Reissue of the brassy Chicago rock band's debut album, first released on Warner Brothers in 1970 & featuring the Chicago/ Blood, Sweat & Tears-like #2 smash title hit, plus three bonus tracks, 'Lead Me Home, Gently... more »', 'Superman' & 'Melody'. 13 tracks total, all digitally remastered. 1996 release.« less
All Artists:Ides of March Title:Vehicle Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label:Magic Original Release Date: 1/1/1996 Re-Release Date: 12/18/1996 Album Type: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered Genres:Pop, R&B, Rock Style:Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions:Vehicle (Expanded Edition) UPC:724352341320
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Reissue of the brassy Chicago rock band's debut album, first released on Warner Brothers in 1970 & featuring the Chicago/ Blood, Sweat & Tears-like #2 smash title hit, plus three bonus tracks, 'Lead Me Home, Gently', 'Superman' & 'Melody'. 13 tracks total, all digitally remastered. 1996 release.
Venturenut | Grants Pass, OR United States | 12/06/2003
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I weighed in on this CD when Amazon first offered it, nearly 4 years ago, and I voiced my disappointment in the sound quality of such a good piece of music. Fortunately, The Ides have had a renaissance of popularity (they re-formed in 1990) and Rhino has issued the Warner Bros. albums, with some outtakes, on a 2-disc set. It has to be heard to be believed; seldom does a CD set transcend the best vinyl can offer. You have not heard Vehicle and Common Bond until you get this set. The catalog # is: RHM7834, on Rhino Records, and the full title is "Friendly Strangers: The Warner Bros. Recordings." It also has the track "Melody" so you are not losing anything from the (inferior) Magic Label release...I'd also like to add that I received more emails in response to that first review than for any other thing I have done on the internet; it was fascinating to hear from so many other music lovers!"
Disappointed
Steven Berger | LU, Romeoville, IL United States | 06/10/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Performance 5 stars .... poopie audio ... I want to avoid too much comparing this CD with the original vinyl (I do have a pristine copy), but the engineering of the CD is muffled and overly bassy. If you have no vinyl, then consider this as a (poor) substitute (but existing) for a great album. At least this allows me to avoid overuse of the LP."
Even More Bonus Tracks
R. M. Mayhew | St. Louis, MO USA | 10/06/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just received (10/5/05) a copy of the "Remastered in high definition 24 bit - CD Digipak - New edition 2004" of Vehicle and it included these "extra" songs:
14. Vehicle (single version)
15. High On A Hillside
Strangely, Tracks 14 and 15 are not listed on the CD cover, but they are listed on a sticker attached to the wrapper.
The two version of Vehicle are exactly the same length and sound like the same exact song (to me). I ordered this on Amazon from Import CD Specialists."
The Ides Rock On
Jeffrey Ellmann | UNITED STATES of AMERICA | 07/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"True, this CD does have some production flaws due to "Magic" duplication, but, this is a very collectable item as Warner Brothers never released this on CD. This album went gold in April of 1971. This is one of the most overlooked groups in history. [...] If you ever have the chance to catch one of their live perfromances, do so, you will come back for more. This is one group of professionals that have not forgot about their fans.