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(16) The Essential Charlie Daniels Band ﹕組成於1971年的一隊鄉謠樂團。

The Devil Went Down To Georgia / Long Haired Country Boy / Wichita Jail / Uneasy Rider / Mississippi / Trudy / Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues / Texas / Simple Man / In America / Still In Saigon / The Legend Of Wooley Swamp / Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye / The South's Gonna Do It Again

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(17) The Essential Cheap Trick ﹕組成於1975的一隊Hard Rock樂團﹐事業不算成功﹐但多年來仍常聽到他們的名字。

Disc 1:
ELO Kiddies (Single Version) / Hot Love / He's A Whore / Mandocello (Live) / Clock Strikes Ten / Southern Girls (Single Version) / Downed / Hello There / Surrender / California Man / High Roller / Auf Wiedersehen / I Want You To Want Me (Live) / Ain't That A Shame (Live) / Takin' Me Back / Dream Police / Voices / Gonna Raise Hell (Live)

Disc 2:
Way Of The World / Stop This Game / World's Greatest Lover / Everything Works If You Let It (Full Version) / She's Tight / If You Want My Love (Alternate, Extra Bridge Version) / I Can't Take It / Tonight It's You / This Time Around / The Flame / Had To Make You Mine / I Can't Understand It / Can't Stop Falling In Love / Walk Away / Woke Up With A Monster / Hard To Tell (Live) / Say Goodbye / Scent Of A Woman

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(18) The Essential Chet Atkins (The Columbia Years) ﹕Chet Atkins (1924-2001) ﹐是鄉謠界的結他王﹐大多的時間停留在RCA ﹐橫跨50-70三個年代﹐他不單主理RCA的 Nashville部門﹑而且從未間斷演奏或灌錄唱片﹑又為多位巨星如Elvis Presley ﹑ Perry Como監製歌曲。這裡收錄的是80-90年代較後期的作品﹐屬Columbia時期。

Bourree / Cosmic Square Dance / Wobegon (The Way It Used To Be) / Maybelle / Dixie McGuire / Jam Man / Poor Boy Blues / Road To Gundaghi/Waltzing Matilda / Sneakin' Around / Dream / After You've Gone / I'll See You In My Dreams / Young Thing / Imagine / So Soft, Your Goodbye

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(19) Essential Clash ﹕組成於1976-1986年間﹐是英國一隊很有代表性的Punk Rock樂團。1979年的London Calling被選為上世紀一百張經典經典搖滾專輯之一﹐唱片封套刻意抄襲Elvis Presley於1956年的同名專輯﹐令人印象深刻。

Disc 1:
White Riot (Single Version) / London's Burning / Complete Control / Clash City Rockers / I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. / Career Opportunities / Hate & War / Cheat / Police & Thieves / Janie Jones / Garageland / Capital Radio One / (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Safe European Home / Julie's Been Working / For The Drug Squad / Stay Free / Groovy Times / I Fought The Law

Disc 2:
London Calling / The Guns Of Brixton / Clampdown / Rudie Can't Fail / Lost In The Supermarket / Jimmy Jazz / Train In Vain / Bankrobber / The Magnificent Seven / Ivan Meets G.I. Joe / Police On My Back / Stop The World / Somebody Got Murdered / The Street Parade / This Is Radio Clash / Ghetto Defendant / Rock The Casbah / Straight To Hell / Should I Stay Or Should I Go / This Is England

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(20) The Essential Cyndi Lauper ﹕80年代的傻大姐與街頭形像深入民心﹐與Madonna同期出道﹐其實她能寫能唱﹐比Madonna更有才華﹐無奈事業成績卻遠遜於她﹐而大熱兩曲多集中於首兩張專輯 – She’s So Usual (1984) 及True Colors (1986) 內。

Girls Just Want To Have Fun / Money Changes Everything / Who Let In The Rain / She Bop / Time After Time / I Drove All Night / Hat Full Of Stars / Change Of Heart / Sisters Of Avalon / All Through The Night / When You Were Mine / True Colors / Unhook The Stars / The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

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(21) The Essential Dan Fogelberg ﹕一位能寫能唱的民歌手﹐1972年出版首張專輯並未得到熱烈反應﹐直到1980年出版Phoenix專輯才獲得空前的成功﹐在那個Disco/電子音樂的潮流中﹐更像一股清流。 Longer一曲細訴著愛情的天長地久﹐真摯感人﹐ Leader Of The Band及 Same Old Lang Syne更是筆者多年來的最愛。

Longer / Make Love Stay / Heart Hotels / Same Old Lang Syne / The Power Of Gold / Hard To Stay / Phoenix / Part Of The Plan / Run For The Roses / Missing You / Rhythm Of The Rain/11A. Rain / The Language Of Love / There's A Place In The World For A Gambler / A. Leader Of The Band/B. Washington Post March

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(22) The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates ﹕一黑一白﹔H加O於是成為簡稱的H2O ﹐特別之處主音Daryl Hall乃是白人卻演唱黑人Soul。樂隊組成於1972年﹐高峰期在80年代﹐首本名曲包括Maneater ﹑Family Man ﹑Everytime You Go Away等﹐當紅時期曾藉勢出版精選Rock 'n' Soul, Part. 1 ﹐不過諷刺是其後樂隊人氣急滑﹐Part 1之後再沒有Part 2的出現。另一首Wait For Me也是筆者的杯中茶﹐乃友人當年的推介。

Disc 1:
She's Gone / Vegas Turnaround / When the Morning Comes / Camellia / Sara Smile / Do What You Want, Be What You Are / Rich Girl / Back Together Again / It's a Laugh / I Don't Wanna Lose You / Wait for Me / How Does It Feel to Be Back / You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling / Kiss on My List / You Make My Dreams / Everytime You Go Away / Private Eyes / I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) / Did It in a Minute / Your Imagination

Disc 2:
Maneater / One on One / Family Man / Say It Isn't So / Adult Education / Out of Touch / Method of Modern Love / Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid / Possession Obsession / Everything Your Heart Desires / Missed Opportunity / Downtown Life / So Close / Don't Hold Back Your Love / Starting All Over Again / Promise Ain't Enough / Do It for Love

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(23) The Essential Dave Brubeck ﹕出生於1920年﹐成名於50年代早期的爵士樂手。

Disc 1:
Indiana / Perdido / Take The 'A' Train / Le Souk / Audrey / The Duke / In Your Own Sweet Way / Weep No More / Some Day My Prince Will Come / Tangerine / Brandenburg Gate / Three To Get Ready / Blue Rondo A La Turk / There'll Be Some Changes Made /

Disc 2:
Take Five / Maria / It's A Raggy Waltz / Unsquare Dance / Kathy's Waltz / Travelin' Blues / Summer Song / That Old Black Magic / Bossa Nova U.S.A. / Autumn In Washington Square / Theme From 'Mr. Broadway' / La Paloma Azul / Recuerdo / Caravan / Stardust / Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? / Love For Sale

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(24) The Essential David Allan Coe ﹕1939年出生﹐性格反叛﹐少年時代在監獄渡過﹐其後在Nashville投身鄉謠音樂。一生事業不算大紅大紫﹐不過許多鄉謠巨星如 Willie Nelson ﹑George Jones及 Tammy Wynette都灌錄他的歌曲﹐致令他獲得Columbia一紙唱片合約。

The Ride / Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) / You Never Even Called Me By My Name / Willie, Waylon And Me / Longhaired Redneck / If That Ain't Country / Take This Job And Shove It / (If I Could Climb) The Walls Of The Bottle / Jack Daniel's, If You Please / Tennessee Whiskey / Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat / Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile / Don't Cry Darlin' / Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior

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(25) The Essential Dolly Parton ﹕1946年出生﹐乃鄉謠音樂的長青樹。60年出道﹐輝煌的時期都在RCA中渡過﹐80年代末曾簽約 Columbia﹐能寫能唱﹐代表歌曲有Jolene ﹑I Will Always Love You ﹑9 To 5及Islands In The Stream等。此2CD精選輯收錄的都是RCA時期的歌曲。

Disc 1:
Dumb Blonde / Just Because I'm A Woman / My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy / Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No.8) / Joshua / Coat Of Many Colors / Touch Your Woman / My Tennessee Mountain Home / Jolene / Please Don't Stop Loving Me / I Will Always Love You / Love Is Like A Butterfly / The Bargain Store / The Seeker / We Used To / All I Can Do / Light Of A Clear Blue Morning / It's All Wrong, But It's All Right

Disc 2:
Here You Come Again / Two Doors Down / Heartbreaker / I Really Got The Feeling / You're The Only One / Starting Over Again / Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You / 9 To 5 / But You Know I Love You / Single Women / Hearbreak Express / Islands In The Stream / Save The Last Dance For Me / Tennessee Homesick Blues / God Won't Get You / To Know Him Is To Love Him / Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That / Rockin' Years / Shine

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(26) The Essential Donovan ﹕1946年Scotland出生﹐人稱英國Bob Dylan的Folk Rock民歌手。

Catch The Wind (Mono) / Colours (Mono) / Sunshine Superman (Unedited Version) / Season Of The Witch / Mellow Yellow (Mono) / Epistle To Dippy / There Is A Mountain / Wear Your Love Like Heaven / Jennifer Juniper / Hurdy Gurdy Man / Lalena / To Susan On The West Coast Waiting / Atlantis / Barabajagal

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(27) The Essential Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show ﹕組成於1968年的Country Rock的樂團﹐Dr Hook之名乃取材於Peter Pan的鐵鈎船長﹐其後於1975年以Dr Hook名義簽約 Capitol。本專輯收錄了70年代Columbia及 Capitol時期的歌曲。

Freakin' At The Freakers' Ball / Cover Of The Rolling Stone / Sylvia's Mother / Only Sixteen / A Little Bit More / Life Ain't Easy / Carry Me, Carrie / The Things I Didn't Say / You Ain't Got The Right / I Call That True Love / Makin' It Natural / If I'd Only Come And Gone / Get My Rocks Off / Queen Of The Silver Dollar

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(28) The Essential Duke Ellington ﹕Duke Ellington (1899-1974) ﹐爵士樂的巨人﹐1924年開始灌錄唱片﹐他能作曲編曲﹐也是鋼琴手發樂隊領班﹐為爵士樂的重要人物。

Disc 1:
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Black And Tan Fantasy / Take It Easy / Hot And Bothered / The Mooche / Rockin' In Rhythm / Creole Rhapsody / It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) / Creole Love Call / Sophisticated Lady / Drop Me Off In Harlem / Solitude / In A Sentimental Mood / Back Room Romp / Clouds In My Heart / Echoes Of Harlem / Caravan / Blue Reverie / Diminuendo In Blue / Crescendo In Blue

Disc 2:
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / Pyramid / Prelude To A Kiss / Tired Socks / Mood Indigo / Ko-Ko / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Cotton Tail / Take The 'A' Train / Harlem Air-Shaft / Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me / Satin Doll / Perdido / Come Sunday / Jeep's Blues / Black Beauty / Arabesque Cookie

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(29) The Essential Earl Scruggs ﹕於1924年出生﹐善於演奏Banjo ﹐屬Bluegrass樂類﹐風格類似一些早期的Folk Music。

Disc 1:
Heavy Traffic Ahead / It's Mighty Dark To Travel / Molly And Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) / Down The Road / Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Old Salty Dog Blues / Pike Country Breakdown / Come Back Darling / Don't Get Above Your Raising / Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy / Earl's Breakdown / Get In Line Brother / Dear Old Dixie / Flint Hill Special / Foggy Mountain Chimes / Till The End Of The World Rolls Round / Foggy Mountain Special / Randy Lynn Rag / Shuckin' The Corn

Disc 2:
John Henry (Live) / Cumberland Gap (Live) / Cripple Creek / Reuben / Sally Goodwin / Foggy Mountain Top / Georgia Buck / John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man / The Ballad Of Jed Clampett / Nashville Skyline Rag / Nashville Blues / I Saw The Light / Some Of Shelley's Blues / Peking Fling / I Shall Be Released / Stash It / Song Of The South / I Still Miss Someone / We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / American-Made, World-Played

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(30) The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ﹕組成於1969年﹐屬R&B/Disco/Soul的音樂風格﹐輝煌時期約於70年代末80年代初﹐代表歌曲有Shinnng Star ﹑ Boogie Wonderland及 Let’s Groove等。

Disc 1:
Mighty Mighty / Evil / Devotion / Keep Your Head To The Sky / Kalimba Story / Shining Star / That's The Way Of The World / Yearnin' Learnin' / All About Love / Reasons / Sing A Song / Can't Hide Love / Getaway / Saturday Nite / Ponta de Areia/Be Ever Wonderful / Open Our Eyes / Got To Get You Into My Life

Disc 2:
September / Serpentine Fire / Fantasy / I'll Write A Song For You / Drum Song / In The Stone / Can't Let Go / After The Love Has Gone / Wait / You And I / Let Me Talk / And Love Goes On / You / Let's Groove / Fall In Love With Me / Side By Side / Boogie Wonderland (With The Emotions)



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