Musik / rock

Shadows and reflections : the complete recordings 1964-1968


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AllMusic

2018

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Tim Sendra

2018

"Shadows and Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968 isn't a collection for the casual fan; it's for diehards who want everything, and Grapefruit provides exactly what these people need. It's thrilling, timeless music from a no-longer-lost band, preserved and presented with care and attention to detail".


Record collector

485 (2018 November)

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Terry Staunton

485 (2018 November)

"For a band who released just six singles, Kentish Town mods The Action are held in extraordinarily high regard. Cruelly overlooked by the mainstream in the 60s, they first established a sizeable post-career cult status via a 1980 compilation (Edsel's The Ultimate Action), the sleevenotes of which had Paul Weller suggesting they were a better band than The Small Faces ... It's tempting to think of The Action as the nearly-men of mod, but chart positions don't tell the whole tale. Shadows & Reflections refuses to consign the band to footnote status, giving them the full chapter-and-verse treatment they so richly deserve".


Louder than war

d. 27. okt. 2018

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Ian Canty

d. 27. okt. 2018

"The 1980 compilation The Ultimate Action reintroduced the band at the height of the Mod revival, but this new collection is more deserving of that title. The book format is great including a long and informative history of the Action by David Wells with input from the band and a detailed breakdown of their recording sessions. Neatly designed with lots of period photographs too. This all adds up to a very well turned-out and complete history of the Action, which is more often than not invigorating listening. A boxset with compiled with real style, love and attention to detail, it is exactly what those ultra-sharp blades they called the Action would have wanted".