Where the Action Is

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. I Ain't Got You

2. For Your Love

3. I'm Not Talking

4. I Wish You Would

5. Heart Full of Soul

6. I've Been Wrong

7. Too Much Monkey Business

8. Love Me Like I Love You

9. I'm a Man

10. Evil Hearted You

See all 27 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Shapes of Things

2. Heart Full of Soul

3. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I

4. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

5. Over, Under, Sideways, Down

6. Little Games

7. My Baby

8. I'm a Man

Where the Action Is, Music, The Yardbirds, Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop

Where the Action Is: The Very Best of 1964-1981
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FREDDY CANNON "THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD"

The Forgotten Years....

Volume 2 of the hits, essentially

Second chapter of Cannon's classic rock 'n' roll

Where the Action Is: The Very Best of 1964-1981
Freddy Cannon
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

Abigail Beecher
All American Girl
Little Fender Bender
Action
It's Happening
Let Me Show You Where It's At
Beachwood City
The Dedication Song
The Laughing Song
Natalie
Rockin' Robin
In My Wildest Dreams
Ride, Roller Coaster, Ride
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
Beautiful Downtown Burbank
Charged-Up, Turned-Up Rock-N-Roll Singer
Rock & Roll ABC's
Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock & Roll

Customer Reviews:

FREDDY CANNON "THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD".......2003-06-01

Freddy Cannon made what I like to call, "good time happy music"! If you want to dance like there's no tomorrow, even if only in your mind, just put this CD on your player and the "happiness" starts to happen.
The title song, "Where The Action Is" was the theme song from the Dick Clark television show of the same name (if you remember it was co-hosted by Linda Scott ("I've Told Every Little Star") and Steve Alaimo. I never knew that the "band" that played for this track consisted of: Glen Campbell on guitar, Leon Russell on piano, Hal Blaine on drums, and James Burton on guitar. What a line-up for a rock & Roll band!
I purchased this CD especially for "The Dedication Song". This was the song used as the opening theme for a "phone-in all-request oldies radio show" I used to listen to. A most appropriate song to open an oldies show of requests and dedications. . . and Freddy sounds like a deejay who knows his stuff!
"Beautiful Downtown Burbank" sounds like an ode to Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" just on the basis of its title and multi-repitiions of that line made famous on that television show by announcer Gary Owens.
"Charged-up,Turned-up Rock-N-Roll Singer" comes across as a medley of Freddy's greatest hits. It's a good song, but leaves you wanting to hear him sing the entire version of each tune.
The final track from 1981 "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock & Roll" is an apt commentary and editorial by Freddy on what Rock & Roll is all about. It's about "fun" and "happy times" and Freddy does indeed put a lot of fun into his rock & roll and into our experience of it.
I'm grateful to Freddy Cannon for putting so much "joy" into his music and for bringing the experience of that "fun" into our lives just by listening to it. Thanks Freddy Cannon for firing "the shot heard 'round the world", and now I understand the "Boom Boom" in Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon!

The Forgotten Years...........2003-04-17

64 - 81 must rank as being Freddys most accomplished years in terms of rock and roll output. From his cover version of Rock Around the Clock (is there a better version anywhere??) to his 81 US hit with the Belmonts, he stays, as ever, completely true to the Freddy Cannon principle that Rock and Roll is fun, and needs nothing more than a big back beat and 100% commitment. Yes he does it all here. It certainly begs the question as to what goodies remain in the vaults post 81. Lets hope we see an effort to get his more recent work on CD. Maybe Bear Family Records want to look at doing some sort of Box collection as there's still plenty of 64-81 stuff which doesnt appear on this CD. Some of Freddys WB stuff needs serious reissuing. Anway, this 64-81 collection shows the Boom Boom man at his very best. Of course, old rockers dont really get older musically, they just get better and better!

Volume 2 of the hits, essentially.......2003-03-23

Varese's "The Very Best of Freddy Cannon: 1959-1963" (which see) anthologizes Cannon's stint with Swan Records, the period during which he established himself as Mr. "Boom Boom" making rock and roll records with the pure fun and excitement of a ride on the roller coaster at Palisades Park. This collection, picks up where that first one left off, collecting Cannon's work on Warner Brothers and subsequent labels for which he recorded. Revitalized and as energetic as ever, two more of Cannon's 45's, "Abigail Beecher" and "Action" invaded the top 20 in the mid-60's. One more Warner hit, "The Dedication Song", just scraped under the top 40 in 1966 but soon the music-buying public turned its back on Cannon-style material and his chart appearances dried up. Several label changes with little success ensued until, in 1981, Cannon saw his last charting hit, "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll", a collaboration with the Belmonts, make it into the lower reaches of the top 100. Though not as packed with hits as the Swan period piece, this collection makes an outstanding companion to that earlier one and is essential to any respectable rock and roll CD library. Varese has done an admirable job here production-wise with superior sound quality and a decent eight-page liner notes booklet. Many of the tracks (1,2,4-7,11,13,18) are in stereo, notably "Abigail Beecher" which appears in stuffy mono on most other CDs. Quintessential American rock and roll here - pure fun stuff with no pretense of musical seriousness or political grandstanding.

Second chapter of Cannon's classic rock 'n' roll.......2002-06-04

Varese's second Freddy Cannon disc covers his later hits at Warner Brothers in the mid-60s, as well as several comeback sides from the 70s-80s. Though mostly remembered for his initial flush of success ("Tallahassee Lassie" "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" "Palisades Park") on Swan (and anthologized on Varese's "Palisades Park: The Very Best of Freddy Cannon: 1959-1963"), Cannon's second blast of singles shows him to be an unremitting rock 'n' roller who stared down the British Invasion and folk-revivalists, and stayed true to his roots.

From the garage-guitar driven opener, "Abigail Beecher" (backed with the equally driven flipside, "All American Girl") through 1981's minor hit with the Belmonts, "Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock & Roll," Cannon's trademark vocals never lose their passion (or their "whooos" filling in every empty space). His 1965 title song, "Action" for Dick Clark's summer television program has the same boardwalk effervescence captured on "Palisades Park," backed by many of the same pros who populated Phil Spector and Brian Wilson's records (e.g., Leon Russell, Hal Blaine, James Burton, Carol Kaye).

Cannon's material throughout the era was very in-the-moment. "It's Happening," Boyce & Hart's "Let Me Show You Where It's At" and "Beachwood City" celebrated the sunny times of the here-and-now. Similar to Gary Usher's drag-and-surf songs, but delivered with a harder '50s rock 'n' roll beat. Russ Regan's horn-filled "The Laughing Song" only managed to bubble-under the top-100, but still retains its original charm. Similarly, the non-charting "Natalie" has a wicked Sunset Strip-inspired attitude. Bonuses include 1967's previously unreleased cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin" (which differs from the Buddah release made in 1970, not included here) and the amusement-themed "Ride, Roller Coaster, Ride."

By 1968 Cannon had left Warner Brothers, and released a truly manic cover of Bill Haley's "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock," including a wicked James Burton lead. 1970's indie-released "Charged-Up, Turned-On Rock-n-Roll Singer," finds Cannon losing none of his energy, and working his earlier hits into a smashing medley.

Varese's two-volumes (totalling 38 tracks) provide an outstanding view of Cannon's career, collecting virtually all of his important singles, as well as numerous excellent, but lower-charting entries. Like few others of his generation, Cannon maintained both his verve and his commitment to rock 'n' roll from his earliest sides to his latest.

Where the Action Is!/The Ventures Knock Me Out!
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Two of the Ventures' Best

Buy this if you can!

The Fabulous Ventures Still Knock Me Out

The Ventures are the kings of instrumental rock!

Where the Action Is!/The Ventures Knock Me Out!
The Ventures
Manufacturer: One Way Records Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002R1K
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

Where The Action Is: Action
Where The Action Is: Lies
Where The Action Is: Fever
Where The Action Is: Stop Action
Where The Action Is: 3's A Crowd
Where The Action Is: A Taste Of Honey
Where The Action Is: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
Where The Action Is: Action Plus
Where The Action Is: Hang On Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)
Where The Action Is: Nutty
Where The Action Is: Little Bit Of Action
Where The Action Is: She's Just My Style
The Ventures Knock Me Out!: I Feel Fine
The Ventures Knock Me Out!: Love Potion Number Nine
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The Ventures Knock Me Out!: Lonely Girl
The Ventures Knock Me Out!: Bird Rockers
The Ventures Knock Me Out!: Sha La La
The Savage
The Stranger
Superstar Revue

Customer Reviews:

Two of the Ventures' Best.......2006-03-23

Compilations of the Ventures' "Greatest Hits" are a dime-a-dozen and don't really represent the band's mid-1960s strengths. This CD, which collects two complete Ventures LPs from around 1965, showcases an exceptionally skillful instrumental band with a straightforward, fuzzy, almost garage-like sound. The Ventures were a popular band because they gave their audience exactly what they wanted - tough, straightforward instrumenal versions of popular contemporary rock songs. I think you will find this collection in particular a better introduction to what the band was really about at the height of its commercial success.

"Where the Action Is" is a fine LP, featuring several original tunes as well as covers of "Lies," "A Taste of Honey," and "Fever." It ends with a great version of "She's Just My Style, and is a solid example of what the Ventures typically accomplished in their usually abbreviated recording sessions. On its own it isn't essential, but it highlights what a typical Ventures LP sounded like.

"The Ventures Knock Me Out," on the other hand, is one of their absolute best and hardest rocking LPs. It was the Ventures' response to the British Invasion, and the Ventures include several songs that Brit rockers brought to the US in 1964 or 1965. Their cover of the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" is a relatively faithful one (down to the opening feedback and reverb) but the rest are considerably pumped-up. Relatively catchy but effete hits like the Zombies' "She's Not There" or the Searchers' "Love Potion Number Nine" are given the full Ventures' treatment. They are toughened, fuzzed-out cover versions that even those most skeptical of the British Invasion would welcome. In fact they have more in common with what harder Brit bands like the Yardbirds and Who sounded like than what most of the poppier bands delivered. It's amazing to consider that the Ventures probably knocked out "Knock Me Out" in less than a week!

The bonus tracks are nothing special. One Way Records seems to have assigned bonuses at random to their re-releases. "Superstar Revue" is an awful 1970s era track and the other songs are representative of the Ventures' earlier, more surf-oriented style.

Buy this if you can!.......2005-11-06

Back when I was five or six ('65-'66), my Pop brought these two albums home, because he wasn't too happy with the way rock music was headed, yet didn't want to deny us kids of it. He'd had to deal with some guff from his dad about bringing home jazz records, so he had an idea about the parental resistance towards whatever was the latest music.
We were blown away! These guys were fantastic! The guitars were their own Mosrite axes and there's not a slouch among them. The drummer's talents are best displayed on "Gone, Gone, Gone".
Much later on I "appropriated" them and played them even though they were pretty well shot. Then one day in '96, I just happened to spy this double album CD at a record store and bought it without hesitation. I couldn't believe my luck! And to add to it, the sound quality is amazing! Since then my brothers have all bothered me to lend it to them. If you consider yourself a Ventures fan, you can't do without this collection- period. The price may seem a bit steep, but just one play will dispell any buyer's remorse.

The Fabulous Ventures Still Knock Me Out.......2003-07-01

This two-fer is an example of The Ventures in their 60's prime, with "Knock Me Out" being one of their best albums, ( with "Out Of Limits" and "Walk Don't Run '64"). One of the great guitar instrumentals of all time, "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue", is included,(later covered by Mick Ronson), and is worth it alone.

The driving guitars are showcased in such outstanding tunes as Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk In The Room" (with a lead guitar series that you will instantly recognize, later covered by Pam Tillis and Paul Carrack among others), Manfred Mann's "Sha La La", (one of my favorite cuts) and "I Feel Fine".

An original, "Mariner #4",surprised me when it first came out, obviously influenced by their earlier albums, but is a standout and an often missed classic.

"Where The Action Is" was an albumn hard to find, and to have it coupled with "Knock Me Out" made me buy it immediately, especially since I played the vinyl albums to death. "Taste Of Honey", (Herb Alpert), the title song, and their own "Action Plus" are among the better cuts.

The added tracks "The Savage", (Great Vintage Ventures) is good to have, and the "Superstar Revue" was an attempt at the disco and Gerry McGee era and is quite different from the rest of this CD.

A good price for the greatest instrumental group ever, whose influence is phenomonal. Why aren't they in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame???? It can't be because of talent, sales, or influence. As mentioned by other reviewers, the sound is very good, and is a worthy addition to your library, and a must for a Ventures Fan.

Good Listening.

The Ventures are the kings of instrumental rock!.......2000-09-27

This was the second Ventures CD I ever bought. The 2-LPs-on-1-CD format grabbed me. Plus I wanted to have "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" and "I Feel Fine" [a Beatles cover]. So I ordered this CD, and liked it immediately after I put it on. First of all, the sound quality is excellent stereo with great separation. Next, the performances are simply awesome.

The Ventures are so much fun to listen to; it makes you want to go out there and play those songs yourself! Just about every song is extremely listenable. The covers of hits of the day are fun (I Feel Fine, Gone Gone Gone, Hang On Sloopy, Oh Pretty Woman, etc.).

The first 2 of the three bonus tracks are in mono. "The Savage" was a B-side. The second, I don't know about. The third shouldn't even be on the CD - it's some disco thing from the 70s. But otherwise, it's a great CD to play at parties of whatever. Buy it now. Excuse me for being a salesman.

Where the Action Is
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SUE ROCKS!

Rough & Tumble

Very Good!

Where the Action Is
Sue Foley
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066RLF
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Where The Action Is
Vertigo Blues
Love Disease
Two Bluebirds
Stupid Girl
Let It Go
Every Hour
Baby Where Are You
Get Yourself Together
Roll With Me Henry
Down The Big Road Blues
Gotta Keep Moving

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Guitarist Sue Foley returns with Where the Action Is, a confident collection of original material and covers, like 2000's Love Comin' Down. A highlight is "Two Bluebirds," a slow, laconic paean to the effort that goes into love. Foley's distinctive voice, which may not appeal to all tastes, is perfect for this song; her drawn-out enunciation goes hand-in-glove with the slower, hot-weather material. The cover of the Rolling Stones' "Stupid Girl" is unsurprising, given that Foley's a Stones fan, but her considerable guitar skills and distinctive voice work best with her own material. In this case, that's mostly the country-inflected blues-rock that is her forte, with occasional forays into classic rock and R&B (her take on "Roll with Me, Henry" rolls along with the confidence born of consummate skill). And, maybe just to show she can, she takes a stab at traditional blues with "Down the Big Road Blues" and hits the mark dead center. With Where the Action Is, Foley continues to live up to the potential that's been evident since her first album. Listening to her has become an unmitigated pleasure. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

SUE ROCKS!.......2003-03-14

While many of the other contemporary female Blues artists in 2002 were making safe middle of the road releases, leave it to Sue Foley and producer Colin Linden to push the envelope. Following her most balenced album on "Love Comin' Down", Foley delivers a driving guitar based project which hasn't been heard by this lady since her early years on the Antone label. The difference now is Foley is a very good singer and the songs are much more varied. On "Where The Action Is", Sue pays somewhat of a homage to her heroes - The Rolling Stones. Think of "It's Only Rock And Roll" with a little more edge minus the filler. The standout cut is "Get Yourself Together" with its "Gimme Shelter" like guitar riffs. The rest of the songs are Blues based Rock without the headache factor. With her recent releases on the Shanachie label, Foley is now getting her just due as a W.C. Handy 2003 nominee for " Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year". "Where The Action Is" is a culmination of talented musician coming of age.

Rough & Tumble.......2002-11-17

Ten years after her debut, Ottawa native Sue Foley rocks out with a great blues album. "I know you & your friends hang out downtown at the Twist & Shout," she opens on the title track with Richard Bell's pulsing organ cutting the groove deep. Colin Linden whose "Big Mouth" & "Raised by Wolves" CDs are classic lends his slide guitar to "Vertigo Blues" with Sue's voice mixed like Janis Joplin wailing from the grave, "No use in crying, no use in being alone, no use in dying out on your own." My favorite track is "Love Disease" whose backbeat with Bryan Owings going crazy on drums makes me hit the repeat button. "Two Bluebirds" is a midtempo electric blues. Foley's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Stupid Girl" is a no-holes-barred rockfest homage to her early rock heroes. "Let It Go" has a pretty melody. "I've been thinking of you, and I've been feeling so blue," Sue opens on "Every Hour" which has the feel of a classic torch blues. Sounding like Lucinda Williams who receives a credit of thanks on the CD, "Baby Where Are You?" is about as soft as Foley gets on this set. "Get Yourself Together" has addictive guitar parts on this radio-friendly piece. Sue gives Etta James' "Roll With Me Henry" a Bluesbrakers kind of treatment. The traditional "Down the Big Road Blues" gets an unplugged treatment with Colin Linden on dobro. The CD concludes with the rave rocker "Gotta Keep Moving." WTAI is a hot set with strong blues rock tracks. Don't miss it!

Very Good!.......2002-07-19

This is a great CD and i think her opening song, "Where the Action Is" is a GREAT tune along with the rest of the CD. I highly recommend it and it's definately well worth checking out!

Tracks:

Leaving Here - The Birds
Biff Bang Pow - The Creation
You've Got What I Want - The Sorrows
Circles - Fleur De Lys
You Said - The Primitives
Cant Help Thinking About Me - David Bowie
Sittin On My Sofa - The Kinks
Eddies Dreaming - Small Faces
Never Ever - The Action
Do The Dog - Georgie Fame
I Wanna Talk About My Baby - The Riot Squad
Keep Lookin - The Artwoods
Wanna Make It With You - The Smoke
We Dont Know - The Attack
Baby Dont Push Me - Alan Bown Set
But I Do - The Game
In The City - Charles Dickens
Aint No Good - The Clique
Take Me For A Little Whille - The Koobas
Soul Sauce - Timebox
Lets Go Baby (Where The Action Is) - Robert Parker
The In Crowd - Dobie Gray
Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett
Ain't Nothin But A House Party - The Showstoppers
Come On Home - Jackie Edwards
The 81 - Candy & The Kisses
Finders Keepers Losers Weepers - Nella Doods
Hand It Over - Chuck Jackson
Am I Still Dreaming - Pp Arnold
Just You And I - Gutar Red
Hi Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
I Feel Alright - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
Hi Hi Hazel - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
Penny Reel - Eric Monty Morris
Lucky Seven - The Skatalites
Garden Of Love - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
Train To Skaville - The Ethopians
(People Get Ready) Lets Do Rock Steady - Dandy
Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Denker & The Aces

Album Description

Full title - Gary Crowley Presents Where The Action Is. 2004 compilation is a themed package featuring all types of 60s mod music, from R&B & freakbeat to northern soul. Features 40 tracks by such artists as The Brits, The Creation, The Sorrows, Fleur De Lys, The Primitives, David Bowie, The Kinks, Small Faces, Georgie Fame, The Riot Squad, & many more. Slipcase. Discotheque.

Album Details

Themed Package featuring all Types of 60 Mod Music from R&B and Freakbeat to Northern Soul and Ska.

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Where the Action Is
Ventures
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004U2PE
Release Date: 2000-05-24

Tracks:

Action
Lies
Fever
Stop Action
3's A Crowd
A Taste Of Honey
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
Action Plus
Hang On Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)
Nutty
Little Bit Of Action
She's Just My Style
Action
Lies
Fever
Stop Action
3's A Crowd
A Taste Of Honey
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
Action Plus
Hang On Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)
Nutty
Little Bit Of Action
She's Just My Style
El Greco
Theme From Endless Summer
On The Road
Summer Love

Album Description

Japanese compilation for the surf rock instrumental combo including Japan only mono tracks. Includes 4 bonus tracks 'ElGreco', Theme from 'Endless Summer', 'On The Road' and 'Summer Love'. 28 tracks in all. Featuring stereo and mono recordings. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Japanese Exclusive Version featuring Mono and Versions of the Tracks on the Same CD.

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Let's take a trip.

Ventures a Go-Go/Where the Action Is!
The Ventures
Manufacturer: See for Miles
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9Y2
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Go-Go Slow
Louie, Louie
Night Stick
Bamba
"In" Crowd
Wooly Bully
Go-Go Guitar
Go-Go Dancer
Swingin' Creeper
Whittier Boulevard
I Like It Like That
Action
Lies
Fever
Stop Action
3's a Crowd
Taste of Honey
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
Action Plus
Hang on Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)
Nutty
Little Bit of Action
She's Just My Style

Customer Reviews:

Let's take a trip........2006-09-29

This CD features two Ventures albums from late 1965/early 1966.

The Ventures a Go-Go was the Ventures 20th album. It was released to capitalize on the popularity of go-go dancing. It features seven cover versions of recent hits, and five original tunes. The album has a lot of organ on it. I was surprised that the vocal lines in "Satisfaction" were played by an organ, instead of a guitar like they normally do when they cover a song with lyrics. Out of the original tunes, the great "The Swingin' Creeper" is a favorite among Ventures fans, although "A Go-Go Dancer" is pretty terrific, too. The rest of the album is also solid.

Where the Action Is was the Ventures 21st album. It was titled after a TV show that featured rock groups "performing" (really lip synching). The first song on the album is the theme song from that show (played by Paul Revere and the Raiders on the show itself). This album also features seven cover versions of recent hits, and five original tunes. The album has a harder edge to it, with quite a bit of fuzztone guitar. The best of the original songs is "Action Plus", but I also should mention "Nutty", which is based on The Nutcracker Suite (get it?). The best of the covers is "Lies", which is fantastic. The rest of the album is good, too.

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Buy this CD? "I Wish You Would"
GREAT BAND. Maximum Blues, Rock/R&B. Superb Musicians.

Where the Action Is
The Yardbirds
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000765P
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

Shapes Of Things
Heart Full Of Soul
Mr. You're A Better Man Than I
Most Likely You'll Go Your Way
Over Under Sideways Down
Little Games
My Baby
I'm A Man

Album Description

Two picture CDs: the first disc features all 27 tracks from their London BBC radio sessions; the second is eight tracks recorded live in Stockholm, 1967. 35 tracks total, including'Shapes Of Things', 'Most Likely You'll Go Your Way', 'HeartFull Of Soul', 'Mr. You're A Better Man Than I' and 'Over Under Sideways Down'. Double slimline jewel case. 1997 New Millennium release.

Album Details

Compiled in association with existing members of the band, contains the most complete BBC recordings. Also includes rare versions of hit singles, & features the talents of Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck.

Customer Reviews:

Buy this CD? "I Wish You Would".......2007-06-01

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I am asked often for my reviews and thoughts on 60's and 70's rock and roll.

The Yardbirds are a band I collect every note. This release deserves the 5 Stars from opening to close. With this particular pressing you'll get the 27 BBC Radio tracks and the a bunch of nice songs from Stockholm 67.

You have heard often about the trio of Clapton, Beck, and Page. Check out this release not only for the guitar but the underrated vocals of Keith Relf. He was a tremendous front man.

The material on the 2 discs will show you all sides of the band. The great hits and radio tunes shine such as For Your Love, Heart Full Of Soul, Still I'm Sad, and Train Kept A Rollin' but the cuts that may have escaped you in the past that further solidify their genius; "Love Me Like I Love You" and "Dust My Blues."

They could excel in the studio and on stage cut loose with awesome power. Go back in time and capture the moment it was rather special.

All the best,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

GREAT BAND. Maximum Blues, Rock/R&B. Superb Musicians........1999-01-24

One of the greatest influences to Blues, Rock and Psychedelic music to emerge from the 60's. This CD captures all the energy and inovative brilliance that The Yardbirds had and delivered. With guitarists like Clapton, Beck and Page, and the superb vocals and harpist Keith Relf, and drummer supreme Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, these guys rank with the greatest Rock musicians of all time and have earned their place in Rock history. This is a classic set not to be missed. Buy this one quick.

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Endless Bummer
Where the Action Is
Manufacturer: Compulsive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0006SPY8E
Release Date: 1999-01-01

Tracks:

Can't Do Anything
Reconstruction
Until It's Gone
Close It Tight
Superficial
Shadowfuck
Off Again
That Summer
Cellophone
Best Taste
Exterior Galore
Junkie Girl
Baggage
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Unwound
Exit Time
Lost Years
Fuck Your Vacation

Product Description

guitar on cover

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Where the Action Is
Westworld
Manufacturer: BMG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000IY86DQ

Product Description

Song list: 1. Where the action is 2. Sonic boom boy 3. Rockulator 4. Silver mac 5. Fly westworld 6. Psychotech 7. Ba-na-na-bam-boo 8. Injection 9. Cheap 'n' nasty 10. Mix me up 11. Painkiller 12. Joy rider 13. Sonic boom boy (original) 14. Ba-na-na-bam-boom-erang

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Go Go/Where the Action Is
Ventures
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000E13Q
Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

BIN# R07585 1994 24 TRACKS SONGS INCLUDE:I CAN'T GE NO SATISFACTION...GO-GO SLOW...LOUIE LOUIE...NIGHT STICK...LA BAMBA...THE 'IN' CROWD...WOOLLY BULLY...A GO-GO GUITAR...A GO-GO DANCER...THE SWINGIN'CREEPER...WHITTIER BLVD...I LIKE IT L

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Flashpoint

1. I Ain't Got You
2. For Your Love
3. I'm Not Talking
4. I Wish You Would
5. Heart Full of Soul
6. I've Been Wrong
7. Too Much Monkey Business
8. Love Me Like I Love You
9. I'm a Man
10. Evil Hearted You

1. Shapes of Things
2. Heart Full of Soul
3. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I
4. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
5. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
6. Little Games
7. My Baby
8. I'm a Man