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vlmagee · 03-25-2004, 09:58 AM

quote:Originally posted by Kilgore:
Thanks for all the help everyone much appreciated, Lightfoot fans are the best. I do have the UA 2 CD set. One thing it doesn't have is the live version of the Canadian Railroad Trilogy, I know it's picky but I grew up listening to the live version. I know that the Over 60 Minutes has the live version of CRT and may have to get that one instead. Pitty if not in CD, loved that set of songs together

Well, if you already have United Artists Collection, then all you need from the UA period - and to get the live CRT plus 10 other wonderful live tracks from a Massey 1969 concert - is Sunday Concert. There is a single CD of that, and if you get that you will have all of Gord's UA recordings. I'd choose between the US version (called Live!) or the German Bear Family CD Sunday Concert Plus with 5 bonus tracks. The latter is more expensive but most fans think it's worth it. The bonus tracks include songs that were on singles but not albums, plus a couple of tracks that didn't make any commercial record. Two of the most popular are Spin, Spin (a bit of a hit in Canada) and Gord's recording of Dylan's Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. If you want an album by album comparison, I have the details on my web site.

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Valerie Magee

Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com

[This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited March 25, 2004).]

03-25-2004, 09:58 AM	#13
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	quote:Originally posted by Kilgore: Thanks for all the help everyone much appreciated, Lightfoot fans are the best. I do have the UA 2 CD set. One thing it doesn't have is the live version of the Canadian Railroad Trilogy, I know it's picky but I grew up listening to the live version. I know that the Over 60 Minutes has the live version of CRT and may have to get that one instead. Pitty if not in CD, loved that set of songs together Well, if you already have United Artists Collection, then all you need from the UA period - and to get the live CRT plus 10 other wonderful live tracks from a Massey 1969 concert - is Sunday Concert. There is a single CD of that, and if you get that you will have all of Gord's UA recordings. I'd choose between the US version (called Live!) or the German Bear Family CD Sunday Concert Plus with 5 bonus tracks. The latter is more expensive but most fans think it's worth it. The bonus tracks include songs that were on singles but not albums, plus a couple of tracks that didn't make any commercial record. Two of the most popular are Spin, Spin (a bit of a hit in Canada) and Gord's recording of Dylan's Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. If you want an album by album comparison, I have the details on my web site. ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com [This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited March 25, 2004).]