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"Thanks to whoever repaired the info for this album. I didn’t realize it saw immediate release by Columbia after it was recorded. I only knew about the CD reissue by Arbiter Records. If you search “arbiter records dancers of Bali”, their page for the reissue will come up. There is a link to iTunes..."  [+]  Reply
- Jameth | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1952
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"I had actually listened to the short audio clips on Amazon, and found them quite good, without actually turning on to them. It was only when I was encouraged to listen to the album in its whole that it dawned on me: The Beach Boys have made another classic album. You almost forget that it's been ..."  [+]  Reply
- Rovers | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2012
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2013
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"Olivier Messiaen was unusual, even for a 20th century composer, in that he was both a music theorist and an ornithologist. He made several compositions purporting to be transcriptions of birdsong recordings into music, mostly for piano and flute; this album contains most of his birdsong-based pia..."  [+]  Reply
- MadhattanJack | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1994
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1984
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2008
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"Born out of the 90's brit-pop movement, "All Change" was Cast's debut album. It's a pretty good album too, with a number of good tracks. "Sandstorm" is probably the pick of the bunch. Three Stars!"  Reply
- craigwramsay | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1995
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1997
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1957
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