Lovin Spoonful

Sony Music CG Presents Summer Holiday album 44 original hits by the original artists. Includes tracks by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Kenny Lynch, The Lovin' Spoonful, Harry Belafonte with Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus and more.

The Buddah Box is a 3CD box set compilation released by ESX in 1993. It honors the Buddah label and some of its more well known subsidiaries, including Kama Sutra, Sussex, Hot Wax and Sutra. It contains a nice exploration of their roots as pop and bubble gum music aficionados before they explored rock, gospel, soul, disco, and hip-hop by the time the labels closed shop in the early 1980's.

100 Super Oldies: Too Good To Be Forgotten is a 4CD box set compiling four different volumes from the 25 Super Oldies series of disc released in 1988. While the cover appears to give the compilations a unified feel celebrating the music of the 1950's and 1960's, it also includes a few songs from the 1970's, which at times does not make sense. This was released by the Happy Days label from Holland and it most likely means this was put together in an unauthorized manner.

The Youngbloods could not be considered a major '60s band, but they were capable of offering some mighty pleasurable folk-rock in the late '60s, and produced a few great tunes along the way. One of the better groups to emerge from the East Coast in the mid-'60s, they would temper their blues and jug band influences with gentle California psychedelia, particularly after they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. For most listeners, they're identified almost exclusively with their Top Ten hit "Get Together," but they managed several respectable albums as well, all under the leadership of singer/songwriter Jesse Colin Young.

"America's First Lady of Roots Music", Maria Muldaur, returns to her original roots - Jug Band Music! Maria first recorded in the early 60's with both The Even Dozen and The Jim Kweskin Jug Bands. Here she has reunited with several of her former jug band mates and recorded many tunes from the classic jug band era (early 30's), as well as two hilarious newly penned gems by Dan Hicks. Special guests include John Sebastian, David Grisman, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Fritz Richmond and sensational discovery Kit Stovepipe.

Three CD set containing four-hours of US folk-rock from the 1960s. The most thorough compilation that has ever been assembled of a major movement that transformed popular music, including hits, rarities, and deep cuts from a huge spectrum of artists. Featuring rare tracks by Johnny Winter, David Blue and Jesse Lee Kincaid make their CD debut; includes seldom-reissued original 45 versions of songs by Phil Ochs and Tom Rush. Plus early and little known covers of songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and Clarence White and landmark hits by The Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, the Youngbloods, Judy Collins, Dion, Linda Ronstadt, the Lovin' Spoonful and others.

Five CD set that highlights the absolute finest recordings for the Elektra label during their first (and some say finest) decade: 1963-73. Features the label's biggest hits, most famous artists and plenty of obscure classics as well. 117 tracks from the likes of Judy Collins, Eric Clapton, Tom Rush, Paul Butterfield, The Lovin' Spoonful, Queen, Dennis Linde, Carly Simon, Bread, The Wackers, David Ackles, Harry Chapin, Mickey Newbury, The Doors, The Stooges, Love, MC5, The Dillards, Tim Buckley, Nico, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs and many more. Rhino. 2006.

Three CD set containing four-hours of US folk-rock from the 1960s. The most thorough compilation that has ever been assembled of a major movement that transformed popular music, including hits, rarities, and deep cuts from a huge spectrum of artists. Featuring rare tracks by Johnny Winter, David Blue and Jesse Lee Kincaid make their CD debut; includes seldom-reissued original 45 versions of songs by Phil Ochs and Tom Rush. Plus early and little known covers of songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and Clarence White and landmark hits by The Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, the Youngbloods, Judy Collins, Dion, Linda Ronstadt, the Lovin' Spoonful and others.

For the oldies amongst you, but probably also for the youngsters, here's a very pleasant 10-CD set in lossless of 200 hits from the 50's and 60's. This bundle is accompanied by complete HQ covers. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do !!!