Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap [Import, Original recording remastered]

Stephen Stills | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bgo
• ASIN: B000MTOL72
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,411 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Turn Back the Pages

2. My Favorite Changes

3. My Angel

4. In the Way

5. Love Story

6. To Mama from Christopher and the Old Man

7. First Things First

8. New Mama

9. As I Come of Age

10. Shuffle Just as Bad

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. You Can't Dance Alone

2. Thoroughfare Gap

3. We Will Go On

4. Beaucoup Yumbo

5. What's the Game

6. Midnight Rider

7. Woman Lleva

8. Lowdown

9. Not Fade Away

10. Can't Get No Booty

Editorial Reviews

2007 digitally remastered double CD featuring CSN' Stephen Stills' three mid-`70s studio albums recorded for CBS. Stills was released in 1975, followed one year later by Illegal Stills. Fans had to wait another two years until the release of Thoroughfare Gap (1978). This two disc set comes in a slimline double jewelbox housed in a slip case featuring extensive liner notes., BGO.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice package, but..., December 18, 2007

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D. Kossick (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap (Audio CD)

BGO usually does a nice job of remastering previously issued CD's by artists such as Dan Fogelberg, Loggins & Messina, Poco, etc., but it missed the boat on this one. While it's nice to have these three CD's in a double disc package, BGO apparently didn't give too much attention to detail in that a portion of one of the songs has been cut off. On this BGO version, the song "First Things First" begins with Stills immediately singing the title of the song. However, the original version of that song from the "Stills" album contains an approximate 10 second introduction before the vocals begin. Cutting the length of a song is inexcusable, and is synonymous with poor quality control for a CD package that should have been better.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Stills, May 29, 2008

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David R. Greenland (Rockford, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap (Audio CD)

It's a true pleasure to have these three generally overlooked albums available in a single package, even "Thoroughfare Gap," probably Stills' least essential album, but which sounds better now than it did in 1978. (Compared to most current music, just about anything from 30 years ago sounds better.) At any rate, "Stills" (1975) and "Illegal Stills" (1976)can stand with the man's more well-known efforts, both arguably superior to either "Stephen Stills 2" or "Down the Road." As for the shortcomings mentioned in another review, the first 10 seconds of "First Things First" are also missing on the CD issued by Columbia, so BGO can't be blamed for that. Regarding sound quality, compare the Columbia CD of "Illegal Stills" with the new version and it's obvious the audio has been upgraded. Maybe not dramatically, but it's nice to have the "bottom" restored without having to boost the bass control on one's receiver. The liner notes are interesting, though flawed ("Love the One You're With" and "Sit Yourself Down" are NOT on "Stephen Stills 2.") All in all, an essential release for any fan of Stephen Stills.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stephen Stills, March 3, 2010

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T. Sloop "Guitarded" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap (Audio CD)

The Stills CD if by far the best not a bad song on it, worth the price alone.
Illegal Stills is also very good, although I didn't care for every song, still an added bonus to the Stills CD.
Thoroughfare Gap I didn't really care for, a song or two maybe, but for the most part It's just not something I would have bought myself, but it came with it so I'm not really complaning.
To recap: Stills - Awesome, a must have. Illegal Stills - Cool, Not Bad, Enjoyed it. Thoroughfare Gap - Ok I guess, Not a Must.