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GREAT COVERAGE OF THE EARLY WORK

DC | 07/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the definitive collection for those who want the Jackson 5 work without getting all the early albums. My faves are from toward the end of that period, with songs from the Dancing Machine album.



"Dancing Machine" was huge in its day. The original full-length version first appeared as a cut on the Get It Together album. The song was so big it was remixed into a single 45 version, and that single version became the title track for the next album.



(On this collection you get the original full LP version from Get It Together. And it is good to have. Especially if you are not buying the individual early albums. If you want the single version of "Dancing Machine", it can be found on a number of 70's compilations. I have it on an import entitled, The Very Best Of The Jacksons, a worthwhile collection for the later work of the group.)



The next single from Dancing Machine was the masterpiece "I Am Love" and I'm thrilled they included the full version, as well as the album's follow-up, "Whatever You Got I Want", plus the infectious "Life Of The Party". You can also appreciate how The J5 evolved into the Jacksons by listening to this body of work.



All in all it is the best collection of the early J5 music."

3 for the music 0 for the package

sonjam | Irving, Tx United States | 03/03/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This set is EXACTLY the same as 2000's Anthology which was itself a condensed version of the boxed set Soulsation.

No quibble with repackaging the music and rereleasing it.

It's just that this exact set exists in at least 10 other configurations. How about releasing the J5 Live in Japan, or Jermaine, Jackie and Michael's solo albums domestically. What a way to respect the J5 legacy.

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