Memories Are Made of This

Dean Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 24, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 12, 1997
• Number of Discs: 8
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001B2K
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,422 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Dino 1946-55, December 3, 1999

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memories Are Made of This (Audio CD)

"Memories Are Made of This" is a beautifully packaged 8-CD set that provides a detailed overview of Dean Martin's early recordings. Admittedly, not all the songs are gems, but the obscure singles from the late 1940s reveal a self-assured vocalist whose style was truly his own. In retrospect, Dino was a more versatile singer than Frank Sinatra - he could perform Italian love songs, country, jazz, blues and pop standards. When listening to Martin's version of "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine," you can hear some of the vocal stylings that Elvis Presley would utilize in his remake at Sun Records. The duets with Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole are priceless, but the same cannot be said for the irritating novelty recordings with Jerry Lewis. Apart from the title track, perhaps the best song in the collection is Dino's stirring interpretation of "Come Back to Sorrento." If you're a Martin fan with only a few of his CDs, you will save a lot of money if you purchase this box set. The Bear Family has done a masterful job in restoring Dean Martin to his proper place in the history of popular music.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Co-producer of this terrific box set on Dean Martin, September 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Memories Are Made of This (Audio CD)

Co-producing this box set on Dean Martin for the Bear Family Label was a wonderful experience. Like everything else the Bear Family produces, nothing is left out. Detail is given to making this set absolutely complete. Supplied from my own private collection are the early recordings on Embassy, as well as Apollo and Diamond. Every detail is given to the Capitol tracks from the original sources and masters. Also included is a full color hard-bound book with a complete discography, filled with photographs and sections on Dean's motion pictures. Also a absolutely great biography by historian John Chintala. This box set is a must for every Dean Martin fan! "Return to Me" (Also on the Bear Label) is a continuation of the same. As president of the Dean Martin Fan Center, and co-producer of this box set, I am proud to have my name on it and to be associated with the Bear Family Record Company. - Neil T. Daniels

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, April 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Memories Are Made of This (Audio CD)

I thought a lot about buying this because of the price, but now that I have it in my hot little hands, I wish I would have bought it sooner. I love it -- I have now put the other box sets on my "list"!

Dean is truly my all time favorite singer and I adore his older recordings. You can't find a better collection.