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Charlie H. from HOUSTON, TX
Reviewed on 11/23/2012...

This is an excellent collection of mid-sixties hits, 32 songs, some big names are represented (Beatles, Who, Hollies, Donovan, Zombies)but is more worthwhile purchase for the songs of other artists known for having only one or two major hits. If you are missing a few of the following from your cd collection I would recommend the purchase: "You've Got To Hide Youe Love Away" by The Silkie, "Yeh Yeh" Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, "To Sir With Love" Lulu, "Needles And Pins" The Searchers, "Here Comes My Baby" The Tremeloes, "Love is All Around" The Troggs and "The First Cut Is The Deepest" . There are almost no duds but there are a few that have been played to death over the years. Nicely packaged and 16 page booklet with liner notes and color pictures are a nice touch.

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Great compilation including some hard-to-find tracks

pm444 | Okemos, MI USA | 02/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I originally ordered this as a gift for a friend, but after listening to her copy, bought it for myself. The 2 disc collection offers an excellent compilation, including some that are indispensible and others that are very hard to find without buying an entire album by the artist. Most of the tracks sound as good as you're likely to ever hear them, considering their age and the technological limitations of the time. As always with such compilations, one can quibble over the inclusion or exclusion of certain songs, but this collection is essential for any fan of British rock of the 60's and 70's."

Great Music from a Great Era in Rock `n Roll

Robert Huggins | Suburban Philadelphia, PA United States | 01/09/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 32-track, 2-CD collection from Hip-O Records is, for all practical purposes, a stripped down version of Hip-O's 54-track, 3-CD collection titled "British Invasion: 1963-1967" that was released in 2004, and which Amazon also carries. The only tune here that does not appear on the earlier collection is The Who's "Happy Jack." As one might expect, recordings from The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, and The Dave Clark Five are not represented here due to rights issues, but the collection does manage to squeak in one non-EMI/Capitol Beatles song from their early years in Hamburg, Germany. What is somewhat surprising is that The Kinks, Manfred Mann, and The Yardbirds, all staples of British Invasion collections over the years, are not represented on this set.



The song selection is mostly on target and provides a nice sampling of the various styles that made the British Invasion years so exciting musically. Pop is represented by Tom Jones, The Seekers, and Lulu; group harmonies are typified by Peter & Gordon, Chad & Jeremy, The Searchers, and The Hollies; straight ahead rock is provided by The Troggs, The Spencer Davis Group and The Who; we even get a sampling of psychedelia courtesy of Donovan and some very early prog rock from Procol Harum. It's also good to see some groups and performers from the era that are typically not represented on these collections like Georgie Fame, The Merseys, The Merseybeats, and The Silkie. The only real disappointment for me on this collection is the track selected for Eric Burdon & The Animals, probably done so for rights issues. But, for a 2-CD set, "British Invasion: Gold" is a terrific collection, one of the best available.

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