Mamas & the Papas Greatest Hits [FLAC+MP3](Big Papi) 20 Trac torrent

Source: 1998 CD

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By Jay L. Rudko
Anyone who listened to top-40 radio in the 60's has to remember the first time they heard "California Dreamin'". The haunting lyrics and the tight, clear harmonies had a folkish sound that was clearly ahead of its time. When their music finally became available on CD, the textures became more apparent and the true artistic content was more clearly defined. On this disc, which was carefully remastered from the original analog tapes, the Mamas and the Papas are finally heard at their best. While there was clearly not enough room for all their great songs, all of their major hits are included, including my favorite, "I Saw Her Again"... complete with Denny's goof that became a feature of the song. The voices are clearer and lyrics more understandable, and the instrumental backup, which was somewhat unconventional in itself, is clearer as well. Being the fan that I was since the first hearing, I have to rate this 5 stars... a real winner in both music and technical quality.


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Mamas & the Papas, The - Greatest Hits
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Artist...............: Mamas & the Papas, The
Album................: Greatest Hits
Genre................: Pop/Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998 03 10

FLAC

Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 61 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

MP3 V0 (Highest Quality Available For MP3)

Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.99
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 253kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

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Tracklisting
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1. Mamas & the Papas, The - California Dreamin' [02:42]
2. Mamas & the Papas, The - Go Where You Wanna Go [02:30]
3. Mamas & the Papas, The - Monday, Monday [03:29]
4. Mamas & the Papas, The - I Call Your Name [02:39]
5. Mamas & the Papas, The - Do You Wanna Dance [03:01]
6. Mamas & the Papas, The - I Saw Her Again [03:15]
7. Mamas & the Papas, The - You Baby [02:23]
8. Mamas & the Papas, The - Dancing Bear [04:12]
9. Mamas & the Papas, The - Words of Love [02:17]
10. Mamas & the Papas, The - No Salt on Her Tail [02:43]
11. Mamas & the Papas, The - Look Through My Window [03:09]
12. Mamas & the Papas, The - Dancing in the Street [03:50]
13. Mamas & the Papas, The - Dedicated to the One I Love [03:00]
14. Mamas & the Papas, The - Creeque Alley [03:51]
15. Mamas & the Papas, The - Glad to Be Unhappy [01:45]
16. Mamas & the Papas, The - Twist and Shout [02:55]
17. Mamas & the Papas, The - Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)[03:28]
18. Mamas & the Papas, The - My Girl [03:35]
19. Mamas & the Papas, The - Safe in My Garden [03:15]
20. Mamas & the Papas, The - Dream a Little Dream of Me [03:14]

Playing Time.........: 01:01:24