I was very surprised when I first saw this record and found out it was made in 1975. Allthough the tracks are from 1967 and on, everything else in its appearance screams mid-sixties - the label design, heavy vinyl and E.J.Day laminated cover. According to back cover notes - instead of bad or fake stereo they choosed to issue the whole album in mono not to lose "the hard biting sound". So the listening also takes you back a decade - audio shifts a little depending on time for recording, but most comes through big and clear as on the old '45:s. This is a retrospective I like - picking the originals as they were and press. No re-mixing, compressing, limiting or further tampering, just straight on. Many seventies compilations of earlier recording were spoiled by different kinds of re-makes or updates. I wish more would be like this one. UK 1:st on DJM:s budget label Silverline with label as shown here, thick vinyl and laminated cover. (TRÖX*)
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