Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Jersey Beat: Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons '2012

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 In the wake of the success of Jersey Boys, the theatrical production based
on the Four Seasons lives, Rhino issued this impressive three-CD, 76-track box
set, which also includes a DVD of a dozen film clips from 1962-1975. Its never
been hard to find a Four Seasons best-of that includes all their big hits (which
are all here as well), but for those who want a bigger collection of the groups
material, this fills the bill well. The usual intelligence Rhino brings to such
large career retrospectives is in force here, the songs including numerous
low-charting singles that usually dont make the cut for best-of anthologies;
various LP-only tracks, and B-sides; Frankie Valli solo efforts; singles they
released under the pseudonym of the Wonder Who?; and much more material from
their post-1967 era than is found on most compilations. In fact, most of the
really popular stuff is on disc one and the first half of disc two, though the
box runs all the way through their comeback hits in the mid-70s and a few stray
releases from subsequent decades.

With so much more bulk on this release than you hear on standard Four Seasons
collections, two things are evident: that there are quite a few interesting
songs by the group that rarely get played these days, and that nonetheless most
of those songs, especially the ones postdating their early- to mid-60s prime,
arent nearly as good as the familiar classics for which the groups most famous.
Still, there are plenty of worthwhile lesser hits and obscurities here, like --
to name just a few -- the mid-60s not-quite-hits Toy Soldier and Girl Come
Running; the early Valli solo 45s The Sun Aint Gonna Shine (Anymore) (covered
for a hit by the Walker Brothers) and (Youre Gonna) Hurt Yourself; the B-sides
Betrayed and Huggin My Pillow, which sound like hits we all somehow missed; some
erratic yet rather interesting attempts to move with the psychedelic times, like
Saturdays Father and Watch the Flowers Grow; and a 1969 revival of And That
Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) that should have been a bigger single than the
mild hit it was. The DVD disc is very solid, highlighted by a live 1962
performance of Big Girls Dont Cry, a live 1964 medley of hits, and a strange
1968 clip of Saturdays Father mixing performance and video. The DVD, in fact,
can only be criticized on the grounds that it leaves you hungry for more,
particularly since there must be a lot more Four Seasons clips in existence
considering the groups popularity.

Its true that for all its size, some aficionados might find some of their
favorite obscurities missing, like the early B-side Connie-O (a substantial
regional hit in some areas), No Surfin Today, the early Phil Ochs cover New
Town, and the Wonder Who?s version of On the Good Ship Lollipop. Its also true
that the energy flags on the final disc, which (despite the inclusion of the
mid-70s smashes My Eyes Adored You, Swearin to God, and December, 1963 (Oh, What
a Night)) might start to wear on the patience of the average fan. But then, like
many box sets, this isnt geared toward the average fan. Its for the big fan, who
will treasure the breadth of this collection, and the non-fanatic who takes a
chance on it will be surprised by how much more diverse the groups records were
than is usually realized. And the Four Seasons certainly have a lot of big fans,
including numerous celebrities who contributed comments on individual tracks to
the 84-page liner note booklet.
:: TRACKLIST ::

Disc: 1
 1. Sherry (2007 Remaster)
 2. Big Girls Dont Cry (2007 Remaster)
 3. Walk Like a Man (2007 Remaster)
 4. Aint That a Shame (2007 Remaster)
 5. Candy Girl (2007 Remaster)
 6. Marlena (2007 Remaster)
 7. Peanuts (2007 Remaster)
 8. Alone (Why I Must Be Alone) [2007 Remaster]
 9. Stay (2007 Remaster)
 10. Little Boy (In Grown up Clothes) [2007 Remaster]
 11. Dawn (Go Away) [2007 Remaster]
 12. Big Mans World (2007 Remaster)
 13. Marcie (2007 Remaster)
 14. Silence Is Golden (2007 Remaster)
 15. Huggin My Pillow (2007 Remaster)
 16. Ronnie (2007 Remaster)
 17. Rag Doll (2007 Remaster)
 18. Save It for Me (2007 Remaster)
 19. Big Man in Town (2007 Remaster)
 20. Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye) [2007 Remaster]
 21. Betrayed (2007 Remaster)
 22. Toy Soldier (2007 Remaster)
 23. Girl Come Running (2007 Remaster)
 24. Lets Hang On (2007 Remaster)
 25. Dont Think Twice (Its Alright) - By Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
(Performing as The Wonder Who?)
 26. The Sun Aint Gonna Shine (Anymore) [2007 Remaster] - By Frankie Valli
 27. (Youre Gonna) Hurt Yourself [2007 Remaster]
 28. Pity (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 29. Youre Ready Now (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 30. Cousin Brucie Go Go (WABC Radio Promo, 1965)

Disc: 2
 1. Working My Way Back to You (2007 Remaster)
 2. Cant Get Enough of You Baby (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 3. Everybody Knows My Name (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 4. Comin up in the World (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 5. Beggars on Parade (a.k.a. Beggars Parade) [2007 Remaster]
 6. Opus 17 (Dont You Worry Bout Me) [2007 Remaster]
 7. Ive Got You Under My Skin (2007 Remaster)
 8. The Proud One (2007 Remaster)
 9. Tell It to the Rain (2007 Remaster)
 10. Beggin (2007 Remaster)
 11. Cant Take My Eyes off You (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 12. Cmon Marianne (2007 Remaster)
 13. Lonesome Road (2007 Remaster)
 14. Around and Around (Andaroundandaroungandaroundandaround) [2007 Remaster]
 15. I Make a Fool of Myself (2007 Remaster)
 16. Watch the Flowers Grow (2007 Remaster)
 17. Raven (2007 Remaster)
 18. To Give (The Reason I Live) [2007 Remaster]
 19. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (2007 Remaster)
 20. Good-Bye Girl (2007 Remaster)
 21. Saturdays Father (2007 Remaster)
 22. Electric Stories (2007 Remaster)
 23. Somethings on Her Mind (2007 Remaster)
 24. Idaho (2007 Remaster)
 25. Genuine Imitation Life (2007 Remaster)

Disc: 3
 1. And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) [2007 Remaster]
 2. The Girl Ill Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) [2007 Remaster]
 3. She Gives Me Light (2007 Remaster)
 4. Patch of Blue (2007 Remaster)
 5. Heartaches and Raindrops (2007 Remaster)
 6. Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up) [2007 Remaster]
 7. Where Are My Dreams (2007 Remaster)
 8. Sleeping Man (2007 Remaster)
 9. The Night (2007 Remastered Version) - By Frankie Valli
 10. My Eyes Adored You (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 11. Swearin to God (Single Version) [2007 Remaster] - By Frankie Valli
 12. Who Loves You (2007 Remaster)
 13. Our Day Will Come (Single Version) [2007 Remaster]
 14. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) [2007 Remaster]
 15. Silver Star (2007 Remaster)
 16. Fallen Angel (2007 Remaster)
 17. Rhapsody (2007 Remaster)
 18. Grease (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli
 19. East Meets West (2007 Remaster) - By Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons w/the
Beach Boys
 20. Streetfighter (2007 Remaster)
 21. Hope and Glory (2007 Remaster)

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