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Freddie & the Dreamers released 17 singles and seven EPs on the Columbia Records subsidiary of EMI in the U.K. (no relation to the American Columbia label) between 1963 and 1969. Even allowing for some overlap, those releases added up to more than the 24 tracks on this CD. In part, that's because the selections only run up to 1966, when the hits ran out, but this simply is not a comprehensive collection of the recordings featured on the group's singles and EPs. Rather, the title is just an excuse for another Freddie & the Dreamers best-of. In fact, the main point about the emphasis on selections from singles and EPs has to do with the mixes that were used. The word in the largest print face on the CD cover is "mono," and indeed the tracks are presented in monophonic sound. All of the band's U.K. Top 40 hits are included, but U.S. fans will be less pleased by the omission of "Do the Freddie," which was released only on LP in Britain. Freddie & the Dreamers seem to have filled out their EPs with the kind of American R&B covers also being played by the other British beat groups. Their version of Leiber & Stoller's "Kansas City," like the Beatles' version, is actually a medley with Little Richard's "Hey! Hey! Hey!" copied from Little Richard's 1959 recording. A complete, chronological collection of their singles and EPs would make for a good portrait of the band. This is not that collection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Rudy Clark, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - R Clark, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Freddie Garrity, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitch Murray, Composer - Freddie Garrity, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Les Van Dyke, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitch Murray, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Freddie Garrity, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Janie Bradford, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - Berry Jnr Gordy, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Allie Wrubel, Composer - Raymond Gilbert, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Al Jones, Composer - Derek Quinn, Composer - A Jones, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Duncan, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - Lew Klein, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Anka, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Freddie Garrity, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitch Murray, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Wilkin, Composer - Westberry, Composer - Marijohn Wilkin, Composer - Kent Westberry, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Pat Best, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Freddie Garrity, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
G. Mills, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - I Mills, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
SMITH, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - Edward G Nelson, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Raleigh, Composer - Wayne, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Sloan Barri, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Derek Quinn, Composer - A Jones, Composer - Freddie & The Dreamers, MainArtist - Arthur Greenslade, Arranger
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Freddie & the Dreamers released 17 singles and seven EPs on the Columbia Records subsidiary of EMI in the U.K. (no relation to the American Columbia label) between 1963 and 1969. Even allowing for some overlap, those releases added up to more than the 24 tracks on this CD. In part, that's because the selections only run up to 1966, when the hits ran out, but this simply is not a comprehensive collection of the recordings featured on the group's singles and EPs. Rather, the title is just an excuse for another Freddie & the Dreamers best-of. In fact, the main point about the emphasis on selections from singles and EPs has to do with the mixes that were used. The word in the largest print face on the CD cover is "mono," and indeed the tracks are presented in monophonic sound. All of the band's U.K. Top 40 hits are included, but U.S. fans will be less pleased by the omission of "Do the Freddie," which was released only on LP in Britain. Freddie & the Dreamers seem to have filled out their EPs with the kind of American R&B covers also being played by the other British beat groups. Their version of Leiber & Stoller's "Kansas City," like the Beatles' version, is actually a medley with Little Richard's "Hey! Hey! Hey!" copied from Little Richard's 1959 recording. A complete, chronological collection of their singles and EPs would make for a good portrait of the band. This is not that collection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:44
- Main artists: Freddie & The Dreamers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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