Playlist: The Very Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful

The Lovin' Spoonful | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Label: Buddah/Legacy
• Copyright: Originally Recorded 1965, 1966, 1967. All rights reserved by BMG Music. (P) 2008 BMG Music.
• Total Length: 34:49
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• ASIN: B001D7L7W4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,033 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Sound Choice, February 20, 2010

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This review is from: Playlist: The Very Best of Lovin' Spoonful (Eco-Friendly Packaging) (Audio CD)

Fans of the music of the 1960s who are looking for a handy compilation of the music of the charming, albeit short-lived (long 'i'), group The Lovin' Spoonful need look no further than this offering from BMG Music. This CD covers the John Sebastian hits from 1965 - 1968, with a few album tracks and a bit of non-Sebastian material.

The main advantage of this 2008 release over other Spoonful compilations is the sound quality. Much of the original Spoonful production was as harsh-sounding as Motown, presumably to project from AM car radios of the era. This release cleans up the sound considerably. Darling Be Home Soon, one of Sebastian's finest achievements, has until this production sounded like it was a remote recording transmitted from the Moon. Now the beauty of the music really shines.

Four stars? There could have been more music: Younger Girl and Jug Band Music are inexplicably missing.

A fan can even overlook the flimsy "eco-friendly" packaging and the dull front artwork.

Comes with computer-accessed liner notes, booklet, etc. Let me know how they are (I can't bring 'em up on my Mac).

Buy it and be groovy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a day for a daydream, March 5, 2009

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Edgar Olivares "The Entity" (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playlist: The Very Best of Lovin' Spoonful (Eco-Friendly Packaging) (Audio CD)

According to the liner notes printed in the enhanced portion of this album, the sound of The Lovin' Spoonful had been described as "good time music". Songs like "Do You Believe In Magic" and "Daydream" certainly fit that description perfectly.

Spanning 1965 through 1968, this great collection features seven Top Ten hits including "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice", the country flavored "Nashville Cats" and their only chart topper "Summer In The City". There are also four album cuts: "Blues In The Bottle", "Warm Baby", "Let The Boy Rock and Roll" and the mellow "Coconut Grove".

New and old fans alike will enjoy this collection. Good time music indeed.

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