| | Rare Earth Collection CD - Import Rare Earth Discography of CDs
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This compilation presents many of the finest soul-tinged tunes by the 1960s/'70s Motown pop/rock act Rare Earth, including "Magic Key," "Feelin' Alright," "Loves Shines Down," and "What'd I Say."
While hardcore Rare Earth fans may be put off by the omission of the epic versions of "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "Get Ready" -- they appear here in their three- to four-minute single versions -- Universal/Spectrum's Collection offers the casual listener a far more diverse listening experience than Motown's seven-track Millennium Collection. All of the radio hits ("I Just Want to Celebrate," "Born to Wander," "Hey Big Brother") are here (with the unfortunate exception of "Ma"), making this a bargain for both new and old listeners. ~ James Christopher Monger
2004 compilation from the 60s/70s rock/soul outfit whose first hit was a cover of The Temptaions' 'Get Ready', which is included here along with 17 other tracks. Spectrum. Purchase Collection CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rare Earth CD (2001)
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Recorded between 1969 and 1973. Includes liner notes by Tony Green.
This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series.
Rare Earth's edition of the 20th Century Masters series is a near-definitive collection of their singles for Motown. Over the course of seven tracks, all the group's biggest hits -- "Get Ready," "(I Know) I'm Losing You," "Born to Wander," "I Just Want to Celebrate," "Hey Big Brother," and "What'd I Say" -- are included, all in their original album versions. This means "(I Know) I'm Losing You" runs over ten minutes, "Ma" over 17, and "Get Ready" a shattering 21-plus minutes. This is means that it's for the serious casual fan, since these extended versions ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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$6.39 
This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
Somewhat more mysteriously, Rolling Stone Ron Wood also turns up on what sounds dangerously close to a lounge version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing," but ...
| | Grand Funk Railroad Phoenix CD (1972) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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$8.85
Having scored four consecutive Top Ten albums in the previous two years, Grand Funk Railroad may not have seemed to casual observers like a band who needed to rise phoenix-like from the ashes, but the title of the band's seventh album referred to its re-emergence after a litigious split from manager/producer Terry Knight. Now, they were producing themselves, and they added organist Craig Frost, credited here as a sideman, though he went on to join the band formally. The biggest change, however, was a musical maturity. After releasing five studio albums in a little over two years, Grand Funk waited more than a year before releasing Phoenix, and in that time they managed to come up with more variety than they had displayed before. "Someone," for example, was a surprisingly gentle ballad, and "Rain Keeps Fallin'" was stronger melodically than most of songwriter Mark Farner's previous efforts. Unlike earlier albums, Phoenix didn't seem like one rudimentary rocker after another, which made it Grand Funk's most listenable album so far. And that's not to say it didn't rock, as the leadoff instrumental, "Flight of the Phoenix," and the Top 40 hit that closed the set, "Rock 'n Roll Soul," demonstrated. Unfortunately, Farner's lyrical abilities ...
| | Grand Funk Railroad Born To Die CD (1976)
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$12.79
Originally released on Capitol (11482). Includes liner notes by Steve Roeser.
2003 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of GFRs last album from 1976 featuring unreleased live rehearsal takes of 'Bare Naked Woman' and 'Genevieve'. Capitol Records.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Mark Farner (vocals, guitar); Don Brewer (vocals, drums, percussion); Jimmy Hall (harmonica, saxophone); Craig Frost (keyboards, background vocals); Donna Hall (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Steve Genewick.
Liner Note Author: Steve Roeser.
Recording information: The Swamp.
Photographer: Lynn Goldsmith.
The title says it all: Although not steeped in heavy metal riffs or gothic sound effects, this 1976 effort from Grand Funk Railroad creates a mood gloomy enough to rival the darkest moments of Black Sabbath. By this point in their career, the band was feeling run into the ground and this is reflected in the mood of the lyrics: the title track is mournful rumination on the inevitability of death and "I Feel for Your Love" explores the depression created by the end of a relationship. The result is an album that feels like an anomaly in the Grand Funk Railroad catalog: the album's dark mood sits at ...
| | Grand Funk Railroad Caught In The Act CD (1975) Remastered
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$7.85
Sonically, Grand Funk's second live album, 1975's CAUGHT IN THE ACT, is a major improvement over the one-dimensional sound of its predecessor, 1970's LIVE ALBUM. The performances throughout CAUGHT IN THE ACT are consistent and energetic, resulting in great versions of such GFR classics as "Footstompin' Music," ...
| | Mike Bloomfield Super Session CD (1968) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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$6.75 
A surprise best-seller when it was first released, this mostly improvised pairing of singer/keyboardist/producer Al Kooper with two major guitar heroes of the day sounds fascinating all these years later precisely because of the distance of time--nobody makes records like this any more. The material runs the gamut from folk pop (covers of Donovan and Dylan), to blues ("Albert's Shuffle," "You Don't Love Me"), to heady jams ("His Holy Modal Majesty"), to big-band jazz ("Harvey's Tune").
All the tunes make effective templates for the kind off-the-cuff music-making that in less capable hands might have resulted in simple noodling. In fact, although Bloomfield and Stills don't play together on any of the cuts (Bloomfield played on one side of the original LP, Stills on the other), all three principals get off lots of good licks and producer Kooper has some interesting tricks up his sleeve, as in the over-the-top phasing he ...
| | Rail Adio CD (2001)
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$12.49 
| | Jandek Blue Corpse CD (2004)
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$7.29
| | Fobia Originales: 20 Exitos CD (2005) Remastered
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$9.19
| | Atlantic Bridge CD (1970)
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$15.39
| | Paradox Product Of Imagination CD (2007) (Import)
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$32.85
| | Angie Lendon Honesty CD (2007)
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$16.45
Angie Lendon was born in the North of England and now resides in Hull where she is a worship leader at New Life Christian Centre.As a songwriter Angie has had songs included on various compilations, the most recent ...
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