Winkin Blinkin

The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 19, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hip-O Select
• ASIN: B000KP62VG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,648 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing, January 11, 2007

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DVD buff (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winkin Blinkin (Audio CD)

This CD collects the first two Simon Sisters albums onto one disc. These are the recordings made by Carly and Lucy Simon for the Kapp label in 1963 and 1964, released as two albums called THE SIMON SISTERS and CUDDLEBUG.

Both albums are presented in stereo (my old, scratchy LPs of these albums are both mono, so it's quite nice to hear the songs in stereo for the first time). Sound is remarkably excellent -- no tape hiss, wonderful clarity and stereo separation. The tapes from the CUDDLEBUG sessions seem to suffer from a bit of oxide-shedding, but I only noticed this when listening through headphones and it's relatively minor. Whoever did the remastering of these albums did an excellent job!

As for the material, this is pure early '60s folk music. The choice of material ranges from traditional folk songs to original songs written by the likes of Bob Dylan and Carly Simon herself. To my ear, these albums sound much like the earliest albums of Judy Collins. Most songs are accompanied by guitar and upright bass, with some percussion thrown in on some songs.

My only complaint with this CD is that it doesn't collect the "complete" recorded work of the Simon Sisters. They recorded a third album called THE LOBSTER QUADRILLE AND OTHER SONGS FOR CHILDREN for Columbia Records a few years later, and this album remains unavailable in its entirety on CD.

But, aside from the CD not being "complete," I am thrilled to have this CD of the Simon Sisters. How any recordings of Carly Simon have been out-of-print for so many decades is a complete mystery to me. But buy it quickly -- Hip-O Select is only making 5000 of them, so they will be gone soon...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simon Sisters - What A Treat, February 21, 2007

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Marianne Tramelli "book lover" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winkin Blinkin (Audio CD)

Carly and her sister's renditions of the songs on this album touch your heart and prove from early on they both were extremely talented.I listen to this album almost every night - can not get enough! I have also love Carly Simon since first hearing "You're So Vain" - I am glad they finally released this early music. Carly - don't ever stop making music!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful........, January 24, 2007

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S. Carmean (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winkin Blinkin (Audio CD)

This is just amazing... so lovely... I am loving this collection of Carly and Lucy Simon. A desert island cd for me!