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A String of Pearls [CD]

Pearls Audio CD
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Product details

  • Audio CD (18 July 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Rev-Ola
  • ASIN: B0009K9PC0
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 90,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION
2. THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND
3. YO YO
4. YOU CAME YOU SAW YOU CONQUERED
5. GUILTY
6. SING OUT TO ME
7. PASS IT ON
8. YOU ARE EVERYTHING
9. SHE SAY, HE SAY
10. DEEPER
11. WIZARD OF LOVE
12. I'LL SAY IT OVER AGAIN
13. DOCTOR LOVE
14. PLAYING AROUND
15. LOVE SENSATION
16. THE CHEATER
17. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
18. PEARLY
19. I'M GONNA STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY
20. WE CAN MAKE IT BABY
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Product Description

Album Description

When Phil Swern, ace London promo guy for the famed A&M records was told by DJ Emperor Rosko of a hot oldies track which was wowing the dancers at his gigs, his ears perked up and before you could say Martha & The Vandellas, Phil had two ace female session vocalists and former solo stars in the studio cutting a new version.

In keeping with the updating of 1950's and early 1960's nostalgia which was all the rage in the 1970's. Yeah, everything from Wizzard's hits to The Carpenters "Now And Then" album, Phil went on to cut a whole bunch more hits with the girls; both early 60s Spector-esque covers and new and sympathetic originals by Phil and his cohorts.

Here we have for the first time on CD, the best of Pearls. ALL their Top 10 UK and European hits including ‘Guilty’ and ‘Third Finger Left Hand’ as well as a couple of stone rarities including the beautiful update of ‘A Lovers' Concerto’, an unreleased production which could have been yet another HIT! The is the first collection of Pearls music anywhere EVER and features in-depth liner notes with brand new interview material and many rare and unseen photos! Remastered for your delight and packaged in the usual sumptuous Rev-Ola style to which you've become accustomed!

A must for fans of early 60s girl group sounds and early 70s bubblegum soul productions!


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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic !! - All the wonderful Pearls singles from the 70's together on one amazing CD . All vocal A & B sides included - only the two instrumentals perhaps understandably left off though I am very fond of them both - One credited to The Pearls' Orchestra and the other to The Rhythm of The Pearls.They would have enriched the variety and listening appeal still further. Great notes and photos . Will interest followers of the many music genre that The Pearls can fall into. Girl group sounds - Spectoresque - pop/soul productions etc aswell as particular fans of The Pearls. This production and notes will inform the buyer of the incredible contribution made by the two girls Lyn Cornell and Ann Simmons to the British Music Scene. Even to an already knowledgeable fan this was interesting and I learned more .The Pearls should have had many more hits and higher chart placings with their material . These girls were creative and very talented aswell as glamourous. It shines through in their performances. The CD is a must for all those who remember and liked the fabulous Pearls first time around and if you dont know them you should make the discovery now with this production. Slight sound quality niggles on a few tracks due to condition of tapes used but not enough to spoil the enjoyment. Track 18 listing is an error. The instrumental Pearly is not unfortunately included as stated here and in the notes - instead however is a nice surprise "Lets make love again" is included though the notes say it was unobtainable!! Well done to Revola for bringing the very first collection which includes all the vocal recorded output of The Pearls to my knowledge plus two bonus unreleased tracks and you can't do much better than that. One of the latter is an amazing version of The Everlys "Bye Bye Love" which really moves . A great dancing track and this is a 5 star CD - no doubt about it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Guilty As Charged 6 Nov 2009
By Dee Tee
Format:Audio CD
Famous for their 1974 top ten hit 'Guilty', The Pearls were 2 session singers who occasionally got together to release their own recordings. All of their output is included in this compilation where you can find a lot of other melodic 'guilty' pleasures. As well as the big hit, another cracker is 'You Came You Saw You Conquered' a minor hit in 1972. Their version of 'Dr.Love' predates the hit Tina Charles effort by at least 3 years and their trip into Motown territory covering Martha & The Vandella's '3rd Finger Left Hand' works far better than you'd expect. One listen to 'Pass it On' and you'll be humming it all day which pretty much sums up how it goes with this surprisingly enjoyable collection.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Long overdue 15 Nov 2005
Format:Audio CD
I've searched many times for a CD collection of the Pearls, which has been noticeably and inexplicably absent. At last the long overdue collection has appeared with a comprehensive track listing, nice photographs, and fullsome and interesting inlay notes. The music is licensed from BR Music who have in the past released many excellent quality compilations of often difficult-to-find material to very high standards. I suspect though that in this instance only the best known tracks were available from master tapes, so to provide sufficient material for a compilation several tracks have been sourced from vinyl. Although processed to remove hiss, crackles, and pops, these tracks sound compressed and slightly distorted in places. However, if even BR Music cannot source better-sounding material, this is likely to be the only compilation we will see.
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