Salvo's 4-CD Peter Green Anthology
 

Hi,

is there anybody who bought Salvo's new 4-CD Peter Green "Anthology"-box (http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/ti...37&LABEL_ID=17) yet and is so kind to tell the neglected and unattended Peter-Green-Folks in the German speaking world a little bit about the booklet and the news and pictures it contains?

Amazon.co.uk delivered some items, but www.amazon.de and other (internet-) record stores in Austria and Germany doesn't have the 4-CD Peter Green "Anthology" in stock. They're telling us the 4-CD Peter Green "Anthology" will be in store by Nov 21st 2008.

Thanks to the english-speaking world in advance.

Cheers,
Popmuseum

Amazon emailed yesterday that mine is on the way. Eager to see and hear it.

Same here. Got mine from Amazon.uk. Will let you know about the boolet and everything as soon as possible.

Ms Moose

It's a nice package.
Tough to get the CDs out though, haha.

Thanx. :xoxo:

Album Preview from the London Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...vo-956099.html

By Andy Gill
Saturday, 4 October 2008

For many, Peter Green is the finest blues guitarist this country ever produced. True, Clapton had the more dazzling technique, and there were several who could probably leave him standing in terms of mere notes-per-second; but such pointless pissing contests completely miss the point, which is that the blues is a matter of feeling.

And either none felt quite as deeply as Greeny, or none could express their feelings with quite his subtlety. His graceful passion is in plentiful supply on this four-disc career retrospective, which tracks Green's progress from sideman in future Camel leader Peter Bardens' Looners, through the brief stint with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers that first established his reputation, to his apotheosis with Fleetwood Mac and the comeback with his own Splinter Group that followed his lengthy period in reclusion.

Punctuated by collaborations with notables such as Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Rush and Dr John, it's an object lesson in how to simultaneously expand a roots form, both creatively and commercially, without sacrificing the authentic emotional power at its heart.

What's the sound quality like on this set?

It's fabulous! :thumbsup:

Well put, loud, clear, right on spot..... (thanks btw)

Great sound indeed on the box set.
The "Then play on" tracks have more punch compared to the dreary Warner cd.
Nice booklet, also, thanks in part to Don and his archive material.
But they should have proof read the text one more time.
Apparently "White Sky" is a Fleetwood Mac track now...sure didn't know that! ;)
I'll do it for free next time, seriously. When Salvo issues the next box set packed full of rarites, including the "End of the game" sessions. One can always dream!

Hi,

I don't want to sound like a complete moron, but how do you get the CDs out without scratching the hell out of them? I've never seen this arramgement before. Because all of us already have all of this music, I wasn't going to take mine out of the box, but after reading here that the sound quality is very good, I decided to pop them out for a listen. I always thought I had reasonable mechanical aptitude, but I can't seem to find the trick for removing them. I didn't want to force anything. Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks in advance, for your help.

Cheers, Don

Never mind... I figured it out. There are tiny little plastic tabs on the L. & R. of each CD that need to be tweaked. My eyesight isn't too good :-)

Thanks, Don

I don't even wear glasses, and had difficulties anyway :laugh:.
It looks great, but it's easy to damage the discs if you're not real careful.

Hi to Dino & all,

I am going to burn copies and keep them in jewel cases, so that I don't eventually damage the originals. I have done this in the past (for example) with the UK Issue of the "Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" Set. Those ones came in miniature card sleeves that were lovely, but allowed for potential damage to CDs & Sleeves with repeated use. Just a thought! I don't think CDs are manufactured with the same quality as when they were first invented.

Cheers, Don

German Reviews
 

Peter Green The Anthology
http://www.kulturnews.de/knde/review...=The+Anthology

Peter Green Supernatural
http://www.kulturnews.de/knde/review...st=Peter+Green

Notice how they have SIX star reviews? "These go to eleven." :laugh:

Great collection
 

At last I've heard them all! Great initiative from Salvo or whoever that got the idea in the first place. My heart sank a bit at the beginning though because of the battle to get the cd's out of the case without breaking and bending them - not to mention putting them back in again. Maybe we should listen to Don Browns advice!

My first impression was how nice it was to be able to listen to the Fleetwood Mac tracks without Jeremy's and Danny's songs. (No offence meant, because they should also be given the chance to "shine on their own" some time). Anyway - it is great now to be able to listen to Peter Green and hear the development in his music (apart from the End of The Game numbers which is strangely left out but pretty important in the big picture). The sound is very good as many of you point out too. I had never heard the Peter Bardens tracks on disc 2 before so that made me happy as well!

Even though it is ok as it is I am still baffled about the choise of "order" of the tracks, and would have liked to have been given a reason for that in the sleeve notes. Also it would have been great to hear more about Peter's involvement and thoughts about the selection proces.
The sleeve notes by John Crosby are good and thorough and I like the way he brings "world history" into it at the beginning. The booklet also include bits from an "e-mail interview with the writer". I presume the one being interviewed is Peter Green.

The picture on page 37 is said the be from FM's debut at The Windsor the 13th of August 1967, but I think that is wrong. I think it is from Hyde Park 24th of August 1968 (Danny is in the picture). Cussion posted a picture from that event on the Pre-Rumours site some time ago. I also think the picture on page 19 is more likely to be from the summer of 69 (than 68) and the picture on page12-13 from late summer 1968 not 67 (just for the record).

Ms Moose

Dear Ms Moose - thanx again. :xoxo:

Hi,
I finally got my copy :cool: ( I paid for it over a month ago :) ).
It is a nice compilation, but in my opinnion some great tracks are missing. Or in other words The Anthology should consists of 6 or 8 CDs :).
It's fine to know our friends Mario and Don Brown have contribution in delivering some pictures and information for the liner notes :)
Now some my remarks.
In the booklet there are some errors or inaccuracies.
For example:
1- Stop Messin' Around was published in 1968 not in 1969.
2. There should be cleary described which tracks were composed by Peter Green (P.A. Green) and Michael Green (M.D. Green). We all knows it but begining Greeny's fan can suppose that all the tracks desribed (Green) were composed by Peter Green.

Apart from that everything is OK :)

Krzysztof

Yes, and "White sky" is listed as a Fleetwood Mac track. :eek:

The Sun (UK) call PG's Anthology one of the Top 20 Reissues and Box Sets of 2008

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2053331.ece

ERIC CLAPTON may have been called the god of guitar – but he had a serious rival to his lofty status in the late Sixties ... Peter Green.

For years, this other deity has fought his demons but a timely four-CD overview of his stop-start career showcases what a virtuoso player he was and still remains.

Best known for his time in Fleetwood Mac, he poured his heart and soul into the blues.

But he demonstrated his versatility on the laid-back instrumental hit Albatross.

Classic track: Black Magic Woman

I was wrong and WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA???
 

HA! Stupid woman! I was wrong! There are one track from End Of The Game: Disc III, track 15: Hidden Depth (featuring Zoot Money). Great track! Fantastic!
I think End Of The Game is growing on me (even though I don't like wha-wha....).

BUT STILL: what's the BIG IDEA behind the order of the tracks? :confused: For instance Disc III: "Momma Don'tcha Cry" sandwiched between "Before The Beginning" and "Underway" / "Rattkesnake Shake" and so on. What has been the selection criteria? ARG-H-H this drives me mad!

Is there anybody in the know who knows and would enlighten us - pleazzze?

Ms Moose

Just got this box. What a fantastic sounding set!!

Can someone associated with this project tell me who mastered this, or where it was done? This person should be in the credits because they did a great job.

Thanks!

I, too, just got the set. Haven't listened to all tracks, yet, but I am impressed with the remastering job.
I had no trouble getting the CDs out of the holders. Pushing the little tab almost popped them out.
The track order is somewhat goofy, but I can live with it.
I thought the booklet statement about PG possibly performing again soon was intriguing. Wonder what that means.

Reviewed by Andy Gill, 1-2-2009, The Independent UK

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...o-1220825.html

****

Drawing on all stages of his career, from early work as a sideman in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Peter Bardens' Looners, through to his resurgence with his own Splinter Group around the cusp of the new millennium, this four-disc compilation gives the most comprehensive portrait so far of the reclusive genius whom no less a fan than BB King acknowledged was "the only guitar player to make me sweat". You can hear what he means: for Peter Green the blues was more about touch and feel than speed and volume, and the subtlety of his playing cuts deep into your emotions. Listen to his delicate, liquid tone on the original "Black Magic Woman"; or to his diffident approach on Fleetwood Mac's version of Little Willie John's "Need Your Love So Bad": this is an artist quietly at work, not some jobbing axe-hero hewing away for ego's sake. His lack of ego torpedoed Green's career just as it was reaching its zenith: there's an air of resignation and almost nihilist apathy in songs such as "Oh Well" and "Man of the World" (with its sombre plaint "I just wish that I had never been born") that was later echoed by Kurt Cobain; mercifully, Green's disenchantment took a less self-destructive form.


Pick of the Album: 'Black Magic Woman', 'Need Your Love So Bad', 'Stop Messin' Around', 'Oh Well Pts 1 & 2', 'The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)'

BBC reivew
 

Chris Jones: Peter Green. The Anthology.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/9zvr/

Thank you Popmuseum! Great positive review.

Ms Moose

I remember watching a Science and Technology show back before CDs were released. The presenter was scratching the surface of the CD with her diamond engagement ring to show how tough they were.

Don't think they ever made them that good though...I find scratches on my CDs which have gone from the case to the CD player and back again.

This is a job for Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc