Customer Reviews

Retrospective (Restored/Rm)

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3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

Unfortunately I ordered this cd prior to a prior review being posted so I was unaware of it not being a SACD hybrid which was the reason for my ordering it.

I emailed the retailer prior to its arrival who informed me that I could return it if it didn't match my expectations so good on them. The fault lies with ABKCO who is the manufacturer who supplied a redbook (normal) cd in a jewel box with associated documentation (liner notes and rear cover) indicating it would be a Super Audio CD (SACD). I have emailed ABKCO twice who have ignored my requesting they advise as to why they are misrepresenting their product so shame on them.

As to the sound and content I have not previously owned any Animals cds so I cannot advise if this remastering is significantly better than earlier renditions but I will say that sonically its pretty good and suspect that it must be better than the original recordings.

I would offer that if you are looking for a summary of the artist's signature and better songs this compilation would fit the bill but don't be fooled into paying almost $20 for a SACD version. Spend the money knowing you will receive an accurate and good sounding cd which will transport you back in time to relive the memories of the times when these songs were first released.

3 stars for content only, would have been higher if the product's format (SACD) had been accurately portrayed.

This CD was just what I was hoping it would be - bringing together the original songs that I loved in the 60's and could never find compiled in one place. A few I couldn't consider as hits, but in total it gets the songs you want, and you can always skip through the others, or better yet, listen to them and find out why someone considered them hits!

If I had to choose ten albums to take to a desert island, this would probably be one of them. These bluesy tunes sound as good as (or even better than) they did in the 60s. I remember what I was doing when President Kennedy was shot, and I remember what I was doing when "House of the Rising Sun" came out. This CD is exceptional for both the great tunes and for the wonderful memories they invoke. Every Boomer should have The Animals "Retrospective" in his/her collection - for the good times then and now.

The disk is a DSD, nowhere near a sacd. I paid a SACD price for a cd. Not particulary good either.

i bought this item thinking it was a sacd but unfortunately,it is only a meastered cd,the listing mentions it is a hybrid sacd,but it's not,thumbs down