Anthology V.2 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Real Love

2. Yes It Is

3. I'm Down

4. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

5. If You've Got Trouble

6. That Means A Lot

7. Yesterday

8. It's Only Love

9. I Feel Fine

10. Ticket To Ride

11. Yesterday

12. Help!

13. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

14. Norwegian Wood

15. I'm Looking Through You

16. 12- Bar Original

17. Tomorrow Never Knows

18. Got To Get You Into My Life

19. And Your Bird Can Sing

20. Taxman

See all 45 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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The most anticipated of the Anthology series, this disc covers what was arguably the Fab Four's most intensely creative period ('65-'67) when they single-handedly changed the course of popular music. Anthology 2 doesn't disappoint. Outtakes and demos show the building of songs like "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," while the pure pop song writing of Rubber Soul and Help! is also documented, along with the sonic experimentation that characterized Revolver. Even if the legendary proto-metal jam of "What's the New Mary Jane" didn't see the light of day here, there is plenty for any Beatles fan. --Chris Nickson --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Old Dog Blue - David Johansen
Prison Cell Blues - Steve Earle
James Alley Blues - Wilco
Frankie - Beth Orton
Last Fair Deal Gone Down - Beck
Sugar Baby - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
The Butcher's Boy - Elvis Costello
Way Down The Old Plank Road - David Thomas
The Coo Coo Bird - Richard Thompson with Eliza Carthy
My Baby Done Left Me - Ed Sanders
John The Revelator - Nick Cave
Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting? - Eric Mingus with Gary Lucas
Dry Bones - Roswell Rudd with Sonic Youth
No Depression In Heaven - Garth & Maud Hudson
K.C. Moan - Geoff Muldaur
When That Great Ship Went Down - Gavin Friday with Maurice Seezer

Tracks:

A Lazy Farmer Boy - Robin Holcomb
Sail Away Lady - Van Dyke Parks with Mondrian String Quartet
Poor Boy Blues - Geoff Muldaur
Spike Driver Blues - Marianne Faithfull
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Lou Reed
Ommie Wise Part 1 & 2 (What Lewis Did Last...) - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Fatal Flower Garden - Gavin Friday
I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Bob Neuwirth with Eliza Carthy
Fishing Blues - David Thomas
He Got Better Things For You - Mary Margaret O'Hara
Harry Goes A Courtin' (The Mowo! Live Hootenanny Throw-Down) - Mocean
The House Carpenter - Robin Holcomb & Todd Rundgren
This Song Of Love - Don Byron, Percy Heath & Bill Frisell
Shine On Me - Nick Cave
James Alley Blues - David Johansen
Single Girl Married Girl - Petra Haden

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Revisionism can be as rewarding as rediscovery; indeed, they often make a compelling duo. Those sentiments drive veteran producer Hal Willner's tribute to pioneering musicologist Harry Smith's documentation and preservation of American folk forms--music that was already an endangered species by the time he originally compiled them for Folkways Records in the early '50s. As he's done on similar tributes to musicians as varied as jazz giants Monk and Mingus, Italian film scoring legend Nina Rota, and songwriters Kurt Weill and Leonard Cohen, Willner puts together a group of musicians as intriguingly eclectic as the vintage songs they're covering. That Smith's own original efforts helped fuel the '60s folk boom that in turn inspired more than a few of the musicians here helps give the collection the warm sensibility of musical traditions coming full circle.

Spread across two CDs and a pair of DVD's are a rich slate of performances captured in Los Angeles, New York, and London in 1999 and 2001, as well as documentary material about Smith's own pioneering efforts that helped inspire them. Beck and Lou Reed spin spare, harrowing takes on blues godfathers Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, respectively, while Elvis Costello, Wilco, Richard Thompson, Steve Earle, Van Dyke Parks, the McGarrigles, and others offer up covers characterized by varying degrees of reverence. But, as is typical of most Willner projects, it's the more unlikely musical pairings here that yield the greatest intrigues, be they Pere Ubu's David Thomas recasting "Fishin' Blues" in his forceful persona or Bill Frisell's distinctive jazz sensibilities--the latter also suffusing Gavin Friday's "Fatal Flower Garden" with ghostly elegance. A welcome sense of playfulness also surfaces throughout, one whose good humor even makes room for a relevant clip from Chris Guest's A Mighty Wind folk mockumentary, as well as amusing recollections by some of the artists influenced by Smith's original musical archaeology. More than merely revering history, this is a collection that cheerfully revels in its reinvention. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Disc 1 - Live CD:
Highlights include exclusive live performances by Beck, Elvis Costello, Wilco, Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Steve Earle and more! Complete tracklist and song samples are above.

Disc 2 - Live CD:
Highlights include exclusive live performances by Lou Reed, Marianne Faithful, Todd Rundgren, Nick Cave, David Johansen, Van Dyke Parks and more! Complete tracklist and song samples are above.

Disc 3 - Live DVD:
The Harry Smith Project Live featuring highlights from the concerts:
1. Elvis Costello, THE BUTCHER'S BOY
2. David Johansen, OLD DOG BLUE
3. Nick Cave, JOHN THE REVELATOR
4. Beck, LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN
5. Ed Sanders, ONE HOT SUMMER NIGHT WITH HARRY SMITH
6. Kate & Anna McGarrigle, SUGAR BABY
7. Lou Reed, SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
8. Beth Orton, FRANKIE
9. Rosewell Rudd with Sonic Youth, DRY BONES
10. The Folksmen, OLD JOE'S PLACE
11. Robin Holcomb & Todd Rundgren, THE HOUSE CARPENTER
12. Gavin Friday with Maurice Seezer, WHEN THAT GREAT SHIP WENT DOWN

13. Philip Glass, ETUDE NO. 10
14. David Johansen, JAMES ALLEY BLUES
15. Eric Mingus with Gary Lucas, OH DEATH WHERE IS THY STING?
16. Petra Haden, SINGLE GIRL, MARRIED GIRL
17. Richard Thompson with Eliza Carthy, THE COO COO BIRD
18. Bob Neuwirth with Eliza Carthy, I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND

19. Geoff Muldaur, POOR BOY BLUES
20. Don Byron, Percy Heath & Bill Frisell, THIS SONG OF LOVE
21. Kate & Anna McGarrigle with Elvis Costello, OMMIE WISE PART 1 & 2 (WHAT LEWIS DID LAST...)
22. Steve Earle, PRISON CELL BLUES
23. David Thomas, FISHING BLUES

Disc 4 - Documentary DVD:
The brand-new documentary, The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith Anthology Of American Folk Music, will take you on an eclectic musical journey through "The Old, Weird America." Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts celebrate the eccentric genius collector and his influential Anthology Of American Folk Music. Instrumental in helping inspire the urban folk revival of the 1960s, the Anthology's continuing impact on modern music is incalculable. This film is available nowhere else.

Customer Reviews:

Very interesting souvenir of a once in a lifetime experience..........2007-04-22

I attended the concert on the first night in LA, from which a majority of the material here was drawn (I actually stuck it out 'til the 2:00 am conclusion!) What drew me to the show is much the same as the appeal of this set - the chance to see 30 or more of your favorite singers and musicians on the same stage (and a few who you could do without), playing songs from what just might be the greatest and most influential compilation (or "mix tape") of all time! At the very least, this is a very nice souvenir of the event. The interviews and backstage/rehearsal footage in the DVD are very illuminating and are ample testimony to the mad genius of Hal Willner (creator/producer).
Some of the performances here are a lot less impressive that my memory of them, while others (David Johansen, Richard Thompson and Elvis Costello, among others) hold up very well. Willner should be commended for showcasing criminally underrated artists like Robin Holcomb and Van Dyke Parks, as well as for pushing some people (like Beck and Beth Orton) out of their comfort zone material-wise, resulting in some very memorable performances. Some of my other favorites here: Sonic Youth (with trombonist Roswell Rudd) burn up the stage on "Dry Bones", David Thomas is an insane genius, Bob Neuwirth, Geoff Muldaur and Steve Earle all individually show they are up to the task.
There were some classic moments from the night I attended that didn't make it to this release, including Garth Hudson's bizarre and amazing "Recessional Music" on the Royce Hall pipe organ, and Daniel Lanois' mini-set of the Anthology's Cajun songs (accompanied by his super-loud electric guitar). The pre-Mighty Wind Folksmen, introducing some much needed perspective, are rightfully represented here. However, not included was their version of "Flashdance," which somehow said it all (the audience were larfing). Also, not to be forgotten was Mary Margaret O'Hara's train wreck version of "Better Things" (which is represented here by a less chaotic version from a different night). It caused a mass exodus - as it was about midnight at that point, a lot of people were probably suddenly remembering they had babysitters or jobs to go to in the morning!
Being a lot more familiar with the original Anthology recordings now than I was prior to the concert, I am probably a lot more critical of these interpretations, some of which are frankly a bit superficial. Also, it is a bit more noticeable, especially on the DVD, which performers hadn't done their homework and learned the songs thoroughly before the show! On the other hand, some of the versions here caused me to have new appreciation for the songs themselves and really focus on the brilliance and bizarreness of the lyrics. A lot of contemporary songwriters could stand to check them out..
On the technical end, the camera work on the DVD is a bit "on the fly" but not too bad considering there was probably very little rehearsal/blocking. Audio-wise, the recording quality is much better than expected (I'm guessing there was a litlle bit of post-production repair, including fixing some fluffed lyrics). The second DVD ("Old Weird America") that delves a bit more into Harry Smith and the origins of the Anthology, has been shown a bit in art house theaters around the country and is almost worth the price of the set by itself.

Some good some not so good.......2007-02-08

Overall worthwhile,although I won't be listening to it often.

David Johansen, take a bow.......2007-02-07

There are many good things in this package, but none better than David Johansen's two mighty contributions, 'Old Dog Blue' and 'James Alley Blues'. He's come a long, long way since the New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter, and it seems to me that he's finally where he should be.

Petra Haden's 'Single Girl' is pretty good as well. But Johansen's performances (both captured on the dvd) are nonpareil. Can't help but feel that of all the artists here, he and Haden are the ones Harry Smith would have recognised at once as belonging to the American tradition he curated.

Fantastic--the "folk process" documented!.......2007-01-22

If you are curious about this but are not familiar with the original "Anthology of American Folk Music"--GET IT, and listen. It is like looking back in time, sort of like the Hubble telescope, only we are looking at images from our own human heritage, and perhaps ourselves.

As Hal Willner says, there are pieces you will love and pieces you might not like. But in truth, this is how the artists in this collection interpreted the originals. And even in the ones I was less than enthusiastic about, I saw something, and went back with a greater appreciation of the original. As a result I developed more enthusiasm for the new performance. This is something to be savored over and over.

I had been listening to Folkways LPs and subscribing to Singout! since the early '60s, and aquired the anthology in the early '70s. I had no previous knowledge of many performers in this set. So this was an eye-opener for me. I even read a review of a person, although generally positive, who wondered why "The Folksman" were in this. My answer is, "we perhaps should not take anything too seriously, and what if the gift of life itself is just a joke?"

A nice collection: but a lot less than perfect........2007-01-03

No collection will please everyone. That being said, this one left me a little cold in that the coices about what to include and what to leave out were not the choices I would have made were I producing this collection.
Without going into details and whys - suffice it to say that before buying this set, you need to take a close look at the playlist so that you will not wind up buying something that is appreciably different than what you were hoping it would be.

Johnny Rivers Anthology, 1964-1977 [2-CD Set]

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Johnny Rivers Is Awesome!
Johnny Rivers' Anthology
Johnny Rivers' Anthology
An American Original
guilty pleasure again...

Johnny Rivers Anthology, 1964-1977 [2-CD Set]
Johnny Rivers
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032OC
Release Date: 1991-03-26

Tracks:

Memphis
Maybelline
Mountain Of Love
Midnight Special
Cupid
Seventh Son
Parchman Farm
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
Under Your Spell Again
Secret Agent Man
(I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water
Poor Side Of Town
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Do You Want To Dance?
Baby I Need Your Lovin'
Tracks Of My Tears
Do What You Gotta' Do
Tunesmith
It's Too Late

Tracks:

Summer Rain
Look To Your Soul
Brother, Where Are You
Going Back To Big Sur
Whiter Shade Of Pale
These Are Not My People
City Ways
You Better Move On
Muddy River
Into The Mystic
Fire And Rain
Sea Cruise
Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
Blue Suede Shoes
Help Me Rhonda
Outside Help
Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin')

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In his '60s heyday, there was never any doubt that Johnny Rivers (nee Ramistella) was an energetic performer with a good ear for hit material. In retrospect, though, Rivers's numerous AM radio hits boasted an emotional honesty that belied his commercial image. That point is made repeatedly on this 2 CD, 36-song set, which contains all of his hits and demonstrates the singer-guitarist's ease with a variety of styles, from spare '50s-style rock & roll("Memphis," "Mountain of Love"), bluesy party rock ("Secret Agent Man," "The Seventh Son"), bittersweet balladry ("Poor Side of Town," "The Tracks of My Tears"), gentle folk-rock ("Summer Rain," "Into the Mystic"), and smooth middle-of-the-road pop ("Swayin' to the Music"). --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews:

Johnny Rivers Is Awesome!.......2005-06-19

I have two copies of this CD set. I love it. I've listened to it over and over. I highly recommend this Cd set to all. You will enjoy it!

Johnny Rivers' Anthology.......2003-01-25

This is by far the most awesome and complete compilation of Johnny Rivers' songs. I realize he didn't write most of them himself, and he is commonly known as a "cover artist", but, after listening to this CD, you won't even remember that anyone else sang them before him!! His voice is so unique and memorable, espcially in "Swaying' to the Music (Slow Dancing)" and "Do You Want to Dance?" A special treat is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", (for all of us 60's peace-niks) and "Cupid", which was a big surprise to hear from the usually serious Johnny Rivers. Bottom line -- Johnny Rivers can sing any song, any time, as evidenced by the wide range of music on this CD. By the way, I just ordered my second Anthology cassettes; I wore out the first ones!!

Johnny Rivers' Anthology.......2003-01-25

An American Original.......2003-01-14

One of the first LPs I ever bought with my own money was a United Artists album entitled The Very Best Of Johnny Rivers, which I must have picked up around 1974 or so--and I have been a Rivers fan ever since. As other reviewers have noted, Johnny Rivers, though essentially a "cover artist," was much more than that--like many great interpreters (Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris come to mind), he had an ability to take most any song and make it his own, regardless of genre. Starting out as a Chuck Berry rock-and-roller with his "a-go-go" sound ("Memphis," "Maybelline") he made forays into folk-rock ("Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"), Motown ("The Tracks Of My Tears," "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'"), blues ("Parchman Farm," "Seventh Son"), R&B ("Sea Cruise," "Rockin' Pneumonia"), country (Buck Owens' "Under Your Spell Again"), pop ("By The Time I get To Phoenix") and even progressive rock ("Whiter Shade Of Pale," "Into The Mystic"). Whatever he did, though, it was undeniably American music, as befits a man who grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

While the hits are all here--and they're all great--some of the real gems in this collection are the ones you may never have heard: "It's Too Late," "These Are Not My People," "City Ways" and "Muddy River" are particular favorites of mine. Overall, an underappreciated artist and an American original. Essential listening.

guilty pleasure again..........2002-01-03

If you're a baby boomer born in the 50s and came of album (not singles)buying age, as I did, in the late sixties ,you probably dismissed Johnny Rivers as being hopelessly lame and un-hip. Yeah,me too.But as with Lulu, and Jackie DeShannon, and the Box Tops, and The Rascals, well hindsight is a funny thing. I secrectly loved every single Johnny Rivers (born John Ramistella in New Orleans, and that speaks volumes)ever released. I'm sure the LPs of the time were full of the usual filler and I wasn't gonna take a chance with my allowance on 'em anyway. But now I'm real happy to own and play this comprehensive 2 disc set of wonderful blue-eyed soul and fun pop.The guy can play some guitar and his distinctive vocal style makes all the Chuck Berry and Motown covers different and fun. "Poor Side Of Town" still gets to me, and my nine and ten year old sons are shimmying and hully-gullying around the house to the sounds of "Secret Agent Man" as I type.They are not easy to please either, if it don't prance, the boys don't dance.A great buy and a whole lotta fun. The problem is, now I havta go back and re-evaluate just how much I liked those ol' Grass Roots and Soul Survivors singles. Not as much as I like these tunes I'll betcha.

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A NICE TRIP, BACK TO 1972.........................
Deep Throat To You All!

Deep Throat Anthology, Pts. 1 & 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Light in the Attic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Inside Deep Throat - Theatrical NC-17 Edition

ASIN: B0006LY0MC
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

She's Got To Have It
Deeper And Deeper
La La La
Latino
Deep Throat
Run Linda Run
Saxy
Deeper And Deeper
Driving With Linda
Everybody Gets A Little Piece Of This Strange
Love Is Strange
Money Is No Object
Invasion Of The Nurses
Bubbles
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Pussy Cola
Relax Your Muscles, My Dear
House Calls
Case No. 218 Wilbur Wang
Deep Throat To You All

Album Description

Don't tell the grandkids... Deep Throat is back! Experience a truly sick reissue of two legendary soundtracks, Deep Throat I & II. A dirty brew of early '70s easy-listening porno funk! Plus, notes by Ron Jeremy. Light In The Attic. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

A NICE TRIP, BACK TO 1972................................2005-09-04

Threw out my old vinyl on this baby, got out of the 1970s, and with the 21st century, and picked up this cd. I love it, the hoakiness, the fun, the dialouge and that post psychedelic sound. "Deepthroat" since its release in 1972, has grossed over $600,000,000 and cost $25,000 to make in one week of filming in Florida. Linda Lovelace with her assumed talents and "Deepthroat" revolutionized the porn industry. Fine linear notes by Porn Porker "Ron Jeremy" are a facinating look into this landmark movie. Everybody was seeing Deepthroat" instead of just talking about it, now doing it, well that is another story better left unsaid. This music brings you back to the fun 1970s. "Deepthroat II" is a better soundtrack than 1, but I still like the original the best. The lackluster organ rips, the raunchy dialouge, all this brings you back to a turmoil filled time with the unfortunate Vietnam War going on, but some what a simpler time.........R.I.P. LINDA LOVELACE,DEEPTHROAT TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Deep Throat To You All!.......2005-01-31

Now I have owned Trunk's copy of this record for the last 5 years. Previously I heard the original copy on a friends record player. The sound quality always sucked hard until this release by Light In The Attic. From reviewing the CD it appears old film equipment was used to convert from mono to stereo. And the tracks actually sound good! On top of that LITA has added Deep Throat 2 to the CD! Probably better music then Throat 1...and barely ever heard. There are some sick notes by the hedge hog and a prof William Wackenstein. Ron speaks of deep throating tricks while Prof William talks about throat parties, ludes and trying to bang Trannies! What a group the LITA label hangs with! These guys obviously have deep issues! Make sure and peel off the sticker on the cover...as santa brings a hard one for you peepers! Grab your girl, a cheap bottle of wine and start the deep throatin' - and smash Trunk's old copy - YOU DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE!

Bollywood: An Anthology of Songs from Popular Indian Cinema ( 2 CD SET)

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Not as good as I hoped
"producer Yusuf Gandhi presents the pop culture of India's Film Music ~ Bollywood"
Don't Phunk with my Heart!

Bollywood: An Anthology of Songs from Popular Indian Cinema ( 2 CD SET)
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Manufacturer: Silva America
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Howrah Bridge: Mera Naam Chin Chu - Geeta Dutt
Asha: Ina Mina Dika - Asha Bhosle
Mera Saaya: Jhumka Gira Re - Asha Bhosle
Shree 420: Ramaiya Vastavaiya - Lata Mangeskhar
Mahal: Aaya Aaneawala - Lata Mangeskhar
Hare Rama Hare Krishna: Dum Maro Dum - Asha Bhosle & Chorus
Kohinoor: Madhuban Mein Radhika - Mohammed Rafi
Aradhana: Roop Tera Mastana - Kishore Kumar
Milan: Sawan Ka Mahina - Lata Mangeshkar
Yaadon Ki Baaraat: Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne - Mohammed Rafi
Kabhie Kabhie: Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayal Aata - Lata mangeshkar & Mukesh
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen: Chand Mera Dil - Mohammed Rafi

Tracks:

Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Didi Tera Devar Deewana - Lata Mangeshkar
Hum: Ek Doosre Se Karte Hai - Udit Narayan
Apradh: Ae Naujawan Hai - Asha Bhosle
Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki: Come Closer - Salma Agha
One 2 Ka 4: Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lagi - A.R. Rahman
1942 A Love Story: Ed Ladki Ko Dekha - Kumar Sanu
Kaho Na Pyar Hai: Na Tum Jano Na Hum - Lucky Ali
Roja: Chinna Chinna Asai - Minmini
Thakshak: Rang De - Asha Bhosle & Chorus
Hum: Jooma Chumma De De - Sudesh Bhosle
Aur Pyar Ho Gaya: Zindagi Jhoom Kar - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Customer Reviews:

Not as good as I hoped.......2005-12-06

I really like some of the Bollywood stuff I've heard on my college radio station. I suppose what I've heard represents the best of various CDs. I bought this CD expecting a similar compilation but was disappointed. To my ears, the music on the first CD sounds like Indian versions of American movie music of the 1960's (not my cup of tea). The second CD is more contemporary, but I didn't discover any "gems" among the tracks. That's my opinion.

"producer Yusuf Gandhi presents the pop culture of India's Film Music ~ Bollywood".......2005-11-10

Silva Screen presents "Bollywood - An Anthology of Songs from popular Indian Cinema", featuring some of the greatest Indian performers and their biggest hits from the '40s right up to the present...inclusive on a 2 compact disc compilation...of course the first Indian sound film came into being March 14, 1931 "Alam Ara", since then we've seen thousands of films come out of India...and thanks to my son-in-law Inam Rehman (India), introduced my family and I to the culture of his native land through the films of from his country...much of what I've seen is exciting and interesting...therefor my review could be on the side of being bias, hope not!

The films are always very colorful, but to me it is the music that really grabs you first...films like:

MAHAL (1949)
SHREE 420 (1955)
ASHA (1957)
HOWRAH BRIDGE (1958)
KOHINOOR (1960)
MERE SAAYA (1966)
MILAN (1967)
ARADHANA (1969)
HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA (1971)
APRADH (1972)
YAADON KI BAARAAI (1973)
KABHI KABHI (1976)
KASAM PAJDA KARNE WALE KI (1984)
HUM (1991)
ROJA (1992)
HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN (1994)
1942: A LOVE STORY (1994)
AUR PYAR HO GAYA (1997)
THAKSHAK (1999)
KAHO NA PYAR HAI (2000)
ONE 2 KA 4 (2001)

Highlight picks are "Chand Mera Dil", featuring singer Mohammed Rafi, vocals by Hum Kisise Kum Naheen, music by R.D. Burmjan with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri is considered by most the best popular tune of the '70s is pure captivation..."Ina Mina Dika", featuring vocalist Asha Bhosle with blends of Benny Goodman thrown in for good measure..."Na Tum Jano Na Hum", has Lucky Ali and Ramya enjoying themselves with a performance that completely gets under your skin and you're loving every minute of it...the collection is a blast and will give you an overview of "Bollywood" as they keep churning out film after film with music that will satisfy your palette.

Job well done and compiled by producers Yusuf Gandhi and Amarpal Singh Gaind, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Lalit Mohan Joshi (liner notes) and Silva Screen Records, who within the realm of the Entertainment Industry has captured the essence of "Bollywood Films" through their music and traditions...must have for all "film-score-buffs" and "World Music" fans... in plain words, this is a keeper!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ SILCD 1204 ~ (11/08/2005)

Don't Phunk with my Heart!.......2005-11-10

If you like or want to find out if you like Bollywood music, this cd should definitely be your first purchase. 23 tracks that span the history of this fantastic genre. All of the major stars, including Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, A.R. Rahman and Mohamed Rafi.

Highlights include Ina Mina Dika,which sounds like a Bombay version of Cab Calloway, Jhunka Gira Re, which has a great exotic feel, Roop Tera Mastana, perfect for a swinging martini lounge,and Ae Naujawan Hai, which was sampled lock, stock and barrel by Black Eyed Peas for their top seller: Don't Phunk with my Heart. This track will blow you away.

This cd is a must have for those with adventurous ears, and the perfect disc for the person who wants to begin exploring the fantastic pop music of India.

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Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2

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Release Date: 2004-07-06

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Ah Robin (Round)
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Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
Bonny Sweet Robin
But Shall I Go Mourn
Can'st Thou Not Hit It
Come Away
Come Away, Hecate
Come Live With Me
Come O'er The Burn
Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
A Cup Of Wine
Farewell, Dear Heart
Fathers That Wear Rags
Fear No More
Fie On Sinful Fantasy
Fill The Cup (Round)
Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
For I'll Cut My Green Coat
The Friar And The Nun
Full Fathom Five
The George Alow (Version 1)
Get You Hence
The God Of Love
Hark, Hark The Lark
Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
Heart's Ease
Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
Honor, Riches
I Am Gone Sir
I Loathe The I Did Love
It Was A Lover And His Lass
Jepha
Jog On
Jolly Shepherd (Round)
King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
Lawn As White
Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
No More Dams
An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
Orpheus With His Lute
O Sweet Oliver
Pardon Goddess Of The Night
Roses Their Sharp Spines
Sigh No More, Ladies
Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
Take, O Take Those Lips
Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
That Sir Which Serves
There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
There Was Three Fools
Three Merry Men (Round)
Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
Under The Greenwood Tree
Up And Down (Round)
Urns And Odours Bring Away
Walsingham
Was This Fair Face
Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
What Shall He Have (Round)
When Arthur First In Court
When Daffodils Begin To Peer
When Daisies Pied
When Griping Grief
When Icicles Hang By The Wall
When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
Where The Bee Sucks
While You Here Do Snoring Lie
Who Is Silvia
Why Let The Strucken Deer
Willow, Willow (Version 1)
Will You Buy Any Tape
The Woosel Cock
You Spotted Snakes

Tracks:

Awake, Awake
Battle Of Agincourt
Bride's Goodmorrow
Broom
Callino
Carmen's Whitle
Chi Passa
Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
Damon
Daphne
Diana (2 Versions)
Dulcina
Eglamore
Eighty-Eight
Fortune My Foe
George Alow (Version 2)
Glass Doth Run
Goddesses
Go From My Window
Greensleeves (2 Versions)
Guy Of Warwick
Hem Boys (2 Versions)
Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
Hobbyhorse
Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
Hunt's Up
I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
In Crete
In Peascod Time
Jack Boy (Round)
King Cophetua
King Lear
King Solomon
Light O Love
Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
Love, Love (Version 1)
Master, Swabber (Version 1)
Mounsier Mingo
Mounsieur's Almaine
My Mind To Me
Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
O Death (2 Versions)
Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
O' The Twelfth Day Of December
Oyster Pie
Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
Phillida (3 Versions)
Please One
Pyramus
Queen Dido (2 Versions)
Ratcatcher
Rich Jew
Robin Goodfellow
Robin Hood
Rogero
Rowland
Sellenger's Round
Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
Titus Andronicus
Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
Troilus
Troy Town
Wellady
Whenas We Sat In Babylon
Where Is The Life
Whoop
Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
Willow, Willow (Version 2)
Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
With A Fading

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Shakespeare's Songbook, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Azica
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002IQKZ4
Release Date: 2004-07-06

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Only for the die-hard collector...

Beach Music Anthology, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ripete Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Piano | Blues | Styles | Music

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Beach Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music

Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000IAJV
Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard - Alabama
Soul Days - Dobie Gray
Night And Day - The Gatlin Brothers
No No - Mojo Blues Band With Jimmy McCracklin
My Heart - The Stylistics
Well-A-Wiggy - The Weather Girls
Love Comes Knockin' - Percy Sledge
Easy Comin' Out (Hard Goin' In) - William Bell
Sit Down And Talk To Me - Lou Rawls
(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out - Jerry Butler
Lady Soul - The Temptations
It Started With A Kiss - Hot Chocolate
Cool Me Out - Lamont Dozier
Party Time Man - The Futures
Linda Lu - Ray Sharpe
Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love) - The O'Jays
I Want To Take You Home To See Mama - Syl Johnson
Blue-Finger Lou - Anne Murray
Ability To Swing - Patti Austin
Just For You - Solomon Burke

Tracks:

In The Shelter - Jimmy Buffett
Boogie Moogie Baltimore - Charlie Daniels
Little Egypt (Ying Yang) - The Embers
Midnight Special - Little Richard
How Do You Stop - James Brown
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Etta James
Maybe Someday Baby (Live) - Delbert McClinton
Momhis Women And Chicken - Dan Penn
Nine Times Out Of Ten - Teddy Pendergrass
Fine Brown Frame - Lou Rawls & Diane Reeves
Old Habits Die Hard - The Neville Brothers
Rocket 88 - Nappy Brown And Kip Anderson
Want You To Feel Good Too - NRBQ
Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You - Dary Hall
Do Me - Teddy Pendergrass
Fly Me To The Moon - Bobby Womack
I Trust You - Billy Paul
Since I've Been Loving You - Alexander O'Neal
It's Not What You Got - Carrie Lucas
Hot Red Sweater - Jay Booker

Tracks:

Shakin' The Shack - The Fantastic Shakers
Amazing Grace (Alternate Mix) - Joe Simon
Gone Fishin' - General Johnson & Chairmen Of The Board
Trickle Trickle - Breeze
Slippin' And Slidin' - The SugarBees
Grandma's Rock & Roll Party - Jimmy 'Handyman' Jones
All About You - Gary Bass & The Clovers
Thank You John - Bill Deal & The Rhondels
Whatjado That Fo' - The Catalinas
Roadrunner - Microwave Dave & The Nukes
It's Gonna Rain - Coastline
Ebony Eyes - Terri Gore & The Softones
Layin' In The Alley - Big Joe & The Dynaflows
Stagger Lee - The Excello Legends
Let The Boogie Woogie Roll - The Roadrunners
Drivin' With Judy - The Kevin McKendree Express
Beautiful Lover - C.L. Blast
The Way See Shakes That Thang - Eart Thomas
Jumpin' The Gun - Ronnie Barnes
Shake, Rattle And Roll - Soul Patrol

Tracks:

Shama Lama Ding Dong - Band Of Oz
I Gave My Love A Cherry - The Men Of Distlinction
39.21.46 - Archie Bell & The Drells
Remedy - The Band
Miss Grace - Orleans
Scratch My Back/Tip On In - 'Fingers' Taylor & Miranda Louise
Something Said Love - The Impressions
Louise Louise Blues - Axel Zwingenberger & Champion Jack Dupree
Fool's Paradise - Dale Hawkins & James Burton
Good Old Days - Jimmy McCracklin
Ruby Baby - Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters
Tossin' And Turnin' - Johnnie Johnson & Phoebe Snow
Footprints On The Ceiling - Ruby Andrews
If You Wanna Get To Heaven - Seacruize
The Search Is Over - Deitra Farr
Wine Women And Song - Spellbound
Big And Hot - The Love Dogs
In The Mood For Lvoe - Bobby Jonz
Your Place Or Mine - John Ellison
Big Top Hat - Stephen Bruton

Customer Reviews:

Only for the die-hard collector..........2007-05-25

While most of the tracks are crisply re-mastered, this anthology simply cannot be recommended due to the bizarre choice of songs. Since when is Charlie Daniels considered a beach music artist? Or Anne Murray? The Weather Girls? And though "Louise Louise Blues" definitely has a beach feel, I couldn't stop laughing at the name of the artist: Axel Zwingenberg. Where's the camera, Mr. Funt? This can't be serious.

All kidding aside, there just aren't enough true beach music songs on here to justify an eighty dollar sticker price. Unless you just have to have every album that has the words "beach music" on it, skip this one. (If you don't believe me, you can always audition the tracks on Amazon's audio page.)

Magic Moments 2: the Ultimate Act World Jazz Anthology V.7

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Magic Moments 2: the Ultimate Act World Jazz Anthology V.7
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Act
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001N1RUS
Release Date: 2004-05-24

Tracks:

O.D.R.I.P. (Radio Edit)
I Walk The Line
Hababa A Oscuras (Previously Unreleased)
Dear Diary (Previously Unreleased)
Ethiopia (Previously Unreleased)
Dilsburgh Morning Light (Previously Unreleased)
Bye Bye Blackbird
Mirall
Same Girl
Chant (Radio Edit)
South Delta Song
Hand In Hand (Radio Edit)
Makin' Whoopee
Freak Taeb
Be Yourself
Thank You For The Music (Previously Unreleased)

Journey to the Inner East Vol. 2: A White Swan Anthology

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Journey to the Inner East Vol. 2: A White Swan Anthology
Various Artists
Manufacturer: White Swan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music

General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Shavasana: White Swan Yoga Masters, Vol. 3
Awakening
Yatri
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

ASIN: B000A7ZYAY
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Tracks:

Om Triambakam (previously unreleased) (Deva Premal)
Sarang Solitaire (Prem Joshua)
Ishq (Cheb i Sabbah's Delhi Masjid Remix) (Manish Vyas)
Sattvam (Sharon Gannon w/Mike D)
Bolo Hari (The Blue God Comes to Town Mix) (Prem Joshua)
The Divine Sound (edit) (Suvarna)
Funky Guru (Prem Joshua)
Hari Om Shiva Om (Cheb i Sabbah's Desi Remix) (Deva Premal)
Lahore Connection (Toires Remix) (Prem Joshua)
Meera (Manish Vyas)
Sea of Clouds (Gary Stroutsos/Will Clipman/William Eaton)
Aad Guray (Deva Premal)
Second Chance (Miten with Deva Premal)

Product Description

This gorgeous, specially-priced collection reveals why White Swan Records is widely considered the leading purveyor of yogabeat. Bestselling mantra enchantress Deva Premal, the guru of East-West fusion Prem Joshua, emerging talents such as Manish Vyas and Suvarna: all represent White Swans knack for selecting the finest music for the creative, spiritual listener. The underlying beauty of yogas incredible popularity is that millions of Americans are realizing the connection between their bodies, the earth and each other. Heard in yoga studios nationwide, White Swans music facilitates the deepening of that bond. With remixes by dj Cheb i Sabbah, an unreleased Deva Premal track, new classics from Prem Joshua and other favorites, Journey to the Inner East Vol. 2 tracks the still-rising arc of a label on a mission to develop a lasting personal connection between its artists, listeners and the music we share.

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Anthology Of Blues [2-CD SET]
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Deuce Boxed Sets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music

Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Road Runner - Bo Diddley
Still A Fool - Clarence Edwards
Take This Hammer - Brian Knight
Easy - Big Walter 'Shaky' Horton
Chinese White Boy - Peter Green/Mick Green
Feast Goin' On - Isaac Scott
First Rule Of Cheatin' - Roy Gaines & The Crusaders
Hoodoo Party - King Biscuit & The Ronnie Hawkins Band
Soul Groove Part 2 - King Curtis
Play The Blues For You - The Mighty Houserockers
Alabama Train - Louisiana Red

Tracks:

Country Girl - Buddy Guy/Junior Wells
Lonesome Road - Homesick James
Sweet Taters & Possum Meat - Troyce Key/J. J. Malone
Alibi Blues - U.P. Wilson/Paul Orta
Hard Walkin' Hanna - Jimmy Reed
Don't Start Me To Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson
Soul Survivor - Greg 'Fingers' Taylor
61 Highway - Mississippi Fred McDowell
Trouble In Mind - Brian Knight
All Night Long - Todd Sharpville
Two Bugs In A Rug - Earl Hooker

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Music Review

Music Review

1. Real Love
2. Yes It Is
3. I'm Down
4. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
5. If You've Got Trouble
6. That Means A Lot
7. Yesterday
8. It's Only Love
9. I Feel Fine
10. Ticket To Ride
11. Yesterday
12. Help!
13. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
14. Norwegian Wood
15. I'm Looking Through You
16. 12- Bar Original
17. Tomorrow Never Knows
18. Got To Get You Into My Life
19. And Your Bird Can Sing
20. Taxman