This is the single-CD successor to Creeque Alley, the double-disc career retrospective issued in the early '90s. All of the hits from "California Dreamin'" to "Dream a Little Dream of Me" are here, along with their more celebrated album tracks, and the notes by Joseph Laredo provide a decent overview of the group's formation and history. The records have been remastered yet again, although the level of improvement over Creeque Alley seems modest (Creeque Alley sounded really good) compare...   [ read more ]

CD $13.25

In the spring of 1966, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears represented a genuinely new sound, as fresh to listeners as the songs on Meet the Beatles had seemed two years earlier. Released just as "California Dreaming" was ascending the charts by leaps and bounds, it was the product of months of rehearsal in the Virgin Islands and John Phillips' discovery of what one could do to build a polished recorded sound in the studio -- it embraced folk-rock, pop/rock, pop, and soul, and also reflected ...   [ read more ]

CD $9.45

MCA Special Products' California Dreamin' boasts a blend of hits and album tracks, highlighted by "Monday, Monday," "Sing for Your Supper," "Glad to Be Unhappy," and the title track. Although this is a far cry from a definitive hits collection or even an informative overview, it's nevertheless an entertaining sampler that should be of interest to budget-minded casual fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

CD $6.63