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Lost Treasures | 
| Artist: Herb Alpert The Tijuana Brass
Label: Shout Factory
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 23984
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 32867
UPC: 826663286724
EAN: 0826663286724
ASIN: B000771T1U
Release Date: February 8, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Up Cherry Street | | • | Lazy Day | | • | Wailing Of The Willow | | • | Fire And Rain | | • | And I Love Her | | • | I Can t Go On Living, Baby, Without You | | • | (They Long To Be) Close To You | | • | Promises Promises | | • | Happy Hour | | • | Julius And Me | | • | I Might Frighten Her Away | | • | Alone Again (Naturally) | | • | Tennessee Waltz | | • | Tradewinds | | • | Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | | • | Flowers On The Wall | | • | Popcorn | | • | Chris | | • | Killing Me Softly | | • | I ll Never Fall In Love Again | | • | Speakeasy | | • | Whistlestar |
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Amazon.com
The debut entry in a 2005 series that sees the reissue, repackaging and remastering of the entire Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass catalog, Lost Treasures collects 22 tracks that were either never released or available on obscure, unsuccessful albums. Compiled by Alpert who contributes fascinating liner notes and overdubbed a few horn parts that hadn't been preserved through the decades, this is not only a labor of love, but a remarkably cohesive hour-long listening experience. It is also far from a haphazard collection of throwaway material. All of these tunes are finished and would have comfortably slotted on one of Alpert's dozen or so 1960s releases. Modified versions of standards such as "Tennessee Waltz" and often radically rearranged pop hits of the day from James Taylor, The Beatles and Gilbert O'Sullivan comprise the majority of the disc. Alpert also plunges into the fertile Bacharach/David songbook that yielded a number one hit with "This Guy's in Love With You." The aborted followup single of "Close to You" that appears here, was handed over to the Carpenters. Throughout, the Brass' sunny, south of the border jazz-pop retains its innocent, upbeat, bright-eyed appeal. The lack of specific personnel or recording dates doesn't detract from this surprisingly successful collection of "leftovers" that ultimately stacks up as one of Alpert's most diverse and enjoyable albums. I--Hal Horowitz/I
Album Description
22 Previously Unreleased and Rare Recordings That Are Just as Good as the Hits! PThe first album by the original Tijuana Brass lineup in 30 years, Lost Treasures compiles previously unreleased tracks and hard-to-find rarities, hand-picked by Alpert himself. Herb Alpert was so prolific in the '60s that tons of great songs got left behind in the vaults. Many are interpretations of songs by pop music's greatest writers, including James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" and The Beatles' "And I Love Her." Other standouts include Cat Stevens' "Whistlestar," written specifically for Alpert, and Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "(They Long To Be) Close To You," which, after recording it himself, he felt was better suited to a new AM act called The Carpenters. This song, like the other 21 gems here, has been newly mixed and mastered. PEach album in the Herb Alpert Signature Series features meticulously remastered sound, deluxe packaging, detailed liner notes, and an intro by Herb Alpert containing personal recollections and anecdotes.
Album Description
Japanese Limited Edition paper sleeve of this 22 track compilation includes the songs 'Wailing Of The Willow', 'Flowers On The Wall', 'Killing Me Softly', 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head', 'Speakeasy' and more . Seven Sea. 2005.
Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue in a Deluxe LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Album Artwork.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Lost Treasures October 29, 2007
Andrew Romero
I have always and still do enjoy the music by Herb Alpert the TJ brass. This CD was the last piece to my collection on the albums produced by Herb Alpert. Thank you.
 Not the Best Herb Alpert June 14, 2006
David L Hutchins (Mesa, AZ)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you can't get enough of the "brass", you'll probably want this album to complete your collection. If you want to hear some wonderful new TJB material, this is probably not it. Some songs are perfect for trumpret/brass treatment and succeed well. Others should have never been attempted. Close to You is horrible and it should have been buried forever after the Carpenters wonderful version. Most of the songs here are mildly interesting. To Alpert's credit, he tried a lot of different material, some of which was very difficult to do on trumpet. The best of it made it made it to his released albums (the Third Man Theme, for example, is simply amazing). Nothing outstanding or amazing like that on this album. These items were left behind for good reason; they just weren't as good as his other material that was released before. That doesn't mean this is a terrible album. It is enjoyable listening and there are serveral quite good songs on the album, but many of the songs just aren't that well done. Why did Alpert even record some of these? Good ones: Up Cherry Street; Flowers on the Wall and Whistlestar. Bad ones: Close to You, Tennessee Waltz, Popcorn. Most of the others are mediocre. If you never heard Alpert before, this album is like a appetizer, with most of his other albums being the main course and Whipped Cream and Other Delights being the dessert. Keep in mind that Alpert on a bad day was better than most on their best days. If this had been his first album ever released, I think the reviews might have said something like: "not bad; nice beginning effort; shows potential". Buy all the other Alpert albums first and if you still want more, then buy this one.
Lost Treasures review February 28, 2006
Kim Bannan (Canberra, ACT Australia)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another amazing album from Herb Alpert. A myiad of tunes included, some I was familiar with, but the majority new to me. br /I used to play trumpet many years ago, and now after hearing these new compilations, I'm getting that itchy feeling to pick it up again. I just can't stop whistling the tunes.
What Was Herb Thinking???? February 4, 2006
Dufus (Arizona, USA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just received this CD along with "What Now My Love" and "The Beat of the Brass". I have all the rest of the re-release series except "The Lonely Bull" (I never owned the vinyl), but I will get it soon to complete my childhood (er, I mean the set). br / br /So....I listen to "The Beat of the Brass", then I pop this CD in to listen for the first time and WOW! But not a good "wow". The bass about blew me out of my chair! I looked to see who mixed this and found that Herb would give mixing a shot. Sure, maybe he mixed some stuff for the original recordings, but hey Herb, nothing works as good at 70 as it did at 30. br / br /Most all the other reviewers have commented on the music itself, and I found most of it enjoyable, but my main beef is the mix. I think it stinks! If you listen to the originals (even the remix), the "support" band is properly placed in the background. In this recording, they are "out front". Heavy bass, heavy drums. I could feel the percussion on my head and on one song, I was sure I was "inside" the guitar. br / br /I strongly disagree with another reviewer that these tracks should have been released as "bonus" tracks on the other CD's. No way. The mix is totally different and it wouldn't "fit". br / br /So would I buy this again? Do you think I'm crazy? Of course I would! br / br /Now. Where is "Warm" and "The Brass are Coming"? Let's get with it Shout. br / br /Ole'
'Lost Treasures' a Goldmine of Rare Gems January 31, 2006
the astral agent (Brooklyn, NY United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not sure why I am writing a review, since so many people have already given this 'new' release from the classic Tijuana Brass period such a gracious welcome. But like an additional trumpet harmony to the chorus, let me add, it is not only a thing of beauty, but enough songs to represent a DOUBLE album, and one that would easily rank among the very best of the entire catalog! br / br /With that said, why did these tracks fail to find release back in the day? Herb asks the same question in his liner notes and really couldn't recall! Only that he was shocked to find so MANY lost treasures that he had forgotten existed or were even recorded. In any case, it was a lucky stroke of genius to overlook them the first time around so that we could enjoy such a beautiful set of numbers alongside all the re-releases of this golden era of heart-warming classic TB albums. br / br /In addition to hearing Alpert's own sung version of "(They Long to Be) Close To You", which was originally to be a Tijuana Brass release before deciding to hand it over to The Carpenters to record for their own AM release(!!!...the rest is history), this album closes with a gorgeous and unique production of cat stevens' "Whistlestar" which would be worth the entire cost of the album all by itself. It's a stunner.
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