- Audio CD (19 Sep 2005)
- Number of Discs: 8
- Format: Box set
- Label: CLASSICAL
- ASIN: B000A7KL7U
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 146,561 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Album Description
A stunning eight-disc collection, covering the complete Atlantic recordings of one of music’s most distinctive voices. Presented in unique collectors’ packaging, the set brings together the length and breadth of Ray Charles’ work, and also features a live concert on DVD.
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By any account, Ray Charles had a torrid childhood, witnessing his brother dying at the age of five, losing his sight at seven and both his parents before he was a teenager, yet went on to become an exceptionally highly talented and motivated musician. Something of a jobbing musician during the late 1940s and early 1950s, his career began to take off when he signed a solo deal with Atlantic Records in 1952. He scored hits across both the R&B and pop charts and would eventually go on to further expand his audience with forarys into country and jazz, all with success. This box set gathers together sixty key tracks from his early recording career and compliments the other Hallmark release The Best Of The Early Years.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ray Charles at Atlantic made beautiful music and it's all here. The problem is the way it is packaged. It comes in a fake 1950s record player box and contains a good hardback book with session info and complete discography. all well and good if a little extravagant but the problem comes with the CDs. It is presented in sesssion order bit is divided into arbitrary 79 minute CDs. A good example is CD4. It begins with one track from "Soul brothers", the collaboration with Milt Jackson - the rest of Soul Brothers is on CD3. There then follows 5 tracks recorded in February 1958. Next is 5 tracks from "Soul meeting" recorded with Milt Jackson - the other track from that LP is on CD3. After this there are 6 tracks from "Live at Newport" and the other 4 tracks from that LP are on CD5.
I'm a little disappointed this great music hasn't been sequenced with as much thought and sympathy as the book and case. After all, which would you prefer - great sequencing and poor packaging or great packaging and poor sequencing?
I'm a little disappointed this great music hasn't been sequenced with as much thought and sympathy as the book and case. After all, which would you prefer - great sequencing and poor packaging or great packaging and poor sequencing?
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This box set is fantastic! Even the packaging is worth paying the money for, with the box appearing like an old portable record player.
The music speaks for itself; you would only part with this much cash if you know Ray Charles, and for anyone who does this is a great collection of his music.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
Careful. The vinyl version of this (as listed in Amazon) is for a completely different item. It's not the box set. It's a single picture disc of very early Ray (the stuff you usually find on cheap display in a petrol/gas station).
The music's okay but it ain't no Atlantic standard!
Beware.
The music's okay but it ain't no Atlantic standard!
Beware.
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