Ramatam

Ramatam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B00018CZKE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,015 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars missed opportunity, February 3, 2004

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CFT (Oregon House, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramatam (Audio CD)

This is actually an excellent record, lying somewhere on a line between Iron Butterfly's Metamorphosis and Edgar Winter Group's We Only Come Out At Night. In other words it's an intelligent, varied, well-played, melodic example of 70's rock. But it sounds like it was remastered off a cassette tape. I have a fairly high end sound system and have really enjoyed the much improved upgrades many CDs have been receiving recently, but this sounds like it was done on the cheap by someone with no ear for music. I also have a CD of Poco's Cantamos, another '70s favourite, on the Wounded Bird label. It sounds terrible too, so I assume the label is at fault. Plus there are no liner notes and no extra tracks. My old, worn vinyl copies of both of these albums sound better than the CDs. If audio quality is a concern I suggest you avoid these CDs and look out for the vinyl.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars April Where Are You?, February 22, 2004

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Edward Anthony G. (Sherman Oaks, Calif. USA..) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramatam (Audio CD)

Just went out and got this because of course my Licorice Pizza was worn down to the grooves. This was a rare album when it hit back in the day, I mean you had the great Mitch Mitchell on drums and everyone knows where he is from. Then Mike Pinera from "Blues Image" of the song 'Ride Captain Ride' and then with "Iron Butterfly" Russ Smith on Bass and Tommy Sullivan on Keyboard and Reeds who does in fact also has a good rock voice. The catcher here though is April Lawton who came out of know where and plays a great guitar, some rumors back in the day were that she was a Jimi Hendrix protege and she does stand out here. I mean come on now, do you think Mitch Mitchell and Mike Pinera would just let anyone front the lead guitarist position in thier band? April did one more album under the Ramatam name and then just drifted away, if there is anyone that knows where she is or what happened to her please write me. I have tried for many years to get in touch with her and she has always remained a mystery? This is truely a collectors find and I myself am glad that it was finally put on CD.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ramasham Recording, April 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Ramatam (Audio CD)

I e-mailed the label a couple years ago and asked them to release this LP on CD. I was very happy to here that they did and purchased it when it became available. I am a big MM fan and this was one of the few post-Hendrix recordings with him on drums. I seen them live in the 70's and they were good. This could have been something real big but the sound production is real bad. I don't remember the LP sounding this bad but it's been a long time since I heard it. I hope another label can do this LP better someday soon and I too have wondered what happen to April Lawton.