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sound quality is outstanding that warm sound heard on the rest of the songs carries over from the familiar beginning of this goodie you hear the harp strings horns and the nylon string guitar of dion all blended together my favorite part of the song is the hammond organ break after verse two and it sounds absolutely beautiful on this cd i remember back in the day flipping this 45 over and hearing daddy rollin in your arms a blues tune that just rocks out on this cd i must point out that the other version of this song i have on cd was also in mono but it didn t sound this full and rich this song is not unlike a lot of the material dion recorded on columbia from 1964 until he left to return to laurie in 68 most of these songs would go unnoticed until years later when columbia would release the road i m on a two disc set of many of dion s columbia sides the next single laurie would release was the jimmy hendrix classic purple haze which did hit the hot 100 and peak at 63 the song sounds as good as it gets if you re not familiar with dion s rendition of this psychedelic standard it sounds like dion meeting jose feliciano and jamming together with a lot of flutes and strings in the background it s actually kind of an interesting take on the song the b side of this 45 is the dolphin this song would have fit in most of the albums dion would record on warner brothers during the 70 s this is a wonderful song written by fred neil the harp really rings out over the acoustic guitar bass strings and the smooth dion vocals many believe this song should have been the a side of this record after listening to it several times since i obtained this set i agree the next single issued by laurie in 1969 is joni mitchell s from both sides now as it was issued on the label this one barely hit the hot 100 at 91 i ve always remembered the song as both sides now dion does a good job interpreting this song with the harp strings and acoustic guitar arrangement similar to the dolphin that warm full sound rings out clear as a bell this was dion s last chart hit for laurie the b side of this 45 is sun fun song this is one of the few songs on this collection that i had not heard until now it s a nice little tune written by dion again the arrangement is as the previous two songs and it sure sounds good this one s got a cool instrumental break that reminds me a bit of penny lane the last dion single on laurie is a version of the four tops loving you is sweeter than ever co written by stevie wonder again this sounds like something jose feliciano might have recorded only with dion singing lead it s a good song as should have had some chart action but it did not the flip side of this one is he looks a lot like me a viet nam era song written by dion there s some good guitar work in that great dion style and again it sounds great this is one of the other songs i was not familiar with and i m sorry i never heard this one before it s very good all of these eight songs appeared on an album entitled dion released by laurie after the success of abraham martin and john as i said earlier they need to do this with dion s columbia singles and it wouldn t be a bad idea to see collections like this from other artists and groups from this era there are mono collections of the beach boys and the beatles if you can afford the beatles mono box set there have been mono sets from many motown artists as well there should be similar collections from the mamas and papas the buckinghams paul revere and the raiders the four seasons and jan and dean to name a few the bottom line about this outstanding collection is if you like the sounds of the 60 s buy this set if you re a fan of dion buy this set even if you have all the other dion cd collections and most of all if you want to hear this music that way it sounded back in the day on those old 45 s in glorious mono then by all means buy this set you will not be disappointed at all a footnote to this review i have learned the jan and dean complete liberty singles set along with sets from gary lewis and the playboys and paul revere and the raiders from collectors choice music were issued in mono i guess i m going to have to get copies of those sets as well posted by jeff mazdra at 4 23 pm 5 comments labels cds collectors choice music dion gary lewis and the playboys jan and dean motown music paul revere and the raiders rock and roll the 60s dion the complete laurie singles a review pt 3 part three leftovers on laurie in 1963 columbia issued ruby baby dion s first single on their label so laurie was left with enough sides to continue issuing singles for some time after dion s departure however as you will note they would run out of solo material perhaps passing on a few album tracks that might have made good singles disc two begins with a song taken from dion s lovers who wander lp and issued as a single in the spring of 1963 sandy would peak at 21 after ruby baby charted in january of 63 this track sounds just fine in mono it again carries on with that full warm sound that was on disc one again the blend of dion and the del satins is smooth and sounds just like it did back then on my old 45 now if you flipped this record over you get a song called faith which actually goes back the the dion the belmonts days but it still has a good sound quality in june of 63 laurie would dip into the lovers who wander album for the next single come go with me a remake of the del vikings hit peaked at 48 the record was backed with king without a queen which did not hit the charts maybe laurie should have pushed the b side come go with me has a premature fade out in the last verse this reminded me of darling loraine by the knockouts which also faded in the last verse both sides sound excellent on this cd especially king without a queen blending dion s lead with the excellent backing vocals of the del satins along with some fine guitar and a subtle organ in the mix next came a single taken from the runaround sue lp i believe if lonely world would have been issued as an a side a year earlier it would have charted much higher than it did in 63 when it bubbled under the hot 100 at 101 the sound on this song is as good as it gets and once again the del satins vocals are loud and clear the flip side of this 45 was another one from the dion the belmonts days tag along was recorded early in their time at laurie and for some reason it did not appear on a single until the group had broken up and dion himself had left laurie in 1964 laurie released two sides from dion s first solo album entitled alone with dion which was recorded in 1960 after the dance failed to chart as did the b side then i ll be tired of you these songs sounded good but they were obviously released in an effort to try and continue to cash in on dion s continuing success on columbia which i must admit was failing in 1964 but that s an issue for another time laurie would again dip into the tracks off of the lovers who wander lp for one more single dion s version of shout this sounds very good in mono while i was listening to the track i got the feeling they took the best parts from the isley brothers 1959 original and mixed in a lot of the raw energy from the joey dee the starliters 1962 live recording another note about dion on laurie in 1964 laurie would re release little girl as a single but it would not do any significant chart action one last single was issued in 1965 when laurie would go all the way back to the presenting dion the belmonts lp and put out a song called i got the blues which would fail to hit the charts in 1958 this vocal put to the rhythm of bill doggets honky tonk might have actually seen some chart action in 1965 a year after the british invasion motown and all the other changes the song stood no chance of becoming a hit however it s on the collection for us to enjoy and i might add it sounds as good if not better than the versions i have on a couple of ace cd s which are well known for great sound quality in part four i ll take a look at the singles from 1968 and 1969 when dion would return to laurie before he would end up on warner brothers posted by jeff mazdra at 4 19 pm 1 comment labels cds dion dion and the belmonts motown music rock and roll the 60s the beatles the british invasion dion the complete laurie singles a review pt 2 part two the heart of the collection dion and the del satins this part of my review deals with dion s most familiar singles from laurie the backing vocals on all of these songs and some of the songs in part three feature the del satins when you take the a sides of all of these songs and put them together with dion s columbia chart singles you ll find dion had more hits with the del satins than he did with the belmonts it s these familiar songs that make this collection shine bright in all cases you can clearly hear dion s legendary vocals backed in excellent fashion by the del satins this is different from the stereo issues of these sides as with many recordings from the 60 s the backing vocals on the stereo versions do not stand out like they do on the mono recordings they stand out very well on this collection and once again the sound is crisp clear warm and full the stereo versions sound good but there s a bit too much high ends on the mix even my wife noticed dion s only number one chart hit runaround sue sounds outstanding as does the b side runaway girl back in 1986 when i got my first dion cd dion hits from ace records i recall being impressed with all the little things i was hearing on the cd well i still hear them on this collection there s just a better blend in the sound i even hear the drummer hit one of his drumsticks with the other stick after verse one on runaround sue that s something digital technology turned me on to way back in 86 plus every hape hape um be doudi doudi sung by the del satins blends right in with dion s classic vocals next we have the wanderer another one of dion s signature songs it booms out over the speakers in glorious mono as does the b side the majestic a song penned by brenda lee jones and welton young who had some hits of their own recording as dean and jean for laurie i d like to hear those goodies mixed like these recordings are on this set the wanderer peaked at 2 and the majestic topped off at 36 on the hot 100 in early 1962 the next tracks also both hit the hot 100 i was born to cry 42 and lovers who wander 3 were issued toward the spring of 1962 these two songs both continue with that same warm full sound that permeates this collection i m not going to debate which one of these songs was supposed to be the a side i like them both but lovers who wander did chart higher in the late summer of 62 laurie issued little diane 8 on the charts this song featured a kazoo instead of a saxophone throughout the recording it comes through loud and clear on this cd dion himself added the kazoo to the recording flip this gem over and you get lost for sure a song dion penned with susan butterfield now his wife for many years on this mono version you hear the acoustic guitar in the background the subtle lead electric guitar the sax bass and drums all woven together with the great backing vocals of the del satins i always liked the guitar chords on this one the last a side on disc one is a personal favorite of mine love came to me this mid tempo gem kicks from the opening notes shat dube dutin doot doot di doot by the del satins all the way to the fade out dion s voice guitar those great backing vocals the bass drums and the piano form a warm blend on yet another classic recording from mr dimucci why this song only topped off at 10 in the fall of 1962 is something i ll never understand part of the issue could have been dion s up coming move to columbia records maybe laurie just didn t push this record enough well i m pushing it here oh by the way the flip side little girl sounds just fine as well this one always reminded me of no one knows dion the belmonts second single on laurie this brings us to the end of disc one next we ll take a look at the first part of disc two posted by jeff mazdra at 4 06 pm no comments labels cds dion music oldies rock and roll the 60s dion the complete laurie singles a review pt 1 part one the first few singles when i first learned about the release of this 36 track 2 cd set i got excited for one major reason the songs were being re mastered from the original mono source tapes of course i was also excited to finally be able to add a few missing tracks to my vast collection of dion recordings on cd i m going to break this review up into four parts the reason should become obvious as we go along first let s talk about the packaging this 2 disc set comes with extensive liner notes so extensive i have yet to fully read them the track listing is extensive and informative as well including writing credits record catalog number highest chart position and year of release i even enjoyed the cd labels which resemble the colorful laurie 45 label with it s red white black and gray decoration everyone who owned copies of these songs knows what i m talking about the first eight tracks on disc 1 deal with dion s first solo singles after he split with the belmonts in 1960 these first songs pre date dion s relationship with the del satins which i ll talk about in greater detail in parts 2 and 3 of this review a few thoughts about the overall sound quality of these two discs the words wow outstanding full and warm come to mind as i listened to all the tracks i couldn t help but think that the people who put this set together have managed to cross a threshold in digital sound the songs have a full rich sound it reminds me of listening to the old 45 s on my brother s curtis mathis stereo the one i was forbidden to touch in my younger days many people have complained about the sound of digital music on cd as being too cold or even mechanical these songs are not like that one of the first things that went through my mind while i listening to these songs was how about doing this with dion s columbia singles too disc one begins with lonely teenager which was released in late 1960 and received a lot of airplay i actually recall hearing the flip side of this 45 first little miss blue is track 2 which barely cracked the hot 100 back in 1960 on the cd you can hear the background vocals much better than the stereo versions that have been previously issued the acoustic guitar sounds warm the way an acoustic guitar should sound in fairness to the excellent quality of the recordings dion did at laurie i point out that the overall sound of the dion catalog in stereo is really not that bad it s just that over time i ve become more interested in hearing these songs as i did when i was young and that was hearing them in mono the next single havin fun is one of those songs you never hear on the oldies radio it s a nice song that continues that warm sound i spoke of earlier the trombone solo sounds darn good ...