- Audio CD (8 April 1993)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: London
- ASIN: B000006T1G
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 68,968 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This "Greatest Hits" collection was released on the back of the surprise #1 "Young at Heart". The song was used for a car advert and the group were gifted a massive hit. Unfortunately they had already split up some years earlier. Nevertheless this CD is a good summary of their career. The Bluebells were formed around the nucleus of the 2 McCluskey Brothers, and Robert ("Bobby Bluebell") Hodgens. They emerged at around the same time as fellow Scot popsters, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice and Altered Images. However The Bluebells always had a folk side to their jangling pop. On the whole the songs have aged pretty well, although a couple of the earlier tunes are a little on the slight side e.g "Forever More". Besides "Young at Heart" (included here in an extended version"), hit singles such as "Cath", and, in particular "I'm Falling" catch the ear. The real shame is that London Records have not given the re-released, remastered, bonus track treatment to "Sisters", the band's first and only proper LP. If Bronski Beat and the Redskins are worthy of it then so too are The Blubells. Where are they now? Ken and David McCluskey record and tour as the rather excellent "McCluskey Brothers";sometime bassist Lawrence Donegan writes for quality broadsheets;sometime guitarist Craig Gannon went on to play for The Smiths amongst others; and Bobby has found fortune writing hits for the one time washed up "Texas". Funny old world.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As per the other review about this CD, the songs have not been re-recorded at all, they are all the original album/7"/10"/12" or slightly re-mixed versions, Young at Heart gets a good extended version, for a more indepth review read the review on the original Singles Collection.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I own an old tape of their album "Sisters" which got played to death back in the eighties. This album covers most of the tracks form "Sisters" plus a few extra. However these are not the original recordings, they have been re-recorded and re-worked to the point where some of the songs are almost unrecognisable.
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Sisters
I brought this CD because I could and can not find the Albun Sisters anywhere.
It is a travisty that this LP has not been re-issued on CD. Read more
It is a travisty that this LP has not been re-issued on CD. Read more
Published 24 months ago by P. Frizelle
Good songs but remixed beyond recognition
These are the songs, but so different and not in a good way. Better to get your hands on the original recordings as mixed then, but if you can't these are acceptable. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2006 by Oenone
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