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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Awarding a score to this album is not an easy thing to do. Why? Because in reality a lot of the songs on this collection aren't very good. This said, however cheesy and throw away songs like 'Remember (Sha La La)', 'Shang-A- Lang' and numerous others are they are genuinely happy three minute (or less) pop songs and that's something sadly lacking I feel in today's world of the 5-6 minute self indulgent deadly serious 'single'. Maybe for this reason, this album is as much worth buying for the nostalgia trip that listening to it will take you on as it is for the music. All of the Rollers hits are here and most of the other tracks are of a similar ilk and at least passable. At times the sickly sweet lyrics do get a bit much but as a review of the Rollers most popular years this is hard to beat. Ironically, artistically, the best song on this whole set was the Rollers first flop single after a run of 11 consecutive hits 'The Way I Feel Tonight' (a more adult sounding ballad) from the 'It's A Game' album. A word of warning now. Nowhere on the packaging does it state that these recordings are the original versions and a few of the tracks on this collection sound to me as if they may have been edited slightly ('Keep On Dancing' barely makes 2 minutes for example) so real Rollers fans might need to check this out before purchasing this. For the rest of us however (who no doubt simply want to be reminded of their younger days and/or some fun teenage pop songs)I suspect that this collection will do nicely.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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The Bay City Rollers have always sufferred from a bad reputation (among those that have never heard their music). So it comes as some surprise to hear just how great they were. It is just an injection of the purest pop you will ever hear. Don't try to analyse the lyrics, just go with the flow, and pretty soon you will be up out of the chair chanting S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night, Shang-a-lang, bye bye baby, and all the rest of their classics. The music is as fresh today as the day it was recorded. If you are a fan, or just curious to hear what the "worst band of all time" sounded like, this is the place to start.
(and Saturday Night was released in the UK, before Les joined the band and wasn't a hit, but was re-recorded, with Les, soon after for their debut album. And it was this version that got to US number one a few years later).
(and Saturday Night was released in the UK, before Les joined the band and wasn't a hit, but was re-recorded, with Les, soon after for their debut album. And it was this version that got to US number one a few years later).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To be perfectly honest the Rollers weren't my cup of tea back in the 70's BUT credit to them they had a great if not short chart career. Nice to hear the original recording of their Top 10 Hit from 1971, "Keep On Dancing". On all their other best of albums this one always seems to pop up as a re-recording. I'm not so sure that, "Give a liitle love" is the original recording having listened to it a couple of times...perhaps its been remastered as they like to call it these days? If you're a big fan of the Rollers then this album is definetly a must!
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Product arrived on time and as described. Have not opened it yet as it is a Christmas gift but it looks legit!
Published 5 months ago by Regina O'donoghue
sounds like all original material
Got this for a friend, when i heard it i was impressed as for the price i was expecting re-recording of BCR. A bargain for the price
Published 6 months ago by Carl (North East)
not for me
bought this for the better half who loves it! me, well not my cup of tea!
Published 20 months ago by Wtwilliams
The Tartan Scarf Terrors!
Shang-a-lang with this one pop pickers..you can 'Remember''Saturday night' having a 'Summerlove Sensation' and saying 'Bye Bye Baby' before i 'Give a little love'
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Published on 22 April 2010 by Mr. Anthony Cox
Essay: T-U-R-D, eh? Why?
As a Canadian growing up in the 70's, I was able to keep an eye on boththe US and UK charts. Around 1975, there was a curious heretoforeundocumented and never-since reproducted... Read more
Published on 20 April 2004 by Pat Kelly
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