Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials: On The Radio, Volume One

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Music Review: Undoing the crimes of modern-day Oldies radio
Rating: 4 Stars

Enter syndicated DJ Dick Bartley and Varèse's archivists with a multi-CD set that corrects some of the mistakes, while introducing several alternates of their own. Original mono issues of "Everyone's Gone to the Moon," "I Saw Her Tonight" and "The Letter" are welcome reprieves from the poorly balanced stereo previously available on CD. The hit-single vocal of "Magic Carpet Ride" and the unedited tale of cannibalism, "Timothy, " haven't been widely heard since their initial release. Rare stereo mixes of "Hang On Sloopy" and "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" stray from the compilation's concept, but are collectible additions to the commonly available mono.

A nice collection of singles, many of which will sound oddly unfamiliar to those weaned on oldies radio.

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