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Track Listings
| 1. Those Were The Days (2010 - Remaster) |
| 2. Lord Of The Reedy River (2010 - Remaster) |
| 3. Happiness Runs (Pebble And The Man) (2010 - Remaster) |
| 4. Love Is The Sweetest Thing (2010 - Remaster) |
| 5. Y Blodyn Gwyn (2010 - Remaster) |
| 6. The Honeymoon Song (2010 - Remaster) |
| 7. The Puppy Song (2010 - Remaster) |
| 8. Inch Worm (2010 - Remaster) |
| 9. Voyage Of The Moon (2010 - Remaster) |
| 10. Lullaby Of The Leaves (2010 - Remaster) |
| 11. Young Love (2010 - Remaster) |
| 12. Someone To Watch Over Me (2010 - Remaster) |
| 13. Prince En Avignon (2010 - Remaster) |
| 14. The Game (2010 - Remaster) |
| 15. There's No Business Like Show Business (Annie Get Your Gun, Act 1) (2010 - Remaster) |
| 16. Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) (2010 - Remaster) |
| 17. Goodbye (2010 - Remaster) |
| 18. Sparrow (2010 - Remaster) |
| 19. Fields Of St. Etienne |
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2010 digital remaster of the classic album from Mary Hopkin.
Mary Hopkin was Apple Records' first success story. Her debut single, produced by Paul McCartney "Those Were The Days" rocketed her to international stardom all at the tender age of eighteen.
Following the huge success of the single, Paul and Mary set about putting together her first album which was released in February, 1969 just six months after the single. Post Card was a mixture of contemporary folk music (including three Donovan songs), with some older ‘standards'.
This release includes the US single "Those Were The Days", along with "Turn Turn Turn" (To Everything There Is A Season)", Mary's second single "Goodbye" and "Sparrow". Completing the CD is a track that could have been her third single had history not dictated otherwise. "Fields Of St. Etienne" was scheduled as Apple 16 but the release was cancelled and it is therefore being released here for the first time.
Mary Hopkin was Apple Records' first success story. Her debut single, produced by Paul McCartney "Those Were The Days" rocketed her to international stardom all at the tender age of eighteen.
Following the huge success of the single, Paul and Mary set about putting together her first album which was released in February, 1969 just six months after the single. Post Card was a mixture of contemporary folk music (including three Donovan songs), with some older ‘standards'.
This release includes the US single "Those Were The Days", along with "Turn Turn Turn" (To Everything There Is A Season)", Mary's second single "Goodbye" and "Sparrow". Completing the CD is a track that could have been her third single had history not dictated otherwise. "Fields Of St. Etienne" was scheduled as Apple 16 but the release was cancelled and it is therefore being released here for the first time.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Out of all the Apple reissues released in 1991, Post Card was my firstselection. As a kid, I was fascinated with Mary Hopkin's vocal delivery ofThose Were the Days. Many years later, I found out that one of my auntsshared this particular fondness upon discovering that she had a 45 RPMversion of the song with the B-side that consisted of Mary Hopkin'sarrangement of Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season). Bythen, the single was too scratched and too worn to be deemed playable, andto try find a replacement on any tipe of vinyl (LP or another 45)wasvirtually going on a "wild goose chase".
Fortunately, I would obtain these two songs on this CD, along with otherdelightful remakes which include covers of Lullaby of the Leaves, YoungLove, Love Is the Sweetest Thing, and Someone to Watch Over Me, the lastof which is probably my favorite.
In addition to these old favorites, Donovan pitched in two contributionsfor Ms. Hopkin to record, namely Voyage of the Moon and Lord of the ReedyRiver, both of which finely suited her voice. Another asset for Post Cardis Harry Nilsson's The Puppy Song, a lovable track that was almostreleased as a follow-up single to Those Were the Days. Also contained areY Blodyn Gwyn and Prince En Avignon, two tracks not sung in English, thelatter in French and the former in Welsh.
All in all, the instrumentations of echoing strings are quite serene andreminiscent of the Burt Bacharach musical arrangements present in theearly days of A&M Records, which had in its artist lineup Dionne Warwick,Jackie DeShannon, and The Carpenters. If Paul McCartney planned for awholesome image on the Apple label, then his decisions to follow theadvice of Twiggy and hire Ms. Hopkin and then select these songs for herto put forth were most definitely apt.
Fortunately, I would obtain these two songs on this CD, along with otherdelightful remakes which include covers of Lullaby of the Leaves, YoungLove, Love Is the Sweetest Thing, and Someone to Watch Over Me, the lastof which is probably my favorite.
In addition to these old favorites, Donovan pitched in two contributionsfor Ms. Hopkin to record, namely Voyage of the Moon and Lord of the ReedyRiver, both of which finely suited her voice. Another asset for Post Cardis Harry Nilsson's The Puppy Song, a lovable track that was almostreleased as a follow-up single to Those Were the Days. Also contained areY Blodyn Gwyn and Prince En Avignon, two tracks not sung in English, thelatter in French and the former in Welsh.
All in all, the instrumentations of echoing strings are quite serene andreminiscent of the Burt Bacharach musical arrangements present in theearly days of A&M Records, which had in its artist lineup Dionne Warwick,Jackie DeShannon, and The Carpenters. If Paul McCartney planned for awholesome image on the Apple label, then his decisions to follow theadvice of Twiggy and hire Ms. Hopkin and then select these songs for herto put forth were most definitely apt.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i REALLY ENJOYED LISTENING TO THIS CD AFTER MANY YEARS OF NOT HEARING IT. Enjoyed several of the hits...THOSE WERE THE DAYS of course being top of my list....shame they didnt include Marys eurovision song of KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE AS A BONUS TRACK of the original....Nice to hear some Welsh renditions as well as the more commercial tracks. For any lover of the 60s music, this must be part of your collection.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are mixed feelings about this LP from others and to some extent I share them. MH was a breath of fresh air at the time and I still love listening to her 40 years later so she had something. However some of the tracks are poorly considered - "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" sounds like a saturday night in a Working Men's Club version: other tracks are awesomely beautiful. Y Blodyn Gwyn and Inch Worm would stop the traffic, Prince en Avignon (is that PMC on drums?) grows on you, 'The Game' shows her voice off wonderfully. "Happiness Runs" is just beautifully silly - perfect for the time. As for the reviewer mentioning her absence from recording - there wasn't one. She is listed as a session singer on many albums recorded throughout the 70s and 80s especially LPs produced by hubby Tony Visconti. I don't think Mary particularly wanted fame and all the glitz - she only ever looked really comfortable when singing and that is a huge amount of her appeal.
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A thing of shreds and patches
So, there she was, catapulted from obscurity into the limelight by a monster hit that must gave taken everybody by surprise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Terrahurtz
Postcard Mary Hopkin
Great Album addition to 60s Music CDs Collection
Those were the Days a great single well worth the Money along with all the other song she had a great voice and was one of... Read more
Those were the Days a great single well worth the Money along with all the other song she had a great voice and was one of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by G. W. Whitehall
Remember Mary ?
Re-issued on apple this is maybe a mostly forgotten treat.
Post Card has some lovely tracks on it although some may not be to everyone`s taste. It opens with her no. Read more
Post Card has some lovely tracks on it although some may not be to everyone`s taste. It opens with her no. Read more
Published 8 months ago by archiemark
An 'odd' album from Ms. Hopkin.
A very bizarre opening track to any album in 'Lord Of The Reedy River', followed by a much better song in 'Happiness Runs'. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
An 'odd' album from Ms. Hopkin.
A very bizarre opening track to any album in 'Lord Of The Reedy River', followed by a much better song in 'Happiness Runs'. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
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