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Neil
Diamond at Woburn Abbey, England (July 2, 1977) |
Recording of Neil's famous landmark, open-air concert performed
on the lawns of the Abbey in front of 55,000 people on July
2, 1977.
This special performance was the conclusion of Neil's 1977 European
Tour.
Includes "Dance Of The Sabres", "You Got To Me"
and "Reggae Strut".
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD 1 shown) |
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Neil
Diamond - The 9th Hot August Night (August 26, 1972) |
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Unofficial recording of Neil's 9th night of the ten night stand
at the Greek in '72.
The official "Hot August Night" release was mostly
recorded on August 24th;
this two-disc set was recorded two nights later on Saturday
August 26th.
It's quite interesting to see how the set lists differed from
show to show
and alsohow Neil's delivery varied too.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD 2 shown) |
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Neil
Diamond - Hot August Night
(Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Original Master Recording - Limited Edition)
(August 24, 1972) |
This
is a legitimate special edition of what is considered by many,
as Neil's finest album and is certainly my personal favourite.
It was transferred from the original master tapes on to 24 karat
gold CD's for better reflection and sound quality. No adjustments,
sound compression or artificial "enhancements" were
made and what you hear is as close to the original recording
as you will. I am usually sceptical about claims of superior
sound quality but when played back on a reasonable CD/Hi-Fi
system, there is a definite and quite noticeable superiority
to this set when compared to the original CD release or the
more recent "re-master" with the three bonus tracks.
The overall separation is superb and each instrument is more
clearly defined and refined, the vocals are very pure and even
the ripple of the audience applause is clearer and sharper. This recording and CD transfer takes stereo musical fidelity
to the next level.
The Company who manufactured the discs, Mobile Fidelity Sound
Labs, under license from MCA, unfortunately went out of business
in the late 1990's and as such the discs are no longer produced
but it is still possible to find used or second hand copies.
The enhanced CD booklet includes all original album artwork
plus additional photographs and information. It originally sold
for more than twice the price of the regular release but, in
my opinion, it's worth every penny! |
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Neil
Diamond at Aerie Crown, Chicago (July 16,1972) |
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A live concert performance approximately one month before the
"Hot August Night"
stand at the Greek. There are a number of similarities in this
concert to the Greek performances but there are also some subtle
differences.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown) |
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Neil
Diamond at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York (1967) |
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An unofficial live recording of one of Neil's very early New
York club dates
in
August 1967. This concert, coincided with the release of Neil's
second album, "Just For You", and the songs performed were still
very "fresh". Includes "I'm A Believer", "A Little Bit Me, A Little
Bit You" and "The Boat That I Row".
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown) |
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Neil Diamond - Thank
You Australia (1976) |
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This is another one of those "live" recordings that
is not available in the shops!
This is the famous "landmark" concert Neil performed
on 9 March at the
Sydney Sports Ground to close his 1976 Australia/New Zealand
Tour. The show
was beamed "live" on television in Australia - Neil
even read the commercials!
This is a Hi-Fidelity recording and was NOT taken from the telecast
of the concert.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front/CD 1 shown) |
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Neil
Diamond In Concert: Madison, Wisconsin (10 December 1977) |
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A good quality unofficial live concert recording on a double
disc set
containing several cuts not readily available on other live
recordings including
Lament in D Minor/Dance Of The Sabres, Signs, Let MeTake You
In My
Arms Again, I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight,
God Only Knows and Winter Wonderland.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD 1 shown) |
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Neil
Diamond at the Pine Knob Amphitheatre, Detroit, Michigan (Aug
10, 1978) |
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Recorded exactly eight months after the Madison CD above. This
is the Matinee performance and includes The Dancing Bumble Bee,
Dancing In The Street and
Teach Me Tonight. Neil also performed Chelsea Morning and Glory
Road.
The Band Intros were played to "Dance of the Sabres",
which of course
was re-introduced in the 1999 shows for the Band Intros once
again.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD 2 shown) |
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Neil
Diamond in Stuttgart, Germany (1971) |
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An unofficial live recording on the last night of the German
leg
of Neil's 1971 European Tour, which also included Annabel's
Nightclub, The Royal Festival Hall, London and a special concert for the BBC with the BBC Orchestra. This set includes "Lordy",
"A Modern Day Version Of Love" and "He Ain't Heavy...He's
My Brother".
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown) |
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Neil
Diamond - The Bang Collection |
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An unofficial compilation of all 25 of Neil's "Bang"
recordings
plus five additional mixes. CD Label is made to look like the
original "Bang" labels used on the vinyl 45's and LP's.
(Rear/Front CD case shown) |
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Neil
Diamond Live at The Greek Theatre (29 August 1971) |
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Neil's legendary Greek Theatre performance, the year BEFORE
"Hot August Night".
It was due to the success of this 1971 stand at The Greek that
Neil re-appeared
a year later and recorded the famed "Hot August Night"
double LP.
Some say that the 1971 performances at The Greek were even better
than the 1972 "Hot August Night" series!
It includes some rarely heard performances of Neil's songs such
as "The Ballad of The Superstud", "Measles",
"Black and Blue".
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown) |
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Neil
Diamond Live at The Greek (1976) |
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NOT Love at The Greek. This is Live at The Greek.
This is a very cleverly pieced together double CD set which
includes the FULL
length concert
in it's correct sequence from the September 20th 1976 show.
Some tracks are taken from unofficial recordings made on that
night and others
are lifted from the video soundtrack and original LP where a
track was recorded
on the evening of 20th September. You may notice that Glory
Road does not
appear on the track list - that's because it wasn't performed
on that evening!
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown - adapted
from original artwork) |
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Serenade
- 25th Anniversary Edition - QUADRAPHONIC |
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The Quadraphonic mixes of Neil's highly acclaimed 1974 album,
Serenade.
This set includes three bonus tracks: The Last Picasso (45 version),
Longfellow Serenade (Live - from the Readers Digest 3 CD set)
and I've Been This Way Before (Live - from the video of Love
At The Greek).
Also included is a lyric sheet.
(Rear/Front CD case shown) |
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Neil
Diamond - Rare Tracks |
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A collection of rare tracks ranging from Neils very early material
with Jack Packer
through to non-released material from the late 1970's. Also
includes three tracks
from Neil's appearance on the Shirley Bassey Show in the UK
(1974).
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/CD shown) |
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Velvet
Gloves and Spit - The Collectors Edition |
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An unofficial "Collectors Edition" which comprises
the original 1968
US vinyl release plus A and B sides of the singles
(including "Broad Old Woman) and a couple of extra different
mixes
giving 18 tracks in total with original album artwork included.
(Rear/Front CD case + inner "booklet" shown) |
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Velvet
Gloves and Spit (1968) |
The original UK vinyl release with "Broad Old Woman", transfered to CD
(Rear and Front CD case covers shown) |
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Neil
Diamond - Neil TV (Volume 1: 1966-1982) |
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An interesting 19 track compilation of rare television performances
including
shows such as Top Of The Pops, Ed Sullivan Show, Music Scene
and
The Johnny Cash Show. Also includes some live promo and rare
live performances.
(Rear/Front CD case shown) |
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Solitary
Man (Released 1997) |
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16-track compilation of "Bang" recordings.
The CD label says: Made by Dureco WEESP/HOLLAND - Marketed
by Dureco, Distributed by Music Net, Licensed from Global Arts.
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/label shown) |
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The
Best Of Neil Diamond |
57-track compilation of
UNI/MCA material.
Released on CD in 1985 by Readers Digest. Originally released
on
Double Cassette in 1980 (See
Vinyl/Cassette Collection)
(Rear/Front CD case + inside Front cover/label shown) |
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Neil Diamond - First
Hits |
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16-Track CD of Bang material
(Rear and Front CD case covers shown) |
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Focus
On Neil Diamond (1975) |
The UK vinyl
release transfered to CD with added bonus tracks: "I've Never Been The Same" (1963) "Broad Old Woman" (1968)
Cliff Richard's recording of the Neil penned, "Just Another
Guy" (1965)
(Rear and Front CD case covers shown) |
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Diamonds
- Various Artists (1995) |
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22-track Compilation of Neil's songs covered by other artists |
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Neil
Diamond Songbook (1992) |
22-track
Compilation of Neil's songs covered by other artists |
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