbert & Sullivan, jazz standards and merseybeat - this is a wonderful selection of haunting songs. No, you won't find any of Richard Thompson's legendary electric guitar workouts on here, and you won't find any of his own songs, even though many of them could have matched the timeless quality of the great stuff that IS on here - but the dvd DOES manage to present Thompson as one of the most plain enjoyable live performers in the world. And it's all packaged in a lovely box with artwork, song notes and two bonus cd's. Now if only they'd do a presentation of Thompson's OWN song catalogue in this format - and that's a hint, in case any of the people responsible for this great set happen to be reading this.

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The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
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Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
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Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
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Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
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Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
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Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
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Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

Tracks:

King Porter Stomp
And The Angels Sing
Moonlight Serenade
The Lady's In Love With You
Wishing (Will Make It So)
Sunrise Serenade
Little Brown Jug
But It Didn't Mean A Thing
Pavane
Runnin' Wild
Stairway To The Stars
Blue Evening
We Can Live On Love (We Haven't Got A Pot To Cook In)
Moon Love
Sliphorn Jive
Oh! You Crazy Moon
Ain't Cha Comin' Out?
Wanna Hat With Cherries
Pagan Love Song
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
Over The Rainbow
The Man With The Mandolin
Blue Orchids
Glen Island Special
Farewell Blues

Tracks:

In The Mood
My Isle Of Golden Dreams
My Prayer
Blue Moonlight
Bluebirds In The Moonlight
Indian Summer
Johnson Rag
Careless
It's A Blue World
When You Wish Upon A Star
The Rhumba Jumps
Stardust
Rug Cutter's Swing
The Woodpecker Song
Tuxedo Junction
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Imagination
Shake Down The Stars
Polka Dots And Moon Beams
Say It
April Played The Fiddle
Fools Rush In
Slow Freight
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Bugle Call Rag

Tracks:

The Nearness Of You
Mister Meadowlark
My Blue Heaven
When The Swallows Come Back To Capristrano
Blueberry Hill
Be Happy
Five O'Clock Whistle
Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
Make Believe Ballroom Time
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Along The Santa Fe Trail
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Anvil Chorus, Pts 1 & 2
Frenesl
Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider
Song Of The Volga Boatmen
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
I Dream't I Dwelt In Harlem
Sun Valley Jump
The Spirit Is Willing
Perfidia
It's Always You
Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This Year)
Boulder Bluff

Tracks:

Chattanooga Choo-Choo
The Booglie Wooglie Piggy
I Know Why (And So Do You)
You And I
Adios
The Kiss Polka
Elmer's Tune
A String Of Pearls
Moonlight Sonata
Slumber Song
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
Moonlight Cocktail
Skylark
When The Roses Bloom Again
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
American Patrol
I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
Serenade In Blue
At Last
Caribbean Clipper
That Old Black Magic
Moonlight Becomes You
Juke Box Saturday Night

Album Description

UK budget-priced 4 CD compilation for the big band legend. Featuring 98 tracks including all his most popular tunes of the period. Includes 44 page booklet with his story, discography, session details & many rare photos. The CDs are Moonlight Serenade, In The Mood, Blueberry Hill & Chattanooga Choo Choo. Standard jewel cases houdes in a slip-box. 2001 release.

Album Details

Between 1938 and 1942 Glenn Miller led what was probably the most popular big band of the era. This 4 CD compilation features 98 tracks including Miller' most popular songs and a 44 page booklet with an extensive biography, discography, session details and rare photos.

Customer Reviews:

Best yet.......2007-05-14

This is the best collection of Glenn Miller! It doesn't sound "tinny" like so many remastered CDs. The only one you need.

I love this stuff!.......2007-03-22

I think I was born in the wrong time! I love this old stuff.

A wonderful musical document.......2007-03-12

This box-set is an wonderful musical document, and an exceptional value for the money. The 40-page booklet of bio, session & discography info makes for pleasant reading while listening. I'm going to enjoy this for a long time. The only minor disappointment was that the compiler was unable to find room for "St. Louis Blues March", a personal favorite & memorable selection from Hollywood's The Glenn Miller Story (1953) -- an excellent film, the DVD of which is also available here on Amazon.

Greatest Collection Ever!.......2007-03-12

If you love Big Band, This set is a must have.! Definitely worth the money!

The Golden Years.......2006-11-10

This CD is just wonderful. If you like Glenn Miller, this is the CD to get.

Average customer rating:

Great overview of his early prime years
One Of The Better Values Out There
An astounding value!
Prime Forties Recordings From a Tenor Sax Legend

The Bebop Years
Coleman Hawkins
Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Lester Young Story
Settin' the Pace
Big Ben
The Fats Navarro Story
Body & Soul

ASIN: B000051TPD
Release Date: 2001-05-28

Tracks:

Body and Soul
Dinah
When Day Is Done
Smack
I Surrender, Dear
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
Dedication
Rocky Comfort
One O'Clock Jump
9-20 Special
Feedin' the Bean
Esquire Bounce
My Ideal
Voodte
How Deep Is the Ocean?
Hawkins Barrel House
Stumpy
Lover, Come Back to Me
Blues Changes
Crazy Rhythm
Get Happy
Man I Love

Tracks:

Sweet Lorraine
My Ideal
I Only Have Eyes for You
'S Wonderful
I'm in the Mood for Love
"Bean" at the Met
Woody 'N You
Bu-Dee-Daht
Yesterdays
Flame Thrower
Imagination
Night and Day
Cattin' at Keynote
Disorder at the Border
Feeling Zero
Rainbow Mist
Blue Moon
Father Co-Operates
Just One More Chance
Through for the Night
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Three Little Words

Tracks:

Battle of the Saxes
Louise
Pick-Up Boys
Porgy
Uptown Lullaby
Salt Peanuts
Make Believe
Don't Blame Me
Just One of Those Things
Hallelujah
Stompin' at the Savoy
On the Sunny Side of the Street
All the Things You Are
Every Man for Himself
Look Out Jack!
Under a Blanket of Blue
El Salon de Gutbucket
Undecided
Recollections
Drifting on a Reed
Flyin' Hawk
On the Bean
Hawk's Variations, Pts. 1 & 2

Tracks:

April in Paris
Rifftide
Stuffy
What Is There to Say?
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
Bean Soup
It's the Talk of the Town
Say It Isn't So
I Can't Get Started
Cocktails for Two
Sweet Lorraine
Nat Meets June
How High the Moon
Bean-A-Re-Bop
Isn't It Romantic?
Way You Look Tonight
Phantomesque
Angel Face
Picasso
It's Only a Paper Moon
Bah-U-Bah

Album Description

Hawkins reached a new level of creativity during the 1940's. THis box-set focuses on those yeard, presenting the original master of the tenor sax in a wide variety of settings, including his encounters with young modernists like Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. 88 tracks in all. Includes 56 page booklet containing the full Hawkins story, rare photographs and discography. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Great overview of his early prime years.......2006-01-20

I would recommend this for anyone wanting to get an overview of Hawk's playing from his early prime years. His playing reached a peak in '38 and as far as I can tell pretty much stayed there until his death in the '60s. This contains his legendary recording 'Body and Soul' from '38 and goes to '49.

For comparison I would recommend also getting "The Lester Young Story" also a great 4CD set from Proper covering the same time period.

One Of The Better Values Out There.......2005-08-18

Focusing on this key period shows you why Hawk was one of the top 3 in any one's list of great Sax men...drawing solely on material from 1939-1944 the amazing total quality shines through..For those who care,this set has good quality sound and the book is a good read..

An astounding value!.......2002-05-15

This is an excellent compilation of Hawkins' work between 1939 and 1949. Most of the selections date from 1943 to 1947 and were recorded for several record labels, including Victor, Bluebird, Okeh, Brunswick, V-Disc, Commodore, Signature, Keynote, Apollo, Savoy, Clef, Regis, Capitol, Aladdin, Joe Davis, and Selmer. Sidemen include Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Cootie Williams, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Oscar Pettiford, Teddy Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Budd Johnson, Ben Webster, Earl Hines, Don Byas, John Kirby, Jonah Jones, Buck Clayton, Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Harry Carney and Miles Davis. As you would expect with such a wide variety of source material, the sound quality varies a bit. However, it ranges from good to excellent and in most cases is on par (or identical:)) with the best previous CD issues of the same music. The set comes with a 56 page booklet that includes a lengthy essay with analysis of each session, several photographs, and a very thorough discography (you can read the complete essay and discography at Proper's website). The essay is good, though it could have used some editing. Also, the photos look like they were duplicated from printed sources. The most important thing, however, is that the music is consistently excellent. These discs show Hawkins at his absolute best, whether in a small group, big band, or solo. For the price the set is an astounding value!

Prime Forties Recordings From a Tenor Sax Legend.......2001-03-06

This is a magnificent collection of the Forties work of tenor sax great Coleman Hawkins, the father of the jazz saxophone. Much of it has been previously released in bits and pieces, but it has never been collected in a single package, and never with such tremendous sound. The set also includes an informative booklet with a number of rarely-scene photographs.

Hawkins began his performing career as a teenager, backing blues singer Mamie Smith in the early 1920's. Before Hawkins, the saxophone was not a major instrument in jazz, and it was seldom featured as a solo instrument. When Hawkins joined Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra in 1924, that began to change. Perhaps inspired by fellow bandmember Louis Armstrong, who spent about a year with Henderson, Hawkins quickly developed his own distinctive style as a soloist. When Armstrong left, Coleman Hawkins became the dominant soloist with the Henderson band, a position he held until 1934. He set the standard for the jazz saxophonist during the first part of the Swing era, and he strongly influenced such other figures as Ben Webster, Benny Carter, Chu Berry and many others. After a productive five-year stay in Europe, Hawkins returned to the U.S. and started his own group in 1939. One of his first records was the ballad "Body and Soul," which became a major pop hit and remains one of the most memorable recordings in jazz history. It set a standard for jazz improvisation that has seldom been matched.

"Body and Soul" first song in this boxed set, and really doesn't belong with the other recordings here, which cover the period 1943-1947. Hawkins' big band failed within a year, and he soon began working with the smaller groups that make up the bulk of these recordings. He worked for a series of small New York-based record companies, both as a leader and a sideman. During this period, the bebop movement began to make inroads into the New York jazz scene. Hawkins was as skilled and schooled as any musician in jazz, and he quickly grasped the innovative ideas that the beboppers were offering in their music. Even though he never fully embraced bebop in his own playing, he often worked with its rising young stars, such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro and others. Working with these new talents reinvigorated the middle-aged Hawkins, and these are some of the finest recordings of his long career. He also influenced a new generation of saxophonists such as Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins.

Tracks:

Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)
St. Louis Blues
Sweet Jennie Lee
Happy Feet
Yaller
The Viper's Drag
Is That Religion?
Some Of These Days
Nobody's Sweetheart
St. James' Infirmary
Dixie Vagabond
So Sweet
Minnie The Moocher
Doin' The Rumba
Mood Indigo
Farewell Blues
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
Creole Love Song (Creole Love Call)
The Levee Low-Down
Blues In My Heart
My Honey's Lovin' Arms
The Nightmare
It Looks Like Susie
Sweet Georgia Brown
Basin Street Blues

Tracks:

Black Rhythm
Six Or Seven Times
Bugle Call Rag
You Rascal, You
Stardust
You Can't Stop Me From Lovin' You
You Dog
Somebody Stole My Gal
Ain't Got No Gal In This Town
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Trickeration
Kickin' The Gong Around
Down-Hearted Blues
Without Rhythm
Corinne Corinna
Stack O' Lee Blues
The Scat Song
Cabin In The Cotton
A Strictly Cullud Affair
Aw You Dawg
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day
Dinah
How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
Old Yazoo

Tracks:

Angeline
I'm Now Prepared To Tell The World It's You
Swanee Lullaby
Reefer Man
The Old Man Of The Mountain
You Gotta Ho-De-Ho (To Get Along With Me)
Strange As It Seems
This Time It's Love
Git Along
Hot Toddy
I've Got The World On A String
Harlem Holiday
Dixie Doorway
Wah-Dee-Dah
Sweet Rhythm
Beale Street Mama
That's What I Hate About Love
The Man From Harlem
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
My Sunday Gal
Eadie Was A Lady
Gotta Go Places And Do Things
Hot Water

Tracks:

Evenin' - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Harlem Hospitality - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
The Lady With The Fan - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Harlem Camp Meeting - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Zaz Zuh Zaz - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Father's Got His Glasses On - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
The Scat Song - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Kickin' The Gong Around - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
There's A Cabin In The Cotton - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
I Learned About Love From Her - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Little Town Girl - Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
'Long About Midnight
Moon Glow
Jitter Bug
Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz
Margie
Emaline
Chinese Rhythm
Moonlight Rhapsody
Avalon
Weakness

Amazon.com

As a young singer Cab Calloway was at his most exuberant, and The Early Years: 1930-1934 has plenty of that exuberance on offer. In 1930, just before his recording debut, he took over a powerful band called the Missourians, and their best soloists (R.Q. Dickerson on trumpet and Thornton Blue on clarinet) can be heard on the first of these four CDs, which includes a startling "St. Louis Blues" as well as the original version of the famous "Minnie the Moocher." Calloway, in spite of a rather nasal tone, was a technically gifted singer who approached songs with the improvising skills of a jazz musician. No doubt because of this he ensured that his bands always swung and contained soloists of character. His repertoire here mixes well-known songs such as "Somebody Stole My Gal" and "I've Got the World on a String" with obscure delights like "Black Rhythm" and "Eadie Was a Lady," but Calloway imparted a unique flavor to whatever he sang. The value of this bargain package is enhanced by the audio restoration work of the expert John R.T. Davies, who has extracted more sonic detail from these old recordings than one would have thought possible. --Graham Colombé

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection - Ready for more!!!.......2004-12-27

While I'm a big fan of this collection, along with the continuing collection "1935-1940", I'd be really interested in knowing if JSP is planning on putting out a collection of Cab's 1940-1947 stuff. If such a collection exists from JSP & I'm just being ignorant, please let me know!

Great collection.......2004-11-12

I'm a very big Calloway fan and this is a very complete collection. Wonderfully put together and sounds just like I'm listening to an actual record. Amazing.

I will highly suggest this four disc set to everyone, a four disc set of one of the greatest jazz/blues singer and performer of the 1930's.

Hi-De-Ho! What a deal on the best of Cab Calloway!.......2004-04-01

JSP Records from the U.K. has really been doing a bang-up, first-rate job with these CD box sets of classic swing jazz: they offer complete chronological catalogs of great artists, re-mastered with terrific sound, and sold at amazing prices! I've enjoyed their Django Rheinhardt, Bill Wills, and Louis Jordan box sets, and this collection of Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (the first of two) is another triumph.

This set encompasses the earliest recordings in Cab's incredible career, starting with his first session with the musicians who had once been the Missourians (they changed to the Cab Calloway orchestra when he became their singer) through his years as the top act at the Cotton Club. Before Benny Goodman made swing a commercial smash, Cab and his orchestra were swingin' hard, and you can hear in these first four years of recordings. His band leaps from hot jazz to hard swing to Cab's bizarre slow blues that became his trademark (exemplified in "Minnie the Moocher," heard in two different versions in this set). Cab Calloway was a remarkable showman, a born entertainer, a funny guy, and a unique singer. He was also an exceptional bandleader, and this extensive collection of songs lets you savor the musicianship of the boys in the band in a way that wasn't previously possible.

The first CD shows the band and Cab finding their identity. Cab seems a bit hesitant on the first track, his first recording as a leader, "Gotta Darn Good Reason (For Bein' Good)," but with the second track, a recording of the already old "St. Louis Blues," he finds his groove and starts having fun. And the fun never stops after this.

Here are some of the classic and un-earthed gems and other delightful treasures you'll find here:

Two recordings of "Minnie the Moocher," the first of which is extremely different from what people usually think of the song. (The most famous version wasn't recording until 1942). You'll also hear two of the sequels to "Minnie the Moocher": "Kickin' the Gong Around" (two versions) and "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day." Cab does some great nonsense scatting with "Zaz Zuh Zaz," "Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz," "The Scat Song," and "Wah-Dee-Dah." Some of the songs have strong racial overtones that reflect the kind of shows the Cotton Club put on for the white patrons: "Yaller," "Black Rhythm," and "Strictly Cullud Affair." These are somewhat unpleasant songs if you focus on the lyrics, but extremely interesting from the historical perspective. (The excellent liner notes discuss Cab's opinion about having to sing songs like this.) And then there's the extremely naughty, but red-hot song about marijuana, "Reefer Man." Cab also croons quite well on some very pretty, slow blues numbers, even though ballad singing wasn't his strength: "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," "Stardust," and "Six or Seven Times" are among the best tracks on these CDs. Some other personal favorites of mine: "Aw You Dog," instrumentals like "Moon Glow" and "Mood Indigo" that show how great a band was backing up Cab, and the defiant "I Gotta Go Places and Do Things," and...

Oh, there's just too much that's good on these CDs! And how can you turn it down at this price? You also get four informative booklets (actually, it's one continuous set of liner notes spread over four booklets) that detail the history of band, it's many exceptional players, and background on the racial situation of the times, which ties very closely into Cab Calloway's music. This information will help you appreciate the genius of Cab Calloway and His Orchestra even more.

And if you like this, make sure to get JSP's Volume 2 set of Cab Calloway, covering 1935-1940.

Excellent Compilation.......2003-11-07

This compilation of early (31-34) Calloway features excellent sound quality and a first-rate band backing up the King of Jive. At a great bargain price, this set is recommended for those who like their 30s swing served hot.

NICELY DONE, BOYS, NICELY DONE. BUY THIS SET!.......2003-04-29

Cab came out of the gate at full hepcat jive when these recordings were made. His youthful exuberance is well-represented by this great five-disc set, which has a price even someone who only knows "Minnie the Moocher" can love. BUY THIS SET and you will hear everything that made Cab an icon: a well-arranged hot band with some of the best soloists around, great songs, from standards to the famous novelty and scat classics, and a joy that will bring you out of the lowest mood. Thank you, JSP! BUY THIS SET! And then go out and buy a big white wide-brimmed hat and a zoot suit so you can jive with the best. GO CAB, GO!

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Great Mac Anthology - Sounds Great!
fleetwood mac lovers

25 Years: The Chain (4 CD Box Set)

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ASIN: B0009WQ3P0

Product Description

4-CD Box Set Of Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits - Contains many demos and other obscure rarities

Customer Reviews:

Great Mac Anthology - Sounds Great!.......2007-01-10

I really love this collection. It's not a greatest hits collection, although a good effort was made to select the best material. It is an anthology, giving an overview of many of the personalities, musical styles, and high-points of this incredibly durable band. The tracks are not organized chronologically. I really like this feature: I think significant effort was put into the choice and the order of the material; and it flows nicely.

Four discs, 72 tracks, including 4 new songs, 5 unreleased songs, 2 live and unreleased songs, and 9 alternative mix songs, so 28% of the total is not what was on the released albums and singles. And the alternative material sounds great. (I don't have the remastered Fleetwood Mac and Rumours albums (yet), so some of this might be redundant.) My favorite FM album is Tusk; but I also like Rumours, Fleetwood Mac, the Bob Welch records, and much of the Peter Green phase. (I think the Burnette/Vito period is the least interesting.)

The first disk is dominated by Mirage, Tango in the Night, and Behind the Mask material. Disc 2 is dominated by Rumours, Mirage, and Tusk material. Disc 3 is dominated by Tusk and Fleetwood Mac (white album) material with some Bob Welch era. Disc 4 is dominated by Peter Green era and Bob Welch era material. I think the Bob Welch material gets short shrift, as well as Tusk. The set was released during the Burnette/Vito period and that's reflected in (in my opinion) an unrepresentative helping of that material. The thing that amazes me is how good it all sounds. Mick and John are just rocks (pun intended) behind whoever is out front. The breadth and depth of the material is amazing. Some complain about too much emphasis on the Buckingham/Nicks period. It's not possible to do otherwise. Although the Peter Green era produced more albums (7 vs. 6), the bands success, financially and (in my opinion) creatively, peaked in the Rumours/Tusk period. It's also the most long-lived lineup. What else is to be expected with 3 songwriters of the stature of Buckingham, Nicks, and McVie?

It's a bit hard to find (long out of print) but I located a like-new copy (perfect for a except cutout slice) on ebay express for $38. Well worth the effort and the money. It appears to still be in print in the UK. Check Amazon UK for a listing. It's fairly expensive, and shipping will be as well. Enjoy.

fleetwood mac lovers.......2006-12-04

Ideal gift for someone who really loves Fleetwood Mac. This disc set has many of their old and best sellers. I lost my cd box set to my 23 year old son so now i am retrieving the set. This is the first time I have found this set in over 4 years are better.

Cigarettes & Carrot Juice - The Santa Cruz Years

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Great Album,Too bad You cant buy it from Amazon :( :(
Best Camper Van Beethoven CD's EVER!!!!
Vampire Can Mating Oven
I got some funny ideas of what sounds good.

Cigarettes & Carrot Juice - The Santa Cruz Years
Camper Van Beethoven
Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl
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Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Key Lime Pie
Greenland
O Cracker, Where Art Thou?
New Roman Times

ASIN: B00006L2ZT
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

Border Ska
The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon
Wasted
Yanqui Go Home
Oh No!
9 Of Disks
Payed Vacation: Greece
Where The Hell Is Bill?
Vladivostock
Skinhead Stomp
Tina
Take The Skinheads Bowling
Mao Reminisces About His Days In Southern China
I Dont See You
Balalaika Gap
Opi Rides Again-Club Med Sucks
Ambiguity Song

Tracks:

Abundance
Cowboys From Hollywood
Sad Lovers Waltz
Turtlehead
I Love Her All The Time
No Flies On Us
Down and Out
No Krugerrands For David
(Dont You Go) Goletca
4 Year Plan
(Were A) Bad Trip
Circles
Dust Pan
Sometimes
Chain Of Circumstance
ZZ Top Goes To Egypt
Cattle (Reversed)
Form Another Stone
No More Bullshit

Tracks:

Good Guys & Bad Guys
Joe Stalins Cadillac
Five Sticks
Lulu Land
Une Fois
We Saw Jerrys Daughter
Surprise Truck
Stairway To Heaven (sic)
The History Of Utah
Still Wishing To Course
We Love You
Hoe Yourself Down
Peace & Love
Folly
Interstellar Overdrive
Shut Us Down

Tracks:

Heart
Never Go Back
Seven Languages
Axe Murderer Song
Sp37597
Crossing Over
Guardian Angels
Im Not Like Everybody Else
A.C. Cover
Porpoise Mouth
(We Workers Do No Understand) Modern Art
We Eat Your Children
Six More Miles To The Graveyard
Ice Cream Everyday
Processional
Photograph
Om Eye (Sweet Isthmus)

Tracks:

All Her Favorite Fruit (Orchestral)
Sweethearts
Tania
Eye of Fatima pt l
Eye of Fatima pt ll
My Baby Just Got Outta Jail
Borderline
Turquoise Jewelry
She Divines Water
Laguardiente
Life Is Grand
When I Win The Lottery
James River
One Of These Days

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Before Camper Van Beethoven, no "punk" band would've thought to blend Eastern European folk rhythms with Tex-Mex, ska, reggae, psych-rock, punk-rock, pop-rock and...well, whatever else was out there. This five-disc box set features all the early CVB albums on compact disc. Their first outing, Telephone Free Landslide Victory, sounds as unique and fresh today as it did in 1985. Mostly remembered for the sublimely ridiculous "Take the Skinheads Bowling" and their take on Black Flag's "Wasted," it set the bar high for subsequent releases. The band followed the oddball masterpiece with more cleverness and irresistible charm on II & III. Dabbling in Mekons country-punk turf for the first half, they slid into a wry psychedelia in the second. It really is two albums in one. The band's self-titled third outing found the California boys scratching their heads out loud, wondering exactly what to do next, and not arriving at a consensus. It's an adventurous jumble, with a few really outstanding tracks. Also in the box is the Vantiquities collection of various 1980s recordings, originally released in 1993 after their two-record stint with Virgin Records and a live collection, Greatest Hits Played Faster, which opens with a magisterial "All Her Favorite Fruit" and ends, appropriately, with a sad-sounding "One of These Days." --Lorry Fleming

Album Description

Closing in on 20 years after their formation, Camper Van Beethoven proudly announce the release of a box set entitled "Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years." "Cigarettes and Carrot Juice" contains 4 albums of classic recordings dating primarily from 1984-1987, the prime years of the bands existence in Santa Cruz, California, a sleepy coastal college town which proved to be an idyllic place for the prolific young band to woodshed their talents. Camper Van Beethoven are looked upon as one of the seminal "college rock" bands of the 1980s, predating the 1990s wave of micro-marketed alternative rock. A wildly diverse mixture of personalities and music, "Cigarettes and Carrot Juice" features the work of a unique band as they captured their voice on outings for small independents such as Independent Project Records, Rough Trade, and their own Pitch-A-Tent label.

Camper Van Beethoven are looked upon as one of the seminal "College rock" bands of the 1980's, predating the 1990's wave of micro-marketed alternative rock. A wildly diverse mixture of personalities and music, Cigarettes and Carrot Juice features the work of a unique band as they captured their voice on releases for small independents such as Independent Project Records, Rough Trade, and their own Pitch-A-Tent Records.

Album Description

Full Title - Cigarettes & Carrot Juice - The Santa Cruz Years. From one of the 80's great seminal college rock bands comes this 5 CD box set containing four albums that have been out of print since 1994 (Telephone Free Landslide Victory, II & III, Camper Van Beethoven, Camper Vantiquities) and one disc of previously unreleased live material, (Greatest Hits Played Faster), along with a 16 page full color booklet with exclusive photos and liner notes, packaged in a foil stamped digi-box. Each CD (housed in paper sleeves) features original album cover art. Cooking Vinyl. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

A few details..........2007-04-10

This set gives us the first three CVB albums as originally released. Recent reissues have new track sequences, with bonus material mixed in. This may not be a terrible idea, but I don't plan on buying them.

The Vantiquities disc is an interesting collection of outtakes etc between both sides of the "Vampire Can Mating Oven" EP (1987). The new, expanded Vantiquities adds five demos from the "Beloved/Pie" era, but the disc in this box has MUCH better sound, all the way through. What's going on, guys?

The live album is neither here nor there. I saw them a few years back (here in Santa Cruz) and they sounded a hell of a lot better than this. Then again, they've had 15 years to improve, and they don't hate each other anymore.

I love this band. This is a great way to get the first three albums in their original form, with the original artwork, at a decent price.

[Note for fanatics: "We're a Bad Trip" is the faster, more polished one. The earlier take is now a bonus track on the 04 edition of "II&III".]

Great Album,Too bad You cant buy it from Amazon :( :(.......2005-03-21

My wife tried ordering this item thru a Amazon listed seller (caiman) December the 10th it was due to ship out in 3 days (for a x-mas present nonetheless), by end of January it had not shipped. I cancelled our order with caiman and tried to order thru AMAZON itself the same day Feb 3rd i believe. Here it is March the 20th. No nothing , just an endless extending wait. Apparently AMAZON & their sellers feel they can list items they dont , wont and cant stock. Dont waste your time. I just cancelled my order and bought it on E-BAY , it will ship tommorow. Forget Amazon, or unless you like being blown off endlessly by email with no LIVE person to talk to, then by all means order this thru Amazon (or Caiman!). I prefer to spend my money else-where, this has really soured me.

Best Camper Van Beethoven CD's EVER!!!!.......2004-06-03

5 great CD's with great songs like "Crossing Over" or "Mao Reminices About his Days in Southern China". The songs on Greatest Hits Played Faster, the live CD, sound better than the recordings on Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart or Key Lime Pie. It is relatively cheap for a 5 CD set.

Vampire Can Mating Oven.......2003-09-19

In my wallet I keep a "want list" of music and movies for all of those times I find myself in a store and can't remember that album or movie I wanted. One of the first entries is "Camper Van Beethoven--First three albums". Finally, this wonderful boxed set is available. The collection includes, as stated, all of the band's work from the Santa Cruz years. The CD cases are cardboard miniature reproductions of the original album jackets and the fourth and fifth discs are rarities and a live disc. If you remember the fun of their music and haven't heard it for a while, get this set. It brought back memories of a less responsible time and the music, it seems, hasn't been remastered leaving the vocals slightly buried which was always a part of their sound I liked. They could entertain you with light ska instrumentals or rock with catchy guitar riffs. The extensive liner notes are interesting too, except the part where the writer tries to defend the band's selling out as not selling out but simply wanting to sign to a bigger label to make their music more available. No problem here with selling out if you don't change your music to do it; and that's exactly what they did. I feel their major label stuff just isn't as fun as the early stuff..... and Cracker was horrible. If you remember why you liked Camper Van Beethoven in the first place, buy this set.

I got some funny ideas of what sounds good........2003-03-14

Last year a friend of mine invited me to see Camper Van Beethoven on their recent limited reunion tour, and although I only had Key Lime Pie, their last full album of new studio material, I agreed. While still a pretty good record, their set proved "Key Lime Pie" to just scratch the surface of their musical diversity. Basic guitar pop songs would rest beside russian can can ska instrumentals, straight country ballads, hardcore punk satire and power-book enhanced Fleetwood Mac covers. Needless to say, I was intrigued by their earlier releases, and the next time I had enough cash to blow, I found myself the proud owner of this box set. Although the first disk is the best in my opinion, all three of the original albums show a creative, clever, unique, and musically talented band at work. In addition, the rarities colection camper vantiquities, despite being a compilation of 3 years worth of material, doesn't feel any more or less cohesive than the rest of their albums, a credit to their freewheeling style, and is far less mixed than one would expect from such a compilation. Finally disc five is a live album mostly drawn from what was to be their final tour in europe, which focuses on material from their two major label albums. While a bit dissapointingly slow for something called "Greatest Hits Played Faster", it still captures some fine perofmances of the band, and is a nice extra, though probably not something you'd want to buy the whole box set for if you already own the rest of the albums. All in all, if you're curious about the band or just want to hear some challenging but catchy diverse rock music, this is a great place to start.

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Get this with "The Best of the Big Bands"
Great 4 cd Series of some of the best songs from the era

The War Years
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The Best of the Big Bands
Let's Swing
Songs That Got Us Through WWII

ASIN: B000000BGR
Release Date: 1994-11-08

Tracks:

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrew Sisters
I Don't Want To Walk Without You - Harry James & His Orchestra
Praise The Lord & Pass The Amunition - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Lili Marlene - Lale Anderson
This Is Worth Fighting For - The Ink Spots
That Old Black Magic - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
Dearly Beloved - Dinah Shore
Rosie The Riveter - The Four Vagabonds
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover - Dick Todd
Remember Pearl Harbour - Eddy Howard & His Orchestra

Tracks:

Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Paper Doll - The Mills Brothers
I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean - Kate Smith
The Last Time I Saw Paris - Lanny Rose
Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer - The Golden Gate Quartet
PIstol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troppers
Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dinah Shore
Sunday, Monday, Or Always - Bing Crosby
Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey

Tracks:

Sound Off - Sgt. Henry Felice & Rehabilitation Center Class
You'll Never Know - Dick Haymes
Blues In The Night - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
We'll Meet Again - The Ink Spots
There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - The Andrews Sisters
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
They're Either Too Young Or Too Old - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen - Kenny Baker
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Irving Berlin

Tracks:

(I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Shoo Shoo, Baby - Bing Crosby
Mairzy Doats - Al Trace & His Silly Symphonists
A Boy In Khaki-A Girl In Lace - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
G.I. Jive - Johnny Mercer
Rum & Coca-Cola - Jeri Sullavan
As Time Goes By - Dinah Shore
When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) - Vaughn Monroe
I'll Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra
St. Louis Blues March - Capt. Glenn Miller & The 418th AAFTC Band

Customer Reviews:

Get this with "The Best of the Big Bands".......2006-04-06

Both items-, "The Best of the Big Bands" and "The War Year" are remarkable. They contain some extraordinarily rare recordings by famous artists such as a young "Doris Day" singing "Sentimental Journey" "Bing Crosby" singing "Shoo Shoo Baby," the latter being a wonderful piece of live history, and "Cab Calloway's - Minnie The Moocher"

Many of the tracks were originally "V-Discs" and intended for eventual destruction. That is, each "V-Disc" was to entertain the troops (of the greatest generation) for an allotted time, and then each fragile disc was to be melted-down.

I think, one can't own one box set without the other - they ought to be bought together to get an all-inclusive experience of the era.

However, don't look for flawless Glenn Miller recordings - or any other Big Band for that matter - in these box sets. Every recording in these box sets are presented in their original format - and what could be better! Personally, I don't want any of these recordings so clean that they are deprived of their original charm. Digital remastering can be taken a bit too far sometimes.

I've had to borrow this set for a longtime from a dear friend, but now I'll have my own.

Great 4 cd Series of some of the best songs from the era.......1999-05-22

If you want a great collection of music from the war years, this is it. I was not sure when I bought it because none of the artists were listed. But, not to worry, it all the original artists. Brings back memories about my parents and what they had to go through with the war.

Music From The Wonder Years: 5 Disc Set (1983-93 Television Series)

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An imperfect but must-have collection for Wonder Years fans
Essential Wonder Years
Don't be fooled by 5 CD Box Set
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Wow, man. I'm back in the 70's!

Music From The Wonder Years: 5 Disc Set (1983-93 Television Series)
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The Wonder Years (1988-93 Television Series)

ASIN: B000001VWQ
Release Date: 1994-03-08

Tracks:

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
Like To Get To Know You - Spanky And Our Girl
My Girl - The Temptations
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
A Groovy Kind Of Love - Mind Benders
Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite - Boyce & Hart
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes

Tracks:

United We Stand - Brotherhood Of Man
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Catch The Wind - Donovan
We Can Fly - The Cowsills
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Tequila - The Champs
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Wipeout - The Surfaris
Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker

Tracks:

Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
Never On Sunday - Chordettes
Judy In Disguise - John Fred And His Playboy Band
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
War - Edwin Starr
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Hair - The Cowsills
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer

Tracks:

ABC - The Jackson 5
It's My Party - Leslie Gore
Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
(Let Me Tell You About) The Birds And The Bees - Jewel Akens
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross & The Supremes
If I Didn't Care - Ink Spots

Tracks:

Happy Together - The Turtles
Little Green Apples - Roger Miller
The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
Sealed With A Kiss - Bryan Hyland
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
Walk Away Renee - Four Tops
The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
Original Music From The Wonder Years - Music From The Wonder Years
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) - The Moody Blues

Customer Reviews:

An imperfect but must-have collection for Wonder Years fans.......2003-09-28

This 5-CD collection of songs from The Wonder Years and the era in which the show was based is a must-have for devoted Wonder Years fans. It is easy to find fault with some of the tracks collected here, and some of the show's most important, memorable music is absent, yet this collection does bring back vivid memories of the good times spent with Kevin, Paul, and Winnie while continuing to touch hearts with some of its more impressive offerings. You get 50 songs in all, 10 of which are exquisite Snuffy Walden compositions written specifically for the show - these tracks, much more than the top 40 type songs making up the remainder of the album, are the real magic key to some of the best of times from The Wonder Years. Among the most notable tracks to be found in this collection are My Girl by the Temptations, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by the Platters, Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Someday We'll Be Together by Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Tears of a Clown and The Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and With a Little Help From My Friends and You are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker. An eclectic mix of contemporary songs rounds out the remainder of the musical selections, and these can be hit or miss at times.

All Wonder Years fans could write volumes asking why certain songs were not included on these albums. My own list of the tracks that should be here but are not would begin with In My Life by Judy Collins, When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge, I'm a Believer by The Monkees, Tell It Like It Is by Aaron Neville, and There's a Kind of Hush by Herman and the Hermits. Episode 37, "St. Valentine's Massacre," is in my opinion the most important episode in the show's five-year run, yet two critical songs (Jimmy Ruffin's What Becomes of the Broken Hearted and the Marvin Gaye-Tammi Terrell duet You're All I Need to Get By) from that greatest of episodes are not here, and that's a shame. I could go on and on, as could any fan. In the end, though, we must feel blessed by what we have rather than moan about what we lack, and there truly are some great classic songs in this set that will have extra special meaning to those who considered The Wonder Years as not only a favorite television series but a part of our very lives.

Essential Wonder Years.......2002-02-13

Even if you've never seen The Wonder Years, then these CD's are worth it for the music, from the tingling MY GIRL from The Temptations to the origional music there is something for everybody. Anybody over 35/40 will enjoy the classics of the era. If you've followed the TV series then you can almost see the scenes played out whilst listening to the music. There are some great songs missing like Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman and Bob Segar - We've got tonight.
Buy this and you won't be dissapointed

Don't be fooled by 5 CD Box Set.......2002-01-15

Don't be fooled by the advertised 5 disc box set. Each disc contains an average of 29 minutes of music. This "Box Set" could have easily been condensed to 2 discs. There are repeated selections of "Original Music From The Wonder Years" throughout all five discs. The same "Original Music" is on every disc!

While the song list is impressive and welcomed, the recording quality is poor. It sounds like the label, "LaserLight Digital", did this "on the cheap." Some of the songs sound like they were transfered from a used LP, with pops & scratches. I was astounded at how poorly this set sounded.

I liked "The Wonder Years" and hoped that this soundtrack would reflect the quality of the show. The song selection did. However, as with the poor reviews concerning the quality of the DVD & VHS copies of the show (also produced by LaserLight Digital), the public is being short-changed with this collection.

For those wanting a similar collection of songs from the same time period, I would recommend the soundtrack to "Forrest Gump."

NOSTALGIC HEAVEN.......2001-11-10

This was the one show on TV,in Ireland, in recent years that my wife, sons,daughters & I would watch as family. I being a child of the 60's could connect with the story line and needless to say the music was magic. However until I heard these CD's I had overlooked the 'Snuffy' Walden instrumental music ,which I now realise is so thematic and is very memorable. The other issue here was that Kevin was so like my youngest son and we could identify a local girl with Winnie. He was teased something terrible about this and still likes to think of himself as Kevin -whenever the reruns are on TV . As he turns 21 in a few weeks I will no doubt slip in some of the WY music to his party list !
A real memory spinner for people who enjoyed the little bit of weekly escapism that (was) is the WY's.

Wow, man. I'm back in the 70's!.......2001-04-21

Oh my... that really took me back to my youth. I loved it so much. Every day, when I'm working in my shed, I listen to that CD and think a little about all those years I've left behind. I really do miss them. Times have changed since I was a young wee gal, they've changed alot. I'm sure everyone would agree that a chance to have your youth back is a chance to take! Buy this CD, and you'll go back thirty years!

Black Box: Wax Trax! Records, The First 13 Years 3 CD Set, Includes 76-Page Book

Average customer rating:

And Now That It's 13 Years Later ...
Wow....just wow
I wish I could give this collection 18 stars
Worth the money!
A wee handbook for the perplexed

Black Box: Wax Trax! Records, The First 13 Years 3 CD Set, Includes 76-Page Book
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Tvt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003RGU
Release Date: 1994-12-01

Tracks:

Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version) - 1000 Homo DJ's
No Devotion - Revolting Cocks
Beers, Steers And Queers (12' Version) - Revolting Cocks
Addiction - Sister Machine Gun
Violent Peace - Excessive Force
Envoye (12' Version) - The Young Gods
I Will Refuse (12' Version) - Pailhead
Faster Than Light - Lead Into Gold
Digital Tension Dimentia - Front Line Assembly
Your God Is Dead - Mussolini Headkick
Now Is The Time - Greater Than One
Shit For Brains - Pig
Cop Out - Hope And Kirk
Atomic Dog - Wreck
Elephant's Ground - Strike Under

Tracks:

Stowaway - Chris Connelly
Come Down Here - Chris Connelly
Love's Secret Domain - Coil
The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams 11 Version) - Coil
The Hacker - Clock DVA
Virus (12' Version) - KMFDM
Godlike (12' Version) - KMFDM
Every Day (Is Halloween) (Original 12' Version) - Ministry
Rigor Mortis - A Split Second
Butterfly Potion (12' Version) - Foetus
Father Don't Cry - Doubting Thomas
Nothing Stays - Cyberaktif
Words (Of The Dying) - Controlled Bleeding
Compulsion - In The Nursery

Tracks:

Rubber Glove Seduction (12' Version) - PTP
No Name, No Slogan (12' Version) - Acid Horse
What Time Is Love? (12' Version) - The KLF
Silicon Jesus (Duality Mix) - Psykosonik
Cuz It's Hot (12' Version) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Do You Fear (For Your Child) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Geburt Einer Nation - Laibach
God O.D. - Meat Beat Manifesto
Mindblower - Fred
I.C. Water - Psychic TV
Me And My Ding Dong - Pankow
The Name Game (7' Version) - Divine

Customer Reviews:

And Now That It's 13 Years Later ..........2007-04-04

... after the first printing of this collection, let me say LOUD and CLEAR that WaxTrax! (now TVT) Records NEEDS TO RE-RELEASE THIS COLLECTION OF CLASSICS!!! As it stands, Black Box is a hard to find collector's item, as the prices for used copies can attest (nobody's gonna have a new one available, kids, at least not for a reasonable price). You're lucky if you can find someone who kept immaculate, anal-retentive care of the discs. I was lucky to find a copy of this set at my local record shop, but the condition of the CDs would rate as GOOD, VERY GOOD at best. I'm just glad that after 13 years, they will still play in my CD player.

I'm not going to fire off a huge, elaborate critique of the set. If this kind of music from this time period pushes the dopamine receptors in your brain over the brink (and you know who you are), then this collection is for you. Yeah, it's primarily industrial in nature, but there are hints of techno, hard/goth rock, and dark experimental music. The 3-CD set clocking in at roughly 3 1/2 hours of music represents a nice, thick, bloody slice of a time and a place, and yes, it's just that damn good. Read the other reviews for point by point details. At worst, this one gets 4.5 stars. At best, it easily garners 5.

Wow....just wow.......2006-11-27

My interest in industrial music and its history lead me down the path to this little almost forgetten jem at this point.
This is industrial music as its not made anymore, as industrial music since the death of this label has become even more of a minor niche market fading into the obscure. But this box set captures industrial's golden age. An interesting mix of styles and history, it actually prompted to go visit the orginal WaxTrax store in Denver while on vacation(ironicly seeing one of the artists on the boxset.KMFDM). With all the music revials going on, I wish someone would revive this kind of industrial music, before its completely forgotten. The track that is the most well known is probably the cover of "Supernaut" with the Trent Renzor vocals, but that is to over look alot of other amazing material. You can feel the energy, the thoughtfulness, and the pioneering spirit racing though every track. The only shortcoming i'd say would be that Front 242's material couldn't be included.
Music history buffs will also get a kick out of this, there is a little booklet helping outline the history of the label, and quite a history it is. I find it quite sad that there is no real written books about WaxTrax and the chicago industrial scene of the 80s like there is for punk,hardcore,indie and their counterparts.
I recommend this comp 100%, and hope that you can feel the same love for this music as I do.

I wish I could give this collection 18 stars.......2002-11-04

I dj'd at college radio stations for 5 years in the late '80s, and was always pleasantly excited when I found a Wax Trax! label in the New bin. (Unfortunately, I usually did my shows in the dark and thought the name was "Wax Traxi" for the longest time!) The label was a mainstay of industrial music, and founders Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher consistently managed to sign and produce the most exciting musicians of the time -- the many incarnations of dear troubled genius Al Jourgensen, The Young Gods, FLA, Coil, Controlled Bleeding, Doubting Thomas, A Split Second, Lead Into Gold, Psychic TV, Foetus -- they are all here on three great discs packed with music that makes you want to move and feel. Disc One, Track One: Trent Reznor covers Black Sabbath's 'Supernaut' with 1000 Homo DJs -- a version previously unreleased, and then you are zipping through Sister Machine Gun and The Young Gods and oh so many more seminal industrial bands. Divine puts the "fun" in funky with "The Name Game", the label's second release. I was also happy to hear a few groups that had somehow slipped past me the first time around, like Wreck. I had a great time listening to this collection and am still listening to it. You can put in any of the three discs and be happy for a long time.

The packaging is beautiful -- a heavyweight black box covered with hip lettering and disturbing images; three black CD cases containing labeled discs and a listing with artist, cut, time and version information; and a terrific booklet that relates the anecdotal history of Wax Trax! -- it's artistically interesting as well as substantive and entertaining.

If you enjoy industrial music, you cannot go wrong with this incredible collection of the music and people that started it all. And why not put a few bucks into the pockets of the guys who loved the music more than the profits?

Worth the money!.......2002-02-28

This Chicago-based record label compilation is an awesome chunk of the work done by most of the best industrial bands that came out of N. America and Europe in the 80s. Very interesting and innovative music- fans of industrial music or darker techno should like most of this stuff quite a bit.

A wee handbook for the perplexed.......2000-11-25

This 3 CD set offers an excellent overview of the artists that made WaxTrax! Records synonymous with beautiful, challenging music. Coil, Thrill Kill Kult, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, KMFDM, Pig, RevCo, even some early Frontline Assembly is featured on this Box. And for you NIN fans, there's even the original version of 1,000 Homo DJs' 'Supernaut' with Trent Reznor on vox. The enclosed booklet encapsulates the WT! history, including the TVT buyout. Overall, a great mix of music and information about the early days in Chicago that is well worth the price.

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