Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Hollies

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 27, 1967
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000003GZZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,131 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Recorded in 1967, the Hollies' take on psychedelia, though less kaleidoscopic than that of the Beatles and the Stones, was every bit as riveting. And nobody could touch the Manchester duo of Allan Clarke and Graham Nash when it came to those goose-pimply harmonies. "King Midas In Reverse" proved the crowning achievement -- an all-stops-pulled, hip pocket, rainbow-symphony that will live forever. This Sundazed release marks the first domestic issue of this incredible album, complete with tracks included only on the original UK version; package includes an exclusive interview with lead vocalist Allan Clarke, original liner notes and rare photos!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hollies' True Masterpiece, July 17, 2001

By A Customer

Having been a fan of the Beatles for a few years I found that I had grown a taste for their British inspired harmonies. Looking in several different directions for new talent, I happened upon the Hollies. This album is as good if not better than the records the Beatles and their other contemporaries put out at the time. With it's lazy pop in "Postcard", to its backward tape effects in "Try It", it covers lots of ground. "King Midas In Reverses'" failure to take off as a single is simply amazing after you hear their tonsils lock on it. If you like the beatles and are looking for another more harmony laced group to try, start by buying this album and then go get "Evolution". You won't be dissapointed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hollies Most Ambitious Album, June 15, 2001

By	Ken Rose "[e-mail]" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

Released at "Butterfly" in the UK, this was the last album of a 1966-67 trilogy, along with "For Certain Because"/"Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "Evolution" and a host of classic singles, that marked the creative peak of the Hollies' career. Brilliant as many of the tracks are, it's easy by the tracks' diversity that this was a band clearly divided about it's future direction. There are easy pop ditties that put the Hollies on the map like "Away, Away, Away" and "Step Inside" mixed with heavy, drug-laced psychedelic dirges like "Maker" and "Try It." The arrangements are nearly as complex as "Sgt. Pepper" or "Pet Sounds" but for some reason they don't gel as well here as on those classics. Sometimes they sound too ambitious, too many unexpected instruments. The best exception, however, is "Butterfly" with its complete "Days of Future Passed"-style orchestration. "Maker" takes on George Harrison's Indian RagaRock and actually beats it. The album shows Graham Nash trying to get to the front of the group. 7 of the songs are clearly his with his lead vocal. This album, along with the title singles fell flat At the end of this year and a half of tremendous creative output, 1968 only brought two singles. The decision to do an all-Dylan album to start off 1969 iced Nash's departure. Perhaps the Hollies can't hold up to the Beatles, but compared to the Monkees, who have had a dozen resurgencies over the decades, the Hollies can hold their own.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real gem of the psychedelic era, July 28, 2005

By	CARMELO HERNANDEZ RAMOS (Alicante. Spain. Europe.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the best albums of the psychedelic era. A real diamond full of kaleidoscopic lights and fresh breezes of patchulie. A must for conoisseurs and lovers of the best kind of music. Expressionism full of warm colour tones. The triad Clarke-Hicks-Nash by definition.