Kicks the Anthology 1963-1972

Paul Revere & The Raiders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B0009OUBCO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,645 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Louie Louie

2. Stepin' Out

3. Just Like Me

4. Kicks

5. Action

6. Hungry

7. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone

8. Louie Go Home

9. Ballad Of A Useless Man

10. Great Airplane Strike

11. Good Thing

12. Why Why Why (Is It So Hard)

13. Louise

14. Him Or Me What's It Gonna Be

15. Mo'reen

16. Gone Moving On

17. Tighter

18. I Had A Dream

19. Ups & Downs

20. Peace Of Mind

See all 30 tracks on this disc

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Paul Revere and the Raiders, Kicks! The Anthology 1963-1972

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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long overdue, exceptionally well done and priced right to boot!, July 21, 2005

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Paul Tognetti "The real world is so much more... (Cranston, RI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicks the Anthology 1963-1972 (Audio CD)

What more could you possibly ask for? Australian based Raven records has done it once again! To the best of my knowledge there has never been a comprehensive collection of the hits of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Until now. "Kicks 1963-1972: The Anthology" features 21 of groups 24 U.S. charted hits. Naturally, you get the big ones from the groups early years including tunes like "Kicks", "Hungry", "Good Thing" and of course "Him or Me-What's It Gonna Be?" from 1967. But there are also a whole bunch of the Raiders later hits which I enjoyed almost as much. Songs like "Don't Take It So Hard", "Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon" and "Birds of A Feather" were great pop tunes but only modest hits. Also included in "Kicks 1963-1972: The Collection" is the gang's biggest record of all time, 1971's #1 smash "Indian Reservation". And while Paul Revere and the Raiders managed to place two dozen singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, they were also a surprisingly successful album group. Between 1965 and 1972, the group boasted 14 hit albums. In fact in 1966 and 1967 three of these albums, "Just Like Us", "Midnight Ride" and "The Spirit of '67" made the Top Ten. This compilation is sprinked with a number of tunes from these and other LP's.

The success of Paul Revere and the Raiders was due in large part to their heavy exposure on American television. In fact, it has been estimated that the Raiders made over 600 appearances on the tube! The vast majority of these appearances occured in 1965--1966 when the Raiders were regulars on Dick Clark's "Where The Action Is" show.

"Kicks 1963-1972: The Anthology" fills a huge void in my collection. The fact of the matter is that none of the other collections that have been available in the past was very good.

Raven has outdone itself once again. The 12 pages of liner notes are first rate and the remastering job is terrific. The disc includes a generous 30 tracks and I got to sample a number of Raiders tunes I had never heard before. Highly recommended!

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Collector's Item!, November 24, 2005

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Melvin Hunt (Cleveland,, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicks the Anthology 1963-1972 (Audio CD)

This would have to be one of the finest musical collections of

Paul Revere and the Raiders.During the 1960's this group had

practically become a household name.They recieved ample exposure

on the hit television series Dick Clark's"Where The Action Is".

They actually had a hit record "Action" from this television

show.As a result of this exposure Marc Lindsay became a highly

popular lead singer.He later went on to have a sucessful solo

career.

This CD has all of the hits of this group.Their big songs such

as "Just Like Me","Kicks","Action"(from the TV show),"I'm Not

Your Stepping Stone",and "Him Or Me".Two more songs that were featured on this album are "Don't Take It So Hard" and "Mr.Sun,

Mr. Moon".This is an excellent collection of the hit songs of

Paul Revere and the Raiders.Buy this and add it to your collection.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't need the Legend of Paul Revere collection..., August 19, 2007

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T. LeBaron "Todd LeBaron" (NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kicks the Anthology 1963-1972 (Audio CD)

...then this is the one to get. The double Legend of Paul Revere double-disc package features an incredible 55 tracks over two CDs and features a bunch of previously unreleased tunes, and aside from collecting all the individual LPs (which I've done for the most part, give or take one or two very early albums)...that's the way to go. However, if you want a package that's still got all the hits and all the major tracks that belong and you don't need to be overwhelmed, this one's an absolute winner too. All the great Raiders hits are here featuring the unmistakeable Mark Lindsay up front with one of the most underrated voices in all of rock & roll. These guys could match the Stones' energy beat for beat, and if you don't believe me, just give a listen to songs like Good Thing or Hungry or my personal favorite, Him or Me--What's it Gonna Be? These guys are total cutups onstage but that doesn't take a thing away from how GOOD they sound. This is some great American rock & roll the way it should be...energetic and in your face. If you want to hear the truly complete history of this band, get the double disc Legend set...but this collection's 30 tracks will do the job just fine...a jam-packed rock & roll party by some of the best from the 60s!