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SEE FOR MILES WITH BOBBY VEE

john szotowski | ottawa, ontario Canada | 03/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THE "SEE FOR MILES" EP COLLECTION SERIES IS THE BEST OF ITS TYPE ANYWHERE. THE SONGS ARE BEAUTIFULLY REMASTERED AND HAS AN AMAZING CROSS-SECTION OF SONGS. BOBBY VEE'S EP COLLECTION IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. SOME OF THE HITS ARE THERE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE THE RARITIES. I HAVE TO ADMIT, MORE THAN ONE SONG ON THIS CD I NEVER KNEW HE EVEN RECORDED. I REAL TREAT."

Compilation of rarities & hits

R. Paavo | Michigan | 12/03/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Most Bobby Vee fans will probably find more enjoyment from a greatest hits cd, but this one does show off Vee's talents in a different light. On the covers, he sings with credibility on the rockers and ballads of others showing he was more than one of the teenage idols who got by just on good looks and saccharin flavored material. Plus there are a few of his own hits. All of the recordings, his hits and covers, have feeling.



Tracks 4 & 5 are with The Crickets. According to the liner notes, the only Cricket who played on the sessions was drummer Jerry Allison. The other Crickets just showed up for the photo sessions. So you want to run from this cd? Well, The Ventures all showed up on tracks 8 & 9. And it is the sound that counts and the sound is rock n roll. One song, "Don't You Believe Them", written by Vee, is from his "The New Sound" LP of 1964 which was a collection of tunes based on the British beat sound.



The recordings are excellent sound wise and except for tracks 9, 11, and 18 are stereo.



This collection may not be for everyone, but will likely be fun for all Vee fans.





















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