The Hollies - Hollies - Hollies Greatest Hits
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Music CD Cover Artist: The Hollies Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2002-03-26 Music Label: Sony Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Hollies - Hollies Greatest Hits Album
Free Music Review: They could've done better...
Hit: 3 Stars
Yeah, they could've done a LOT better...Legacy Records, I mean. NOT the Hollies themselves.
I bought this hoping to expect a major improvement over the horrible sounding original CD release back in the late '80's. True enough, the sound quality is a major improvement, as you can't go wrong with Vic Anesini as mastering engineer. In fact, I think some of this may have even been remixed... "King Midas in Reverse" sounds like a completely different mix. Of course, that could just be the improvement in sound quality.
And of course, the music is awesome, too. I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't, after all. This really is pop at its finest, along with the Beatles, of course.
My complaint is with the packaging...
Legacy Records is well respected and well known for releasing CD's with improved packaging, new liner notes, original photos, etc. etc. etc. This CD is a different story altogether, though, which I'll list accordingly.
1. The packaging is horrible. Yes, there ARE new liner notes, but they occupy only the back side of the booklet. Compare that to the liner notes which were in the original CD release. They occupied about three pages front and back in the booklet, and were much more complete. Not to mention they at least had two photos. In the reissue, the only information in the booklet is the track listing with the songwriters, year released, and all that other technical info. Not to mention that the CD inlay isn't much better. It looks like it came right out of one of those Sony releases in the late '80's: ugly brown with nothing more than the track listing inside of a beige box. No colorful photos, information blurbs, NOTHING! ... isn't it? Come on, Legacy! There's nothing more sad than an original release outshines the reissue. This is the kind of treatment I would expect from Atlantic Records, but NOT Legacy.
2. They altered the running order, which doesn't bother me, but the thing is, the pictures on the front cover collage are numbered according to the song which they "represent," so to speak. The original CD release had the correct songs matched up with the pictures on the front. They could've *easily* fixed the numbers on the pictures to correspond to the altered sequencing, but of course, they didn't. And yes, I know, it's pretty stupid to complain about such a small thing, but it annoys me nonetheless.
3. Only ONE bonus track?!?!?! The total CD length only runs 41 minutes WITH the addition of "The Air That I Breathe." They could've just as easily added in another two tracks or so, as they do with most of their other reissues. One track that springs to mind is "Jennifer Eccles." If this CD had that song, it would be perfect. But they didn't add it, though they should've.
So there you go: This CD is a ..., to say the least. The only thing it gets right is that the sound quality is leaps and bounds better than the previous release. If you're looking for better packaging, you're in for a disappointment.