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Another one in disguise

03/11/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"How many of these so-called Drifters greatest hits album is the record industry going to come out with with non-standard, non-hit, ridiculous acoustic recordings of classic songs? The same question can be applied to the Platters, who also have had their classic songs foisted to the public on a bunch of greatest hits albums that feature pathetic cuts of songs of which the public wants to hear from the original performers! This Ben E. King and Drifters album is not nearly as bad as some of the other ones, but "Stand by Me" and "There Goes My Baby"--and just about EVERY song on this album are not the versions that became hits--not the ones that MADE ME GET OUT OF BED TO GET THIS CD! The record industry is really ripping off its consumers with these stupid imitations!"