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OrionsRecordCollection1998 24th Jul 2023		Vinyl Album The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria	A bit of a late response.. @bocknobby This is the same track listing as the original US release. The one with the different track listing is from Radar Records, which combines tracks from their first two albums.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 1st May 2022		Vinyl Album Spencer Davis Group - The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group (Featuring Stevie Winwood)	@PhilMH Sorry for the late response in regards to this being true stereo or not. I can confirm the Canadian stereo pressing uses true stereo tracks. Not sure for UK stereo, but hopefully that helps answer your question.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 20th Feb 2021		CD Album Various Artists - Pebbles Vol. 7: Chicago 2	Here's the Barney Pip version of Let It All Hang Out: [YouTube Video] The backing track is actually the original Hombres version, albeit slightly slowed down a bit.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 30th Jul 2020		Vinyl Album The Melting Ashes - Green Fuzz 1987	Green Fuzz: [YouTube Video] Amazing cover, originally by Randy Alvey And The Green Fuz. Original version
OrionsRecordCollection1998 23rd Jun 2020		Vinyl Album The Road - The Road	Added label scans. The track listing on the labels don't match the back cover nor the order on the vinyl itself. Images #2304711 and #2304710 appear on sides 1 and 2 respectively. (i.e. Side 1 (#2304711) ends with the track I Can Only Give You Everything and Side 2 (#2304710) ends with A Taste Of Honey.) To put it simply, the track listing on the labels weren't updated to match the order they appear based on the back cover.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 22nd Jun 2020		Vinyl Album The Road - The Road	@TheDroid This is interesting. I did some digging around and there does seem to be a recurring instance of the track listing not matching up with the back cover and labels. I can confirm that the track listing on my Canadian pressing does match the order on it's back cover. However, the labels on my pressing do not match the track listing on the back cover. I'll upload some scans for the Canadian pressing in a bit. Sorry if my comment caused any confusion.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 22nd Jun 2020		Vinyl Album The Road - The Road	The track listing on the labels are completely wrong. The back cover has the track listing in the correct order. See here for correct track listing EDIT: The "correct" track listing that I mentioned refers to the Canadian pressing. The order of tracks are supposed to match the ones listed on the cover instead of what's printed on the labels. I apologize if this comment made any confusion. Hopefully this should clarify it.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 14th Jun 2020		CD Album The Driving Stupid - Horror Asparagus Stories	Review While most notably appearing on the compilation Pebbles Volume 3: The Acid Gallery, this contains a huge chunk of previously unreleased material by the band. Tracks 1 to 12 was originally planned to be released as an album in 1966, but was canceled and never saw the light of day until this compilation was released. Tracks 13 to 19 consist of demos recorded in New Mexico. The CD booklet has an interview with one of the band members explaining the history of The Driving Stupid, their formation, inspirations for writing the songs (sometimes changing some songs to avoid any controversy), details on recording sessions, a few photos here and there, and other bits of fun trivia. That aside, the music itself consists of songs with absurd and quirky lyrics and nonsensical storylines. Hide The Lobsters, The Reality Of (Air) Fried Borsk, We've Come To Take The Earth Away, Green Things Have Entered My Skin, Gladys and Water My Doing Here? are prime examples of this. If you're familiar with the B-52's song Rock Lobster, they're essentially apples to apples with each other. There are a few exceptions to this, namely How Do You Tell A Stranger? and Greensleeves (The Twa Corbies) aren't really as quirky or comical. Despite being dubbed "country" in the liner notes, I'm Gonna Bash Your Brains In have lyrics reminiscent of your typical punk tune about violently beating somebody up and mutilating their body. Overall, this CD is definitely worth listening to if you're into garage rock, punk, comedy rock, avant-rock, or just really weird stuff. Their music is supposed to be stupid on purpose, hence the name Driving Stupid. Although, I wouldn't say they're out there/outrageous like Frank Zappa or The Fugs. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 6th Jun 2020		Vinyl Album Les Mersey's - Les Mersey's	Rough English translation of liner notes: What you are holding in your hands is the result of five days and nights in the studio. It's talent, it's quality, it's The Mersey's. The group that identifies today's youth. Original French liner notes: Ce que vous tenez dans vos mains, est le lésultat de cinq jours et nuits en studio. C'est du talent, c'est de la qualité, ce sont Les Mersey's. Le groupe qui identifie la jeunesse d'aujourd'hui. (Translation note: The Mersey's is the English equivalent to Les Mersey's. Some promotional photos of the band contain both "Les" and "The" in their group name. See here for examples)
OrionsRecordCollection1998 6th May 2020		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Abbey Road Deluxe Vinyl Box	I bought a new copy of Abby Road (reissue) back in 2010 and it seems like it shares the same catalogue and matrix numbers as this release. My copy isn't a box set and just a single album without extra stuff. This was before the 2012 album reissues were released with the big rectangular stickers on the front. Apparently it also shares the same catologue and matrix numbers as the 2006 reissue. Should I add a separate entry for a 2006/2010 reissue?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 12th Apr 2020		Vinyl Album The Hombres - Let It Out	@ZackMcBuick There's an interview with Gary McEwen that mentions where the photo was taken. According to him, it was taken outside of the El Toro Lounge in West Memphis, Arkansas. Link to interview
OrionsRecordCollection1998 12th Apr 2020		Vinyl Album The Big Town Boys - The Big Town Boys	Review Behold, quite possibly one of the rarest Canadian pop rock records known to exist. For those who don't have the album and never had a chance to listen to it, this album is very different from their other tracks like August 32nd, Do It To 'Em and Jack Rabbit. If you've heard those tracks before, I hate to tell you but this album is way too soft to be on par like those ones. Anyway, the album itself is decent for a pop rock record. It has some surprising hints of northern soul (the songs Eternally and Put You Down come to mind) and has a nice Beach Boys' cover of Little Honda. However, being able to find a copy is extremely scarce and can fetch a pretty penny. Nothing in absurd amounts of money compared to say an original pressing of The Haunted's debut album. Unfortunately, I'm unaware of any reissues of The Big Town Boys' only album known to exist, which makes it even more difficult. If you're on the lookout for this album, I wish you luck... If you happen to have it or somehow managed to get this for a decent price consider yourself lucky. (I obtained my copy awhile back for $40 in a pretty well worn condition. Luckily it still plays from start to finish without any hassle.) Overall, if you're into Candian pop rock music (or just pop in general) consider giving it a listen sometime. Also a nice addition to your Capitol 6000 Series collection, especially since this is one of the rarest ones out there. 9 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 25th Feb 2020		Vinyl Album Traffic - Reaping	Review Probably one of the more unique pressings of Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy. You'll notice the most obvious difference right off the bat when you see the cover; all four band members sitting on a combine tractor amidst a field. Unlike it's US an UK counterparts, the Canadian pressing contains liner notes about the band, pre-Traffic history (i.e. Steve Winwood being a part of the Spencer Davis Group), Traffic's first hit singles Paper Sun and Hole In My Shoe in Canada, and some colourful, yet cheesy "traffic" puns. As for the album itself, it's more identical to the US version with a few exceptions: The track Heaven Is In Your Mind is absent from this release. This contains the full length/uncut version of Paper Sun (4:05). For some inexplicable reason, the US version decided to split the song into two parts (3:23 and 0:53 respectively). To put it simply, the "track" We're A Fade, You Missed This is actually the last minute of Paper Sun. (On a side note, I've heard that the US version had snippets of another Traffic song, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush play in between some songs. I can't confirm if this is true or not since I've never owned a US copy. However, what I can confirm is that these snippets do not appear on the Canadian version. If anybody owns a US copy, confirmation on this would be appreciated.) With the absent tracks in mind, both sides end with some (unintentionally) excellent songs: No Face, No Name And No Number on side 1 and Dear Mr. Fantasy as the closing track for side 2. Overall, this version is worth picking up if you ever find a copy. Even with these differences in mind, it's still a decent prog rock album to have in your collection. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 22nd Aug 2019		Vinyl Album The Remains - The Remains	Review A fantastic short, but sweet album where every track rocks from start to finish. Perfect for any fans of garage rock, hard rock and early punk rock/proto-punk. The only exception to this is the track Thank You, a gentle soft rock song featuring an acoustic guitar and piano. I think the tracks off of this album most people are familiar with are Don't Look Back and Why Do I Cry, thanks to the legendary compilation Nuggets. Brief synopsis aside, there is no doubt this is one of the rarest albums out there. Either an original stereo or the ultra-rare mono pressing can easily fetch up at least $100 on average, if not in the hundreds-of-dollars range. Consider yourself lucky if you somehow managed to snag a copy under $100. If you're still on the lookout for obtaining an original copy, I wish you good luck... Is it worth it? Well, if you have the money and you're willing to put down at least $100 it might. (I was lucky enough to find an original mono copy for $120, yikes! But hey, it was worth it for me. I probably wouldn't find something like that in person for who-knows-how-long.) Luckily, reissues of both the mono and stereo versions of this album do exist, so not all hope is lost you're wanting to get a (obviously) cheaper copy of it. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 5th Jun 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Pebbles Volume 3	Just some slightly minor notes about the compilation. Teddy & His Patches are credited as "Teddy and the Patches" on the front cover. All of the songs tracks are monaural except Prama by The Unfolding (aka "Bonus Track") which is in stereo. How To Blow Your Mind And Have A Freak-Out Party (the album where Prama was taken from) was released in both mono and stereo formats. Dom Kallar Oss Mods is Swedish for They Call Us Mods, which also appeared in the film of the same name.
OrionsRecordCollection1998 2nd May 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Pebbles Vol. 1	Review I bought this reissue of Pebbles Volume 1 almost a month ago from now at a local record store nearby where I live. The record store also had reissues of Pebbles Volumes 2 up until 10. All of them are factory sealed and were probably just shipped. I'm not 100% sure when this particular pressing was reissued, but my guess is that it was probably from the last few years or so. The reason why I bought this reissue because I was curious if the infamous skip on Action Woman was ever fixed. Anyway, I bought it and gave it a listen on my turntable when I came home from the store. Unfortunately, no, the skip still remains on Action Woman. The biggest surprise to me was when I started to listen Side 2.. Crackin' Up by The Wig was missing. I thought this was some kind of pressing error that I got. I looked up this specific pressing on Discogs (Link) and noticed I wasn't the only one with this question. Other than that, the compilation is more or less the same as it was, even if Crackin' Up was omitted. Due to it's omission, Side 2 doesn't sound sped up like the other side and seems to play at about the right speed. As far as I know, it's possible this particular pressing can still be purchased online via the Bomp! store's website. I assume that's where the record store purchased the other reissues of the Pebbles compilations. If you're wondering which version of Pebbles you have contains Crackin' Up or not, my best guess is to check the matrix number on Side 2 and compare. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 22nd Apr 2019		Vinyl Album The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!!	I have an image of this re-issue's front cover. However, I found it on the internet because I currently don't have access to a scanner. Interesting enough, the iTunes version uses the 1984 front cover rather than using the original 1965 version, 1980 version, Norton, etc. (iTunes version of Here Are The Sonics) Should I add it anyway, or wait until someone can upload an actual scan?
OrionsRecordCollection1998 17th Oct 2018		Vinyl Album The Hollies - In The Hollies Style!	This might have possibly been the only time Honey and Wine was officially released in North America, since it was originally from a UK Hollies' EP I'm Alive. It wouldn't get a release on CD until 1989 via the See For Miles compilation Not The Hits Again! (The same compilation was released 3 years earlier on vinyl)
OrionsRecordCollection1998 2nd Apr 2017		Vinyl Album The Hollies - In The Hollies Style!	Added missing composer credits