3 Originals

3 Originals Artist: Kayak
Label: Polygram Int'l
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 731455878226
EAN: 0731455878226
ASIN: B00000G5MF


Release Date: 2003-03-18

3 Originals


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Tracks:

  1. Daughter Or Son
  2. Starlight Dancer
  3. Want You To Be Mine
  4. Letdown
  5. Irene
  6. Golddust
  7. May
  8. Turn The Tides
  9. Dead Bird Flies Forever
  10. Sweet Revenge
  11. Where Do We Go From Here
  12. Winning Ways
  13. Keep The Change
  14. Ruthless Queen
  15. Crime Of Passion
  16. First Signs Of Spring
  17. Daphne
  18. The Poet And The One Man Band
  19. No Man's Land
  20. Journey Through Time
  21. Phantom Of The Night
  22. Astral Aliens
  23. What's In A Name
  24. Stop That Song
  25. If You Really Need Me Now
  26. Periscope Life
  27. Beggars Can't Be Choosers
  28. The Sight
  29. Lost Blue Of Chartes
  30. I Want You To Be Mine(USA Version)
  31. Irene(USA Version)
  32. Anne
  33. One Way Or Another
  34. Theme From Spetters II
  35. Sad To Say Farewell
  36. Ballad For A Lost Friend
  37. Ivory Dance

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Album Description

Three of the Dutch prog rock outfit's original LPs for Vertigo, plus five extra tracks from 1977-1980 comprised of three B-sides & USA versions of 'I Want You To Be Mine' & 'Irene'. Each album, 1977's 'Starlight Dancer', 1978's 'Phantom Of The Night' & 1980's 'Periscope Life', is presented in its' entirety & with the original cover art intact. A grand total of 37 tracks. Double jewel case. 1998 Mercury Records release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Yeah.. 3 in 2 is not bad idea.......2004-11-27

Though usually I prefer to have 3 albums individually, but for this compilation, I love to have them in 1 package (2 CDs). I have no more comment except : EXXXCELLENT!!. It brought me to when I first enjoyed KAYAK. Almost all, I have in it.. Thank you Polygram

5 out of 5 stars Three classics in a single case!.......2003-06-16

What a pity that it's almost impossible to get the old Kayak records on CD in Europe! That's especially true for "Starlight Dancer (1977), "Phantom Of The Night" (1979), and "Periscope Life" (1980), which mark the second phase of Kayak after drummer Pim Koopman left, and which I have NEVER seen in any stores in Germany, although Kayak is a Dutch band. Some people say that these albums are crap compared to their earlier ones, but I would like to disagree. "Starlight Dancer" is one of my favorites, because it contains some of the best ballads Ton Scherpenzeel has ever written (e.g. "starlight Dancer", "Irene", "May", and "Dead Bird Flies Forever"). It's true that the Kayak sound has changed into a more pop-oriented direction, which is even more apparent on "Phantom Of The Night" and "Periscope Life". But even those two album have some great highlights. Again, it's the ballads who make them worthwhile. And can you really refrain from getting three classic prog CDs (with 5 bonus tracks, including three quite interesting single B-sides) for a good price?

5 out of 5 stars Excellent bargain.......2000-02-22

Kayak never really made it world-wide, and this excellent bargain combination makes you wonder why. If you have tried and liked Merlin, this is a good point to continue. Otherwise, I would recommend to opt for Merlin first. That said, this is a beautiful collection, including some of my all-time favourites like the `space-opera' Starlight dancer, the haunting ballad Anne (about Anne Boleyn), the relaxed May and the underrated Dead birds fly forever with some Pink Floyd overtones. In response to some of the other recensions: the USA version of Starlight dancer is indeed totally different from the earlier Dutch version. In the present collection, you get the three original Dutch versions with some nice bonus tracks to boot. Warmly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Finally they did it right!.......1999-10-17

Includes 3 albums as released in Europe + 5 bonus cuts. The sound is much better than earlier CD attempts. This European group was very underrated in America. Great songwriting, musicianship and arrangements. "Phantom Of The Night" is my favorite, though the American version of "Starlight Dancer" is wonderful too.

5 out of 5 stars

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