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Daryl Hall & John Oates The Philadelphia Years (2006)
Originally Released August 1, 2006 \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Hall & Oates' earliest recordings have been reissued plenty of times, often under the appropriate title Past Times Behind, but Varese's 2006 collection The Philadelphia Years is the best of these, since it is the best-sounding, best-annotated compilation of this familiar material. It may not be complete -- frequently circulated songs like "Angelina" and "A Lot of Changes Comin'" aren't here -- but it is generous at 19 tracks, including six previously unreleased folk-pop tunes from Hall & Oates, plus the two sides of the Daryl Hall single "A Lonely Girl"/"Vicki-Vicki" and a previously unreleased Hall solo cut "Girl Don't Make Me Wait," a pretty good tune written by fellow Philadelphian Leon Huff. The addition of this solo material gives a fuller picture of Hall & Oates prior to their debut album for Atlantic Whole Oates, which did contain better, fuller versions of such songs here as "Fall in Philadelphia" and "Good Night and Good Morning," but these endearingly tentative folky tunes are certainly worth hearing. The production might be a little undercooked and the performances might be a little shaky, but Hall & Oates' chemistry as a duo and their skills as songwriters shine through and make this worthwhile for hardcore fans. And for those that don't want to collect all the permutations of this material, this is the one to get since it is indeed the best-compiled and best-sounding version of these early recordings. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA great collection of early recordings, not "demos.", August 17, 2006\nReviewer: Timothy D. Hufnagle (Bowling Green, OH)\nThis is a terrific collection of rare early recordings (NOT demos) of Daryl and John before they were signed to Atlantic Records for their first LP, *Whole Oats.* All of the tracks on this CD were recorded between 1968 and 1971 in Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios and Cameo/Parkway. Several of them were released previously on Chelsea's 1977-issued LP, *Past Times Behind,* some were never available before at all, and a number have been only availabe on various bootleg LPs, cassettes, 8-tracks, and CDs. \n\nDespite what many fans persistently believe, these are NOT "demos." I worked on the discography for this collection, and one of the first things I was told by the executives at Varese Sarabande and John Madara were that these were not demos (even though I, along with many other fans, previously read otherwise in published sources). I was told these were actual recordings that were made by Daryl, John, and other session musicians. So, for now, until I get some other accounts, I will side with the folks who own these recordings, and trust their knowledge (since one of them was there when the songs were recorded!). :-) \n\nThe only track that vastly differs from the rest is the final song, a Leon Huff composition originally recorded by Bunny Sigler: "Girl Don't Make Me Wait." This track, performed by a solo Daryl Hall, was literally salvaged from disappearing forever, and was restored and added to the track list a couple of weeks before the CD was pressed. It is not the folk-oriented sound that most of what Daryl and John recorded during this time. This track actually demonstrates much of Daryl's soulful vocal range that only a Philly song could demonstrate. In some ways, this last song could serve as that elusive "missing link" in the Hall and Oates Philly soul/R&B sound. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nDefinitive Demos from Daryl Hall and John Oates, August 4, 2006\nReviewer: Tom_SF (San Francisco, CA United States)\n"The Philadelphia Years" is by far the best-sounding album of Hall & Oates demos to ever come out. That's essentially because they came from the original master tapes provided by the original producer John Madara and aren't bootlegs as every other "demo" album that's come out since 1977 is. \n\nThe sound is much clearer than even the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs disc that came out a while back. No over-processing here, just good, clean sound from the genesis of the best duo of the rock era. \n\nThe songs themselves are very simple productions, usually nothing more than drums, pianos, guitars, vocals and backgrounds. It's mainly on the folk-side than the rock side of things, musically. \n\nAs far as the tracks themselves go, I'm surprised "The Provider", "The Reason Why", "Dry In The Sun", "I'm Tired of Wearing Buckskin", "Sally", "All Our Love" and "Months, Weeks and Days" didn't make it.... Looks like die-hard fans will have to get some of the bootlegs anyway. Also, songs included like ""Back In Love Again", "Gotta Be Stronger", "I Ain't Afraid of The Cold", and "You Don't Know" are listed as 'Previously Unreleased' but I found them, along with "Sally" and "All Our Love" on a demo vinyl album called "All Our Love". \n\nThe bonus tracks feature songs from the Parralax single "Vicky-Vicky" b/w "A Lonely Girl". Typical late '60's rock. The CD concludes with Daryl's version of "Girl, Don't Make Me Wait", written by Leon Huff. \n\nThe liner notes are fairly accurate except for John Oates' birth year (1948) and the author Bill Dahl unfortunately chose to use that derogatory 'blue-eyed soul' term to describe their music. Plus somebody misspelled the "Whole Oats" album. It's the most misspelled album title on record. \n\nThe liner notes also make mention of John Oates' single performed with The Masters - "I Need Your Love" b/w "Not My Baby" on the Crimson label. \n\nI would love to see a part two of this disc to hear those also. \n\nIf you like history, pick up this collection along with "The Temptones" CD with early Daryl Hall that pre-dates even these songs. \n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: John Madara \n\nAlbum Notes\nHall & Oates: Daryl Hall (vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards); John Oates (guitar, harmonica).\n\nRecording information: 1968 - 1971.\n\nIssued in 2006, this compilation collects formative songs by Daryl Hall and John Oates. Boasting tracks recorded in the late 1960s and early '70s, THE PHILADELPHIA YEARS reveals how the city's signature soul sound influenced the duo, as best evidenced by the acoustic R&B of "If That's What Makes You Happy." Many of the tunes on this set (a number of which are previously unreleased) recall the contemporaneous, piano-driven songs of Elton John, most notably the plaintive "Fall in Philadelphia" and the wistful "Back in Love Again," revealing an approach far different from Hall & Oates's slickly produced '80s work. Although primarily geared toward diehard Hall & Oates fans, this disc will also be of interest to aficionados of late-'60s/early-'70s blue-eyed soul.
This misc cd contains 19 tracks and runs 55min 49sec.
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