Advantages: Very comprehensive collection; several previously unreleased tracks
Disadvantages: Unless you're not a Kinks fan, surely none

Dave Davies The Kinks would certainly never have existed without the brilliance of Ray Davies as front man and main songwriter. But let us not underestimate the other constant element in the group and their three decades together, the presence of ...

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Excellent review, may have a look into a couple of these tracks. by 80smusicreviewer

Yes, I loved the Kinks - still do - the Davies family having lived just up the road from us in the 60s! by steves001

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Advantages: Some timeless pop songs performed by consummate professionals
Disadvantages: Excessive content - 3 CDs seems like overkill because many of the songs aren't strictly bubblegum

...was just five and hearing Sugar Sugar by the Archies playing. It goes without saying I loved it and even t ... Read review

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Largely dire selection of tracks (just going by my own tastes) although a couple of good ones in there. Interesting collection though. by CelticSoulSister

Super read. Sorry it took me a while to reach it by fizzytom

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Advantages: Excellent overview of his career; generous playing time
Disadvantages: Some tracks a little samey, otherwise none really

Del Shannon’s performing career lasted for 29 years, from his first (and best-remembered) hit in 1961 to his tragic death. This retrospective, containing all the hits and a few additional tracks from his later career, was issued in 2010 and reached No. 2 ... Read review

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I like the single Runaway but don't know much more of his work. by KarenUK

great review :) by emi_angel

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Advantages: Some good songs, and at least one really great one
Disadvantages: Possibly a little bit too Jeff Lynne-dominated soundwise (good as Lynne is)

Del Shannon was one of the first-generation American rock’n’roll stars of the early 1960s, whose name will always be synonymous with the classic ‘Runaway’, a transatlantic No. 1 in 1961. One of several singers whose success faded with the advent of the B ... Read review

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I didn't realise it was as 'late' as 1990 when he died. by silverstreak

I'm glad to hear little reference to anything 'sounding like ELO'...not that I dislike ELO but I remember most of Lynne's productions around that time being accused of ploughing that particular furrow. by greenierexyboy

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Advantages: Great 60s music, awesome lyrics, cool songs
Disadvantages: None

The girls in the garage volumes are a mammoth collection of all-girl or girl fronted bands, there are French, British and Asian volumes but the majority are US-based bands, the most common topic of lyrics is teenage love and it re-appears throughout the a ... Read review

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Not sure this music is my cup of tea, but nice review :) by ntg13

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Advantages: Good music with cool lyrics
Disadvantages: none

John D Loudermilk might not be a name that rolls of the tongue nor a name as well known as Paul McCartney or Neil Sedaka but he is undoubtedly one of the best songwriters of the 60s and 70s. Whilst he's mostly well known for penning hits which would be su ... Read review

Advantages: Good heavy blues
Disadvantages: Not exactly catchy

Barbed Wire Sandwich is the only album released by the British hard blues band Black Cat Bones, a lot of this band would go on to make up the heavy psych band Leafhound, something worth knowing before you are put off by the insanely horrible album cover w ... Read review

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nice review :) by lilloulfc

Good review by georgevzaru

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Advantages: You Must be a Witch is a great song
Disadvantages: A lot of average tracks

The front cover of this album may look like a neon version of the Adam's family house, it's the cover of Oregon based 60s psychedelic garage band The Lolipop Shoppe who were encouraged to go with for the rather cheesy name by their manager in the hope the ... Read review

Advantages: Some decent songs
Disadvantages: Some songs that don't stand out

One is the first self-titled album by the psychedelic rock band Fat Mattress. Unless you were around in the 60s, the most likely source of discovering Fat Mattress is through Noel Redding - the bass player in The Jimi Hendrix Experience who went on to for ... Read review

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Can't say I have ever heard of them. by mattydalton

Hmmm odd name... agree with tac below me! x by ChemicalRomance

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Advantages: All-American 60s pop and soul
Disadvantages: Simply its age

Before Web 2.0 allowed us to be as familiar with real-time happenings on the other side of the world as with those on our own doorstep, it wasn’t unusual for musical acts to be major stars in their own backyard while remaining virtually unknown further af ... Read review

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Great reminder of this band. Now listening to it on spotify. by tumblewheel

Fab read! by JasonJRogers

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Advantages: Lots of good catchy girl garage tunes
Disadvantages: The middle part of the album is a bit poor

The Girls in the Garage compilations are some of the best compilation albums of little known 60s bands that you are likely to find. Think of the Nuggets compilations but with female vocals only. There's a great catalogue of tracks by different girl bands, ... Read review

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Will see if i can Youtube for a listen :D x by Deesrev

Yes it could be longer - but it doesn't need to be really, it's still all 'very helpful' stuff, just written nice and concisely :) by sbeach000

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Advantages: The largely best known work of a true legend
Disadvantages: Could have included a wider range of Buddy's material

The Best Of Buddy Holly is largely, what I'd basically call a collection of his best known recordings. I do believe that this collection has been reissued many times over the years...more recently on CD, as I can clearly recall owning the very same selec ... Read review

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Really enjoyed reading your thoughts on this one - I haven't listened to a lot of Holly's stuff but I perhaps should do! I agree - how could anybody not love the Beatles?! Eleanor x by MizzMolko

Actually, I quite like True Love Ways! by silverstreak

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Advantages: Some classic 1960s teen girlgroup angst, the unique voice of Mary Weiss
Disadvantages: Some kitschy filler - might be a bit too intense for some.

MTV is nearly 30 years old, meaning there’s an entire generation who hasn’t lived without it and the music video as an extension of the single , and as an essential marketing tool for the music industry. At the risk of sounding like the fogey I admittedl ... Read review

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Fantastic review. E from me.x by Violet1278

Nothing less than an E from me. by KathEv

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Advantages: One timeless classic pop single after another - and another - and another
Disadvantages: None!

The group Dave Dee and the Bostons were a group from Salisbury - probably the only major group who ever came from that town. When they signed a record contract in 1964, just for a gimmick they changed their name to incorporate the nicknames of the ... Read review

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The music of this era certainly has lived on - a great band by catsholiday

I only know The Legend Of Xanadu, but may have heard some of their other songs without realising who they were by. Even after all this time the group's name is pretty rubbish - Dave Dee And The Bostons isn't great, but it's better. by jonathanb

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Advantages: Feel good album, something a little different
Disadvantages: No original songs

I first heard the Baseballs when having a drink in our local bar. It was a song I recognised instantly - (another) cover of Rhianna's 'Umbrella' - but it sounded like Elvis had come back form the dead to sing it! We sat there and happily listened to the e ... Read review

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Great review, glad you didn't list all their songs. I do love this album though, although have had mixed responses from my friends ... by shoppingpenguin

Nice work, well written. by dynamicnurse

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