The Four Preps - The Capitol Collector's Series (1989) torrent

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in April 2008.


The Four Preps - The Capitol Collector's Series (1989)

Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com)
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail).
Some artwork in jpgs at 300 d.p.i. Rotated and cropped losslessly. (Sorry, but this was borrowed and ripped after Demonoid went down and the incentive to do all the artwork wasn't there.)
Notes.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

Bio Excerpt from All Music:

The clean-cut West Coast-based Four Preps are best remembered for a string of Top 100 hits during the late '50s and early '60s, including "Twenty Six Miles (Santa Catalina)," "Big Man," "Down by the Station," "Lazy Summer Night," "Got a Girl," "It Ain't Never," "Moon River," "Lollipops and Roses," "My Special Angel," and others. Ultimately, the Four Preps' biggest influence can be heard via their impact on Brian Wilson, whose harmony-driven production for the Beach Boys was a direct antecedent of the Four Preps' sound. ....

To read the entire bio:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifpxqw5ldhe~T1

AMG Album Review (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine):

All the Four Preps you'll ever need, on a 20-track compilation. Every one of their Top 40 hits is here, as are many smaller hits and unfamiliar songs, including their last chart hit, "A Letter to the Beatles."

Review taken from: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfrxqe5ldje

Track List:

01 - Dreamy Eyes
02 - 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
03 - Big Man
04 - Lazy Summer Night
05 - Summertime Lies
06 - Cinderella
07 - I Ain't Never
08 - Down By The Station (Early In The Morning)
09 - Got A Girl
10 - More Money For You And Me (Medley)
11 - The Seine
12 - The Big Draft (Medley)
13 - Charmaine
14 - A Letter To The Beatles
15 - I've Know You All My Life
16 - I'll Never Be The Same
17 - The Girl In The Shade Of The Striped Umbrella
18 - Let's Call It A Day Girl
19 - Love Of The Common People
20 - Draftdodger Rag