CCS - A's B's And Rarities 2004 [EAC - FLAC] (oan)

CCS - A's B's And Rarities 2004 [EAC - FLAC] (oan) http://leetleech.org/images/14507243756132724142.jpg Collective Consciousness Society, more commonly known as CCS, were a British musical group, led by blues guitarist Alexis Korner. Formed in 1970 by musical director John Cameron and record producer Mickie Most, CCS consisted largely of session musicians, and was created primarily as a recording outfit. The personnel also included Peter Thorup, vocals; Alan Parker, guitar; Harold McNair, flute; Herbie Flowers, bass; Roger Coulam, keyboards; Barry Morgan, drums; plus Don Lusher and Bill Geldard, trombone. Some of the musicians were also members of Blue Mink. Review by Dave Thompson @ allmusic It seems strange to see the output of Mickie Most's RAK label finally being taken seriously by record labels as well as collectors, 30-plus years after the imprint established itself as the epitome of disposable pop tunes. Yet EMI's ongoing As, Bs & Rarities series offers nothing less than the same thorough treatment that any other, more hallowed, label could expect. The format is essentially the same throughout: a gathering up of every RAK single (A-sides and B-sides) released by a given band, with the remainder of the CD filled with choice outtakes and oddities -- which, in CCS' case, covers a lot of territories. From the band's opening shot (and hit), a spectral cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," and on through such off-kilter delights as "Brother," "Walking," and the quite salacious "Tap Turns On the Water," CCS maintained a dignified but often unsettling role in the U.K. charts of the early '70s. Neither did the magic cease when the records stopped selling -- their first-ever flop, 1972's "16 Tons," offers up a near-definitive rendition of that jolly old chestbeater. Seven straight singles plug the bulk of this collection, with the Bsides (a superlative rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" among them) frequently sounding as great as the hits. From there, five tracks highlight CCS' three original albums, before two superlative, and previously unissued, outtakes close the set. The sleeve notes make the point that, of all the music that main man Alexis Korner made throughout his career, CCS is frequently overlooked by the repackagers. This collection goes a long way toward remedying that oversight and might, if listeners are really lucky, even lead to reissues for the original LPs themselves. 01. (03:35) - Whole Lotta Love 02. (03:36) - Boom Boom 03. (03:14) - Walking 04. (03:05) - Salome 05. (03:44) - Tap Turns On The Water 06. (04:03) - Save The World 07. (03:27) - Brother 08. (04:11) - Mister What You Can't Have I Can Get 09. (02:58) - Sixteen Tons 10. (04:26) - This Is My Life 11. (03:38) - The Band Played Boogie 12. (04:01) - Hang It On Me 13. (03:18) - Hurricane Coming 14. (03:14) - Dragster 15. (05:16) - Sunrise 16. (02:57) - Wade In The Water 17. (03:51) - Hundred Highways 18. (03:17) - Primitive Love 19. (03:45) - I Want You Back 20. (02:49) - Blues 21. (01:45) - If I Never Sing Another Song Playing Time.........: 01:14:08 Total Size...........: 429.54 MB http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6758/included1.png http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/366/included2.png http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1495/included3.png

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