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| 1. That Song About The Midway (Lp Version) | |||
| 2. Rainy Day Man (Lp Version) | |||
| 3. Angel From Montgomery (Lp Version) | |||
| 4. I Got Plenty (Lp Version) | |||
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| 1. What Do You Want The Boy To Do? (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 2. Good Enough (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 3. Run Like A Thief (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 4. Fool Yourself (Remastered Album Version) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. About To Make Me Leave Home (Lp Version) | |||
| 2. Runaway (Lp Version) | |||
| 3. Two Lives (Lp Version) | |||
| 4. Louise (Lp Version) | |||
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| 1. I Thank You (Album Release) | |||
| 2. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 3. Standin' By The Same Old Love (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 4. Sleep'S Dark And Silent Gate (Remastered Album Version) | |||
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| Disc: 5 | |||
| 1. Keep This Heart In Mind (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 2. River Of Tears (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 3. Can'T Get Enough (Remastered Album Version) | |||
| 4. Willya Wontcha (Remastered Album Version) | |||
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Product Description
5CD set. Collects five of her original albums, in card LP replica sleeves! Features "Streetlights" (1974) ; "Home Plate" (1975) ; "Sweet Forgiveness" (1977) ; "Glow" (1979) and "Green Light" (1982).
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I envy anyone picking this up at such a great price, and for the treasures they will find contained within. Over the years, I've bought all of them on CD from Amazon to replace my old vinyl, and although Bonnie has never made a bad album some of her very best work is to be found on these recordings. They range from the end of her early period and into the years before Nick of Time and the modern commercial success that she enjoys today. The records she has made in this latter part of her career are all very fine but I believe the essential Bonnie is to be found on her earliest recordings and among the discs here. My two favourite albums of Bonnie's have always been the under-rated Streetlights and Sweet Forgiveness and you have them here. The first takes a bit of a step away from the blues and folk of her first records and it really suits her. Her voice has always been very expressive and she wrings all the longing and meaning out of beautiful material such as That Song About the Midway, and John Prine's aching masterpiece Angel From Montgomery. By Sweet Forgiveness I think she'd reached the peak of her early career and with a great group of musicians she made perhaps her finest recording. She'd also returned to that familiar mix of blues, folk and ballads, highlights being Paul Siebel's lovely vignette Louise (Which I think she still performs today) and a heart wrenching cover of Jackson Browne's My Opening Farewell that can leave the listener on the floor. The other discs here, if perhaps not quite as essential, will reward repeated listening and contain many gems worthy of discovery. Bonnie comes from a time when music was organic and hadn't yet been swallowed up by the corporations. You can hear what I mean on these recordings better than I could ever put it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I don't have this five album set but being a long time fan of Bonnie Raitt have them all individually - and I originally bought them all on vinyl - but can assure anyone who even remotely likes her work that there are some wonderful tracks here. You might not like all of the really early stuff, some of which can sound a little unsophisticated but every one of these discs contains several absolute classics and the journey they chronicle is quite astonishing. I know she is quite a "big name" now but why she was never a huge star from early on is beyond me. Give it a try - at this price you just can't go wrong.
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I never realised how good the early albums were, since I really only started appreciating with the the issue of A Nick in Time
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If you are more familiar with Bonnie's later work (from Nick of Time onwards), this set of 5 CDs offers a great opportunity to enjoy some very good earlier material. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sputnik
Five of the earlier albums
This set comprises five of Bonnie Raitt's earlier albums:
Streetlights (1974)
Home Plate (1975)
Sweet Foregiveness (1977)
The Glow (1979)
Green Light... Read more
Streetlights (1974)
Home Plate (1975)
Sweet Foregiveness (1977)
The Glow (1979)
Green Light... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John
Original Album Series-Bonnie Raitt
Discs arrived earlier than estimated date of delivery
Excellent collection of earlyish Bonnie Raitt albums,moderately priced,a reasonably cheap method of changing over... Read more
Excellent collection of earlyish Bonnie Raitt albums,moderately priced,a reasonably cheap method of changing over... Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. McPhee
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