Apparently, there was a gap in the Beatles' catalog, after all -- all the big hits weren't on one tidy, single-disc compilation. It's not the kind of gap you'd necessarily notice -- it's kind of like realizing you don't have a pair of navy blue dress socks -- but it was a gap all the same, so the group released The Beatles 1 late in 2000, coinciding with the publication of their official autobiography, the puzzlingly titled {-Anthology}. The idea behind this compilation is to have all the number one ...   [ read more ]

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Bronx doo wop group the Excellents are chiefly remembered for their enduring 1962 hit "Coney Island Baby," and although the original sextet was a superbly gifted singing ensemble, their active recording career really only lasted from 1961 through 1964. This generous 30-track collection covers everything, including the group's up-tempo cover of Al Jolson's "Red Red Robin" from 1961, a rocking version of the Cleftones' "You Baby You," the mandatory "Coney Island Baby," the energetic {...   [ read more ]

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If you're not familiar with folksinger Garnet Rogers -- and if you live in the U.S., you probably aren't -- this is a good way to get introduced. Containing ten of the best tracks from the many albums he has released in his native Canada, All That Is shows Rogers to be blessed with a powerful baritone and a vocal style that's redolent of labelmate Greg Brown, who wrote the liner notes for the CD. Rogers' lyrics, though, are probably the best -- and occasionally worst -- thing about him. Neve...   [ read more ]

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