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A 16-track collection of Mud's greatest hits that omits one of the greatest of them all -- how peculiar. "Lonely This Christmas" might have limited appeal once the season has passed, but still the second of Mud's three U.K. chart-toppers did not deserve this -- all the more so since, if you've ever thrilled to Les Gray's Elvis impersonations, this is one of the most thrilling of them all. That singular omission notwithstanding, The Gold Collection serves up few surprises. Between early 1973 and late 1975, when the band quit the EMI subsidiary RAK for Private Stock, Mud established itself among Britain's most reliable hitmakers, and most versatile jukeboxes. Thus, while one half of this collection dwells on the string of Chinn/Chapman classics for which Mud is best remembered, the other half delves into the corpus of covers that packed out the group's albums, B-sides, and, once or twice, the charts. A near a cappella revision of "Oh, Boy!" gave them their third number one, while their final label hit was a note-perfect assault on Elvis Presley's "One Night." Elsewhere, "Hippy Hippy Shake," "Living Doll," and a surprisingly sensitive rendering of "End of the World" peel off the Mud Rock albums to remind listeners (and, presumably, the bandmembers themselves) that, long before the group ever gnawed the halls of pop power, Mud was a highly regarded nightclub act, performing perfect covers every night of the week. And, if the wheels ever fell off the hitmaking bandwagon, no doubt Mud could be one again.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer, Producer, Produced by - Nicky Chinn, Composer, Producer, Produced by - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Producer, Produced by - Sonny West, Composer - Norman Petty, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Producer, Produced by - Mud, MainArtist - Bill Tilghman, Composer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Writer - Lorenz Hart, Writer - Nicky Chinn, Producer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Producer - Chan Romero, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Producer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bob Crewe, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Frank Slay Jr., Composer - Frederick Piscariello, Composer - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Lionel Bart, Writer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Anka, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Producer - Sylvia Dee, Composer - Arthur Kent, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Producer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Earl King, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Anita Steiman, Composer - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Dave Mount, Drums
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Chapman, Composer, Producer - Nicky Chinn, Composer - Mud, MainArtist - Nicki Chinn, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
A 16-track collection of Mud's greatest hits that omits one of the greatest of them all -- how peculiar. "Lonely This Christmas" might have limited appeal once the season has passed, but still the second of Mud's three U.K. chart-toppers did not deserve this -- all the more so since, if you've ever thrilled to Les Gray's Elvis impersonations, this is one of the most thrilling of them all. That singular omission notwithstanding, The Gold Collection serves up few surprises. Between early 1973 and late 1975, when the band quit the EMI subsidiary RAK for Private Stock, Mud established itself among Britain's most reliable hitmakers, and most versatile jukeboxes. Thus, while one half of this collection dwells on the string of Chinn/Chapman classics for which Mud is best remembered, the other half delves into the corpus of covers that packed out the group's albums, B-sides, and, once or twice, the charts. A near a cappella revision of "Oh, Boy!" gave them their third number one, while their final label hit was a note-perfect assault on Elvis Presley's "One Night." Elsewhere, "Hippy Hippy Shake," "Living Doll," and a surprisingly sensitive rendering of "End of the World" peel off the Mud Rock albums to remind listeners (and, presumably, the bandmembers themselves) that, long before the group ever gnawed the halls of pop power, Mud was a highly regarded nightclub act, performing perfect covers every night of the week. And, if the wheels ever fell off the hitmaking bandwagon, no doubt Mud could be one again.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:48
- Main artists: Mud
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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