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Member	Item		Review/Comment
HelBic 11th May 2020		CD Album Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief (2002)	What an album this was... fantastic and a great introduction (for me) to 'electric folk'
HelBic 8th May 2020		CD Album Gordon Lightfoot - Don Quixote (1994)	When perusing the site this morning, I noticed that our 'chum' @Ppint had once again commented on a post (this one unsurprisingly) in his usual inimitable indecipherable style. I find these posts annoying and a real pain as I can't be bothered to decipher the gibberish. Note my surprise (and quite possibly joy) in coming back online and seeing that one of the mods has made corrections to the shockingly poor grammar and use of capital letters since I had last looked. Good on you, whichever Mod you are !!!! I know that the mods are very keen on keeping the items accurate and I really feel that comments on such should be of a comparable standard - I'm all for comment and for reactions, corrections, general feelings, how much they album/track/whatever was enjoyed but can we not insist that it is in some form of legible language??? Posts of this nature to me are like a car crash - I don't want to look but am drawn to them in horror.
HelBic 5th May 2020		CD Album Nena - Definitive Collection (1996)	I have the single disk version of this, I suspect you've made a couple of errors in the composers. I saw the band at the height of 99 Red Balloons success here in the UK and they were really good. Mod Edit - Composers corrected
HelBic 9th Nov 2019		CD Album The Corrs - Home (2005)	I see that PPint is causing mischief again on 45worlds. I see there are over 69,000 members here, and PPint the only one that is consistently out of step with EVERYONE else. Attention seeking at best or a troll at worst. PPint probably loves the fact that (s)he’s the only one talked about, and seems to like causing more work for the moderators. I make this comment about moderators as I have checked out a number of comments made by this person on the various forums and sections when I noticed that a comment (s)he made in the forums the other day was insulting some religious groups and others, but it has now been changed by a moderator. In my opinion he should be given the ultimatum:- fall into line or go somewhere else to cause mischief and I don’t mean 45 spaces or 45cat. Actually scrub that, throw this troll out for good and all.
HelBic 3rd Nov 2019		CD Album Various Artists - Let's Get Rocked! (2005)	Added songwriting credits.
HelBic 22nd Oct 2019		CD Album MonaLisa Twins - Play Beatles & More Vol. 3 (2018)	I saw these two while looking through YouTube and liked what they did enough to buy one of their albums direct from their website. When it came, it included 3 postcard sized inserts which I thought were interesting enough to add as scans.
HelBic 11th Oct 2019		CD Album [no artist listed] - Andrew Lloyd Webber (2006)	Added composer/lyricist credits.
HelBic 10th Oct 2019		CD Album Various Artists - Air Guitar Anthems (2016)	Added scans of digipack and CDs
HelBic 10th Oct 2019		CD Album Various Artists - Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (2017)	Booklet, rear of tray and CD all scanned and added.
HelBic 2nd Oct 2019		CD Album Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds (2009)	Includes a 36 page booklet - all scans completed and added!
HelBic 2nd Oct 2019		CD Album 10cc - I'm Not In Love: The Essential 10cc (2016)	Yep, thanks Quad5point1 - I am going through my collection adding additional scans etc when I find I haven't done them for a number of my CDs, i.e. I'm not doing all of 'em, just those I feel I should do! So, thanks again, saved me the job! :)
HelBic 30th Sep 2019		CD Album Queen - A Night At The Opera (2004)	Added scans of inside of case, the inner slipcase (both sides) and the humongous Japanese lyric sheet which took 12 scans in all and a lot of stitching!
HelBic 29th Sep 2019		CD Album Free - Walk In My Shadow (1998)	Scans of the booklet added.
HelBic 16th Sep 2019		CD Album Alison Krauss - Forget About It (1999)	Added scans of all items. [Mod: And moved to a new US item]
HelBic 16th Sep 2019		CD Album Carly Simon - Greatest Hits Live (1988)	Added scans of all items. The CD has a fold out booklet which is effectively 8 pages in length.
HelBic 26th Aug 2019		CD Album Bellowhead - Burlesque (2006)	Scanned pages 2 & 3 as my copy was autographed by the band at a gig.
HelBic 1st Aug 2019		CD Album Queen - News Of The World (2011)	Thanks to @misa443 for the original note which I have unashamedly lifted as this is pretty much identical to the list the OP put up, with the exception that this does not contain any bonus material. All scans here are mine from the original artwork on the CD. I used to have this on vinyl once upon a time - always one of my favourites by the band and I saw them perform it live too!
HelBic 16th Feb 2019		CD Album Carly Simon - Original Album Series (2011)	The main problem@LeeWrecker is that the product itself doesn't state whether it's European, UK or International. Not being an expert, simply someone who loves the music and the collection I tend to err on the side of caution and list them as Europe unless it's explicit. I added a CD just yesterday which had the same barcode as one already on the site, but it didn't have a catalogue number and the existing CD was listed as USA? Which obviously mine wasn't. So I added mine and listed it as Europe but again, it could easily have been a UK only CD. Which, frankly, I will continue to do.
HelBic 4th Feb 2019		CD Album Various Artists - War Child (2003)	Includes a 16 page booklet. All scans added.
HelBic 24th Jan 2019		CD Album Blood, Sweat And Tears - Original Album Classics (2009)	Looking through the various scans I made of the sleeves, which are actual duplicates of the original sleeves shrunk down to CD size, and they made me realise just how far we've moved on from when they were originally issued. For example, on the album simply titled "Blood Sweat & Tears", which I think was from 1970, the text at the bottom of the sleeve reads: "Columbia stereo records can be played on today's mono record players with excellent results, they will last as long as mono records played on the same equipment, yet will reveal full stereo sound when played on stereo record players." Reminds me of messages on early CDs, no one at that time ever dreamt of streaming music and the fact that today's music is so readily avaialble everywhere and at any time. I have to admit though that I still buy CDs but do digitise all to MP3 so I can make my own compilations for listening to whilst on the move.
HelBic 21st Jan 2019		CD Album The Tubes - The Definitive Recordings 1975-1985 (2017)	Please Note: Composer/Lyrics credits are taken from the booklet and (apart from the crime medley) appear exactly as they do there - even if it looks like there are duplicates in the list!
HelBic 21st Jan 2019		CD Album ZZ Top - Eliminator Collector's Edition (2008)	Those eagle eyed among you may notice that there is a date on the booklet of 2007, however, the date on the digipack is definitely 2008 - which is the date I've used.
HelBic 19th Jan 2019		CD Album Wishbone Ash - The Vintage Years 1970-1991 (2018)	What a fantastic set and props to KAB2112 for the time and effort taken in cataloguing and scanning this set. Well done that man!
HelBic 11th Nov 2018		CD Album Denny Laine - Performs The Hits Of Wings (2001)	I bought this CD from a charity shop who were doing 3 CDs for £1. This was my 'ah well, I need to choose a 3rd CD' selection. Actually, it's not bad BUT I did love Wings and have to say I've not heard of half the tracks on this CD and doubt very much they're Wings tracks. An example being 'Go Now which of course was sang by Denny Laine in the 60s but with The Moody Blues and isn't a Wings track. And yes, I know they did perform it live (on Wings Over America if my memory serves) but still, not a Wings track. But hell, I definitely got my £0.33 pence worth!
HelBic 16th Aug 2018		CD Album Paul Rodgers - Live At Hammersmith Apollo 2009 (2009)	After seeing this I bought the CD (Amazon) but it seems to have a different release date from this one, so I have added it separately. Mine is credited on Amazon as being released in 2010.
HelBic 14th Aug 2018		CD Album Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - Live (2018)	Review I found this review in September '18's Record Collector, written by Ian Abrahams. I agree with most of it, particularly the comments about how awful the sound was when Palmer was speaking, I had to crank the volume up just to hear it, then lower it back down again for the music. Review A Fanfare For The Uncommon Man In his notes to this set, comprising a DVD filmed in Florida in June 2016 - the year we lost a swathe of notable musicians including Keith Emerson and Greg Lake - and a CD from November 2014 that contains a very different set list, Carl Palmer describes how his legacy tribute to ELP uses current technology to "re-create the feel and familiar earmarkings of ELP's signature sound." So the emphasis is on legacy rather than pushing the boundaries and fresh horizons, but Palmer wears that with a highly emotional sense of pride, evidenced on the film of his current trio, plus special guests including Steve Hackett, captured at the Olympia Theater, Miami, and billed as Pictures At An Exhibition - A Tribute To Keith Emerson. Aside from the special guests - Mark Stein and David Frangioli also appear - there's a filmed background projection, dance, and the Ida Choir Ensemble, whose vocals on Jerusalem are a powerful adjunct to the band's robust take on Hubert Parry's seminal music. However, RC (Record Collector) played the film on a couple of screens, and found the sound levels to Palmer's song introductions, rising from behind the kit each time, rather muted compared to the band's playing and we had to strain to hear his narrative. Perhaps that's what made this feel unexpectedly flat and rather stop/start. It's an interesting watch rather than one as engrossing as the concept suggests. Still, the prog interpretations of classical standards live up to the promise of Palmer's comments on bottling the ELP sound. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
HelBic 12th Aug 2018		CD Album Enigma - MCMXC A.D "The Limited Edition" (1991)	Review I loved this album from the moment I heard it. I first encountered Enigma and Principles of Lust when I was having a massage (and that's ALL I was having!). I found their music oddly relaxing, which was probably the intention of the masseur at the time. I still listen to it now, haing owned it for the better part of 25 years. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
HelBic 12th Aug 2018		CD Album Paul Rodgers - Live At Hammersmith Apollo 2009 (2009)	I noticed that track 3 is listed as 'Pony', and not having this particular CD, I wondered if it's the same song titled 'Ride On A Pony' from the album 'Highway'? Actually, I've just bought it on EBay so I'll be able to answer the question myself pretty soon! :)
HelBic 10th Aug 2018		CD Album Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - Live (2018)	Review I bought this on a whim as I'd loved some of ELPs music, especially in the 70s. Keith Emerson's keyboard sound was recognisable anywhere. This seemed good value for money to me, CD and DVD with the DVD having many more tracks than the audio CD and as a tribute to the recently (when recorded) death of Emerson. So, I sat down to watch and listen. Decent sound quality but as for the rest. No. For some reason Carl Palmer has decided to change the lineup to a 3 piece centring on the guitar, not keyboards, well technically I guess it centres on the drums, which is no real surprise as that's Carl's role in the band. So, to me, disappointing but it did encourage me to put on my copy of the original ELP album and have an evening of some classics. 7 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
HelBic 6th Aug 2018		CD Album Roger Glover And Friends - The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast (2018)	I had a copy of the original and of course the stand ut track was always going to be 'The Butterfly Ball'. loved it.

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