Product Review

Digitally remastered six CD box set. Originally released on the small White Whale label, the Turtles' original albums have remained stubbornly out of print for many years, leaving fans with various greatest-hits collections that only scratched the surface of the band's deep and rewarding catalog. The Turtles' label FloEdCo, in association with Manifesto Records, celebrates the band's 50th anniversary with the release of The Complete Original Albums Collection, a CD box set containing the six albums that the Turtles released between 1965 to 1970, plus a wealth of rare bonus material. Each of the band's first three albums - It Ain't Me Babe, You Baby and Happy Together - is presented in it's original mono and stereo mixes, while each of the remaining three - The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands, Turtle Soup and Wooden Head - provide a generous assortment of rare bonus tracks, including some previously unreleased material. Meticulously researched and prepared from the original master tapes by renowned engineer Bill Inglot, and contains detailed liner notes by noted writer and archivist Andrew Sandoval. The resulting package offer a unique insight into one of rock's most misunderstood bands.