70's: Gold [Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000CQQH0O
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. More Than A Feeling – Boston

2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago

3. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night

4. Listen To The Music – The Doobie Brothers

5. Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel

6. Maggie May – Rod Stewart

7. Rocket Man – Elton John

8. Rock On – David Essex

9. All Right Now – Free

10. The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy

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Disc: 2

1. September – Earth, Wind & Fire

2. I’ll Be Around – The Spinners

3. Will It Go Round In Circles – Billy Preston

4. Brick House – Commodores

5. Strawberry Letter 23 – The Brothers Johnson

6. What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye

7. Wake Up Everybody – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

8. She’s Gone – Hall & Oates

9. Love Will Find A Way – Pablo Cruise

10. So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section

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Editorial Reviews

2 disc with Various Artists, I'll be around, by the Spinners, Heart of Glass, by Blondie and so many more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sounds of the seventies, February 15, 2006

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Edgar Olivares "The Entity" (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 70's: Gold (Audio CD)

Here comes another collection from the seventies-this time from Universal's "Gold" series. It does a good job combining rock, R & B, funk and disco. Even though it's well put together, it's somewhat expendable. What keeps this collection from being essential is that with a few exceptions, practically all of the tracks are in their edited versions. Also, many of these versions can be found on other compilations. But with the first disc running 78 1/2 minutes and the second 77 1/2, it's a worthwhile listening experience. I'll only recommend this title to anyone who's new to it or doesn't mind shorter versions of songs.

For everyone else, it's not really necessary but you won't regret getting it if you do.

By the way, these tracks are in their unedited versions:
More Than A Feeling-Boston
Heart Of Glass-Blondie
I'm Not In Love-10cc
She's Gone-Hall & Oates
Fooled Around And Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars + 1/2 stars...Fun Collection of '70s Biggest Hits, September 14, 2006

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 70's: Gold (Audio CD)

From new wave (The Cars, Blondie) to disco (Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor) and Southern rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd) to funk (Earth, Wind & Fire, The Commodores), Hip-O's 40-track collection is packed with some of the biggest hits of the era.

Not only did the decade provide a variety of musical styles, the way music was presented to the public was changing, too. The once dominant Top 40 AM radio gave way to FM stations and AOR formats. As such you get a mixed bag of LP versions (for example, the 5:14 version of "She's Gone" and the 5:59 version of "I'm Not in Love) along with radio edits ("Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" is cut from 4:33 to 3:18 and "Blinded by the Light" is nearly cut in half--the LP version was 7:08 while the single version was 3:47). Since many listeners will recognize both versions, it's not a big deal that about half the songs are presented in their single-release version. [I do, however, have a complaint with the version of "Maggie May" that was used. The LP version was 5:45 and the radio edit was 5:11. The version here is futher truncated to 3:41!]

The 20-page booklet is serviceable, but hardly essential. There are a handful of pictures, track listing (with release dates and highest chart position) and a 6-page essay by Mike Ragogna.[The essay does clarify that in Springsteen's lyrics to "Blinded by the light," he in fact wrote "...revved up like a deuce..."--NOT a feminine hygiene product. So could we all start singing the right words?!!]

If you're looking for a fun trip down memory lane, it's hard to beat '70s GOLD. [Running Time: Disc 1 - 78:34, Disc 2 - 77:29] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just a few comments, August 9, 2011

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Unclewatts "Yew-dub" (Nice California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 70's: Gold (Audio CD)

My experience in the past with the various Universal "Gold" collections has been very good. The titles are good representations of the era, the analog to digital transference is good and it is all original music- no cover bands. But I have to say there is nothing very special here. As another reviewer put it- Nothing here that you couldn't get anywhere else. Anyone who had an even half-way comprensive 70's Rock collection would pass on this CD. Even though I love the "Universal Gold" guys to death I have to give this CD set three stars. (Maybe it's just a case of "You can't please all the people all the time")