Greatest Seventies Album / Various

Only $13 for 80 songs (16 ¼ cents per song) is a good value these days. This collection contains many of the best non-psychedelic, non-hard rock hit songs of the 70’s, including some one-hit wonders that I never wanted badly enough to buy an artist’s whole album just to get. The 4-disc CD package arrived on time, was well-packaged, and suffered no visible trauma. All of the discs ripped to Media Player and sounded good. The audio is quite loud and clear on all tracks.A few things about this CD interested me upon listening to selected tracks and comparing them to other versions I have of the same song by the same artist. I’ll point out a few.Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton’s “Maggie May” on this CD lacks the brilliant 25-second mandolin intro that is on the “Every Picture Tells a Story” album (as performed by Ray Jackson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne’s very own Lindisfarne, a folk rock band. Jackson also played on ‘Mandolin Wind’ on the same album and was brought back to play on ‘Farewell’ on Stewart’s 1974 “Smiler” album, just FYI and to throw him a kudo). The version on this collection starts right in with the unforgettable electric guitar lick by Ronnie Wood. However, both versions are the same length. with a bit more guitar and lyric. …sorry, as I typed, my Stewart collection jumped to his duet with Tina Turner on ‘Hot Legs’ and I drifted off at the thought for just a sec there…it can be found on YouTube if you are so inclined…lol). Where was I…?To pick a few others, The Hollies’ Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress), Bad Company’s Feel Like Makin’ Love, Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street, Van Morrison’s Moondance, and Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London all sounded great and the same as the versions I had. ABBA’s Waterloo sounds better and louder than the version I had.A lot of tracks seemed to either be louder and/or have a bit more treble than other versions I have. However, in contrast, I noticed that The Cars' My Best Friend’s Girl is ‘bassier’ on this version than on their Greatest Hits album, but it sounds good, although I prefer the other version, but wouldn’t really notice if not comparing them side-by-side.I was pleased to find that Talking Heads’ version of Psycho Killer on this collection was a live version. I did not have that version. David Byrne’s voice is clear, his French is acceptable considering he was probably a bit wasted, and it’s a good performance. Not quite as creepy as the studio version(s), but a worthwhile addition.That’s it from me. Buy it. You won’t be disappointed.

Great music.

A great value for 80 tracks and even with this many tracks there are surprises here and there, album tracks instead of single edits (such as "She's Gone" and "It Looks Like Love"). The release also has to be praised for presenting the discs in proper trays to protect the discs. A rarity these days for multi-disc sets such as this.Thankfully it's not loaded with disco tracks. I love disco but 20 tracks per disc is no place for disco songs which need to be presented at least in their album-length glory.Dynamic range ratings from 7 to 11 with the average being 9. Sound quality is a sometimes a bit heavy on the high end, lacking natural bass but I can't complain at this price.Some track info....Disc 1:"Maggie May" is the stand-alone track, without the track "Henry" that often serves as its intro. I don't consider this an edit."Listen To The Music", "Baker Street" and "Life's Been Good" are edited versions (presumably original single versions but these days you never know)"Into The Mystic" is the common mix without tambourine"Cold As Ice" is the album mix, without strings"Tush" sounds like a remix to me, though not radically different. I know some early ZZ Top albums were remixed at some point so perhaps this comes from those remixes.Disc 2:"December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)", "Le Freak", "We Are Family", "I'm Every Woman", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "The Rubberband Man", "Breezin" and "Disco Inferno" are edited versionsDisc 3:"Wuthering Heights", "Marquee Moon" and "Dance With Me" are edited versions.Disc 4:"Good Times", "Every 1's A Winner", "I Will Survive", "He's The Greatest Dancer", "Easy", "Dancer" and "Wear It Out" are edited versions.Highly recommended.

This is exactly what I wanted! I just bought a convertible and these songs are perfect for cruising around

very good 70's collection

Set has some weird music l haven’t heard before those songs weren’t worth diddly squat but there are some good songs on the cd

A great collection organized nicely in a four disc album.

Th