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Best Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)

Back in Black
The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and Electric Lady Studios in New York, where the album was also mixed.
Reviews
"Great album!"
"Love this album."
"One of the best 80s Rock Albums, this is a must have."
"Gets 10 stars in my book....R.I.P Malcolm Young!"
"The sound is tighter and fuller, and the songs seem more enjoyable and free of the dirty joke garge band sound from their early days. This is to say that ACDC still sound like ACDC only somehow better and refreshed You can probabaly even recognize the chords they are usning."
"Great Album.... super quality sound."
"Excellent collection of ac/DC songs!"
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Eagles: The Very Best Of
Hit singles large and medium are here, often ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") still sounding definitive and even tough.
Reviews
"Disc one is labeled as disc 1 and has disc 2 songs and disc 2 is labeled disc 2 and has disc 2 songs."
"We love these guys...old now, and we still love to hear them!"
"This 2 CD set was bought as a present for some friends up North simply because it is the GREATEST collection of songs by the Eagles that I have EVER run across, bar none."
"So many greatest hits albums leave out important hits, probably to make sure you buy more albums to get 'THE' collection of all the band's hits."
"A classic!"
"This is the ultimate boxed set -right up there with Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd."
"I think one can do no better then this two Cd package as i can find no reason not to give this collection a thumbs up.."
"I was excited to see this 2-CD album for such a reasonable price, but I was even more excited to hear the sound quality and professional production."
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Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
(2-LP set) The original recordings from 1968-1970, including the classics Susie Q , I Put a Spell on You , Proud Mary , Bad Moon Rising , Lodi , Green River , Commotion , Down on the Corner , Fortunate Son , Travelin' Band , Who'll Stop the Rain , Up Around the Bend , Run Through the Jungle , Lookin' Out My Back Door , Long as I Can See the Light , I Heard It Through the Grapevine , Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Reviews
"I'm not even really a fan of this style of music, but these dudes rock in unique ways that are unforgettable."
"This album has a several of my favorite Credence songs, so I really enjoy listening to it."
"The LP arrived in very good condition & both records are high quality."
"A great greatest hits!"
"LOVE EVERY SONG ON HERE.ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GROUPS."
"Informative liner notes donned both sides of the double leaf cover chronicling their hits achievements, which is a nice touch."
"One day I decided to find the music I loved and grew up to so specifically went looking it... Eric Burdon and the Animals, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Sweetwater, Fleetwood Mac, Creedance Clearwater and Jerry Riopelle to name a few (I already had all of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the Stones).."
"Out of the box there was a small spot of some chemical or another on the first track of side b that caused an audible click every lap."
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Best Pop Singer-Songwriters

The Beatles The White Album
The Beatles' acclaimed original studio album remasters, released on CD in 2009, make their long-awaited stereo vinyl debut. Following the success of The Beatles' acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI's Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles' vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl. Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any 'sibilant episodes' - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories.
Reviews
"I love 180g vinyl."
"A classic, a break out album that defines al' 4 Beatles seeking their own direction toward independence."
"It has Bungalow Bill, Back in the USSR, Rocky Racoon, and Blackbird plus a lot more."
"A 2 CD "mini-box" with a picture book, and a small version of a collage poster that may have been part of the original album all those years ago."
"I was so dissapointed I left it in a corner for several months then one day I said to myself I would give it a chance so I sat down and listened to it carefully at that point I realized I was not the Beatles I was listening to but a combination of John,George,Paul & ringo showing what was to come on their solo work or first albums next thing I know it was becoming one of my favorite Beatle albums today I have it on cd,cassette and vinyl and on my way to buy a sealed one to leave for my daughter this lp is not meant for any other type of format but vinyl and on a good system so if you have a choice don't get the cd or the excessive hissing cassette."
"Album cover was slightly warped, but other than that it was sure nice to hear these old songs again."
"I could go in depth about this album in my review, but don't need to: This mono issue has different versions of many tracks that cannot be heard anywhere else, including the Anthology series."
"I bought this nearly a year ago but only recently gave it as a Father's Day present."
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Best Arena Rock

Back in Black
The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and Electric Lady Studios in New York, where the album was also mixed.
Reviews
"Great album!"
"Love this album."
"One of the best 80s Rock Albums, this is a must have."
"Gets 10 stars in my book....R.I.P Malcolm Young!"
"The sound is tighter and fuller, and the songs seem more enjoyable and free of the dirty joke garge band sound from their early days. This is to say that ACDC still sound like ACDC only somehow better and refreshed You can probabaly even recognize the chords they are usning."
"Great Album.... super quality sound."
"Excellent collection of ac/DC songs!"
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Best Classic Southern Rock

Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
(2-LP set) The original recordings from 1968-1970, including the classics Susie Q , I Put a Spell on You , Proud Mary , Bad Moon Rising , Lodi , Green River , Commotion , Down on the Corner , Fortunate Son , Travelin' Band , Who'll Stop the Rain , Up Around the Bend , Run Through the Jungle , Lookin' Out My Back Door , Long as I Can See the Light , I Heard It Through the Grapevine , Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Reviews
"I'm not even really a fan of this style of music, but these dudes rock in unique ways that are unforgettable."
"This album has a several of my favorite Credence songs, so I really enjoy listening to it."
"The LP arrived in very good condition & both records are high quality."
"A great greatest hits!"
"LOVE EVERY SONG ON HERE.ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GROUPS."
"Informative liner notes donned both sides of the double leaf cover chronicling their hits achievements, which is a nice touch."
"One day I decided to find the music I loved and grew up to so specifically went looking it... Eric Burdon and the Animals, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Sweetwater, Fleetwood Mac, Creedance Clearwater and Jerry Riopelle to name a few (I already had all of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the Stones).."
"Out of the box there was a small spot of some chemical or another on the first track of side b that caused an audible click every lap."
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Best Classic Glam Rock

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Remastered
Includes 'Benny and The Jets', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Candle In The Wind', 'Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting' and 'Harmony'.
Reviews
"I have Elton John's hits but you need to listen to his other music to get a real feel of his talent."
"Finally, the "revisited" versions from current day artists are a nice tribute to Elton, although I'll admit I probably won't listen to them again."
"Well, the SACD sounds much better than the standard CD."
"Great CD!"
"There's some good stuff here, with "Funeral for a Friend", "Candle in the Wind" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' being my favorites."
"I am assuming that the version with the bonus DVD (which I really wanted) is no longer in stock but Amazon never asked me, never checked to see if I would accept the substitute, they just the 30th anniversary CDs with no bonus DVD."
"If you already have the previous remastered version and don't want to hear extra songs like the live performances, then you can skip this version."
"Can see why this is one the best music albums out there!"
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Best Classic Psychedelic Rock

Led Zeppelin II
Over the next decade, the band would become one of the most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music, selling more than 300 million albums worldwide. With the 2014 release of deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, & Led Zeppelin III , the band will launch an extensive reissue program of all nine of its studio albums in chronological order, each remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page.
Reviews
"The Album is Zeppelin in all it's early blues rock glory but if you previously owned this album, you already knew that."
"All I wanted to say was this, so I'll put it in caps so it'll stand out: THE SWEATIEST ROCK ALBUM EVER. On the TV series CHEERS, someone asked a literate professor what the sweatiest movie ever made was."
"Best CD & premastered done very well."
"It's Led Zeppelin II."
"The first album feels like the one that captured a magic energy from the band that I continue to be impressed by no matter I hear it, and III is my favorite album by the band. There are songs on the release that are essential Zeppelin, and you can feel the band hitting bigger and better creative streaks as they start to finesse their sound."
"I had this album on vinyl, bought it back when it was first released."
"Skips- disappointed."
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Best Classic Rock Supergroups

Eagles: The Very Best Of
Hit singles large and medium are here, often ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") still sounding definitive and even tough.
Reviews
"Disc one is labeled as disc 1 and has disc 2 songs and disc 2 is labeled disc 2 and has disc 2 songs."
"We love these guys...old now, and we still love to hear them!"
"This 2 CD set was bought as a present for some friends up North simply because it is the GREATEST collection of songs by the Eagles that I have EVER run across, bar none."
"So many greatest hits albums leave out important hits, probably to make sure you buy more albums to get 'THE' collection of all the band's hits."
"A classic!"
"This is the ultimate boxed set -right up there with Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd."
"I think one can do no better then this two Cd package as i can find no reason not to give this collection a thumbs up.."
"I was excited to see this 2-CD album for such a reasonable price, but I was even more excited to hear the sound quality and professional production."
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Best British Invasion Rock

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings.
Reviews
"Good stuff for a 32 year old who would never pay hundreds to hear this is its original form."
"It wasn't voted the best album of all time for nothing!"
""A day in a life" Three tunes mastered into one with the utmost precision."
"Everything I remember it was."
"This album, unarguably, started the music revolution that can still be felt to this day."
"What can I say about this Beatles Masterpiece?"
"Great album...ahhh vinyl...Gotta love it."
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