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Platinum Collection

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As well as a good sampling of Gene Pitney's music, this set offers the unusual feature of a good number of mono versions of songs usually only in stereo on cd.

As such, these mono tracks are probably closer to the hit versions of those songs.

Also notable is Town Without Pity, in Italian, in stereo.

For convenience, here's the track listing with my notes on mono or unexpected stereo

Disc: 1 1. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 2. Only Love Can Break a Heart 3. If I Didn't Have a Dime 4. Half Heaven, Half Heartache (MONO) 5. It Hurts to Be in Love (MONO) 6. Backstage 7. Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa 8. (I Wanna) Love My Life Away (MONO) 9. Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart 10. Mecca 11. That Girl Belongs to Yesterday 12. Last Chance to Turn Around 13. Looking Through the Eyes of Love 14. True Love Never Runs Smooth 15. I'm Gonna Be Strong 16. I Must Be Seeing Things 17. Princess in Rags

Disc: 2 1. Town Without Pity (MONO) 2. Every Breath I Take (MONO) 3. Who Needs It (MONO) 4. Boss's Daughter 5. (In The) Cold Light of Day (MONO) 6. Marianne 7. Hawaii (MONO) 8. Yesterday's Hero (MONO) 9. Cornflower Blue 10. She's a Heartbreaker (MONO) 11. Billy You're My Friend (MONO?) 12. Nobody Needs Your Love (MONO) 13. Just One Smile 14. Maria Elena 15. Somewhere in the Country (MONO) 16. Shady Lady (MONO) 17. Street Called Hope (MONO)

Disc: 3 1. Hello Mary Lou (MONO) 2. Yours Until Tomorrow 3. Lips Are Redder on You 4. Animal Crackers (In Cellophane Boxes) (MONO) 5. Playing Games of Love (MONO) 6. I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night - George Jones, Gene Pitney 7. Mockin' Bird Hill - George Jones, Gene Pitney 8. Louisiana Man - George Jones, Gene Pitney 9. King and Queen - Melba Montgomery, Gene Pitney 10. Baby Ain't That Fine - Melba Montgomery, Gene Pitney 11. Innamorato (In Love Again) (MONO) 12. Nessuno Mi Puo' Guidicare (MONO) 13. Porche Ore Da Te (Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa) 14. Saro Forte (I'm Gonna Be Strong) (MONO) 15. Citta Spietata (Town Without Pity) (STEREO!) 16. Con Te Verso l'Amore (Last Chance to Turn Around) (MONO)

A great collection. I had forgotten some of the outstanding songs Gene Pitney had sung. This contained all the songs I had hoped and more.

There are great songs on this CD. It brings back all the old memories.