BEST ALBUM TRACKS
VA - The Best Album Tracks...Ever! [2005] (3 x CD's)
The Album had its heyday in the Seventies when it became fashionable to listen (forty minutes or so) by the same artist in a particular groove, theme or concept. Some great artists pulled it off with great brio and are featured here aplenty- Dylan, the Stones, Beach Boys, David Bowie and the Beach Boys etc. It was a great format to sit on your on bum without getting up for at least twenty minutes. The downside of the introduction of this format- the music snobbishness and the fetish of the format over the song.
Oh to be young in a such a digital age where music is a plentiful and spans genre,class, race, nationality and gender. The song has become key and people can one minute listen to an old blues record, the next moment Sinatra, Abba, Roxy Music or whatever. Look at the quality of songs on this cd look at the quantity - 6 old albums worth of music- catholic and as comprehensive as one cd is ever going to be. Let's try and get past the lazy diatribe about compilations - yes I have most of this music elsewhere but how I wish I was young guy listening to this music for the very first time. Serendipity. More than half full with Punk, the Beatles, the Stones, Prog Rock, Glam Rock, Jazz, College Rock, Techno, Brit Bop, Ska, Heavy Metal, Folk, and lets not forget the majestic Dusty! (Amazon)
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VA - The Best Album Tracks...Ever! [2005] CD1+CD2+CD3
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Track lists
CD1
01. Queen - You're My Best Friend
02. R.E.M. - Man On The Moon
03. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
04. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
05. Blondie - One Way Or Another
06. Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
07. The Clash - London Calling
08. Roxy Music - Editions Of You
09. David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
10. Lou Reed - Vicious
11. Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
12. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sweet Gene Vincent
13. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
14. Paul McCartney & Wings - Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
15. Meat Loaf feat. Ellen Foley - Paradise By The Dashboard Light
16. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
CD2
01. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
02. Marvin Gaye - What¹s Goin¹ On
03. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
04. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
05. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
06. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
07. Coldplay - In My Place
08. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
09. Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow
10. Elvis Costello - Alison
11. Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
12. Genesis - Ripples
13. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
CD3
01. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky
02. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Edit)
03. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
04. Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
05. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
06. Pulp - Sorted For E's And Wizz
07. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (You¹ve Come A Long Way Baby)
08. Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
09. Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
10. Specials - Blank Expression
11. Air - Sexy Boy (Moon Safari)
12. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
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What a great - and very subjective - collection; thanks for bringing it to us, Butter. I'd think we'd all make quite a wide range of selections, but I'd bet that a lot of what shows up here would show up in our own album-rock compilation. (And what a great radio era that was!)
ReplyDeleteHi Aging Child,
DeleteThis set are a great listen. I found myself playing it over and over, Covers lots of ground as you say. Always good to see you here.
Cheers.
Always good to _be_ here - can't find a better soundtrack anywhere else! ;-) P.S.: Mr. Radio's right; love the picture, and afraid to see the result afterward!
DeleteYa know, even though it's a good sight gag and attention-getter, I gotta say I cringed at seeing all that vinyl stacked up that way.. the weight grinding dirt and dust deeper into the sound surfaces.. someone is NOT taking good care of their precious records! Or their equipment either for that matter.. I guarantee that Technics turntable was not made to support that much weight on the platter.. if you've handled a large stack of albums you know about how heavy a pile that size would be.. just sayin'.. Don't EVER Do That! Anyway, a fun cover pic and interesting collection. I'd like to know how the ordering was determined though! Thanks BB.
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh. That exactly what I thought when i saw the cover again. I did see another album with many Singles stacked on top of each other on a player that could play multiple singles. The needle drop arm would need to a contortionist to actually play them. I'll have to find it again.
DeleteThe music in this collection is a surprisingly good listen.
PS. I would never do that :)
Cheers
thank you very niceeeeeeeeee - Aussie
ReplyDeleteHi Aussie,
DeleteIs'nt that, very noice...😁
Cheers
Hi Butterboy,
ReplyDeleteall-time tracks. Good to remember them from time to time. Excelent collection
Thanks again
Hi Il Commendatore,
DeleteEnjoy the music. Lots of memories with each song.
Cheers
These are no longer available at the links given.
ReplyDeleteHi MrMike,
DeleteNew link established, tested and working.
Cheers.