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Track Listings

1 House Of The Rising Sun
2 I'm Crying
3 Baby Let Me Take You Home
4 Gonna Send You Back To Walker
5 Boom Boom
6 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
7 Bring It On Home To Me
8 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
9 It's My Life
10 Don't Bring Me Down
11 See See Rider
12 Inside - Looking Out
13 Hey GYP
14 Help Me Girl
15 When I Was Young
16 A Girl Named Sandoz
17 San Franciscan Nights
18 Monterey
19 Anything
20 Sky Pilot
21 White Houses
22 Spill The Wine

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This is the hybrid career retrospective that features hits such as "House of the Rising Sun," "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," and Sky Pilot Feat. Eric Burdon.

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The 22 tracks on Retrospective deftly chronicle the best years of the Animals, who were far and away the grittiest band in the British Invasion of the mid-1960s. Eric Burdon's magnificently raw vocals and the stabbing chords of Alan Price's Vox Continental organ gave their covers of American blues and R&B classic such as Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home" and John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" an authenticity that no other British groups could match. Their rough sound also gave songs like "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Got to Get of This Place" a real sense of rage and menace. By 1967 Burdon was the only remaining original member and he formed a new band that eschewed the blues and R&B of his early years in Newcastle in favor of a psychedelic, San Francisco-influenced sound. Songs like "When I Was Young" showed he had a real gift for the type of personal songwriting that was becoming popular in the late 1960s while the lyrically obscure "San Franciscan Nights" and "Sky Pilot" suggested he spent too much time hanging out with hippies. Even when they stumbled, the Animals were interesting, and when they hit the mark, they were as good as any band from the British Invasion. --Michael John Simmons

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.6 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ ABKCO
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1982854
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2004
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ ABKCO
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0002IQABI
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
The Animals don't tend to show up in the most famous bands of the 60s however they were one of the strongest and with a distinct sound. Fans of the period often put them at #4 or #5 of the greatest bands of the 60s. The lead singer is also thought - by many - to be one of the greatest singers in rock history. They have classic songs and some of these you might have heard but not known it was them. If you get the CD you'll likely be transferring many of these songs so you can listen to them on-the-go. The only negative is the CD case didn't hold together, but that's okay as I didn't need it anyway.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
So are used to listen to all the stuff when I was a kid growing up, nice to have it in one spot and listen to it all at once. Great addition to my collection.
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
Many people thought the British Invasion was mostly over by the late summer of '64. The last groups seemed to have arrived in May, and though there were still plenty of British hits on the charts and A Hard Days Night's soundtrack songs were all being played on the radio as well, things were quiet. Then came the Animals with The House of the Rising Sun that not only introduced this new group from Newcastle but introduced a whole second wave of British groups that was darker, scruffier and more blues based than the first wave. It included the Kinks, Nashville Teens, Manfred Mann, Honeycombs and Zombies.

It was a single like no other: a searing, intense minor key lament that featured a memorable electric guitar opening, pulsing organ and an amazing new instrument in the form of the voice of Eric Burdon. Strong, loud, howling at times, Burdon's delivery was unlike anything heard on Top 40 radio and made their version a definitive classic despite its being sung on the folk circuit by everybody from Joan Baez and Bob Dylan to Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Andy Griffith. The group's producer, Mickie Most, hadn't even wanted them to record it, much less release it as a single. It was totally counterintuitive to the short, bright thing a single was supposed to be. But it defied expectations and reached #1 for three weeks between Where Did Our Love Go and Oh, Pretty Woman. It seemed to be played constantly and totally dominated the airwaves.

It also created a career for the Animals that would last well into 1968 with many changes in personnel and an eventual change of name and style to Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1966. They had a steady stream of hits, though they were generally bigger in the U.K. where they almost always placed in the Top 10 than the U.S. where they most often had to settle for Top 20. The British market generally liked harder-edged songs than the U.S. The Animals weren't even afraid to release straight blues singles like John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom or R&B like Timmy Shaw's (aka Jake Hammond) Gonna Send You Back to Georgia (Walker). ("Walker" always confused me. I thought it was a person but it turns out to be a section of Newcastle).

But it was with their big, tuneful but still hard-edged songs that they became a steady presence on pop radio. The Animals were like a good friend who dropped by frequently with a new tune like the plaintive Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, the original Born To Run song We Gotta Get Out of This Place, the assertive It's My Life and the amazingly advanced fuzz guitar of Don't Bring Me Down. Though they never reached the heights of House of the Rising Sun again, they revisited the Top 10 with their upbeat version of See See Rider in the fall of '66.

Then due to the gradual parting of the original group members beginning with organist Alan Price in early '65, and drummer John Steel in early '66, Burdon put together a new band, left Mickie Most and signed to Decca in the U.K. (with MGM still releasing in the U.S.). Eric Burdon & the Animals were a whole new thing and just as good as the old group in a different way. From now on Burdon co-wrote most of their material and their style was more current with the changes in popular music in the mid to late 60's. Burdon himself moved to California and immersed himself in everything that was happening there. As a result the songs became more pop like and complex and were given more elaborate production. His lyrics were more timely, from the autobiographical When I was Young to the Summer of Love's San Franciscan Nights and Monterey. Burdon himself turned out to be poet at heart, which really came out in his hit single with War, Spill the Wine.

All of this is here along with some outstanding album tracks and B-sides. There's A Girl Named Sandoz (Sandoz? It was the name of the Swiss Laboratory where Albert Hoffman created LSD) so it's pretty clear what that one is about. Then there's the practically miraculous early song, Baby Let Me Take You Home which contains in almost it's complete form the primary sound of many of the garage bands of the mid 60's, at least those which included an organ. (All-guitar bands modeled themselves more on the early Kinks).

This disc has been released by ABKCO, Alan Klein's label (now owned by Universal). They always do a great job on their compilations and this one is as good as their others. There are 22 songs lasting 78 minutes, all beautifully taken from the original masters. The sound is excellent. There is a very informative booklet as well. I would have liked to see them include the original American single of House of the Rising Sun (2:58) in addition to the 4:29 U.K. single here but that's just quibbling.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
Product arrived a day before schedule and as advertised. Was happy with my purchase
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
This greatest hits retrospective by the Animals and its lead singer Eric Burton is fantastic! One of the great bands that emerged during the British Invasion the Animals were different in their blues style music. Get this cd you will enjoy it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
Like this CD, haven't heard it in years
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
This is a great cd. Great selection of tunes and great recording quality.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013
Eric Burdon and the Animals were, and still are, regardless of what some folks think, one of the "supergroups" of the 60's and 70's and part of what is referred to as "The British Invasion", even though at times, they seemed more American than their counterparts. Between Eric's gritty vocals laced with a distinct R&B flavor, and the Animals consummate musicianship, they were perfectly poised to be one of the best bands of the British Invasion!
Hit after hit was nothing to the Eric and the Animals and they pulled it off as well as the Stones, the Beatles, or even Zepplin.
Between their early work like the classic "House of the Rising Sun" to their epic masterpiece "Sky Pilot" they were in line with the big boys and played the field well. Hitting some trends first, following in the footsteps of others at times as well, they take their place in history with hits like "Don't Bring Me Down", "We Gotta Get Outta This Place", and their tribute to the city of love "San Franciscan Nights" as well as a few others. They have still got the chops and the staying power.
Also included on "Retrospective" is the Eric Burdon classic "Spill The WIne (Take That Girl)" that was an experiment with the band WAR who went on to have a fine career of their own. But, made their opening mark with Eric at the helm when he was on leave from the Animals. I am PLEASED it's included here even if it wasn't an 'Animals' hit, it was one of Eric's greats and is rarely included in any other greatest hits or retrospective packages and it takes it's place here without any protest from me but, a definite Thank You! It's long since been one of my favorites by Eric.
Since then, Eric Burdon continues to tour, with and without the Animals, but, no one can ever dispute their right to be counted among the Greats! This fine compilation of some of their best tracks is testament to just that fact!
Incredibly Re-Mastered for this disc....this is 'the best' across the board sampling of Eric and the Animals available. This IS the one you want.
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M. Oscar Martinez Cruz
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente compilación
Reviewed in Mexico on October 3, 2023
Trae un muy buena selección de pistas, aunque me hubiera gustado que incluyeran un par de temas que considero básicos, ya en si este es un disco que sirve como una pequeña muestra de la calidad de los Animales y su evolución hasta su posterior disolución.
RJF Vancouver
5.0 out of 5 stars Studio quality remaster & all the hits!
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2023
1. All the hits
2. Spectacular ABKO master tapes remaster, outstanding sound. Have multiple copies of same tracks from other albums, have replaced in all my playlists with this CD's. Clarity and sound not heard in other recordings. It's like you're in the studio with the band, can't believe analogue source.
Moogfx180p
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastique
Reviewed in France on April 13, 2022
Un régal de bout en bout
Une excellente compilation et le son est très bon
Chris baker
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2017
A Must have release in your animals collection.
Greg
5.0 out of 5 stars CD Is stamped "The Righteous Brothers Retrospective.
Reviewed in Australia on November 1, 2022
Same problem as some have reported I didn’t even notice at first but the CD is stamped “The Righteous Brothers’ Retrospective” even though the music is the Retrospective album. The songs are just fantastic really love this compilation. Rang Amazon and they said they will refund the cost and I can keep the CD. Great outcome.