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	Invictus' Greatest Hits, Hot Wax Greatest Hits Invictus' Greatest Hits/Hot Wax Greatest Hits Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock, Classic Rock 2009 two CD set containing a pair of digitally remastered and expanded Soul music compiltions that highlighted the great music coming out Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. Although the individual conten... more » « less
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All Artists: Invictus' Greatest Hits, Hot Wax Greatest Hits
Title: Invictus' Greatest Hits/Hot Wax Greatest Hits
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Edsel Records UK
Release Date: 10/5/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Soul, Psychedelic Rock
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 740155204938

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Album Description

2009 two CD set containing a pair of digitally remastered and expanded Soul music compiltions that highlighted the great music coming out Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. Although the individual contents of these two Greatest Hits albums have been reissued many times in the ensuing years, they have never been reissued as albums until now. The original track listings have been augmented with a selection of sides that represent the whole history of the labels, some of which were actually as big as the hits that featured on the original long playing vinyl albums. Stand-out songs amongst the 48 tracks include the # 1 worldwide hit 'Band Of Gold' (Freda Payne), Chairmen Of The Board's 'Give Me Just A Little More Time' and 'Everything's Tuesday', and The Honey Cone's US # 1 'Want Ads'. Edsel. .

CD Reviews

Invictus/Hotwax -- Not So Hot

Eugene Bentley | Des Moines, Iowa United States | 07/16/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"About 20 years ago I found the Hot Wax portion on LP vinyl in a budget I was then thrilled when I saw it released on cd coupled with the Invictus companion album WITH bonus tracks. The Invictus portion was pretty good although they used the mono versions on some of the hits like 8th Day's 'She's Not Just Another Woman'. Freda Payne's are all in stereo as well as Chairmen Of the Board's. I didn't own the Invictus L.P. so I can't judge whether those are the exact versions used.

However, the Hot Wax portion was deeply disappointing. The original LP was entirely in stereo and the cd version is not. While the Honeycone tracks were intact and in stereo they used the mono single edit of 100 Proof Aged In Soul's 'Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed' which cuts it a couple of minutes short. The original Hot Wax album used the expanded stereo version. They also used the mono version of Silent Majority's 'Frightened Girl' (which was a pleasant obscurity I came to love on the original LP).

The bonus tracks are moderate to good but do not make up for the previous transgressions. I was ready to shell out money for more of the Invictus and Hot wax reissues, but since Edsel did the shoddy work herein I'm not so sure. They may have used the single versions even on the "complete" albums."