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Here comes another collection from the seventies-this time from Universal’s “Gold” series. It does a good job combining rock, R & B, funk and disco. Even though it’s well put together, it’s somewhat expendable. What keeps this collection from being essential is that with a few exceptions, practically all of the tracks are in their edited versions. Also, many of these versions can be found on other compilations. But with the first disc running 78 1/2 minutes and the second 77 1/2, it’s a worthwhile listening experience. I’ll only recommend this title to anyone who’s new to it or doesn’t mind shorter versions of songs.
For everyone else, it’s not really necessary but you won’t regret getting it if you do.
By the way, these tracks are in their unedited versions:
More Than A Feeling-Boston
Heart Of Glass-Blondie
I’m Not In Love-10cc
She’s Gone-Hall & Oates
Fooled Around And Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop
From new wave (The Cars, Blondie) to disco (Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor) and Southern rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd) to funk (Earth, Wind & Fire, The Commodores), Hip-O’s 40-track collection is packed with some of the biggest hits of the era.
Not only did the decade provide a variety of musical styles, the way music was presented to the public was changing, too. The once dominant Top 40 AM radio gave way to FM stations and AOR formats. As such you get a mixed bag of LP versions (for example, the 5:14 version of “She’s Gone” and the 5:59 version of “I’m Not in Love) along with radio edits (”Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” is cut from 4:33 to 3:18 and “Blinded by the Light” is nearly cut in half–the LP version was 7:08 while the single version was 3:47). Since many listeners will recognize both versions, it’s not a big deal that about half the songs are presented in their single-release version. [I do, however, have a complaint with the version of "Maggie May" that was used. The LP version was 5:45 and the radio edit was 5:11. The version here is futher truncated to 3:41!]
The 20-page booklet is serviceable, but hardly essential. There are a handful of pictures, track listing (with release dates and highest chart position) and a 6-page essay by Mike Ragogna.[The essay does clarify that in Springsteen's lyrics to "Blinded by the light," he in fact wrote "...revved up like a deuce..."--NOT a feminine hygiene product. So could we all start singing the right words?!!]
If you’re looking for a fun trip down memory lane, it’s hard to beat ’70s GOLD. [Running Time: Disc 1 - 78:34, Disc 2 - 77:29] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED