Island Angel

Island Angel

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The Chieftains may be the most refined and virtuosic of all the Irish folk bands, but Altan is the most exciting. On Island Angel, the Dublin sextet blazes through the instrumental medleys of reels, jigs, strathspeys and mazurkas with a reckless abandon. Not content to merely play the dizzying melodies at demanding tempos, all six musicians seem to lean into the rhythms with an urgency that's thrilling to hear. When the music slows down for a slow Gaelic song by Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, the contrast with the blistering tunes only heightens the drama of her gorgeous, wistful soprano. --Geoffrey Himes

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The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Angel Reissue]
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Music Man

One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered

We need a new remaster, nonetheless

Accept no substitutes!

Preston and Cook are the best ever

The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Angel Reissue]

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SNL
Release Date: 1992-11-17

Tracks:

Act I. Overture/Rock Island - Vern Reed
Act I. Iowa Stubborn - Ensamble
Act I. Ya Got Trouble - Robert Preston/Ensemble
Act I. Piano Lesson - Barbara Cook/Pert Kelton
Act I. Goodnight My Someone - Barbara Cook
Act I. Seventy-Six Trombones - Robert Preston
Act I. Sincere - Buffalo Bills
Act I. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me - Robert Preston
Act I. Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little - Asnia Rice, Peggy Mondo, Elain Swann, Helen Raymond, Martha Flynn, Robert Preston
Act I. Goodnight Ladies/Marian The Librarian - Robert Preston, Buffalo Bills
Act I. My White Knight - Barbara Cook
Act I. Wells Fargo Wagon - Eddie Hodges, Ensemble
Act II. It's You - Buffalo Bills
Act II. Shipoopi - Iggie Wolfington, Ensemble
Act II. Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You? - Buffalo Bills, Barbara Cook
Act II. Gary, Indiana - Eddie Hodges
Act II. Till There Was You - Barbara Cook, Robert Preston
Act II. Finale - Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, Ensemble

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Although Robert Preston and Barbara Cook put in stellar performances, it's the music that's the star of this hugely successful document of the 1958 Broadway smash. Written entirely by Meredith Willson, it drew from memories of his childhood in a small Midwestern town. Preston plays a traveling salesman/con artist, while Cook is the dull spinster "Marian the Librarian," whose love for Preston's character makes her come alive. "Seventy-Six Trombones" has become a marching band standard, while "Ya Got Trouble" (featuring dizzying fast-talk from Preston) and "'Til There Was You" (with a gorgeous vocal from Cook) remain well known even among those who have never seen the show. The latter was also a favorite of the Beatles, who covered it on their first album. --Dawn Eden

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Music Man.......2007-02-09

The original cast recording brings back the memory of the live production I saw which will always be superior, in my opinion, to the movie version. However, the movie was one of the better "reproductions" of this genre.

One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered.......2006-11-23

THE MUSIC MAN opened on Broadway on December 19, 1957 to rave reviews from the critics, adulations from the captivated audiences, and the beginning of a long run. This wondrous musical is an 'opera' of sorts in that the piece is not a series of songs connected by the usual musical comedy spoken dialogue. Meredith Willson wrote the music and lyrics in such a way that there is not an extraneous note or word that doesn't contribute to the totality of the work.

Despite the multiple reincarnations of this brilliant show both on film and recording, none of them compares to this original cast. Imagine Barbara Cook (lithe, and new) as Marian the Librarian: Cook still reigns as one of our finest voices on the stage and cabaret rooms today. Robert Preston is not only rich in personality he also delivers the immensely complex patter songs with deft authority. And the Buffalo Bills add the multiple barbershop quartet numbers with authentic sound and professionalism.

This musical holds all of the joys and imaginations and longings that we all hold so dear in our memories of how things used to be - and it is so terrific to return to that stage of ecstasy again. This is a must own CD. Grady Harp, November 06

We need a new remaster, nonetheless.......2006-10-22

A very interesting photo on the liner booklet's back cover demonstrates the one real flaw in this otherwise classic recording: it shows Robert Preston at the album sessions singing at two mikes, a fat Neumann with a Capitol flag and a skinny one, probably an AKG. This can only mean Capitol recorded this in simultaneous mono and stereo takes. With all that knob twiddling the balance had to go off, a problem not entirely corrected by the reissue engineer Bob Norberg, whose remasterings of Ol' Blue's Capitol mono output have earned scorn from some Sinatraphiles for their slight fake echo and stereo effects. (He remastered just about every album in the Broadway Angel series; the monos all appear to have the echo and stereo.) I guess we should be happy to have this in any form at all given how the other majors turned it down. Capitol was late and indifferent to the cast album trade, and it only had three hits before making its monumental closing botch of "Follies." However the label approached it it's still a great and exciting score perfectly performed. Who could have imagined a hit musical with a barbershop quartet? And if only all women could sing like Barbara Cook! Who says you can have too much of a good thing?

With the show's fiftieth anniversary coming up (!) now would be a good time for a remaster. (I know, I know, I'm tired of paying repeatedly for the same product too, but this deserves it.) It should include a second disc with the 1959 Capitol documentary LP "And Then I Wrote 'The Music Man'", where Meredith Willson and his wife Rini detail the eight years of trials and rewrites behind the show. Nor would it hurt to have bonuses like Willson's original take on "Till There Was You" (called "Till I Met You," which Fran Warren evidently first sang on "The Big Show") or a few licensed pop balladeers of the day -- and maybe examples like the 70s jingle for the late lamented Oldsmobile ("Oh ho the new Oldsmobile is a -- comin' down the line...."). It must also include Willson's contentious JFK physical fitness tune "Chicken Fat", recorded about the time "The Music Man" was filmed and available only on oddball Web music sites, where Preston yells and grunts himself into an athletic -- passion. (I keep thinking Allan Sherman recorded a full version of his notorious parody "76 Sol Cohens", but I guess he didn't.) The whole thing should end with a live public-radio performance from 1980 or 1981 where Willson led the superb Detroit Concert Band in "76 Trombones" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" -- an apt and brilliant finish.

No, I have not forgotten the Beatles, but I fear neither have their lawyers.

Accept no substitutes!.......2006-08-22

This the best version of "The Music Man" available, especially if you're looking for the Broadway cast. The performances here are all terrific, the recording and mastering are great, and the liner notes are informative and thorough. "The Music Man" is available in several other versions and forms, including other releases of the same original cast recording, but without the good mastering or liner notes found here. My wife and I, hoping to listen to this great show with our kids, first purchased other versions that were easier to find (e.g., on iTunes) and those were major disappointments. Buy this CD (Broadway Classics from Angel) and accept no substitutes.

Preston and Cook are the best ever.......2006-07-15

Yes, the film is a delight, and Shirley Jones is certainly good as Marian. But the original cast album of this wonderful musical remains the best version ever, mostly thanks to Barbara Cook, whose voice was and remains a miracle of rare device to listen to.

For years I thought I was the only person who was in love with her voice, wearing out vinyl LPs of this musical with replaying. Then, in the early 80s I saw Cook in a one woman show in London, and discovered I was part of a fanatical following! The other reviews here on Amazon confirm the truth: there is only one truly great Marian, Madam Librarian.

Watch the movie, which is a terrific adaptation of the stage show, go to professional and amateur revivals of the musical, but buy this recording of the score for repeated listening. There is nothing better.

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first album of mysterious band who failed to continue succesful
My All-time Favorite Album
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Oh Punky! Gimme your lips!
Angel comes to Earth

Angel
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Manufacturer: Fontana Island
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ASIN: B000001DU7
Release Date: 1994-06-14

Tracks:

Tower
Long Time
Rock & Rollers
Broken Dreams
Mariner
Sunday Morning
On & On
Angel (Theme)

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first album of mysterious band who failed to continue succesful.......2007-02-15

One of the great mysteries is why exactly Angel failed to achieve the succes that has been lying in waiting after the first offering. Besides having an extraordinary logo (first the angelic statue, later the bandname which cleverly can be read upside down) and a special show, all the members clad in white silk [as opposite to the dark resembling black and silver of labelmates KISS], with al kind of theatrics, the band boasted the undoubted talents of a real good leadguitarplayer by the odd name of Punky Meadows and - as proven later on with his respective bands Giuffria and House of Lords - Greg Giuffria on keyboards (for whose playing Keith Emerson should not have to be ashamed). After issueing the first album with the magnificent openingtrack, the epic "Tower" with the spinning synthesizertones at first, followed by the eminent "Long Time", then a couple of good songs, the subtle "Mariner", with vocals only, backed by grand piano, organ and mellotron, and instrumental closer "Angel (Theme)" the band keeps you in its grip, not letting go till the last note dissolves. With only 8 songs a remarkable debut, especially when you consider that they never repeated this let alone exceeded this album. The second "Helluva Band" was already slightly less (who calls a song "Chicken Soup"?) and it went further downhill with "Heaven as it is on Earth", "White Hot" and "Sinfull" (a.k.a. "Bad Reputation"). Only the final live-album cranked things up but it was too late. Where contemporary so called progressive, symphonic of pomprock bands (i.e. the likes of ELP, Yes, Genesis, Kansas, even Styx) played extended songs with mostly abstract themes and lyrics, Angel went with each album poppier, sloppier, even syrupy. Some songs, like the Christmas ballad "Winter Song", otherwise called - you guessed it - "Christmas Song" or "Flying with Broken Wings" (both on "White Hot") proved their songswritingcapabilities but it was not enough. This first album came close on the brink with aforementioned bands, somewhere in between the British and American collegae, and is of high quality, the cover, the songs, the playing, the sound, everything is downright. But alas, it would never be the same for them again, notwithstanding the change of bassplayer midways. Songs like these would not appear on any of the following albums. They lost the nomen progressive metal. Not only did they look far from dangerous, their music wasn't either, middle of the road popsongs. Of course this didn't attract a large public, or if it did a while only the "wrong" public (little schoolgirls) at which they didn't aimed (as I assume). So they lost the contact with a much broader album buying public and concert attendees and broke up. Not much is heard of them thereafter. Only Giuffria teamed up with other musicians and released a couple of fine albums, at times reminiscent of this first Angel output. If you want to try out anything by Angel, buy and/or listen to this one. The rest might disappoint you. On the first album they set a standard which had not found its equal elsewhere in their repertoire, although strangly they had the potency to just do that but failed to use it. It will always stay an unanswered question to why. Why they opted for a poppier sound, why they strayed away from the progressive rock which showcased the first album so fiercely. Why giving up their unmistakenly present songwriting and performing abilites in favor of a popsound, which was in contrast, maybe not with their outfit but at least with their presence and shows. Anyway, for those who like a real good pomprock album from the beginning to the end listen to this formidable debut.

My All-time Favorite Album.......2007-01-29

When one reviews this album, one has to be careful to not confuse the entire career and image of the band with this particular album. Most know Angel from their 70's white spandex outfits, that they were discovered by Gene Simmon's, were signed to Kiss's Casablanca recording label, and were attempted to be turned into a "white Kiss", ie more angelic etc, than the blood-spitting, fire-breathing, guitar-smoking stage show performances that Kiss had. This album was before the commercialization overtook the band, and is a bit different, with some exceptions on their subsequent Helluva Band, from following albums. This album can be considered more progressive rock, and is so different, one could love this album, and hate everything else the band put out. That is almost how I feel.

This album was released in 1975. The use of synthesizers were usually a sign of progressive rock, longer songs as well, which gave the opportunity to experiment musically. Yes is probably the kings of progressive rock following by bands such as Genesis, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Starcastle, and others. But Yes and Genesis had 20 to 24 minute songs that varied considerably within the song. Tower, the first song on the album, is Angel's all time best song, and is the best indicator of their talent. A lot of the bubble gum songs that many would later know Angel for, such as the songs on White Hot, are now songs that are a dime a dozen and can be found anywhere; but I just relistened to Tower and it still is a unique song. It opens up with a furry of synthesizer blasts that sound like laser pistols firing, but note that this album was released two years *before* Star Wars. After the synthesizers comes a drum barrage from Barry Brandt and then the song continues with a sustained wall of sound from all the musicians. This is nothing less that a euphoric moment. There are those that hate 70's hard rock, and/or think it sounds dated (and there is almost no 70's music that will not fit into that category), but within the realm of 70's hard rock, this intro, and the rest of the song IMHO, represents the best of the genre.

The problem that anyone that knows a little about Angel knows, is that Angel was just not able to break into the big time. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 was a time when other bands started, Rush, Judas Priest, Journey, and I remember them, with Angel, when they were no-nothing bands, that only the few of us who were into the then modern-hard-rock scene, knew of, then watched how the other bands made the big time. Except Angel. They had moderate success, and I think a lot of other bands would sell their souls to reach that level of success, but I think a lot of people that followed Angel sensed that they could have achieved more. I think the problem with Angel is that they weren't a band slated to write and perform pop songs. Bands such as Journey, Styx, Genesis, wrote absolutely awesome non-popish hard rock songs (listen to Styx's Equinox-their album two years before Grand Illusion), but they also had the ability to write more radio accessible songs. This was the pressure at that time, and sometimes it wasn't bad, because it gave the band confidence to experiment with popish songs as well as artist, hard rock songs, and sometimes even produce a song with both, such as Come Sail Away. I think Angel's problem was that their roots were in progressive rock where they had talent, but where a victim of the times, especially with being on Casablanca, who saw the success of Kiss and must have pushed relentlessly to follow a similar vein. Angel's pop songs sounded like just that, and where basically stripped of all progressive rock talent. Sometimes a little of it would show through, such as the beginning and end of White Lightning, but it was just too little. Ironically as has been written elsewhere, if Angel were able to last into the 80's, they may have been able to jump onto the hair metal bandwagon, but they were ahead of that time. As the era of progressive rock was over by the end of the 70's, it's unfortunate to also think that Angel may have been able to have put out some awesome albums if they stayed with progressive rock, but would not probably seen success with those albums as well. In many ways, Angel's fate was sealed by the times. At least being on Kiss's label gave them funding to put on some interestingly produced stage shows.

Look at the album cover. That same logo was on the back of the stage during a live performance. At the beginning of the show, the eyes would open on the "face" of the logo and would speak. It was very well done. Also, after the warm ups bands ended (and this included bands such as Judas Priest and was how I got into them), the stage crew would set up these boxes on stage. At the end of the setup they would stack the boxes into five pillars, and as the angel face spoke, the band members would emerge from the pillars. It was all good fun. Unfortunately, their performance and song selection could have been better, but that has been true for most rock concerts I've been to.

Angel is somewhat of an unusual band. The most talented musician I would say is the keyboardist, Gregg Giuffria, that is somewhat similar to Rick Wakeman of Yes. He would go on to front some other bands, but they were constrained by the hair metal dictates of the time and were awful. The next batch of talented musicians would be Barry Brandt, the drummer, Frank Dimino, vocalist, and Mickey Jones, bassist. They provided the awesome vocal range and hard rock backup. I think the band lost a lot of talent and musicianship when Felix Robinson took over on bass. I never did know the reason why Mickey Jones left, nor what did he do afterwards. The weakest link in the band was the guitarist Punky Meadows. This is incredibly ironic at a time when guitar rock ruled, but I think also says a lot for the other band members that they were able to compensate for this weakness. Personally, I don't think bass, drums and synthesizers get enough credit in a band, and in Angel they were deserved. Punky Meadows, who is running a styling salon or something in a DC suburb in northern Virginia declined to play in Angel when they rebanded in the early 00's. Although they played on stage with some white spandex looking outfits, the new guitarist knew the importance of the hard rock songs of Angel and they performed several songs from this album. (It was cool to see the band afterwards hang out at midnight with fans in the parking lot of a DC concert hall 26 years after this album came out.)

So if you're thinking of picking up an Angel CD, you figure you only need one, and basically which one should it be. There is the Anthology. However, it has one glaring omission with The Fortune. The Fortune, from Helluva Band, is possibly Angel's 2nd best song (with all the rest of this CD following), and to omit The Fortune from an Angel compilation, is like omitting Whole Lotta Love from a definitive Led Zeppelin compilation. There are a few gems on Anthology, but there are so many mediocre songs, that personally I think this CD is far the better buy. Next, if you're interested, would be Helluva Band. For those that really liked White Hot, or even Sinful (gasp), would be happy with Anthology.

For those that really hated later Angel, don't let that dissuade you from getting this CD. A lot of people that really like 70's hard rock, as well as progressive rock, could like this CD. The musical direction of Angel is probably well known to most people reading this. Fortunately for the history of the world, they released this album before steering that way.

Awesome glam-metal.......2006-05-24

Angel epitomizes a certain genre of music from the 70s. This album is by far their best. Punky Meadows' HiWatt amplifier sound makes Angel's music unmistakable. This album is one of my favorites, even though I've grown through metal - it passes the test of time.

Oh Punky! Gimme your lips!.......2006-04-12

The best contribution to the music world offered by this band is the hilarious song "Punky's Whips" by Frank Zappa, which is a fictional account of his then-drummer Terry Bozzio's [...] infatuation with Punky Meadows.

This band [...].

A lot.

Angel comes to Earth.......2006-03-06

This is the first time that I have listened to this album (& bought the CD) since 1979. I now realise that "old" rock is timeless, and, just as good, if not better than what we often listen to today! The opening track, Tower, is simply brilliant if you like long rock songs with a few changes of tempo. Long Time is as close to a ballard as you will ever get. Rock & Rollers is an easy listening number with good lyrics, guitars solo & catchy chorus. Broken Dreams, Mariner (a lovely haunting ballad), Sunday Morning and On & On are all worthy of the attentative listeners ear. Well worth the buy! This bands music & lyrics were way ahead of their time. It's such a shame that they never went on to produce many more albums. However, ANGEL will remain as a solid album & an absolute 'must have' for anyone's collection of great Rock CD's.

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Traditional Irish music with great fiddle
Farewell, Frankie.....
Undoubtedly a celtic classic!
Altan's Best
Every track takes you 'across the pond'

Island Angel
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Manufacturer: Green Linnet
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Local Ground
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The Best of Altan

ASIN: B000005CP2
Release Date: 1993-10-06

Tracks:

Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's (Reels)
Brid Og Ni Mhaille (Song)
Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV (Reels)
An Mhaighdean Mhara (Song)
Andy De Jarlis/Ingohish/Mrs. McGhee (Jigs)
Humours Of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone (Reels)
Dulaman (Song)
Mazurka
The Jug Of Punch (Song)
Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach (Reels)
An Cailan Gaelach
Drumnagarry/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's (Strathspey And Reels)
Aingeal An Oilean (Island Angel)

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The Chieftains may be the most refined and virtuosic of all the Irish folk bands, but Altan is the most exciting. On Island Angel, the Dublin sextet blazes through the instrumental medleys of reels, jigs, strathspeys and mazurkas with a reckless abandon. Not content to merely play the dizzying melodies at demanding tempos, all six musicians seem to lean into the rhythms with an urgency that's thrilling to hear. When the music slows down for a slow Gaelic song by Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, the contrast with the blistering tunes only heightens the drama of her gorgeous, wistful soprano. --Geoffrey Himes

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Traditional Irish music with great fiddle.......2004-08-23

If you're looking for good traditional Irish music, and/or the fiddle is your favourite instrument, look no further than Altan. This album wouldn't be a bad starting point, either. It is also the last that the group made before flutist/"Mairead's husband" Frankie Kennedy's death. Island Angel contains amazing reels and jigs (the most outsanding example being "Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach"; there's a reel you will listen to over and over again!) together with some more unusual instrumental music such as "Mazurka", all of it of great quality and, more often than not, heavy on the violins, of which there are two in the group. Ni Mhaonaigh's singing appears to divide opinions, many fans of Altan being fans precisely because of it, others calling her voice shrill and singing technique unprofessional. Personally I belong to neither group, finding Ni Mhaonaigh's voice often girlish, technically far from perfect, but nevertheless pretty, and, more importantly, suitable for the songs that she performs. If you're a fan of her singing, you are sure to enjoy the songs of this album. However, the real interest of this album lies, in my view, between the songs. The instrumental music is energetic and inspired, and while listening you could easily picture a group of musicians and good friends seated at their local pub and happily losing themselves in the wonderful music they are playing. Of the songs, "Dúlamán" contains a nice violin theme, and "Jug of Punch" is the one that I would count among Altan's finest. What is there in that simple little song that it should wring my heart thus?...

Farewell, Frankie............2003-02-01

Not one for sentimentality, in fact often brutally humourous, Frankie Kennedy left us with "Island Angel" (Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh?) as his coda on a career that established him as the most creative, inventive and dynamic leader in Irish music ever. Losing his battle to cancer, he virtually willed this album into being, refusing to let his bandmates slip into the tragedy, and insisting that they join him in leaving a final document to his passion for interpreting a tradition ad moving it forward, and I can think of no other musician in any discipline who did so more heroically than Frankie Kennedy.
Dermot Byrne was on board by this time as a full time member of the band and brought considerable writing skill to the team, as well as a new dimension to te sound. It is as though Frankie knew what would be needed when he passed and had the foresight to make a bold and important move for the future integrity of Altan. But by this point, all of them knew that they had reached a sort of Crispin's Day. And each of them rose to the occasion.

What you have here then is the companion piece to "Harvest Storm." All the components are in tact: brilliant musicianship, with Ciaran Tourish establishing himself more confidently, particularly on stage when Frankie's health would at times impede his dynamic presence, and most especially when it would all come crashing down. The Philadelphia Folk Festival appearance was a defining moment: Frankie was home in very drastic straights, the team soldiered on, but the pain was visible. Tourish rallied his colleagues bravely for what was the most difficult performance I've ever seen a group give. It was not their best show, it was certainly their finest hour.

And so, the Phoenix was born with this album, and it is as mystically beautiful as "Harvest Storm" was tempestously passionate. It is a stellar acheivement for any creative person to reach the mountaintop in their creative lives. To do it twice in succession is unparalleled. With this CD, Altan set themselves apart forever. This is a loving farewell to a visionary from those determined to take that vision forward. Frankie would have expected nothing less.

Farewell, Frankie...

Undoubtedly a celtic classic!.......2002-08-11

I'll apologize right away for a short review! Now that I consider myself pretty well schooled in celtic music (at least modern), I can safely say I consider this to be a classic of the genre. As a matter of fact, I believe it's my favorite celtic music album altogether! The diverse songs do a fine job of highlighting Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's beautiful singing voice, but the thing that stands out to me most are the numerous fast-paced fiddle tunes that I consider among the best to be found. I could play track #10, "Glory Reel, The Heathery Cruach" over and over and over, and tracks one (Tommy Peoples, The Windmill, Fintan McManus's) and three (Fermanagh Highland, Donegal Highland, John Doherty's, King George IV) are outstanding as well. Dual fiddles at their finest, with Altan's typical musical excellence and wonderful collective sound. An exceptional album from an exceptional band. . BUY IT, you will NOT regret it!!!

Altan's Best.......2002-02-05

Although I own all their albums, this by far is my favorite Altan record. Harvest Storm was their first masterpiece, but this is Altan's crowning achievement. While there were fine performances on there earlier recordings like The Red Crow, they hadn't yet refined their exhilirating mixture of sweetness & fire. More recent major label recordings, unfortunately, saw too much smoothing of their edges (although 2000's "Another Sky" was a return to form). Island Angel perfectly captured that balance & was the last album to feature late, founding flute player Frankie Kennedy. An album every Celtic/Irish music lover should own and the place to start any Altan collection.

Every track takes you 'across the pond'.......2000-07-22

You will not be disappointed by this delightful album! This may be sacrilege, but the Chieftains can get old after a while (well, they ARE old)...and Altan is certainly a breath of fresh air. These folks know what they're doing, and you can hear it in their whimsical reels. I look forward to getting more of their stuff. Highly recommended.

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Not quite Disney caliber, but pretty darn good...
The Best Ever
A soundtrack as good as any Disney movie has had
Muppets do Sailor Music and it's grand!
truly awesome! (there's nothing better)

Muppet Treasure Island (1996 Film)
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ASIN: B000002SJA
Release Date: 1996-02-13

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Not quite Disney caliber, but pretty darn good..........2004-10-23

It's been years since I've watched "Muppet Treasure Island" or heard its soundtrack. Or it had been, anyway. I decided to listen to the MTI soundtrack for the first time in years...and it's not a bad CD at all.

The CD starts off in a grand fashion, with a sweeping instrumental tune that was probably played over the opening credits. Nothing too exciting, but a very nice touch.

The strongest songs on the soundtrack are towards the beginning. "Shiver My Timbers," a somewhat foreboding song, is a very piratey tune and sets up the movie's mood and backstory nicely. "Something Better" is sweet, almost overly so, and conveys the character of Jim well enough. Gonzo and Rizzo seem out of place on that track, but that's just my opinion. "Sailing for Adventure" is used to start off the voyage, and succeeds well at doing that. It gets both the ship and the movie moving, and it actually succeeds with its attempts to be funny.

The level of quality takes a sharp drop after those tracks, unfortunately. "Cabin Fever" is too random for my liking. It seems like the songwriters were trying to funny, and were trying much too hard at that. "Professional Pirate" really doesn't add anything to the soundtrack beyond giving Tim Curry a chance to sing, and something about the phrase "professional pirate" grates on me. "Boom Shaka Laka" doesn't have any vocals worth noting, so it gets skipped.

The final vocal track (from the movie, anyway) is "Love Led Us Here." This is the obligatory schmaltzy love song, and the only track that features Kermit and Piggy. I know that the song was thrown in so that soundtracks would be sold and so that the iconic frog and pig wouldn't be left off of the CD entirely. Even so, I still love the song. It fit into the movie better than some of Disney's love songs do (I'm thinking of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" in particular), and the song itself is touching without being overly sappy. Managing to make the love song work without seeming blatantly obvious is worth bonus points.

The rest of the soundtrack's bulk is made up of instrumental music, much like most Disney soundtracks are. It's well done, for the most part, and it worked well enough in the movie if memory serves, but there's not much that I can write about for it.

The final two songs were played in the movie's credits. "Love Power" is a decent song, but it doesn't seem to fit the movie. There's a reason why it was played with the credits. There's also a poppy version of "Love Led Us Here," which was probably made to sell soundtracks. It didn't work. The song doesn't work nearly as well when it's taken out of the context of the movie. More importantly, the Kermit/Piggy version is just better.

Overall, I feel that the soundtrack is a good one. The few songs that I disliked were more than made up for by the instrumental tracks and rest of the songs with vocals. It's not to the level of "The Muppet Movie," and it's not going to replace "Aladdin" or "The Lion King" as one of the best kiddy movie soundtracks. The CD is enjoyable, though, and that's what matters the most.

The Best Ever.......2002-08-11

Even though Muppet Treasure Island has been said not to be a true Muppet movie, it's awesome. Who ever said that needs to get their head exaimed! I can't stop listenig to the soundtrack. My favorite song on there is "Something Better" but "A professional pirate" ranks a close second. I recommend this to people of all ages. Get it while you can because(from what i've heard so far)Jim Henson productions won't be releasing anymore soundtracks again.

A soundtrack as good as any Disney movie has had.......2002-06-14

"Muppet Treasure Island" is the most satisfying Muppet movie to date, and a big reason for it is the music. Composer Barry Mann and lyricist Cynthia Weil have written a half-dozen songs that compare admirably to any of the great Disney movies. The big show-stopper is "Cabin Fever", an uproariously silly number about the crew going stir crazy when the ship is trapped in the doldrums. But my favorite songs are three nautical numbers that remind me of the Kline-Ronstadt version of "Pirates of Penzance". "Shiver My Timbers" provides an ominous exposition of how the treasure was originally hidden, "Sailing for Adventure" is a rousing start to the sea voyage ("With our hearts unbound and our flag unfurled/We're under way and off to see the world"), and Tim Curry as Long John Silver extols the advantages of being "A Professional Pirate". Inevitably, there's also a big smarmy "Can You Feel the Love Tonight/A Whole New World"-type ballad, "Love Led Us Here" -- I prefer the Kermit-Miss Piggy rendition to the lush version by John Berry and Helen Darling (maybe YOU'VE heard of them). A big chunk of the album is orchestral music that played in the background of various scenes. The album starts with a brief but rousing opening theme, goes into the songs, followed by the soundtrack music, and ends with a catchy Ziggy Marley closing song and the Berry-Darling duet. This pacing makes listening to the whole CD at once less than the sum of its parts, as the transitions are too abrupt.

Muppets do Sailor Music and it's grand!.......2001-09-03

This album is one of my son's favorites. They love it for the sea bearing fun songs and excellent music. The opening song is one of the best opening songs from a movie I myself have heard. IF you like the quality of the first muppet movie music, you will love this one too!

truly awesome! (there's nothing better).......1999-09-04

this is the most awesome soundtrack i have ever heard! i could listen to it 24 hours a day. truly great!

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Good stuff - but could have been better.
What's that tune you're singing?
HAUNTING
Ever feel like selling your Soul?.........
a very sinister and beautifull soundtrack from a great film.

Angel Heart

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ASIN: B000001FTB
Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

Harry Angel
Honeyman Blues - Bessie Smith
Nightmare
Girl Of My Dreams - Glen Gray, Casa Loma Orchestra
'I Got This Thing About Chickens'
The Right Key, But The Wrong Keyhole - Lilian Boutte
Rainy Rainy Day - Brownie McGhee
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Good stuff - but could have been better........2002-07-01

The music to Angel Heart was a key asset to the film -- departing from the book on which it was based, the film takes the viewer to New Orleans midway through, and this provides a valuable texture to the story.

The music on this album is good, and it is probably worth a purchase - but I have to mark it down because of the glaring ommision of two of the best pieces of music from the film.

First, the signature "Soul on Fire" by LaVern Baker, which is simply the most memorable song in the entire film. Haunting, longing, beautiful on its own -- the song takes on a new character in the context of the film. Fortunately, you can pick this song up on any LaVern Baker compilation.

Sadly, the other great song left off here is a funky little Cajun/Voodoo number by Dr. John, listed as Zuzu Man in the movie credits, but I have been unable to get my hands on the song anywhere. He seems to have multiple versions of the song, and the version from the film is elusive.

The absence of these two songs, along with a bit too much of the films dialogue, overshadow what is otherwise a memorable soundtrack. Probably only for the rabid fans of the film.

What's that tune you're singing?.......2000-12-22

One would probably not be able to fully appreciate the Angel Heart soundtrack without seeing the movie, but hearing it afore will probably serve as an additional incentive to see the film. Director Alan Parker is known for his imaginative and inventive use of music in his films. As far as I'm concerned, Angel Heart is one of the finest examples of the use of music in films. The main character of the film, private detective Harry Angel is hired to find '30s crooner Johnny Favorite, his own alter-ego - something he gradually discovers, to his own horror. Says Parker: "In the script I had made Johnny Favorite's 30's hit pivotal to our story and I wanted it to haunt the movie as it had haunted Harry. From a mountain of 78's I chose "Girl of my Dreams" which was nostalgically familiar but not too connected with any one artist. Trevor Horn [composer, arranger and conductor of the original music] cleverly wove the old theme into his new atmospheric score and had the brain-wave of using the brilliant young Courtney Pine for the sax solo's." Cleverly indeed! And chillingly effective. Harry Angel whistles to himself "Girl of my Dreams" and as he discovers more about Johnny Favorite, the song and the main theme become more and more elaborate and complete, and eventually in one of the scenes the shy piano rendition of the theme gets orchestral backing as the mystery reveals itself to us... impressive. However, at less than 38 minutes, I find it unforgivable that Rourke's whistling at the beginning of his search and the original 78 single, at the end of it, are not included. Horn's orchestrations and sounds were synthesized on synclavier and for a moment I'd wished he had used the real orchestra instead. Overall however, this is an outstanding soundtrack to an excellent movie.

HAUNTING.......2000-04-18

Although I usually find the inclusion of dialogue on a soundtrack to be intrusive, that's not the case here. Luckily it is not too overdone. The compositions by Trevor Jones and the sax of Courtney Pine bring back all the haunting beauty and terror of the film. There are no throwaway screeching scare tracks. At under 40 minutes, it is a beautiful rendering of a sinister mood that can be listened to again and again. More than a decade later, one might say the film doesn't keep it's "mystery" very well hidden but the music has held up. It's a superior example of a composer's ability to make a good film great and for that reason, I can watch it again and again. Note however, I could not watch the film without its score but I can spin the disc constantly. Alan Parker was a genius for choosing to go with atmosphere rather than musical hysterics. Never have the blues been so unnervingly hypnotic.

Ever feel like selling your Soul?................1999-03-30

ONe listen to this album and you'll be trasported into the middle of South Rampart street, New Orleans.. Even though the sax sounds slightly dated, the rest of the atmospheric background sound more than makes up for it. The two blues numbers are great while the dialouge just adds that something extra. And lets face it. Who doesnt want to hear Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro converse in the middle of a Catholic church? One negative: OVERUSE OF THE HEARTBEAT!

a very sinister and beautifull soundtrack from a great film........1998-12-18

this soundtrack is atmospheric and moving. It combines dialouge from the film and strange sounds as well as some beautifull pieces of jazz.If you enjoyed the film this is a great cd to listen to on cold rainy nights.

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masters of bubblegum music
Not A Best of Angel Collection
Angel - 'Anthology' (Mercury)
Gene Simmons thingy
One helluva effort

Anthology
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ASIN: B000001DVI
Release Date: 1992-06-23

Tracks:

Angel (Theme)
Tower
On & On
Rock & Rollers
Feelin' Right
Anyway You Want
Can You Feel It
White Lightning
Don't Leave Me Lonely
Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
Got Love If You Want It
Flying With Broken Wings (Without You)
The Winter Song
Don't Take Your Love
Bad Time
Walk Away Renee
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Wild And Hot
20th Century Foxes
The Christmas Song

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masters of bubblegum music.......2007-02-16

Denying their original intended musical background Angel went from their first progressive rockalbum, aptly titled "Angel", with the epic "Tower", the even majestic "Long Time", the amazing "Mariner" and a couple of good rocking songs, laden with the keyboardpyrotechnics courtesy of Greg Giuffria (who repeated that on the post Angel bands Giuffria and House of Lord albums) to bubblegum lovesongs on the following albums "Helluva Band", "On Earth as it is On Heaven", "White Hot" and "Sinful" (a.k.a. "Bad Reputation"). Gone is the ELP, Yes, Gentle Giant and Kansas approach (although the band stayed at times closer to Styx), which has made place for a poppier and even slicker sound. The central theme in the lyrics was 'love' which is scarce on the songs of the mentioned bands. Exactly why they went thay way stays an enigma, because they had the potency to play underground, progressive or symphonic rock (also known as popmprock) with an excellent keyboardist and a great guitarplayer by the name of Punky Meadows. They had a remarkable logo, first the angelic statue, later on the clever upside down readable bandname, an outrageous show, with the members clad in white silk and all kind of stageantics (remember the KISS connection?) so they didn't present themselves as any of those boybands (yuck!). But on the musical side everything went wrong. Instead of a more heavier rocksound, which sometimes turned up again here and there, their main material was far more lowkey. Maybe not as bad as seen on paper but nevertheless not anything you might expect after hearing the first album. They had a penchant for nice melodies but that's eactly the point, it was too nice, too smooth. Listen to this collection of 20 songs an you see what I mean. There is not a true bad song but it is simple too much alike. If you compare them to their contemporaries, with extended songs, varieying themes, abstract lyrics, all kind of instrumental experiments, Angel stays far behind. While they had everything to grow to a worlddominating band in the second halve of the seventies. As often thought it was the deadknell for those already legendaric bands, called dinosaurs, because of the raging disco and punk, but they survived where Angel went down under. People simple couldn't place them properly, the stageshow and first album were at sharp contrast with latterday albumofferings. They released a string of singles (now on 2 CD's), almost every song from one the albums saw the daylight on its own but that was not much help. It accented their new attitude where at night they had a different approach. They even performed the obligate Christmasballad, (on the album "White Hot") called "Winter Song" but with a slight different arrangement on single (again!) more aptly titled "Christmas Song" (a year after ELP singer Greg Lake with his "I Believe in Father Christmas" on "Works vol. 2" and a separate single). The similarities are awing, not so much in the music but overall. A pleasant song in its own right it showcased Angels songwriting and performing abilities but it was a long way from the far more heavy rocksound developed on the first album. So if that was the one you bought and listened to first, as will be in most cases when a new band is operating, you will not recognise easly that it is the same band a couple of albums later, musically spoken. Angel had the power to produce some excellent albums in the same vein, with all kind of keyboards and guitars, but opted for an other sound and shorter songs with itself repeating lyrics. Not what you expected after the first truely progressive album.

Not A Best of Angel Collection.......2007-01-31

I suppose this could be considered a good collection of the best of Angel if not for one glaring omission, and that's The Fortune from the album Helluva Band. As this is arguably Angel's second best song after Tower, it only makes one view compilations as attempts to *still* have to purchase other CD's to make up for the omissions. Record company producers are not stupid, they know this is an excellent song, and to omit this is just some sort of greed mechanism.

Angel fans generally fall into two camps: ones that really liked the White Hot album and similar songs, and those that enjoyed the hard rock and progressiveness of the first album and some parts of the second. If you like Angel's White Hot phase, then you'll generally like this compilation, with smatterings from all the albums, and will have all the Angel you'll ever need. If you like progressive Angel, then you'll get some of those songs, but with too much White Hot-ish pop-metal. For those, I would recommend the recently released remastered version of Angel and Helluva Band together in one package. Remastering is greatly recommended for 70's songs as the typical CD transference of songs from that genre miss many of the overtones and leave the new digitized versions sounding flat.

Angel - 'Anthology' (Mercury).......2005-05-20

Decent collection of Angel's six lp repertoire.One thing I remember about Angel is they did have a fair share of die-hard fans,but for the most part,most concert-goers and lp buyers back THEN didn't take them very seriously.Some say they were like a poor man's Kiss,because of their explosive live shows.I got to see them on their final tour when they opened for Mahogany Rush and Humble Pie.They always talked about a reunion,but as far as I know,it never happened.Twenty songs of their trademark glossy pop/'70's hard rock.Some of the key tracks include "Rock And Rollers","Anyway You Want It","Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" and "20th Century Foxes".Line-up:Frank DiMino-vocals,Punky Meadows-guitar,Felix Robinson-bass,Gregg Giuffria(later of Giuffria and House Of Lords)-keyboards and Barry Brandt-drums.Might appeal to fans of The Sweet,early Status Quo,Slade,Spinal Tap and possibly T.Rex.Doubt there'll ever be any reunion.It's simply been TOO long.

Gene Simmons thingy.......2004-11-27

I purchased this used a few years back because I was always interested in the band though I had never heard them, I had heard ABOUT them , but never heard their music. It was a complete letdown. It sounds mostly like Kiss reject songs. It does have a nice 1970s production valkue to it, but the songs do not, I repeat, do not deliver. If this was the band's best of then I have to say the band was a complete waste of time. "White Lightening" is the only thing that resembles a good rock song, it has a good solid riff and chugs along quiet nicely, but the best song on the whole two discs is the re-working of "Walk Away Renee". If you liked this band when you were 10, then you are forgiven for having a soft spot for the group, for everyone else, however, skip this tripe.

One helluva effort.......2004-09-23

I saw Angel on the Bang Your Head festival in Germany 'bout two months ago. Nobody there knew who they were. But boy, they kicked ass. Everybody left with an Angel cd. Sadly the band was selling there 1999 effort with Coallier Entertainment 'In The Beginning'. That album is rather good but paled in comparison to what I had just witnessed. They didn't even play a single song from that album. So I went to a music store the following day. Only 'In The Beginning' was available. So I researched on the net and found out that their old record company has stopped print of their old albums in '92. They don't want to reissue the stuff or sell it to another record company. Which I think is a shame. Finally I found a cd here at Amazon, 'An Anthology'. It contained all the songs I heard live. It is absolutely awesome. I'm a big KISS fan, so Angel is right up my alley. I'm definitely going to see this overlooked band when they return to Europe in this December. If you like hard rock, you'll like this one!

Kiri Te Kanawa - Danny Boy (Folk Songs & Ballads)

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THIS DAME CAN SING!...
British Folk Songs And Ballads Sung by Dame Kiri

Kiri Te Kanawa - Danny Boy (Folk Songs & Ballads)
Enoch (Easthorpe) Martin , Research Composer , Thomas Moore , Anonymous , Frank Lambert , Lady Jane [Alicia Anne Spo Scott , English Traditional , Thomas Bolton , F. Weatherly , National Philharmonic Orchestra , Kiri Te Kanawa , Medici Quartet , and Douglas Gamley
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RN2
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Come To The Fair
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Early One Morning (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: The Last Rose Of Summer
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: An Island Spinning Song (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: The Ash Grove (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: She Is Far From The Land
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: The Keel Row (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Comin' Thro' The Rye
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Annie Laurie
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: O Can Ye Sew Cushions (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Greensleeves (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: The Sally Gardens (Yeats)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: The Gentle Maiden
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue (Traditional)
Danny Boy - Folk Songs & Ballads: Danny Boy

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THIS DAME CAN SING!..........2004-03-09

Singing a collection of folk songs and ballads of Great Britain, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa puts her glorious soprano to interpreting these simple favorites. As a result, an astonishing recording has emerged for those who favor folk songs. Simply arranged and accompanied by members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as by the Medici String Quartet, the songs resonate with the mark of Dame Kanawa upon them, making them more memorable than ever.

The use of a small orchestra and the prominence of the harp is most effective, rendering the accompaniment an appropriate backdrop for the most important instrument of all in this recording, the magnificent voice of Dame Kanawa. There are fifteen glorious tracks on this cd that are sure to delight the discerning listener, particularly those who are attuned to the folk tradition in music. My particular favorites are "Early One Morning", "Annie Laurie", "Greensleeves", and "Danny Boy".

British Folk Songs And Ballads Sung by Dame Kiri.......2003-01-26

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa presented to her listeners with 'Danny Boy (Folk Songs & Ballads)' a wonderful collection of folk songs and ballads from the British Isles. I've always loved folk songs and the tracks of which this album is comprised are very well loved and in all cases classics, whether they are credited to anonymous composers or not. All of these songs appeal directly to the listeners's ear, at least this is certainly valid in my case as these songs forever dwell in a corner of my heart. Dame Kiri's beautiful, lyrical soprano is perfectly suited to these simple and appealing songs and on this album she is in truly glorious voice. With tenderness, humour, warmth Dame Kiri delivers a beautiful, superb and poetical performance of these songs. Effortlessly she brings out every shade and nuance of these songs. The members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Douglas Gamley and The Medici String Quartet lend her a very strong and solid support. The booklet contains liner notes and the texts of the songs.

Tracks:

On This Island, Op.11: 1. Let The Florid Music Praise!
On This Island, Op.11: 2. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast
On This Island, Op.11: 3. Seascape
On This Island, Op.11: 4. Nocturne
On This Island, Op.11: 5. As It Is, Plenty
Folk Song Arrangements: The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Folk Song Arrangements: The Plough Boy
Folk Song Arrangements: Sweet Polly Oliver
Folk Song Arrangements: O Waly, Waly
Folk Song Arrangements: Come You Not From Newcastle?
Folk Song Arrangements: The Minstrel Boy
Folk Song Arrangements: The Brisk Young Widow
Folk Song Arrangements: Ca' The Yowes
Folk Song Arrangements: The Licolnshire Poacher
Folk Song Arrangements: Le Roi S'en Va-t'en Chasse
Folk Song Arrangements: La Belle Est Au Jardin D'amour
Folk Song Arrangements: Quand J'etais Chez Mon Pere
Folk Song Arrangements: The Salley Gardens
Folk Song Arrangements: Little Sir William
Folk Song Arrangements: The Bonny Earl O' Moray
Folk Song Arrangements: O Can Ye Sew Cushions?
Folk Song Arrangements: The Trees They Grow So High
Folk Song Arrangements: The Ash Grove
Folk Song Arrangements: Oliver Cromwell

Tracks:

Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 1. Si Come Nella Penna E Nell'inchiostro (XVI)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 2. A Che Piu Debb' io Mai L'intensa Voglia (XXXI)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 3. Veggio Co' Bei Vostri Occhi Un Dolce Lume (XXX)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 4. Tu Sa' Ch'io So, Signior Mie, Che Tu Sai (LV)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 5. Rendete A Gli Occhi Miei, O Fonte O Fiume (XXXVIII)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 6. S'un Casto Amor, S'una Pieta Superna (XXXII)
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo, Op.22: 7. Spirto Ben Nato, In Cui Si Specchia E Vede (XXIV)
Canticle I: My Beloved Is Mine, Op.40
Canticle II: Abraham And Isaac, Op.51 - Robert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger/James Bowman
Canticle III: Still Falls The Rain, Op.55 - Robert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger/Alan Civil
Winter Words, Op.52: 1. At Day-close In November
Winter Words, Op.52: 2. Midnight On The Great Western (Or The Journeying Boy)
Winter Words, Op.52: 3. Wagtail And Baby (A Satire)
Winter Words, Op.52: 4. The Little Old Table
Winter Words, Op.52: 5. The Choirmaster's Burial (Or The Tenor Man's Story)
Winter Words, Op.52: 6. Proud Songsters (Thrushes, Finches And Nightingales)
Winter Words, Op.52: 7. At The Railway Station, Upway (Or The Convict And Boy With The Violin)
Winter Words, Op.52: Before Life And After

A Victor Herbert Showcase: The Greatest Hits of the Father of American Popular Song

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A Victor Herbert Showcase: The Greatest Hits of the Father of American Popular Song

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ASIN: B000000X2L
Release Date: 1995-08-29

Tracks:

March Of The Toys - Victor Orchestra/Nathaniel Shilkret
Gypsy Love Song - Alfredo Campoli And His Salon Orchestra
Badinage - Harry Horlick And His Orchestra
Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life - Richard Crooks
Yesterthoughts - Victor Young And His Orchestra
I Might Be Your Once-In-A-While - Yerkes Jazrimba Orchestra
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Sweethearts - Louis Levy And His Gaumont British Symphony
Serenade - The Musical Art Quintet
Italian Street Song - Jeanette MacDonald
Love Is Best Of All - Harry Horlick And His Orchestra
President's March - USA Seventh Regimental Band
Eileen - Victor Light Opera Co./Nathaniel Shilkret
Punchinello - Victor Young And His Orchestra
'Neath The Sourthern Moon - Nelson Eddy
Miss Dolly Dollars - Harry Horlick And His Orchestra
When The Sunlight Dies - Reinald Werrenrath
Panamericana - Adrain Schubert And His Orchestra
Princess Pat - Victor Light Opera Co./Nathaniel Shilkret
Fleurette - Harry Horlick And His Orchestra
Victor Herbert Favourties - Anton And The Paramount Theatre Orchestra

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Not quite Disney caliber, but pretty darn good...
The Best Ever
A soundtrack as good as any Disney movie has had
Muppets do Sailor Music and it's grand!
truly awesome! (there's nothing better)

Muppet Treasure Island
The Muppets
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Muppet Treasure Island

ASIN: B000002SJC
Release Date: 1996-02-13

Tracks:

Treasure Island
Shiver My Timbers
Something Better
Sailing for Adventure
Cabin Fever
Professional Pirate
Boom Shaka Laka
Love Led Us Here
Map
Captain Smollet
Land Ho
Compass
Long John
Rescue
Honest Brave and True
Love Power [As Used in the Film Muppet Treasure Island] - Ziggy Marley, Melody Makers
Love Led Us Here - John Berry, Helen Darling