20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

.38 Special | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B00004U0OV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,341 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just What I Was Looking For, May 3, 2004

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L. Lawhead "LSquared" (SW Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

I wanted the big hits, at a budget price. This disc delivers. It has all the hits I wanted (Hang On Loosely, Caught Up In You, Fantasy Girl, Rockin' Into The Night, Wild Eyed Southern Boys). And all of the songs that were new to me are solid, too, no filler in this collection. Couldn't ask for more!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Of 38's Hits On 1 Disc, October 4, 2002

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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

.38 Special combine a whole bunch of influences- from Skynyrd, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, and the Outlaws, to Tom Petty, Bob Seger, and Foreigner. Here you get all of their radio hits on 1 disc or cassette. And the versions of the inspirational "Stone Cold Believer" and "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" are the originals, not rare live recordings, making this set preferable to FLASHBACK.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "wild-eyed southern boys is outstanding", July 27, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

This band was made to order for the Millennium Collection of the 20th Century - "38 SPECIAL" holds a unique position in the history of Southern rock. We have some of the best ever - Don Barnes (vocals), Donnie Van Zant (vocals), Jeff Carlisi (guitars), Larry Junstrom (bass), Jack Grondin (drums) and Steve Brookins (drums) these gentlemen became the thinking man's Southern rock band. The quality of song writing was the secret to this hard-working group and why they endured so long over the years. They may be the last Southern rock band cradled by Dixie rock.

It was when the band added arena ready hard rock to its countrified blues rock, they literally shot the lights out. Take for instance - "ROCKIN' INTO THE NIGHT" (1979) - "STONE COLD BELIEVER" (1979) - "WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS" (1981) - "HOLD ON LOOSELY" (1981) - and "FANTASY GIRL" (1981).

Highly recommend this album which features "best of" selections from the most significant music artists of the past century. This CD contains tunes that went "Gold" and "Platinum" - "THE BEST OF 38 SPECIAL" is special for you!

Total Time: 49:54 on 12 Tracks/ A&M Records