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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. One Too Many Mornings | |||
| 2. Forty Times | |||
| 3. Along Comes Mary | |||
| 4. Your Own Love | |||
| 5. Cherish | |||
| 6. Don t Blame It On Me | |||
| 7. Pandora s Golden Heebie Jeebies | |||
| 8. Standing Still | |||
| 9. No Fair At All | |||
| 10. Looking Glass | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Six Man Band | |||
| 2. Like Always | |||
| 3. Goodbye, Columbus | |||
| 4. The Time It Is Today | |||
| 5. Under Branches | |||
| 6. Hear In Here | |||
| 7. Yes, I Will | |||
| 8. I Am Up For Europe | |||
| 9. Dubuque Blues | |||
| 10. Are You Ready | |||
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
What an absolute treat this is,two discs filled with great songs sung by one of the very best American vocal groups of the sixties.I first heard the Association in 1966 and have loved them ever since.
At the start of their career folk rock was the in thing and this is reflected in the first two tracks,perfectly okay but they didn't really give an indication of what was to come.It was the ultra cool "Along Comes Mary" with the distinctive harpsichord and guitar intro followed by Jim Yester's excellently fitting lead vocal,obscure(drug related?) lyrics and what was to become the trademark backing vocals that made everyone sit up and listen, as well as being their introduction to the US top ten.But something completely different was to come next,the follow up single was a beautiful slow love song sung by a different lead vocalist(Terry Kirkman) with a classy baritone voice - Cherish was nonetheless just as cool as "Mary" in it's own way and stayed at number 1 for weeks,ending up being one of the best selling singles of the year in America.The flipside "Don't Blame It On Me" was a real gem,a great number delivered with a passionate Russ Giguere lead vocal, the trumpet imitating backing vocals making you realise that these guys were very special.Then came the pyschedelic "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies","Looking Glass" and the wonderful,heartbreaking "No Fair At All",sadly all minor hits but all lead by different vocalists - how many singers did this group have for heavens sake? Just as it was thought that the Association had had their day(two misses at the top ten usually spelt the end of the road in those days)along came Windy and placed the group back where they belonged, at the top of the US charts.... Read more ›
At the start of their career folk rock was the in thing and this is reflected in the first two tracks,perfectly okay but they didn't really give an indication of what was to come.It was the ultra cool "Along Comes Mary" with the distinctive harpsichord and guitar intro followed by Jim Yester's excellently fitting lead vocal,obscure(drug related?) lyrics and what was to become the trademark backing vocals that made everyone sit up and listen, as well as being their introduction to the US top ten.But something completely different was to come next,the follow up single was a beautiful slow love song sung by a different lead vocalist(Terry Kirkman) with a classy baritone voice - Cherish was nonetheless just as cool as "Mary" in it's own way and stayed at number 1 for weeks,ending up being one of the best selling singles of the year in America.The flipside "Don't Blame It On Me" was a real gem,a great number delivered with a passionate Russ Giguere lead vocal, the trumpet imitating backing vocals making you realise that these guys were very special.Then came the pyschedelic "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies","Looking Glass" and the wonderful,heartbreaking "No Fair At All",sadly all minor hits but all lead by different vocalists - how many singers did this group have for heavens sake? Just as it was thought that the Association had had their day(two misses at the top ten usually spelt the end of the road in those days)along came Windy and placed the group back where they belonged, at the top of the US charts.... Read more ›
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By D. Barger
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, whats great about this CD set is that most of the songs are in their original Mono Format. To me, WINDY can only be enjoyed in mono as the Lead Vocal at the end is up front rather than hidden in the back like it is in stereo. Very nice booklet and absolutely necessary even if you have the "Just The Right Sound" double CD Anthology Set. Well Mastered music and just plain enjoyable. This is a Digi pack issue.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By P. Dignum
Format:Audio CD
Outstanding release compiled by the great Steve Stanley. The Association made some superb sunshine pop singles and this Mono collection is definitive. Great front cover too. Superb stuff from now sounds.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By jo hunter
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
what to say...beautiful harmonies,lyrics that count....up there with the beach boys,even the beatles,yes they do reach such hights...as country joe would say, music for the mind and body....being the singles collection...a superb introduction to the band.....
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Association The complete warner bros. & valiant singles collection
28 Oct 2012
By Johnboy
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent double cd with some very good tracks includes Windy, the only track missing for me is the machine.Very competent musicians with excellent harmonies.
11 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By LBS
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
i love the association, and i know "now sounds" have the best of intentions, and the packaging and liner notes with comments by the band themselves and friends can't be faulted, the only trouble is the compilation itself is largely irrelevent. the problem is all the songs are available elsewhere and the band's greatest songs are not confined to their single releases. of course, all the big hits are great but you won't find "come on in" or "barefoot gentlemen" here. the fold-down mono mixes are pointless because the association sound better in stereo and believe me i can be as big a mono-snob as anybody when the music really does sound better. i'm not saying you shouldn't buy this, but as an owner of most of their LPs it adds nothing to my collection..
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