The CD version is still available and still worth buying
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Wagner: Deryck Cooke

Conductor: Georg Solti

Performer: Anita Valkki, Berit Lindholm, et al.

Ensemble: Wiener Philharmoniker

Label: Universal/Decca
Catalog: #43581
Audio CD (January 3, 1995)
Number of Discs: 2
ASIN: B00000424H

This is hands down the best explication of the Ring. Cooks sticks to the music and, Shaw be damned, there are no Marxist interpretations or other nonsense. He begins with the E Flat Major Code that opens Rheingold and shows how all the motifs of the Ring are related to that chord. The leitmotifs are, in his analysis, not musical name tags, but connected elements in a musical universe. He will open your ears.
1736821
Plays well--no skips noticed so far.  Music is mostly pretty good but there were some questionable tracks that weren't really popular music (and weren't really good either) but even with skipping over those, there were enough really good songs on the album to make the purchase price worthwhile.  And again, that's without even listening to the bonus CD yet!
4410473
While obviously a vinyl rip, the quality of this CD is very good. "Book Early" is one of my all-time favorite albums, and to get a good-quality copy in CD format is definitely a plus. Overall a good package, but still hoping for official digital releases from the master tapes someday soon.
916939
I am very happy with my purchase. Even though I already had 2 of the 5 CDs in the collection box it was still value for money.
Plus the bonus DVD. Very happy with my purchase
409880
Some of the pages of the books on the cd are fuzzy and unreadable.  Considering the many varied books that are included, it is still worth the $ spent for this cd.
4852157
This is a great Cds I love all the songs on it and I am grateful that it is still available.
3211033
The Now CD's are a great buy for current radio hits...cheaper to buy the compilation than to purchase individual songs on iTunes...plus you'll find some hidden gems on the listing.
245691
And it's still a nice buy, especially if you can get one at the used price indicated. When it came out 15-20 years ago it was part of the heavily-promoted and massive Time-Life "mail order only" series of CDs, and since there was little real competition in terms of sound quality and program notes at the time, I suppose quite a few bought into the hype, although it was an expensive venture since they also charged quite a bit more for each disc than the normal going rate.

Now here we are with options like Ace Of London, Eric Records, Jasmine, Bear Family, Collectables, Collector's Choice, Rhino, Varese-Sarabande, Razor & Tie, etc., and suddenly these Time-Life releases are popping up for sale all over the place, and mostly at prices considerably less than when they were first issued.

Having said that, rest assured that if the song you are seeking is in this volume that it is the original rendition, and that the sound quality is more than satisfactory. In addition, you get an insert containing upwards of four pages of background notes and a complete chart detail/label information discography.

Covering the years 1962 to 1967, this provides you with the top 22 of the 36 hit singles they had in that 5-year stretch for the Vee-Jay and Philips labels, with the only Top 40 hits omitted being New Mexican Rose (# 36 Hot 100 in October 1963)Don't Think Twice (# 12 Hot 100 in late 1965 which they released as by The Wonder Who), and Watch The Flowers Grow (# 30 Hot 100 in November 1967).

So, unless you are specifically seeking any or all of those three, in addition to the other major hits, this is still a good purchase. Otherwise, search around because there are now other options available with even better sound and more detailed liner notes.
922841
It seems foolish to get the download when you can get the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/CD/dp/B000B6N654/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">CD</a>&nbsp;for half the price. Even if you pay for shipping, it is still less expensive to buy the CD.
See:&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Very-Best-of-Mozart/dp/B000B6N654/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Very Best of Mozart</a>
1386299
I still have the CD of this album from when I was 13, it's still an album that is relevant today!
2149863
I bought this CD when it first came out, over 20 years ago. Still one of my favorite CD's.

O dear, I see it may be out of print. So get it used, you won't regret it :)
4695930
This boxed CD set which was originally part of a 17 box set collection was being marketed in Australia in around 2005, in the days when there still were shops selling CDs. If you had around $2500 to buy the entire collection in those days, you were indeed fortunate. This boxed set may not please the purists as the recordings date from the 70's and 80's but for general listening pleasure, I recommend it as a buy. Also, come on, Vivendi, Amazon US, Amazon UK, please can someone offer each of these box sets in the entire collection in CDs for an affordable price. The symphonies box set is being offered on Amazon UK for US$500. Its good, but its certainly not worth that ! Newbury Comics in the US will not sell these box sets outside the US. Neither will a few other US suppliers. Why ?
1916349
This is  great cd, including remixes and extended versions that you couldn't find on other cds.
If anyone who is ineterested in buying this cd at a lower price, pls contact me at Lenmarc68@yahoo.com
I have the cd, and I would like to sell it.
3426089
This disc is still a good listen years and years later. The cassette I owned in the 80s has since disappeared. Buying this CD used on Amazon was a great purchase.
Not sure if this would be as enjoyable to someone picking it up for the first time today.
If you're looking for new groovy stuff, check out The Roots or Zero 7. Also, Jazzy Jeff has a new disc out so check that one, too.
2362337
I listened the CD for 1000 times since I bought it, and I still love it
3535020
The production values are a bit dated, but the songs hold up so well. CD quality is good--you may wish it was brighter and bigger, but really this is faithful to the vinyl.
4823203
What can I say except that this is a great collection and certainly worth the money. Grab it while it's still available as a CD.