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This is great stuff!

Stefan Lind | 07/12/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a collector's dream. All of Bill's American recordings of the 60s are here, and a lot of unreleased stuff too. Although he didn't reach the charts any more, his musical output was enormous and differed from good old Rock'n'Roll, Twist and Country & Western even to a Mariachi song. Quite enjoyable are recordings of three live-shows in the Bitter End, NYC, in 1969 - Bill sounds really relaxed. The price für this German set is really high, but you get the best quality, including a large booklet with rare photos and a discography."

"More from The Founding Father"

The Dr. Edward | 12/12/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hello everybody!!

This 1960 to 1969 collection covers the principal labels Bill Haley recorded with after his departure at U.S. DECCA Records. In a general sense, the music on the six CD's changes progressively from the first one until the last because Haley tries diferent kinds of styles and all this is obvious because the decade starts with some 50's influence and ends with the "Rock and Roll Revivals". As the 32 page included book says, Bill Haley was searching the way back to success and this implies playing almost anything, so If you are expecting to listen something like his early recordings, forget about it. On the other hand, if you keep in mind his real true situation at that moment, you will enjoy this big collection. It is full of interesting attempts to reach a hit and Haley plays some of his early songs with another style, some stuffs from Fats Domino, Pat Boone, some mexican style songs (influenced by his México visit and recordings) and also many new compositions based mainly on "Twist", the dominant rhythm at that time. The last two CD's are raw versions of the songs that were finally released as the master versions but also you can heard in one CD some live concerts.

If you (like me) are one Bill Haley fan, you wont't be sorry to have purchased this box set.

By the way, I would like to know if there is going to be some day the corresponding "The Orfeon Years and More" and "The Sonet Years and More" referring to Bill Haley periods with Orfeon and Sonet Records respectively."