Thomas D. (RockerBoomer) from SOUTHAMPTON, NY Reviewed on 7/11/2010...
Not only is this a rip-off because these songs could have fit on four discs instead of eight, but true to the "Madacy" label, NOT all the songs are the origional versions but re-recordings by the origional artists. This is not made known in the description but if you look at the reviews on Amazon it's clearly a set to avoid.
CD Reviews
Bad remix from analog to digital
George Daney | 03/23/1999
(1 out of 5 stars)
"For anyone who loves the original analog recordings of these songs (and why would you order the set if you don't) shall be grossly disappointed. Don't be misled by what appears to be a wonderful selection. Whomever transferred the songs to CD may never have heard the original recordings. Several people who listened to these CDs with me could not be convinced thath the songs were actually copies of the originals--the "cleaned-up" sound is that bad. This is truly a must to avoid."
STAY AWAY, NOT THE ORIGINALS
George Daney | toms river, nj United States | 11/12/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Stay away from this freak show, a lot of these are not the ORIGINALS, the artists and titles are the same, but the songs are a "horror". I have all the original records on this CD, and I'll give you 2 examples, "Heartaches By The Number" by Guy Mitchell, and "Go Jimmy Go" by Jimmy Clanton, I don't know where they dug up these versions, but they're horrible. STAY AWAY!!!!"
DO NOT BUY THIS FRAUD RECORDING
John S Foley | Villanova, PA USA | 10/31/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The truth is that THESE ARE NEITHER THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS NOR THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS. I am sending it back, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS BLATANT RIP-OFF. I gave it one star because zero ( or minus one)were not options...."
Good Mix BUT...
stevethesmoocherinmichiga | St. Clair Shores, MI United States | 12/27/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I enjoyed the selection of these many hits. You will recognize all the melodies and know most of the words. The production of these songs sounds still in their analog (not digital) and gives a verying quality from one song to another. Steve G"
100 Jukebox Hits: 50's & 60's
stevethesmoocherinmichiga | 03/21/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this Box set before from another merchant and returned it. These songs are not the originals."