Atmospherics: Complete Career Collection 1966-1975

Dennis Yost, Classics IV | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1967
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B0000668QW
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pollyanna

2. Little Darling

3. Spooky

4. Strange Changes

5. Stormy

6. Soul Train

7. 24 Hours of Loneliness

8. Traces

9. Mary, Mary, Row Your Boat

10. Traffic Jam

11. Everyday With You Girl

12. Mamas and Papas

13. Pity the Fool

14. Bed of Roses

15. Change of Heart

16. Rainy Day

17. Midnight

18. The Funniest Thing

19. Where Did the Goodtimes Go?

20. Most of All

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Deluxe 29 track anthology prepared in co-operation with vocalist Dennis Yost, features the US top 5 hits, 'Spooky', 'Stormy' & 'Traces'. The only multi-label CD anthology covering the group's entire career. This Special Australian exclusive release features detailed liner notes & rare photographs from the band archives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First comprehensive collection, June 29, 2002

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atmospherics: Complete Career Collection 1966-1975 (Audio CD)

While there have been some budget compilations of the Classics IV's recordings on the market and recently an excellent, superb-sounding greatest hits from the Taragon label, this effort from the small, independent Australian Raven label gathers every chart entry from this group. For the first time, this CD contains all the hits from both the Imperial/Liberty and MGM stints of the Classics IV.

After a few false starts, the Classics IV hit big with "Spooky", and then again with "Stormy" after a few more misses. Next came their signature song, the beautifully constructed and performed "Traces". Though the group found their mark with this type of soft ballad sound, they were not able to duplicate the success and gradually the chart successes waned. In spite of a label change in an effort to rejuvenate their chart visibility, their style had become passe and could not hold up during the changing musical tastes of the seventies. During their heyday though, they created a number of very catchy and memorable tunes that are all included in this excellent collection. Among the 29 tracks are all 12 of their charted hits along with non-charting singles and a few b-sides.

Sound quality is excellent except for track two and all appear in stereo except tracks one and two. The twelve-page liner notes booklet provides a detailed history of the group interspersed with a number of photographs and album covers.

This is the first comprehensive singles collection available for this group and as such, makes it the most desirable for fans of the Classics IV's recordings.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A few gems are missing..., June 10, 2006

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Drew Jansen (Golden Valley, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atmospherics: Complete Career Collection 1966-1975 (Audio CD)

...but this is still a very worthwhile compilation. One warning: keep the CD out of direct sunlight, or the case will warp to the point of becoming worthless! I've never seen any other CD case do that. Interesting.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Happy Now!, March 29, 2003

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Sn2000py "Sn2000py" (The South, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atmospherics: Complete Career Collection 1966-1975 (Audio CD)

I don't believe it! After thinking I'd never get the songs from their album "Song" on CD, that they excluded from their other excellent anthology...here they are on CD! I am so happy! My "Song" album is scratched to bits. Now, I can just hit the "repeat" button on the CD player, and listen to over and over again..."Nobody Loves You But Me..."