Treasury

Track Listings

1. Look at Me

2. Changed

3. I Am Determined

4. Coming Home

5. Waymaker

6. Rescue Me

7. Jesus Christ Is the Way

8. Call Me

9. Goin' up Yonder

Tracks:

Scream And Run Away
In The Reptile Room
The World Is A Very Scary Place
Dreary, Dreary
When You Play The Violin
This Abyss
Crows
Smile! No One Cares How You Feel
Freakshow
How Do You Slow This Thing Down?
A Million Mushrooms
Things Are Not What They Appear
Shipwrecked
Walking My Gargoyle
We Are The Gothic Archies

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Children's discs, like cartoons, sometimes work on a couple of different levels, but those levels are usually predictable--the pop-culture reference that flies over a slack-jawed fourth grader's head while garnering a chuckle from her parent, for example, or the double-entendre that's decidedly singular in the eyes of a 6-year-old child. The Tragic Treasury, the companion disc to Daniel Handler's creepily addictive Lemony Snicket series of books, is in a whole different league: 11-year-olds and the adults who hover over them, waiting for their own chance to devour each title, will love its verisimilitude--songs like "Scream and Run Away" and "Smile! No One Cares How You Feel" couldn't have been concocted for anything else--and indie-rock types, be they 19 or 62, will love its drearily exceptional hipness. Whether you know your grim grottos from your vile villages and hostile hospitals (all Snicket titles) couldn't matter less: if artful gloom-leaning pop grabs you, this disc gives up the goods, and of a quality you won't find anywhere else besides a handful of less-inspired Gothic Archies releases. As most non-Snicketeers inclined to pick up The Tragic Treasury know, Stephen Merritt--he of the equally excellent Magnetic Fields--is responsible; a few accordion contributions from Handler himself aside, he alone is the merry Goth man. He also writes a mean lyric, and luckily for Snicket loyalists, they're included in liner notes here. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

This musical companion to bestselling novelist Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is comically creepy fun for children of all ages. The Gothic Archies is a musical project of Stephin Merritt, the songwriter best known for his band the Magnetic Fields. The album, entitled The Tragic Treasury, features music originally recorded for the audiobooks of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Tragic Treasury contains 13 songs corresponding to the 13 books in the series, with two additional bonus tracks also inspired by the series. All music is performed by the Gothic Archies, with Lemony Snicket accompanying on accordion. The Tragic Treasury is being released October 10, 2006, in conjunction with the final Lemony Snicket book, The End.

Customer Reviews:

Good clean, if horribly depressing, fun.......2007-03-14

Great CD. Solidly amusing in the depressing tone of the books. Interesting both lyrically and vocally. Throroughly enjoyable.

Tragic Treasury.......2007-02-12

Quick delivery -- got here in plenty of time for Christmas. Thanks.

Well dress me in black and call me gothic.......2007-01-16

This CD is brilliant, keeping in tone with the books. I've listened to it over and over. My favorite song on the CD is Dreary, Dreary, Dreary.

An Enjoyable, Elcectic Collection of Songs.......2007-01-15

When I heard Stephen Merrit play "Shipwrecked" as part of an artist's segment on public radio, I knew I had to check this album out. It was not a waste. Stephen Merrit and Daniel Handler show themselves to be not only to be competent lyricists, but versatile musicians. Plus Everyone can find something the enjoy about this album. Though the songs are geared towards a younger audience often sounding like a twisted Shel Siversteen poems, I think adults can appreciate the underlying dark humor that Merrit and Handler inject into every track.

Really fun and creepy.......2006-12-28

...I blasted this music on my front porch for Halloween this year. It scared kids away.

This is really clever, creepy and fun.

Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas - Holiday Memories

Average customer rating:

Disappointing
Wonderful!
Classic Christmas
Two of the same disc
Not as good as the original

Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas - Holiday Memories
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Time Life Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006D2T8
Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

Do You Hear What I Hear - Bing Crosby
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Nat King Cole
Its Not The Presents Under My Tree - Eva Cassidy
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
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White Christmas - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Winter Wonderland - Anne Murray

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A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin
Christmas Is A Feeling In Your Heart - Andy Williams
Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
Ill Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby
Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
Silent Night - Dinah Washington
Silver Bells - Earl Grant
This Time of Year - Brook Benton

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Even though it includes some of the same songs, this isn't the Time-Life Christmas collection advertised annually on TV. It's actually a budget version of that anthology, and not a bad deal at all. Some may argue it's missing the two Elvis Presley tracks found on the three-CD TV version. Others will contend that any self-respecting Christmas music aficionado probably already owns (or should own) Elvis's wonderful '57 Christmas Album. What's attractive about this one is it gathers a lot of classic singular performances in one place--a tad too much Bing Crosby, perhaps, but also the original hit versions of "Jingle Bell Rock," Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby," Burl Ives's "Holly Jolly Christmas," and the Drifters' "White Christmas" (the blueprint for Elvis's version). This is a terrific cross section of seasonal sounds. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2007-01-09

I purchased this item from the television ad the year it was released directly from Time-Life. As a result of getting divorced, I needed to repurchase this great set I had bought from Time-Life years ago. After seeing the price for the bundle and recognizing the album covers, I was elated to finally get a new set for myself. Upon receipt, I immediately discovered that it is not "As Seen on TV" at all. the song selection is a fraction of the original, with a different discograpghy, but still the same album covers.
The songs are indeed great classics, however, if you have experienced the original "As Seen on TV" set that was released in 2001 you, too, will be as disappointed and left feeling rather robbed.

Wonderful!.......2006-12-17

I am a music lover and to me and my family the Christmas season is a time that the joyful and heartfelt music of the time should be heard from near and far, this collection fits the bill to do just that. In it you will find so many songs that you grew-up with and hearing them will touch a cord in your heart and bring to memory the joy of the season. I highly recommend this collection and hope you will be as enriched with it as my family is. Merry Christmas!

Classic Christmas.......2006-11-27

Christmas music lovers, you've found your collection. Much like the excellence of 'Ultimate Christmas,' Time-Life's 'Treasury of Christmas' should be a vintage favorite. Popular songs by Perry Como, Gene Autry, Andy Williams, and Judy Garland provide a goldmine of heartwarming holiday favorites. Some may find the collection to contain too much Bing, but I personally think that's an asset--rather than a liability. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a magnificent gem. Bing's voice soars to the star with spare but excellent accompaniment that provides an excellent alternative to the perennial "White Christmas". The highlights are essential: Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Burl Ives "Holly Jolly Christmas," Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad," The Beach Boys "Little Saint Nick," and the original favorite version of "Jingle Bell Rock" all assemble a thoughtful, vintage stocking stuffer for any C.D. collection. The lesser songs are all as mellow and accomodating as a roaring fire and a cup of egg nog or hot buttered rum. If you go no further, and want just one Christmas album, this is the one to get. Unless you like a mixture of the progressive and the traditional, then 'Ultimate Christmas' is the C.D. to buy. Then, again, most people would do well to have both. I have no regrets.

Two of the same disc.......2005-12-31

I would imagine the discs are good. i was very excited to listen to it on christmas morning. Disc Two seems good, I wouldn't know about disc one as I opened this on Christmas day to find two of disc 2. Nice.

Not as good as the original.......2005-12-13

A great Christmas CD but in terms of comparing it to the original, it falls short; I grew up listening to the original compilation and thought that by buying this new one, the best songs would be on it but I was wrong. I know that "favorites" are subjective so I will only be so bold as to say that I prefer the former version. In short this CD is still a festive and fun one at that!

Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings

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library of congress folk music
An Invaluable Collection of Heartfelt Songs
Comfort food for the ears...
Sea Lion Woman Youve gotta buy it!
A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings

Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings
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East Texas Rag - Smith Casey
Old Joe Clark - Wade Ward
The Gypsy Davy - Woody Guthrie
Kiowa Story Of The Flute - Belo Cozad

Customer Reviews:

library of congress folk music.......2005-10-23

This is a first class collection of music/singers of negro country

An Invaluable Collection of Heartfelt Songs.......2004-03-18

This 30-song collection of field recordings from 1934-1946 accurately reflect the role music played in the the everyday lives of rural America. When you listen to these songs, not only do you hear the joys and fears and sorrows of the performers' lives, you often hear in the background children laughing, dogs barking, clocks ticking, trucks driving by. These are not professional musicians, but real people who deliver their songs with an intensity and honesty you can't find in the recording studio.

Each performer has his own unique story. Turner Junior was a blind street musician who accompanies himself on harmonica on the spiritual "When I Lay My Burden Down." He philosphically tells Alan Lomax that when you leave this earthly life "you'll see with a spiritual eye." A young Ora Dell Graham was attending the Drew Colored High School (which also schooled elementary students) where she recites a couple of playground rhymes. The liner notes tell us she would not live to see her twenty-first year. She was killed during a holdup.

This collection also covers a wide range of the American musical experience. "Rock Island Line" is performed by a group of convicts at the Arkansas Cummins State Farm. The traditional folk song "Soldier's Joy" is performed (in Lomax's words) by "two blind men and three day laborers." "Creek Lullaby" is sung a capella by a young Native American girl identified only as Margaret, whose haunting vocal is made all the more memorable by singing the song in Creek. Fiddler Jess Morris was a working cowboy in Texas when he recorded "Goodbye, Old Paint."

Each song on this collection has a fascinating story behind it, and the accompanying 40-page booklet tells them all in loving and meticulous detail. The importance of the exhaustive work of John and Alan Lomax can not be overstated. These historical recordings would be lost to time if not for their efforts. It is impossible to listen to these recordings without being moved. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Comfort food for the ears..........2000-08-07

Haunting ballads, stories and lively dance tunes sung by "regular people" (including Woody Guthrie) provide a musical history of rare breadth. If you are looking for slickness and glitz, this CD is not for you. If, on the other hand, you enjoy honest music, are interested in folk history, and perhaps are a closet (or shower) singer yourself, you will enjoy this glimpse into the souls of people whose spirits fill these songs.

An added bonus is the booklet that is included. It provides background on the Library of Congress's Folk Archive and the field recordings done by John, Alan, and Elizabeth Lomax in the late 30's to mid-40's. It also gives a short song and artist history for each track. The fact that one child singer died before her 21st birthday makes her song especially haunting.

Many of us live comfortably insulated, yuppified, sanitized lives. These recordings remind us where we came from. Most importantly, they demonstrate the power of music, that it feeds our souls and gives us strength. We all have that power to make music. Some of us have just forgotten how to do it, or have been told we should not try to sing or play. These songs help us remember on many levels, and show us that making music is a blessing we are all capable of enjoying.

Sea Lion Woman Youve gotta buy it!.......2000-05-23

This particular song made me want to purchase this CD its a wonderful song even my kids love singing it. If your a FOLK MUSIC fan you'll love the CD its great!

TRUST ME

A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings.......2000-03-29

I purchased this CD so I could listen to Sea Lion Woman, a song I heard during the final credits to The General's Daughter. The other 29 songs were an added bonus. Some of these songs, recorded in the 30's and 40's, are a real joy to listen to. Also included with the CD is a small booklet telling you about each song. To hear "Pullin' the Skif" and "Shortenin' Bread", only to learn that the young singer died in a hold-up she perpetrated before her twenty-first birthday just grabs the heart.

Average customer rating:

Only half the songs of the original set!!
Its all Christmas
A Good Basic Collection
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Poor Quality

The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas

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Tracks:

Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams
Carol Of The Bells/Deck The Halls - The Robert Shaw Chorale
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Harry Belafonte
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Joy To The World - Julie Andrews
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The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - The Boston Pops Orchestra
Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Tennessee Christmas - Alabama
Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Customer Reviews:

Only half the songs of the original set!!.......2007-01-17

Although I love the CDs, I was disappointed that there were only about half of the songs I thought there would be. I bought the original double cassette set back in the early 90's and when I found the CDs with the same name and cover, I thought I was getting the same thing only on CD. But the Cassettes had twice as many songs, including Let it Snow,Have Yourself a merry Little Christmas,The First Noel, Jingle Bells by Jim Reeves, The Christmas song by the Carpenters and so many others!!

Its all Christmas.......2007-01-09

It reminded me of Christmas as a child. I played this all throughout the holidays.

A Good Basic Collection.......2006-02-11

This is a good, basic collection of Christmas Music. As a general rule, Time-Life has selected what is probably the definative artist/arangement of each song.

My only complaints are that there are only 24 songs on two disks and one or two of them are not ones that I would have picked (not my style).

Overall, it's a good set that I would recommend to anyone who wants to start a collection.

cd reviews.......2006-01-15

this cd was very good, much recommended

Poor Quality.......2005-12-05

The only good thing about this collection is the inclusion of so many Christmas standards. I was very disappointed in the quality of the recordings, they obviously need digital inhancement.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful...Nick Drake made love to magic
Great sound and even better music
Review of the SACD content of A Treasury
I thought it was great sounding
No new song (Plaisir d'amour) on the US version.. why?

A Treasury
Nick Drake
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Tracks:

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Pink Moon
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Magic
Place To Be
Northern Sky
Road
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Black Eyed Dog
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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful...Nick Drake made love to magic.......2006-01-11

Altough it don't have any "special features," only several songs taken from his four albums FIVE LEAVES LEFT, BRYTER LAYTER, PINK MOON and MADE LOVE TO MAGIC, this is an excellent collection of his work, with very good sound quality.

The Introduction is a fine, half-minute long musical score without vocal, followed by Hazey Jane II, a jazz song full of life, not very typical for Drake, a little like Poor Boy, which is also included on this CD. More sad songs are also inclued, like Way to Blue, which easily can make you cry, and the beautiful Northern Sky, and, of course, one of his most well known songs, Pink Moon.

If you already have Drake's three albums, I would rather recommend TIME OF NO REPLY or SECOND GRACE, which includes previews of several of his songs. The only one of the songs here which are not included on FIVE LEAVES LEFT, BRYTER LAYTER or PINK MOON is the beautiful Magic, but that can also be found on TIME OF NO REPLY. However, this is a great introduction to those who don't know Nick Drake very well.

It is so beautiful! Nick Drake was a genius, a so strong genius.

Great sound and even better music.......2005-11-24

This is probably the finest-sounding CD in my collection. The guitars glisten with warmth and Drake's voice never sounded so good. Instruments and voices have wonderful soundstage. Every sound on this CD has dimension and palpability. If you like MSFL or DCC discs, you'll love this CD. (I mostly play the CD layer because my CD player is far superior to my SACD player.)

Like Tim Hardin, Drake is much more a jazz musician than a folkie. The songs here are not always obvious. They sometimes take time to sink in. But the groove is what takes you along. Even during the most quiet acoustic numbers. I recently played this for a Jack Johnson fan and she loved it.

Review of the SACD content of A Treasury.......2005-07-21

It's already been discussed on what should of been include / removed from this collection, so I will just talk about the improved sound and 5.1 mix. The stereo SACD lived up to my expectations to the format, the songs had the a warm quality that I expected. The improved sound was noticeable even on the "new" version of Magic (as listed on the cd), I noticed some distortion and background noise on the cd version of the track but not on the SACD. The 5.1 mix I thought were well done, even with the acoustic tracks such as Black Eyed Dog. The vocals are mixed in the center channel and the rear channels and the guitar is in front and rear channels. Other SCAD with just acoustic/vocal tracks just had a three channel mix, which didn't add much over the original stereo mix. Anyway I give the sound 5 stars and the song selection 4 stars.

I thought it was great sounding.......2004-12-23

This was the first Nick Drake album I really liked and I attributed it to the improved sound. I always thought he was good but I got a bit bored with him over a whole album of songs.

Subsequently with a new better stereo I am in love with all of his stuff (at least the three studio albums, so far).

I think the sound is pretty good for early seventies / late sixties recordings.

I liked this better than "Way To Blue: An Introduction" though now that that has been remastered maybe this disc is only to test out your surround sound.

No new song (Plaisir d'amour) on the US version.. why?.......2004-11-24

Be careful when buying this cos Plaisir d'amour is not on the US release (apparently) - its supposed to be a bonus track following From the morning!

Also, the albums too short. Could've fitted At the Chime of a city clock, certainly

Anyone who has heard the 45 second new track (Christ!) contact me at JoeChrisMorris@hotmail.com IMMEDIATELY

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Great music, no information

A Treasury of Northern Soul
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Castle Pulse
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Let Her Go
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Our Love Is Getting Stronger
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If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)
The Hurt's On You Baby
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Help Ypurself
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Get Ready
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You Baby
What Love Brings
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You Ain't Sayin' Nothing New
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This Heart Of Mine
Just Walk In My Shoes
A Little Piece Of Leather
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Evil One
Are Ypu Trying To Get Rid Of My Baby
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I'm Living A Lie
Have Love Will Travel
Goodbye Nothing To Say
Nine Times
Get Aweay From Me Girl
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Flying High
I Will Always Love You
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Customer Reviews:

Great music, no information.......2006-02-08

In this day of file-sharing, it seems to me that packaging would become more important. One of the great things about finding great collections on CD has been the historical data and stories that usually accompany the collections.

This release collects 60 Northern Soul rarities, but neglects to tell us anything about any of them. Not only no historical data or stories, but no information about the label, year issued, producer....nothing. I'm listening to this on my tiny, tinny computer speakers so it's hard to tell how good the remastering is, but it actually sounds pretty good. Also, the quality of the songs themselves are excellent, considering there are NO chart hits. But without information, it seems empty somehow.

Great price, great music, but without "the rest of the story" I feel cheated, even at the very low price I paid for this collection. I would gladly have paid another $10 and received a booklet full of photographs, enlightening anecdotes and recording and original release information.

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Happer is happenin!!
A must have for all young children
Mom of 2 from New Jersey
Great Baby Gift!
Fun for all ages, empowering!

Peek-A-Boo - Songs for Young Children
Hap Palmer
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This fun and accessible collection of songs from Hap Palmer's acclaimed Baby Songs video series is the winner of the Parents' Choice Classic and Gold Awards. The milestones of childhood--such as potty training, learning to dress oneself, and the joy of exploring finger foods--are celebrated in Palmer's folksy style. Kids will love this album because its bouncy tunes explore the things that are important to them--imagination, fun for fun's sake, security blankets, reading, and favorite toys--and songs like "Piggy Toes" and "What a Miracle" will have them wiggling, clapping, and stamping along with the beat. Accompaniment includes keyboard, strings, woodwinds, percussion, vocalists, and a children's chorus. --Tami Horiuchi

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A treasury of Hap Palmer's best loved tunes from the acclaimed Baby Songs video series presents a light hearted look at the world of young children- waking up, eating, using the potty, getting dressed, taking a bath hearing a favorite bed time story and of course the most important part of the day ... PLAY ... the kind of play young children love: teddy bears, make believe, laughter, hide and seek, or just plain jumping up and down for the fun of it! Through it all, messages of self acceptance and pride ring out with compassion and gentle humor. Winner of Parents Choice Gold Award, Parents Choice Classic Award, American Library Association Best of the Best.

Customer Reviews:

Happer is happenin!!.......2002-11-25

I LOVE HAPPER!! I AM 24 YRS' OLD ALSO! I HAVE THIS ONE.
MY FAVORITE IS "WHAT A MIRACLE". SORT OF A COUNTRY SONG
FOR KIDS- ALTHOUGH COUNTRY IS TO TWANGY FOR ME!!
HAP'S VOICE IS EXTREMELY SOOTHING AND RELAXING!!
HE SHOULD MAKE RELAXATION TAPES!! I'D BUY THEM.
I WILL NEVER GET BORED OF HAP. SORT OF LIKE
MICHAEL CRAWFORD (VOCALIST OF PHANTOM OF ...) FOR
CHILDREN. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE HIS MUSIC!! i'M GLAD
WE ALL DO!! LONG LIVE HIP HAP!!

A must have for all young children.......2002-02-15

This tape was sent to me by a good friend and I did not know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. We play it in our house every day and my son never tires of it. The songs are lovely, melodic and child & adult friendly. Hap Palmer has a beautiful & gentle voice. My husband and I find ourselves humming these tunes as we go about our day. The songs are about real activities that kids do and they can relate to them. Get this CD/Tape. You will not be disappointed.

Mom of 2 from New Jersey.......2000-08-26

I recommend this CD for anyone with young children. Both of my kids love it (they are 5 and 2). In fact, my 2 year old screams from the back seat of the car, "Mommy, dan-dan on!" (Dan-dan, meaning this particular music which she also enjoys dancing too.) I first heard the music at their former babysitters house and knew I had to get it.

I cannot tell you how many times I have arrived at work still singing these songs. I enjoy it as much as the kids do. Cute lyrics and melodies about all the things that are important in a kids life. My 2 year old sings along with the rest of us. "My Mommy Comes Back" has also helped her adjust to a new day care. Don't hesitate, buy it!

Great Baby Gift!.......2000-03-09

Gave this to three different friends who all loved it; I finally got a copy for myself and I don't have any kids, which should say something.

Fun for all ages, empowering!.......1999-11-06

Both my 1 1/2 and 4 year olds love this tape! "I can put my clothes on by myself" is an empowering favorite. When my 4 year old dresses herself, she still sings this song. "Baby's First" makes everyone laugh. The funny sounds have my 1 1/2 year old giggling with his sister in the back seat.

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Original Artists in Bluegrass
Careless Liner Notes & Short Play Time Mars Fine Collection
NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIKE HILLBILLY BLUEGRASS
Lullabies?

Time Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass
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Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways
Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
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ASIN: B00005Y1MY
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

Uncle Pen - Ricky Skaggs
Footprints In The Snow - Bill Monroe
You Don't Know My Mind - Jimmy Martin
Muddy Water - The Seldom Scene
Jimmy Brown The Newsboy - Mac Wiseman
Little Maggie - Ralph Stanley
Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe
Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe And The New South
Fox On The Run - Bill Emerson
Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers
Nine Pound Hammer - Jim And Jesse
Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Earl Scruggs

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Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
Sunny Side Of The Mountain - Jimmy Martin
I Wonder How The Old Folks Are - Mac Wiseman
Mountain Dew - Grandpa Jones
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs
Two Highways - Alison Kraus And The Union Station
Legend Of The Rebel Soldier - The Country Gentlemen
Smokey Mountain Memories - Larry Sparks
High On A Mountain - Del McCoury And The Dixie Pals
New Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
Ruby, Are You Mad - The Osborne Brothers
Orange Blossom Special - The Johnson Mountain Boys

Customer Reviews:

really enjoyed this cd.......2003-09-12

this collection of bluegrass was great and is a must have if you loved O Brother where art tho

Original Artists in Bluegrass.......2003-01-02

Maybe the best all around selection of vintage bluegrass selections by the original artists. If I had to select only one CD to take with me; this would be the one.

Careless Liner Notes & Short Play Time Mars Fine Collection.......2002-08-08

Despite the fact that this is a 2 CD collection, there are only 24 selections here and less than 65 minutes of music (less music than on many single CD collections). There are 4 pages of liner notes by legendary bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, who is featured in the collection as a member of J.D. Crowe and the New South. It is not clear who selected the 24 tracks but the executive producer is a fellow named Robert Hull.

There are some curious selections in this 2 CD set, such as Grandpa Jones' "Mountain Dew" (it's a great recording but it certainly is not bluegrass). The opening track, Ricky Skaggs' cover of Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen," has a contemporary country music arrangement with an annoying, heavy drumbeat plus solos on pedal steel guitar and electric guitar. It's great to see Larry Sparks represented on this collection but "Smokey Mountain Memories" is hardly one of Sparks' best recordings (and it has no guitar break; Sparks is a masterful lead guitarist).

I am upset by the omission here of Carter Stanley (well, there is a picture of the Stanley Brothers and mention of Carter Stanley in Rice's liner notes, but there is no recording by the Stanley Brothers). Also missing is Reno and Smiley, the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Hylo Brown, Jim Eanes, Carl Story, and other greats from the early days of bluegrass. And there is not a single gospel recording!

But what really distresses me is the carelessness of the liner notes/recording details. Rice refers to the Country Gentleman's "Legend Of The Rebel Soldier" as being "penned by Charlie Monroe" but under the track listings it is credited as "traditional, arranged by Charlie Moore" (the latter is correct). Rice refers to Flatt and Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" as a remake but under the track listings it is shown as the original Mercury recording (it is a remake). In describing Bill Monroe's 1954 remake of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" Rice states that "it is the essential bluegrass tune" and that "all the essential elements are here." There is no banjo or harmony vocals on this recording, which is fine by me, but considering this I don't agree that all the essential elements are present.

Those interested in an introduction to bluegrass music are much better served by the Rhino label's excellent "Appalachian Stomp" series (2 CDs sold separately with 36 tracks in all). Probably the single best introduction to bluegrass is the Rounder label's "Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records" (2 CDs sold together for less than the price of a single CD with 49 tracks in all).

NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIKE HILLBILLY BLUEGRASS.......2002-07-10

This CD is a lot of fun. I tend to prefer more modern bluegrass, but after listening, I developed a new appreciation for the "old-timers" who created this toe-tapping musical style. Alison Krauss's "Two Highways" adds a little modern flavor.

I might have kept out the Beverly Hillbillies theme song, and tossed in some David Grisman. Other than that, it's great value. Fun to listen to when you're driving in the country.

Lullabies?.......2002-06-23

This may sound weird, but I bought this because not only do I really enjoy bluegrass, but my seven week old baby loves banjo music! Seriously! I get to enjoy it while the banjo lulls her to sleep. It's actually kind of funny but great help as well! And I love the variety.

RCA Opera Treasury - Verdi: Aida / Leinsdorf, Price, Domingo, Milnes, Bumbry, et al

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Leontyne Price as Aida
Exquisite Grace Bumbry
4 1/2 Stars -- Leontyne Gets A Late Start....
The only "Aida" to own
Simply the Best: Better Than The Later Solti Recording

RCA Opera Treasury - Verdi: Aida / Leinsdorf, Price, Domingo, Milnes, Bumbry, et al
Erich Leinsdorf , Leontyne Price , Grace Bumbry , Placido Domingo , Sherrill Milnes , Ruggero Raimondi , Hans Sotin , Bruce Brewer , and Joyce Mathis
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00000JPBH
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

Aida: Preludio
Aida: Si- Corre Voce Che l'Etiope
Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi!
Aida: Quale insolita gioia nel tuo sguardo!
Aida: Dessa!
Aida: Ohime! di guerra fremere
Aida: Alta cagion v'aduna
Aida: il sacro suolo dell'Egitto e invaso
Aida: Su! del nilo al sacro lido
Aida: Ritorna vincitor!
Aida: Possente, possente Ftha
Aida: Sacred Dance of the Priestesses Immenso Ftha
Aida: Mortal, Diletto ai Numi
Aida: Nume, custode e vindice

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Aida: (Act II, Sc. 1) Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi
Aida: -- Dance of the Moorish Slaves --
Aida: Vieni; sul crin ti piovano
Aida: Fu la sorte dell'armi
Aida: Pietti prenda del mio dolor
Aida: Su! del Nilo al sacro lido
Aida: (Sc. 2) Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside
Aida: -- Ballet --
Aida: Vieni, o guerriero vindice
Aida: Salvator della patria
Aida: Concedi in pria
Aida: Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre!
Aida: Quest'assisa ch'io vesto vi dica
Aida: Ma tu, re, tu signore possente
Aida: O re, pei sacri numi
Aida: Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside
Aida: Fa cor: della tua patria

Tracks:

Aida: (Act III) O tu che sei d'Osiride
Aida: Vieni d'Iside al tempio
Aida: Qui Radamverr
Aida: O patria mia
Aida: Ciel! Mio padre!
Aida: Rivedrai la foreste imbalsamate
Aida: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
Aida: Padre! A costoro schiava non sono
Aida: Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida
Aida: Nel fiero anelito di nuova guerra
Aida: Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti
Aida: Aida!-Tu non m'ami
Aida: Ah no! Fuggiamo!
Aida: Ma, dimmi
Aida: Ah no! ti calma, ascoltami
Aida: Muori!-Arresta, insano!
Aida: (Act IV, Sc. 1) L'abborita rivale a me sfuggia
Aida: Io l'amo, io l'amo sempre!
Aida: Gi sacerdoti adunansi
Aida: Ah! tu dvivere!
Aida: Chi ti salva, sciagurato
Aida: Ohimmorir mi sento
Aida: Spirto del nume, sovra noi discendi!
Aida: Radam Radam Radam
Aida: A lui vivo la tomba!
Aida: (Sc. 2) La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
Aida: Presago il core della tua condanna
Aida: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
Aida: O terra, addio

Customer Reviews:

Leontyne Price as Aida .......2007-07-04

This is a powerful, dramatic Aida. Leontyne Price really shines in one of her signature roles. I like this set better than her earlier Aida ( now on Decca ). That set is also very good. This set benefits from the Amneris of Grace Bumbry and the no-nonsense conducting of Leinsdorf.

Exquisite Grace Bumbry.......2007-05-13

I have been a huge Leontyne Price fan for lo these many years, and this is my third copy of this opera, progressing through lp, cassette and now, cd. My original impetus to possess this album many years ago was because of Price, but I discovered then and still acknowledge now that it is Grace Bumbry who steals the show. She is magnificent! Amneris is to me one of the best parts ever written for opera, and Bumbry is arrogant, jealous, lovelorn, and heartbroken in a memorable performance.

4 1/2 Stars -- Leontyne Gets A Late Start.... .......2007-01-31

I'll begin with the easy stuff. Placido Domingo was young at the time of this July 1970 recording and in great voice for the part of Radames. He did a splendid job. Sherrill Milnes was also young and in fine voice for the part of Amanasro, which he sang with great dramatics. Ruggero Raimondi was superb in the role of Ramfis, as was Hans Sotin as the King; you do not expect first-class singers in secondary roles. Grace Bumbry was phenomenal as Amneris. Hers was singing of the highest caliber coupled with a huge voice and acting ability to boot. And since Amneris has such a large part, the overrall caliber of the recording is raised.
What keeps this recording from being the ideal AIDA is Leontyne Price, who does not sound like the Leontyne Price we all know and love until her aria, "O Patria Mia", which occurs when the opera is already half over. For the first half of the opera, she sounds like she is a bit past her prime. Fortunately, the last half of the opera is almost heavenly. If you want Aida's part to sound perfect, you may want to consider the 1962 recording under Georg Solti. Nevertheless, this recording is also worth purchasing because of the exceptional singing of the other principals.

The only "Aida" to own.......2007-01-11

It is well known that Ms. Price is the eternal Aida, and this recording amply supports that view. Lock the doors, turn off the phone, and revel in the glory of her singing. This recording is truly without equal.

Simply the Best: Better Than The Later Solti Recording.......2005-07-21

Leontyne Price said herself that she loved this recording rather than the later Solti version.......

This recording (I'm not sure when it was recorded but I'm going to guess mid 60's to early 70's)is better than the later 70's recording under George Solti, in which Leontyne Price reprises her most famous and greatest role opposite Jon Vickers and Rita Gorr. While many are drawn to the intense and bombastic energy of that recording - Solti conducts with fierce bravura - it's not as true to the vision Verdi had when composing Aida, which remains his greatest masterpiece. I would argue that Aida is similar to Don Carlos except its set in an exotic, ancient Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs. But each character is well-developed and despite the panorama of the Egyptian empire with its pyramids, panthers, jaguars, sensual jungles, deserts, the Nile river, and the gods, the story is in fact a simple love triangle. Aida, an Ethiopian/Nubian princess captured by Egyptians and made a slave to the Princess Amneris, daughter of the Pharaoh, is a woman who is passionately in love with Radames, the military leader and possibly heir to the throne, and her captor, but who is still loyal to her people. This theme of being torn between homeland and newly assimilated culture is an issue that Leontyne Price as an African American woman identified with. No one sang Aida like she did, hers was the role. It was written for her. Her rich, dark, sultry and dramatic voice makes for a soulful Aida, the most convincing Aida. I believe that while they are two different performers, Martina Arroyo was probably influenced by her fellow black artist Price. Arroyo also enjoyed success as Aida. Everything about this recording is perfect, save for the sound as some people seem to point out. I have only heard this recording in library records, so I wouldnt know. Maybe all it needs is digitally remastering and re-issuing on EMI or Deutsche Grammophone or RCA.

Placido Domingo is quite young in this recording and he is in terrific shape as the strong and passionate Radames. He lacks nothing in his performance. While Jon Vickers is also a fine interpretor of Radames, as is Franco Corelli, Domingo is a very passionate Radames with a lot more cerebral musicianship in the performance. For that reason alone one should respect and praise his rendition. Domingo sang Radames numerous times, which tells you something. Its a part he knows how to handle well. He is found on recordings available in stores and Amazon.com. He sang Aida opposite Montserrat Caballe, opposite Martina Arroyo and opposite Aprille Millo. Look for his other recordings if you are a fan of his Radames but especially if you don't care for Price.

Grace Bumbry working with Price is a great thing. She and Price were the first black sopranos to "break in" to opera and change the color line. Bumbry won instant fame when she made headlines singing Venus in Wagner's Tannhauser in Bayreuth, breaking nearly a century old's tradition of an all white Bayreuth cast. She then sang mezzo sopranos role with great flair - Azucena in Trovatore and Princess Eboli in Don Carlos and of course, Carmen. And what a fine Carmen that is. As Amneris, however, she, too delivers passion and intelligence. Amneris is not a selfish, imperious bitch. Quite the contrary, she is supposed to be performed with more sympathy. While she is indeed very authoritive (after all she is the daughter of the Pharaoh) she is masking her true feelings. She is heartbroken, hurt and scorned since her love Radames is truly in love with Aida. She may not despise her rival, she may respect her because she can sense Aida's royal heritage. Aida and Amneris are actually a lot alike. Grace Bumbry sings the role with the greatest musicianship and with beautiful tone.

Please buy this album!! I can say a million good things about it.

Italian Treasury: Folk Music & Song of Italy

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Excellent musical and historical overview
oh my heavens I don't know what to say
Beautiful Music of a Bygone Era
Excellent Introduction to Italian folk music!
Can't beat what Portland, OR and San Diego, CA had to say

Italian Treasury: Folk Music & Song of Italy
Alan Lomax
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
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ASIN: B00000J2R5
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Zumba Lariula - Complesso Enalistico
A La Sulfatara - Giuseppe Infuso
A Lina Lina & Urallira - Rocco Cannavino/Salvatore Canduci/Giovanni Canduci/Ononfrio Lopresti
Balletto - Unidentified Women
Tarantella - Giuseppe Buieti
Alla Campagnola - Antonia Pingitore/Angelina Falvo/Maria Pingitore/Maria Stella Molinaro/Michelina Pingitore
Serenata - Performers Unidentified
La Strina - Performers Unidentified
Ueje-Eli - Unidentified Woman
Stornelli - Unidentified Men
Ninna Nanna - Performer Unidentified
Olive Pressing Song - Unidentified Male Chorus
Tammurriata - Maddalena Farina/Giacomo De Riso/Francesco Giulio/Maria Florellino/Carolina Santolio/Teresa...
Alla Fiera Di Lanciano - Coro Di Caldari
Saltarello - Alfredo 'Raffone' Durante
Stornelli - 'Calamita' And Gucci
Lipa Ma Marica - Stefano Valente/Giovanni Di Lenardo/Giuseppina Micelli/Anna Barbarino Bulfon/Marcellina Madatto
Villanella - Alberico Zanacchi/Guiseppe Forsatti/Alberico Bosco/Mario Pesanti/Valentino Crepaldi/Armando Dorini
Donna, Donna - The Band And Chorus Of Tonco
Trallalero - Male Voices
Su Tenore A Ballu - Male Voices
Ballo Tondo - Unidentified Flute And Guitar Players

Customer Reviews:

Excellent musical and historical overview.......2007-03-12

I have read reviews that claim the singing in this compilation is musically awful( "like cats screaching"...). However, one must take into account the reason Mr. Lomax made these recordings in the first place. He did not travel to Italy as a talent scout hoping to make the next musically artistic "find". What Alan Lomax did was much more profound: he recorded pieces of a nation's life history told by its' people through song and dance, perhaps passed from one generation to another over many centuries.
I am an Italian-American whose ancestors come from the regions of Sicilia,Abruzzo,and Calabria and with more far-reaching roots to the conquerors from Greece as well as the "Spanish" Moors. Listening to this CD was enlightening and exciting for me. I felt I was with my ancestors as they were in the hot sulfur mines, on the smelly fishing boats, sweat dripping as they were turning the olive presses or working the wheat and flax fields. And I could hear my beloved grandmother singing "Nonni Nonna" as I fell asleep on her rocking lap.
I agree that some of the vocals were difficult to listen to at first, until I realized that the main purpose and impact was not the musicality of the song(or lack of it as the case might be), but rather the historical importance of a people about to lose their unique identity to make way for "progress". Upon listening to "Italian Treasury: Folk Music and Song of Italy" one can also hear the varied musical influences from other places and another time(altri tempi). I wonder if the people of Italy realized what a "global" society they had already become when they agreed to a supposedly beneficial progress that only recently is attempting to achieve that very same "globality"(in the name of peace, if for nothing else).

oh my heavens I don't know what to say.......2006-09-10

Well, as a European traveler, as well as a visitor to Italy, and a lover of all things Italian, I was flabbergasted with this CD. My thoughts are that this CD was created in a backwoods bar, long after most of the patrons were three sheets to the wind. The singing is HORRIBLE and out of tune, and ten out of ten people polled agreed as to the unbelievable badness of this CD. It is screechy, and the tone is of poor quality. A good friend of mine says it sounds like an old toothless woman screeching from her bed, accompanied by crying dogs and cats. I will say, that I am tickled that the seller was good enough to refund 100% of my money. This was the best part of the entire transaction. Buyer beware.

Beautiful Music of a Bygone Era.......2006-03-02

Modern civilization is destroying traditional cultures around the world at an alarming rate; some call this progress, but listening to this remarkable CD from the Alan Lomax collection reminds one of just how much is lost when these ancient forms of musical expression are lost forever. I am not an ethnomusicologist, but I have always had a fascination for the indiginous and folk music idioms. This is one of the main reasons I purchased the recording, that and because I am Italian by heritage. Needless to say this music really spoke to me. In it I could here the echoes of my proud and noble ancestors. Like the people who produced it, the music is passionate, lively, energetic, and earthy. In short a must for anyone searching for a little piece of unspoiled Italian soul.

Excellent Introduction to Italian folk music!.......2006-02-12

I don't mind admitting that this collection is primarily an historical document, as the folk music and dance traditions that are captured on this CD have been greatly diminished since this recording was made in the mid-1950s.

Oh, but what a document it is! Italy has one of the most robust and diverse musical traditions of any nation in Europe, and it is a joy to hear these Italians perform. Serenades, lullabies, tarantellas, saltarellas, brass bands, you've got it all. The energy and excitement in some of these tracks, especially Zumba Lariula, are infectious. In the Trallalero of Liguria, you can hear the origins of some medieval chant.

There are other collections that represent the modern Italian folk revival, some of which might be more accessible to American ears (Putumayo's Italian Musical Odyssey and The Rough Guide to the Music of Italy are both good choices).

But for real Italian folk music, this CD can't be beat. It is a truly great collection, and a wonderful introduction to the other volumes in the Lomax Italian Treasury collection, each of which focus on a particular regions. Highly recommended.

Can't beat what Portland, OR and San Diego, CA had to say .......2005-08-06

I agree completely: The ignorance of the average American (and, sadly, the average Italian-American) never ceases to amaze me, either. In a world where the Internet is supposed to make everyone more intelligent and open-minded, where the myriad of books on every conceivable topic in the world that are printed everyday are supposed to make people more sophisticated, why is it that we are more prejudiced, superficial, and close-minded than ever?

This is especially true regarding anything Italian.

The average person out there will have a hell of a time listening to and digesting this collection of authentic Italian folk music (as well as anything else Alan Lomax put out about Italy) because it's not superficial like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Frankie Valli, stuff that reminds the ignorant of the mafia or the Sopranos, or similar garbage.

Nah, you won't hear this stuff in The Olive Garden or Bertucci's ... not by a long shot.

Like the reviewer from Portland pointed out, Alan Lomax was a musical anthropologist, an ethnomusicologist. He was interested in preserving timeless music - sung by generations of Italians for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years - and that was in danger of being lost forever due to the after-effects of World War II, when ethnic things were shunned and Italy was made to suffer ungodly for siding with Germany during the war.

When Lomax made these field recordings, in the 1950's, the Americanization bug really bit Italians and he was lucky to get the music that he got where he got them from. This is a great "sampler" CD in that it covers just about every region from Sicilia to Sardinia.

My personal favorites are the two songs from Lungro, Cosenza, Calabria, "La Serenata" and "La Strina." I'm sorry I never got the chance to email Mr. Lomax when he was alive to tell him how much it touched me to hear music from the village of my great-great-grandmother.

I also love "Saltarella" from the region of Lazio, not too far from Rome. Everytime I listen to it, I can imagine the people he recorded this with leaping to it and thoroughly enjoying themselves. It was also interesting to hear "Lipa Ma Marica" (from the province of Friuli Venezia Giulia) and the fact that it sounds more Slavic than my Frankie Yankovic CD of Polish folk songs.

Even though I can't read music, I deeply appreciate the cultural notes and the depth of the musical knowledge of these songs that Lomax included in the liner notes.

Alan Lomax's contribution to the world of ethnic music can and never will be matched. He did so many people a favor by preserving timeless folks songs - from the Deep South of America, to true rhythm and blues, to jazz, to world music (Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, France, etc.) - music that was around for hundreds of years and in danger of fading away forever.

His collections are for the serious of ethnic music lovers - amateur and professional.

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