Search - Various Artists :: 45's On CD: Vol. 2, 1964-1965

Don't overextend your expectations -- enjoy!

Eric V. Moye | 04/28/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is not The Moody Blues, or Yes. It isn't The Who's "Tommy" or Tull's "Aqualung". It is just a handful of random songs from the '60's. If that is what you seek, or you want to fill some gaps in your collection, or you just cannot find the Wee-Five's greatest hits, this is fine.Indeed, there is no theme, no nexus between the songs. They are unrelated, save the fact that they all seemed to get lots of airplay back in the day. Where else might one find "You Don't Own Me", or "You Were On My Mind"? For that reason these '45's on CD are nice collections.My only beef remains that there is a lot of empty space in these discs. They could put twice as many songs on one."

One stereo rarity, some mono versions for no apparent reason

M. Rey | 05/25/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"interestingly, they managed to find the ultra-rare *stere* mix of We Five's "YWOMM" (heretofore only available on one of Dick Bartley's excellent comps). Stranger is that they put "King of the Road" and "You've Got Your Troubles" (commonly available in stereo) in MONO. A waste of money unless you're getting it for under $5."