20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) [Original recording remastered]

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A vocal talent of astonishing range and emotion, Tony Williams led the Platters through nearly two dozen Top 40 pop hits, starting in 1955. The Platters drew inspiration from predecessors such as the Mills Brothers, yet had a style all their own that came to be treasured by the first generation of rock & roll and doo-wop fans. This set features the group's Top 10 smashes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "The Great Pretender," "Only You," "(You've Got) The Magic Touch," and several others. Shy of the two-disc Magic Touch: An Anthology, this is about as good a Platters best-of as you can find right now--and at a budget price, no less. --Daniel Durchholz

20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection),The Platters,Mercury / Universal,Doo Wop,Oldies,Pop,Popular Music,R&B,Vocal Pop

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Average customer rating: Contains the seven biggest hits, but not all the favorites. excellant Not generous The Best of The Platters wHAT A VERY SPECIAL C.D.

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Tracks:

1. The Great Pretender
2. Only You
3. My Prayer
4. Twilight Time
5. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
6. I'm Sorry
7. Harbour Lights
8. He's Mine
9. Magic Touch, The
10. One in a Million
11. Red Sails in the Sunset

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A vocal talent of astonishing range and emotion, Tony Williams led the Platters through nearly two dozen Top 40 pop hits, starting in 1955. The Platters drew inspiration from predecessors such as the Mills Brothers, yet had a style all their own that came to be treasured by the first generation of rock & roll and doo-wop fans. This set features the group's Top 10 smashes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "The Great Pretender," "Only You," "(You've Got) The Magic Touch," and several others. Shy of the two-disc Magic Touch: An Anthology, this is about as good a Platters best-of as you can find right now--and at a budget price, no less. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Contains the seven biggest hits, but not all the favorites........2005-05-09

Now thought of as a "doo wop" group because of the beat and the finger-snapping rhythms, the Platters, in the 1950s, set the scene for rock and roll, ushering in a new music which incorporated gospel and soul sounds never before part of the mainstream. The first all-black group to become universally popular, they influenced pop music for fifteen years and opened doors to the many black doo-wop groups which succeeded them into the 1960s.

Of the several "Best of the Platters" albums now available, this collection contains most of their biggest hits, including "Only You," their first #1 hit on the R and B chart, which then became #5 on the pop chart, when it crossed over; "The Great Pretender," their next hit, which was #1 on the pop charts; and "Magic Touch," "My Prayer" (another #1 pop hit), "Twilight Time," "I'm Sorry," and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."

It does not include several other memorable Platters songs, such as "On My Word of Honor," "You'll Never Know," "If I Didn't Care," or "To Each His Own." These songs, along with the previously mentioned favorites, are all available on one album if you search on Amazon for B000200Q2U, "The Very Best of the Platters."

The wonderful Tony Williams sets the pace as tenor soloist, with a voice ranging from a soft whisper to a soaring vibrato. The harmonies are mellow, the timing is superb, and the arrangements are terrific. The back-up voices are strong, and the album has been remastered to remove background "fuzz." Trend setters whose influence was felt for fifteen years, the Platters are an indelible part of the high school memories of a whole generation from the 1950s and 1960s. Mary Whipple

excellant.......2005-05-02

I found that the album by the platters was great to hear and the sound was excellant I have been looking in stores all over my area(Boston) to no avail. It was great to find it on your web site.
I will contiue to search your webb site for other items in the future. Thanks for the wonderful memories. tony

Not generous.......2003-12-09

Only 11 songs in this CD, Polygram of USA is not generous to consumer. As one reviewer stated, there are rooms for more songs. I can easily named some of these, such as Remember When, You never never know, Enchanted and I'll never smile again etc. Here I like to recommend another Platters' CD titled "Universal Masters Collection [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]", which is the best sounding Platters CD I've heard (I've already owned 4 greatest hits CDs of The Platters). This is the only one you can find stereo versions (genuine stereo) of 'Smoke gets in your eyes', 'Twilight Time', 'I'll never smile again', 'Harbour Lights' and 'Red sails in the Sunset', plus 'I'm just a dacing partner','I give you my word', all 17 songs in one CD which is preferable to this 11 songs collection.

The Best of The Platters.......2002-05-30

The Best of The Platters did'nt have the songs on it that the LP
had back in the fifties.But it has most of the ones that I like.
The cd is worth the price and the wait.

Neal.

wHAT A VERY SPECIAL C.D........2001-07-18

I LISTEN TO THIS C.D. WITH MY EYE'S CLOSED AND I AM TRANSPORTED BACK TO JR. HIGH SCHOOL WITH FIRST LOVES AND CRUSHES AND THE SOCK HOP'S IN THE GYM AT LUNCH HOUR IF YOUR A TEEN OF THE 50'S(OR YOUR PARENT'S ARE) DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND RUSH OUT AND PURCHASE THIS ALBUM! YOU JUST CANNOT FIND THIS KIND OF MUSIC ANYMORE, WHAT A SHAME THAT CHILDREN TODAY CANNOT ENJOY IT!AS WE DID

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