With
a few exceptions, the song lineup on this 24-track CD sounds familiar,
but that's a misconception. The remastering job has been done so well
that precious little on this CD sounds familiar, and it's all good. This
collection picks up right where its predecessor left off, presenting a
string of Hollies hits, B-sides, and notable album tracks, newly
remastered in state-of-the-art sound off of original session masters.
The results are frequently startling; rather than just enhancing the
hits, the producers have applied the same care to their B-sides, and
those are a deceptively fine group of songs in their own right. It rips
the envelope altogether by throwing in the group's previously unissued
recording of Graham Gouldman's "Schoolgirl," maybe the best unreleased
track to come out of an EMI group this side of the Beatles' pounding
version of "Leave My Kitten Alone." The remastering also makes the
standard material sound more spacious and less compressed than ever
before and opens up layers of sound on the guitars, percussion, and
vocals that were previously obscured. Hollies fans may love this CD for a
reason beyond the particular individual tracks or the dazzling sound
textures; it's very much an affirmation of the peak that the band
achieved in the late '60s, depicting their moves from British
invasion-style rock & roll through psychedelia to pop/rock, all of
it beautifully crafted and played. The notes by Bobby Elliott are highly
entertaining as well as informative.
01. Pay You Back With Interest
02. On A Carousel
03. All The World Is Love
04. Schoolgirl
05. Carrie Anne
06. Signs That Will Never Change
07. King Midas In Reverse
08. Everything Is Sunshine
09. Dear Eloise
10. Open Up Your Eyes
11. Man With No Expression
12. Listen To Me
13. Do The Best You Can
14. Blowing In The Wind
15. Sorry Suzanne
16. Not That Way At All
17. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
18. Cos You Like To Love Me
19. Sign Of The Times
20. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
21. Man Professor Blyth
22. Gasoline Alley Bred
23. Dandelion Wine
24. Confessions Of A Mind
01. Pay You Back With Interest
02. On A Carousel
03. All The World Is Love
04. Schoolgirl
05. Carrie Anne
06. Signs That Will Never Change
07. King Midas In Reverse
08. Everything Is Sunshine
09. Dear Eloise
10. Open Up Your Eyes
11. Man With No Expression
12. Listen To Me
13. Do The Best You Can
14. Blowing In The Wind
15. Sorry Suzanne
16. Not That Way At All
17. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
18. Cos You Like To Love Me
19. Sign Of The Times
20. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
21. Man Professor Blyth
22. Gasoline Alley Bred
23. Dandelion Wine
24. Confessions Of A Mind
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