King Sessions, The (1958-1960) - Little Willie John

Advantages: Tells y'all what the first lady of country is up to now
Disadvantages: Great musically but not representative of any of the featured artist's ouvre

...Miss Parton has given some very interesting interviews about this latest project. She has been quoted as saying that this is her most reflective album ever as, though other releases like "The Grass is Blue" and "Little Sparrow", look back at the music of her childhood and the roots of Country, this album has allowed her to look at her formative years and cover the music of her 'day'. For those of us with a great affection for Dolly as she was in her 1980s heyday - "9 to 5", "Potential New Boyfriend", "White Limozeen" etc - this represents a very big change. When did she ever indicate to us that she was a hippy chick with a great affection for the social justice movements of the 1960s? Well, actually, she probably sort of did it's just that as with matters of religion so with matters of politics there isn't all that much... Read review

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Advantages: Ties up the loose ends
Disadvantages: None

...Coda - Zepp's album of outtakes released in 1982. A case of Jimmy Page (a) keeping his hand in and (b) drawing something of a line under proceedings (he was seen about as often as Haileys Comet around this time). Track listing: We're Gonna Groove/Poor Tom/I Can't Quit You Baby/Walters Walk/Ozone Baby/Darlene/Bonzo's Montreaux/Wearing And Tearing We're Gonna Groove: outtake from the "Led Zeppelin" sessions. Cover version of the Ben E King stomper, updated for the 1960's. Nice and noisy. The night after hearing this, I went to the England-New Zealand test match at the Oval and couldn't stop singing it in my head. Why? Why indeed? Poor Tom: from the LZIII sessions. Nice acoustic work here, about Poor Tom killing his wife Annie May, who by the sound of it was putting it about. I Can't Quit You Baby: from soundcheck before... Read review

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Advantages: All the hits on one Album, Easy Listening, Value for Money
Disadvantages: Addictive

...enthusiastic about the single but after being convinced and after three attempts to record it. They produced Close To You," which would become Karen and Richard's breakthrough recording. It took just six weeks to reach #1 and it remained there for four consecutive weeks. 2. DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE? - DIONNE WARWICK (1968) I thoroughly believe that some people are meant to find one another and nothing can nearer that truth that the meeting of Bacharach and Warwick. Dionne Warwick sings quite a few songs on this album so I think it is worthy of illustrating here how they came to collaborate on so many wonderful songs. Burt Bacharach heard Dionne a session singer during a session with the Drifters. Bacharach on hearing her talent asked if she would sing on the demos of songs, he had been writing. The hit song Do you know the way to San... Read review

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