The pairing of these two albums makes sense in that they followed each other very closely in recording date (early/middle 1963) and also in the choice of material ("Desert Pete" from Sunny Side! was a conscious attempt to emulate the success of "Reverend Mr. Black" from Kingston Trio #16). The strength of Kingston Trio #16 more than makes up for the weakness of most of the songs from Sunny Side!, and it is best to think of this CD as Kingston Trio #16 with 11 bonus tracks. ~ Bruce Eder...   [ read more ]

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Intended to mark the Kingston Trio's 44th year as a going concern, this 16-song collection features several latter-day versions of the group, working in both a live and a studio context. It's especially weird, though not unpleasant, to hear "Reverend Mr. Black" done with electric bass, and a similar approach to "M.T.A."; the latter, along with several other classic songs, appears more than once for comparison's sake. The notes are a little confusing in terms of who is playing on what, but of the l...   [ read more ]

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The licensing and reissue gurus at Collectors' Choice Music wisely picked up this Kingston Trio two-fer, which Capitol Records originally released in 1992 before deleting it from their catalog several years later. As the Kingston Trio at Large (1959) and Here We Go Again! (1959) collectively occupied the top spot on the 1959 LP chart for half the year, it goes without saying that Bob Shane (guitar/banjo/vocals), Nick Reynolds (guitar/vocals) and Dave Guard (guitar/vocals) are heard ...   [ read more ]

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