Climax

Product Description
38 Tracks Compilation from French Pop Singer.

Climax,Alain Bashung,Universal/Polygram,French,World Music

Average customer rating: Long Time Looking - Awesome Climax Blues Band - bringing back memories Teach Your Children (to learn their bands!) Good quality sound, but not up to par passe

25 Years : 1968-1993 Climax Chicago Blues Band Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Paul Davis ~ Sweet Life - His Greatest Hit Singles Baby Come Back: The Best of Player Dance With Me: The Best of Orleans Anthology Best of the Dream Weaver ASIN: B00000012X Release Date: 1994-11-15

Tracks:

1. Don't Start Me Talking
2. Wee Baby Blues
3. Flight
4. Hey Baby Everything's Gonna Be Alright
5. Louisiana Blues
6. Briefcase
7. That's All
8. Shoot Her If She Runs
9. Rich Man
10. Mole On The Dole
11. Standing By A River
12. Lets Work Together
13. Losing The Humbles
14. Shopping Bag People
15. Running Out Of Time
16. Mighty Fire

Tracks:

1. Together And Free
2. Couldn't Get It Right
3. Watcha Feel
4. Like A Movie
5. Children Of The Nighttime
6. Gotta Have More Love
7. I Love You
8. Cutting Up Rough
9. The Last Chance Saloon
10. Friends In High Places
11. Listen To The Night
12. The Movie Queen
13. California Sunshine
14. Ordinary People
15. Fool For The Bright Lights
16. Dont Start Me Talking (Live)

Album Description

1994 compilation on Repertoire featuring 32 tracks from 1968-1993, plus an extensive 44 page booklet, detailed track notes by Colin Cooper, full discography & rare photos. Packaged as two standard jewel cases within a slipcase, featured tracks include their #3 1977 smash 'Couldn't Get ItRight', the top 20 hit 'I Love You' and a live version of 'Don't Start Me Talking'.

Album Details

The Most Complete Anthology Yet of the Climax Blues Band that Comes with a 44 Page Booklet with Detailed Track Notes, a Complete Discography and Rare Photographs. Tracks Include Couldn't Get it Right / I Love You / Rich Man / Louisiana Blues and More.

Customer Reviews:

Long Time Looking - Awesome.......2007-01-10

I had been looling for the Climax Blues Band on CD for a long time, having had them in every other format (including 8 track). Finding this compilation showed the evolution from their blues roots to the pop/rock format of the early '80s. I think they were terrfic in everything they did.

Climax Blues Band - bringing back memories.......2007-01-10

This is a great album for those of us who grew up in the 70's - takes you back to a much simpler time.

Teach Your Children (to learn their bands!).......2006-10-22

In 1975 I was at a friend's house when he played an import album on the Harvest label called Climax Chicago/Tightly Knit. I was immediately hooked and that album remains one of the top five of my all time fav's. That album and the follow up F.M Live showcase on of the best muti-instrumentalist Blues bands of all time period! Listen to Derick Holt's slide solo piece "County hat" on the Live album and it's clear your hearing one of the best (and definitely the most overlooked)slide guitarist to ever wear the bottle . When I read reviews where people base their opinion of this band on the throw away "money grab" song I Love You it makes me want to stick my head in an oven! This song is Air Supply-ish gooey crapola that doesn't deserve to be mentioned in a serious discussion of this band and was probably written to pay off some lawyer or something! There's a reason you don't hear Paul McCartney playing Yesterday live anymore people! File that stuff under Mr.Phyliss's Chic Flick compilations and let's move on! Disco and apparently corporate greed killed this band with Gold Plated being their true swan song. Buy Tightly Knit, A lot of Bottle, F.M Live and this collection IN THAT ORDER! I promise you will be a better educated and much happier consumer (and fan!)

Good quality sound, but not up to par.......2006-06-21

Let me start by saying I'm not an avid fan of Climax, or the Climax Blues Band. But I really enjoyed a few of their songs. Unfortunately, this was the only CD (set) that had one of those songs. I figured, what the heck, I'll see if I like anything else they've done. I did! Unfortunately, all you get is 2 CD's. No inserts. No background on the band. Nothing. Just 2 CD's. For what you have to pay for these 2 CD's, I really thought there'd be more. Just a little disappointed.

passe.......2005-11-06

The album is the same old same old. Generic blues from a group that should not be generic.Buy at your own risk. There are many more new artists out there that your dollar will be well spent.

Average customer rating: CHERISH CD SOUNDTRACK Underrated Movie, underrated Soundtrack Cherish as in Chershing the memories... A journey through the 80's music

Cherish: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Climax Blues Band , 10CC , Soft Cell , and Hall and Oats Manufacturer: © 2002 New Line Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cherish Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics 25 Years : 1968-1993 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Andy Gibb The World Is Bound By Secret Knots ASIN: B000066I4R Release Date: 2002-06-04

Amazon.com

Fire up the nostalgia machine for the soundtrack to Cherish, an album filled with the type of gooey, fuzzy songs populating light rock stations now, but high school slow dances in the past. 10CC's "I'm Not in Love" sighs like a seashore, all gauzy synths and primitive computerized harmonies, while the title cut by the Association rings with soft bells and summery, melodic mellowness. Daryl Hall and John Oates's mega-'80s-sounding hit "Private Eyes" is a guilty, sing-along pleasure, and the Impressions' "Get Up and Move" jives with big horns and soul. New wave synth chic even checks in, with the Human League's droll "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" and Modern English's romantic "I Melt with You." The only newer tracks are courtesy of Noe Venable--and even then, "Breakdown" is her fragile, haunting cover of the Tom Petty song. The mix on Cherish is definitely low-key, if a little heavy on sappiness. Yet its diversity, charmingly, works well. While certainly jumping decades with impunity, Cherish's high quality hits mesh nicely--creating a sweet, fluffy compilation CD of love songs covering all shapes and styles. --Annie Zaleski

Customer Reviews:

CHERISH CD SOUNDTRACK .......2007-04-01

EXCELLENT CD SOUNDTRACK, PSYCHEDELIC FURS,CLIMAX BLUES BAND 10CC, HALL& OATES I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THIS CD 5 STARS

Underrated Movie, underrated Soundtrack.......2006-12-17

A soundtrack album might contain a lot of good songs, but ultimately the soundtrack is going to be judged on how well it captures the essence of the movie. This is indeed the case with the soundtrack to the film, "Cherish" - an independent film that virtually went unnoticed in 2002. "Cherish" is one of those films I happened to stumble on - and it proved to be one of the most entertaining films I had seen in some time. After watching the movie, I realized that this was one of the most entertaining movies I had seen in some time. One thing that contributed to this movie being entertaining was the outstanding soundtrack that was assembled. "Cherish" has a soundtrack that consists of a mix of pop favorites, one-hit wonders, and some modern day flavor.

To appreciate the soundtrack, one must understand the movie's plot. Zoe Adler (played by Robin Tunney) is someone who is basically socially inept and somewhat of an introvert. Zoe struggles with her lack of social skills both in the office and in the social scene as well. She is also romanticist who loves 1970s and 1980s music and gets immersed in the songs of that era. Unknown to Zoe, she is being pursued and followed by a stalker (played by Brad Hunt) Zoe's life will change when the stalker finds Zoe going to her car to pick up her cell phone. The stalker takes Zoe hostage and forces her to drive - running down a police officer Following the incident, the stalker leaves the scene and Zoe is left facing a homicide charge. While awaiting her trial, her lawyer arranges for Zoe to be put in the "Bracelet Program". This is a program that essentially places Zoe under house arrest and uses a bracelet to electronically track that Zoe stays indeed under house arrest. The movie focuses on Zoe's attempts to deal with her house arrest while attempting to prove her innocence. At the same time, there is focus on Zoe's relationship with the police officer Bill Daly from the bracelet program (played by Tim Blake Nelson), who also suffers from social ineptness.

Much of the credit for assembling the soundtrack has to go to Paul Broucek, who was in charge of music for this film. Much of the theme of the movie deals with obsessions - and many of the songs reflect this theme. The theme of music is very nicely woven into Zoe's character as well (she is a big music fan). There are fourteen tracks on the collection, unfortunately they are not ordered as in the movie:

"She's Gone" by Daryl Hall and John Oates
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"Breakdown" by Noe Venable
"I Melt With You" by Modern English
"Private Eyes" by Modern English
"I'm Not in Love" by 10CC
"Cherish" by The Association
"Happy Together" by The Turtles
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
"Down Easy" by Noe Venable Trio
"Alone Remix" by Mark De Gli Antoni
"Get Up an Move" by The Impressions
"While I'm Alone" by Maze (Featuring Frankie Beverly)
"I Love You" by Climax Blues Band

Some of the classic songs on here are really going to grip you. When "Tainted Love" is played during the homicide and later in the movie, it gave me a whole new perspective on that song. Before this movie, "Tainted Love" was just another overplayed song by a one-hit wonder (Soft Cell). After hearing it in the movie, it gives a much more haunting feel when listening to it, resulting in a whole new appreciation for a song that I never cared for in the past.

The Hall and Oates tunes are well positioned in the movie too. "She's Gone" is played when the stalker realizes he can no longer find Zoe (who is under house arrest). "Private Eyes" is played when Zoe calls her own cell phone and the stalker realizes it is Zoe, so he plays that song to indicate "Private Eyes - they're watching you". Again, these are old songs, but given a whole new appreciation when put into the context of this film.

Perhaps the best use of music is saved for the end. Climax Blues Band's "I Love You" is beautifully woven into the movie's final scene. In that final scene, we find Zoe and Daly reflecting on the relationship that they had established. This is a very gripping and powerful song to begin with, but when put into the finale of the movie, it is that much stronger.

Like many soundtracks, "Cherish" does not include every song or piece of music that is in the movie. In particular there are some glaring omissions such as Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun", Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" (although another Human League song, "Fascination" is included on the soundtrack), and America's "Sister Golden Hair". Other notable omissions include Togetherness' "I Bet You Never Knew That I Followed You", the Style Council's "You're the Best Thing", and the Flamingos "I Only Have Eyes for You". These songs would have been nice to be on the soundtrack - and all of them fit nicely into the theme of the movie.

One other omission revolves around "Breakdown". In the movie, the classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song is included (and woven very nicely into a scene where the Stalker has a "melt down"). However on the soundtrack a cover is included by local San Francisco music star, Noe Venable. Venable's music has a small role in the movie and Venable also has another song included on the soundtrack ("Down Easy"). Venable puts a haunting, folksy spin on "Breakdown".

One final note, Mark De Gli Antoni provides much of the instrumental score of this film and I wish that more was included on the soundtrack. Still, this is a very good collection of music. Not only do I recommend the movie, but I also recommend this collection.

Cherish as in Chershing the memories..........2004-04-05

The movie was excellent and I found the soundtrack is one of those soundtracks that is hard and rare to find. 80"s were my teenage years and brought back alot of wonderful memories. They just don't make excellent music like that anymore. ANything that brings back excellent memories of my ex-husband is always an extra plus.

A journey through the 80's music.......2002-06-27

Either if you have seen this very enjoyable movie or not, if you like the 80's, you will love this soundtrack. It's a great collection of hits from those days.

Average customer rating: One Of The Best Just Got Better one of the best live albums ever made, bare none

FM/Live Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Fuel 2000 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sense of Direction Couldn't Get It Right Gold Plated Live Dates A Lot of Bottle ASIN: B000F1IPRO Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. All The Time In The World
2. I Am Constant
3. Flight
4. Seventh Son
5. Standing By A River
6. So Many Roads
7. Mesopopmania
8. Country Hat
9. You Make Me Sick
10. Shake Your Love
11. Goin' To New York
12. Let's Work Together

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Best Just Got Better.......2006-07-22

Just wanted to mention that the remastering on this CD is outstanding.
The vocals that were originally a bit too harsh have been smoothed out. - If you know this music, you know the parts - on "Standing By A river" - the vocals are much better now.
And the guitar and sax sound much more defined and separated.
No bonus material, same concert. But, it's worth the price to hear the concert with the improved sound.
I've played this CD more than I thought I would.

one of the best live albums ever made, bare none.......2006-05-26

Outstanding concert tape, finally on CD available. This is a must for everoney who enjoys genuine music by a real band, who could write their own material and added some songs from others but played it their own way. This is fine example of a true band, at the height of their time. This is a ONE concert-recording, not being plucked from many performances and/or with many studio-overdubs. Listen to what this band could manage. The way they handled their instruments but more the interplay by the 4 members (on vocals/sax/harmonica, vocals/leadguitar, bassguitar and drums), every song recorded in only one take. Amazing. The music varies from straight blues to pop and (prog-)rock. It has so much to offer, everything on a good level. Those guys knew how to rock. Vocals are fine, guitarplaying excellent, rythmsection fills in and gives an added touch. Even the sax plays a role on its own. "Country Hat" is a solo only-number, on slide-guitar and sets Peter Haycock apart from so many other guitarists. Listen how this song developes from slow blues to full speed slide-play. And how it becomes immediately an integral part of the following up "You Make Me Sick". On every song he shows you what a guitarplayer he used to be, making his music a part of the song in a way you cannot describe, interwoven with the other instruments. What amazes you is that this IS a live recording, recorded in one take, no frills, overdubs, tricks etc. It gives you a sight of how real music was played. Even for the midseventies this is for real. Strongly recommended! Five stars is to less.
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Average customer rating:

Stamp Album Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Fuel 2000 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sense of Direction Rich Man Gold Plated FM/Live ASIN: B000LPR4UI Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

1. Using the Power
2. Mr. Goodtime
3. I Am Constant
4. Running out of Time
5. Sky High
6. Rusty Nail/The Devil Knows
7. Loosen Up
8. Spirit Returning
9. Cobra
10. Evil [Live in Boston][*]
11. Everyday [Single Mix][*]

Average customer rating: Rare Content, Poor Quality Anti Climax Could be better, could be worse Precious and Few (indeed!) Great Band, much better than just Precious And Few

Precious & Few Climax , and Sonny Geraci Manufacturer: Krb Music Companies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Big City Funk Golden Classics Teenage Crush Vol. 5 The Yellow Balloon Capitol Collectors Series: The Outsiders ASIN: B00000JHDZ Release Date: 1999-06-01

Customer Reviews:

Rare Content, Poor Quality.......2006-02-08

Yes, after years of searching... finally purchased Climax on CD. The songs are great, but the poor quality of the transfers leaves me muff-eared. Life & Breath and Picnic in the Rain's sound goes in and out like an old eight-track tape. Unless you are a fanatic fan of the group, I would seriously consider NOT purchasing this CD.

Anti Climax.......2005-12-07

Why anti climax? Because after this terrific album from former Outsiders Sonny Geraci and Walt(er) Nims, Climax disappeared. I was a "card carrying" member of hard rock and metal in the 70's but the vocals and arrangements on this album put me in awe. From the classics "Precious and Few, Life and Breath" to the equally moving "Picnic in the Rain, Rainbow Rides are Free, Prelude" and "Child of December" the whole album is a musical masterpiece from beginning to end. The song "Park Preserve" which was the "B" side to the single "Precious and Few" was probably left off the original album for good reason; it just didn't fit in to the theme of the project. It was most likely a precursor to get feedback to a future heavier sounding album which never came. It may be just as well because sometimes things are better left with you wanting more and in the case of this album its true. Of all the music I've heard over the years "Climax" is without a doubt my favourite soft rock/pop album of all time. Now if we could only get a few samples of this album to go with the song list, I'm certain that most people unfamiliar with this work of art would agree.

Could be better, could be worse.......2005-01-05

I am including a previous review i wrote about this at the end. There is another Climax cd (on ebay from time to time) with 15 cuts. However this cd has 4 different songs which are not on the 15 track version. Hopefully soon there will be a comprehensive collection released. Until then this is the way to go.

Rock and Roll Heaven is their original version. (later covered by the Righetous Brothers)

Park Preserve is an extended version unavailable anywhere else. Originally a 3:47 version is on the 45 of Precious & Few. Not sure how or where they got this version but it is great. If only it sounded good (sounds kinda muddy) It is extended to 5 and a half minutes!

Waiting for the end to come sort of sounds like Sonny's previous band The Outsiders.

The rest of it was on their S/T 1972 album. Included below is my original review for more info.


>>>>>I was happy to see one of my favorite old bands on CD finally. I wish that someone would release it all! Although in mono for the most part 8 of the 12 cuts are from the album (a short instrumental passage before Picnic in the Rain is the 8th cut) 3 cuts are previously unheard. First, Park Preserve which was the b-side to Precious and few is lengthened to over 5 minutes on this cd. The song Rock and roll heaven which was a hit for the Righteous Brothers is here in its ORIGINAL version. Yes, a member of Climax wrote it. Finally Waiting for the end to come is a pretty good mid tempo pop song. There is another cd out there on ebay occasionally with 8 different songs and the 7 album cuts here. 7 of those 8 are not from the album and it still leaves around 5-6 cuts still unreleased. This cd is definately worth a listen, but i wish Rhino or someone would release an anthology of everything. (all 25-28 cuts they recorded)

Precious and Few (indeed!).......2003-03-30

First of all I would like to thank Jearold Ulin from whom I bought this CD: thanx for sending it so quickly to Holland!About the cd itself: at long last somebody got the idea of getting some of the Climax material on a CD. The sound isn't as good as it should, but you can't expect superb sound for a CD with only 10 songs from a unknown record company. This isn't Rhino material (unfortunately)! But anyways: Climax is mostly famous for two songs which hit the Billboard (AC) charts in 1972 Precious and Few (#3) and Life and Breath (#52). The only album released by this group, aptly titled "Climax", only hit it as far as #177 in the Album Charts. Does the CD has anything to offer besides these two superb songs? Yes it has: if it was only for the song Rock and Roll Heaven, which was a hit by The Righteous Brothers in 1974. Picnic In The Rain and Rainbow Rides Are For Free also hit the right spot. But the main problem of the cd is that it doens't contain all the songs Climax recorded and the fact that Climax' strength lies in the orchestrated ballads not in the bar band music which is also featured on this cd. The Outsiders were the true blue eyed soul (bar) band and Climax just doens't match their sound despite the fact that Walter Nims and Sonny Geraci were in both bands. This CD a good buy for those people who want to listen more than the 2 hits by this band, also featured on many "Sounds of the 70-s" albums. These people won't be dissapointed!

Great Band, much better than just Precious And Few.......2002-10-12

I was happy to see one of my favorite old bands on CD finally. I wish that someone would release it all! Although in mono for the most part 8 of the 12 cuts are from the album (a short instrumental passage before Picnic in the Rain is the 8th cut) 3 cuts are previously unheard. First, Park Preserve which was the b-side to Precious and few is lengthened to over 5 minutes on this cd. The song Rock and roll heaven which was a hit for the Righteous Brothers is here in its ORIGINAL version. Yes, a member of Climax wrote it. Finally Waiting for the end to come is a pretty good mid tempo pop song. There is another cd out there on ebay occasionally with 8 different songs and the 7 album cuts here. 7 of those 8 are not from the album and it still leaves around 5-6 cuts still unreleased. This cd is definately worth a listen, but i wish Rhino or someone would release an anthology of everything. (all 25-28 cuts they recorded)

Average customer rating: better than a plum,but not a peach either Sounding Good...

Sense of Direction Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Fuel 2000 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: FM/Live Gold Plated A Lot of Bottle Getting to the Point Stamp Album ASIN: B000J10JZ6 Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Amerita/Sense of Direction
2. Losin' the Humbles
3. Shopping Bag People
4. Nogales
5. Reaching Out
6. Right Now
7. Before You Reach the Grave
8. Milwaukee Truckin' Blues (Chipper's Song)
9. Amerita/Sense of Direction [Single Version][*]
10. Reaching Out [Alternate Version][*]
11. Right Now [Extended Version][*]

Customer Reviews:

better than a plum,but not a peach either.......2006-11-15

OK, I've waited for this cd to be re-issued,without chopping up the
title tune.Well here it is,intact this time, and with bonus tracks,and
they really cleaned up the sound, but wait a minute.If you listen really
closely you'll hear that they mastered this CD from an L.P.I know the sound of a needle traveling thru a groove @33,1/3 rpm and it is slightly
noticable in several spots on this disc.That aside Sense of Direction(the
entire CD) sounds fabulous.I highly recomend it...Now let's release Flying
The Flag!

Sounding Good..........2006-11-06

As a long-time fan of Climax Blues Band, I have been waiting for this one for a while, now. A previous CD release of 'Sense of Direction' (on Plum Records) had a serious flaw in my favorite song, in addition to so-so sound. Really, how can you lose about 20 seconds of music in the middle of a song and not notice it?

This new Fuel Records release at least corrects that deficiency. 'Amerita/Sense of Direction' has been restored to its full 6:08 length, the sound of the album as a whole has been cleaned up, and three bonus tracks have been added. The single version of 'Amerita/Sense of Direction' actually appears on some other import compilations listed as simply 'Sense of Direction,' since the edit for the single consisted largely of hacking off the 'Amerita' section of the piece. The extended version of 'Right Now' is good for completists, but doesn't add much overall. The surprise of the package is the alternate version of 'Reaching Out,' which is a much shorter and radically different arrangement of the song.

Overall, 'Sense of Direction' was always one of my favorite Climax Blues Band albums, right behind the 'FM/Live' live album. The title track, 'Nogales,' 'Losing the Humbles' and 'Reaching Out' combine to make this an album well worth owning.

So why only 4 stars? Fuel Records did an acceptable but not great job on this reissue. The remastering is good, but not as good as I would like it to have been. A sticker on the jewel case cover promises Extensive Liner Notes!, but the package delivers a four-page booklet (one piece of paper, folded in half), no pictures, two of the four pages taken up by the British and American covers of the original album, and one short essay whose central thesis could be summed up as "It isn't very good, but here it is." The company couldn't even get the name of the album right; it's shown on the disk as 'Straight Ahead.' If you're that blase about delivering a quality product, why not let someone else do it, and do it right?

But this is still about music, and this album is well worth buying on that basis. Thirty-two years later this is still an excellent album, and it deserves a place in any serious music collection.

Average customer rating: Blues Band? Who cares! It's great music!

Couldn't Get It Right Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gold Plated FM/Live A Lot of Bottle 25 Years : 1968-1993 Plays On ASIN: B000056PAF Release Date: 2001-01-22

Tracks:

1. Couldn't Get It Right
2. Reap What I've Sowed [Single Version]
3. Looking for My Baby
4. Like Uncle Charlie
5. Reaching Out [Single Version]
6. Milwaukee Truckin' Blues (Chipper's Song)
7. That's All
8. Mole on the Dole
9. Towards the Sun
10. Loving Machine
11. Hey Mama
12. Nogales
13. Using the Power [Single Version]
14. I Am Constant
15. Sky High
16. Berlin Blues
17. Everyday
18. Shoot Her If She Runs
19. If You Wanna Know
20. Shake Your Love
21. Hey Baby, Everything's Gonna Be Alright Yeh Yeh Yeh
22. Cobra

Album Details

21 great tracks from this FM radio mainstay band that 'got it right' a couple of times and enjoyed great success through the 70's and early 80's. Includes their signature song 'Couldn't Get It Right'.

Customer Reviews:

Blues Band? Who cares! It's great music!.......2003-05-26

As per usual, Repertoire's mastering job is great. The music is is diverse - ranging from straight-out blues to the pop smash, COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT. STILL, all of this music sounds at home on the same disc. If you want a single disc compilation of tight, bluesy, British rock, LOOK NO FURTHER. Snap this up.

Average customer rating: Finally on CD!

Rich Man Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Repertoire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Lot of Bottle Gold Plated Stamp Album Climax Chicago Blues Band Tightly Knit ASIN: B000FQWG9C Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

1. Rich Man
2. Mole on the Dole
3. You Make Me Sick
4. Standing by a River
5. Shake Your Love
6. All the Time in the World
7. If You Wanna Know
8. Don't You Mind People Grinning in Your Face
9. Like Uncle Charlie [*]

Album Details

Original Mini Vinyl Artwork which Includes a Booklet with Authoritative and Extensive Liner Notes by Respected Author and Journalist Chris Welch.

Customer Reviews:

Finally on CD!.......2006-10-22

It could be me, but if I could only have just one album, this would be it. Not even any of my Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones albums would make the cut. I have an original LP record of this album that I bought in 1976. I have been looking for it on CD since CDs usurped LPs as the primary media format in the eighties.
I don't do or advocate mind altering substance use, but the song "You Make Me Sick" with the sax and guitar solos were mesmerizing! There would be something wrong with you if you didn't at least tap your foot to "If You Wanna Know", a 50s style song done with period guitar work and rythyms. "Shake Your Love" is my favorite song on the disc. It's British "skiffle" done with a metal edge. "Mole On The Dole" is a slower, melodic song that counter acts the wild punch of "Rich Man". "Standing By A River" has catchy lyrics and great instrumentals. "All The time In The World" starts slow but builds to an impressive crescendo. It should be a classic, but the powers that be in radio decided that we should only hear "Couldn't Get It Right" from "Gold Plated", an OK but not great album. "Grinnin' In Your Face" is a slow, bluesy song that nails the fickleness of people perfectly.
As I said, it could just be me. But in my humble opinion, this is the best record ever. If you dropped some good blotter acid, and give this a spin, you'll agree with me.

Average customer rating:

Gold Plated Climax Blues Band Manufacturer: Fuel 2000 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sense of Direction Couldn't Get It Right FM/Live 25 Years : 1968-1993 A Lot of Bottle ASIN: B0007LLPCE Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Together and Free
2. Mighty Fire
3. Chasing Change
4. Berlin Blues
5. Couldn't Get It Right
6. Rollin' Home
7. Sav'ry Gravy
8. Extra
9. Together and Free [Live][*]
10. Paper Hat & Shake Your Love [Live]

Average customer rating: Beautiful music. 5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions "Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck"

Hammer the Studio That Dripped Blood Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legendary Horror Films Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery & Horror Monster Music: Film Music Classics House of Frankenstein The Hammer Studio Frankenstein Film Music Collection ASIN: B000063IUP Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. Main Theme/Inside Castle Darcula/Lure Of The Vampire Women/Dracula's Rage/The Kiss Of The Living Dead (Dracula)
2. Funeral In Carpethia/Finale: Confrontation & Climax/The Fall Of Dracula (Dracula Prince Of Darkness)
3. Love Theme (The Scars Of Dracula)
4. Finale/Dracula And The Crucifix (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave)
5. The Blood Of Dracula (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
6. Romance: The Young Lovers/Shadow Of The Tomb (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
7. Ride To The Ruined Church/Romance At Dusk (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
8. Dracula Triumphant/Pursuit/Death Of Lucy (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
9. The Victory Of Love (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
10. Christina (Frankenstein Created Woman)
11. The Power Of Evil (The Devil Rides Out)
12. Invocation To The Devil/Dance Frenzy (The Devil Rides Out)
13. Awakening And Absolution (The Devil Rides Out)
14. Vampire Rhapsody (Kiss Of The Vampire)

Tracks:

1. Cosmic Sequence/Tumak Meets Luana/In The Domain Of The Shell People/Eruption Of The Volcano (One Million Years B.C.) - Mario Nascimbene
2. Main Theme/Storm Over The Sea (When Dinasours Ruled The Earth) - Mario Nascimbene
3. Life Of The Tribe/Finale (Creatures The World Forgot) - Mario Nascimbene
4. The Tomb/The Desert (The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb) - Carlo Martelli
5. Ayesha - She Who Must Be Obeyed (She)
6. Bedouin Attack & Desert Quest (She)
7. In The Kingdom Of She - Processional/The Cruelty Of She (She)
8. The Eternal Flame And The Destruction Of She (She)
9. Main Title (The Abominable Snowman) - Humphrey Searle
10. Defeat Of The Aliens/Finale (Quatermass II)
11. Main Titles/Anna's Theme - Christopher Gunning
12. Prologue (Vampire Circus) - David Whitaker
13. Main Themes (The Vampire Hunter) - Jamed Bernard
14. Pastorale/The Werewolf At Bay/Aptheosis (Curse Of The Werewolf) - Benjamin Frankel

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music........2007-01-10

I sat back with the lights dimmed and a cup of hot coffee and enjoyed the beautiful haunting music of years gone by. Memories abound.

5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions.......2006-08-29

Why doesn't this get a perfect five stars?

Simple reason.

The producers at Silva, for wahtever reason, decided to cut down their SHE suites and Hands of the Ripper suites.

On the previous Hammer releases, "Draculas - Classic Horror Films", released in 1993, recorded in 1989, they had seven additional minutes of "Hands of the Ripper" that could have been included on this set.

Additionally, The Devil Rides Out: Film Music of James Bernard, released in 1997, recorded in 1995 and 1996 had about a minute more of additional music from SHE, PLUS about seven minutes worth of suites from Quatermass and X: The Unknown.

Both discs in this new re-issue round out at around 68 minutes, so there was room for some of these omissions.

Silva Screen gets big kudos for a reissuing these recordeings in the remastered HDCD format, but I don't understand these omissions. In fact, one of the tracks included, "Vampire Hunter" isn't even from a Hammer film, and its the only recording on this collection not on previous Silva CD's.

Again, 5 stars for the performances, the 1989 performances with Neil Richardson and the Philharmonia are fantastic. (Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hands of the Ripper, Vampire Circus.)

Additionally, The Westminster Philharmonic under the baton of Kenneth Alwyn do an excellent job as usual (Kiss of the Vampire, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, She, THe Abominable Snowman, Quatermass II and Curse of the Werewolf.) Finally, the City of Prague Philharmonic, who get a bad rap more often than they deserve round out hte album and IMHO, deliver the goods, under the trusty batons of Paul Bateman (Scars of Dracula, Frankenstein Created Woman, additionally, Bateman also plays the piano solo on Kiss of the Vampire.) and Nic Raine (The Devil Rides Out, One Million Years BC, When Dinosuars Ruled the Earth, Creatures The World Forgot, The Vampire Hunter)

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Much thanks to producers David Wishart, Eric Tomlinson and James Fitzpatrick and recording engineers Mike Ross-Trevor, John Luard Timperley and Jan Holzner for contributing to these fine historical film music recordings.

"Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck".......2002-04-09

Silva Screen takes us on tour through the castles of Transylvania with a collection of
outstanding scores from James Bernard on Disc One ~ "DRACULA" (1958)..."KISS OF
THE VAMPIRE" (1964)..."DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
(1966)..."FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN" (1967)..."THE DEVIL RIDES OUT"
(1968)..."DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE" (1968)..."THE SCARS OF
DRACULA" (1970)..."TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1970)...even though the
blood doesn't flow as easily in "KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", the score from Bernard is
seductive, sensual to say the least for "creatures of the night", masked ball scene blends
atmospheric trance-masquerade themes, intoxicating main title is hauntingly mesmerizing with
"VAMPIRE RHAPSODY", just listen to the piano solo from our character in the film Carl
Ravna (Barry Warren), son of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) along with daughter Sabena Ravna
(Jacqueline Wallis), a cult of vampires in early 20th century Bavarian, praying on a young
honeymoon couple...Bernard's rhapsody captures the listeners heart and BLOOD!

Let's look at Disc Two with the other Hammer themes and their composers ~ "THE
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN" (1957-Humphrey Searle)..."QUATERMASS II"
(1957-James Bernard)..."CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" (1960-Benjamin
Frankel)..."CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB" (1964-Carlo Martelli)..."SHE"
(1965-James Bernard)..."ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." (1966-Mario
Nascimbene)..."WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH" (1969-Mario
Nascimbene)..."HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971-Christopher Gunning)..."VAMPIRE
CIRCUS" (1971-David Whitaker)..."VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2000-James
Bernard)...difficult as it may be, there is a stand out ~ "THE CURSE OF THE
WEREWOLF", fine direction from Terence Fisher (director) with an outstanding cast Oliver
Reed (Leon-the Werewolf), Clifford Evans (Alfredo), Yvonne Romain (Servant Girl) and
Catherine Feller (Christina), Hammer's departure from the old stereotype of the beast is
refreshing, Reed's performance as the tormented sole, from man to wolf is touching, the score
by Ben Frankel is tense building at it's best, to say the least, setting the tone and mood for the
transformation with counterpoints is stimulating, inclusive orchestration development for what
lies ahead during a full moon.

Without a doubt the highlight pick hands down is "SHE", composer James Bernard gives of
himself without question, the SUITE takes the orchestra into lilting melodic exercises with
percussion chiming in, the harmonies are hypnotic blends of textured fabric, listen as The
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn display stirring strings and
a solo harp run the scales in "THE ETERNAL FLAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF
SHE", hold-fast arrangement has haunting echoes of Bernard's constant theme, with a final
beat from a drum in the percussion section.

Must make mention the cast of players that made this possible ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra,
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra ~ and
their various conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Neil
Richardson...supported by the illustrious staff from Silva Screen Records LTD ~ Reynold da
Silva (executive producer), David Stoner (associate producer), Gareth Williams (Dolby
Surround/HDCD Mastering) and of course James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), who
has the knack of developing quality in every Silva Screen release...similar to "A History Of
Horror:From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense" (SSD-1111/2CD Set), guaranteed to raise the
hair on the back of your neck!

Total Time: Disc One 68:01 on 14 Tracks & Disc Two 68:46 on 14 Tracks ~ Silva Screen
Records SSD-357 ~ (2002)

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