Original Album Classics - 5cdsli Pcase

Great buy!

Not long ago I bought a bear of Pat Benatar CD and heard her cover of If You Think You Know How To Love Me. Looking it up on YouTube led to hearing Smokie's original. I like seventies rock but wasn't familiar with Smokie but ordered this set. I have been thoroughly enjoying these CDs and hearing most of these songs for the first time. Very glad I have these set

Thank you for sending the Smokie Album, I have watch them on my FB and listing for about 5 yrs and love there music, I'm very pleased receiving my package, I have been listing for about 1 and 1/2. Thank you again. Henriette

Great collection but missing a few of their better songs. Still 5 cd''s of good sound. Originally picked up their vinyl while in Germany in mid 1976 along with ABBA. Good music brings back lots of good memories.

I have no idea why I never heard of this group. I listen to the radio or cds all the time, I'm so confused. They are truly a very good group. I really like their style. The lead singer has a very unusual voice, and the group sound perfect together, the voices all blend together perfectly.

This CD set contains the 5 albums Smokie released,excellent music and worth owning.If Smokie had been marketed in the USA they would have been bigger.

For a while now I've seen these "Original Album Classics" import mini-sets multiplying on the internet, made by Sony Music (mine is copyrighted 2009 by Sony Music Entertainment, but there's no mention of SONY/BMG!??), featuring five albums by their artists, housed in cardboard mini-album replicas within an outer box. Some of these sets contain albums previously unavailable on CD, or CD's only availible in the past on other reissue labels or pricey imports. Not many reviews have appeared, and the one that I had read on their Mahavishnu Orchestra set scared me away, with complaints of shoddy packaging, typos, etc. Being an old fan of BS&T however, and interested in 3 of the 5 albums within the set (BS&T 3, BS&T 4 and NEW BLOOD) that are only currently available in either ancient original or current remastered but prohibitively priced versions, I took the plunge when I saw this advertised for only $23! The verdict is as follows: The individual mini-sleeves are reproduced fairly well, but 4 of the 5 albums originally were in gatefold sleeves, whereas all within are single pocketed, with no inserts, or booklets. On the back of the outer box, which is fairly sturdy and also laminated, there is an advertised link which stated, "For full album credits go to [...]" Unfortunately, when I went to said site, there was no info listed for this particular set. This lack of booklets or liners seems to be a new trend, the same thing happened when i purchased the new SAM & DAVE DVD on the HISTORIC MUSIC/Hip-O/Universal label, although according to a review on Amazon.com, our European neighbors received the beautiful, detailed, colour booklet. As for the music itself, I am happy to report that all the CD's sounded great. The 1st two, CHILD IS FATHER... and BS&T had the bonus tracks from when they were previously released and remastered. BS&T 3, BS&T 4 and NEW BLOOD to my ears were remastered as well, possibly done previously when licensed to other companies, just a guess. So the bottom line is, if you are just interested in the music itself, and can live without professional art reproduction and lack of any information that isn't microscopically reproduced on the mini-sleeves, you'll probably be satisfied. Others will just have to wait and hope that the albums that are currently unavailable elsewhere will be released separately in the future, or spend the extra money on those available on pricier versions......

Liked Smokie in the 70's like them better now