100 Golden Jukebox Oldies Of The 50s 60s and 70s - Various Artists

Advantages: Some great Songs
Disadvantages: Some terrible Songs

...As a proud owner of this album myself I can tell you that by buying it you will not be dissapointed. As an avid fan of 60's music myself, yet not from that era myself, i was as eager as anyone to get my hands on this product regardless! Personally I enjoyed tracks 3,7, and 9 best. Some of the good old classics! Admittedly the other ones may have been slightly poorly chosen, but I assume it was some poor uneducated survey collector somewhere who was asked to choose them. Regardless of this I think it is an excellent album. When the album itself was delivered to me it arrived promptly and in good condition, I am just saying this because i had concerns it may have had been bodged, fortunately I was mistaken .... Read review

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Advantages: It's Bowie
Disadvantages: The Awful cover artwork.

...and working environment that made for a more interesting listening. Eno in a series of interviews at the time dismissed the album and said the main fault was the mix used, if the album wasn't played on a "top-end" hi-fi the vinyl version of this album sounded flat and unclear the top end dulled and the bass lacked any resonance. This makes this at times an uneasy listen with the clash of styles and the album has one of the most demanding mixes ever used by Bowie in the 70's. Background This album was recorded while there was a gap in the 1978 world tour and completed in Early 1979, there where a couple of different titles for the collection one was " Planned Accidents" and the other was "Despite Straight Lines". Unlike the previous 2 albums "Lodger" wasn't made any where near Berlin, the studios used for recording was "Mountain... Read review

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Advantages: The biggest selling records from a memorable musical era
Disadvantages: No Beatles, No Rolling Stones, No Elvis

...this was an unprecedented success providing Burt Bacharach his fifth number 1 of the decade in the process. BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - THE FOUNDATIONS Yet another timeless classic, this follow up to Baby now that I've found you peaked at number 2 in November 1968 when it remained on the UK charts for 15 weeks. A re-issue in December 1998 failed miserably peaking at number 71 and remaining on the charts for a miserly 1 week. PRETTY FLAMINGO - MANFRED MANN Another track which requires no introduction. This was the group's last single to showcase lead vocalist Paul Jones, and also featured their short-lived bass player Jack Bruce, who then joined legendary trio Cream. This hit the number 1 spot for three weeks in May 1966. ALL OR NOTHING - SMALL FACES These mod icons were regular chart visitors in the late 60s and clocked up five top 10... Read review

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