Mind-Dusters

Kenny Rankin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SLY DOG RECORDS
• ASIN: B002PQ7JTM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,215 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

An ideal representation of the acoustic and ethereal side of the early, winsome singer/songwriter sound, this promising debut only hints at Rankin's traditional pop and world music vision. The highlight of the album is Rankin's own composition, the inviting Peaceful, which foreshadows his later work. While this long-out-of-print album only shows glimpses of his full abilities, it has a quaint, antiquated '60s charm and even includes liner notes from none other than Johnny Carson.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How does this happen, January 12, 2005

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Kenny Rankin (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind Dusters (Audio CD)

I came upon pages like this many years ago. It has been sold on Amazon for something like 5 to 6 years, as an import for a very high price. To this day, I have not seen a nickel of any of the royalties, for my singing or the publishing, which I own as well. The Universal Music Group, who licensed it to a Japanese company, Vivid Distributors, tells me that I am not entittled to any money that is charged by a "third party." Needless to say, There doesn't seem to be any way to correct this injustice.
Yours Truly,
Kenny Rankin

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Price Music ?, June 22, 2004

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J. D. Finch (Kerouac Country, New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mind Dusters (Audio CD)

This is a great album. The originals are superb and the covers are always enjoyable and more than adequate. But $45 for a single CD?! Import or no, Amazon must have struck some Faustian deal with a supplier to have to charge this amount.

Who benefits? I guarantee you it's not Kenny Rankin. And it sure as hell isn't the consumer. It's price gouging like this that leads me to believe that the original Napster and other pirate download services might be a viable alternative.

I love music (of all kinds), and when I see something like this I find it heartbreaking. There is no justification whatever for the $45.00 that is being charged for this CD.

Rhino Records, please help! Reissue this great album that was released when music was at a turning point and Kenny Rankin was a contributer to the changes we and the music were going through.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's get this on..., October 6, 2005

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M. Basil "MikeyBikey" (Canada, eh?) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind Dusters (Audio CD)

I am bothered that (a) the price is so high, and (b) Kenny doesn't get royalties. Why not make it available via an online music service like Napster? That way we could (a) undercut the gougers, (b) get Kenny his royalties, and (c) get the music to his fans!