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There are so many Herman's Hermits collections out there now -- including at least two prior "Very Best Of's" from 1980 and 2001 -- that judging the relative worth of all but a tiny handful of them is an exercise in futility; assuming that one avoids re-recordings and stays away from old remasterings (prior to the late '90s), there's going to be some similarity and overlap. That said, this double-CD set does deserve special attention, owing to the fact that it offers a whopping 56 songs in state of the art sound; encompasses every U.S. and U.K. hit single and its B-side, and augments the collection with a few important album cuts -- and all for about the same price as the domestic single-CD collection of the group's work from ABKCO Records. Casual fans may appreciate the range and breadth of this set's programming for the slightly edgier sound that creeps into their work on B-sides such as "For Love" or "My Reservation's Been Confirmed," or simply for the startlingly long chain of excellent 45's represented here. Everything for this Very Best of Herman's Hermits was chosen with the assistance of Peter Noone, and backed up with some good notes by Dave McAleer (although his fudging on the question of instrumental credits -- that "some" of the recordings have musicians other than the group members playing -- gives one pause). The whole package makes an excellent hits companion to Repertoire's expanded reissues of the group's original albums.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Goffin, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - KING, Writer - GOFFIN, Composer - The King, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
FRANK SLAY, Composer - Bob Crewe, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Carter, Composer - Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Ken Lewis, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Trevor Peacock, Composer - John Paul Jones, Arranger
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Lou Adler, Composer - Alpert, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Sam Cooke, Composer - COOKE, Composer, Writer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Herb Alpert, Composer - Campbell, Composer - Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Adler, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Barbera Campbell, Composer, Writer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Murray, Composer - Weston, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Wilson, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Gouldman, Composer - Madison, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ray Davies, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
KENNY YOUNG, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Young, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Sloan, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Steve Barri, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hazzard, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Estelle Levitt, Composer, Writer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Don Thomas, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Graham Gouldman, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Graham Gouldman, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Les Reed, Composer - Geoff Stephens, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
MacLeod, Composer, Lyricist - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Tony Macaulay, Composer - Macaulay, Composer, Lyricist
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Carter, Writer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Russell Alquist, Writer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stephens, Composer, Writer - John Carter, Composer - Carter, Composer, Writer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Geoff Stephens, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - BIGAZZI, Composer - Jack Fishman, Composer - Delturco, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Carter, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Geoff Stephens, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
KENNY YOUNG, Composer - Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Mireille Noone, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Popp, Composer - Jack Fishman, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Herman's Hermits, Performed by, MainArtist - Errol Brown, Composer - T Wilson, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mickie Most, Producer - Herman's Hermits, MainArtist - Errol Brown, Composer - T Wilson, Composer - G Bigazzi, Composer - G Savio, Composer
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
There are so many Herman's Hermits collections out there now -- including at least two prior "Very Best Of's" from 1980 and 2001 -- that judging the relative worth of all but a tiny handful of them is an exercise in futility; assuming that one avoids re-recordings and stays away from old remasterings (prior to the late '90s), there's going to be some similarity and overlap. That said, this double-CD set does deserve special attention, owing to the fact that it offers a whopping 56 songs in state of the art sound; encompasses every U.S. and U.K. hit single and its B-side, and augments the collection with a few important album cuts -- and all for about the same price as the domestic single-CD collection of the group's work from ABKCO Records. Casual fans may appreciate the range and breadth of this set's programming for the slightly edgier sound that creeps into their work on B-sides such as "For Love" or "My Reservation's Been Confirmed," or simply for the startlingly long chain of excellent 45's represented here. Everything for this Very Best of Herman's Hermits was chosen with the assistance of Peter Noone, and backed up with some good notes by Dave McAleer (although his fudging on the question of instrumental credits -- that "some" of the recordings have musicians other than the group members playing -- gives one pause). The whole package makes an excellent hits companion to Repertoire's expanded reissues of the group's original albums.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:46
- Main artists: Herman's Hermits
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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