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Title: "Original Recording" is a warning . . .
Review: Kudos to Hallmark for the front-cover stamp that brags "Original Recording." That it is, complete with all the distortion; thin, monaural sound; and paltry liner notes (song titles and authors, folks; that's it) for which the original Pickwick label was infamous. The only aspect missing is the off-center pressing that made the original 1963 LP's overall pitch waver up and down exactly 33-and-1/3 times per minute. True, most of these songs have not appeared on any of the other greatest-hits re-re-re-packagings that plague London's catalog. Completists may be hooked; the rest will likely pass on such mid-level material as "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (not the Oasis hit) or "Every Day I Have the Blues" (the B.B. King signature). For the best of London, bridge over to any of EMI's "two-fer" reissues, and their remastered sound, real liner notes, and London's signature, sultry sound - all the elements that Send for Me forgot to send for.
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