Dean Martin 61 Great Performances: Not enticing

Being a Dean Martin fan, I thought that owning this album would be a great addition to my collection. I was wrong. This album does contain 61 songs, many of which are rare. The problem is that the whole album is in mono - i.e. not stereo. This is great if you like hearing music as it was on AM radio, but not if you're looking for quality recordings of Dino. The treble was extememly high, the bass was too low, and the voice tracks never came out clearly. To add insult to injury, there were flaws on my copy of this 2 disc set that seem to be a result of poor recording. I would not recommend purchasing this album.

DEANO, THE WAY YOU REMEMBER

What a treasure. Seems the other re-viewer is stuck on stereo and slick stuff. These recordings are a treat for the true Dean Martin fan. Like everyone else, Dean did not start at the top with a hit TV show and Nelson Riddle. Most of these recordings are Dean learning how to be the Dean we all loved. Some cuts alone are worth the price of the CD. Stereo, Mono, AM, FM...who cares ? I bought this because all that really matters is that it is Dean Martin, it just doesn't get any better than that.