Isle of Golden Dreams: Decca & Capitol Years [Box set, Import]

Les Paul (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 26, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Import
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• Label: Universe Italy
• ASIN: B0001XANOY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #835,033 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. New Dupree Blues

2. Daddy Let Me Lay It on You

3. I Just Wat Your Stingaree

4. Black Rider

5. I'll Keep Sittin' on It (If I Can't Sell It)

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Baby, What You for for Me

2. Everybody Knew But Me

3. Song of the Islands

4. Sweet Leilani

5. King's Serenade

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Lover

2. Brazil

3. Hip-Billy Boogie

4. What Is This Thing Called Love?

5. Caravan

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Bye Bye Blues

2. Deep in the Blues

3. St. Louis Blues

4. Mammy's Boogie

5. I'm Sitting on Top of the World

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Les Paul has a Playing Legend Too!, November 6, 2004

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Carl Johnson "budbear_5000" (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Isle of Golden Dreams: Decca & Capitol Years (Audio CD)

Les Paul is a musician who is known more for his technilogical achievements than his performance chops as a player. This shows you just how good he was as a player, arranger and performer as WELL as electronic manipulator! A master is of personal pop music is an understatement, considering the time when Les most actively recorded. When you hear this, you think "This guy created the Les Paul Guitar?" Well, he did and a million other technologies that radicalized the music industry. And he is a 'cream of the crop' musician too. Don't miss this set!
This 4 CD set is fantastic. The highlights for me are the musical performances backing Bing Crosby. I have never heard Bing sound more adept and interesting than standards like White Christmas in compared to the singles he did with Les Paul- all on this box set. Also, on one side of a disc, there is Les doing some of the first tape loop experiments ever done.
The other thing I discovered is just how good Mary Ford was as well as well as many others contained on this box set. There are many recordings here that were only available on the old 78's until this was released.
Excellent spin!