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| first class sound with Dions hits |
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| Here is Dion and Dion and Belmonts in a wonderful series of hits. Great fun for those new to the music and great memories for those who remember.After Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock music fell into the doldrums of 58-63 and the Italian American doo-wop groups went into the gap. (There were really two 60s - the later wild 60s, after 65, that everyone knows, and the totally different early 60s). No money for instruments, they developed 4 part harmonies singing acapella on the streets corners on Phildelphia and New York. Many of them were not very talented, Fabian Forte, Frankie Avalon, etc. But head and shoulders above the rest of them was the alternately sensitive or swaggering baby-faced Dion DiMucci, the Swinging King of the Bronx. Originally Dions soaring tenor with his greaser friends from Belmont Avenue.Dion had (still has) a great voice. This collection has all his great hits and a few lesser ones. Many cautionary tales about Dion getting cheated on by a variety of sl_tty girlfriends (Runaround Sue, Little Diane), gold digggers like Donna the Prima Donna or Dion feeling sad about being alone. But there is also a lot of fun and swagger, with songs like The Wanderer. The sound reproduction here is first class! It starts good with four chords songs like the Wanderer and gets better and better, reaching its peak with Ruby Baby, Donna the Prima Donna and the sideways sea-sick Drip Drop. These pressings sound like they could have been recorded yesterday!Compare Dions Ruby Baby with Donald Fagens (Steely Dan) classic cover on Nightfly. Then compare this music to Dions masterful Dions new acoustic blues release Bronx In Blue. Great, truly memorable music on all three albums. You need these albums in your collection.
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| There is Only One Dion |
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| This is an absolutely irreplaceable collection of some of the real themes of another era. If you are trying to evoke the mood of the 1950s, who better than Dion?This collection spans a long period of time, indeed. Dion was criticized for recording the same song over and over again. There are strong thematic resonances in his music, all right, but this collection takes us al the way up to somethings which sound totally different, too.Dions talent and originality will last for decades to come. If you need a reminder, this collection is really first-rate.
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| Absolutely fantastic |
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| Incredible quality of these original recordings by Dion and TheBelmonts. They are almost all there and there couldnt havebeen a better choice on the 20 titles selected. If you likedDion already those days this CD is a dream come true especially for two songs that were hard to get on other compilations: Drip Drop and Donna The Prima Donna. Donthesitate, buy it!
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| Greatest Hits with superb sound quality! |
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| I have owned several best of Dion and greatest hits CDs. This is the best CD. All the hits and superb Remastered sound quality! It sounds like they used the original master tapes with no dynamic compression. I recommend this to anyone that enjoys music.
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| Dion and Belmonts Greatest Hits |
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| Originally provided as a guift to me, I have sent this to several friends who have enjoyed it as much as I have. A wonderful find. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Dion and how many very good hits he (they) had. Made me smile and sing along.
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