Crimson & Clover And Other Hits

This CD arrived early and was in perfect and new condition. The music is a beautiful blast from the past!

This cd took me down memory lane. Not a bad copy. Kind of flat sounding, but I will only play one a year so no big deal.

My husband told me back in September that he'd love to own Crimson and Clover. I was very happy to fond a copy of it that has other songs on the CD that he'd probably enjoy. My husband was very surprised and pleased to receive the CD for Christmas.

Well this is rare in my CD buying experience with Amazon, and I buy a lot of Amazon CD's, but the selections associated with the "Crimson and Clover" album (full bleed red cover with bearded & long hair hippy looking band members) which is understood (according to that Amazon page sampler) to be the original release album as listed on the Rhino Double Album "Crimson And Clover/Cellophane Symphony" CD... 1. Crimson & Clover (Long Version)...(as it appears in the Amazon page sampler for both mp3 download and CD) 2. Kathleen McArthur 3. I Am A Tangerine 4. Do Something To Me 5. Crystal Blue Persuasion 6. Sugar On Sunday 7. Breakaway 8. Smokey Roads 9. I'm Alive 10. Crimson & Clover (Reprise) The actual CD I received showing the full bleed red cover/bearded hippy band members has these selections... 1. Crimson And Clover (NOT THE LONG VERSION) 3:29 2. It's Only Love 3. Gettin' Together 4. Get Out Now 5. Sweet Cherry Wine 6. Mony Mony 7. Come To Me 8. Somebody Cares 9. She 10. Mirage I am totally disappointed in this Amazon screw up especially since I took almost an entire day making sure I was getting the CD's that have the exact versions of the songs (Crimson And Clover-LONG VERSION) I was wanting which of course didn't happen. Now I have to go find the CD that has the ones listed that doesn't cost over $15. It's the old Amazon mp3 download/click on CD version switcheroo that changes the album cover design but lists the sampler associated with the mp3 download version album cover. There's no specific ID distinguishing CD from mp3 version. Update: Searching Amazon CD/Vinyl category it appears you can't get the CD version with just the original "Crimson And Clover" Album listings. The full bleed red with bearded hippy band member cover pictured is actually a completely different ASIN B00000FC5M and specifically titled "Crimson And Clover And Other Hits". Crimson & Clover & Other Hits WHAT A MESS!

Great,classic music! Crimson and Clover should be a part of every good music collection. I've always found Crimson and Clover to have a very unique sound.

Great item and price A++++++

First, for Collectables to call this unforgiveably skimpy (10 songs) collection "Crimson and Clover" is deceptive since that is the title of one of TJ & the Shondells' best known studio albums (from 1969, it reached the top 10 in "Billboard" and spent 35 weeks on the album chart), one that is still available on a Rhino two-fer CD, paired with the underrated followup "Cellophane Symphony." These are two of the group's best albums, and Rhino's "Crimson & Clover/Cellophane Symphony" is packed with 20 somgs, hits like 'Crimson & Clover' (in its long version), 'Do Something To Me', 'Crystal Blue Persuasion', 'Sugar On Sunday' (actually never released as a single, but a smash that same year thanks to the Clique's cover version - which can be found on that band's solid 1998 Verese Sarabande comp, along with both sides of a 1970 single Tommy James produced for them), along with tracks that could have been hits. "Crimson" is both psych and pop, with strong melodies and infectious upetempo grooves. Despite the bubblegum image, James was atb his peak, experimenting with a wide range of styles both in terms of material and production, usually successfully, yet with his pop instincts intact, hence the long string of hit singles. The followup album is even more adventurous. "Cellophane's" nine-and-a-half minute moog-dominated title track is throbbing and hypnotic, a trippy instrumental that would have listeners calling to find out who that last band was were it played on some college radio's adventurous '60s show, and several other tracks on the same (largely forgotton) album are equally remarkable - haunting, soulful, well performed and (self-) produced. 'Evergreen', 'Loved One', and 'Love Of A Woman' are reminiscent (and worthy) of Brian Wilson's best work from the same period; 'Changes' is a slow, soulful simmering groove with fascinating textural details and a superb melody. "Sweet Cherry Wine", the gospel/psych top 10 hit is also included. Together, the two albums on the Rhino set are marred by perhaps 3 weak tracks (the 'comedic' ones, which are predictably flat and dated). For a "lightweight" singles oriented band, not bad. The group's next and final album, "Travelin'" (1970) is an strong and enjoyable (if sometimes derivative, in a good way) set that returns to a more straightforward and rocking approach - I used to see scores of the original vinyl gatefold album for 99 cents in used record stores. If you want a good career overview, the recent "Definitive Collection" (2 CDs with 30 tracks, all the hits from 1966 to '71 or so) is pretty inexpensive and likely (I just ordered mine) worthwhile for the new remastering job. In any case, forget this shabby, very brief collection (marred, of course, by the label's predictably mediocre mastering) that serves no good purpose and is another example of the Collectables label's indifference to the music it reissues.

I thought it was a long version but it wasn’t

Glad to be reunited with Crimson and Clover!

ewigkeiten nach dieser cd gesucht, endlich bei amazon entdeckt und bestellt, bin sehr glücklich darüber, jugendsünden werden wieder ins gedächtnis zurück gerufen, wie spannend ist das denn?

Lo recomiendo para quienes sepan apreciar la buena música sin artificios ni estrategias de marketing y sepa reconocer a un buen cantante o grupo sea del género que sea (personalmente aunque tenga predilección por el hard rock, también tengo música que van desde el indie, rap, pop, electrónica, heavy, country, clásica, rock&roll...) excepto boleros, reguetón, King Africa y el de la Barbacoa

Ein wundervoller akustischer Ausflug in die Welt der Oldies. Da werden Erinnerungen an alte Disko Zeiten wach. Eine unbedingte Bereicherung meiner Oldiesammlung und nur Wärmstens zu empfehlen.

Von Tommy James & the Shondells gibt es bessere und umfangreichere Zusammenstellungen. Von Crimson & Clover sollte man sich nicht täuschen lassen. Es ist lediglich die Single-Version enthalten. Die Klangqualität ist gut.