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Forever Changes [Collector's Edition, Original recording remastered]

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Collector's Edition, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • ASIN: B0015D3YX6
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (304 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Alone Again or
2. A House is Not a Motel
3. Andmoreagain
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
8. Live and Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer In the Summer
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Alone Again or
2. A House is Not a Motel
3. Andmoreagain
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
8. Live and Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer In the Summer
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The third and final album by the original Love lineup, FOREVER CHANGES regularly draws epic praise. Rolling Stone described it as elegant armageddon when listing it as #40 in the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time, and, placing it in the context of the late 60s in another rave review, called it, one of the most distinctive masterpieces in that era of masterpieces. A landmark work that s the L.A.-based
psychedelic folk-rock pioneers most fully realized studio effort, it was produced by band cofounder/frontman Arthur Lee and The Doors engineer/producer Bruce
Botnick, and released by Elektra in early 68. Rhino s new two-disc COLLECTOR S EDITION revisits this all-time classic, building on its mind-expanding brilliance with over an hour of previously unreleased and rare bonus material, including an
alternate mix of the entire album.
2-CD deluxe, expanded COLL ECTOR S EDITION of Love s
1968 masterpiece. Disc One presents the original album, remastered to
sound better than ever. Highlights include Alone AgainOr, Andmoreagain, The Red Telephone, and Live And Let Live.
c Disc Two features over 77 minutes of additional audio content, most of it previously unreleased. Bonus
material includes an alternate mix of the entire album, previously unissued except for the stand-out closing track, You Set The Scene. Also features ten additional tracks including previously unreleased outtakes of Wonder People (Do I Wonder) and Wooly Bully, a
mono remix of Alone Again Or, tracking sessions highlights from The Red Telephone and more.
c Deluxe DigiPak features a special collector s edition o-card plus a 20-page book with rare photos and
new liner notes

Customer Reviews

They were a rock band, but their music also incorporated elements of folk, jazz, even classical. Daniel Maltzman  |  41 reviewers made a similar statement
Forever Changes, in my opinion is one of the most important albums ever recorded. "kundaliniwilson"  |  39 reviewers made a similar statement
There are lots of good songs on this album, but this one outshines them all. Elan Feingold (feingold@jeeves.net)  |  29 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
184 of 203 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Let's set the record straight... April 27, 2001
Format:Audio CD
I inadvertantly wrote a review for this deluxe re-issue under the banner of the original CD version, so this is my attempt to address the recently released, 7-bonus track edition of this stellar album. I can understand why people wouldn't know or care about Love, but then again they are probably the same people who think Britney Spears is an "artist". To the uninitiated, it helps to know that Love was Jim Morrison's favorite group; when "Forever Changes" was first issued in 1967, it was their third album for Elektra, who eventually signed The Doors and released that group's incredible debut the same year. If it weren't for Arthur Lee and Love: 1) Elektra would not have gotten into the rock game; 2) The Doors might not have gotten signed to Elektra (Arthur Lee saw the group play The Whisky a Go Go and referred them to Jac Holzman and Ahmet Ertugen); 3) Jimi Hendrix might not have been exposed to a recording studio until much later in life (Lee recorded Hendrix on a rare 45 in the early '60's, and later included sessions with Jimi on subsequent Love LPs); and my life would still be the same. The re-issue offers a little insight into this deliberately mysterious group by supplying fans with outtakes from the original line-up's last session ("You and I and Your Mind Belong Together"), a demo version of one of the tracks ("The Good Humor Man..." re-titled as "Hummingbirds"), alternate mixes of classic Love tracks ("You Set The Scene" and "Alone Again Or", which emphasizes Brian Maclean's vocals more prominently), and even a song deleted from the original album completely ("Wonder People"), as well as the B-side "Laughing Stock" which is from the same session as "You and I..." Needless to say, the album sounds great, despite the original multi-track tapes being MIA. Lee seems like a prophet when he rattles off lines like "The news of today will be the movies of tomorrow"... Too bad the band went through all the tragic cliches that accompany bands that come close to stardom: infighting, ego trips, money issues, refusals to tour, line-up adds and drops, and the obligatory drug abuse that grew to mythic proportions... Unlike any other album released in 1967, this one shows both sides of the coin that was the Summer Of Love: Hippie pride paired with nihilism, romance with despair, mind-expansion with paranoia. Arthur Lee was onto something, and until he is released from jail in 2005, we may never hear anything this well-written and executed from the man ever again. You can hear in this one album where artists as diverse as The Damned, UFO, The Smiths, Baby Lemonade, Neil Young, The Hooters, Echo & The Bunnymen, and even John Frusciante of the Chili Peppers copped some of their best ideas; you can also hear how well Love incorporated their own influences and peers into their songs: you hear Dylan, Neil Young (again), Brian Wilson, The Byrds, mariachi and flamenco music, Memphis Blues, folk, and acid rock peek up here and there, but the overall sound and texture is pure Love. Take a risk, all you adventurous pop music fans out there who are looking for interesting, elegant melodies to sing along to as you drive around L.A. or wherever it is you may live.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reissue, missing only one thing. May 6, 2008
Format:Audio CD
Brilliant reissue, even better than the 2001 reissue. This one adds the previously-unreleased "alternate mix" of the entire album, which is pretty excellent. Certain instruments stick out more in the mix; it's a bit rougher, more intimate -- definitely a worthwhile listen. The bonus tracks that weren't on the 2001 reissue are alright, not terribly necessary. The ONE THING that is missing from this reissue is the FULL LENGTH VERSION of "A House Is Not A Motel". There exists a version in which the Echols twin-guitar solo goes on a good 20 or 30 seconds longer than the original album version. However, this lack is a tiny shortcoming. The reissue as pressed is still a five star release.
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61 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Forever Love March 14, 2002
Format:Audio CD
I love this album! It's gorgeous: completely, utterly and absolutely. It's one of the most perfect pieces of music ever committed to tape, vinyl or CD. Out of all the summer of love albums to have come out, this is the one that strikes the strongest chord of kinship inside me. I don't know what it's like to have cavorted about in dippy-hippy peace, man style, but I DAMN sure know what it's like to be lonely and to be the man who sees things from the outside.
But do not be fooled. This is not a sad album in any way. Like how that totally awesome album cover portrays, it is life itself, a swirling menagerie of colors, moods and emotions. Can anyone doubt this after the way the first song, "Alone again or" begins with that quiet accoustic guitar and then knocks you right out in the middle with that majestic horn solo?
Throughout the album, our singer is sad, but never downtrodden. There is a perkiness even in the really delicate songs like "Andmoreagain" and "The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This"-the latter one of the most gorgeous songs about summer ever written. Even with the two rockers, "A House Is Not A Motel" and "Live And Let Live", the mood is subdued, the anger is controlled and aimed carefully like a pointed finger.
Then there are the really bubbly songs: "Between Clark and Hillsdale" makes you want to cha-cha past your own local bunch of sidewalk stores right after you get out of work while there're still a couple hours of summer sun left; and "You Set The Scene" has to be one of the greatest signature songs of the era. It's one of those majestic march of life songs. Our singer, even in his darkest moment of loneliness where he is talking/longing to an old photograph of a girlfriend (and who among us has never experienced this?), is able to rally an existential optimism of being part of a greater whole-life. Well, when you listen to the song, you see what I mean.
Do the bonus tracks do it for the album? Yes, and no. They do not in manner flaw the original integrity Forever Changes, I'm just not sure if they enhance it that much. "Hummingbird" is excellent, because we see something already great on its way to greatness. "Wonder People" is intersting, because it's an outtake and you have to wonder how many of those are still floating around. "Laughing Stock" is a pointless addition; I never liked that song very much in the first place. "Your mind and me belong together" is noteworthy because it was the last song the Forever Changes lineup recorded before they disintegrated into memory. The guitar solo is pretty cool, but once again it does nothing to enhance the album. As for the remixes, I can tell no difference, except for that bizarre rap sequence they tagged onto the alternate version of "You Set The Scene" and the couple extra seconds of strings at the song's end.
Haunting, eerie, chirpy, and bubbly Forever Changes is never a let-down; only after that final horn section marches off from your ears do you feel the come-down.
Rolling Stone said it the best: Forever Changes is "indescribably essential".
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars ARTHUR LEE'S GEM
give this a spin as one of the best baroque rock albums you will hear,check out alone again or, masterpiece
Published 6 days ago by ken holmstrand
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent classic tunes
Loved the original LP. Found a few of the 'extra' tracks annoying. In hindsight would not have bought those. Original play list was MUCH better.
Published 15 days ago by Daniel S. Palter
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most astonishing recordings in the history of rock music.
While I listened to Love in college a long time ago, I had never heard this album until a week ago... and it was really a fluke as to how that occurred. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andrew
1.0 out of 5 stars This album blows
Obviously I don't know anything about music but I just hated this album. I've read this is the "quintessential psychedeic album of all time". I'm not buying it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pevs
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, Arthur Lee
I don't give a flying hoot what "Rolling Stone" or any of the other tired "rock" rags say. Hands down, this is one of the top 10 most beautiful "rock" albums ever recorded. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Somedaze.com Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars TG4CDs
loved the purchase but don't listen to it anymore, got rid of my turntable but saved the album... maybe i'll see about getting
" Love forever changes " on CD
Published 2 months ago by Lynn Deitch
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for your 1960's collection of all time great albums
Classic Love... when Love got more sophisticated and added jazz-ish stuff to the songs. A must for your collection of 1960's music.
Published 2 months ago by Joseph B. DeWitt
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent music; excellent pressing
This album is so good it's not even funny. It's a mystery to me as to why more people don't know these guys. The pressing is also perfect. Absolutely no surface noise or anything. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Marc
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the LA Sound
This is an essential album, the most important album of the '60s LA sound -- yes, I mean that it's more essential than anything by the Doors or Zappa. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dan'l Oakes
5.0 out of 5 stars 1967 magic
A fine album then and now. a suggested mandatory listen for good ole hippies who have lost and long for the ways of laugh
live love. Read more
Published 3 months ago by August
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