Chronicle [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Do The Funky Chicken

2. Sixty Minute Man

3. The Preacher And The Bear

4. (Do The) Pushand Pull (Part 1)

5. The World Is Round

6. The Breakdown (Part 1)

7. Do The Funky Penguin

8. Where Do I Go

9. Ive Fallen In Love

10. I Like What Youre Doing (To Me)

11. Guide Me Well

12. Youve Got A Cushion To Fall On

13. (Do The) Push And Pull (Part 2) (Bonus Track)

14. The Breakdown (Part 2) (Bonus Track)

15. Sugar (Bonus Track)

16. (Video)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Import exclusive 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1979 compilation packaged in a digipak. Includes 3 bonus tracks '(Do The) Push And Pull (part 2)', 'The Breakdown (part 2)' & 'Sugar' plus multimedia track including video, biography and pictures. Stax.

Chronicle,Rufus Thomas,Carla Thomas,Wea,R&B/Soul,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

Susie Q
I Put A Spell On You
Proud Mary
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Green River
Commotion
Down On The Corner
Fortunate Son
Travelin' Band
Who'll Stop The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Run Through The Jungle
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See The Light
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Hey Tonight
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Someday Never Comes

Amazon.com

Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Recorded 1968-1970 and includes 'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', 'Hey Tonight', 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' & 'Someday Never Comes'. Fantasy label. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

My sort of music .......2007-07-12

As Im in my sixties you might think Im to old, but this is my sort of music.I reckon " john fogerty " is a great singer. Just listen to find out. Hope you like it the same as I do.

CCR.......2007-06-28

An excellent greatist hits CD, I used a handful of songs to burn a CD with other related style of music.

great stuff.......2007-06-27

listening to this CD makes you realize how great john fogerty was back in the day. great songs, great sound.

Gets me going in the morning.......2007-06-27

I've been listening to this CD for 2 weeks in my car on the way to work.

Soundtrack of an era.......2007-06-15

This is an excellent compilation of CCR's tunes from the late 60s, early 70s. There's a reason why Credence tunes kept popping up in movies and commercials. It's great music and evocative of the era from which it comes. No need for me to review the individual tunes; anybody with a radio has head most of them. A must-have for any music fan.

Chronicle Vol. 2: Twenty Great CCR Classics

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Fine Supplementary Summary
Fogerty
Complete your CCR collection
Way better than Volume 1
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL JUST KEEPS ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'.

Chronicle Vol. 2: Twenty Great CCR Classics
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1989-06-29

Tracks:

Walking on the Water
Suzie-Q, Pt. 2
Born on the Bayou
Good Golly Miss Molly
Tombstone Shadow
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Night Time Is the Right Time
Cotton Fields[4~
It Came Out of the Sky
Don't Look Now
The Midnight Special
Before You Accuse Me
My Baby Left Me
Pagan Baby
(Wish I Could) Hideaway
It's Just a Thought
Molina
Born to Move
Lookin' for a Reason
Hello Mary Lou

Customer Reviews:

Fine Supplementary Summary.......2007-08-01

The only thing better than obtaining Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Chronicles' is getting all their original albums first hand. One minor problem with 'Chronicles 2' is that the song sequence is sometimes out of place. This second collection is basically the leftovers of 'Chronicles' 1. But, boy, what leftovers.

As a testament to the greatness of the group, the best songs, including "Born on the Bayou," "Walking on the Water," and "Molina," are formidable indeed. Also essential are hidden gems like "It Came Out of the Sky" and "Pagan Baby". Despite their fame for original songs, the collection provides some fine covers of "Good Golly, Miss Molly," "Hello Mary Lou," and "The Midnight Special". "Cotton Fields" really puts some life in an old traditional song. "Don't Look Now" is a decent variation of "Lookin' Out My Back Door". Although some of the rest isn't always as great. "Wish I Could Hideaway" and "It's Just a Thought" are good, but pale in comparison to the rest, and "Suzie Q, Pt. 2" is a decent, but non-essential, elaboration on the original.

Especially for those without a limitless budget, 'Chronicles 2' is a fine supplementary sampler, continuing the greatness for most of us who can't get enough of CCR or 'Chronicles'.

Fogerty.......2007-06-10

Great value. If you are into the 60s' and 70s' you will love this one.

Complete your CCR collection.......2007-04-22

Complete your Creedence Clearwater Revival collection with this set, which includes their remaining hits which weren't able to fit on the first volume, "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits".

Way better than Volume 1 .......2007-02-26

Included here are many highlights from their career, even if they weren't all bit hits, who cares? I like these songs better because they are not overplayed on the radio!

Walking on the Water - this and Suzie Q part. 2 are from the spacy first album

Born on the Bayou - amazingly was missing from vol. 1!

Good Golly Miss Molly- cool little richard cover

These are 7 album tracks that we're better than the hits:
Tombstone Shadow
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Night Time Is the Right Time
It Came Out of the Sky
Don't Look Now
Before You Accuse Me
My Baby Left Me

These are the main 5 tracks from the great album Pendulum:
Pagan Baby
Wish I Could) Hideaway
It's Just a Thought
Molina
Born to Move

...and from the underrated Mardi Gras: Lookin' for a Reason & Hello Mary Lou

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL JUST KEEPS ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'........2007-02-13

I will be writing a review on the legendary compilation album entitled "CHRONICLE, VOLUME TWO, TWENTY GREAT CCR CLASSICS" by one of Rock's most sacred legendary bands of all-time, I give you one of America's pride and joy's, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL. This legendary album would be originally released in 1986 on Vinyl/LP, Cassette and Compact Disc on the Fantasy Records label. Like "CHRONICLE, VOLUME ONE, 20 GREATEST HITS," "CHRONICLE, VOLUME TWO, 20 GREAT CCR CLASSICS is released on a special Two-24-Karat Gold Compact Disc set edition. The 24-Karat Gold coating produces a highly reflective surface for the laser signal. In fact, the Gold CD is the ultimate experience in recorded music. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

The whole world was blessed with the original "CHRONICLE, VOLUME ONE, 20 GREATEST HITS" when it was released in 1976. Now the whole world would be blessed again ten years later with the release of "CHRONICLE, VOLUME TWO, TWENTY GREAT CCR CLASSICS" in 1986. Its only appropriate that Fantasy Records would release another compilation collection on this legendary band, there was just not enough room to put all of their hit songs on the first volume. When you listen to "CHRONICLE, VOLUME TWO, TWENTY GREAT CCR CLASSICS," you realize that this band really recorded some fantastic hits throughout their whole career. It also makes you wonder what took Fantasy Records so long (Ten years) to release the second volume. In my opinion, "CHRONICLE, VOLUME TWO, TWENTY GREAT CCR CLASSICS" is another true testament of the sheer greatness, graceful genius and a fine tribute to a legendary band that has already been proven to be ahead of their time.

Now we get to the most important part of the whole review, the music. If you want to hear the true Rocker's on this compilation album, listen to the songs such as "Walk On The Water," "Susie Q (Part two)," the breathtaking "Born On The Bayou," the Little Richard classic "Good Golly Miss Molly," the rugged "Tombstone Shadow," "It Came Out Of The Sky," the Elvis like Rocker "My Baby Left Me," the wicked "Pagan Baby," the soulful heartfelt "It's Just A Thought," the tough rockin' "Molina," the spirited "Born To Move" and the Ricky Nelson classic "Hello Mary Lou."

The slow Rock Ballads on this compilation album are the classics such as "Wrote A Song For Everyone" and "(Wish I Could) Hideaway." CCR could really show their sensitive side by playing a little more mellower.

The only slow Blues Rocker on this compilation album is the classic song "Night Time Is The Right Time." This Blues number is a true heartfelt song recorded the CCR way. CCR could really play the Blues.

The Country Rockers on this compilation album are the classic songs such as "Cotton Fields," "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)," the ever popular "The Midnight Special," "Before You Accuse Me" and "Lookin' For A Reason." These are pure Country Rockers, my favorite is "The Midnight Special."

Overall, this is one hell of compilation album that compliments the other original volume perfectly.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this second volume compilation album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary compilation album has already been proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER.

In closing, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL will forever be remembered as the people's band that represented the youth culture and the bikers of the turbulent sixties and beyond. Their music expressed the feeling of how the times were unfolding during the turbulent sixties and into the seventies. When CCR broke up, one of Rock's greatest all-time bands would be silenced and laid to rest. The world was waiting for a reunion but all hopes would be shattered with the untimely death of TOM FOGERTY on 6 September 1990. FOGERTY would die as a result of AIDS given to him through a blood transfusion. Prior to his death, the FOGERTY brothers did not get along and would be fighting constantly throughout their whole career together. TOM FOGERTY was establishing himself in his own right as a songwriter and singer but remained in the shadow of his brother JOHN FOGERTY throughout their whole career. TOM FOGERTY would be the first CCR member to quit the band and go solo. CCR would later break up in 1972. However, the remaining surviving members would have a brief reunion while receiving Rock's highest ultimate honor of being inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in January 1993. As of this date, JOHN FOGERTY resolved his conflict issues and legal disputes with his old record label Fantasy Records and is now back with his old label better than ever keeping the CCR legend alive. So here's to you John, the late great Tom, Stu and Clifford. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL LIVES. JOHN FOGERTY RULES. R.I.P. TOM FOGERTY, Born 9 November 1941, Died 6 September 1990. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits

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GREATEST MEMORIES !
hitting
A closet-cleaning, but a damn good one
Classic Johnnie Taylor
the greatest

Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Johnnie Taylor
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Who's Makin' Love
Take Care Of Your Homework
Testify (I Wonna)
I Could Never Be President
Love Bones
Steal Away
I Am Somebody, Part I
Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone
I Don't Wanna Lose You
Hijackin' Love
Standing In For Jody
Doing My Own Thing, Part I
Stop Doggin' Me
I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)
Cheaper To Keep Her
We're Getting Careless With Our Love
I've Been Born Again
It's September
Try Me Tonight
Just Keep On Lovin' Me

Customer Reviews:

GREATEST MEMORIES !.......2006-06-08

As Al Jackson laid down the beat in soulsville , he made everlasing hits as the drummer with Booker T & The MG's . As did ; Johnnie Taylor , Rufus Thomas , Sam & Dave , Isaac Hayes , William Bell , Judy Clay , Jimmy Hughes , Little Milton , Albert King , Eddie Floyd , David Porter , The Bar Kays , Mel & Tim , The Soul Children , The Mad Lads , The Temprees , The Staple Singers , Carla Thomas , Otis Redding , The Rance Allen Group , Hot Sauce , The Emotions , The Dramatics , Jean Knight , Frederick Knight , Margie Joseph , Fat Larry's Band , The Sweet Inspirations . The Beat Goes On !!

hitting.......2005-03-17

I grew up listening to johnnie taylor & this cd is the best. RIP Johnnie.

A closet-cleaning, but a damn good one.......2004-11-01

This twofer is a typical '70s closet cleaning, but contains most of the good songs Taylor cut for Stax, before he left for Malaco (in Stax's demise) and all their drum machines. Contains much of his macho posturing tunes like the "Jody" series, but also some of his light political work, like "I Am Somebody." If you're looking for a singer who reminds you of that guy at the other end of the bar, Taylor's your man. Since it's doubtful he'll get a career-wide retrospective that will tie together the gritty Stax work, the Columbia disco years and the Malaco mildness, one can settle for this and a copy of Disco 9000.

Classic Johnnie Taylor.......2002-05-17

I HAVE 4 JOHNNIE TAYLOR CD'S THEY ARE ABSOULTY GREAT!!!!!.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE 20 CHRONICLE GREATEST HITS. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET THIS CD. TO ME IT'NOT LIKE HIS OTHER CD'S THIS ONE HAVE SLOW SONGS AND MY FAVORITE SONG IS "I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME)". I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED LISTENING TO THE BLUES BUT,UNTIL I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THE BLUES.THIS CD IS OFF THE CHAIN!!!!!!!!!PLEASE HURRY GO OUT AND BUY THIS CD.THIS IS CLASSIC J.T.

the greatest.......2001-12-10

this cd is great johnnie taylor is one hell of a soul singer.

Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948

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best set out there?
Tom Pethic
Sounds Great
Bravo Mr Kendall
Charlie Parker: The Dictionary of Jazz

Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948
Charlie Parker
Manufacturer: Jsp Records
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Tracks:

I Found A New Baby
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Honeysuckle Rose
Lady Be Good
Coquette
Moten Swing
Blues
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I'll Always Love You Just The Same
Romance Without Finance
Red Cross
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Tracks:

4-F Blues
G I Blues
Dream Of You
Seventh Avenue
Sorta Kinda
Ooh Ooh, My My, Ooh Ooh
Groovin' High
All The Things You Are
Dizzy Atmosphere
Salt Peanuts
Shaw Nuff
Lover Man
Hot House
Waht More Can A Woman Do?
I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream
Mean To Me
Hallelujah
Get Happy
Slam Slam Bues
Congo Blues
Takin' Off
If I Had You
20th Century Blues
The Street Beat

Tracks:

Warmin Up A Riff
Billie's Bounce
Now's The Time
Thriving From A Riff
Meandering
Ko Ko
Dizzy Boogie
Flat Foot Floogie
Poppity Pop
Slim's Jam
Diggin' Diz
Moose The Mooch
Yardbird Suite
Ornithology
The Famous Alto Break
Night In Tunisia
Max Is Making Wax
Lover Man
The Gypsy
Bebop
Blues 1 7 2
Yardbird Suite
Lullaby In Rhythm 1&2
Home Cooking 1
Home Cooking 2
Home Cooking 3

Tracks:

This Is Always
Dark Shadows
Bird's Nest
Cool Blues
Relaxin' At Camarillo
Cheers
Carvin' The Bird
Stupendous
Donna Lee
Chasin' The Bird
Cheryl
Buzzy
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Half Nelson
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Dexterity
Bongo Bop
Dewey Square
The Hymn
Bird Of Paradise
Embraceable You
Bird Feathers
Klactoveedsedsteene
Scrapple From The Apple
My Old Flame

Tracks:

Out Of Nowhere
Don't Blame Me
Drifting On A Reed
Quasimodo
Charlie's Wig
Bongo Beep
Crazeology
How Deep Is The Ocean
The Bird
Repetition
Another Hair-Do
Bluebird
Klaunstance
Bird Gets The Worm
Barbados
Ah-Leu-Cha
Constellation
Parker's Mood
Perhaps
Marmaduke
Steeplechase
Merry-Go-Round
No Noise 1 & 2
Mango Mangue

Customer Reviews:

best set out there?.......2007-04-13

JSP is known throughout the music collector world for having the highest in sound quality (for a relatively small label devoted only to reissues, box sets etc). This set includes all of the master takes Bird appeared on on the Savoy, Dial, Guild, Bel-Tone, and Comet labels, during the years 1944-48, plus a disc containing most of his pre-bop recordings, including demos, some of which are very rare (though not very interesting in my opinion). The main stuff, '44-'48, is some of the most important music recorded ever, and consequently it's not hard to come by- what makes this set unique is the combination of price, quality, and completeness. This set can be compared with "The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes", which has only 3 discs and costs about $50. Granted, the sound quality on that professional reissue set is noticeably superior, but JSP is nearly there and like I said, better than MOST. You could also compare this set to the similarly-priced Proper box set, "Boss Bird", four discs covering the same ground, with highly inferior sound quality- and it's a little more expensive! For one who's never dug Charlie Parker, I'd get a single disc, like "The Legendary Dial Masters vol. 1" or even a general comp like his volume of the "Ken Burns' Jazz" series. If you find yourself a total Parker freak, the step after that would be "The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings" which coves the same ground, with highest quality of all, plus every known alternate take, demo, etc- 8 discs, $80, and increasingly harder to come by. OR, if you'd prefer to spend $25 to get pretty much the same thing (minus alt takes and a little sound), this box set will definitely do.

Tom Pethic.......2007-01-31

Bird was the greatest altoist, period. These are some rare sides with Bird with a vocalist...Bird Lives

Sounds Great.......2005-12-02

I own both the Complete Dial and Savoy recordings, and the sound on this set blows both of those away. As another reviewer pointed out, the first disc contains a bit of hiss, but other than that, this is the best sounding CP I have heard.

Combine that with the quality of Bird's playing on these tracks, and you can't beat it. There is such joy, emotion, and straight up fire in his playing it is easy to see how Bird burst on the scene and forever changed jazz (and for that matter American) music.

Bravo Mr Kendall.......2005-11-20

JSP, run by an eccentric British jazz fanatic called Ted Kendall, has a habit of turning out box sets of older jazz recordings that put the big companies to shame.

Having put out the best available set of Hot Fives, Kendall turns his attention to the second most important jazz recordings of all time - the Savoy and Dial sessions of Charlie Parker.

I am totally new to bebop, having cut my teeth on Coltrane and Miles Davis. This box set is like the New Testament of jazz - Charlie Parker and his compatriots had discovered a radically new way of playing jazz, bebop, in a series of low budget recordings that mark the Anno Domini of postwar music.

The centrepiece is the legendary Ko Ko session of November 1945 - with the war over, the ban on recording was lifted, and Parker could reveal his discoveries to the world. Ko Ko itself is possibly one of the three most important jazz cuts of all time (along with West End Blues and Body and Soul) - a dazzling improvisation entirely on chord changes, with no reference to the original melody ("Cherokee", by Paul Whiteman) at all!

JSP has seen fit to include excellent editions of all the Savoy and Dial master takes - that's right, ALL of them (although there has been some discussion over the fact that alternate takes have been substituted in some cases - presumably because Kendall prefers the alternates). The box also constitutes a studio archaeology - because fully two discs of the five contain material from BEFORE the epoch-making Ko Ko session. It includes, too, the notorious "Lover Man" session of 1946, when Parker was strung out, drunk out of his mind, and had to be held up to the mike - a slurred solo of genuine pain, unthinkable from the swing era.

This is the real deal - cheap, well packaged and well transferred - if you are starting out in bebop you cannot do better.

Charlie Parker: The Dictionary of Jazz.......2005-09-11

Charlie Parker was the most influential improvising soloists in jazz, and a central figure in the development of bop in the 1940s. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, he was idolized by those who worked with him, and he inspired a generation of jazz performers and composers.

Parker was born Aug. 20, 1920, in Kansas City, Mo., and came to music while in junior high school. In the late '30s he jobbed around the city, honing his technique and tone. He first recorded with the Jay McShann orchestra in between 1940 and 1942. The early 1940 radio transcriptions and the later commercial sessions for Decca show Parker pushing at the edges of the swing parameters with an explosive gift for unexpected phrasing and twists.

His progress over the next two years was striking but largely undocumented, due to a recording ban imposed by the musicians union. By the time he resumed recording in 1944-'45, his dazzling improvisations at breakneck tempos ("Ko Ko," "Donna Lee," "Shaw Nuff") astonished young jazz players as profoundly as they threatened veteran ones, thus setting the new against the old and triggering the first major internecine musical controversy in jazz history.

But the battle deepened into a cultural as well as a musical war as Parker's penchant for hard drugs and hard living further defined bebop as an outlaw music with an implied lifestyle that many chose to follow.

The definitive recordings of Parker's career were made for Savoy between 1945 and '48 ("Now's the Time," "Thriving Of A Riff," "Billie's Bounce"), and for Dial from 1946-'47 ("Ornithology," "A Night In Tunsia," "Lover Man," "Scrapple From The Apple"). They sold poorly but were as profoundly influential to young post war players as Armstrong's Hot Sevens and early big band sides had been to musicians of the '30s. Even during his most innovating period Parker remained something of a mystery figure to the general public. His picture never even appeared on Down Beat's cover during his lifetime.

The third major chapter of Parker's work began in 1948, when Norman Granz began recording him in different contexts with a view toward taking his music to a wider audience. By now his major innovations were over and his repertoire had narrowed to small number of staples. But an album with string accompaniment produced a mother lode of brilliant new Parker solos that would be his last major work. He died in 1955 at the age of 35 of a combination of drug related medical problems.

In 1955, Parker was elected by the Readers to the Down Beat Hall of Fame, just following his death.

The Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 is a five-disc box set from the British label JSP detailing what producer Ted Kendall considers to be THE essential studio recordings of saxophonist Charlie Parker. Included here are not only the innovative bebop sides that made Parker a living legend, but also the early Kansas City swing recordings he appeared on while playing with the Jay McShann Orchestra. The result is a studio history of Parker's development from a struggling farm kid turned musician to the most important figure in jazz history next to Louis Armstrong. Given that these recordings are widely available, the real attraction here is the faithful-to-the-original remastered sound, the historically enlightening liner notes, and the overarching critical aesthetic that these are the Bird cuts to check out. Also, given that the tracks are presented with few repeats on discs in chronological order makes this better listening than Atlantic's Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948. Oddly though, the only place Kendall delineates what labels these tracks were originally released on - mostly Dial and Savoy - is in the track listing and there only by label numbers. Despite this confusing omission, Kendall has produced a superb collection that illuminates more than it overlooks.

This Truly dictionary of jazz in 5 CD's shows that CHARLIE PARKER'S MUSIC is magical music. It is irresistible music. Listen to it once and you will never stop.
His music sometimes begins to flow into your head, suddenly, during daily life. Once this happens, his music will sound in your head for good.

DRIFTING ON A REED...BIRD GETS THE WORM...LESTER LEAPS IN...

You just can't stop it.

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More Complete Than Most "Best Of" Sets
BRING IT ON HOME TO ME

Eddie Floyd - Chronicle: Greatest Hits
Eddie Floyd
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Love Is A Doggone Good Thing
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Don't Tell Your Mama
Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)
California Girl
My Girl
The Best Years Of My Life
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)
Check Me Out
Soul Street

Customer Reviews:

More Complete Than Most "Best Of" Sets.......2007-08-04

Eddie Floyd, born on June 25, 1935 in Montgomery, Alabama, had 18 Top 100 R&B hits from 1966 to 1977, 13 of which crossed over into the Billboard Pop charts, and 16 of them are in this compilation. That's a far better average than most.

A charter member of the late 50s/early 60s group The Falcons, after leaving the group in 1962 to pursue a solo career he found the going tough over four hitless years while bouncing from Lupine, to Atlantic, to Safice (a label he formed with Al Bell and Chester Simmons).

But in 1962 he found a home with Stax where he started off with a bang taking Knock On Wood b/w the prophetic Got To Make A Comeback to # 1 R&B and # 28 Hot 100 that December. The following year he had three hits - Raise Your Hand (# 16 R&B/# 79 Hot 100), Love Is A Doggone Good Thing (# 30 R&B/# 97 Hot 100), and On A Saturday Night (# 22 R&B/# 92 Hot 100).

1968 produced two more, I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) which peaked at # 2 R&B and # 40 Hot 100, and a cover of the 1962 Sam Cooke and 1965 Animals' hit Bring It On Home To Me which became his second biggest Hot 100 hit at # 17 (it also went to # 4 R&B).

Three more followed in 1969 - I've Got To Have Your Love (# 50 R&B/# 102 Hot 100 "bubble under"), Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) which settled at # 18 R&B and # 73 Hot 100, and Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) which reached # 30 R&B/# 98 Hot 100. He repeated the pattern in 1970 with California Girl (#11 R&B/# 45 Hot 100), a cover of the 1965 Temptations hit My Girl (# 43 R&B/# 116 Hot 100 "bubble under"), and The Best Years Of My Life (# 29 R&B/# 118 Hot 100 "bubble under").

The hits then became spread out with only one in each of 1971 (Blood Is Thicker Than Water - # 33 R&B) and 1972 (Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some) - # 49 R&B/# 122 Hot 100 "bubble under"), two in 1973 (Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently In My Bed) (# 50 R&B) and the flipside Check Me Out (# 58 R&B). Only the flip is in this set, although you can get the A-side on his compilation Soul Street. The song Soul Street - a # 65 R&B in 1974 - is here however.

After a two year chart absence Eddie resurfaced in 1977 in a duet with Dorothy Moore on the Malaco label, taking We Should Really Be In Love to # 74 R&B. That can be found on the CD The Last Soul Company.

He was also a prolific writer, contributing hits for the likes of Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, and Wilson Pickett.

BRING IT ON HOME TO ME.......2000-06-24

THIS SONG HAS A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR ME. IT WAS THE LATE 60'S WHEN WE WOULD HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES, ALL THE KIDS WOULD STAND IN TWO ROWS AND DANCE UP AND DOWN THE LINE. THAT IS WHEN NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES WERE FUN AND SAFE. I TOLD ALL MY FAMILY TO LOOK UP AMAZON.COM BECAUSE THEY WILL FIND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. I AM LOOKING FORWARD IN BUYING IN, YOU CAN'T FIND THIS CD ANYWHERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING SUCH A GREAT SELECTION.

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Pure Soul
The best sounds around
This cd is great!

Chronicle
The Soul Children
Manufacturer: Stax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Genesis/Friction

ASIN: B000000ZH0
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Give 'Em Love
I'll Understand
Tighten Up My Thang
The Sweeter He Is
Hold On, I'm Coming
Hearsay
Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness
It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)
Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
I'll Be The Other Woman
Love Makes It Right
Can't Give Up A Good Thing

Customer Reviews:

Pure Soul.......2005-08-09

I love this album, because this is what true soul is about!! "The Sweeter He Is," "I'll Be the Other Woman," and "I'll Understand" are a few examples of the funk and soul that came from this group. Unlike Glass House, the Soul Children had an extremely funky, soulful, gospel-like sound that could only be produced by Stax. Their harmonies were raw, loud, and kicking!! If you love Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, or Albert King, you'll love this.

The best sounds around.......2005-08-09

I enjoyed the soul children very much, and I would to have
more of their recording.

This cd is great!.......1999-07-29

This cd is one of the greatest by the Soul Children. I feel that the Soul Children is one of the greatest groups of the 70's and would like to hear more from them. Their songs were from the heart,and as a listener you could feel it.

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Awesome
Memory Lane
National "past"-time
Great clips, but....

Year of the Tiger '68
Ernie Harwell
Manufacturer: Gadfly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000201L
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Year Of The Tiger '68: The Detroit Tigers Win The American League Pennant
Year Of The Tiger '68: The Detroit Tigers Win The American League Pennant
Year Of The Tiger '68: The Detroit Tigers Win The American League Pennant
Year Of The Tiger '68: The Detroit Tigers Win The American League Pennant

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2006-11-20

I have listened to this (as an LP) since it first came out in 1968 as a thirteen year old Tiger fan. It still gives me goosebumps all over my body listening to Ernie then (and presently)! I gave it five stars since I couldn't go for ten! Go get 'em Tigers!

Memory Lane.......2006-07-22

The quality is circa 68; but just hearing ernie harwell calling some of the games is worth it! Plus, I just love the sone ... "we're all behind our baseball team, go get 'em tigers, world series bound and picking up steam..."

National "past"-time.......2003-10-20

As a native Detroiter, I loved this album as a kid. I've rediscovered it as an adult on this CD and couldn't be happier hearing the familiar old voice of Ernie Harwell calling plays from a championship season. It is pure joy listening. A must for all Tigers fans.

Great clips, but...........2000-04-21

This CD had some wonderful clips of the 1968 Tiger season brought to life by Ernie Harwell and Ray Lane. However, the narrated segments between the game clips often had background music that became very overpowering. It was frustrating to try to listen to narration about the season only to have it drowned out by loud, obnoxious "background" music. The CD could have done without the music, period. Whoever mixed this CD must have been incompetent. If you can ignore the annoyance of having music overpower the narration and concentrate on the wonderful clips of Harwell and Lane calling some exciting moments and interviewing Tiger players like Bill Freehan, Al Kaline, Jim Northrup and Jim Price, there is a lot to enjoy here.

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One of the most essential CDs of all-time
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL IS A REAL ROCK N' ROLL BAND PLAYING REAL ROCK N' ROLL MUSIC.
Rock 'n Roll, Blues and Country Influenced - and fun too!
so cool
Hurrah for CCR

Chronicle, Vol. 1
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chronicle Vol. 2: Twenty Great CCR Classics
Bad Company

ASIN: B000000XBE
Release Date: 1995-08-10

Tracks:

Susie Q
I Put A Spell On You
Proud Mary
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Green River
Commotion
Down On The Corner
Fortunate Son
Travelin' Band
Who'll Stop The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Run Through The Jungle
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See The Light
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Hey Tonight
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Someday Never Comes

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Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock & roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the Bend,""Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. This gold version of the title offers superior sound quality for a higher price than the standard-issue CD. --Genevieve Williams

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One of the most essential CDs of all-time.......2007-04-22

Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Chronicle" is one of the first CDs any music fan should buy. It's a flawless collection of some of the greatest American music ever recorded.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL IS A REAL ROCK N' ROLL BAND PLAYING REAL ROCK N' ROLL MUSIC. .......2007-02-12

I will be writing a review on a band that needs no formal introduction. The world in general, to this very day, is still felt by their influence despite disbanding in July 1972. The roaring sixties would be the decade that would produce Rock's most elite bands. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL would be one of those bands that would be born in the mist of the sixties and deliver some of Rock's most sacred classic songs. The album I'm about to review is the result of some of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL'S most sacred classic songs. This compilation album would be titled as "CHRONICLE, THE 20 GREATEST HITS." This legendary compilation album was originally released in 1976 on Vinyl/LP and cassette on the Fantasy Records label. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL is for real. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL will always be remembered for being the peoples band and not just for the real tough and rugged sound that went through their amplifiers and microphones. When you hear their music, you know right off the bat that it is truly CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL. There is nobody that can play real raw Rock n' Roll music like they can. What's even more fascinating is that CCR never used any synthesizers, gadgets or enhancements to improve their overall style of sound that the band would forever be remembered for. CCR played their music with such confidence and authority that they would play in your face with their motto "what you hear is what you get." What CCR also should have said is "you've already heard the rest, now come hear the best. CCR'S sound is so rare and unique that nobody has ever dared to copy or emulate them in anyway shape or form other than the tribute band named CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED. When brothers John Fogerty on lead guitar, vocals and the late great Tom Fogerty on rhythm guitar met up and recruited Stu Cook on bass and Doug Clifford on drums, a rare band would be born with a rare sound that would forever identify them in a very unique way. CCR'S music is so bad a*s that their rugged tough music style will forever always be associated with all bikers and be labeled as biker music. In my opinion, "CHRONICLE, THE 20 GREATEST HITS" is a true testament of their most celebrated Rockers and is a fine tribute to a real band that was truly ahead of their time. CCR represented the people and the youth culture of the turbulent roaring sixties and it showed through their music.

In my opinion, every single Rocker listed on this album is nothing short of outstanding. All I will tell you is if you really want to hear some real Rock n' Roll, hear the following Rockers such as "Susie Q," Fogerty's composition Rocker that would later become Ike and Tina Turner's signature classic song "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Commotion," "Down On The Corner," "Fortunate Son," the Rock band anthem "Travelin' Band," "Up Around The Bend," "Run Through The Jungle," "Lookin' Out My Back Door," the Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight and The Pips classic song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," "Hey Tonight" and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker." Believe me when I say that these Rockers kick a*s.

CCR also has a mellower side to their Rock style and it is evident in legendary classic songs such as "I Put A Spell On You," "Lodi," "Who'll Stop The Rain," the encouraging classic "Long As I Can See The Light" and the emotional hard hitting "Someday Never Comes."

Overall, this is one hell of a real a*s kicking album worth checking out. Hearing this whole collection might make one think that how can anybody record and put out great music like this constantly and consistently throughout their whole glorious career.

I would like to encourage and highly recommend that everyone purchase this legendary album to own as a valuable and important part of their own personal music collection. This is not just any album, but a true rare unique piece of Rock n' Roll history. This legendary compilation album has already proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many more years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. What's more is that there is a Volume Two compilation album with more of CCR'S most sacred classic Rockers that I have to review at a later date so stay tuned.

In closing, with CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL already disbanded since 1972 due to management and record label conflicts and the untimely death of John Fogerty's brother Tom Fogerty on 6 September 1990, it now seems unlikely that a real CCR reunion would ever take place. However, there was a brief reunion with all of the remaining members and became CCR one more time. This historic reunion happened as a result of receiving the highest ultimate honor of being inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in January 1993. With contract disputes and obligations resolved between John Fogerty and his old label Fantasy Records, Fogerty is now back recording on his old label again and bringing back the sound that made CCR the household name that they would forever be known for. With this in mind, Fogerty is adding more to the CCR legend with new tales and stories to make into new chapters in the life and storied career of one of the greatest Rock bands of all-time, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL. So here's to you John, the late great Tom, Stu and Doug. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL LIVES. JOHN FOGERTY RULES. R.I.P. TOM FOGERTY, Born 9 November 1941, Died 6 September 1990. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

Rock 'n Roll, Blues and Country Influenced - and fun too!.......2006-06-28

My first introduction to CCR was "Cosmos Factory," released in the dark ages of 1970. What a great introduction to CCR. Fully 7 of the 11 songs from that album are represented on this collection of greatest hits. CCR released 7 original albums, and though "Chronicle" includes 20 songs from those albums, someone later decided to release a "Chronicle II" that included another 20 CCR songs, including two more of the "Cosmos Factory" songs.
CCR had a very unique sound, owing in part to John Fogerty's unusual, yet very listenable, voice. CCR has been called rockabilly by some, but I prefer to see CCR as part of the diversification of rock music that led to the popularity of groups such as The Eagles. Yes, there is some influence of what was once known as Hillbilly or bluegrass, but there is just as much influence from rock and roll and country. There may even be a flavor of folk music.

Sometimes the music sounds almost like classic rock and roll, as you listen to songs such as "Proud Mary." Other times the sound is almost contemporary with the early 70s in songs like "Who'll Stop the Rain." Other times the music seems to transcend all genres in songs like "Up Around the Bend," which starts out like a hard rock song, and then reveals a country base in the harmonies and the lyrics.

Then there are blues-influenced songs such as "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and "I Put a Spell on You." "Run through the Jungle" has influences that might remind you of Jimi Hendrix, yet blues are also evident. The lyrics will recall images of the Viet Nam war. Another Viet Nam war related song is "Fortunate Son."

Occasionally CCR's lyrics create odd mixtures. "Looking Out My Backdoor" has lyrics that would fit well with many of the psychedelic songs of the era, yet is played with a country-rock style. These contradictions are part of what made CCR a great and novel group.

There are a couple of versions of this CD available. This version is a gold CD that some fans prefer when available. You may want to survey the versions available before selectin the one that best meets your needs.

I enjoy music that creates a trend without trying to do so. A true artist is one who does what they want to do for themselves. When they become successful, that is fine, but they do so on their own terms. CCR was such a group. This CD collects some of their better known songs, and is a great addition to any collection. However, please keep going after you've bought this one. You will find that there is a lot of good music left on their albums. Enjoy!

so cool.......2004-01-23

this album is the best in this world for a man like me. i spend so mucht time on road and this album was my best friend in intro the years. i lost it(the album),and i miss it.

Hurrah for CCR.......2002-02-01

It's hard to believe how good this album sounds when it was recorded so long ago. A lot of the tracks are monaural. CCR was a very simple band with no big band sound yet they could rock it with guitars bass and a scattered sax solo. These were simpler time and the music reflects it. Three cheers for this great group who gave us so much enjoyment.

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This is the Best!
Dr Dre-The Chronicle

Chronicle: Best of the Works
Dr. Dre
Manufacturer: Universal International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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2001

ASIN: B000063IR4
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
Gin and Juice - Dat Nigga Daz, Snoop Dogg
Afro Puffs - The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg
Natural Born Killaz - Priest Brooks, Dr. Dre
Murder Was the Case [Soundtrack] - Stu Bullard, , Nanci Fletcher, Carl "Butch" Small, Snoop Dogg, Danette Williams, Barbara Wilson
Lil' Ghetto Boy - Dat Nigga Daz, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre, Jewell, Jewell, Rueben
California Love - 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman
Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') - Dr. Dre, Jewell, Jewell, RBX, Snoop Dogg
Serial Killa - The D.O.C., , Dogg Pound Posse, RBX, Snoop Dogg,
Stranded on Death Row - Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX, Snoop Dogg
Nuthin' but a "G" Thang [Remix] - Dr. Dre, Ricardo Rouse

Album Details

Anthology of the Best Selling Rap Artist/Producer's Best Work for the Death Row Label that Includes Tracks from "The Chronic", Movie Contributions to "Murder was the Case", "Above the Rim" and "Dangerous Minds" as Well as Collaborations with Snoop Dogg and 2pac. The Disc is also Enhanced with Two Videos: "Nuthin' but a G Thang" and "Dre Day".

Customer Reviews:

This is the Best!.......2005-11-16

Very well done collection of tracks put together by Death Row. All these cuts show Dre in his prime. Mostly tracks from the Chronic & Doggystyle...nothing from "2001". Good record to start out with for the newbie Dre fan. Peace

Dr Dre-The Chronicle.......2005-03-05

This is a compiation of Dre's best hits made by death row, it isn't just Dre it has some he produced like 'Gin and Juice' and 'serial killa' by snoop and 'afro puffs' by lady of rage. It has mostly hits from 'the Chronic' and some from various Dre albums.

1. Nuthin but a G thang-10/10-Y'all know this
2. Gin and Juice-10/10-From 'doggystyle' by snoop, classic
3. Afro Puffs-9/10-Lady of rage rips this apart
4. Natural Born Killaz-10/10 Featuring ice cube, it is about killing people, classic
5. Murder was the case-9/10 not the version on 'doggystyle' but from a soundtrack
6. Lil Ghetto Boy-10/10-from the chronic, classic
7. Let Me Ride-10/10-see 6
8. California Love-9.5/10-2pac and dre off 'all eyez on me'
9. F-ck Wit' Dre Day-10/10-The eazy e, tim dog and luke diss, classic. Featuring snoop
10 Serial Killa-10/10-off 'doggystyle' featuring doc, kurupt, rbx and others
11.Stranded on death row-10/10-classic off 'the chronic' feature lady of rage, kurupt, bushwick bill (of the geto boys) and snoop.
12.Nuthin but a G thang (remix)-8/10-not as good as original

Overall 10/10

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LONG LOST GOLDEN ERA CLASSIC!

Chronicle of Two Losers
Ill Biskits
Manufacturer: Khari Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000O1PKUA
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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Exclusive Debut
Chill Factor. Produced by Tony L.
A Better Day. Produced by Buckwild
Chronicle II
Broker Than Ever Prod. by Myke Loe
Illustrations. Produced by Myke Loe
God Bless Your Life
Let 'Em Know. Prod by Lord Finesse
Chronicle III
Bare Essentials.
Place To Be. Prod. by Myke Loe
Escape The Funk
Recognize. Produced by Myke Loe
22 Years. Prod. by Lord Finesse
Hypnotic Blessings (Remix).
Beyond Understanding (demo)
Chill Factor (Instrumental).
God Bless Your Life (Instrumental)
Hypnotic Blessings (Remix Inst).

Product Description

Formed in Petersburg, Virginia in the early 90s, The Ill Biskits released their 1st single on the independent NYC label Khari Entertainment in 1994. The single, "God Bless Your Life" contains the rare and much sought after BSide track "22 Years", which was produced by none other than, Hip Hop legend Lord Finesse. The single generated a solid buzz and earned the duo strong spins at College radio and Hip Hop stations in Chicago, New York and San Francisco as well as with mixtape DJ's at clubs across the US. In 1995, after getting the attention of major label Atlantic Records, the duo signed an album deal, and went onto to release two more singles; the rerelease of "God Bless Your Life" (minus the cuts contained on the Khari Ent. 12") and "Chill Factor b/w Hypnotic Blessings". The full-length album, "Chronicle Of Two Losers", was completed, but never commercially released. However, promo copies of the album were pressed and released in very limited numbers on CD & Cassette only. Little else was known about the duo who, on the evidence of the material they released in their short period in the game, would undoubtedly have went on to achieve great things in the Hip Hop universe... That is, until now, as Khari Entertaiment has resurfaced to finally release this mid 90s work of art to the world-at-large. Having dug in the files and retrieved the original masters, the re-release includes not only the original unreleased Atlantic LP, but 6 bonus tracks (including "22 Years"). Complete with original artwork, the 2007 release includes classic production from Lord Finesse (D.I.T.C.), Buckwild (D.I.T.C.), Jesse West, Myke Loe, and others. In a time where Hip-Hop creativity is lacking, "Chronicle Of Two Losers" is a refreshing throwback to the golden-era of skilled emcees spitting thoughtful lyrics over rich, hard-drummed sample based production.

Album Description

Formed in Petersburg, Virginia in the early '90s, The Ill Biskits released their 1st single on the independent NYC label Khari Entertainment in 1994. The single, "God Bless Your Life" contains the rare and much sought after B-Side track "22 Years", which was produced by none other than, Hip Hop legend Lord Finesse. The single generated a solid buzz and earned the duo strong spins at College radio and Hip Hop stations in Chicago, New York and San Francisco as well as with mixtape DJ's at clubs across the US. In 1995, after getting the attention of major label Atlantic Records, the duo signed an album deal, and went onto to release two more singles; the re-release of "God Bless Your Life" (minus the cuts contained on the Khari Ent. 12") and "Chill Factor b/w Hypnotic Blessings". The full-length album, Chronicle Of Two Losers, was completed, but never commercially released. However, promo copies of the album were pressed and released in very limited numbers on CD & Cassette only. Little else was known about the duo who, on the evidence of the material they released in their short period in the game, would undoubtedly have went on to achieve great things in the Hip Hop universe... That is, until now, as Khari Entertainment has resurfaced to finally release this mid 90s work of art to the world-at-large. Having dug in the files and retrieved the original masters, the re-release includes not only the original unreleased Atlantic LP, but 6 bonus tracks (including "22 Years"). Complete with original artwork, the 2007 release includes classic production from Lord Finesse (D.I.T.C.), Buckwild (D.I.T.C.), Jesse West, Myke Loe, and others. In a time where Hip-Hop creativity is lacking, Chronicle Of Two Losers is a refreshing throwback to the golden-era of skilled emcees spitting thoughtful lyrics over rich, hard-drummed sample based production.

Customer Reviews:

LONG LOST GOLDEN ERA CLASSIC!.......2007-06-02

I NEVER HEARD OF THESE GUYS BEFORE UNTIL I LISTENED TO THE SAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM. I WAS AMAZED AND BLOWN AWAY. THESE GUYS WOULD OF BEEN RIGHT UP THERE WITH SOME OF THE ILLEST GROUPS OF THE "HIPHOP GOLDEN ERA" IF THIS ALBUM WAS COMMERICALLY RELEASED WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE. HAS THAT CLASSIC GOLDEN ERA SOUND ON EVERY BEAT. IM GLAD THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO RE-RELEASE IT THIS YEAR. FANS OF MASTA ACE, LITTLE BROTHER AND JERU DA DAMAJA WITH PRIMO ALBUMS WILL LOVE THIS JOINT. IF U MISS HEARING CLASSIC HIPHOP ALBUMS WHERE EVERY BEAT WAS DOPE THOUGHOUT THE WHOLE ALBUM, THEN THIS ONE IS A MUST BUY FOR YOUR HIPHOP COLLECTION. I ALREADY GOT MY COPY, GET YOURS BEFORE IT SELLOUTS.

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