Reminds me of old Alan Lomax collections!
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Old-time folk and mountain music- played by the 'originals' - reminiscent of old Smithsonian recordings made in Appalachia in the 20's and 30's.  Unpolished, genuine and a good sampling of a musical genre that is particularly, as it has developed, American.
4284813
Very pleased with the lites vintage style reminds me of the ones we had when I was a kid .
1817010
I put off buying this collection for the longest time, even though I have such fond memories of watching Mamas Family as a kid. Can somebody please tell me why I waited so long??? This collection is lovely. There are so many things I never saw before, especially all the intros by Alistair Quince (sp?). Very nice set.
4914188
These clothes fit our 1960s Ken and Alan great! Also fit an Alladin doll we have. Good quality and good price. Thanks!!!
2828854
I bought this as a gift for my brother in law and he was so happy!  The "good old days" in a complete collection!
1501762
I am partial to these old time recordings- probably because I am old!
If you are interested in music of other eras, you willo appreciate this one
1936116
I lost my copy years ago so I was soo happy to find this one!  I had basically downloaded all the songs on this album already but the hoarder in me wanted to have this comp.  Oh the good ol' days.
4619618
I love the design and I especially love that the pages were antique looking, which remind me of the old books from yesteryear!
3838021
Although I bought this collection of original Vikki Carr recordings for my mom, I also grew up on this kind of stuff in the mid 1970s and late 1980s.  My mom allowed me to load this collection onto my computer, so that I could once again relive memories from my younger years.  But I've gotta admit I have yet to listen to all of these songs from this relatively recent collection.  Most of what I've heard is great stuff, and I also like to go random when building a playlist on my Windows media player.

I also decided to create my own customized album art for this collection, since I'm not all that crazy about this one here.  Pink is indeed a favorite color of mine, but this is not the best photo of Vikki.  I found one from several decades later - in fact, as recent as the last decade - and determined it was a more suitable and up-to-date photo.  The new shot depicts Miss Carr in her early 70s, and yet she has still got that look of an angel.  Apparently, that comes from both good genes, and possibly not having any kids.  Vikki Carr is like Shirley Jones...she has aged OH, so gracefully!
4735584
Wow, what a great collection of Outer Space short subjects.  If you grew up in the 50's & 60's, watching 16mm films in your school's classroom, this will bring back lots of memories. And some really rare stuff.  High definition? No. But it does look 100% like the 16mm films I remember so well. Highly recommended for collectors of rarities!
3774201
I purchased this collection on a Deal of the Day, and what a deal it is!  I'm a fan of the Pink Panther series from back in the day and being a girl I was attracted to the fuzzy pink package! If you're young or old, this set is for you!  (Now I can't speak to the fact if you're a die hard fan and are angry because of the omission of a couple movies, but for me...this was a great purchase!) :-)
4695929
I love this collection! I grew up watching these films and was so pleased that they have been so well curated. If you like one, you're going to like all of them.
3393314
Pure "retro". Even the rustic carton reminds me of the boxes from my old Lionel train set. And I found no "duds" in the case I got.
3955177
Old out of print CDs can be virtually impossible to find so imagine my surprise and thrill when I was able to purchase this wonderful collection of popular tunes again!
1939318
If you love the shows from the past, this is a pretty cool collection. The price is what got my attention, all three seasons for the price of one!
2743761
An instant 1960 radio station - minus the commercials - all with great sound!

Boy did this set (one of three different four-disc volumes, each covering a four month period in 1960) bring back memories for me! These were my high school years and I was a go-fer for a local New Jersey radio station - where my interest in records really took place - and a substantial portion of the 118 tracks on this volume were the hits of the day. Some are common and I know I still have those 45s somewhere (do we ever get rid of our favorite records?) but some I haven't heard in 50 years. Almost half the records here were British singles which never made it to the US and therein lies the fun of this set for me. Lots of new stuff and sometimes different version of the same song.

The period covered here is three years before the "British Invasion" and rise of harder rock. So there are more of what were called "pop hits" here including teenage romance songs and themes from hit movies.  And then there are music hall songs like George Formby's "Banjo Boy" (a song which gets another reading by Valerie Master and AGAIN by Jan and Kjeld!) But these, mostly 2  minute, songs had something all their own and - for those who were buying 45s in 1960, there are lots of memories to be found in these sets.

Each volume contains a 32-page book of liner notes. A four-page essay putting things in perspective repeats in each of the three collections but then there are notes on each artist and their songs. When more than one record by an artist is included they are grouped together. I found this really helpful for the British artists I didn't know.

What constitutes the "British Hit Parade" is not quite defined - even in the notes. There were three British music publications and each had its own set of charts. There's no listing of what chart position a song reached and on which chart. But I'm not quibbling; just pointing it out.

The records all came from the collection of one record collector and the transfers all sound great. This is especially true because in 1960 we were listening to these songs on small speaker transistor radios. (Remember them?)

After playing the CDs through, this is a set you can play again, hitting the "shuffle" button and you'll transport yourself back to 1960.

A great concept! I only hope they will move forward (or even backward) through the years. As Dean Martin sang on that purple label Capitol 45 (that I STILL have), "Memories are made of this".

I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.

Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
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I think the New Quilts from  an Old collections have been great! The selections and prize winners are inspirational. I live in hope of doing a New York Beauty quilt one day.