Excursions (24bt) (Mlps) [Import, Original recording remastered]

Tradewinds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B001DEKI72
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #740,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and features JVC K2 remastering. BMG. 2008.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Blending two groups into one!, August 19, 2010

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James P. Jones (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Excursions (Audio CD)

Pete Anders and Vinnie Poncia were prolific songwriters in the '60s and produced many of the Kama Sutra releases during that era which included their own performances under the names "The Tradewinds" and "The Innocence." They never toured or performed live as such, so these names were simply a foil to release their own material directly, rather than through other artists they were producing. Despite their generous output as writers, the biggest hit they had was "New York is Lonely Town" which only reached #33 on the Billboard charts. Kama Sutra records went bankrupt in the late '60s, the remnants of which morphed into Buddhah Records. The Tradewinds original vinyl LP, "Excursions" was very short in playing time, just over 12" a side. In order to extend it to a more acceptable length for CD release, it now includes two tracks by The Good Times. Still, it only clocks in at just over 28", which is very short for a CD. Although produced by Anders and Poncia, The Good Times are a different group entirely from the Tradewinds. (I should know, my brother, Tim, was the lead guitarist.) They had two singles on Kama Sutra and an unreleased album that was largely produced by the Anders-Poncia team. On this Tradewinds CD, Pete and Vinnie wrote each track, including "The Hard Life," but not "That's When Your Heartaches Begin", an old Elvis tune. Although they produced this track, and Vinnie played piano on it, they neither wrote this song nor sang on it. These two tracks, along with "New York's a Lonely Town", are in mono, not stereo. They may have been taken from the vinyl records, rather than the original masters. In my opinion, it would have been better to release the Tradewinds album and Innocence album together as a "two for one" combination for those interested in the Anders-Poncia writing team. That would have been a better value, and more honest. In any case, The Good Times album, originally scheduled for release as KLPS 8052, remains in the vaults.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WHY NOT DO IT RIGHT AND FIND THE MASTER TAPE, November 10, 2010

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Jimmy G - See all my reviews

This review is from: Excursions (Audio CD)

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONG'S OF ALL TIME IS NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN FROM 1965. CROSS BETWEEN THE BEACH BOYS SURFER GIRL AND THE CRITTERS YOUNGER GIRL. I WOULD PAY 3 X THE ASKING PRICE IF THE POWERS TO BE WOULD HAVE TAKING A LITTLE MORE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THINGS RIGHT. EXAMPLE THE BEATLES RE-MASTERS.