Very Best of Singers - Christa Ludwig

Very Best of British steam

Advantages: Fantasitc footage of the last days of steam
Disadvantages: None

This is another in the eminently professionally produced DVD programmes on steam train released through Green Umbrella. With the Very Best of British Steam of Yesteryear, you are given a real feast for the eyes and also, for the memory, of course. Well, for those of us old enough to remember when steam trains regularly plied their business up and down the main lines of the United Kingdom. The last regular steam runs in Britain came to a very sad halt in August 1968. That's slightly under a year before the first manned space flight to the moon, for those interested in transport trivia. Without an unsung bunch of dedicated enthusiasts and professional and semi-professional film makers in the previous two decades, these wonderful steam trains would not be available to the general public. They would only exist as the personal ...

Martinscholes 08.11.2005 · Read full review
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Blackstreet - The very best of

Advantages: The best of Blacksteet
Disadvantages: Could have had a couple more?

Released in 2003, Blacksteet had already been around a number of years but only had released 3 albums, all with mixed reviews. The main stay of this group is Teddy Riley is also known for writing songs for various artists including Michael Jackson and New Kids On the Block! Throughout the years, we've seen the line up change here and there with original member Dave Hollister going solo and other guys coming and going. The release of this album was in my eyes perfectly timed as a short while after this Teddy Riley went nuts, ok not actually mad, but his writing and musical style changed considerably to fit in with the Timbalands and Pharrells of thie world. His experimenting in production took a turn for the worst and this cd really does capture Blackstreet when they were at their best, r&b,coming out the end of the new jack swing era ...

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The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac

Advantages: Great tracks, enjoyable listening, good value.
Disadvantages: Contains live versions, you have to buy other albums for the original tracks

I bought this CD in 2007 of Amazon. I got it for £4 brand new. What an excellent album. It features most of the very famous and popular tracks dating from the 1960's to today. "Albatross" is an euphoric track, well ahead of it's time. "Little Lies", "Black Magic Woman", "Tusk", " Go Your Own Way" and "The Chain" which used to be on BBC Formula 1 in the 90's are excellent. I would advice not paying more than £6 or £7 for this album. The only down side is that "Big Love" is a live version. So to get the original you have to buy one of the other greatest hits version. (Marketing me thinks). The sleeve is attractive and gives a lot of information on the band's rise to international fame. 21 tracks in total makes this a cracking buy if you can get it at the right price. Don't buy second-hand copies, these are made by the thousands. Tracks ...

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