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Ross (3282 KP) rated Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 by Sam Cooke in Music

Jun 22, 2020

Rolling Stone's 107th greatest album of all time

Brilliant collection of soul classics. I found Cooke to be similar to Frankie Valli - you have no idea how many of their songs you know until you listen to a greatest hits like this and there are so many memorable songs.

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Ross (3282 KP) rated Drifters' Golden Hits by The Drifters US in Music

May 5, 2020

Rolling Stone's 459th greatest album of all time

Superb collection of well-known Motown/soul classics. Some are not the best/most famous versions but all are great songs. It's always surprising how many massive hits an act like this can have (similar to Frankie Valli), assuming they are all Drifters originals (I haven't checked).

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Stephin Merritt recommended Shakespeare Songs by Deller Consort in Music (curated)

Shakespeare Songs by Deller Consort

1967 | Vocal

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"Probably the most famous countertenor of the 20th century – unless you count Frankie Valli – was the wonderful Alfred Deller, a major figure in the revival of original performance techniques for early and Baroque music. When I was a child we had this album,so I grew up thinking everyone knew and loved 'Where The Bee Sucks' and 'We Be Soldiers Three'. The liner notes, at least on the CD version, are woefully inadequate (who wrote what? when? for which play? Did Henry VIII really write 'Greensleeves'?) but the music is lovely. "

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Ross (3282 KP) rated Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 by Sam Cooke in Music

Jun 22, 2020

Ross (3282 KP) rated Drifters' Golden Hits by The Drifters US in Music

May 5, 2020

Stephin Merritt recommended Shakespeare Songs by Deller Consort in Music (curated)