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DISCID=1e0c4a14
DTITLE=Various Artists / Bubblegum Classics, Vol. 2 - The Ultimate Col
DTITLE=lection Of Pure Pop Music
DYEAR=1995
DGENRE=
TTITLE0=The Monkees / I'm A Believer
TTITLE1=Crazy Elephant / Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
TTITLE2=Tommy James & The Shondells / I Think We're Alone Now
TTITLE3=The Cuff Links / When Julie Comes Around
TTITLE4=The Kids from the Brady Bunch / Candy (Sugar Shoppe)
TTITLE5=White Plains / My Baby Loves Lovin'
TTITLE6=1910 Fruitgum Co. / Simon Says
TTITLE7=The Prophets / Playgirl
TTITLE8=Tommy Roe / Dizzy
TTITLE9=Rare Breed / Beg, Barrow and Steal
TTITLE10=Bobby Bloom / Montego Bay
TTITLE11=Edison Lighthouse / It's Up To You, Petula
TTITLE12=The Five Americans / Western Union
TTITLE13=The Fun & Games / The Grooviest Girl In The World
TTITLE14=Bobby Sherman / Easy Come, Easy Go
TTITLE15=Shawn / With Every Beat Of My Heart
TTITLE16=Lou Christie / I'm Gonna Make You Mine
TTITLE17=The Flying Machine / Smile A Little Smile For Me
TTITLE18=Brotherhood Of Man / Save Your Kisses For Me
TTITLE19=The Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company Of Philade
TTITLE19=lphia 19141 / Bubble Gum Music
EXTD=Bubblegum Classics, Vol. 2 - The Ultimate Collection Of Pure Pop 
EXTD=Music\n1995 Varese Sarabande Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released
EXTD= May 9, 1995 \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW:  One of a handful of bubblegu
EXTD=m collections from Varese Sarabande, Bubblegum Classics, Vol. 2 m
EXTD=ainly charts Buddah Records' pop output from 1969-1971. According
EXTD= to the liner notes, Buddah was the originator and prime purveyor
EXTD= of the sticky stuff -- an askew incarnation of Brill Building po
EXTD=p, if you will -- during the music's limited three-year run. The 
EXTD=Brill connection is substantiated here with tracks penned by staf
EXTD=f/alumni Neil Diamond (the Monkees' "I'm a Believer") and Jeff Ba
EXTD=rry (Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay"), not to mention a slew of touch
EXTD=es originally espoused by the likes of Carole King and Burt Bacha
EXTD=rach in the early '60s. And along the way, there are a few more h
EXTD=its (Tommy James & the Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now"), som
EXTD=e TV (the Brady Kids), a bit of soul (the Prophets' "Playgirl"), 
EXTD=and loads of Farfisa organ. While not likely to be the subject of
EXTD= any academic debate, these 20 tracks of head-bobbing fun will ma
EXTD=ke the perfect soundtrack for your next pajama party.  -- Stephen
EXTD= Cook\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGimme more, more, more of 
EXTD=that bubblegum music, February 29, 2004 \nBy  Johnny Heering "tri
EXTD=via buff" (Bethel, CT United States)\nThis CD describes itself as
EXTD= "the ultimate collection of pure pop music". That description is
EXTD= more accurate than the title "Bubblegum Classics". The compilers
EXTD= of this collection seem to have catagorized any lightweight pop 
EXTD=song as "bubblegum". To me, "bubblegum" specifically refers to th
EXTD=e productions of Jerry Kasenetz & Jeff Katz, plus a few other son
EXTD=gs that imitate their signature sound. Having said that, this is 
EXTD=a good collection of lightweight pop songs. There are some big hi
EXTD=ts and some real rarities. Some of the songs are great and some o
EXTD=f the songs stink. It's a mixed bag, but it's my bag, baby. Recom
EXTD=mended for fans of pure pop music. \n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER RE
EXTD=VIEW\nDouble bubble, November 24, 2002 \nBy  Zub "Zubenelgenubi" 
EXTD=(North Plainfield, NJ)\nVarese Vintage rolls out a second volume 
EXTD=of tunes in this generous collection of hits and misses exemplifi
EXTD=ng the good fun bubblegum music of the era. While many so-called 
EXTD=bubblegum compilations are heavy on the Buddah groups such as the
EXTD= 1910 Fruitgum Co. and Ohio Express, here a wider net is cast yie
EXTD=lding a more diversified gathering of tunes but still loosely fal
EXTD=ling under the "bubblegum" umbrella. In amongst the major and fam
EXTD=iliar hits here are a number of lesser-known tunes that add inter
EXTD=est beyond what's heard on the same old oldies playlists. Thrown 
EXTD=in are a few total misses that illustrate how some record compani
EXTD=es were willing to try to make a buck on just about anything that
EXTD= may have ridden the coattails of popular hits. Among the raritie
EXTD=s found here are the Cuff Links' (actually Ron Dante overdubbed) 
EXTD="Tracy" followup, "When Julie Comes Around", a tune just missing 
EXTD=the top 40 domestically but making top 10 in the U.K., Thee Proph
EXTD=ets only chart appearance "Playgirl" and "Grooviest Girl In The W
EXTD=orld", a minor hit from The Fun And Games. Beyond the music itsel
EXTD=f, part of the fun here is discovering the amazing stories behind
EXTD= some of these tunes and the people who sang, wrote and produced 
EXTD=them as detailed in the liner notes booklet. Production-wise the 
EXTD=sound quality is very good overall with all tracks in stereo exce
EXTD=pt 12,14,16,17 and 20. Interestingly, while the rare stereo versi
EXTD=on of Tommy James and the Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now" is
EXTD= included here, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" from Lou Christie is th
EXTD=e mono single version. For bubblegum fans, this piece provides an
EXTD= interesting mix of hits and rarities representing some of the be
EXTD=st of the genre as well as a few examples of "what were they thin
EXTD=king?" wanna-bes. \n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAnother fin
EXTD=e collection of familiar & obscure bubblegum, March 22, 2000 \nBy
EXTD=  redtunictroll (Earth, USA)\nAn excellent followup volume, carry
EXTD=ing on the same quality of track selection, mastering and present
EXTD=ation that made Volume 1 such a good buy. Volume two continues wi
EXTD=th the mixture of well-known hit singles, lesser known one-hit-wo
EXTD=nder followups, a few good tracks that scrathed the lower reaches
EXTD= of the top-100, and a few surprises.\nBig hits this time out inc
EXTD=lude The Monkees "I'm a Believer", Crazy Elephant's "Gimme Gimme 
EXTD=Good Lovin'", Tommy James & The Shondells' "I Think We're Alone N
EXTD=ow", White Plains' "My Baby Loves Lovin'", 1910 Fruitgum Company'
EXTD=s "Simon Says", Tommy Roe's "Dizzy", Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay",
EXTD= The Five Amerian's "Western Union", Bobby Sherman's "Easy Come, 
EXTD=Easy Go", Lou Christie's "I'm Gonna Make You Mine", and The Flyin
EXTD=g Machine's "Smile a Little Smile For Me".\n\nThe lineup of hits 
EXTD=is a formidable listening experience, especially the one-hit wond
EXTD=ers. The appearance and immediate disapperance of many of these a
EXTD=cts capture a great slice of top-40 history: "groups" that were s
EXTD=tudio fabrications from top to bottom. In actuality, a lot of the
EXTD=se "bands" were temporary aggregations and re-aggregations of the
EXTD= same people. The liner notes do a good job of fleshing out who s
EXTD=ome of the "unknown" performers are. I was really surprised to fi
EXTD=nd out that the lead vocalist on Crazy Elephant's 1969 hit was Ro
EXTD=bert Spencer, who sang lead on the Cadillac's 1956 hit "Speedo". 
EXTD=I also enjoyed finding out that the memorable string arrangement 
EXTD=of Tommy Roe's "Dizzy" was written by space-age bachelor pad deni
EXTD=zen Jimmie Haskell. It's also interesting to trace the threads of
EXTD= a songwriter such as Tony Romeo ("I'm Gonna Make You Mine" "Indi
EXTD=an Lake" "I Think I Love You") through different musical acts.\n\n
EXTD=The variety of sounds - even in the somewhat limited sphere of "b
EXTD=ubblegum" - is also surprising. Thinking of these all being playe
EXTD=d together on a single radio station points out how fragmented mu
EXTD=sic radio has become. From the poppy rock 'n' roll of The Monkees
EXTD= and Tommy Roe to the soulful sounds of Crazy Elephant to the sho
EXTD=w tunes of Bobby Sherman to the faux Jamaican Pop of Bobby Bloom.
EXTD=\n\nFollowup singles (that didn't quite cut it) include The Cuff 
EXTD=Links "When Julie Comes Around" (backing up their #9 smash "Tracy
EXTD="), with Ron "Archie Andrews" Dante handling lead vocals again. E
EXTD=dison Lighthouse's second single, "Its Up To You, Petula" doesn't
EXTD= even come close to capturing the magic of "Love Grows". Not too 
EXTD=surprising, considering that the producer/writer and lead vocalis
EXTD=t both left after the first hit. The followup is a pleasant enoug
EXTD=h piece of bubblegum, but not particularly memorable.\n\nThe Kids
EXTD= From The Brady Bunch (featuring the actual vocals of four of the
EXTD= six performers from the TV show) make an appearance with a funky
EXTD= little tune called "Candy (Sugar Shoppe)." Double-tracked vocals
EXTD= from both Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick do much to obscur
EXTD=e their mediocre vocal talents. Rare Breed, who appeared on volum
EXTD=e one with their original version of "Come and Take a Ride in My 
EXTD=Boat", turn up here with the original version of "Beg, Borrow and
EXTD= Steal" - later recorded as the debut single for fellow Kasnetz-K
EXTD=atz artist The Ohio Express. A polished garage sound with a mid-6
EXTD=0s punk sound makes this a real winner. The Rock and Roll Dubble 
EXTD=Bubble Trading Card Company of Philadelphia 19141 turns in "Bubbl
EXTD=e Gum Music", their bubble-gum version of Arthur Conley's "Sweet 
EXTD=Soul Music". While Conley's ode reached (or surpassed) the same p
EXTD=lateau of beat and soul that he was singing about, this one doesn
EXTD='t quite reach the same level as the classics of bubble gum. Nice
EXTD= try, though.\n\nPerhaps my favorite discovery on this disc is Sh
EXTD=awn's "With Every Beat of My Heart", which went absolutely nowher
EXTD=e on the charts. Shawn was the 11-year-old daughter of a Capitol 
EXTD=Records VP, and put out this cover of a Josie & The Pussycats sin
EXTD=gle (talk about the root of a great trivia question!) on Kapp at 
EXTD=the same time the Pussycat's version came out on Capitol. Neither
EXTD= charted, but this teenybopper love song from the pen of Danny Ja
EXTD=nssen (Partridge Family, Bobby Sherman) is a real winner.\n\nOver
EXTD=all, the compilers, Cary Mansfield and Bill Pitzonka, have once a
EXTD=gain demonstrated their Golden Ears in selecting tracks - an abil
EXTD=ity that is a rarity in the record industry these days. Bill Ingl
EXTD=ot's mastering is sharp, and though I sometimes yearn to hear the
EXTD=se tracks compressed through an AM radio signal and squeezed thro
EXTD=ugh a buzzing car-dash monophonic speaker, it's quite an eductaio
EXTD=n to hear how well some of these tracks were actually produced in
EXTD= the first place. My only complaint is that it seems as if the lo
EXTD=udness is inconsistent from track-to-track. This may be purely su
EXTD=bjective, as I haven't actually measured it.\n\nFor anyone who li
EXTD=ved through this golden age of AM pop radio, this disc is an inst
EXTD=ant walk down memory lane. For those who didn't, it's a great int
EXTD=roduction. \n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nCompilation producers: Car
EXTD=y E. Mansfield, Bill Pitzonka.\nDigitally remastered by Bill Ingl
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