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Was thrilled to see these 2 albums on CD at last - especially since EIB was the first real album I ever owned (11th Birthday present). I still have these on vinyl (autographed by Ray himself back in 1977) and still play them - but to have the sound levels boosted like they are here is great. I didn't notice the mono mixes until it was pointed out above - just hearing these back to back at a higher sound level was enough. To the songs - EIB was of course a huge hit in the summer of 1970 and for good reason - it's just sung incredibly well and some positive lyrics where just what the country needed then - my other favorites are "Leaving On A Jet Plane" "Something" as well as a unique take on Dylan's "She Belongs To Me" - but really there's no bad tracks here - Stevens singing is up with the best of his career and having Dusty Springfield and Elvis Presley session musicians backing him up certainly didn't hurt.
Unreal!!! is a terrific sampling of Stevens originals - "Night People", "Imitation of Life" and "Islands" are some of the saddest/best "love gone wrong" songs ever written - but the real gem here is "Sunset Strip" - possibly Ray's best vocal ever with terrific horns and piano to boot - I'm amazed at how well these tunes hold up 34 plus years later!!! The re-sequencing of both albums doesn't bother me - these aren't really "concept albums" - just great early 70's pop music - now if they'd just release Ray's rare masterpiece "Have A Little Talk With Myself" (Monument label from 1969) I'd have a real sense of closure! Ray's new box set has some serious tracks as well - would like to see a return to form similar to the above classics!
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