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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:57 pm 
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With two fantastic singers and songwriters in Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, an underrated guitarist and songwriter in Gene Cornish, and the great Dino Danelli on drums (plus a pair of studio Svengalis in engineer Tom Dowd and arranger Arif Mardin to rival George Martin), The Rascals were the closest answer America had to The Beatles during the ’60s. The resemblance wasn’t limited to the composition of their line-up and the profusion of hit releases, either; like the Fab Four, The Rascals were able to author chart-topping singles while simultaneously crafting albums that held together as artistic statements. Witness the fact that The Rascals’ albums have seen numerous reissues by multiple labels; their singles, on the other hand, have eluded a comprehensive collection, in large part because the band had two phases to their career, one with the Atlantic label, the other on Columbia. Now, just over 50 years after they first hit the top of the charts with “Good Lovin’,” Real Gone Music is proud to present the first-ever compilation to collect all of the band’s single sides in one place. At 47 songs strong, The Complete Singles A’s & B’s includes the A and B-side of every single The Rascals ever cut, both their hit Atlantic tracks and—for the first time ever on CD—their later Columbia 7” releases. Along the way you’ll hear such legendary songs as “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore,” “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin’” (also here in its Spanish and Italian versions!), “I’ve Been Lonely Too Long,” “A Girl Like You,” “How Can I Be Sure,” “A Beautiful Morning,” “People Got to Be Free,” “See,” and more, the earlier tracks in their original mono single mixes (termed “the money mixes” by Cornish), the later songs in their stereo single mixes (28 of the 47 songs on the collection are mono). Such a monumental release deserves annotation commensurate with its importance, and for this 2-CD set Ed Osborne has penned a 4500-word essay containing exclusive quotes from Cavaliere, Brigati, and Cornish, punctuated with rare European picture sleeve singles and photos. Remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision, and featuring a total of 19 charting songs, The Complete Singles A’s & B’s takes its place as the definitive career-spanning collection from America’s greatest blue-eyed soul outfit.

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[CD1]
1. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
2. Slow Down
3. Good Lovin'
4. Mustang Sally
5. You Better Run
6. Love Is a Beautiful Thing
7. Come On Up
8. What Is the Reason
9. I've Been Lonely Too Long
10. If You Knew
11. Groovin'
12. Sueno
13. A Girl Like You
14. It's Love
15. Groovin'
16. Groovin'
17. How Can I Be Sure
18. I'm So Happy Now
19. It's Wonderful
20. Of Course
21. A Beautiful Morning
22. Rainy Day
23. People Got to Be Free
24. My World
25. A Ray of Hope
26. Any Dance'll Do

[CD2]
1. Heaven
2. Baby I'm Blue
3. See
4. Away Away
5. Carry Me Back
6. Real Thing
7. Hold On
8. I Believe
9. Glory Glory
10. You Don't Know
11. Right On
12. Almost Home
13. Love Me
14. Happy Song
15. Lucky Day
16. Love Letter
17. Brother Tree
18. Saga of New York
19. Hummin' Song
20. Echoes
21. Jungle Walk

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:33 pm 
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another band starting to get just a little excessive in retrospective greatest hits CD's.

i'm pretty sure that the old rhino handmade box set by them, which was wonderful, was missing some very key songs that were either singles only or released only best of albums

jimbo can probably help me on this as i think he got one of those, i, alas, did not :(

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:37 pm 
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For me this is a must. Reason #1, Real Gone does very good work and Reason #2 the Mono singles (A&B).Never got a chance to get The Rhino Handmade. Sold out very fast around here.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:15 pm 
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Rick A wrote:
For me this is a must. Reason #1, Real Gone does very good work and Reason #2 the Mono singles (A&B).Never got a chance to get The Rhino Handmade. Sold out very fast around here.

Rick A.

yes it did, i never got one either, kept looking and looking and never pulled the switch, then, poof, gone :(

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:18 pm 
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Renny wrote:
Rick A wrote:
For me this is a must. Reason #1, Real Gone does very good work and Reason #2 the Mono singles (A&B).Never got a chance to get The Rhino Handmade. Sold out very fast around here.

Rick A.

yes it did, i never got one either, kept looking and looking and never pulled the switch, then, poof, gone :(


Heck, I never even seen it. That's why this issue has been pre-ordered. A great group and this should so killer, especially the powerful mono singles, the stuff we heard on the radio when we were kids. :yay:

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:38 am 
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I never gave The Rascals much thought until I got one of those little "original album classics" boxed sets of five of their CDs. Now I'm a fan. I'd put the Groovin' and Once Upon A Dream albums up against just about anything from that period. This looks like a good collection.


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Bump: Added the cover image to the first post.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:46 am 
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The pre-order price has dropped by nearly $6, and is now $27.39:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU79N7E/?tag=imwan-20

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Linda wrote:
The pre-order price has dropped by nearly $6, and is now $27.39:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU79N7E/?tag=imwan-20

Really look forward to this! :ohyes:

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
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Why such a high price point on this collection? I saw it in my local shop selling for 39.95 today. The Artful Dodger collection, also on Real Gone, was 24.95. What am I missing here? I will likely order from Amazon, but I think the list price is ridiculous.


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Billy Taylor wrote:
Why such a high price point on this collection? I saw it in my local shop selling for 39.95 today. The Artful Dodger collection, also on Real Gone, was 24.95. What am I missing here? I will likely order from Amazon, but I think the list price is ridiculous.


That is high Bill I paid under $28.00 at Amazon. You are going to love the Mono mixes, the punch and clarity is outstanding. Posted it in my "What Are You Listening To Now?"

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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
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This was tempting but the set is expensive in Canada and I already own the individual CD's (Collectors Choice/Sundazed) plus the Rhino Handmade and Japan Atlantic Years sets. Great track listing though.


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 Post subject: [2017-03-03] The Rascals "The Complete Singles A's And B's" 2CD set (Real Gone)
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Real Gone still has it on their site for $19.98. I got this plus the Southside Johnny set.


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