Hits of the 60's 70's & 80's

hits of the 60's 70's & 80's

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
2. Sealed With a Kiss - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
3. Wild Thing - The Troggs
4. Sunday Will Never Be the Same - Spanky & Our Gang
5. I'm into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
6. Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas
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Disc: 2
1. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
2. Ballroom Blitz - Brian Connolly, Sweet
3. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
4. Get Ready - Rare Earth
5. Two Divided by Love - The Grass Roots
6. No Matter What - Badfinger
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Disc: 3
1. Cars [Live] - Gary Numan
2. Take My Breath Away [Mix] - Berlin
3. Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
4. Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass
5. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
6. Sexual Healing [Live] - Marvin Gaye
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Hits of the 60's 70's & 80's
Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Don't Waste Your Money
  • Record the Originals or Don't Bother!
  • Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT)
  • The best of the bunch
  • What time is it?
 Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's
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ASIN: B000000GOI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Captain Kangaroo (Puffin' Billy)
  2. The Little Rascals
  3. The Flintstones
  4. Woody Woodpecker Show
  5. Bugs Bunny Overture
  6. Casper, The Friendly Ghost
  7. Felix The Cat
  8. Popeye
  9. Yogi Bear
  10. Magilla Gorilla
  11. Top Cat
  12. The Jetsons
  13. Fireball XL-5
  14. Howdy Doody
  15. The Beverly Hillbillies
  16. Petticoat Junction
  17. Green Acres
  18. Mr. Ed
  19. The Munsters
  20. The Addams Family
  21. My Three Sons
  22. The Donna Reed Show
  23. Leave It To Beaver
  24. Dennis the Menace
  25. Dobie Gillis
  26. The Patty Duke Show
  27. The Dick Van Dyke Show
  28. Gilligan's Island
  29. McHale's Navy
  30. I Dream of Jeannie
  31. I Love Lucy
  32. The Andy Griffith Show
  33. Star Trek
  34. Lost In Space
  35. The Twilight Zone
  36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  37. Superman
  38. Batman
  39. Flipper
  40. Combat
  41. The Rifleman
  42. Bonanza
  43. Branded
  44. F-Troop
  45. Rin Tin Tin
  46. Daniel Boone
  47. The Wild Wild West
  48. The Lone Ranger
  49. Happy Trails
  50. Mission: Impossible
  51. Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  52. Get Smart
  53. Secret Agent Man
  54. Dragnet
  55. Perry Mason
  56. Adam-12
  57. The F.B.I.
  58. Hawaii Five-O
  59. 77 Sunset Strip
  60. Surfside 6
  61. Ironside
  62. Mannix
  63. The Mod Squad
  64. The Tonight Show
  65. Late, Late Show (Syncopated Clock)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money.......2005-06-21

If you want the original recordings, don't purchase any volume of Television's Greatest Hits. I've had better luck recording the songs off of my TV with a cassette tape recorder and then dehissing them on my PC. These collections have sterile sounding fake stereo recordings of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "The Munsters" that just don't sound right to me. If the original recordings don't matter to you, then you may like this CD.

1 out of 5 stars Record the Originals or Don't Bother!.......2005-01-09

Most of these are re-renditions of the originals. Most people shopping for a CD like this would know right away upon hearing the samples that this CD is not what they're looking for.

Who has produced CDs with ALL ORIGINAL recordings? This CD deserves zero stars.

4 out of 5 stars Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT).......2005-01-04

Have always dug this collection of them old TV shows from when I was a kid and a even a few before I was born.A total of 65 TV themes,with a duration of 72:17,was originally available as a double lp.Ones that gave me some of those 'special' childhood memories were "The Little Rascals(Good Old Days)","The Flintstones",the "Bugs Bunny Overture","The Munsters"(remember the Herman Munster laugh?),the always corny "Leave It To Beaver" and "Dragnet(Theme And March)" as I remember my dorky history teacher from way back when that recorded this tune off the TV set and repeatedly played during the eighth hour period after school.Believe me,we watched our behavior after an hour of hearing this tune something like forty times in an hour's time.A nice disc to have around as a novelty.

5 out of 5 stars The best of the bunch.......2004-10-03

This is the first of the TV themes CDs and it's the best. Even the old shows I'd never heard of like "Fireball X-L5" have awsome themes. There are a few songs that I'm pretty sure aren't the original recordings (like secret agent man) but are actually a little better, with is unusual.

5 out of 5 stars What time is it?.......2004-06-30

Ah, memories! I remember buying this on vinyl when it first came out in 1985. There are a few tracks on the 2 LP version that were left off of the CD version because of time constraints. The LP version was hosted by Don Pardo. The first track on side one was "Peter Gynt-Morning Suite", where Don Pardo signs on and begins the broadcast day. Side one ends with Don Pardo announcing a "Test of the Emergency Broadcast System" and then playing "Duck and Cover", a Civil Defense Department public service announcement telling kids how to survive a nuclear bomb attack. Side two ends with Don Pardo announcing "We are experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by". Side three ends with the "News Medley", which features Don Pardo introducing a "medley" of TV news reporters saying a line or two. Side four ends with Don Pardo announcing the end of the broadcast day and then playing "Our National Anthem". Everything else on the album version (65 TV themes from the '50s and '60s) is the same as on the CD version. How much you enjoy this CD depends on how much nostalgia you feel for old TV shows. Personally, I love this stuff. It must be pointed out that some of these themes have been rerecorded for this album. It's hard to say how many are rerecordings, but to my ears, over half of them seem to be rerecordings. But I honestly don't mind that. They went to such lengths to make the songs sound as much like the originals as possible, that most people probably won't be able to tell the difference. This is a great trip back to the Golden Age of TV theme songs that is a blast for nostalgia buffs like me.
Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's
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  • TV themes galore
  • I count maybe 7 or 8 recreations out of 65 themes
 Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's
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ASIN: B000000GOL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Three Stooges
  2. Merrie Melodies
  3. Rocky & Bullwinkle
  4. Huckleberry Hound
  5. Mighty Mouse
  6. Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse
  7. Pink Panther
  8. Road Runner
  9. George Of The Jungle
  10. Jonny Quest
  11. Spider-Man
  12. Underdog
  13. Looney Tunes
  14. Peanuts Theme
  15. Mister Roger's Neighborhood
  16. The Odd Couple
  17. The Courtship Of Eddie's Father
  18. Mary Tyler Moore
  19. Gidget
  20. That Girl
  21. Bewitched
  22. Love, American Style
  23. The Honeymooners
  24. I Married Joan
  25. The Monkees
  26. The Brady Bunch
  27. The Partridge Family
  28. My Mother The Car
  29. Car 54, Where Are You?
  30. It's About Time
  31. My Favorite Martian
  32. Jeopardy
  33. Hogan's Heroes
  34. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  35. Rat Patrol
  36. Twelve O'Clock High
  37. Time Tunnel
  38. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
  39. Sea Hunt
  40. Daktari
  41. Tarzan
  42. The Adventures Of Robin Hood
  43. Rawhide
  44. Bat Masterson
  45. Maverick
  46. Wagon Train
  47. Have Gun Will Travel
  48. The Virginian
  49. Tthe Rebel
  50. Peter Gunn
  51. Route 66
  52. I Spy
  53. The Avengers
  54. The Saint
  55. Hawaiian Eye
  56. The Green Hornet
  57. Outer Limits
  58. Dark Shadows
  59. Ben Casey
  60. Medical Center
  61. The NBC Mystery Movie
  62. ABC's Wide World Of Sports
  63. The Jackie Gleason Show
  64. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  65. Monty Python's Flying Circus

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's.......2007-06-11

Music preview helped sell the product, fast delivery and condition just as described.
Great doing business A++

5 out of 5 stars Yes, they are all originals.......2005-09-19

I have had this since it came out, they are the original themes. The only 'surprises' are for shows that had different versions of the themes, usually then they choose the less familiar version (unfortunately). Still, completely awesome.

5 out of 5 stars There's no need to fear!.......2005-09-11

This is a collection of "65 more TV themes from the 50s and 60s". Most of the themes are re-recordings of the original themes, but most people will be hard pressed to distinguish the re-recordings from the original versions. The re-recordings sound almost exactly like the original versions, except with better sound fidelity. The easiest way to tell which tracks are re-recordings is that the new recordings are in stereo, and it is highly doubtful that original television themes from the 50s or 60s would be in stereo. But regardless of that, this CD is a fun listen for fans of old TV shows.

2 out of 5 stars TV themes galore.......2005-06-28

If you're looking for some of the best TV themes created-of some of the best shows ever-volume two is probably the NUMBER ONE volume to get. Veering away from the shows of the 70s is not a bad move(have you heard the jazz fusion tracks of "Emergency!", "Medical Center", & "Police Woman"? Yeesh!) This one is still a mixed bag(I mean, let's face it, there are only so many listenable themes), but this one is unique in that it has a number of those themes that were sung(mainly westerns, like Bat Masterson, Maverick, and Rawhide, with better lyrics and melodies than, say, The Flintstones or Gilligan's Island's ballads), some of the best jazz-oriented lounge pieces, which are easily amongst the best and most listenable TV themes of all time(The Avengers, The Saint, Route 66, Green Hornet, Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, Bewitched, The Honeymooners, Jonny Quest), and a number of the most complimentary TV themes, pointed toward the show's own premise, sometimes with sound effects to boot(Daktari, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea-you really feel as if you're coasting the lower fathoms, Rat Patrol, Twelve O'Clock High-emitting the wild blue yonder, Hogan's Heroes-scored to a german march). As far as the reviews stating that a good number of these are remakes, if you pay attention to the awkwardness of sound quality from piece to piece, it's quite evident that most of these have that non-restored sound(and why would recreations not be better dubbed?), cancelling out those reviews. Also, for those who believe that "Bewitched" and others have been modified somewhat, this is not the reason behind the additional notes. Some of these are actually the original scores, before they were cut to their shorter versions. With this in mind, it's quite evident that "The Avengers" and "Bewitched" themes are best in their original format, as a full scoring, and not the trunkated versions used for the show. However, I can see where I would have maybe thought the same thing if I hadn't known this information.

5 out of 5 stars I count maybe 7 or 8 recreations out of 65 themes.......2005-01-30

Some of these reviews are WACKY that say most or all the tracks here are recreations. I just went through them all in this volume, and my guess is about 8 are recreations, maybe less. Some are obvious (Bewitched), others are not so obvious. I have a sick gift a being able to remember the tempo and aound of these original themes, and you'll fine that 90% of these are "The Real McCoys" (Volume 4). I don't think these reviewers appreciate that Steve Gottlieb was able to get access to studio recordings of the original themes in some cases, so in some cases the fidelity is remarkable. Good fidelity in sound does not mean a remake...

I have all the TV tunes volumes and some are dissappointing remakes (Bonanza, The Virginian, 77 Sunset Strip) but far and away the vast majority are originals and you won't find them anywhere else but on these remarkable collections. They are hysterical to listen to these songs... It's like taking a time machine (wayback machine?) back to the times these shows were on.

Buy it, you'll like it...
Halloween Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Delightfully spooky
  • Halloween Hits
  • Still Listening in February
  • Nice Halloween Music!
  • Perfect Halloween music!
 Halloween Hits
Various Artists
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ASIN: B0000032GJ
Release Date: 1991-07-30

Tracks:

  1. Monster Mash - Bobbie Boris Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
  2. Haunted House - Jumpin' Gene Simmons
  3. The Blob - The Five Blobs
  4. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
  5. Twilight Zone - Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra
  6. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
  7. The Addams Family (Main Title) - Vic Mizzy
  8. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
  9. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes - Lewis Lee
  10. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells

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Leave it to Rhino Records to come up with the best party music for Halloween rave-ups. In contrast to New Wave Halloween, this set of 10 tunes is aimed squarely at the family listening environment. "Monster Mash," sung by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, is a hoot decades after its origin. And Screamin' Jay Hawkins's "I Put a Spell on You" is aptly eerie, if not a tad funny in this setting--considering that "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" comes after and the Addams Family theme comes before. And lest you think this set of tunes is mired in the depths of Halloween tunes from generations ago, it also has "Ghostbusters"--which reeks of datedness anywhere but here. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightfully spooky.......2007-06-11

A great CD to play for Halloween parties or to set the mood in the house or office! The Monster Mash, themes from Twilight Zone and Ghostbusters will bring back memories, too.

3 out of 5 stars Halloween Hits.......2007-05-20

This is a totally goofy collection, something it intends to be and achieves with great and endearing success. Throw this on the player at some high brow music evening and all pretence will disolve amid the mirth and seminal memories. Monster Mash, Killer Tomatoes, Addams Family Theme (all 47 seconds of it), Ghost Busters, Purple People Eater, it's all there. Great Halloween fare (and I don't even celebrate Halloween!).
I bought this CD for one of my great childhood loves - "The Martian Hop" and I got so much more.
Not a collection I would speak of in hushed or reverent tones, but put it on, turn it up loud and sing along and it's a winner.

5 out of 5 stars Still Listening in February.......2007-02-21

I purchased this CD for Halloween. My kids -6 &4 love it. It is still requested frequently and it's February! I will admit that we skip over some of the tracks-Twilight Zone theme- but there are enough priceless tunes -Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, The Blob, Ghost Busters, PUrple People Eater and of course Monster Mash- to make this CD well worth it.

4 out of 5 stars Nice Halloween Music!.......2007-01-12

I am also one who bought this CD mostly because I wanted "The Monster Mash." I really like this whole CD, though. My four-year-old daughter likes it, too (dances around to most of the songs). The only song I wish was not on here is "I Put A Spell On You." This song is creepy - in a bad way; no one in my family can stand to listen to this strange and unappealing song. I highly recommend this CD!

5 out of 5 stars Perfect Halloween music!.......2007-01-10

This CD has most of the classic "spooky" silly songs, all sung by the original performers.
I am very happy with the CD, and my kids loved most of the songs.
Gospel Super Hits: Amazing Grace
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  • Beautifully Sung Gospel music
 Gospel Super Hits: Amazing Grace
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ASIN: B000002BUA
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

  1. Amazing Grace - Charlie Rich
  2. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Patsy Cline
  3. Children Go - Ricky Skaggs
  4. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) - Johnny Cash
  5. Canaan's Land - The Jordanaires
  6. Have Thine Own Way, Lord - Marty Robbins
  7. Precious Memories - Tammy Wynette
  8. Shall We Gather - Willie Nelson
  9. The Old Rugged Cross - Ricky Van Shelton
  10. Would They Love Him Down In Shreveport - George Jones

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Fairly Good CD.......2005-01-09

This volume of Amazing Grace is a fairly good cd, but if you are looking for more then I would recommend Volume 1 or Volume 3 over Volume 2.

5 out of 5 stars Beautifully Sung Gospel music.......1999-03-24

For anyone who likes the mix of country and hymns
Stax: Top of the Stax, Vol. 2: Twenty Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000000ZMU
Release Date: 1996-04-02

Tracks:

  1. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
  2. Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers
  3. Hearsay - The Soul Children
  4. Respect - Otis Redding
  5. Private Number - Judy Clay/William Bell
  6. Soul Limbo - Booker T. & The MG's
  7. Testify (I Wonna) - Johnnie Taylor
  8. I Like What You're Doin' To Me - Carla Thomas
  9. Behind Closed Doors - Little Milton
  10. The Breakdown - Rufus Thomas
  11. Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes
  12. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell
  13. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
  14. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
  15. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees
  16. I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor
  17. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
  18. I've Never Found A Girl - Eddie Floyd
  19. Show Me How - The Emotions
  20. That's What The Blues Is All About - Albert King

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5 out of 5 stars More of the Best from the Undisputed Mecca of Soul.......2002-12-20

You would think that Volume 2 would be nothing but worthless leftovers from Volume 1 but nosiree! Top of the Stax Volume 2 proves that Memphis's immortal Stax Record company produced enough GREAT soul hits to fill not one but two volumes, nay even a third volume (hint! hint!). The Rise and Fall of Stax was the Rise and Fall of Great R&B, and gems like this exist to remind us how great our music once was.
Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits: 1955-Present
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 Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits: 1955-Present
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ASIN: B0000032JO
Release Date: 1989-07-31

Tracks:

  1. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  2. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  3. The Chipmunk Song - Chipmunks With David Seville
  4. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simone Chorale
  5. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
  6. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  7. Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon
  8. Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown
  9. White Christmas - Drifters
  10. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo 'N Patsy

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars More holiday classics!.......2007-01-11

Can you say Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?! My family can. This cd was full of fun songs for the entire family. A must purchase!

5 out of 5 stars The Only Christmas Music I Can Tolerate.......2004-12-23

My grandmother used to have this collection on CD when I was younger, and to this day it's really the only Christmas music I really enjoy listening to. I pretty much hate everything else, it's all very annoying, but this collection is great! It has a really great version of "White Christmas" by The Drifters and also "Grandma Got Run Over..." is a classic. It's a variety of different styles and that's what I like best about it. It's sure to please anyone at a holiday party.

4 out of 5 stars Not all songs are original..........2004-11-23

Apart from what other posters have said, not all the singles here are the originals. Most notably, I found out the hard way that "Please Come For Christmas" by Charles Brown is NOT the original 1961 version, but instead a later version recorded by the same artist, and very over-produced. I was rather disappointed, as this was the main reason I bought the CD.

Other than that, the songs are all the originals as we've heard on the radio and such.....

5 out of 5 stars This is my favorite Christmas album ever!.......2000-10-29

When I was in the third grade, our school chorus sang Jingle Bell Rock for the Christmas program. I wanted to learn that song so badly that my mom went out and bought this for me. I couldn't stand it! I thought that it was the wrong version. But eventually, I grew to love this album. I listened to it all the time through the holiday season, and I lost my tape. My grandma bought me a new one and the following year, I found my old one. To this day, I still listen to and love this album. If you have just one Christmas album in your holiday colection, let it be this one. However, off that note, though I'm sure none of you care, we ended up singing the same sets of songs both years I was allowed to be in chorus, and none of them were Jingle Bell Rock.

5 out of 5 stars Very Good.......1999-11-26

My daughter loves this CD. When I first got it I had to make a tape copy for her so she could listen to it in her room. And know I have to get another CD for my mother. She got a CD player for Christmas last year and has been looking for this CD you are the only ones who have it. This CD is listen to every Christmas since I first found it. I think it should be a part of everyone's CD collection of holiday music.
MCA Records 30 Years of Hits (1958-1988)
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    		MCA Records 30 Years of Hits (1958-1988)
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Mca
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    ASIN: B000002O8B
    Release Date: 1991-07-01

    Tracks:

    1. Scotland - Bill Monroe
    2. I Ain't Never - Webb Pierce
    3. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
    4. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
    5. A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
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    16. Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett
    17. Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

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    2. Come On Over - Olivia Newton-John
    3. If We're Not Back In Love By Monday - Merle Haggard
    4. Rose Colored Glasses - John Conlee
    5. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right - Barbara Mandrell
    6. I Believe In You - Don Williams
    7. Elivira - Oak Ridge Boys
    8. This Dream's On Me - Gene Watson
    9. I.O.U. - Lee Greenwood
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    Stax: Top of the Stax, Vol. 1: Twenty Greatest Hits
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    ASIN: B000000ZMQ
    Release Date: 1990-06-12

    Tracks:

    1. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam And Dave
    2. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
    3. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
    4. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
    5. Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
    6. I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children
    7. Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
    8. That's What Love Will Make You Do - Little Milton
    9. I Forgot To Be YOur Lover - William Bell
    10. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
    11. (Do The) Push And Pull, Part I - Rufus Thomas
    12. Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs
    13. Starting All Over Again - Mel And Tim
    14. In The Rain - The Dramatics
    15. So I Can Love You - The Emotions
    16. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
    17. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
    18. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
    19. I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight
    20. Theme From 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars This is a KILLER collection.......2006-11-10

    When you listen to this, you cannot help but say to yourself "how incredible the talent roster was for this record label". Not only did you have this very special array of vocalists but, for the most part, it was the same house band playing on all of these memorable songs.

    Stax will always have their nemesis, Motown, but they should not be considered competitors. Both labels were great yet they were apples and oranges, completely different. Motown was pretty and melodic while Stax was funky and dirty. Stax also had a much more muscular sound, musically, so their house musicians got a lot more accolades. I enjoy Motown but I love Stax!

    There is no need to talk about song highlights since these are all classic hits. The nice thing here is that Stax gave you variety. You have funk, you have duets, you have love gone bad, you have man hating female vocalists, you have bluesman, you have thumping bass and greasy guitar, you have killer horn sections, you got Jean Knight singing "Mr Big Shot"...this has everything...pretty, hard, loud, soft etc.

    For the Stax fanatic, you will know all the songs but most people are not fanatics they are simply just loooking for a great compilation. If that is you, you will say to yourself "I did not know all of these great artists and songs came from the same label".

    This cd works on many levels. It is a great compilation of classic soul songs, it satisfies the hard core collector who wants all of these tunes, it operates as a GREAT party cd/driving cd and lastly, it is a piece of history that showcases how the South interpreted soul.

    If you like this then there is a part II with slightly more obscure tunes, a lot funkier and bluesier, yet just as satisfying.

    DO NOT BE FOOLISH, BUY THIS!

    5 out of 5 stars Keep your Motown, I'll take Stax.......2005-10-29

    When all my friends were digging Motown I was digging Otis and Johnny and Sam and Dave and Eddie and Carla and so on and so on.
    Motown is good. It's black folks making music for white folks, but Stax was black folks and white folks making music for folks who like their R&B stripped down and basic and raw. There never was and never will be a singer better than Otis Redding. There will never be a back up band better than Booker T and the MGs or the Bar Kays.
    Stax (an amalgam of Stewart and Axton the founders) and the affiliated Volt label put out the best ever music. It stands the test of time. It was a moment in time that was brief but golden. This album is just a sample but if it peeks your interest, and if you love soul music, it will, then go from here and appreciate Otis Redding and Johnnie Taylor and Eddie Floyd and all the great talents that passed through the Stax/Volt studios and came under the guiding inflence of the legendary Steve Cropper and company.

    5 out of 5 stars Funky R&B @ it's best.......2003-12-20

    I love R&B music of the 60s and 70s. Although I live in Memphis, I have always enjoyed Motown music the most and never bothered to study the Stax music made right here in Memphis. Wow! The body of Stax records is incredible and it's interesting to listen to this music and compare to Motown's music. The sounds are both great but very different. I strongly recommend this album and encourage you to listen and compare to the writers and musicians from Motown. It competes very favorably.

    5 out of 5 stars GOLDEN YEARS OF SOUL.......2003-04-22

    Immerse yourself in the gorgeous Stax sound from the golden years of soul! Every one of these 20 tracks is a gem, from Sam And Dave's opening number to Isaac Hayes' shimmering Theme from Shaft (1971). Eddie Floyd's Knock On Wood has been much covered, for example by Amii Stewart in the late 1970s, while Mr Big Stuff, also from 1971, is the only track of Jean Knight's besides her later 1980s hit My Toot Toot that I'm familiar with. And what a voice and attitude she has! The instrumental hit Green Onions is well known to all, as is Otis Redding's classic Dock Of The Bay. Little known classics include Mel & Tim's Starting All Over Again and In The Rain by The Dramatics, the latter with thunder and rain sound effects. My favourites on this essential album include The Staple Singers' addictive Respect Yourself and I'll Take You There, a delicious marriage of gospel and soul. The Stax sound was a bit more rootsy than Motown, but the melodies were just as beautiful. This precious music just improves with age.

    5 out of 5 stars Love (of Soul) Keeps Them Together.......2000-02-24

    The Stax/Volt story has two acts: the first, when the label was run by Atlantic Records and featured the royalty of Southern soul (Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Booker T. & The MGs) and act two, when Atlantic took its share of the label's masters and, after a short period of continued success, the label faded away.

    The reunion of one of popular music's richest libraries occurred some years later. "Top Of The Stax" becomes a one-disc, 20-year joyride of classic R&B from the label's first #1 (Booker T & The MG's groovin' "Green Onions") to its last (Issac Hayes' sweeping signature song, "Theme From Shaft.") Along the way, you hear from father Rufus Thomas (the salacious "Push and Pull") and daughter Carla (the sweet "B-A-B-Y"). Johnny Taylor shows up with two ceritified gold hits, the hard-hitting "Who's Making Love" and the bouncy "Cheaper To Keep Her." The Dramatics and the Soul Children chime in with two Quiet Storm ballads, and Little Milton slaps the blues with the R&B Top 10 "That's What Love Will Make You Do." You'll know these songs; they've been covered by every rock n' roll bad boy from Mick Jagger to Billy Idol to the Blues Brothers. But nothing beats the originals heard here. Highly recommended.
    Va-Basketball's Greatest Hoop Hits
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • sweet cd to pump up to
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    		 Va-Basketball's Greatest Hoop Hits
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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    ASIN: B000003486
    Release Date: 1998-01-13

    Tracks:

    1. Basketball - Kurtis Blow
    2. Hooray - Jessica Cleaves
    3. I'm Outsdanding - Shaquille O'Neal
    4. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
    5. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - Mcfadden & Whitehead
    6. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
    7. Da Dribbol (Pro) - N.B. Hey
    8. NBA Rap - Hurt 'Em Bad
    9. Basketball Jones - Cheech & Chong
    10. Whip It - Devo
    11. Bang The Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
    12. Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
    13. Pick Up The Pieces - AWB
    14. Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells
    15. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
    16. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
    17. Meadowlark - The Globetrotters
    18. Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Va-Basketball's Greatest Hoop Hits.......2001-06-04

    This is a must-have CD for people who have something to do with basketball. I've a big CD collection and I've all of the Basketball songs which I know. Imagine you're hearing that songs by playing basketball. That will pep you. Or imagine you're lying on your bed and hearing those great and fantastic basketball songs. You'll dream very good, you'll feel very good. Everybody who knows about what feeling I'm speaking of knows that he must have those great basketball songs. I can just recommend this Basketball CD and that's because I'm giving it 5 stars.

    5 out of 5 stars Va-Basketball's Greatest Hoop Hits.......2001-06-04

    This is a must-have CD for people who have something to do with basketball. I've a big CD collection and I've all of the Basketball songs which I know. Imagine you're hearing that songs by playing basketball. That will pep you. Or imagine you're lying on your bed and hearing those great and fantastic basketball songs. You'll dream very good, you'll feel very good. Everybody who knows about what feeling I'm speaking of knows that he must have those great basketball songs. I can just recommend this Basketball CD and that's because I'm giving it 5 stars.

    5 out of 5 stars sweet cd to pump up to.......2000-07-05

    rap is all there. my friend got this and i heard it and i was so into it and i bought it at kmart and it is smashin. great stump songs in this. buy this if your into the culture of rap na dit's great tunes.

    3 out of 5 stars DARNIT! I SHOULDN'T'VE BOUGHT THE TAPE!.......1999-06-10

    I bought the tape of this collection, and there weren't very many songs on it. I then found out on the internet that there was a special cd version of it. It had a ton of extra songs on it that the tape didn't have! If you want this collection, buy the cd version, not the tape. I'm going to buy the cd sometime, too.

    Also, notice the title: BASKETBALL'S GREATEST HOOP HITS. Well, they may be hits, alright, but what about the other songs like Get Ready For This by 2 Unlimited? They should've gotten more hits, too.

    But buy this cd anyway, 'cause as far as I know, all the songs are alright.
    Best Of Moog: Electronic Pop Hits From The 60's & 70's
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    • Appreciation...
    • It is 2002 and it is time for something new.....
    		 Best Of Moog: Electronic Pop Hits From The 60's & 70's
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    ASIN: B00001R3NJ
    Release Date: 1999-10-05

    Tracks:

    1. Popcorn - Hot Butter
    2. The Savers - Perrey-Kingsley
    3. E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey
    4. The Look Of Love - Richard Hayman
    5. Midnight Cowboy - Martin Denny
    6. One Note Samba/Spanish Flea - Perrey-Kingsley
    7. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Gil Trythall
    8. Bond St - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
    9. Winchester Cathedral - Perrey-Kingsley
    10. I Apologize Mr. Rossini - Armando Trovaidli
    11. Baroque Hoedown - Perrey-Kingsley
    12. Jeepster - Electrik Cokernut
    13. Kinky Peanuts - Armando Trovaioli
    14. Back Off Boogaloo - Elektrik Cokernut
    15. Shank - First Moog Quartet
    16. Moog Power - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra
    17. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - Dick Hyman
    18. Hey Hey - First Moog Quartet
    19. E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey (Fatboy Slim remix)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A great collection of electronic pop.......2005-05-05

    Though I can quibble about some of the cuts selected, I must give this collection five stars for getting this material onto CD. (A lot of people don't have record players these days.) Martin Denny's version of the theme from Midnight Cowboy may be as good as the original and Popcorn is a classic. I'd mention who sampled E.V.A., but I don't want to violate. If you can find the full albums these songs are from in any format I suppose you could pass, otherwise this is a must-have disc.

    One more thing, I did not get the quip about Morris Jennings in the liner notes. His playing on Moog Groove is incredible.

    3 out of 5 stars A Contrived and Forced Look at a Fascinating Genre.......2002-11-28

    I suppose if you've never ever heard of a moog record this would be a decent place to start. My feeling from listening to the album is that it was compiled by an MTV VJ or turned about by the fad machine associated with MTV...
    The person who stated that it was essentially a Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley copilation was absolutely correct. Thats what makes this record so bad...Perry and Kingsley were pioneers, but they made the bulk of their electronic music before the moog(on things like the Ondes-Martenot that you never hear of anymore)and a good portion of their music is more important because of their innovative use of tape-loops in pop music...not their use of the moog. Check out perrey and kingsley's "The In Sound from Way Out" to see what I mean.
    Martin Denny is on here, god knows why...he made about one moog album, and it was alot of his most boring stuff. His records are still all over thrift stores, go dig if you're interested. Hugo Montenegro was great, and I believe his moog album is still in print, if not, its on ebay for not alot. Command Records has two of the best "greatest of" albums for this genre: Electronic Eclections with Dick Hyman(whom I consider to be tops for all around cheesiness) and Richard Hayward and Walter Sears who did a version of Girl From Ipanema that gives me chills every time. As far as contemporaries, check out the Moog Cookbook-Ye Olde Spaceband, and AIR-Moon Safari...from the 90s, and still a great example of moog related music.
    In closing, if you're interested in this genre, more power too you, but this is a novelty collection for rich kids who'll go on to whatever gets fashionable next week. I'm not an expert but i've got a collection of a couple hundred records, you can find alot more interesting, higher quality examples of Moog Records.
    email me if you'd like some title

    3 out of 5 stars Not all it could be and I ain't biting.......2002-06-14

    Though I'd certainly describe this as a good, fun CD, it lacks extremely necessary artists in the Moog (rhymes with Pogue, like the band the Pogues) era. As described by Disinformation Records representative Richard Metzger in the CD's liner notes, those who know their Moog will be severely disappointed in this collection of classics. You do get a good number of out-of-print hits from artists whose records would cost extreme amounts on auction sites and collector conventions, but there's no diversity and some of the best artists are completely absent. There is no Bruce Haack, (though he is briefly mentioned in the liners (where his name is misspelled!!)), no Wendy Carlos (or Walter Carlos!!), not even any Raymond Scott, the original creator of the prototype Moog later popularlized. Many of the tracks included are covers of Hollywood tunes and classical arrangements, and the last track is a completely worthless Fatboy Slim remix of E.V.R. Why is it included on a 60's and 70's hits CD? Who knows, maybe he's a shareholder...

    Anyways, here's a list of all the performers as they appear on the CD:
    1)Hot Butter
    2)Perrey-Kingsley
    3)Jean Jacques Perrey
    4)Richard Hayman
    5)Martin Denny
    6)Perrey-Kingsley
    7)Gil Trythall
    8)Enoch Light and the Light Brigade
    9)Perrey Kingsley
    10)Armando Travaioli
    11)Perrey-Kingsley
    12)Elektrik Cokernut
    13)Armando Travaioli
    14)Elektrik Cokernut
    15)First Moog Quartet
    16)Hugo Montenegro and his Orchestra
    17)Dick Hyman
    18)First Moog Quartet
    19)Jean Jacques Perrey (remixed)

    It's also helpful to note that many of these groups were actually organized by Perrey and/or Kingsley. In effect, this is nearly a best of Perrey and Kingsley CD! The label rep goes to all the trouble of claiming he wants to reissue OOP and expensive classic tunes, but he only has like 3 artists on here, not to mention the lame Fatboy Slim remix.

    Despite all the huge flaws in this release, it's still a fun listen. There are only one or two tracks on here that aren't worth the time, and even the covers are fun. I'd recommend it to those of you who aren't huge Moog fans, but not to the hardcore followers (though you guys probably know not to buy it already). For those who are still learning ot beauty of the Moog synth, I suppose I'd recommend this. The actual records are far too expensive now, so go ahead and pick up the cheap comp and see what you think before shelling out major cash...

    4 out of 5 stars Appreciation..........2002-04-12

    Just a note to the previous reviewer... *all* appreciation is in the mind, not 'in the sound'. The sound is heard in the mind. That said, some will appreciate this stuff and some will not. In my opinion, the music isn't even important... the Moog (and the artists who created and played these sounds) are the stars of the show. Listening to this music is like watching a (pretty bad) movie starring a great actor... In my opinion, the unique and magical sound of the Moog (when played by people who know what they're doing) can redeem the worst, cheesiest song and make it into a masterpiece.

    If you like that unique analog Moog sound, you'll probably like this -- it's that simple. But please, don't buy it mainly for the music -- likely you'll be disappointed. If you buy it because you love the sound of the Moog, you're sure to be rewarded.

    2 out of 5 stars It is 2002 and it is time for something new............2002-01-12

    .........and this is not it!
    The 2 cuts that stand out are Popcorn by Hot Butter and E.V.R. by Jean Jacques Perrey. The rest is a pile headache inducing kitsch. The appreciation of this quaint style of music lies purely in the mind and not in it's sound. No matter what is claimed, this stuff did not influence Krafwerk and should be sent back to the rubbish bin as it is begining to smell. Wendy Carlos was a pioneer on many fronts, but Bach's music is what makes her recordings last. The tracks included here are not even composition they are just pastiche.

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    6. Joey Stec Album [Import]
    7. Junk
    8. Keep Going [Import]
    9. Khymera
    10. Kind of Light

    Rock Music

    rock music