Bobby Darin Big Sur CD

 Jeans vs. Tuxedo
This is a great folkie-music cd. If you´re into protest songs this is a must. I like him best this way. Outstanding tracks : Jingle Jangle Jungle, Change, Harvest, Rx Pyro: Prescription Fire, Distractions Pt. 1, Jive, Me & Mr. Hohner & Simple Song Of Freedom He was vary cool...........
Submitted by sea (Stockholm/Sweden) 
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 A Different Darin
In his final years, Bobby recorded some of his own compositions, mainly folk, blues and ballads. There are also, some live recordings at the Troubador in L.A. Interesting album.
Submitted by andersonwh (Boulder Colorado) 
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 Shedding Light on a Little-Known Period of Darin's Career
For the most part, Bobby Darin's recordings of the late '60's remain almost unknown to most listeners. Unless you collect vinyl, most of Darin's work from these years is inaccessible, recorded at a time when Darin was attempting to run his own label (Direction Records). The singles recorded for Direction (and the two albums) made little impact, and most reviewers today dismiss these recordings as an ill-advised foray into the folk-protest music of the day. This release may go some way to setting that record straight. "Songs From Big Sur" is composed of some of Darin's Direction singles, unreleased masters, and some (nowhere near all) album tracks from the two Direction albums ("Bobby Daring Born Walden Robert Cossotto" and "Commitment"). In addition, there are a handful of earlier tracks originally recorded for Atlantic (in 1967), and the CD concludes with live recordings from 1969 at LA's Troubador. While most of this material appears on CD for the first time, there is some duplication of content (3 or 4 tracks) with Varese Sarabande's earlier "Very Best of Bobby Darin," a release which chronicled the years 1966 to 1969. This CD testifies to Darin's astonishing versatility. The material couldn't be further from "Mack the Knife," yet Darin's performances in this genre are as committed and authentic as anyone's. Audiences may not have wanted to accept Darin without the tuxedo, the swing, and the swagger, but "Songs from Big Sur" makes it abundantly clear that there was nothing inferior or second-rate to what Darin was doing at this time. Maybe the late '60's "Bob Darin" (as he was calling himself at the time) will finally get his due. This is an essential CD for any Darin fan. And, hopefully, we may still get the Direction albums complete on CD at some point in the future.
Submitted by Joe (Tacoma, WA) 
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