And the Beat Goes on [Import]

1. And The Beat Goes On

2. Lady

3. My Girl

4. It's A Love Thing

5. I'm The One For You

6. Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong

7. There's A Love For Everyone

8. Headlights

9. (Let's Go) All The Way

10. One For The Money

11. Rock Steady

12. Emergency

13. Some Kinda Lover

14. Keep On Loving Me

15. This Kind Of Lovin

16. In The Mood

And the Beat Goes on,Whispers,Delta,R&B/Soul

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Average customer rating: A Great Trower Pair top 10 Bridge of sighs Trower at his peak Two for One

Twice Removed From Yesterday/Bridge Of Sighs Robin Trower Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock Guitarists | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For Earth Below/Live Long Misty Days/In City Dreams Caravan To Midnight/Victims Of The Fury B.L.T./Truce Living Out of Time: Live ASIN: B000005RPW Release Date: 1997-03-04

Tracks:

1. I Can't Wait Much Longer
2. Daydream
3. Hannah
4. Man Of The World
5. I Can't Stand It
6. Rock Me Baby Right
7. Twice Removed From Yesterday
8. Sinner's Song
9. Ballerina
10. Day Of The Eagle
11. Bridge Of Sighs
12. In This Place
13. The Fool And Me
14. Too Rolling Stoned
15. About To Begin
16. Lady Love
17. Little Bit Of Sympathy

Album Description

Remastered from the original master tapes, this two-on-one features his Chrysalis albums 'Twice Removed From Yesterday'(1973) and 'Bridge Of Sighs' (1974). 17 tracks total, including 'Can't Wait Much Longer', 'Daydream', 'Bridge Of Sighs' and 'Too Rolling Stoned'. 1996 BGO release. Also features extensive sleeve notes and faithfully restored artwork.

Album Details

Classic Two on 1, features Some of his Best Material Including I Can't Wait Much Longer, Rock Me Baby, Day of the Eagle and Too Rolling Stoned.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Trower Pair.......2007-07-24

I agree with earlier review from Tommo 1957, songs from Twice Removed From Yesterday are great, including Hannah. I didn't know about the passing of Dewar. So sad to hear.This album turned me on to the great talent that was, and is now, Robin Trower. This album led perfectly to his masterpiece, Bridge of Sighs.
Robin and his newer band made their way here to Oklahoma City, and what a treat to see him, still cranking the lights out of his guitar.
Also, his anthology album showcases his work. I'd recommend that, as well as this pair, because Twice Removed is a classic!!
JLMankin

top 10.......2007-07-01

Come on.........everyone knows Bridge of Sighs is in the top ten and it includes the first album. Can't go wrong.

Bridge of sighs.......2007-02-12

I loved "bridge of sighs" the first time I heard it. I found many of the other songs enjoyable as well. There are a few songs on this (double) album that are below par for Robin Trower, but it is still a good addition to anyones collection.

Trower at his peak.......2007-01-07

Bridge of Sighs and Twice Removed From Yesterday represent Robin Trower at his peak. Combining with Reg Isidore on drums and the vocals of James Dewar, Trower creates an atmosphere filled with dreamy guitar riffs, while still allowing the vocal talents of Dewar to shine.
The Hendrix influence is obvious, yet this is not a Jimi clone. Trower remains one of the most under-rated guitarists of his generation.

Two for One.......2006-11-04

Classic Trower, including his most well known work Bridge of Sighs. Can't go wrong for the price.

Average customer rating: Buy this for Spindrifter Quicksilver Rocks QMS Continues !!! Old Stuff Excellent Collection of Some Great Songs

Anthology Quicksilver Messenger Service Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Happy Trails It's a Beautiful Day Quicksilver Messenger Service Classic Masters Just for Love ASIN: B0000011O6 Release Date: 2002-02-15

Tracks:

1. Pride Of Man
2. Dino's Song
3. The Fool
4. Bears
5. Mona
6. Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder
7. Three Or Four Feet From Home
8. Fresh Air
9. Just For Love
10. Spindrifter
11. Local Color
12. What About Me
13. Don't Cry My Lady Love
14. Hope
15. Fire Brothers
16. I Found Love

Customer Reviews:

Buy this for Spindrifter.......2006-01-11

This anthology, rather than Sons of Mercury, is the one to purchase if you're new to QMS. I won't dispute with some reviewers who prefer the live energy of Happy Trails for the original albums, but Anthology delivers all of the top songs for QMS including Spindrifter, a solo piano piece that showed why both the Who and the Stones wanted his talents. This version of Mona is also better than the one on Sons of Mercury, which is cut short for some awful reason.
QMS was quirky, talented, and a unique but accessible sound in an era of trippy San Francisco bands. This anthology gives you the absolute best of their studio music.

Quicksilver Rocks.......2005-09-19

I saw these guys in Denver back in the 70's, in a little bar, with Nicky Hopkins playing piano...nothing more needs to be said!

QMS Continues !!!.......2003-12-06

May I add that Gary Duncan is
carrying on the QMS name,
and is producing new
Quicksilver music.
Check it out at
Shady Grove.
Number 9 Trvlr...

Old Stuff.......2002-10-30

When this lp first came out I wore out the grooves and bought it again but that was a different time in our American lives. It's about sex, drugs and rock-and-roll. It's too slow for my more-modern taste. Some of the tunes still stand; but you can find those tunes at a modest price. This cd should be retired.

Excellent Collection of Some Great Songs.......2002-07-14

I had this on vinyl back when it was released as a double-album in the 1970s, and was glad to see it made available on CD.

Quicksilver Messenger Service, as you may or may not know, was one of the many bands that originated in and around the San Francisco area in the middle to late 1960s. Though not as well known nor as successful as some of the others would go on to be (Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, The Steve Miller Band), Quicksilver established itself as a band with first-rate musicianship, even though the band's lineup would regularly change. (Original guitarist John Cippolina would later go on to establish Copperhead; Gary Duncan was the other guitarist and occasional vocalist; bassist/vocalist David Freiberg would end up playing in the Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship band; pianist Nicky Hopkins would come for a while but then leave, to be replaced by Mark Naftalin from the Butterfield Blues Band; vocalist Dino Valenti, although technically slated to be part of the band from the beginning, didn't actually join the group until it had been around for four or five years due to his incarceration on drug possession and his vocals are reminiscent of Marty Balin from Jefferson Starship.)

Despite the changing lineups, the band recorded a number of outstanding songs as collected on this CD. The CD opens up with their cover of Hamilton Camp's "Pride of Man", followed up by "Dino's Song" (written by the aforementioned Dino Valenti, who was by the time this was recorded spending time in jail), and then the masterful 12-minute "The Fool". Cippolina's trembling electric guitar work stands out on these, particularly the mostly instrumental "The Fool" (a few verses are sung in its later minutes).

The next song "Bears" is a light-hearted, short song; a cover of "Mona" (a bluesy, but somewhat forgettable song, previously recorded by Bo Diddley) and "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder" (an instrumental piece written by Nicky Hopkins) follow it. "Three or Four Feet from Home," written by Cippolina, sounds like something The Grateful Dead might have done. Following it are a couple of songs for which Dino Valenti finally joined the group and sang -- "Fresh Air" (which has two instrumental breaks, one featuring guitar work and the other piano) and "Just for Love". Both songs marked somewhat of a turning point, as the band turned away from longer, less commercial songs to more radio-friendly fare. "Spindrifter," another Nicky Hopkins piece, is an instrumental piano-laden song with an exquisite melody. "Local Color" is an instrumental, slide-guitar, bluesy piece written by Cippolina; it is the last song on this collection on which he plays. "What About Me" introduced Mark Naftalin on piano to the band (replacing Nicky Hopkins) and while it is a pretty much standard protest type of song from 1970, the following Dino Valenti-penned "Don't Cry My Lady Love" is a terrific romantic pop ballad with outstanding piano work from Mr. Naftalin. "Hope," a pretty good electric lead guitar-driven piece, the acoustic guitar and piano "Fire Brothers," and "I Found Love" close out the CD. For "Fire Brothers" and "I Found Love," Greg Duncan, who at this time was the only original member from the band still around, provides the vocals.

Overall the CD earns 5 stars on the strength of some outstanding arrangements and musicianship, even though a few songs are rather forgettable themselves. This CD is an excellent introduction to and overview of Quicksilver in its most productive and creative phase (1967 - 1971); although the band would continue (again with lineup changes) for some additional years, none of the later output holds up to what is on this CD. If you like the San Francisco style of music, with its extended musical interplays and occasional psychedelic excursions, this CD won't disappoint.

Average customer rating: BUYERS NOTE!!!!!!!! Jimmy Page Who? Give Me Trower Anyday! 1/2 of a good disc rt Long Misty days

Long Misty Days/In City Dreams Robin Trower Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Long Sleeves | Sleeve Length Browse (feature_browse-bin) | Refinements | Apparel Similar Items: Caravan To Midnight/Victims Of The Fury Twice Removed From Yesterday/Bridge Of Sighs For Earth Below/Live B.L.T./Truce Robin Trower - Living Out of Time: Live ASIN: B0000011P6 Release Date: 1997-05-27

Tracks:

1. Same Rain Falls
2. Long Misty Days
3. Hold Me
4. Caledonia
5. Pride
6. Sailing
7. S.M.O.
8. I Can't Live Without You
9. Messin The Blues
10. Somebody Calling
11. Sweet Wine Of Love
12. Bluebird
13. Falling Star
14. Farther On Up The Road
15. Smile
16. Little Girl
17. Love's Gonna Bring You Round
18. In City Dreams

Album Description

1997 remastered two-on-one from the BGO label with sleeve notes by Robert Fripp for these essential Chrysalis label albums from '76 & '77, respectively. Also featured are extensive sleeve notes and faithfully restored artwork. A total of 18 tracks, including 'Messin' The Blues', 'SomebodyCalling', 'Sweet Wine Of Love' and 'Bluebird'. The album's full titles are 'Long Misty Days' and 'In City Dreams'.

Album Description

1997 remastered two-on-one from the BGO label with sleeve notes by Robert Fripp for these essential Chrysalis label albums from '76 & '77, respectively. Also featured are extensive sleeve notes and faithfully restored artwork. A total of 18 tracks, including 'Messin' The Blues', 'SomebodyCalling', 'Sweet Wine Of Love' and 'Bluebird'. The album's full titles are 'Long Misty Days' and 'In City Dreams'.

Album Details

Two on One Reissue with Sleeve Notes by Robert Fripp.

Customer Reviews:

BUYERS NOTE!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-27

I am writing this trying to correct a mistake in the Amazon listing for this CD.

Please note that for reasons unclear some of the information on this page, including several of the user reviews, refer to the BGO remastered 2for1 CD that contains the Trower albums LONG MISTY DAYS and IN CITY DREAMS, yet the item for sale on this page is NOT THAT!!!!

The item for sale here is the original Trower release of LONG MISTY DAYS on CD from Chrysalis records.

The UPC code for the Chrysalis CD is 094632110725 and that is what this page is properly indexed as, and that is what the sellers here (including myself) are offering.

Any reference to the 2for1 BGO release, or anything on the label "Capital" instead of Chrysalis is a mistake on this page. I am trying to get Amazon to fix this, but unfortunately I have no control over that!

I hope this helps clear up any confusion and prevents any buyer disappointment if they buy this but expect to get the BGO version.

Jimmy Page Who? Give Me Trower Anyday!.......2007-02-18

I see and read these silly guitarist and rock documentaries and they all go on about Jimmy Page this and Jimi Hendrix that - yawn. It's as if there is an industry of Jimmies. What why isn't Robin Trower ever mentioned? He's just as good a player as those guys are. I used to sit in my bedroom listening to Trower's "Long Misty Days" and wonder why Page and Clapton were the guitar gods, when Trower and a host of others weren't the exalted ones? If only "Days" and "Bridge Of Sighs" were released on one disc. I'm afraid a law would have to be passed demanding any kid who was thinking of playing guitar buy it, learn it and live it.

1/2 of a good disc.......2007-01-06

I don't know why they insist on packaging 2 albums on 1 disc but it drives me crazy. Anyway, Long Misty Days is a nice effort by Robin. The problem is that he is so tame in the studio that you really have to see him live to appreciate all he can do. Still, it's a fun album that makes for some good party music.
In City Dreams is horrible. It was the beginning of the end for Robin being a popular artist. Ironically, that's what he was trying to do, be more "mainstream". But writing lame pop songs with annoying electronic gimmicks did nothing but alienate his fan base.Because of this I have to take a star away from the overall rating.

rt.......2006-11-06

not much to say that has not been said before, all it take's is one show.robin own's the ax.

Long Misty days.......2006-11-04

This combination of Long Misty Days-InCity Dreams is a must for any Robin Trower fan, Caledonia is a great song, the title songs are very good as well.

Average customer rating: LEO TRULY AT HIS BEST Fabulous! Fast fingers Old Capitol tracks from the 70's worth revisiting! One of America's Top 5 Guitarists

Best of Leo Kottke Leo Kottke Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 6- and 12-String Guitar One Guitar, No Vocals The Leo Kottke Anthology Sixty Six Steps Home & Away Revisited ASIN: B0000011O8 Release Date: 2002-11-11

Tracks:

1. Acoustic: Machine No. 2
2. Acoustic: Cripple Creek
3. Acoustic: Bourree
4. Acoustic: When Shrimps Learn To Whistle
5. Acoustic: Bill Cheatham
6. Acoustic: The Song Of The Swamp
7. Acoustic: Last Steam Engine Train
8. Electric: Bean Time
9. Electric: The Spanish Entomologist
10. Electric: Short Stories
11. Electric: Hole In The Day
12. Electric: Mona Roy
13. Electric: Venezuela, There You Go
14. Electric: Monkey Lust

Tracks:

1. Live: Busted Bicycle
2. Live: June Bug
3. Live: Eggtooth
4. Live: Stealing
5. Live: Living In The Country
6. Live: Medley: A.) Crow River Waltz /B.) Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
7. Singing: Standing In My Shoes
8. Singing: Bumblebee
9. Singing: Eight Miles High
10. Singing: Tilt Billings And The Student Prince
11. Singing: Pamela Brown
12. Singing: Standin On The Outside
13. Singing: Power Failure

Album Description

Reissue of long-deleted 1976 set compiling the best of the guitarist's Capitol label recordings from the 1970s. BGO Records. 2002.

Album Details

Double Disc Compilation of his Years on Capitol Divided Into Four Sections of Tunes: Acoustic, Electric, Live and Singing. Includes Machine No. Two / Cripple Creek / When the Shrimps Learn to Whistle / Bill Cheatham / Bean Time / Short Stories / Hole in

Customer Reviews:

LEO TRULY AT HIS BEST.......2007-06-27

This one is short & to the point: I think this is the best Kottke CD out there, PERIOD. Only shortcoming- a personal favorite of mine, "Cradle to the Grave," is not a part of this one, but it's on Greenhouse, which is now available on CD. I'd recommend getting both CD's.

Fabulous!.......2007-01-30

I like this album a lot and I love Kottke. It came to me without waiting and in good condition. Many people want to borrow this one too, just like DIVA, from Annie Lennox. Great Purchase. I truly believe in buying music, not burning it. It just works better that way.

Fast fingers.......2006-03-14

He is very skilful guitarist! One of the best.
Over and above he is fine singer.
Very good comprehensive compilation.
Good booklet.

Old Capitol tracks from the 70's worth revisiting!.......2005-12-24

My Uncle from the Minneapolis area turned me on to Leo when I visited him in the late 80's. People there told me to get this album, as well as "6 & 12 string". Not having much cash at the time, I had to choose, and I got this one. I grew up with disc one as a permanent resident on my turntable in my bedroom.

I went to college, and the turntable back home ended up getting thrown out. I saw Kottke play live two or three times, where I somehow still couldn't believe, even with visual confirmation, that it was one guy making all that sound with one instrument.

A year or two ago, I finally ended up getting "6 & 12 string" on CD, but couldn't find this album, my old friend, anywhere. And just now, here it is!

Although 6 and 12 string is, and rightly should be, the centerpiece of the Kottke recording universe, I'm still not unhappy with the choice I made as a teenager. The main reason is disc one, where his styles are all over the map, delving into his bluegrass roots with songs like Cripple Creek and Bill Cheatham, jamming with a band on Machine #2, Short Stories, and Monkey Lust, and getting just plain wacky with the loopy hula dancing Spanish Entomologist and the brooding Whistling Shrimps.
The combination is never boring, and through it all his capricious and upbeat style, as well as his undisputed mastery of the instrument, will always leave you with a smile on your face.

One of America's Top 5 Guitarists.......2005-03-25

I purchased this album many years ago on vinyl. It has always been one of my favorites. Leo Kottke is a guitarist, par excellance. Except for a brief outing in the "New Age" genre Kottke is best known for his work in Folk music. What I like about this album is how he does some rock tunes, most notably The Byrds, Eight Miles High, and Procol Harum's Power Failure in that special Kottke style. And what is great about it is that the songs don't come off as hokey folksy, C&W, renditions of rock songs. The songs hold their original flavor while being enhanced by Leo Kottke's great guitar playing ability. But, there is great folk tunes on this CD, like Cripple Creek, and Kottke's classic Pamela Brown. There is acoustic music, electric music, and live music. Add to this Kottke's unique singing style and this CD is a treasure. There is just not a bad tune on this CD. If you can only own one Leo Kottke album, this should be it.

Average customer rating: Comprehensive overview of the ATCO years (first phase of their career) Help About the recording company THE SAGA CONTINUES The important sixties hits

The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cher and Sonny & Cher - Greatest Hits (1974) The Mamas & the Papas - Greatest Hits Sonny & Cher - The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of the Rascals I Got You Babe & Other Hits ASIN: B000002JOV Release Date: 1991-11-05

Tracks:

1. Baby Don't Go
2. Just You
3. Sing C'est La Vie
4. I Got You Babe
5. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love
6. Laugh At Me
7. But You're Mine
8. The Revolution Kind
9. What Now My Love
10. Have I Stayed Too Long
11. Leave Me Be
12. Little Man
13. Living For You
14. Love Don't Come
15. The Beat Goes On
16. Beautiful Story
17. It's The Little Things
18. My Best Friend's Girl Is Out Of Sight
19. Good Combination
20. I Got You Babe ('Good Times' Soundtrack Version)
21. Hello

Amazon.com essential recording

Sonny Bono was a record-biz vet by the time he hooked up with a teenaged female singer named Cher. After a 1963 flop under the name Caesar and Cleo, the pair clicked with "I Got You Babe," a leap onto the folk-rock bandwagon that made them America's favorite pseudohippies for a brief moment. Cher's less-than-dulcet tones never sounded better than when placed next to Sonny's nasal croak. As for Sonny himself, his solo protest work--including "Laugh at Me," later covered by Mott the Hoople--is excerpted here. There are no words. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Comprehensive overview of the ATCO years (first phase of their career).......2007-07-01

I listened to this CD (again) in its entirety last night. This is an excellent compilation of Sonny & Cher's best songs from their ATCO years (1965-1967). The packaging is top-notch, and the essay by Ken Barnes is informative and entertaining.

For a die-hard fan like me, this is a five-star set. But for the sake of objectivity, I'm willing to look beyond my die-hardedness and to put myself in the shoes of the casual listener. There are 21 songs in this collection, 14 of which were chart hits. (Think about it: 14 charted songs in 3 years!!!) The collection would work far-more successfully for the casual listener if only the chart hits were included. (So, if you're not a die-hard fan, consider this a four-star set.)

For the die-hards, though, this is an excellent historical overview of their career. There are three Sonny solo songs: the top 10 hit "Laugh At Me," and the follow-up "The Revolution Kind" and his ultimate camp classic "My Best Friend's Girl Is Out of Sight." There's a rare B-side, "Hello," from 1965, which is throw-away filler to be sure, but a Sonny & Cher throw-away!! And also a brief public service announcement with Sonny & Cher encouraging kids to "stay cool, go back to school."

My hair stands on end whenever I read that Sonny's talent was "limited." Whose isn't? Think of what this man accomplished, however. He had a knack for writing commercial hits that had addictive hooks and lyrics. Some of his lesser-known songs aren't as "good" as his hits, but so what? Out of the 14 chart hits Sonny & Cher amassed that are on this collection, he wrote (or co-wrote) 12 of them. That ain't bad, is it? (And that is not counting the hits that came about in the second phase of their career in the early '70s, either.)

I've written in another review that their voices blended together beautifully, especially in this inital phase of their career. I'm always taken aback by their duets. "The Beat Goes On: The Best of Sonny & Cher" is expertly-compiled collection of their best work together.

Help .......2007-03-11

Help! I'm trapped inside a Sonny & Cher review and I don't know how I got here and I think I like it. A lot of time has gone by, kids, and there's not much left of the world that spawned this unholy coupling, but it is a suitable window into a certain side of Sixties culture that was so magnificently decayed and bankrupt, with music that is a precursor for, yes, the amazingly bad songs of the film "Ishtar" that . . . well, ok, I've said enough. You either know at this point to go forth or run, but I can say no more.

About the recording company.......2006-02-04

If you had Sonny & Cher records during their heyday like I did, you might remember that they recorded for the Atco label, a division of Atlantic Records.

Whenever I want to buy a CD of music from many years ago, I try to make sure that I don't get remakes (recordings that aren't the exact ones that we heard on the radio way back when). Most artists re-record their songs for cheesy remake labels and, trust me, you'll be disappointed with them.

I read all the owner reviews at Amazon and, many times, a CD buyer will let you know that the CD you're considering buying has newer recordings or, just as bad, live concert recordings of songs. For instance, Joan Baez's big hit song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was on the Vanguard label when it was a hit song. But she defected to A&M Records soon after and A&M has a greatest hits package that includes songs from her Vanguard days--but they're live concert recordings. You have to look for the Vanguard label so you get the recording that you remember from the radio--they still retain the rights to the songs she recorded for them.

Also, you would think you could trust Capitol Records every bit as much as A&M. But I was looking at Andrews Sisters' CDs recently and noticed that 2 different labels offer their greatest hits--MCA and Capitol. Fortunately, an Amazon reviewer said that Capitol's compilation contains newer recordings that the Andrews Sisters recorded in the 50's. I bought MCA's CD and was not disappointed.

So, you can see that this Sonny & Cher CD is on the label "Elektra/WEA". Other Web sites list this same CD as "Rhino/WEA". One Web site just says "Rhino".

I just received this CD and the label is REALLY "Atco", the label Sonny & Cher recorded all their hits for in the 60's. Therefore, these songs are the actual recordings you remember from the 60's.

By the way, anytime you see the Rhino label for a CD, you can buy it without any worry of remakes. I own many CDs from Rhino and I have never been stuck with a remade song. They license the legitimate recordings from the company that owns the rights to the songs.

Why 4 stars instead of 5? Not anyone's fault, really, but some songs on Sonny & Cher's CD don't sound too good. This is surely due to the aging of the master tapes. After all, they've been around 40 or more years!

THE SAGA CONTINUES.......2005-07-15

Having lived through the turbulent '60's, I occasionally turn to that era during times of drunkeness. This CD, however, holds a dear place in my heart unlike any other -- and a special story. In 1968, my old town of Hermann's Hermitage changed its name, after the unlikely arrival of Sonny and Cher. As the story goes, Sonny lost his bearings trying to get to a Chicago concert, was hoplessly lost on Interstate 65, and ended up on our Main Street. Needless to say, the entire town turned out and welcomed them. After indulging themselves on baked ham and scalloped potato dinners, the celebrities won everybody's heart with their gracious manners and creepy good looks. I was just a lad at the time, but I still remember the tearful farewells, and standing in the rain on the corner of Spring and Apple to wave at their magenta minibus as it puttered away to the Big Time. It was a magical night. Shortly afterwards, the city council changed the name of our town to "Sonny and Cherville", and voted to slap a one percent sales tax on beer and soft drinks -- which paid for a concrete statue of the singing duo in Monkee Park. Years later, hard times befell us during the Arab oil embargo of 1974. In order to save money on ink and letterhead space, the town had to relinquish the words "Sonny and" from its charter. We are now, simply, "Cherville". And sadly, the years have not been kind to the statue: Cher exploded one summer during a freak lightning storm, and vandals using Bondo elevated Sonny's feet six inches off the pedestal. He now looks like a punch-drunk Tom Selleck. Oh well.

This is a great CD.

The important sixties hits.......2005-06-02

This collection contains all of Sonny's important British and American hits (with and without Cher) from 1964 to 1967, although some minor hits are missing. The classic hits here are I got you babe (number one in Britain and America), Laugh at me (a Sonny solo), Just you, Baby don't go, What now my love, Little man (number one in several European countries) and The beat goes on. There are many other wonderful songs including Sing c'est la vie, which was number one in Belgium but didn't chart at all (maybe wasn't released) in Britain or America.

Cher's solo hits from the sixties are omitted from this collection - you must buy either a separate Cher collection, or a more comprehensive Sonny and Cher collection to obtain those. For a comprehensive collection of the music of Sonny and Cher, buy the European double CD Singles plus, which contains all of Sonny and Cher's hits, separately and together, up to 1974. It comes at a price but if you're only interested in the early part of Cher's career, you won't need a separate Cher compilation.

If you are looking primarily for Sonny and Cher's duets and aren't bothered about the absence of Cher's solo hits, this is a great single CD.

Average customer rating: for earth below/ live Two Great Trower Albums At One Low Price Two Of Trower's Best Great Artist, Poor CD Quality Guitar never sounded better

For Earth Below/Live Robin Trower Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock Guitarists | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Twice Removed From Yesterday/Bridge Of Sighs Long Misty Days/In City Dreams Caravan To Midnight/Victims Of The Fury B.L.T./Truce Robin Trower - Living Out of Time: Live ASIN: B0000011P5 Release Date: 1997-06-18

Tracks:

1. Shame The Devil
2. It's Only Money
3. Confessin' Midnight
4. Fine Day
5. Alethea
6. A Tale Untold
7. I Can't Wait Much Longer
8. Alethea
9. A Little Bit Of Sympathy
10. Gonna Be More Suspicious
11. For Earth Below
12. Too Rolling Stoned
13. Daydream
14. Rock Me Baby
15. Lady Love

Album Description

Two-on-one reissue from BGO featuring two of Trower's Chrysalis albums remastered from the original master tapes &on one CD, 1975's 'For Earth Below' and 1976's 'Live'. Also features faithfully restored artwork and extensive sleeve notes. 15 tracks total, including 'Shame The Devil', 'It's Only Money', 'For Earth Below', 'Too Rolling Stoned', 'Daydream' and 'A Little Bit Of Sympathy'. 1997 release.

Album Description

Two-on-one reissue from BGO featuring two of Trower's Chrysalis albums remastered from the original master tapes &on one CD, 1975's 'For Earth Below' and 1976's 'Live'. Also features faithfully restored artwork and extensive sleeve notes. 15 tracks total, including 'Shame The Devil', 'It's Only Money', 'For Earth Below', 'Too Rolling Stoned', 'Daydream' and 'A Little Bit Of Sympathy'. 1997 release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Two LPs on a Single CD of the Albums that Followed Up Trower's Watershed Tour De Force 'bridge of Sighs'. 'for Earth Below' was a Bit Darker Than Its Predecessor, but Served the Purpose of Supporting the Trower Band While They Toured the World, Exciting Audiences at his Hendrix-liek Guitar Prowess. The Sum of that Tour was Captured on 'live', which Has Magnificent Performances of 'too Rolling Stoned', 'little Bit of Sympathy' and 'alethea'.

Customer Reviews:

for earth below/ live.......2006-11-10

robin trower for earth below. its a good, if not above average robin trower recording. a very even effort building upon the foundation laid on twice removed from yesterday and adding new guitar textures to a good blues rock sound all in all a very good record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! robin trower live! this is the one that put robin in heavy rotation on the a.o.r. f.m. radio. a great quick shot of robins live set up until the mid 70's. i wish they could find complete concerts from this era of robins career because he was on fire during this time.

Two Great Trower Albums At One Low Price.......2006-08-01

FOR EARTH BELOW/LIVE is a single-disc compilation of two great Robin Trower albums from the 70s. LIVE is one of the best live albums ever released, and FOR EARTH BELOW was a great follow-up to the exceptional BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Any serious fan of blues-based rock & roll should own this one.

Two Of Trower's Best.......2006-07-10

Any rock fan knows that "Bridge Of Sighs" is one of the best rock albums of all time.
But if you love "Bridge" you must have these 2 albums. "Bridge" is an A+ but these are both A's. "For Earth Below" is an incredible follow up to "Bridge". It keeps the same feel but the song writing is even tighter. "Trower Live" is one of the best live rock records ever made. The feedback ferocity and finesse on "Daydream" is worth the price alone. If you like Trower, these are must have LP's.

Great Artist, Poor CD Quality.......2006-02-25

Robin Trower deserves 10 stars. Problem is, this CD sounds like it was recorded to cassette first and then burned on a CD later. Very "muffled" sound and needs to be turned up higher to get the same output as other CDs in my collection.

Guitar never sounded better.......2006-02-10

The critical album on this release is "Live." Anyone curious to hear how good an electric guitar can possibly sound should purchase this CD. Trower deals in both overdriven and clean sounds with his Fender Strat, and his use of effects like the wah-wah pedal and the Uni-Vibe, while sometimes drawing unfair and shallow comparisons to Hendrix, is unparallelled in grace and style.

When Trower unleashes a sustained feedback note (i.e. near the end of "Daydream"), I want it to last thirty minutes. But he's also capable of dramatic bursts and flurries of notes, punctuated by bends and whammy bar workouts ... as Robert Fripp himself noted, Robin Trower has mastered the "bends and wobbles."

During the last solo of "Lady Love," Trower plays a pinch harmonic that is THE sweetest single note I ever heard, anywhere.

Jimmy Dewar lays down a great bass groove throughout - and his voice is quite powerful. He has a rich, soulful vibrato that compliments the music nicely.

Bill Lordan is a good, jazzy drummer, although occasionally his cymbals do clutter the sound, especially on the live album. But let's face it, the reason we are all listening to this is to hear what Robin is gonna play next :)

I could write pages about how great this CD is - do not wait a minute longer. Order it!

Average customer rating: First one is great,second is sub-par rossington collins band It's not Skynyrd but it is a nice effort This is not your fathers Lynyrd Skynyrd As Good/Better than Skynyrd?!

Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere/This Is The Way Rossington Collins Band Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rossington Collins Band Returned to the Scene of the Crime Grey Ghost Nuthin' Fancy Strikes ASIN: B00000IY41 Release Date: 1999-04-16

Tracks:

1. Prime Time
2. Three Times As Bad
3. Don't Misunderstand Me
4. One Good Man
5. Opportunity
6. Getaway
7. Winners And Losers
8. Misery Of Loves Company
9. Sometimes You Can Put It Out
10. Gotta Get It Straight
11. Tashauna
12. Gonna Miss It When It's Gone
13. Pine Box
14. Fancy Ideas
15. Don't Stop Me Now
16. Seems Like Everyday
17. I'm Free Today
18. Next Phone Call
19. Means Nothing To You

Album Description

Both of the LPs released by this post-Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock outfit together on one CD, 1980's 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere' & 1982's 'This Is The Way'. Each was originally released on MCA. The group featured Skynyrd guitarists Gary Rossington & Allen Collins, plus female vocalist Dale Krantz. 19 tracks, including 'Don't Misunderstand Me' & 'Don't Stop Me Now'. All tracks are digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Also features faithfully restored artwork (i.e. the original cover art of both records), plus additional sleeve notes. 1999 release.

Album Details

From the Ashes of Lynyrd Skynyrd. A Twofer Reissue of their 1980 Debut and 1982 Second Album.

Customer Reviews:

First one is great,second is sub-par.......2007-06-09

Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere is a five star album,This Is The Way is a 3 star album.
Dale Krants' vocals are excellent,and this recording project should NEVER be compared to Skynyrd. Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere was recorded in El Paso,Texas while the Skynyrd band members were still healing from the fateful Freebird plane crash. I take issue with the review that states Dale's vocals all sound the same. NOPE! Excellent lyrics,spot on songwriting,Southern rock guitars,and Billy Powell's famous piano make for a great bunch of tunes,and is well worth the price of the dual CD.
BUY IT!

rossington collins band.......2007-01-19

southren rock all the way. great cd and couldn't beat the price.

It's not Skynyrd but it is a nice effort.......2006-03-21

I'm not giving these guys any points for what they went through after the plane crash but the two albums in the package have high quality songs and performances.

Rossington Collins gave the world some good songs. I never owned either of these albums on vinyl so I'm glad I was able to take advantage of this double cd. Amazon had it for a good price when I ordered it a couple of years ago.

There's some very nice slide guitar work on all of the songs and the vocals are all great. No, it's not the same but it's certainly worth having in your collection.

Note: this cd is in need of remastering but I've found if you have and ipod and adjust the mix through itunes it isn't too bad. In fact the sound is pretty good.

This is not your fathers Lynyrd Skynyrd.......2005-03-27

I purchased this CD because I am a big Skynyrd fan. Thinking that a big part of LZ (Collins and Rossington) were here I took the chance (having not neard their stuff). Well, it ain't Skynyrd; more like CCR. Those unique, imaginative and powerful guitar licks we got used to with LZ just aren't there. And of course we don't have that southern soul voice of Ronnie's. Dale Krantz is not bad but just doesn't have the feel, sings every song the same way. Not a bad CD, just not Skynyrd; I guess that died in the plane crash too.

As Good/Better than Skynyrd?!.......2004-08-24

Yes, that's what I said. It's as good, maybe better. Dale Krantz (Rossington), has the pipes that were taking the rock world by storm, the next "Janis Joplin", many reporters exlaimed! Well, Allen's wife died during childbirth, and thus ended this band in yet another tragedy... But, don't miss these two great albums! They show Rossington and Collins at their finest! Workin hard! And, Dale Krantz has all the gritz required to be "front Woman". It's just a shame, that the new Skynyrd doesn't cover any of these tunes in concert, and just has Dale, as a backup singer....
These are classic, must haves for any southern rocker!

Average customer rating: The Isleys Coasting First Love!

Inside You/Real Deal The Isley Brothers Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Showdown/Grand Slam Love Lives Forever The Platinum Collection Planet Earth The Thin Man: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000PUB234 Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

1. Inside You (Pts 1 & 2)
2. Baby Hold On
3. Don't Hold Back Your Love (Pts 1 & 2)
4. First Love
5. Love Merry-Go-Round
6. Welcome Into My Heart
7. Love Zone
8. Real Deal (Pts 1 & 2)
9. Are You With Me?
10. Stone Cold Lover
11. It's Alright With Me
12. All In My Lover's Eyes
13. I'll Do It All For You
14. Under The Influence

Album Description

2007 digitally remastered two-fer from the R&B legends featuring two albums appearing on CD for the first time. Inside You was originally released in 1981 followed a year later by The Real Deal.. BGO.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition of Two Original Albums from the 1980's Combined on to a Single CD. Both Appear on CD for the First Time with this Release and features the R N' B Hits "The Real Deal", "it's Alright with Me" and "Inside Deal".

Customer Reviews:

The Isleys Coasting.......2007-07-02

INSIDE YOU (1981) and THE REAL DEAL (1982) are the featured albums on this third two-on-one Isley release from BGO Records. Both of these albums broke the group's nine gold and/or platinum album streak.

The previous album GRAND SLAM (also 1981) took longer than the previous eight albums to reach "gold" status. So on INSIDE YOU, the Isleys tried to reinvent themselves by incorporating lush string arrangements into their clavinet/guitar solo funk formula. For the most part, it works, especially on the title tune, the Doobie-ish "Baby Hold On", the lush Stylistics-like ballad "Don't Hold Back Your Love", and "Love Zone" in which Ernie's guitar soars above a comfy bed of strings. However, the pop leanings fall flat on "First Love", the soggy "Welcome To My Heart", and "Love Merry Go Round", a good idea that somehow fails to catch fire. INSIDE YOU stalled at #45 on the Billboard pop album chart, the Isleys first non-top 40 album since 1971's GIVIN' IT BACK.

After that pop/funk experiment failed, the Isleys brought the funk back to the forefront in 1982's THE REAL DEAL. The title track and "Are You With Me?" incorporate some Gap Band influences in the mix, while those darn strings rear their ugly head in the poppy "It's Alright With Me". "All In My Lover's Eyes" is well-sung but features lazy lyrics, while Ernie's guitar saves the funky "Stone Cold Lover" and the bluesy closer "Under The Influence". This album crawled to #87 on the Billboard Pop Charts.

After the failure of these albums, the Isleys came back with 1983's platinum BETWEEN THE SHEETS. These albums aren't the best representation of the Isley catalog, but they have their moments.

First Love!.......2007-06-29

I can't believe this! Wow! I have been waiting on both of these albums to be released since 1993! I own both albums on vinyl and they're my 2 favorite Isley albums. Now these two albums never have been on cd domestically! So this is a first time. I've seen a copy of the Real Deal on eBay which looked like an import. But don't no if it was legit. Now I have been jamming these two albums since 1993. 1 song from each album has been released on cd. So this is going to be good. I can't wait because I already pre-ordered it. I own imported cd of Grand Slam, Go all the Way, Masterpiece, Showdown, Harvest for the World and Live it Up! A couple is now sold domestically but I am one of their biggest fans. Now these albums are two of their lowest selling albums but I think it was just the advertisement and the time it was released that didn't allow these albums to soar. But these are two underrated albums. I know all kinds of history on these guys. So place your order and get ready to jam! This is the Real Deal!

Average customer rating: "Take Good Care Of Yourself" and purchase this! Robin Trower BLT/Truce Take a bite of Robin Trowers BLT Superb "BLT" Along With So-So "Truce" - Still A Bargain! BLT soars, TRUCE wilts

B.L.T./Truce Robin Trower Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Long Misty Days/In City Dreams Caravan To Midnight/Victims Of The Fury For Earth Below/Live Twice Removed From Yesterday/Bridge Of Sighs Back It Up ASIN: B00000AF85 Release Date: 1991-04-13

Tracks:

1. Into Money
2. What It Is
3. Won't Let You Down
4. No Island Lost
5. It's Too Late
6. Life on Earth
7. Once the Bird Has Flown
8. Carmen
9. Feel the Heat
10. End Game
11. Gonna Shut You Down
12. Gone Too Far
13. Thin Ice
14. Last Train to the Stars
15. Take Good Care of Yourself
16. Fall in Love
17. Fat Gut
18. Shadows Touching
19. Little Boy Lost

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue featuring both of Trower's Chrysalis albums with Jack Bruce on one CD, 1981's 'B.L.T.' & 1982's 'Truce'. A combined total of 19 tracks, including the AOR hit 'Into Money'. Also features additional sleeve notes and faithfully restored artwork. 1998 BGO release.

Album Details

UK Twofer CD of Classic CDs Teams Trower with Ex-Cream Bassist/Vocalist Jack Bruce.

Customer Reviews:

"Take Good Care Of Yourself" and purchase this!.......2007-06-03

Hi there:

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I am asked often to review and talk about rock and roll recordings from the 60's and 70's.

The idea of a double package (Giving the fan both "BLT" & "Truce") is a great marketing tool. Almost everyone that owns the 2 albums enjoy "BLT" more, thus you can look at "Truce" being included as a bonus.

There is a lot of positive musical events that went on during the idea of Robin Trower teaming with one time Cream bass-player Jack Bruce. You not only have two musicians that can improvise on any tune but be tasty on the three minute rockers as well. Joined by drummer Bill Lordan (Played on many Trower recordings) the trio works well and can push each other. Something that has often times been forgotten is Robin Trower employed the services of the former lyricist he worked with in Procol Harum (Keith Reid). The foundation was set on both the music side and the lyrical content.

The song that got the airplay from "BLT" is "Into Money." It happens to be the first track and puts you in the proper frame of mind in helping to digest the rest.

When "BLT" is finished (Last song has the fitting title "End Game") do not let any previous reviews of "Truce" turn you off to the recording before it starts.

Be prepared to listen to "Truce" two or three times before you can sink your teeth into the material. It is a win win situation. If you like even one tune on the album you are that much more ahead of the game. If you only think "BLT" gives you the flavor you crave, you didn't go out of your way to get "Truce" anyway. There is a good chance you will find it better than you were told it would sound.

These guys rock and you can be along for the ride.

Always be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Robin Trower BLT/Truce.......2007-01-10

This is a biased review because I love this artist and I knew the music well before choosing the purchase. It is great!

Take a bite of Robin Trowers BLT.......2005-12-28

If your a R. Trower fan and you don't have this one, your not a fan! Jack Bruce,Bill Lordin,Robin Trower. This is simply his best, and Re-mastered too.

Superb "BLT" Along With So-So "Truce" - Still A Bargain!.......2005-01-25

The chemistry between the extraodinary electric blues-rock guitarist, Robin Trower and the remarkable clear tenor bluesy vocal of the legendary Jack Bruce combines fantastically on the first "album" on this digitally remastered "2-fer" CD as "BLT" is a classic, 5-star, 10-song collaboration. Drummer Bill Lordan (The "L" in "BLT") compliments both Trower and Bruce wonderfully as this trio provides an inspired, listener accessible, cohesive mix of rolling power-blues rockers and slower tempo, absolutely flowing catchy blues ballads as Bruce's flawless vocals and Trower's energetic licks are right on target throughout. "BLT" standouts although every track is enjoyable are my personal favorites "Life On Earth", "Into Money", Once The Bird Has Flown", "Carmen" and "End Game".

"Truce", the second "album" of this CD is on the other hand a disappointment in comparison. It is an uninspired overall effort and lacks consistent staying power. To sum it up, this is a 2-star effort (a 3-star for devoted Bruce and Trower fans who still can get a feel for the music and musicianship - it's not all so bad).

Overall, the good news is that the sound is super with the digital remastering throughout both albums and since it is a "2-fer" it is a nice bargain to have. Besides, I have yet to see "BLT" on CD by itself here readily in the USA to date. Do yourself a favor and grab this.

Overall rating: "BLT">5 stars "Truce"> 2-3 stars
>Round off to 4 stars overall................................

BLT soars, TRUCE wilts.......2002-07-27

It was a good experiment; get Cream's vocal and bass powerhouse teamed up with one of the most sonic guitarists since some guy named Hendrix and sparks, well, sparks mostly fly. Except when they don't, which is the case with the second Trower/Bruce team-up, TRUCE. That one sorta lays down and rolls over. But the first album, BLT, is a smoker! From the opening riff of "Into Money," through the power blues of "No Island Lost" and the balladry of "Won't Let You Down" and "Carmen," heck, throughout the entire ten tracks, B(ruce) L(ordan) and T(rower) restore the good name to "power trio." Dunno what happened the second time out, but, to be fair, TRUCE is a relatively pleasant if sleepy album. If you can find BLT by its' lonesome on CD without taking out a second mortgage, snap it up! Otherwise, this is still a good purchase to make. I might even grow to like TRUCE as much as BLT with a few more spins.

Average customer rating: Outrageously talented Leo A classic About the best that there is Louise Best Kottke Ever

Greenhouse Leo Kottke Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 6- and 12-String Guitar My Feet Are Smiling Mudlark Ice Water One Guitar, No Vocals ASIN: B0000011LH Release Date: 2003-03-03

Tracks:

1. Bean Time [Instrumental]
2. Tiny Island
3. Song of the Swamp [Instrumental]
4. In Christ There Is No East or West [Instrumental]
5. Last Steam Engine Train [Instrumental]
6. From the Cradle to the Grave
7. Louise
8. Spanish Entomologist
9. Owls [Instrumental]
10. You Don't Have to Need Me
11. Lost John

Amazon.com essential recording

Fingerstyle guitar legend Leo Kottke has released his share of duds over the years (virtually all of his albums with the exception of his seminal 6 & 12 String Guitar have a few throwaway tracks), but this disc is one of his most consistent efforts. Originally released in 1972, it features Kottke's trademark blend of playing--an infectious mix of New Age (still not invented at the time of this recording) and bluegrass sounds--as well as a few surprises. "Bean Time" has classic Kottke wizardry; it's a tune many proficient guitarists are still trying to figure out. "In Christ There Is No East or West" features Kottke on the 12-string, paying homage to his mentor, John Fahey. Sure, many of us could do without Kottke warbling through "Tiny Island" or "From the Cradle to the Grave," but this is still a great recording, loaded with some of the greatest playing to ever happen on acoustic guitar. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

Reissue of the folk-rock guitarist's 1972 album for Capitol Records. Features the original cover art & all 11 of the tracks from when it was first issued. 1995 release.

Customer Reviews:

Outrageously talented Leo.......2007-03-05

Jee, what an artist Leo is. I owned only "6&12 strings guitar" prior to this weekend when I had the opportunity to buy this one and Ice water at a record festival in my town. I was out of money because I bought some other records from other artist but when I saw these two albums and I understood they were very near in terms of time to "6&12" I decided to search for the exit of the festival, to find a bank and to come back inside the festival to buy these two cds more because I thought "these albums are calling me they should be great". Obviously I was thinking to the UNBELIEVABLE "6&12" which is an album that I really really love. One of my desert island records for sure. What I found in this Green House are a lot of instrumentals on the same levels of the ones comprehended in "6&12" and few more songs sunged by Leo. I don't find his voice unattractive. Sure his guitar playing is so astounding that words don't seem to add something relevant, but in the end the songs are always wonderful portraits even with Leo's voice. I enjoy Leo's playing immensly so I don't want to point out a song. They're all fantastic believe me, even if Leo decides to sing. I don't care. He sings pretty well by the way, he has a deep voice that appeals to me. Simply this man has an outrageous dose of talent whatever he does. To me these three albums should be in every music enthusiast's collection because they are stellar albums (but I think Greenhouse is better than Ice Water, here we are on the "6&12 strings" level). I'm a Jazz musician and bebop lover, but as you see, I don't care for labels. When music is this good, I don't care how you want to call it. Folk, bluegrass, country or whatever. It's a delight, and this is the only thing that matters to me. I can't get tired of Leo's playing. Thank God I came back to the festival to buy these two gems. Leo is IMMENSE.

A classic.......2007-02-03

Have loved this album since it first came out years ago (bought on vinyl - lost to the mists of time). The CD was out of print but I kept looking and found it on Amazon (it was re-released), Yeah!!!!
Last Steam Engine, From the Cradle to the Grave, Louise, Owls, You Don't have to Need Me - some of my favorites.

This, to me, is Kottke in his prime.

About the best that there is.......2006-06-03

I picked up Leo Kottke in Tucson in 1972 at the airport and took him to his concert at the UofA opening for Loggins & Messina. Never head him before. I was amazed at his artistry on guitar! I've heard him live 3 more times and purchased 6 more albums. But this one is special to me. It combines his incredible 6 and 12 string fingerwork and has some great vocals, which he was reluctant to provide he told me (the label made him do it!). There's no better guitarist recording than this, trust me.

Louise.......2006-04-22

I was first introduced to Leo Kottke in the late 1960's. I was stunned by his guitar playing. And then he sang "Louise." By far it is the most honest, compassionate and empathetic rendition of a song I have ever heard. Kottke sings with both guitar and voice. Albums and CD's, Kottke is incredible to hear. Live in a small venue, ushers must use spatulas to scrape the audience from their seats at the end of the performance.

Best Kottke Ever.......2004-09-08

I have been listening to Leo since the early 70's and I'll have to say I am saddened and amazed by the "professional" reviewer complaining about Kottke's vocal tracks. While not a classically trained singer(who cares?), his baritone voice is warm and soothing. The instrumental tracks are great on this album, but my all-time favorite Kottke tune is Tiny Island, and the other vocal tracks are among his best(Louise, You don't have to need me, and From the Cradle to the Grave). My favorite Kottke album!

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