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Series is running thin--not enough classics that desperately

Daniel W. Kelly | Long Island, NY United States | 06/15/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Personally, I was thrilled to have a couple of 12" versions on CD at last--Walk Right Now by the Jacksons, Who's Zoomin Who by Aretha and the 12" mix of System of Survival by Earth Wind & Fire. FINALLY these tracks are on CD! There were also some other surprises like the long version of Galaxy by War and the long version of Roy Ayers' Running Away. But there were also way too many tracks that are not all that hard to get on CD, like Sister Sledge, A Taste of Honey, and Chic. With so many 80s classics still not on CD, these tracks seem like a big waste of space. The inclusion of a bunch of Bobby O productions is cool, but again, most of these were already released on official Bobby O compilations. The only other bittersweet surprise here was the version of The Runner by Three Degrees. Liebrand admits on his site that he still hasn't found the full 8:10 12" version, but that this was a really good mix too. It definitely retains the sound of the original Giorgio Moroder disco production, but it would still be great to get the actual 12" version on CD at last.



Let's just hope volume 5 taps into the huge number of more mainstream 80s hits that show up on numerous compilations in their single edits but never in their 12" remix versions, because those classic 12" mixes still desperately need to be preserved on CD, and for the price of a 4 CD set like this, it's just got to pay off."

Sound is Amazing.

Glenn R. Chappell | Portsmouth, VA USA | 06/12/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Wow! The sound is incredible. The songs on disc one never sounded so good. Every track is a winner minus track 10. Cd 2 is kind of boring, but I do like "Walk Right Now" by the Jacksons. Cd 3 has 2 big hits from Bobby O and the first single by the Pet Shop Boys. Cd 4 Trommeltanz (Din Da Da) 12" Master and also the Dub Version by George Kranz. If you want to hear these old songs sound new again, Buy this collection.

My Favorites are

1) Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey

2) They Only Come Out at Night by Peter Brown

3) Trommeltanz (Din Da Da) by George Kranz

4) Ai No Corrida by Quincy Jones

5) She Has a Way by Bobby O

6) Galaxy by War

7) Billy Jean by Michael Jackson

8) Groove Line by Heatwave

9) Walk Right Now by the Jacksons

10) Le Freak, Spank, Stay the Night and White Horse.

I own all 4 volumes of Grand 12-inches, but there are at least 10 songs in this collection I didn't like. However, I would still buy this for the sound quality alone."

Correct track listing

Interzone_Records | Alabama | 12/16/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As usual with this series, Amazon's track listing can't be trusted, as it lists the song writers, and not the actual artists that perform the tracks. The list below is straight from the site of the guy who compiled and produced this series, and provides correct track names, artists, and times.



GRAND 12 INCHES 4



CD 1 (The Funky Grooves)



1 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 6:25 (original 12" version)

2 War - Galaxy 8:11

3 A Taste Of Honey-Boogie Oogie Oogie 5:34 (original 12" version)

4 Heatwave - Grooveline 7:29 (original 12" version)

5 Chic - Le Freak 5:33 (original 12" version)

6 Jimmy BoHorne - Spank 6:59 (original 12" version)

7 Peter Brown - They Only Come Out At Night 6:24 (original 12" version)

8 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 6:05 (original 12" version)

9 Billy Ocean - Stay The Night 6:15 (original 12" version)

10 Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around Suite 17:14 (Special Ben Liebrand Edit)



CD 2 (From relaxed to energetic)



1 Grace Jones - La vie en rose 7:28 (original 12" version)

2 Change - You Are My Melody 6:24 (original 12" version)

3 World Premiere - Share The Night 7:26 (original 12" version)

4 BB&Q Band - Genie 6:00 (original 12" version)

5 Aretha Franklin - Who Zoomin Who 8:36 (original 12" version)

6 Deodato - Fire in thge sky 6:48 (original 12" version)

7 Peter Jacques Band - Going dancing down the steet 5:51 (original 12" version)

8 Earth, Wind & Fire - System Of Survival 7:41 (original 12" version)

9 Jacksons - Walk Right Now 7:39 (original 12" version)

10 The 3 Degrees - The Runner 7:40

(rare funky long version)



CD 3 (My Sequencer based roots)



1 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (Produced by Bobby Orlando) 7:51 (original 12" version)

2 Bobby "O" - She Has A Way 5:50 (original 12" version)

3 The Mike Theodore Orchestra - High On Mad Mountain 8:14 (Full Length Version)

4 Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) 5:07 (original 12" version)

5 Bobby "O" - ImSoHotForYou 5:11 (original 12" version)

6 Azoto - San Salvador 6:55 (original 12" version)

7 Easy Going - Fear 7:52 (Full Length Album Version)

8 Midway - Set It Out 6:39 (original 12" version)

9 Flirts - Passion 9:02 (original 12" version)

10 Hot.R.S. - House of The Rising Sun 14:40 (Full length version)



CD 4 (Alternative and Pop)



1 Georg Kranz - Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) 6:19 (original 12" version)

2 Roy Ayers feat. Ubiquity - Running Away 6:56 (original 12" version)

3 Level 42 - Love Games 7:26 (original 12" version)

4 MaiTai - History 7:19 (original 12" version by Rutger Kroese)

5 Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love 8:24

6 Pointer Sisters - Automatic 6:08 (original 12" version)

7 Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) 6:16 (original 12" version)

8 GQ - Disco Nights 5:15 (original 12" version)

9 Laid Back - White Horse 5:45 (original 12" version)

10 Jam & Spoon-Follow Me 12:29 (original 12" version)

11 George Kranz - Din Daa Daa (Acappella / Dub-Version) 3:06

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