Best Of The 60s - It's Swingin' - 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

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: It rocks
Disadvantages: A few iffy tracks

.... The Who - My Generation Cars in swimming pools? TVs out of windows? Whatever next! That all points to the rock and roll animals that are: The Who. With their signature track that inspired MANY a generation, to stand up, be counted, and rock!!! T-Rex - 20th Century Boy A typical T-Rex song, backing singers going 'ooo', retro 60s sounding guitars and some brilliantly odd lyrics. Fantastic. Paul McCartney - All Shook Up He may have too many c's in his name, and he may be covering an Elvis song, but Sir. Paul has all the credability an ex-Beatle deserves, and rocks this classic Presley track with finesse. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode Widely regarded as one of the coolest and best know introductions ever, this is how it all started. Chuck Berry twanging along on his guitar, bass and drums in the background, you just gotta sing... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: A rich tapestry of eccentricity and good, but obscure music
Disadvantages: A couple of weak tracks

...Cameron with a track from the "Kes" soundtrack. Early 60's jazz from Michael Garrick, more chunks from various soundtracks (eg "Blood On Satan's Claw"). I don't think there is a music track on here that is duff. The overall mood seems to be a combination of pastoral jazz and folk and experimental boundary pushing. And considering that some of this is basically just library music, that says a lot for the good quality of those old music libraries. It genuinely is rather good. Best track for me? "Negatives" by Basil Kirchin. Nostalgia: we've got excerpts from The Clangers soundtrack and also Bod. Yes, Bod. I can hear the brain cells firing up already in anticipation of that famous piccolo(?) sound we heard way back then. The Mike Sammes Singers also do their bit in this area, by giving us the Timex ad from the 60's (see my review of "Music... Read review

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