The Young Rascals - Original Album Series (2011)

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Artist: The Young Rascals
Title: Original Album Series
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Atlantic / Rhino Records – 8122 79834 8 / 5 x CD, Box Set, Compilation
Genre: Blue-Eyed Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Pop Rock
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log artwork)
Total Time: 3:27:30
Total Size: 486 Mb / 1.30 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 01 The Young Rascals (1966)

01. Slow Down (3:15)
02. Baby Lets Wait (3:19)
03. Just a Little (3:00)
04. I Believe (4:00)
05. Do You Feel It (3:17)
06. Good Lovin (2:30)
07. Like a Rolling Stone (6:08)
08. Mustang Sally (4:00)
09. I Aint Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore (2:43)
10. In the Midnight Hour (4:03)

CD 02 Collections (1967)

01. What Is the Reason (2:23)
02. Since I Fell for You (3:30)
03. Ive Been Lonely Too Long (3:03)
04. No Love to Give (2:49)
05. Mickeys Monkey - Turn On Your Love Light (4:51)
06. Come On Up (2:48)
07. Too Many Fish in the Sea (2:24)
08. More (4:23)
09. Nineteen Fifty Six (2:32)
10. Love Is a Beautiful Thing (2:31)
11. Land of a Thousand Dances (2:00)

CD 03 Groovin (1967)

01. A Girl Like You (2:51)
02. Find Somebody (3:49)
03. Im So Happy Now (2:51)
04. Sueno (2:49)
05. How Can I Be Sure (2:56)
06. Groovin (2:34)
07. If You Knew (3:04)
08. I Dont Love You Anymore (3:09)
09. You Better Run (2:28)
10. A Place in the Sun (4:52)
11. Its Love (3:16)

CD 04 Once Upon A Dream (1968)

01. Easy Rollin (3:15)
02. Rainy Day (3:39)
03. Please Love Me (2:04)
04. Sound Effect (2:41)
05. Im Gonna Love You (2:34)
06. My Hawaii (4:13)
07. My World (2:54)
08. Silly Girl (2:42)
09. Singing The Blues To Long (5:10)
10. Sattva (4:23)
11. Once Upon a Dream (3:53)

CD 05 Freedom Suite (1969)

01. America the Beautiful (2:52)
02. Me and My Friends (2:44)
03. Any Dancell Do (2:23)
04. Look Around (3:04)
05. A Ray of Hope (3:46)
06. Island of Love (2:25)
07. Of Course (2:43)
08. Love Was So Easy to Give (2:45)
09. People Got to Be Free (3:02)
10. Baby Im Blue (2:51)
11. Heaven (3:22)
12. Adrians Birthday (4:51)
13. Boom (13:48)
14. Cute (15:19)

Five classic artist albums in wallets housed in a new slipcase. Nice and simple, no frills just great music! Includes Young Rascals (1966), Collections (1967), Groovin (1967), Once Upon A Dream (1968) and Freedom Suite (1969).

These 5 album releases can be hard work, especially if, like me in this case, you mostly know the band from anthologies or greatest hits collections. Fear not, there is hardly any filler across all five albums and that is a rare, rare comment.

That said, if you don't know The Rascals then the starting place has to be the best know tracks: Good Lovin', Love Is A Beautiful Thing, How Can I Be Sure (yes, the original of the David Cassidy hit), Groovin' etc.etc.

Mix in a brew of blue-eyed soul and pop plus a whole lot of hammond and Felix Cavaliere's voice and the whole package is a joy from the first track on the first album, through to the last on the last (all bar the drum track/solo on Freedom Suite!). 'Heaven'.

100% recommended to fans and, if you're not a fan, then get a greatest hits as a starter and come back for the full dinner when you know how good they are. Anyone who likes sixties music should add these to their collection!

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