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Foursider Review
07/13/2005 4:26 AM, AMG
When Herb Alpert wound down activity with The Tijuana Brass at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, his record label, A&M, began releasing hits collections and compilations culled from the group's catalog. First came Greatest Hits, then Solid Brass, then Greatest Hits, Volume 2, and then this 21-track album, originally released as a double-LP (hence the title). Twelve of Alpert's 27 pop chart hits up to this point were included (which was twice as many as you would find on Greatest Hits), among them the Top Tens "The Lonely Bull" and "A Taste Of Honey," and the chart-topping "This Guy's In Love With You." But most of these songs had turned up on one of the earlier compilations already, not to mention the original albums on which they were featured. The major exception was Alpert's most recent hit at the time, a minor chart entry with Gato Barbieri's theme from the movie Last Tango In Paris, which was making its first appearance. The music was, as always, pleasant, but the repeated cannibalization of Alpert's catalog was beginning to become a consumer concern. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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