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I have been searching for literally years to find a good CD compilation of The Happenings. After finding this one, I was willing to settle for anything. Not nearly all of The Happenings finest works were included on this CD, but most of the hits were there. After receiving it is where the real disappointment came in. I have always been led to believe that Japanese Import CD's are of the highest quality, and that has generally been my experience. This one is an absolute joke. The digital remastering was done so horribly that honestly, my Happenings LP's and singles sound tenfold better. This CD is one of the most horrible sounding recordings I have ever listened to and I can speak from experience, having 1,000's of CD's in my collection and a true audiophile ear. Unless you absolutely have to have The Happenings on CD, stay away from this one. You will be disappointed. Wait until some record label finally hears all of the discontented Happenings fans out there and puts out a better one (Rhino Records, where are you when we need you). Keep searching, the NEM label issued a compilation CD set in the mid-90's, but it is now out of print, and trust me, impossible to find but maybe you'll get lucky. For a die-hard Happenings fan, this is not the one for you.

Buyer Beware! While ALL of this music on this c.d. is excellent and many songs have been anticipated in digital form; the sound reproduction is the worst I have ever heard. It is the most terrible mixing and remastering I have ever heard - a waste of good money. In short, terrible listening and a major disappointment. I couldn't wait to hear these songs on c.d and was amazed at just how horrible they sounded. The bass was muffled; the mid-range was simply not there and the high end was too piercing and distorted - it bled. It sounded as if the whole disc was recorded off of an old transistor radio. I thought imports were supposed to be higher quality. This just proves that c.d.'s in the good ole' USA can be just as good if not better. If you want the music on this c.d. then buy it. If you want it to sound good, this is not the c.d. for you. My recommendation - don't buy it unless you just absolutely have to have these tunes in your collection. You will be disappointed as I was. Wait until another collection comes out. This one isn't worth the price of the postage.

The Happenings are the greatest harmony group of all times. I thoroughly enjoyed their renditions of "I Got Rhythum," "Sealed With A Kiss," and "See You In September."

This CD, however, has a couple of flaws. First, the old Happenings LP I have with these songs on it sound much better than this CD. I thought laser technology is supposed to make the music sound better. What happened? The second gig, there is a lot of filler on this CD. Unfortunately, the filler material detracts from the solid performances on this CD.

I'm sorry, but after searching for years for a greatest hits collection by the Happenings, I was so disappointed when I finally received this one! I know these guys recorded more than the hits on this cd, some songs here are downright painful and embarrassing to hear. Did they really need to do a version of the old Teresa Brewer schmaltzy tune "Music Music Music"?! And "My Mammy"?! GIVE ME A BREAK! I wish there was a collection out there with one of my favorite songs by these guys, the B side of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"-a song called "Anyway". Does anyone out there know of another, better collection? If so, feel free to email me about it! ...Kim in NJ

One of my favorite 60's groups has long last come available on CD. NO-ONE has done "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" as well as The Happenings. The hits are all there, but there are better songs on the I've got Rhythmn album than the "non-hits" posted here. How about releasing some of the old albums boys ?

The reason the imports sound so bad is they are not really remastered at all. They are basically copies of poor quality audio cassettes. I'm not sure they're legal, for that matter. About 5 years ago, I bought one and immediately threw it away. That summer I saw Bob Miranda, the lead singer of The Happenings, and he didn't know anything about them. That's my report, you decide.

If you want Happenings, they have quality releases available now that are high quality. Stay away from the imports.

For lovers of 60's harmony groups, this CD of The Happenings is a must! All their greatest original hit recordings including See You In September, I Got Rhythm, My Mammy, Go Away Little Girl, Randy and more! An excellent quality recording that you'll want to add to your oldies collection!

Just received a copy of this CD. Don't think the re-mastering is all that bad. As I recall the originals that were played on the radio weren't all that great either. This CD probably does not contain all of the filler that was on the vinyl album, however; all of the top hits are here. Glad I own one. This CD was re-mastered in Japan

Just received a copy of this CD. Don't think the re-mastering is all that bad. As I recall the originals that were played on the radio weren't all that great either. This CD probably does not contain all of the filler that was on the vinyl album, however; all of the top hits are here. Glad I own one.