Seven Classic Albums

CLIFF RICHARD FIRST SEVEN ALBUMS IN ONE BOX SETCLIFF is Btitains top selling rock singer of all time.He has had #1 hits in 5 decades Betty's first seven albums are cliffs greatest albums

Classic Cliff. LOTS of Music. Great Early Works! Loved It.

Clif Richard tries too hard on some of the Rock & Roll Standards, but some songs are sung o.k.

good job

GREAT SET AND GREAT SONGS ALSO WHAT A GREAT PRICE.

Just two stars, here...and mostly because of the "bonus" singles. Hunch these last cuts were added because otherwise, fewer people would buy this boxed set. Two stars for Cliff?? Sounds like sacrilege, but here's why:Unlike LPs by US "teen" recording stars, British LPs (and this goes for the ones recorded by Cliff's group, The Shadows) did NOT usually include any singles releases. Fascinating difference, when (for example) Bobby Rydell, Neil Sedaka, Bobby Lee, Connie Francis, Roy Orbison LPs usually included Top 40 hit or two in the 10-12 cuts. Example: Orbison's LP Crying: the Top ten title cut and Running Scared. These albums? Nope. The thinking was: this is a different market. So, charted best-selling singles need not be included. Possible rationale: UK kids didn't have the bucks for long-play 33 1/3 records. So, aside from the half-dozen "add ons" what we've got here is are the LPs, from that "other" market, including the two movie "soundtrack" albums, Wonderful Life and Summer Holiday. (Which explains the Shadows instrumental "Movie" cuts, Peace Pipe and The Savage," which otherwise wouldn't be included. These are available elsewhere. So are the few hits included here.So, all this means that a good 2/3rds of these cuts are forgettable, what in N.A. would be called LP and soundtrack filler.

With a career spanning over fifty years, Cliff Richard is the 3rd top selling singles artist in U. K. history.Originally his back-up band was called the Drifters, later called the Shadows.In the 1950's and early 60's Richard's persona was a rebellious R&R singer, somewhat the idea as Little Richard or Elvis.This set includes all seven of the pop singers albums, from his debut in 1959 to the end of 1962which includes 6 studio albums and 1 soundtrack album, plus bonus singles, totaling 124 tracks.Richard had only one song chart in the U.S.A. during this spanned of time, it's here & the b/side.His other 18 charted singles were between 1963 to 1983, so none of those are here.I've also tried to note his charted hits, 1958 - 62 that where UK releases. (not USA)Five stars because these digitally remastered tracks on this 4 C.D. set have excellent sound,and this is an economical way for a Richard fan to enjoy his early albums.1. Cliff ~ 19592. Cliff Sings ~ 19593. Me And My Shadows ~ 19604. Listen To Cliff! ~19615. 21 Today ~ 19616. The Young Ones ~ 1961 - (soundtrack album)7. 32 Minutes And 17 Seconds With Cliff ~ 1962Disc One ~~~~ Cliff ~~~ 19591. Apron Strings ~ b/s of "Living Doll" (USA)2. My Babe3. Down The Line4. I Got A Feeling5. Jet Black ~ with The Drifters6. You're So Square, Baby I Don't Care7. Donna8. Move It --- UK 1958 with Drifters9. Ready Teddy10. Too Much11. Don't Bug Me Baby12. Driftin' ~ with The Drifters13. That'll Be The Day14. Be Bop A Lula ~ with The Drifters15. Danny16. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On~~~ Cliff Sings ~~~ 195917. Blue Suede Shoes18. The Snake And The Bookworm19. I Gotta Know20. Here Comes Summer21. I'll String Along With You22. Embraceable You23. As Time Goes By24. The Touch Of Your Lips25. Twenty Flight Rock26. Pointed Toe Shoes27. Mean Women Blues28. I'm Walking29. I Don't Know Why, I Just Do30. Little Things Mean A Lot31. Somewhere Along The Way32. That's My Desire~~~ Me And My Shadows ~~~ 196033. I'm Gonna Get You---------------------Disc Two ~~~~ Me And My Shadows - Cont. ~~~1. You And I2. I Cannot Find A True Love3. Evergreen Tree4. She's Gone5. Left Out Again6. You're Just The One To Do It7. Lamp Of Love8. Choppin' 'n' Changin'9. We Have It Made10. Tell Me11. Gee Whiz It's You12. I Love You So13. I'm Willing To Learn14. I Don't Know15. Working After School~~~ Listen To Cliff ~~~ 196116. What'd I Say --- UK 1961 with the Shadows17. Blue Moon18. True Love Will Come To You19. Lover20. Unchained Melody21. Idle Gossip22. First Lesson In Love23. Almost Like Being In Love24. Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum25. Memories Linger On26. Temptation27. I Live For You28. Sentimental Journey29. I Want You To Know30. We Kiss In A Shadow31. It's You---------------------Disc Three ~~~~ 21 Today ~~~ 1961 ~~~1. Happy Birthday To You2. Forty Days, To Come Back Home3. Catch Me --- UK 1961 with the Shadows4. How Wonderful To Know5. Tough Enough6. Fifty Years For Every Kiss7. Night Is So Lovely8. Poor Boy9. Y' Arriva10. Outsider11. Tea For Two12. To Prove My Love For You13. Without You14. A Mighty Lonely Man15. My Blue Heaven16. Shame On You~~~ The Young Ones ~~~ 1961 - (soundtrack album)17. Friday Night18. Got A Funny Feeling19. Peace Pipe20. Nothings Impossible21. The Young Ones22. All For One23. Lessons In Love24. No One For Me But Nicky25. What D'You Know, We've Got A Show ~ Vaudeville Routine26. When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart27. Just Dance - Mood Mambo---------------------Disc Four ~~~~ The Young Ones, Cont. ~~~1. The Savage2. We Say Yeah~~~ 32 Minutes And 17 Seconds With Cliff ~~~ 19623. It'll Be Me --- UK 1962 with the Shadows4. So I've Been Told5. How Long Is Forever6. I'm Walkin' The Blues7. Turn Around8. Blueberry Hill9. Let's Make A Memory10. When My Dream Boat Comes Home11. I'm On My Way12. Spanish Harlem13. You Don't Know14. Falling In Love With Love15. Who Are We To Say16. I Wake Up Cryin'~~~ Bonus Singles ~~~ 195817. Move It --- UK 1958 with Drifters18. High Class Baby --- UK 1958 with Drifters~~~ Bonus Singles ~~~ 195919. Livin' Lovin' Doll --- UK 1958 with Drifters20. Mean Streak --- UK 1958 with Drifters21. Never Mind --- UK 1958 with Drifters22. Living Doll ~ USA debut charted single 1959 --- UK 1959 with Drifters23. Travelin' Light --- UK 1959 with Shadows24. Dynamite --- UK 1959 with Shadows~~~ Bonus Singles ~~~ 196025. Fall In Love With You --- UK 1960 with the Shadows26. Please Don't Tease --- UK 1960 with the Shadows27. Nine Times Out Of Ten --- UK 1960 with the Shadows28. I Love You --- UK 1960 with the Shadows~~~ Bonus Singles ~~~ 196129. A Girl Like You --- UK 1961 with the Shadows~~~ Bonus Singles ~~~ 196230. I'm Looking Out The Window --- UK 1961 with the Shadows31. Do You Want To Dance --- UK 1962 with the Shadows32. The Next Time --- UK 1962 with the ShadowsThese remastered recording have excellent sound.As with other titles in this series, there's no liner notes, just the tracks listing and album dates.

It was very nice to get 7 LPs and lots of singles in one package.

This is Cliff Richard in his very early recording years. Again,effectively 8 albums are here as the 4th. CD has a bonus collection of 16 Hit Singles making it in reality another album. The albums are all classics and the production is top class. I remember playing these on vinyl back in the day when you played albums every day until you learned every word and knew exactly which song was next. Again, for my part nostalgia plays a part but for those of a later generation of Cliff fans, this is a great insight into his early work with rock and roll and ballad tunes.

I purchased this on the reviews given by previous purchasers and although it's great value I was left disappointed because the mastering process has left many of the tracks sounding different to how I remember the original singles and albums. As a result I subsequently bought another collection (40 Golden Greats) that I found much more pleasing, even though this set has much more music. My advice is listen to the same tracks on various collections before buying any. If you do you will hear for yourself the difference in the various recordings available.

Cliff's first album, simply CLIFF, is in full stereo. My babe is mentioned as My baby (info on the CD). I love you so is mentioned as I love you (info on the CD). The night is so lonely is given as Night is so lovely. The bonus single tracks (A-sides only) are all in mono.

Cliff at his most iconic in his early days along with the shads, with none of the messing with the tracks so that we have the originals in all their glory musically and staging

If it had not been for someone to list the tracks I would not have purchased these discs. The tracks are great, old and more recent tracks also tracks I had not heard before.This is a great selection.