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Zub | Forks Twp., PA | 08/19/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 2-on-1 CD puts together two albums of this early rock era r'n'b singer whose talent went beyond the level of similar recording artists of the era. The two lps represented here, "Dee Clark" and "How About That" include several of Clark's well-known and generally underappreciated single releases such as "Just Keep It Up" and "Nobody But You". And while there is some album filler here, Clark's singing talents can be recognized in his treatment of some ballads and jazz-flavored tunes. His abilities went beyond the moderate pop success he enjoyed in the early rock and roll years making these albums more listenable than much of what was done by his contemporaries. Collectables has done a better than average job with this production. Tracks have been licensed from Vee Jay and manufactured by Rhino resulting in a high-quality reproduction. All tracks except 15 and 17-23 are in true stereo in generally excellent sound quality. The liner notes consist of a reproduction (with typos) of the original album notes. All in all, an excellent reissue effort for this underappreciated early rock-era talent."