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Stay away from this.

08/16/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Just about everything Buddy Holly did himself rates a five star from me; but this! through some nefarious deal a group called the Picks have managed to worm themselves onto classic Buddy recordings through the "magic" of overdubbing, and the results are not pleasant. Instead, buy ANY of the compilations that Amazon has to offer that are NOT overdubbed by the Picks, and you'll be happier. Believe me, I was burned too!"

The Picks Sing Along With Buddy Holly

Jacobus T. Boot | Perth, Western Australia | 05/09/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"39 Golden Greats is another of the interminable "The Picks Sing Along With Buddy Holly", another version of the same collection of Buddy Holly tracks rendered ineffective by the heavy handed overdubbing of backing vocals by John Pickering and the rest of The Picks which drown out Buddy Holly's performance on most tracks.
I accept that The Picks want recognition for the half a dozen or so early tracks of Buddy's on which Norman Petty used them before replacing them with The Roses but does John Pickering really have to authorise all the different compilations of these tracks under different names so that people step into buying the same stuff over and over again !This stuff was also released on
Buddy Holly & The Picks Greatest Hits [GP2047]
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (no mention of The Picks but they are there) [ETOCD029]
Buddy Holly 57-59 The Rarities Collection (faint mention of The Picks on front) PLATCO521
The Very Best Of Buddy Holly (no mention of The Picks but they are there) (Metro330)
Buddy Holly & The Picks The Original Voices of The Crickets [CDNF088].Sorry Picks but you were never that important in the first place."

A Picks overdub rating 1 because there is no lower

Jacobus T. Boot | Perth, Western Australia | 02/21/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This album is once again an overdubbing of Buddy Holly with backing vocals by John Pickering and the rest of The Picks which drown out Buddy's performance on most tracks. Because of the familiarity of most fans with the original versions this adaptation does not work all that well. However it is a different point of view on Buddy's music and as such could be of value to the new buyer not familiar with the brilliant original versions.I accept that The Picks want recognition for the half a dozen or so early tracks of Buddy's on which Norman Petty used them before replacing them with The Roses but does John Pickering really have to authorise all the different compilations of these tracks under different names so that people step into buying the same stuff over and over again !All some or most of this stuff was also released on
Forever 22 [SMDCD293]
Buddy Holly & The Picks Greatest Hits [GP2047]
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (no mention of The Picks but they are there) [ETOCD029]
Buddy Holly 57-59 The Rarities Collection (faint mention of The Picks on front) PLATCO521
The Very Best Of Buddy Holly (no mention of The Picks but they are there) (Metro330)
Buddy Holly & The Picks The Original Voices of The Crickets [CDNF088].Sorry Picks but you were never that important in the first place."