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Universal has their 20th Century Masters series, EMI has its Classic Masters, Sony has Essentials -- now, BMG/RCA inaugurate their own uniform hits-collection series with The Platinum & Gold Collection, billed as "a series of superstar compilations that feature the best-known songs from all-time favorite artists, along with rare photos, informative liner notes and digital remastering for the best sound possible. The #1 place to find the 'best of' is The Platinum & Gold Collection." This, of course, is the intention of all the aforementioned series, and it's been a welcome trend for the most part, because three of the template-setting series have been very good in providing collections with all the hits. However, it took them a little while to find their footing and, based on the Guess Who's installment of Platinum & Gold, it will take this series a little time to find their footing as well. This does boast a tight 12-track sequencing and good notes from John Einarson ("the author of American Woman: The Story of the Guess Who"), but the rare photos aren't really rare (and there's only four of them, some tinted) and, worst of all, this does not really contain all the big hits. "Laughing," "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature," and "Share the Land" are the most egregious omissions, but "Rain Dance" and "Clap for the Wolfman" are also missing. Nevertheless, those first three need to be on any truly effective, concise 12-track collection along with "These Eyes," "No Time," "Undun," "American Woman," "Hand Me Down World," and "Albert Flasher," which are the big songs that are here. It makes for a nice enough listen, but these songs don't erase the big songs that are missing -- and if BMG/RCA really wants to compete with the Essentials and 20th Century Masters lines, they're going to need to not leave some good stuff in reserve. They're going to have to put them all on one disc, which is what they should have done here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Randy Bachman, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Randy Bachman, Composer, Lyricist - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Randy Bachman, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer
Originally Released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Randy Bachman, Composer, Lyricist - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Garry Peterson, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Kale, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer, Lyricist - Elliot Federman, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Kurt Winter, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Nimbus 9, Producer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Kurt Winter, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1972 BMG Music
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Ben McPeek, Director
(P) 1974 BMG Music
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jack Richardson, Producer - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist
(P)1973 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Guess Who, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Burton Cummings, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Dominic Troiano, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Album review
Universal has their 20th Century Masters series, EMI has its Classic Masters, Sony has Essentials -- now, BMG/RCA inaugurate their own uniform hits-collection series with The Platinum & Gold Collection, billed as "a series of superstar compilations that feature the best-known songs from all-time favorite artists, along with rare photos, informative liner notes and digital remastering for the best sound possible. The #1 place to find the 'best of' is The Platinum & Gold Collection." This, of course, is the intention of all the aforementioned series, and it's been a welcome trend for the most part, because three of the template-setting series have been very good in providing collections with all the hits. However, it took them a little while to find their footing and, based on the Guess Who's installment of Platinum & Gold, it will take this series a little time to find their footing as well. This does boast a tight 12-track sequencing and good notes from John Einarson ("the author of American Woman: The Story of the Guess Who"), but the rare photos aren't really rare (and there's only four of them, some tinted) and, worst of all, this does not really contain all the big hits. "Laughing," "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature," and "Share the Land" are the most egregious omissions, but "Rain Dance" and "Clap for the Wolfman" are also missing. Nevertheless, those first three need to be on any truly effective, concise 12-track collection along with "These Eyes," "No Time," "Undun," "American Woman," "Hand Me Down World," and "Albert Flasher," which are the big songs that are here. It makes for a nice enough listen, but these songs don't erase the big songs that are missing -- and if BMG/RCA really wants to compete with the Essentials and 20th Century Masters lines, they're going to need to not leave some good stuff in reserve. They're going to have to put them all on one disc, which is what they should have done here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:07
- Main artists: The Guess Who
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2003 BMG Heritage
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