Big influence for things to come

As a 31-year old fan of music, I wasn't exposed to this music as a kid (unfortunately). So picking up this album was more a discovery trip for me. I was gladly impressed by the harmonies put together by these two brothers from Nashville, a sound that would later influence the early sound of The Beatles and other acts such as Byrds and CSNY. There is a very large number of awesome songs as a part of this hit compilation, but the ones I enjoyed the most were "Wake Up, Little Susie", "All I have to do is Dream", "Love of my life" and "Take a Message to Mary".

DCC is excellent

I have heard several DCC discs and they are all sonically excellent (especially so, considering the age of the source tapes). I had wanted an Everly Brothers CD but suspected that, due to the age in which they were recorded, I could not find one with good sound-quality. But, if you like the music, THIS record should please you, because DCC's sound-quality is excellent. They take extra care in their remasters. Of course, (unfortunately) their records do cost more than most others'; but this truly is a case of getting what you pay for. This label (DCC) is one you should explore and support.

Everly's pure gold

Finally someone has taken the time to make the great music of the Everly Brothers sound as great as it should. Remastering engineer Steve Hoffman has done just that with "The Everly Brothers' Best". Using only the original first generation mono and stereo master tapes that haven't been touched for over 40 years, tracks like "Bye Bye Love", "Let It Be Me", and "Cathy's Clown" really show off Bill Porter's brilliant engineering, and have a clarity and fidelity that I've never heard on any previous Everly's compilation. One can only hope that there will be a second volume with tracks like "Walk Right Back" and "Ebony Eyes". But like all DCC gold titles, they are licensed from the labels for a brief period of time and go out of print. If you've ever heard Steve's work on "All The Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison" and Elvis Presley's "24 Karat Hits" you know exactly what I'm talking about. Grab a copy of this while you can get it.