Dicks [Import]

Dicks [Import]

Track Listings

1. An Impossible Place

2. Sidearms & Parsnips

3. Shellac

4. D'Avros

5. Great Attractor

6. Kiss My Whippet

7. Ballon

8. Lullaby Berkowitz

9. Cubist News

10. Goggle Box

11. Heil Mickey

12. Doggin'

13. 708-7606-19

14. And Flesh

15. Curveball for the 21st Century

16. The Hull Priests

17. Sugarplum Hairnet

18. Furball Shindig

19. The Third Tendril of the Squid

20. We've Almost Surprised Me

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Their 10th album.

Tracks:

Buena Vista - Glynis Johns
Overture - Glynis Johns
One Man Band - Glynis Johns
Sister Suffragette - Glynis Johns
The Life I Lead - David Tomlinson
The Perfect Nanny - Karen Dotrice
Air Mail/Admiral Boom/The Not-So-Perfect Nannies/Mary Poppins Arrives - Julie Andrews
A Spoonful Of Suger - Julie Andrews
Pavement Artist - Dick Van Dyke
Jolly Holiday - Marni Nixon
Jolly Holiday (Reprise) - Julie Andrews
Penguin Dance - Richard Sherman
The Carousel Horses - Richard Sherman
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Richard Sherman
Pavement Artist (Reprise) - Dick Van Dyke
Stay Awake - Julie Andrews
Trouble At Uncle Albert's - Julie Andrews
I Love To Laugh - Julie Andrews
A British Bank - Julie Andrews
Feed The Birds - Julie Andrews
Father's Footsteps - Bill Lee
Fidelity Fiduciary Bank - Bill Lee
Panic At The Bank - Julie Andrews
Chim Chim Cher-ee/March Over The Rooftops - Julie Andrews
Step In Time - Dick Van Dyke
A Man Has Dreams (The LIfe I Lead/A Spoonful Of Sugar) - Dick Van Dyke
Mr. Banks Is Discharged - Dick Van Dyke
Let's Go Fly A Kite - Dick Van Dyke

Tracks:

Cherry Tree Lane (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Mr. Banks Dcided To Hire A Nanny Himself (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Children Write Their Own Advertisement (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Line Of Applicants And Marry Poppins Arrives (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Notes On Mary Meeting The Banks (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Up To The Nursery (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Bert And The Talking Pictures - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
A Carousel Horse Ride To The Seashore (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Return Home (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Next Morning We Meet The Sweep (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Uncle Albert's (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
A Change In The Wind And Adventure With Admiral Boom (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Bird Woman (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Mr. Banks And The C ompass (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Compass Sequence: Timbuktu (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Compass Sequence: The Land Of Sand (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Compass Sequence: Tea In China (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Compass Sequence: The North Pole (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Return Home (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Everyone Descends On Cherry Tree Lane (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Mary Departs (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts) - Mary Poppins (Special Edition): An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Hollywood Spotlight Microphone - (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts)
The Sherman Brothers Reminisce About Their Work On Marry Poppins - (The Mary Poppins Story Meeting Excerpts)

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Winner of five Oscars (including two for Richard and Robert Sherman's memorable slate of songs), Disney's 1964 adaptation of British author P.L. Travers' beloved children's tales melded live action, animation and music more successfully than any film before or since. Containing the most complete version of the Sherman Brothers' score and a wealth of previously unavailable behind-the-scenes treasures, this double-disc, 40th anniversary soundtrack edition becomes the ultimate musical tribute to the beloved family masterpiece. The Sherman's memorable songs are showcased here in a more comprehensive musical context than ever before; indeed, a number of the expanded or previously unreleased pieces of the Irwin Kostal-arranged underscore now included were truncated in editing the film itself. The generous bonus disc contains the set's greatest historical treasure: a 40+ minute pre-production story meeting between the Shermans, gag writer Don DaGradi and author Travers herself. Also included is a lengthy 1964 audio documentary featuring the Shermans and stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, an audio montage of the songwriting team reminiscing and playing their original demos for the project and an illustrated 40-page companion booklet containing a history of the project as well as complete song lyrics. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Practically Perfect..........2007-06-20

A really wonderful re-issue of this classic score, made even richer by the inclusion of much of the orchestral score. My only quibble, rather small, is that the expanded overture heard on the original lp has not been included. That overture goes on a little longer than the film version and is quite beautiful. Has this version been on any cd issue of the soundtrack? As I said, small point, and this cd belongs in every soundtrack collection - it's just great - and far better than the current stage version.

A Classic.......2007-05-13

This CD is not of the caliber of a Sound of Music and West Side Story as far sheer volume of great songs go; most songs are good and classics.

This CD is one to have in your collection of musicals.

Loved by young and old...I mean older :) .......2007-03-15

My son and mother-in-law love to sing to the music, so we bought this for her birthday to replace the record (album) that she has been using. Yes, I did say record! It really is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

What a soundtrack!.......2006-11-10

I wish I would have gotten this a long time ago. I never knew soundtracks could be so much fun! My whole family enjoys singing along with these songs and visioning the movie while we sing. Even my husband enjoys singing Chim Chim Cher-ee! The price is amazing to boot.
Perfectly pleased.

Mary Poppins Soundtrack is supercalifriglisticexpialidocious.......2006-11-10

The CD expansion of the score from the original vinyl is delightful and a must for any soundtrack collection.

Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast)

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MODERNIZE your music collection!!!
A must to add to your collection
Delightful
YOU WILL LOVE IT
Stellar cast in a first rate musical

Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
Jeanine Tesori , Dick Scanlan , and Sutton Foster
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ASIN: B000066B4Y
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Overture (Orchestra)
Not for the Life of Me (Sutton Foster)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sutton Foster and Ensemble)
Not for the Life of Me (Sutton Foster, JoAnn M. Hunter, Alisa Klein, Jessica Grove, Megan Sikora, Catherine Brunell and Kate Baldwin)
How the Other Half Lives (Angela Christian and Sutton Foster)
Not for the Life of Me (reprise) (Ken Leung and Francis Jue)
The Speed Test (Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
They Don't Know (Harriet Harris)
The Nuttycracker Suite (Orchestra)
What Do I Need with Love? (Gavin Creel)
Only in New York (Sheryl Lee Ralph)
Jimmy (Sutton Foster)
Back at Work (Orchestra with Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
Forget About the Boy (Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan and Ensemble)
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life/I'm Falling in Love with Someone (Marc Kudisch and Angela Christian)
I Turned the Corner/I'm Falling in Love with Someone (quartet/reprise) (Gavin Creel and Sutton Foster, Marc Kudisch and Angela Christian)
Muqin (Harriet Harris, Francis Jue and Ken Leung)
Long as I'm Here with You (Sheryl Lee Ralph and Male Ensemble)
Gimme Gimme (Sutton Foster)
Finale (Thoroughly Modern Millie) (Gavin Creel, Angela Christian and Ensemble with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sutton Foster)
Final Bows (Entire Company)

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Although it's based on the 1967 movie of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie is almost thoroughly new. Composer Jeanine Tesori (Violet) and lyricist Dick Scanlan wrote a whole batch of songs, while retaining a couple from the movie--including the Jimmy van Heusen-Sammy Cahn title tune--and recycling even older material (look for Victor Herbert's "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" and the inventively arranged "Nuttycracker Suite"). Miraculously, the show, set during the jazz age, doesn't feel stitched together, and Tesori does a great job cranking out swinging melodies. Sutton Foster is appropriately brassy as Millie, but she can also tone it down, as in the beginning of "Gimme Gimme" (of course, she then proceeds to project up to the last rafters as the song builds to its climax). Harriet Harris, as nasty Mrs. Meers, steals the show with "They Don't Know." Close your eyes, listen to her, and you'll be back in Broadway's golden age. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

MODERNIZE your music collection!!!.......2007-07-13

This is an AMAZING musical and great album. It is sure to jazz-up any music collection! BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!

A must to add to your collection.......2007-05-18

I was very fortunate enough to see this on Broadway. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen! The music has just enough jazz and contemporary vive that any musical lover would enjoy! It's also got tapping in it! Sutton is simply awesome in this role and all of the cast can really belt out their songs. Harriet Harris is phenominal in her role as Mrs. Meers. I highly recommend this to all broadway lovers! It's one to add to your collection!

Delightful.......2006-06-12

The music takes a little bit to grow on you, but boy, does it! It's wonderful, charming, romantic, funny--just like the play itself. I loved almost every song and I was really impressed with "Long As I'm Here With You"-- I thought it was an old song written back in the twenties, because it so sounded like one. The cast is absolutely energetic and endearing, and Sutton Foster just *rocks*. Definitely worth the money.

YOU WILL LOVE IT.......2006-02-17

If you like musicals, you will NOT REGRET purchasing this musical soundtrack. JUST DO IT. It's so great, you will be listening to it forever. I also saw the show at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and it's one of the best I've ever seen. (And I've seen A LOT.)

Have Fun!

Stellar cast in a first rate musical.......2006-01-29

A sparkling Broadway lead debut from Sutton Foster (run, don't walk to any live performances given by Ms. Sutton) with superb comedic support given by Mark Kudisch and Harriet Harris (who won the Tony Award for this performance)

King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

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Dick Dale was the Pioneer...
Surf mandolin
A Great Album but not easy listening music . . . .
DickDale-King of the Surf Guitar
You Don't Know Dick

King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
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ASIN: B00000348H
Release Date: 1989-08-04

Tracks:

Let's Go Trippin
Shake 'N' Stomp
Misirlou
Mr. Peppermint Man
Surf Beat
Take It Off
King Of The Surf Guitar
Hava Nagila
Riders In The Sky
The Wedge
Night Rider
Mr. Eliminator
The Victor
Taco Wagon
Tidal Wave
Banzi Washout
One Double One Oh!
Pipeline - Dick Dale And His Del Tones w/ Stevie Ray Vaughan

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This collection rightly concentrates on Dale's instrumental exploits as the Jimi Hendrix of surf music. Nineteen sixty-one's "Let's Go Trippin'" was the first real surf instrumental, although the pyrotechnic fretwork of later Dale records is largely absent. Those divebomb runs, reverb drenchings, and impossibly quick picking displays materialize on the next single, "Shake & Stomp," then bloom on the revved-up Middle-Eastern standard "Misirlou." Dale's instrumentals generally fell into two camps: standard-progression frat blasts ("Take It Off," "Night Rider," "Mr. Eliminator") and minor-key Middle-Eastern excursions ("The Wedge," the "Pipeline"-esque "Banzai Wipeout," "The Victor," even "Hava Nagila"--which Jewish purists must have regarded as a hora of Babylon), on which his blistering technique was more likely to find its spotlight Some of his best work is found on "King of the Surf Guitar," a Duane Eddy knockoff with great vocals by the Blossoms garnished by lightning flashes of boss guitar. With all the dazzling axe-work on display (also including a beautiful 1987 duet with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the Chantays' unearthly "Pipeline"), the coolest cut here may be the sole vocal, "Mr. Peppermint Man," on which Dale's rasp oozes a concupiscent slime over the murky tale of a lollipop Lothario who "carries a little sign that says, Have some dessert." Frat rock godhead. --Ken Barnes

Customer Reviews:

Dick Dale was the Pioneer..........2007-05-31

I knew of Dick Dale's more well known tunes, his first "Let's go tripping" & "Misirlou", but the lesser known tracks are quite good. It demonstrates Dale's growth from his first to the "Pipeline" remake. The tracks are pretty much layed out on chronological order, and that's good.

His style is all over this cd, no mistaking it. He's described as "High Energy", and I'm not a fan of harsh surf - some of that here, but all good.

I recommend this cd for surf tune lovers and how surf all started with Dick Dale.

Surf mandolin.......2007-03-05

Dick Dale was left-handed, yet didn't reverse the strings on his guitar. His technique is most accurately described as electrified mandolin that was augmented in 1962 with a portable Fender reverb unit. He is widely considered the father of surf music and there's no denying that those who came after Dale used his music as a starting point.

The Del-Tones never had a hit record in their time; not even "Misrilou" made much of a splash (forgive the pun). That song and Dale enjoyed a sort of notoriety 30 years after the track's release thanks to the film PULP FICTION. It was featured in the movie's opening credits.

In comparison to the surf music that followed in Dick Dale's wake (pun again), his stuff had more energy perhaps, but it just wasn't as good. Dale had a penchant for reworking tunes to his style that probably should have been left alone-- "The Wedge," "Riders In The Sky" and "Hava Nagila" are good examples of this.

The last selection, "Pipeline," features Stevie Ray Vaughan, and was recorded in 1987. RHINO did a fine job of remastering the older sides, and their liner notes are informative. THE BEST OF DICK DALE & HIS DEL-TONES is a collection that will appeal most to surf music completists, and historians of the "California Sound."

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 41:54

A Great Album but not easy listening music . . . ........2007-02-17

I am more partial to metal and hard rock, but Dick Dale is great! The first man to blow up amps and melt guitar picks. He used to start with a handful and flick them off into to audience.

Most of the tracks are a good cross section of the times; has artist as well as studio written and produced tracks. If you are interested in pre-Beach Boys 'surf guitar', this is one to get.

Most people will recognize Banzai Wipeout, but there are some 'studio produced' tracks as well that Dale was forced to record. They are insipid, but a good contrast to the artist's material. Dale wanted to see what he could do with a traditional melody, Hava Nagila has to be experienced . . . .its a great revenge track for all the boring whiny gangsta rap you hear in the summer.

DickDale-King of the Surf Guitar.......2007-01-21

Don't think Dale can play a song the same way twice. Didn't like the selection of songs nor the way they produced.
J

You Don't Know Dick.......2006-12-31

I've owned this particular CD for years, but I have been kind of reluctant to review it. Y'see, to me, Dick Dale is kind of like the Tao; "the Tao that is spoken about, is not the Tao..." The Dick dale that I speak about is not really Dick Dale.

Dick Dale needs to be experienced in order to be appreciated. I can't explain his music. It's kind of primal, kind of tribal, it's kind of raw and will gnaw at your gut for hours after listening to it. It takes a "different kind" of soul to not only listen to Dick Dale, but appreciate him. This isn't said out of arrogance, it's just said out of a knowing that not everybody will like him just like not everyone likes the Mills Brothers...

Shine little glow worm...

He is truly amazing. I saw him in concert a few times, but I remember one time he was playing so fast and so furious that he broke a guitar string in the middle of a jam session. Big deal you say? What would you say if I told you he changed that guitar string while he was playing it? He had a stage hand hold the guitar, while he changed the string with his left hand and played with his right. You wouldn't even believe how thunderous the applause was after that happened.

Every time I've seen him, I've been "deaf" for days. I've never left a Dick Dale concert without somehow changing in some way. He's like a Shaman, a wizard, an alchemist. He can transform the ordinary into something pure and golden. He is truly one of the world's greatest (and most overlooked) musicians.

He is the King.

So, buy this album. It's a great little starter and after you learn to appreciate this album, go to another, and another, until you'll finally be able to say, "Wow, I really do know Dick..."

Peace and Blessings, children

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 2

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Could not receive the CD
Bubblegum ditties of the Baby Boomers
Got me what I wanted...
One Hit Wonders
Back for more

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 2
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Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - The Hombres
Gimmie Gimmie Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
Everlasting Love - Robert Knight
Angel Of The Morning - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate
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Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy
No Good To Cry - The Wildweeds
Cinnamon - Derek
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos
Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys

Customer Reviews:

Could not receive the CD.......2007-05-14

Unfortunately, I was unable to get the CD because the post office could not deliver it to me. I complained to Amazon already. I would like to re-order, but I am not sure it will arrive.

Don Bankston
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Bubblegum ditties of the Baby Boomers.......2007-04-14

Here are the obscure recordings of "Flash-in-the-Pan" artists and "hits" of us Baby Boomers! Stuff that was the temporary fodder of Casey Kasum and the "top 40' "Hit" radio stations across the United States in the '60's.

One Hit Wonders that were played over and over in their time then promptly forgotten. They were re'released in the many incarnations of "K-Tel," then forgotten again as these K-Tel records found their way to thriftshops, then landfills.

If you want to reminisce about all that "bubblegum" heard as a child, be more imaginative! Pass this one by and instead purchase The Resident's Third Reich and Roll! Only The Residents could give these "one hit wonders" the ROASTING they DESERVED!

Got me what I wanted..........2007-01-05

OK, I wanted "Then You Can Tell Me Goobye" by the Casinos, and here's a CD that provided it. Very nice. The rest of it? Ehhhh...., could be worse, I guess. Only real disappointment was the version of "Everlasting Love" by Robert Knight. While Knight may have been the original, Carl Carlton certainly recorded what has become the definative version of this song and Knight's pales by comparison. That's the way it works with compilations, you get the good with the bad. Glad I bought it, though!

One Hit Wonders.......2005-09-06

They definately are wonders. Wonderful that is. Great cd, bought for our DJ biz, but it seems to end up in my car alot!
Can't get enough of them!

Back for more.......2005-06-29

Vol. 2 of Bartley's anthology of one-hit wonders isn't quite as consistently good as the first, but it's still a fine balance of obscuros and hard-to-find well-known hits. It was great to have Robert Knight's original '66 version of "Everlasting Love" at my fingertips, for example, as well as Merilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning."
You can find a couple of the hits elsewhere ("Hang On, Sloopy" can be found in several places, while "Expressway to Your Heart" is on the three-CD "The Philly Sound" Philadelphia International collection), but this was, for years, the only CD where you could find the killer white soul shouter "No Good to Cry" by Connecticut band The Wildweeds (now on a killer 2002 collection called "No Good to Cry: The Best of The Wildweeds"). The song, written and sung by the teenage Al Anderson (before his long run with NRBQ and his successful career as a country songwriter), charted big in its home state (where I grew up) and in the South, but just made the upper 80s in Billboard; you fans from the rest of the country will wonder just how the hell this didn't become one of the all-time great chart hits.

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great substitute for the movie
Great music but less than great sound quality
Great Soundtrack
A most excellent soundtrack CD for a classic.
The songs stay in my head

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Robert B. Sherman
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ASIN: B0001DMVXK
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
You Two
Toot Sweets
Hushabye Mountain
Me Ol' Bam-Boo
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Truly Scrumptious
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Lovely Lonely Man
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1964 brought both triumph and ironic tragedy to English spy-turned-author Ian Fleming. The year that saw producer Cubby Broccoli's successful film adaptation of Goldfinger elevate the adventures of British secret agent James Bond into a four-decade-plus global phenomena and the publication of Fleming's most idiosyncratic work, the children's fantasy Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was also the year the author succumbed to a heart attack. Broccoli (who'd acquired the Chitty rights along with Bond) shrewdly lured the Sherman Brothers away from Disney (where their musical successes included a pair of Oscars for Mary Poppins) to write a collection of songs for Fleming's magical tale of inventor Caractacus Potts (Poppins' star Dick Van Dyke) and the phantasmagorical flying car he and his children soar to adventure in. The Sherman's songs are among their best and most beloved, highlighted by the jaunty rhythmic rhymes of the title track, Van Dyke's energetic cane dance, "Me Ol' Bam-Boo," and his bittersweet children's lullaby, "Hushabye Mountain," all set to the magnificent, 90-piece orchestra arrangements of Irwin Kostal (Mary Poppins, West Side Story). Released in conjunction with MGM's double-disc DVD anniversary release, this new edition restores the album's tracks to their original 1968 format and features a new historical essay on the film that's become an enduring children's classic. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

great substitute for the movie.......2007-03-21

My 2 year old daughter loves the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and asks to watch it all day long. I will often offer the soundtrack instead, and she will dance and sing along to all her favorite songs.

Great music but less than great sound quality.......2007-03-09

The music from the movie is great but the sound quality on the cd is no where near as good as it could be. I'm not sure why a better recording is not out there but this recording sounds 'tinny'. That said, I want to keep the recording because it's fun to sing along to the songs, etc., but if a better one comes along I would think seriously about trading this one in for a better one.

Great Soundtrack.......2007-01-12

That Soundtrack grooves, as the film did.
I always have a great time when I listen to it. My favourite
is the song when you hear Gerd Froebe singing. I hope futur brings such great Composers back as the Sherman brothers were. Not only loud boom - booms as Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore, for example, dare to present us today.

A most excellent soundtrack CD for a classic........2006-05-18

This new soundtrack release for the 1968 family musical classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, contains all of the songs from the movie, albeit some have instrumental parts edited from the tracks. It contains several performances of the title track, as well as classics such as "Toot Sweets," "Hushabye Mountain," and "Doll On A Music Box." The sound is fairly crisp, clear, and mostly free of flaws.

I took one star off, however, for the simple reason that these 16 tracks don't even add up to 40 minutes of audio, which is why the exclusion of the demos that are included on the 2-Disc DVD baffles me. I made myself a copy of the CD with both the songs from the CD and the demos from the DVD, and it came to just under 70 minutes. It'd be nice if in the future, a new soundtrack was released with the demos, or even just the full songs, including the instrumental breaks. It's about time these record companies started taking advantage of a CD's ability to hold up to 80 minutes of audio.

Despite any flaws, I wholeheartedly recommend this soundtrack to ANY fan of the film. It presents all of the classic songs in a satisfactory presentation, and is wonderfully nostalgic. The songs aren't as good as the songs you'll find in any great Disney classic, but they're still fantastic fun.

The songs stay in my head.......2005-08-16

I recently took my four year old son to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Broadway for his birthday. He was amazed by the play, especially the real flying car! I bought him the movie and the soundtrack so he could relive the memory. The songs are catchy and I find myself humming them through the day! He likes listening to them and telling me about what was happening in the play when a certain song is playing.

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1

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Dick Bartley Present: One Hit Wonders Vol. 1
Hard to find songs
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Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1
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ASIN: B0000032TV
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

You Were On My Mind - We Five
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Barry & The Tamerlanes
Last Kiss - Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
The Stripper - David Rose
Do It Again A Little Bit Slower - Jon & Robin & The In Crowd
Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Sounds Orchestral
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
Midnight Mary - Joey Powers
The Cheater - Bob Kuban & The In-Men
More - Kai Winding

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Nationally syndicated radio show host Dick Bartley has painstakingly compiled this priceless series featuring performers who only enjoyed 15 minutes-or, more accurately, 2:30-of fame on the pop charts during the '60s. Many tracks make their CD debut!

Customer Reviews:

Dick Bartley Present: One Hit Wonders Vol. 1.......2007-01-11

It was a gift. The guy went crazy. It's awssome. I got Vol. 2 as well.

Hard to find songs.......2007-01-10

I was only after one particular song on this cd but found I enjoyed about 4 others songs on it.It doesnt have a lot of songs on it but most are good easy listening.I would look at other volumes in this series.

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1.......2007-01-09

Very good if you like 60s

review of Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1.......2006-09-01

I am very happy with this product.I enjoy a lot of older music not available in stores. I like the ease of being able to purchase hard to find products on Amazom.

Good Buy.......2006-03-09

I bought this CD primarily because of the song 'You Were On My Mind' by the We Five, and The Rooftop singers. The rest of the CD was good, it was worth the money I paid for it.

Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969

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Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum
UNFORGETTABLE PAST
A must have.
great cd / great sound
A fantastic 60's tunes compilation

Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969
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ASIN: B00068CVHG
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

(YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS (WITH RARE LONG INTRO)
THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (ANYMORE) - THE WALKER BROTHERS
I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU - THE NEW COLONY SIX
BEND ME, SHAPE ME - THE AMERICAN BREED
THE CLAPPING SONG (CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP) - SHIRLEY ELLIS (ORIG.VERSION DEBUT)
ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES(RARE)
MENDOCINO - THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT -TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - THE FORTUNES
KEEP ON DANCING - THE GENTRYS
PETER RABBIT - DEE JAY & THE RUNAWAYS (CD DEBUT)
YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN - THE IDES OF MARCH (RARE)
THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY - THE NEW COLONY SIX
YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY - THE SILKIE
SOCIETY'S CHILD (BABY I'VE BEEN THINKING) - JANIS IAN
LOVE IS ALL AROUND - THE TROGGS (STEREO DEBUT)
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCOL HARUM (STEREO DEBUT)
FIRE - THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

Album Description

Dick Bartley, the best-loved oldies DJ in America, presents 18 tracks from the Golden Age of Top 40, a wide open era when bubblegum pop like Boyce & Hart's "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" could play alongside crazed psychedelic rock like Arthur Brown's "Fire." In these days of narrow-casting and micro-formatting, Dick Bartley helps us remember what made 60's radio so great.

But the fun doesn't stop there! Dick throws in Janis Ian's controversial protest classic, "Society's Child," the Silkie's Top 10 Beatles cover, "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," Sir Douglas' stoner travelogue, "Mendocino," and Desmond Dekker's 1969 freak reggae smash, "Israelites." Classic Oldies 1965-1969 collects the wildest, best music possible, mirroring the great Top 40 stations of the late 60's.

Classic Oldies 1965-1969 has been digitally mastered in true stereo wherever possible. Many songs, such as the I'des Of March's "You Wouldn't Listen" (released years before their best-known hit, "Vehicle") are sought-after rarities, and one track, "Peter Rabbit" by Dee Jay & The Runaways, makes it's CD debut. Two other tracks, Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade Of Pale" and the Troggs' "Love Is all Around" although widely released, have never been available in STEREO in the original versions - until now!

Customer Reviews:

Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum.......2007-04-14

Here are some of the long forgotten songs of the late 60's pop scene, revisited upon us.

Don't get me wrong, most of these songs I liked back then and still like now. Especially the long forgotten beautiful love ballads by The New Colony Six. (who were they?) But you will remember the songs if you preview listen to them. The incentive for me to purchase this collection was to aquire the song "Peter Rabbit" by DJ and the Runaways. (who were they?) Such "novelty songs" were rife in the 60's pop culture. Flashes in the pan and then forgotten. But they were OUR music back then intertwined by the thousand Coke, Pepsi and Marlboro commercials blaring at us through all those transistors!

Surfing through this collection brought back to me so many songs in my past. Surprises abounded as I reminisced. The only song in this collection I didn't like was "The Clapping Song." Please, let dead things lie in peace, before I throw cockroaches in their coffins!

UNFORGETTABLE PAST.......2007-01-18

How could anyone not listen to and enjoy this wonderful music from the past? Even today, you find all kinds of youngsters listening to 'My' generation music.It's a time when the lyrics actually had meaning. Not just a bunch of yelling/screaming as today's junk. My recommendation is to encourage all to get hooked on yesteryear's music. WOW!!!

A must have........2007-01-08

Building a library of oldies to listen to just wouldn't be complete without this album.

great cd / great sound.......2006-02-26

This is a great cd with some great songs. Nice to hear Whiter shade of pale and Love is all around in true stereo. I love the Righteous Brothers Soul & Inspiration a great song and even though the song is only extended a few seconds at the beggining, its just a great song. There are a few throw away songs like Peter Rabbit, but is overpowered by many other great songs. I love Bend Me Shape Me, Society Child, I wonder what she's doing tonight, great to hear Sir Douglas Quintet's Mendocino. A lot of songs not that commonly found on other "various artist" cd's are here. I was excited before I bought the CD that the Shirley Ellis song "The Clapping Song" was included. I remember that I loved that song when I was 12 or 13 and haven't heard it since. But hearing it now 30 some years later, what the heck was I thinking, what a stupid song. But it did bring back memories...

A fantastic 60's tunes compilation.......2006-02-22

There are couple of clunkers in the mix ("Peter Rabbit" and "You Wouldn't Listen") but otherwise "Classic Oldies 1965-1969" is a superb collection. I have not heard the slow dance tune "Things I'd Like to Say" since 1969 and this is a clean original stereo rendition. For me it was worth the price of the entire CD, so the other great songs (e.g., "Soul and Inspiration," "Israelites," and "Society's Child") are a bonus.

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Very Funny!

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me

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ASIN: B000NJXGB8
Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

Another Curtain Goes Up
All I Ask (Is you love me)
Three Gorgeous Kids
big Titties
The Salesman That Got Away
Sittin' On The Fence
The Jackie Rogers Jr Show
Ba Ba Ba Ba Broadway
The Hello Boy
The Trumpet of Samaria
Step Brother To Jesus
Backstage Courtship
Married To Marty
Sniff Sniff
A Dry Martin - Straight Up With A Twist
Twelve Step Pappy
More, More, More
Would You Like To Star In Our Show?
I Came Just As Soon As I Heard
A Wicked Memorial
Michael's Song
Heaven, Heaven
Up Here In Heaven
A Big Black Lady Stops The Show
Finale
Lessons Learned
Glass Half Full
Frieda May's Lament

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Martin Short's 2006 Broadway show Fame Becomes Me is a love letter to old-school showbiz doubling as a send-up of self-serving celebrity memoirs. This "comedy musical" is obviously the work of someone who adores not only the golden age of Broadway but also that of a certain style of entertainment you may call vaudeville variety. The idea is that Short is looking back at his own life (with some liberties—if a celeb out there is not known for outrageous behavior, it's gotta be him) through songs and skits, and with the help of his own TV personae, such as Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. It helps that said songs were written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman: The cocreators of Hairspray can zippily pastiche everything from The Wizard of Oz to Wicked. For this supposed ego trip, Short has also surrounded himself with a crackerjack cast that includes MAD TV's chameleonic Nicole Parker, versatile funsters Brooks Ashmanskas and Mary Birdsong, and Carpathia Jenkins, who blows the roof off the joint with the self-explanatory "A Big Black Lady Stops the Show"-—a number that mocks the Broadway habit of hiring African-American belters for to deliver one song. In an ironic twist, Jenkins herself is woefully underutilized in Fame Becomes Me but at least she gets one of the two bonus tracks, "Frieda May's Lament," to herself. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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In the grand American traditions of musical theater, sketch comedy and shameless self-promotion comes Fame Becomes Me, Martin Short's uproarious new comedy musical that has critics in hysterics! In Fame Becomes Me, the "phenomenally gifted" Martin Short (New York Post) and his "superb" cast (USA Today) sing, dance and mercilessly mock others as they race through a whirlwind revue that's part variety show, part celebrity send-up and "the best time on Broadway!" (WNBC-TV). Featuring original music from the composer and lyricist of Hairspray and South Park, Fame Becomes Me is Broadway's most riotous party and you're invited!

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Very Funny!.......2007-06-12

I admit I didnt know much about this show, and was under the impression it was a one man show of sorts and just comedy, but its not at all. The songs are quite amusing and witty and the cast and Short are in top form. Capathia Jenkins is especially hilarious in her musical turns. Definitely a keeper for Broadway musical fans. If you enjoyed the score of Hairspray, you should enjoy this too. (same people). Why am I the only person reviewing this?

Bye Bye Birdie (1960 Original Broadway Cast)

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Energy proliferates
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Bye Bye Birdie vocal CD

Bye Bye Birdie (1960 Original Broadway Cast)
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ASIN: B00004THM0
Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

Act I: Overture
Act I: An English Teacher
Act I: The Telephone Hour
Act I: How Lovely To Be A Woman
Act I: Put On A Happy Face
Act I: A Healthy, Normal, American Boy
Act I: One Boy
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Charles Strouse At The Smithsonian: Put On A Happy Face

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A lighthearted romp reflecting the Elvis revolution, Bye Bye Birdie follows Albert Peterson (a pre-Mary Poppins Dick Van Dyke), the manager of rock & roller Conrad Birdie (Dick Gautier), who is sweeping through the town of Sweet Apple on a publicity stunt surrounding his being drafted into the Army. Meanwhile, Albert's faithful but exasperated secretary (Chita Rivera) hopes he will give up show business to settle down with her and become a respectable English teacher. In Charles Strouse and Lee Adams's energetic and tuneful score, Van Dyke sings the standard "Put On a Happy Face," the high schoolers are high schoolers ("A Lot of Livin' to Do," "The Telephone Hour," "One Boy") and bewilder their parents ("Kids"), Gautier thrusts his hips ("Honestly Sincere," "One Last Kiss"), and homage is paid to that icon of home entertainment, Ed Sullivan ("Hymn for a Sunday Evening"). Bye Bye Birdie won the 1961 Tony for Best Musical, and Van Dyke reprised his role in the 1963 film version. The 2000 remastering features outstanding clarity as well as a bonus track of Strouse himself introducing and singing "Put On a Happy Face" at a Smithsonian lecture in 1978. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Energy proliferates.......2007-05-13

I saw the live version, albeit with the Australian cast, many years ago. It comprised a wonderfully vibrant, energetic cast. This version had just as much tuneful energy as the live show. I must say, though, that I was disappointed that some of what was in the live show was omitted. Regardless, it is still an exciting production.

It's not the best--but buy it anyway!.......2007-03-31

Because of the nature of the musical, there is something not as good about it being done by professionals. I'm sure that sounds ridiculous, but it's true. You will not see, or hear "Bye Bye Birdie" done better than by pimply awkward teenagers at your local high school who can just barely stay on key. Seriously. The charm of this musical is you don't have to be GREAT to be in it. With that said, I still recommend this album. It's fun. Not as great as some other musicals (I recommend "Cinderella," "The Fantasticks," "Guys and Dolls," or "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"), but a good deal better than others (okay, I'll spare you a list of the ones I hate).

Cute Classic.......2006-11-09

If you started to sing "Grey skies are gonna clear up..." I'm sure everyone could finish "Put ona happy face." But not everyone knows that little tune is from Bye, Bye, Birdie. This musical is a sweet little show that really is in between the classic musical style and the modern musical. Its quite enjoyable to listen to if you want some light toe tappers. It also has some good ballads and duets. So its a nice CD to have and $11 isnt a bad price. However if your looking for the next CD that'll be on repeat in your player for the next month, this is not it. I would hope collectors would have this one, but if not get it. People who have just started likeing musicals, this isnt a bad one to test the waters outside of the classical musical or the modern musical. Favorite song: "Baby, Talk to Me"

Unexpected but not disappointed.......2006-03-28

I love Bye Bye Birdie, but I have only seen the movie. I really like Broadway cast recordings so I thought I would order this instead because several cast members were the same and there were some other big name additions. However this recording is nothing like the movie. Even the same actors have different melody lines and lyrics. It is however upbeat, bright and fun to sing along with.

Bye Bye Birdie vocal CD.......2006-03-03

Great service, and exactly the music I was looking for!

Dick's Picks, Vol. 19: Oklahoma City, OK, 10/19/73

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Another great show except for additional mix edits
A Smooth and Solid Pick
The prime Dead Era of the seventies
5-Star Dark Star
A near-obligatory Pick: the essence of late 1973's glory

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ASIN: B0002VETIG
Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

Promised Land
Sugaree
Mexicali Blues
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Don't Ease Me In
Jack Straw
They Love Each Other
El Paso
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Playing In The Band
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Dark Star
Mind Left Body Jam
Morning Dew
Sugar Magnolia
Eyes Of The World
Stella Blue
Johnny B. Goode

Customer Reviews:

Another great show except for additional mix edits.......2006-12-03

This is one of the best releases performance wise. Once again though, when mastering this release, there are places where the piano is actually turned down and even erased in spots. This probably won't matter to some but it does to me. While I don't know that I actually consider any of the songs on here to be THE definitive versions, the songs certainly put on the appearence of it. Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Playing In The Band, ect,. This certainly is one of those great shows that the Dick's Picks series is meant for.

A Smooth and Solid Pick.......2006-11-10

There is something about this collection that really gives you the sense that the band was in a good mellow mood throughout the concert. There is a tight consistency that runs through every track. This is a set that is very easy to listen to, with a few excellent moments, but lacks any truly memorable versions of their best songs. I'm glad I bought it, but I'm a tough grader and so it doesn't quite make 4 stars. That being said, the sound quality is terrific, and I disagree with the fellow who says that the mix is bad or that you can't hear Bob Weir.

The prime Dead Era of the seventies .......2006-03-10

All around a great show, great sound quality, appeals to all dead audiences, from the beginner to the tape trader. The first set is packed with short but sweet favorites. Second set Playin' jam goes into the cosmos, emerging with Donna's notorios vocals. run of the mill me and my uncle, but Very strong Mississippi 1/2step. 3rd disc delightful for any dead head with an Eyes that stretches far further than the imagination. All in all this is a gem in the grateful dead archives and I keep all 70's shows close to my heart. A must have for any head.

5-Star Dark Star.......2005-08-24

This five-star rating is based solely on the sole reason
I bought #19: I'm a collector of Dark Star(s). This version
is WONDERFUL...Phil's bass comes through loud & clear and
Jerry is subtle & complex and gorgeous as ever; and it's followed by a top-notch Mind Left Body Jam. As for the rest of #19...well...the first CD I threw away...in my mind,
it contains no "definitive" versions of any song.
CD 2, however, is worth keeping because of a long version of
Playing In The Band. It's very very good. The best thing to
do is: combine this Playing In The Band with the Playing In The
Band from Dick's Pick's #1 (both versions are 1973) and you have
yourself a terrific block of music...the ecstatic (but not too
long Weir vocal) followed by extended & brilliant Jerry jams.

A near-obligatory Pick: the essence of late 1973's glory.......2005-03-28

By any measure you care to use, 1973 was a banner year for the Grateful Dead in terms of live performance. It came right in the middle of their so-called "Golden Age" of 1972-1974, and caught them at a point where they had begun to expand not only their repertoire (most of the songs from Wake Of The Flood would, once introduced, never leave their setlists), but also their musical palette as well. Many have labelled the Dead's music from late '73 and '74 as "jazz-rock," and while the term is somewhat inapt (it doesn't capture the "Promised Land"/"Sugaree" side of the band, for one thing) it does help to approximate the laid-back vibe of classics like "Eyes Of The World" as well as suggest the purely free-form improvisational cast of many of their jams. Without a doubt the Dead were developing a lighter touch: Kreutzmann had redefined the band's rhythmic approach over the last year in adjusting to the role of the band's sole drummer, and his quickness, natural sense of restraint, and timing enabled the band to evolve a much more agile, ethereal sound.

Dick's Picks 19 captures every aspect of that "sound," which made the Dead mesmerizing in this era, in one near-perfect concert. This show is a very special one indeed, kicking off an immortal Fall '73 tour where the band managed to capture lightning in a bottle night after night, pushing out into new improvisational territory and juggling setlists and song-sequences with devil-may-care abandon. (There are many - I'm one of them - who would argue that Fall '73 is every bit the equal of Europe '72; there's a reason that THREE Dick's Picks have been released from this two-month span.)

Just about the only complaint one might make is about the first disc. It represents the bulk of the first set, which means it's full of shorter songs. There are many fans who express impatience with this side of the Dead, but when the band's hearts are into the music I'm not one of them. 10/19/73 was one of those nights: it's surely not the BEST first set they ever gave, but the performances of "Sugaree," "Jack Straw" and especially "They Love Each Other" are all spot-on, and I even find myself enjoying songs which normally irk me like "Tennessee Jed" and "Don't Ease Me In." Near the end of the disc (i.e. the last four songs) the band begins to settle into the gentle, joyful, peaceable mood which will define the particular magic of this night.

And from disc 2 onwards this show simply vaults into that icy-blue sky so beautifully depicted on the back cover. Set 1 ends with a gorgeous, ghostly "Playing In The Band" (this song peaked in late '73 - buy this album and listen to one example of why), and then Set 2 begins with one of the defining "China Cat Sunflower" > "I Know You Rider" sequences of the year. "Mississippi Half-Step" continues this mood, flowing majestically all the way across the Rio Grand-i-o into a (thematically united) "Big River" which choogles as Garcia's electric-bluegrass guitar busily burbles and hums like water rushing downstream.

The show could have ended right there and still have been noteworthy. But what comes next guarantees its immortality: Disc 3 is one of the best single discs of Grateful Dead music available for purchase. It begins with an unearthly "Dark Star," one which eschews the "full freak-out" atonal jamming often employed in this era's performances for a much sweeter, gently inquisitive attitude. The emphasis on melody (and on sustaining the delicate, wistful mood which has been built throughout the previous two hours) becomes all that more apparent when they move into a rapturous jam based on a descending chord sequence popularly referred to as the "Mind Left Body Jam" - I believe the first time it was ever played in this context. Then, a quiet "Morning Dew" which builds to an anguished demonstrative climax. We're not done yet! After a concluding "Sugar Magnolia" the Dead, clearly thrilled by how well they're playing tonight, come back for one of the longest encores of their career: a 15-minute "Eyes Of The World" that slides imperceptibly into a crystal-clear, dead-calm "Stella Blue." One more blast of rock 'n' roll to send the kids home on an up note with "Johnny B. Goode," and the Dead finally leave the stage for good: after delivering one of their most consistent shows, one which has an emotional and musical UNITY that few others can boast...one for the ages.

Some have complained in their reviews about the sound quality of this Pick (rather, the sound MIX - the fidelity itself is sterling, far better than any '74 shows). Admittedly such things are subjective and a matter of taste, but I find the mix to be utterly unproblematic after the first few songs. (The "Caveat Emptor" included on this Pick notes this, warning of a "rather skeevy ouverture.") If anything, the mix heightens the thoughtful, introspective sensibility of this show.

If you enjoy '73 Dead then I would argue it's inconceivable not to own this Pick. If you're unfamiliar with the year and are looking to test the waters, then this is still a great place to begin - an unrepresentative night in that it captures them in an unusually pacific mood (one which, incidentally, is also conveyed by the stunning artwork on this release, easily the best of any Pick), but also a representative one in that it shows off so many aspects of their greatness at once.

Further recommendations from this era (...):

- Dick's Picks 28: February 26th-28th, 1973 (one the top 5 Picks in the series, no less)
- Dick's Picks 14: November 30 & December 1st, 1973
- Dick's Picks 1: December 19th, 1973

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