East

Cold Chisel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K-Tel
• ASIN: B000007TZC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,900 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered & repackaged, featuring bonus tracks, multimedia & deluxe booklets! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album - now it sounds great, too!, October 27, 2000

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M. Doering (Alsdorf, NRW Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: East (Audio CD)

Okay, we have seen a lot of "enhanced" CDs in the 90s. Nearly all the classic rock albums have been remastered to get another buck from the fans and sometimes it was even worth it. And this is definetly the case with Cold Chisel's East! The quality of the recording definetly increased and three bonus tracks (outtakes from the recording sessions) have been added to the CD. There is even multimedia material for your computer! Cold Chisel is one of Australia's rock classics and "East" is one of their best recordings. This "enhanced" version is worth every cent!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Circus Animals., February 24, 2000

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Adam (A.C.T. Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: East (Audio CD)

East is a terrific album, but it is all too often called the best this and the quintessential that. It's about time listeners listened for themselves instead of so called critics doing it for them. Don't get me wrong, East is great, But Circus Animals is a much tighter, stronger album. If you are wondering what my credibility is, I have none, except for being fan for over fifteen years, going backstage at the most recent concert, talking to the band myself, and discussing Circus Animals with Ian Moss(Lead Guitar). Nothing against you hardcore East Fans, I'm Just A hardcore Circus Animals Fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Australian classic, December 28, 2004

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David McKinlay (Melbourne, Vic. AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: East (Audio CD)

The release of East, their third album, is when Cold Chisel moved from being Australia's best pub band and became a legend. The largely autobiographical or topical nature of many of the songs, especially Standing on the Outside, Star Hotel, Rising Sun, the tongue-in-cheek Ita (on the Australian release), and the sheer depth and variety of material on this album placed Chisel in the top rank in Australia.

That they never received recognition overseas, especially in the USA, was an indictment of the recording industry - a situation which lent itself to the writing of 'You've got nothing I Want' for the Circus Animals album. Still, they were all ours, and they were magnificent.

I played some of East while writing this review and was again reminded why I loved this band then, and why they still excite me now.

I can still remember rushing out to by the LP of East on the day of release, which included a bonus single (included on the remastered CD) for the first few thousand copies. Cold Chisel engendered such devotion. On East you can hear why.

There is something terribly wrong if East is not in your collection.