In Deep

Argent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00002CEYZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Gave Rock And Roll To You

2. It's Only Money (Part 1)

3. It's Only Money (Part 2)

4. Losing Hold

5. Be Glad

6. Christmas For The Free

7. Candles On The River

8. Rosie

9. Hold Your Head Up

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who gave rock and roll to you?, December 16, 2000

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Gavin Wilson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Deep (Audio CD)

The strongest tracks on this album are at the front, and all are Russ Ballard compositions: 'God gave Rock and Roll to you' and 'It's only money' parts 1 and 2. The latter two are surprisingly heavy! The first and third tracks were released as singles, at least in the UK.

1973 was just before the synthesizer became prevalent. But Rod Argent's organ sounds superb. If you come with say, Jon Lord's organ on Deep Purple In Rock, it's fascinating to hear what was possible on this instrument. And compare that with Hugh Banton's bass pedal work for Van Der Graaf. Given that there is no synth on this album, it's slightly surprising that not too long after this album, Rod Argent opened a keyboards/synths shop on London's Charing Cross Road, which was still there when I last looked.

But really the group should be called 'Ballard' rather than 'Argent'. Russ Ballard went on to write songs for more mainstream pop artists.

And the rhythm section of Messrs Henrit and Rodford put in a driving impetus behind all the great songs. Buy this album, and let the first three tracks surprise you!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SUPERIOR 2008 JAPAN DSD-REMASTER(S) AVAILABLE, July 11, 2008

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Deep (Audio CD)

Sony Japan has just released the entire Argent Epic Records seven-disc catalog ("Counterpoints" was on a different label) in remastered, mini-LP sleeve format.

The 2008 Sony DSD-processed remastering trumps all previous releases, including the BGO, Edsel, Koch & Acadia-label CD's, not to mention the pathetic-sounding Collectables and Wounded Bird discs.

It is wonderful to finally have the primary Argent repertoire in dynamically-matched sound, as all the different releases (from the plethora of labels mentioned above) had varying audio levels, not to mention quality.

And, as always, the `sleeves themselves are fabulous, all being faithful replicas of the original gatefold LP record covers (except for "Nexus", which was a single-pocket LP design).

Unfortunately, however, Sony did not include two non-album tracks, "Kingdom", and "Closer To Heaven", which appeared on the "All Together Now" 2001-Koch & 2007-Acadia releases.

Curiously, though, Koch & Acadia also included as "bonus" tracks, songs that originally belonged to other Argent albums. These all appear in their proper place on the 2008 Japan releases.

Here are the links to the 2008 `sleeves:

Argent
Ring Of Hands
All Together Now
In Deep
Nexus
Encore
Circus

WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?

Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.

Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.

Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.

Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.

All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant group - brilliant album!, January 13, 2007

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Toddybrow "Toddybrow" (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Deep (Audio CD)

This is a great album with a very definitive sound.