A's B's & Rarities [Import]

Pilot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B0006G89GU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,306 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

22-track collection containing all of Pilot's A & B sides including 4 tracks never before released on CD. EMI. 2004.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little More Magic, December 22, 2005

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Tony James "A J" (Canadarocks) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A's B's & Rarities (Audio CD)

Stuart Tosh, William Lyall and David Paton oddly enough hit upon the name Pilot by taking the first letters of their last names and adding a couple of vowels to them. They were from Edinburgh but found a recording contract at EMI and added Ian Bairnson from the first sessions. "Magic" of course their one big hit in North America but they had more success in England and Australia. This isn't a bad compilation, its just a matter of becoming familiar with the songs. We could really use some samples here on Amazon so that those who have never heard of many of Pilot's songs can sample them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Music Lives!, June 17, 2005

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W. T. Waldron ""I am the Artman"" (Sparta, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A's B's & Rarities (Audio CD)

I know most of you will look at this because you are already a fan of Pilot...and will therefor know this, but for you Pilot "newbies" you should know that their first album ( with thier big hit "Magic") was produced by Alan Parsons. In fact the members Pilot became the intial core of the Alan Parson's Project. David P. is a one of a kind vocalist and Ian B.is one of the best, most tasteful gutarists around.
If you enjoy good pop music with great tunes and catchy hooks...buy this CD today.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The good is good and the bad is bad., April 27, 2005

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Darren Robinson "moviesearch.com.au" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A's B's & Rarities (Audio CD)

People speak of Pilot as one hit wonders, but here in Australia "January " was also a big hit, endlessly topping the Countdown charts week after week in 1975.
I hadn't ever heard any other Pilot songs, but I was feeling nostalgic for some quality pop and so I bought this CD, as it contains Magic and January.
I set the CD player to "shuffle" and was very disappointed that the first 3 songs were lamely written, lamely arranged, and had high-pitched harmonies that sounded like a nightmare combination of the Bee-Gees and the Muppets.
Immediately I made a mental note to put the CD up on Ebay for some other mug to buy ! Fortunately, it seems my CD player has a sense of humour, it had picked the 3 worst tracks out of the 22 to play first, thereafter everything I heard was quality pop. Whew, what a relief.