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40th Anniversary Singles Collection
(more) »rank: 5690by: Tommy James & the Shondells
: :You know how you see all those political ads that end with I m so-and-so, and I approved this message? Well, Tommy James himself approved this collection, so you know there ain t no hanky-panky goin on! It s the first to comprehensively span Tommy s career both with the Shondells and as a solo artist, featuring the A-side of every single the man released on six different labels from 1966 to 2006, with in-depth liner notes penned by Ed Osborne and photos from the artist s personal archive. And, much like we did with our recent Jan & Dean collection, we ...
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Come on Get Happy! The Very Best of the Partridge Family
(more) »rank: 3966by: The Partridge Family
: :It doesn't happen all the time, but occasionally kitsch burrows itself into the popular consciousness and stays put because it's timelessly, compellingly good. Such is the case with The Very Best of the Partridge Family, which at long last allows pop aficionados who have closeted their dirty-little-secret obsession with the fictitious TV group to come clean. Never mind the ruffles and dove-wing lapels—heartthrob hang-ups aside, David Cassidy can sing (skip 'I Think I Love You' and check his soul chops on the raging 'Roller Coaster' or his Elvis-like vocal nuances on 'Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque' instead.) And it doesn't hurt ...
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I Want My 80's Box
(more) »rank: 3309by: Various Artists
: :God bless punk and new wave. Without them, '80s pop music might well have ended up as vapid and ghettoized as, well, pop music of the '90s. Those late '70s movements were frankly reactionary at heart (seeking to counter what was perceived as the overwrought tendencies of rock's prog and hard-rock elite and calling for a return to the diverse energy of '60s Top 40), but their influences can be felt on nearly every cut of this triple-disc hits anthology, from the Buggles' all-too-prophetic 'Video Killed the Radio Star' to the nouveau funk of Kool and the Gang, the Dazz Band, and the ...
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The Neil Diamond Collection
(more) »rank: 1974by: Neil Diamond
: :God bless punk and new wave. Without them, '80s pop music might well have ended up as vapid and ghettoized as, well, pop music of the '90s. Those late '70s movements were frankly reactionary at heart (seeking to counter what was perceived as the overwrought tendencies of rock's prog and hard-rock elite and calling for a return to the diverse energy of '60s Top 40), but their influences can be felt on nearly every cut of this triple-disc hits anthology, from the Buggles' all-too-prophetic 'Video Killed the Radio Star' to the nouveau funk of Kool and the Gang, the Dazz Band, and the ...
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Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
(more) »rank: 3589by: Tears for Fears
: :God bless punk and new wave. Without them, '80s pop music might well have ended up as vapid and ghettoized as, well, pop music of the '90s. Those late '70s movements were frankly reactionary at heart (seeking to counter what was perceived as the overwrought tendencies of rock's prog and hard-rock elite and calling for a return to the diverse energy of '60s Top 40), but their influences can be felt on nearly every cut of this triple-disc hits anthology, from the Buggles' all-too-prophetic 'Video Killed the Radio Star' to the nouveau funk of Kool and the Gang, the Dazz Band, and the ...
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
(more) »rank: 2247by: The Mamas & the Papas
: :As they developed and incorporated more of their own social lives into their music, the Mamas and the Papas became the model for other dysfunctionally self-involved groups like Fleetwood Mac. But none of that is evident on their 1966 debut, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears; rather, it's the quartet's dreamy vocal interaction that is the highlight here. 'California Dreamin'' is a touching honeymoon of a song; and its follow-up, 'Monday Monday,' is much the same--though it comes this close to overwhelming sappiness. 'Spanish Harlem,' 'In Crowd,' and Mama Cass Elliott's lead on the Beatles' 'I Call Your Name' are just ...
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Dazed And Confused (1993 Film)
(more) »rank: 6391by: Various Artists
: :Tellingly, director Richard Linklatter's Dazed and Confused was released 20 years after American Grafitti and offers a similar story of troubled young personalities lurking beneath an oversaturated pop culture veneer. Like Lucas before him, Linklatter clearly relishes that gloss and wields it like an ironic chainsaw. His soundtrack is a raucous, authentic collection of mid-70's radio fare, be it sharp-edged pop (Sweet, the vastly underrated Rick Derringer), nascent metal (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple) and out-and-out hard cheese (Foghat, Black Oak Arkansas). Dazed and Confused is the real sound of 70's teenage America. --Jerry McCulley
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The Turtles - 20 Greatest Hits
(more) »rank: 6059by: The Turtles
: :Though they may not have possessed the hip cachet of The Beach Boys or The Byrds, this California combo (led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, a.k.a. Flo and Eddie) were one of the most consistently satisfying, inventive and subversive American pop acts of the '60s. Shimmering and infectious hits like 'Happy Together,' 'Elenore,' 'You Baby,' 'She'd Rather Be with Me,' and their impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's, 'It Ain't Me, Babe,' remain some of the era's loveliest pop-rock tunes, embodying a good-humored sense of optimism that still sounds fresh more than two decades later. Rhino and Sundazed have done a fine ...
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Classic Hits
(more) »rank: 2822by: Jim Croce
:Album Details:With his Down to Earth, Every Man Persona, Philly Born Singer-songwriter Jim Croce Won Legions of Fans with a Winning Mix of Soulful Vocals, Fluid Guitar, Occasional Humor and Always Colorful Storytelling. 21 Tracks, Including Many Favorites Like 'You Don't Mess around with Jim', 'Operator', 'i'll have to Say I Love You in a Song' plus the Number One Pop Hits 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' and 'Time in a Bottle' which Topped the Charts Posthumously.
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The Ultimate Collection
(more) »rank: 2906by: The Jackson 5
: essential recording:It's hard to think of a more quintessential pre-disco-era supergroup, and this really is the ultimate collection of the Jackson 5's finest. From the super-sweet 'I'll Be There' (which went on to become one of the most-covered songs in recent history) to the peppy pop of 'I Want You Back,' the period's essence is in every single high note. The Afros, the bell-bottoms, Michael pre-identity crisis, it's all there and so much more fun than anything any of the clan has done since. This is a great party album: classics like 'ABC,' 'Never Can Say Goodbye,' and 'Rockin' Robin' sit alongside ...
