Dick Bartley Presents: On The Radio, Vol. 3

Dick Bartley Presents (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000DI07
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Name Game [Stereo Single Version]

2. Creeque Alley

3. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Stereo Single Version]

4. Chapel of Love [Stereo Single Version]

5. Bend Me, Shape Me

6. Mirage [Stereo Single Version]

7. Hold Your Head Up [Stereo Single Version]

8. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)

9. More Today Than Yesterday [Stereo Single Version]

10. The "In" Crowd [Stereo Single Version]

11. Time Has Come Today [Stereo Radio Edit]

12. Never My Love

13. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'

14. This Is My Song [Stereo Single Version]

15. Hooked on a Feeling

16. Desiderata [Stereo Single Version]

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A.M. tunes without the static, April 8, 2003

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dick Bartley Presents: On The Radio, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

Here in volume three of Dick Bartley's "On The Radio" series are 16 more tunes from the golden age of top-40 a.m. presented, to the extent possible, in their original as-heard-on-radio form. Some of the tracks included here exhibit only minor differences from versions found elsewhere but several are dramatically different from what we are used to finding on CD reissues.

The stereo mix of "Chapel Of Love" here has backround vocals and horns missing on some other versions that have shown up on compilation CD's. The bright stereo remix of "More Today Than Yesterday" replaces the dull original stereo version usually heard. Dobie Gray's "The In Crowd" is presented in true stereo from a pristine vinyl source as the original stereo master has been lost. A few of the versions here are original mono mixes that have heretofore been supplanted by radically different stereo mixes that are all that have been available up to now - "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas and Papas and B.J. Thomas' "Hooked On A Feeling" as examples.

Complementing the music is an eight-page liner notes booklet with interesting notes on what we're hearing (and in some cases, not hearing) on these tracks. For those fans who appreciate hearing the versions of these tunes as they were way back when and often with the benefit of stereo soundstage, this is worthwhile collection to add to your CD library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost a perfect compilation, December 19, 2000

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This review is from: Dick Bartley Presents: On The Radio, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

"The Name Game," loathed by another reviewer, was among my least favorites as well (nice R&B groove behind Ms. Ellis, though). But the one track I can live without is "Desiderata." The best that can be said about that fluff piece is that it inspired a caustic but funny response called "Deteriorata." Otherwise, this is a VERY good compliation. "Never My Love," "The 'In' Crowd," "Chapel Of Love," "Double Shot," "Hold Your Head Up," and especially the propulsive "Bend Me, Shape Me" are so stunning that any other CD versions pale by comparison. Not only does this CD contain the versions I remember listening to on Top 40 radio (and in some cases, still have as well-worn 45s), it offers a true variety of artists and styles. Recommended listening to those "boomers" out there who want to make their floor speakers or headphones happy again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Only place I've every found the original mono version of "Creeque Alley", June 3, 2011

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Owen Helms Daniels "SFOSparky" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dick Bartley Presents: On The Radio, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

The song "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas and Papas came out in 1967. Only the original mono single had the full orchestration for some strange reason - every subsequent version had been...uh...edited. It was only by chance that I came across this CD and it was worth the price just for this song. It's one of my all-time faves and it is like reuniting with a (very) old friend.