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Atlantic Starr

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ptg Records
• ASIN: B000NOK9TK
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,739 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Produced by James Anthony Carmichael (Commodores).

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MASTERED FROM VINYL! NOT THE REAL THING!, August 22, 2007

By	Ovi "Os" (New York) - See all my reviews

In regards to F. X. Johnson's review...The reason that that the sound quality is muffled and not crystal clear is because this and all other Cd's from this label PTG Records were mastered from VINYL! Hard to believe but true. These ARE NOT the real McCoys. If you go to the PTG website they have a small blurb where they brag about how they got such "great sound" with "state of the art" equipment from vinyl. I personally bought the STARPOINT reissues from this company and was very disappointed when I noticed that on the title track from the "ALL NIGHT LONG" CD the song cuts off several seconds too early and it's very apparent when Renee Diggs kept ad libbing until the fadeout. Now there's just a nasty chop and the song ends abruptly. ALL of the songs are like this. The reason for that I suspect is probably because they wanted to disguise the fact that it was mastered from vinyl as if they had let it fade out like it's supposed too you would hear all the rumble, ticks and pops and surface noise of the vinyl. Another dead giveaway was that their are no new mastering credits anywhere to be found in the CD booklets! So until UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP who holds the rights and the proper original master tapes decides to finally release the real CD I would urge anyone that cares about real quality to pass on this inferior product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Radiant Classic, August 11, 2007

By	X. F. Johnson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those of you who have been waiting for this R&B classic to be released on cd (like me), over all you will not be disappointed. It's great to hear the complete versions of "When Love Calls", "Send For Me" and the radio classic "Am I Dreaming" (for thoes of you youngsters will only know the 1998 version by the group OL SKOOL featuring Keith Sweat and Xscape- Boy, did THAT suck!! BUT NOW, the TRUE Old Schoolers have their ORIGINAL again.
"Does It Matter" was one of my favorite tracks on the album; a song about growing from infancy to adulthood and raising another strong generation.
"Think About That" is a funky jam that you can't help but dance to.
"Mystery Girl" is another fav with vocals handled by Porter Carroll, Jr. I
always liked Carroll's vocals and wished they gave more leads to him.
"Under Pressure" was my least favorite on the album; the vocal is co-lead vocalist co- songwriter Wayne Lewis. Wayne as a vocalist was ok for me (only shining on a few of Atlantic Starr's tracks- in my opinion. "Send
For Me" is one his best). "My Turn Now" is a great closing track by Sharon Bryant. Unfortunatly the downfall of this album is simply the sound
quality it sounds a little muffled or not as crystal clear as it could be,
BUT I think we have become accustomed to todays "Digital World" and must realize that this technology did not exsist in 1980. If you take the sound quality for what it is you will surely find this album enjoyable... It brings back many memories.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic 80's album!, August 15, 2007

By	Eric Robinson "Big E" (DETROIT, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Atlantic Starr really layed it down on this recording. This title along with their other recording "Brilliance" was by far their best work. I remember my days at the roller skating rink back in da day when songs like "Send For Me, When Love Calls and Let's Get Closer" was slammin'. I'm just glad that this title is finally available on cd.