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| 1. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues | |||
| 2. Love Of The Loved (2002 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 3. Good Lovin' | |||
| 4. He's Sure The Boy I Love (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. From A Window (Mono) (1998 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Yakety Yak | |||
| 7. Break-A-Way (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 8. Ferry Cross The Mersey | |||
| 9. Why Don't You Love Me (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 10. Anyone Who Had A Heart (2002 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 11. Lily The Pink | |||
| 12. Don't You Believe It (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 13. You'll Never Walk Alone | |||
| 14. You're No Good | |||
| 15. A Love She Can Count On (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 16. Trains And Boats And Planes (Mono) (1998 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 17. Hello Little Girl | |||
| 18. Lonely City Blue Boy (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 19. A Little Loving | |||
| 20. Come On Baby (2008 Digital Remaster) | |||
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This new cd from EMI Gold is a very nicely packaged item with an interesting booklet written by Bill Harry and some obscure tracks which may not have appeared on cd before. However please note that the Pathfinders recording may not be one made by the group of that name from Birkenhead, ( who recorded one single for Decca ), but may in fact be the A-side of a Parlophone single by a well loved Scottish group of the same name (their only single?). In itself it's a very rare recording. Nice cd well worth having for the obscure tracks.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Thirty tracks, of which less than half (thirteen to be exact) would be of serious interest to collectors of early to mid 60's British pop, or 'Merseybeat' as it was called back in those days. The other songs on this collection are more familiar, though some have gone through the digital remastering process - but that's what happens when EMI release such a CD; much of the space is always taken up by Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla, Billy J Kramer and one or two others. And why The Scaffold are included on things like this is beyond me. Songs from 1968 and even 1974 hardly constitute 'Merseybeat'.
Of the songs worth getting this CD for, Steve Aldo's take on `Everybody has to Cry' is the stand out whilst it's not difficult to understand why Lee Castle and the Barons' only 45rpm probably had sales returns of single figures; it's the worst thing here by far. Billy Fury's brother and, later on, the aforementioned Aldo fronted Jason Eddie and the Centremen, and he does sound like his sibling, but it's a poor offering nonetheless. (I guess Albie Wycherley and the Centremen didn't have the same ring.) Tiffany's Thoughts, Cindy Cole, Beryl Marsden, The Kubas and The Blackwells all serve up standard fare for the time, but by then it was all too late. Lastly, The Pathfinders IS the Birkenhead group, whose second single 'A' side is on here. It was recorded at Abbey Road and played on 'Juke Box Jury' but still failed miserably. Buy this and you'll find out why.
One other point that needs mentioning is the inlay. Now, maybe there are two versions of this CD but the 'booklet' accompanying my copy has a page introduction by Gerry Marsden, centre pages of track listings, and a double page spread of five posters. And that's it!
So, in conclusion, is this worth getting? If you want to fill the gaps in your collection and don't mind skipping 50% of the material, then yes, but for the current price can you honestly complain? As an introduction to Mersybeat? No, there are better options around.
Of the songs worth getting this CD for, Steve Aldo's take on `Everybody has to Cry' is the stand out whilst it's not difficult to understand why Lee Castle and the Barons' only 45rpm probably had sales returns of single figures; it's the worst thing here by far. Billy Fury's brother and, later on, the aforementioned Aldo fronted Jason Eddie and the Centremen, and he does sound like his sibling, but it's a poor offering nonetheless. (I guess Albie Wycherley and the Centremen didn't have the same ring.) Tiffany's Thoughts, Cindy Cole, Beryl Marsden, The Kubas and The Blackwells all serve up standard fare for the time, but by then it was all too late. Lastly, The Pathfinders IS the Birkenhead group, whose second single 'A' side is on here. It was recorded at Abbey Road and played on 'Juke Box Jury' but still failed miserably. Buy this and you'll find out why.
One other point that needs mentioning is the inlay. Now, maybe there are two versions of this CD but the 'booklet' accompanying my copy has a page introduction by Gerry Marsden, centre pages of track listings, and a double page spread of five posters. And that's it!
So, in conclusion, is this worth getting? If you want to fill the gaps in your collection and don't mind skipping 50% of the material, then yes, but for the current price can you honestly complain? As an introduction to Mersybeat? No, there are better options around.
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