The Classic Albums Box

As a huge 4 Seasons (& Frankie Valli) fan from the beginning, I already had everything they ever released on both vinyl and CD (including both the ACE and Curb CD versions). Nevertheless, it's great to have 18 of their 20 studio albums all packaged together in a handy boxed set. Apparently, there are different versions of this set. My copy does not have any of the substitutions as in the Curb editions. On Broadway Tonight, Don't Think Twice, and all the other tracks others had noted as missing are on my copy. I agree with others that it would have been nice to have the bonus tracks added on the ACE editions, especially Sunday Kind of Love which was on the original release of the Entertain You LP. The CDs have the exact same tracks as the original vinyl, and everything sounds great. Since the Folknanny album only has 3 songs not on other albums, I would have preferred a compilation CD with Connie O, Silver Wings & Star Maker along with the many songs never released on a regular studio album: I've Cried Before, Girl Come Running, Let's Hang On, Opus 17, I've Got You Under My Skin, On the Good Ship Lollipop & You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You by the Wonder Who, Watch the Flowers Grow, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Raven, The Singles Game, & Electric Stories. Of course it would have been nice to have the missing two CDs: The Christmas Album (The 4 Seasons Greetings), and Chameleon (or better yet, the Motown album which includes bonus tracks). I appreciate the original art in miniature, except on Bigs Hits by David/Bacharach/Dylan which should have Old English lettering and medieval styled borders as on the original vinyl. Also it would have been nice to have had a paper booklet of all the other pages of the Gazette album's newspaper.

I bought this CD set back when Jersey Boys was still in theaters, and this cost me $80. Now I see the price has been lowered to almost half. I guess I could've waited but I couldn't help myself! And I don't mind one bit. This CD set is fantastic. You get almost every album in cd form but packages exactly like the LP. Any fan of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons should own this! Best music purchase I ever made.

A great collection now on cd. The only regret with this collection is that it does not have his recordings from the Motown years when he recorded with Mowest Records. There were some great songs recorded there as well, most notably Life and Breath, The Night, and Walk On (Don't Look Back). Still, well worth the cost for the most underrated group of my generation.

Great music!

This is a very nice box set despite the fact some of the albums have substituted song titles. My copy of both, the covers and CDs were made in the EU. The sound quality (on my copy) is identical to the Ace label releases which were issued in the UK and Germany between 1994 and 1996. Having the covers issued in mini LP form is great. I would have liked to have seen the CDs replicate the actual labels on the discs, rather than just have plain blue labels. Inner sleeves for the CDs would have been nice to have as well. Some of the albums have gatefold sleeves which are made very tightly, making it hard to pull the CD out from the sleeves. Although not made perfect, this is a nice CD box set to have. Having said all of this, the Ace label releases are more complete. (These CDs come in jeweled boxes rather than as mini LPs and in most cases 2 albums are included on each disc.) All the album tracks are correctly included and some of the Ace albums add bonus tracks to each CD. Interestingly enough, the bonus tracks that are on the Ace label CDs seem to be the tracks that were substituted for some of the regular tracks on the box set. Ace also issued the Christmas album (not included in the box set) as well as a fold out cover of the gazette on the "Genuine Imitation Life Gazette" album. (However, as far as I know, Ace never released the "Folk Nanny" album on CD.) The box set does have its imperfections, but it is a nice collection of most of the albums by the band. The mini LP cardboard sleeves are a plus too. Sound quality (in my opinion) seems identical to the Ace releases. (Some reviewers have indicated in their comments that the USA Curb label CDs have the same identical substitutions as in the box set.) All in all, it's a nice box set to have if you are a fan of the Four Seasons.

Nice to have all the band's albums. This box, together with The Motown Years and Jersey Beat, makes virtually all the songs of the band. When I receive Valli's box then I will have virtually all Valli's songs. I plan to listen to this box regularly when working or traveling.

These 18 albums run the gamut from terrific to great, good, and just okay. As a big fan of the 4 Seasons I loved having these albums, even the ones I didn't care too much about. It's especially interesting to listen to the evolution of the group from the early 60's to the early 90's. If you're a fan of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and don't already have these albums this box set is for you but the set is not for the casual fan. I'm extremely partial to the original 4 Seasons (1962-1971) and loved almost all of their 14 albums in this set. Of the remaining albums, I found "Hope and Glory" a pleasant surprise. In addition the song "Streetfighter" is terrific, but the album of the same name (from the 80's) not so much.

It is certainly a great set, and really, how could any set such as this be anything less than five stars?!? However, though Dody, The Lonesome Road and I'm Gonna Change are listed on New Gold Hits (both the album sleeve and disc itself), they do not appear on the CD; they've been replaced with three other songs. That's a bit of a disappointment, gotta say. But I'm hardly going to return it just for that. Great collection!

I received this article in time for Christmas and was very surprised at the rapid delivery service supplied by Canada Post. This product was exactly as I had imagined it would be. Very pleased!! Keep up the great service Amazon. I'm a customer for life.

...ABER Ja : solche Pannen bei der Titelzusammenstellung sollten nicht passieren ( On Broadway...u.a. ).TROTZDEM : für so wenig Money soviel Musik der doch eigentlich vergessenen Four Seasons...wenn es nicht den Film und das ( unglaublich tolle ) Musical gegeben hätte ...das ist die Anschaffung sicher wert !!!! ( evtl. noch " The Anthology " und die 3CD/1 DVD Ausgabe...alles auch fürs kleine Geld !!! ) und man hat fast einen Gesamtüberblick der langen Schaffensphase. Ich schwelge jedenfalls in den Erinnerungen beim konsumieren. UND JA : Sie gehören zu den GROßEN in der Branche !!! Vielen Dank!!!

Discografia completa dei Four Season gruppo attivo fin dagli anni 50. Vi sono dei classici senza tempo come Walk Like A Man , Sherry, Big Girl Don't Cry e molti altri. Soddisfatto

23年くらい前、CD三枚組のボックスがでたときの感動忘れません 今はもうこんなものがこんな値段で買えるのですね 意外にHalf&Halfというアルバムが素晴らしいです こんなものを買ってしまったためにここ10日くらいずっとフォーシーズンズばかり聞いています（笑）

I've been a hard core fan of this band right from the beginning. I had a couple of their albums but lost them in a fire and they were irreplaceable. I went on amazon to look for their Born To Wander album, one I always wanted. So searching through amazon looking for this album, I came across this box set. I had to order it immediately. This collection has all 18 Four Seasons albums in it. Every album is a gem. It's great to hear them again in a clean, refreshed sound. You can always tell the Four Seasons by the distinct Frankie Valli sound. The only album that is not included in this package is the Four Seasons Christmas album but I have that one anyway. If you are a fan of the best American band of the sixties, then this collection is for you. I am absolutely thrilled to have found and purchased this collection. I'm through the first 9 albums and have 9 more to go. Can't wait to hear them. I highly recommend this collection. You won't be disappointed.