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Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap
Stephen Stills
Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (10) - Disc #2

2007 digitally remastered double CD featuring CSN' Stephen Stills' three mid-`70s studio albums recorded for CBS. Stills was released in 1975, followed one year later by Illegal Stills. Fans had to wait another two years ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Stephen Stills
Title: Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap
Members Wishing: 13
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bgo
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 3/12/2007
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Singer-Songwriters, Soft Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 5017261207487

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Album Description
2007 digitally remastered double CD featuring CSN' Stephen Stills' three mid-`70s studio albums recorded for CBS. Stills was released in 1975, followed one year later by Illegal Stills. Fans had to wait another two years until the release of Thoroughfare Gap (1978). This two disc set comes in a slimline double jewelbox housed in a slip case featuring extensive liner notes., BGO.

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CD Reviews

A nice package, but...
D. Kossick | CA | 12/18/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)

"BGO usually does a nice job of remastering previously issued CD's by artists such as Dan Fogelberg, Loggins & Messina, Poco, etc., but it missed the boat on this one. While it's nice to have these three CD's in a double disc package, BGO apparently didn't give too much attention to detail in that a portion of one of the songs has been cut off. On this BGO version, the song "First Things First" begins with Stills immediately singing the title of the song. However, the original version of that song from the "Stills" album contains an approximate 10 second introduction before the vocals begin. Cutting the length of a song is inexcusable, and is synonymous with poor quality control for a CD package that should have been better."
Essential Stills
David R. Greenland | Rockford, IL USA | 05/29/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's a true pleasure to have these three generally overlooked albums available in a single package, even "Thoroughfare Gap," probably Stills' least essential album, but which sounds better now than it did in 1978. (Compared to most current music, just about anything from 30 years ago sounds better.) At any rate, "Stills" (1975) and "Illegal Stills" (1976)can stand with the man's more well-known efforts, both arguably superior to either "Stephen Stills 2" or "Down the Road." As for the shortcomings mentioned in another review, the first 10 seconds of "First Things First" are also missing on the CD issued by Columbia, so BGO can't be blamed for that. Regarding sound quality, compare the Columbia CD of "Illegal Stills" with the new version and it's obvious the audio has been upgraded. Maybe not dramatically, but it's nice to have the "bottom" restored without having to boost the bass control on one's receiver. The liner notes are interesting, though flawed ("Love the One You're With" and "Sit Yourself Down" are NOT on "Stephen Stills 2.") All in all, an essential release for any fan of Stephen Stills.

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Stephen Stills
T. Sloop | NC | 03/03/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Stills CD if by far the best not a bad song on it, worth the price alone.

Illegal Stills is also very good, although I didn't care for every song, still an added bonus to the Stills CD.

Thoroughfare Gap I didn't really care for, a song or two maybe, but for the most part It's just not something I would have bought myself, but it came with it so I'm not really complaning.

To recap: Stills - Awesome, a must have. Illegal Stills - Cool, Not Bad, Enjoyed it. Thoroughfare Gap - Ok I guess, Not a Must."