Steven
02-20-2002, 10:02 PM
>Subject: Review: Polygram Girl Groups release
>Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies
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>Date: 1996/06/22
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>There are vague rumors that the stereo master tapes for all of >the Red Bird and Blue Cat label hits are in the hands of Steve >Hoffman at DCC Compact Classics.
Don't think that ever happened. A shame because because most Red Bird (as well as Dimension) recordings haven't been released in great sound on CD. The biggest hits might have appeared here and there in decent sound, but the lesser known songs only appear on "complete" collections, most of which I've heard aren't that impessive, soundwise.
The complete "Red Bird Story" on 4 CD's (Charly) is awful (CEDAR).
Comparing the hits on The Complete Cookies (originally Dimension, CD on Sequel) that also appear on the "Brill Building Sound" boxset (ERA/K-tel), the Sequel is duller, and I'm Into Something Good" has some noises on it that aren't found the box (which is tinny on a lot of songs).
I haven't heard the Rhino "Colpix-Dimension Story, so I hold out hope for that.
Can any one recommended their favorite CD's of Red Bird and Dimension recordings (especially Shangri Las, there are so many CD's, one of them has to be the best!)
Steven
>Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies
>View: Complete Thread (2 articles) | Original Format
>Date: 1996/06/22
>
>There are vague rumors that the stereo master tapes for all of >the Red Bird and Blue Cat label hits are in the hands of Steve >Hoffman at DCC Compact Classics.
Don't think that ever happened. A shame because because most Red Bird (as well as Dimension) recordings haven't been released in great sound on CD. The biggest hits might have appeared here and there in decent sound, but the lesser known songs only appear on "complete" collections, most of which I've heard aren't that impessive, soundwise.
The complete "Red Bird Story" on 4 CD's (Charly) is awful (CEDAR).
Comparing the hits on The Complete Cookies (originally Dimension, CD on Sequel) that also appear on the "Brill Building Sound" boxset (ERA/K-tel), the Sequel is duller, and I'm Into Something Good" has some noises on it that aren't found the box (which is tinny on a lot of songs).
I haven't heard the Rhino "Colpix-Dimension Story, so I hold out hope for that.
Can any one recommended their favorite CD's of Red Bird and Dimension recordings (especially Shangri Las, there are so many CD's, one of them has to be the best!)
Steven