Search - Various Artists :: Super Non-Stop 60's Dance Hits

Good tunes, but not original recordings.

10/30/1998

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The song titles are great, but these are not original recordings. They are remakes. However, they are close to the original sound. If original recordings are important to you, I wouldn't recommend this one."

Better listen for yourself re original recordings...but they

M. Montgomery | 06/14/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know about previous reviewer's conclusion, the samples of Midnight Confessions and Bend Me Shape Me definitely sounded original to me, though I thought the latter song might have been subtly different. I didn't review all the tracks, perhaps best to check the samples for the ones most important to you for their originalness.



LATER: Now having listened to all the samples I know well---if they are knock-offs, they are damn good ones.



STILL LATER: Now having listened side by side to the samples of a few tracks here alongside the samples from the authorized versions on Am Breed and Grass Roots Greatest Hits Albums----Indeed they are knockoffs, although very good ones. The best knockoffs I have ever heard. But still rip-offs. Only buy this for the cool authentic looking mid-'60s babe on the CD cover, not for the tracks, for sure.



Those of us who've been around for a while remember that '60s compilations were notoriously knock-off-prone. It is hard to collect authentic '60s music without ponying up for the authentic group CDs. Unfortunately. Much easier with 70s and 80s music.



Amazon won't let me change my star rating, I now give this a two star rating, phonies, but really good phonies."