Complete a & B Sides 1963-1970 [Import]

Dusty Springfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B000GIXDZU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,125 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Girl Groups

Track Listings

1. I Only Want To Be With You

2. Once Upon A Time (Mono Version)

3. Something Special (Mono Version)

4. Stay Awhile

5. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

6. My Colouring Book (Mono Version)

7. Losing You

8. Summer Is Over (Mono Version)

9. Don't Say It Baby (Mono Version)

10. Your Hurtin' Kinda Love (Mono Version)

11. Baby Don't You Know

12. In The Middle Of Nowhere (Mono Version)

13. I'll Love You For A While (Mono Version)

14. Some Of Your Lovin' (Mono Version)

15. If It Hadn't Been For You (Mono Version)

16. Little By Little

17. Every Ounce Of Strength (Mono Version)

18. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Mono Version)

19. Goin' Back (Mono Version)

20. I'm Gonna Leave You (Mono Version)

See all 41 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Two CD set from the most successful British Pop/Soul diva of the '60s and beyond. Beginning her career as a member of The Springfields, Dusty reached worldwide stardom as a solo artist, scoring her biggest success in the '60s. As the title suggests, this collection contains the A-sides and B-sides from Dusty Springfield's single releases spanning the years 1963 to 1970. Though this collection focuses on UK singles, many of these tracks were smashes in Europe, the U.S. and other countries. Includes hits, favorites and long-forgotten classics such as 'I Only Want To Be With You', 'Something Special', 'Losing You' and 'Stay Awhile'. 41 tracks. Mercury.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally... an ESSENTIAL Dusty compilation, September 20, 2006

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Reader from Singapore - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete a & B Sides 1963-1970 (Audio CD)

Do we need yet another Dusty compilation when the market is already flooded with them ? Well, the short answer is a resounding YES because Mercury finally gets it right by putting out a truly essential compilation with a theme - her Complete A & B sides released in the UK between 1963 and 1970 and the result is simply smashing. There's no messing about. The singles are in strict chronological order with the A sides on one disc and the B sides on another. They are also in rare mono - the original singles mix - unless the tapes are unavailable, in which case the familiar stereo mixes are used (eg, Losing You and Little By Little). Some of the hits are aurally very different in mono (eg, Goin' Back) and a special treat. Some of the fades also run on longer than usual (eg, In The Middle Of Nowhere and Some Of Your Lovin').

Dusty's glorious non-stop run of hits (plus a couple of unconscionable misses such as the funky Northern Soul classic, What's It Gonna Be and Clive Westlake's excellent I Will Follow You) on Disc 1 simply leaves you breathless and giddy with joy and admiration at how in the 60s Dusty was faultless in her selection of original material for singles. Songs tucked away on the B sides were almost as good. Four were even written or co-written by her (Once Upon A Time, Something Special, I'm Gonna Leave You and Go Ahead On). My own personal favourite is the little known Goffin & King girl group beat number I'll Love You For A While, given a real punchy treatment here.

And you can't ask for more in terms of packaging. Eclipse has used a gorgeous photo of a sooty-eyed Dusty circa 1965 for the front cover and it's just fabulous ! Complete A & B Sides 1963-1970 is truly an essential buy. Hurry, grab yourself a copy.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PEERLESS BLUE-EYED SOUL FROM DUSTY, June 30, 2007

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Steve Sleeve "Steve" (Waikanae New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete a & B Sides 1963-1970 (Audio CD)

Practically every one of Dusty Springfield's singles from 1963 to 1970, the hits and the "obscurities". An omission is her US hit "Wishin' and Hopin'" - but then, this 2 CD set only claims to include "all the British singles from her goldern era". This distinction reminds us that seldom did her record company choose the same A&B sides for the States as had been released in the UK. For example, her hauntingly fragile rendition of Carole King's "Goin' Back" was unbelievably never released in the States as a single - despite its top ten status in Britain.

What a strong testimony this 2 CD set is to her unequalled grasp of the Phil Spectorish girl-group sound, R&B, Motown and soul. Compiled by Saint Etienne, with well-detailed liner notes by Bob Stanley, this set gives us the mono mixes, so there's no attempt made to dress up the classic mono sound. Stand out hits are: "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" - this latter hit just keeps getting better with the passing of time. Stand out obscurities are: "I'm Gonna Leave You" (one of the few times Dusty wrote a song; this time sharing the credits with Madeline Bell and Lesley Duncan) and "Don't Say It Baby". These latter two songs ache with compelling sadness and add to the already solid case for Dusty's place as the best British female singer ever!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Singular Source, November 9, 2006

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Larry R. Watts Jr. "pres2go" (Marietta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete a & B Sides 1963-1970 (Audio CD)

Excellent compilation of Dusty's A & B sides, most in their original mono form. Ace sound and presentation. The best introduction to Dusty on the market.