Japanese only 2-LP issue. Polydor released a large number of samplers in the seventies all around the globe, many of them almost identical. This is a little different as it's not tied to any specific genre, only thing the cuts have in common is they were popular in Japan sometimes between the late fifties and early seventies. So it's a diverse blend of latino rythms, Euroschlager, Britpop, r&b, soul and psychedelia. Udo Jurgens, Jimi Hedrix, Richardo Santos, Cream, Shocking Blue, James Brown, Bee Gees, Bert Kaempfert and more put together. What really turns me on here is the audio. Absolutely clear with top separation and every nuance coming through. All cuts seems to have been treated with the same love and skill, resulting in consistent audiophile quality. So even if "Purple Haze" is about the same semi-fake stereo I've heard hundreds of times this one sounds so good I forget all about that. Further true stereo cuts as "Massachusetts" and "White Room" comes more revealed and average hits like Danyel Gerard's "Butterfly" and Shocking Blue's "Venus" get a whole new meaning. As a bonus it's also nice to hear the first made version of "Mamy Blue" - sung in Italian by Ivana Spagna. While later recordings with Pop-Tops, Joel Dayde', Nicoletta and others all became hits, hers is still rather unknown. Don't know anything about issues for the album, but guess this is early with label as shown here, matt cover and lyric/credit insert. (SÄM*) (ÄZÄ*)
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