Name: The Capitol Years 1965-1977
Brand: Glen Campbell

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Catalogue number

8218342

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-27

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Supplier GB

Universal

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Glen Campbell

Genre GB

Country / Americana

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Capitol

Capitol Records, founded in 1942 as Liberty Records, is a renowned music label based in Hollywood, California. With a rich history and impressive sales of 42 million records by 1946, Capitol quickly became one of the Big Six studios. In 1955, it was acquired by British company EMI for $8.5 million and later became part of the Universal Music Group's Worldwide division in 1979. The merger with Priority Records in 2001 further solidified Capitol's position in the industry.

EMI began releasing Capitol products in the UK, Europe, and Australasia from January 1956 onwards after licenses with other record companies expired. Over the years, Capitol has seen various changes in ownership and management. In September 2012, it was purchased by Vivendi S.A., owner of Universal Music Group.

Capitol Records is known for its distinctive album prefix codes that provide valuable information about each release. These codes include letters indicating stereo or mono recordings, price codes denoting different list prices, indicators for multiple discs or special packaging.

Glen Campbell was an American singer, songwriter, musician, television host, and actor. He was born on April 22, 1936 in Delight, Arkansas and passed away on August 08, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Starting from 1958, he embarked on a successful professional career as a studio musician primarily playing the guitar in Los Angeles. During this time, he played with a group of instrumentalists who later became known as "The Wrecking Crew".

Throughout his career, Glen Campbell's talent and versatility allowed him to excel in various genres including country music and pop. His unique voice and captivating performances earned him recognition as one of the most influential artists of his time.

Some similar artists who have been inspired by *Glen Campbell* include Tom T. Hall, Charlie Rich, Charley Pride, Don Gibson,Tammy Wynette,Crystal Gayle,Roger Miller,Bobby Bare,Buck Owens,Eddie Rabbitt,
Mac Davis,the Statler Brothers,Bobbie Gentry,Ray Price,
Don Williams,Loretta Lynn,Jimm Reeves,Billie Jo Spears,Mickey Gilley,and Ronnie Milsap.

There is no definitive Glen Campbell compilation, but this 130-minute, two-disc set comes very close to it, and also forms a perfect compliment to Razor &amp; Tie's Glen Campbell Collection: 1962-1989 (which it overlaps amazingly little). With 46 songs, selected from various singles, starting with Campbell's first pop/rock hit "Universal Soldier" and rarities such as the beautiful flops "Guess I'm Dumb" (co-authored and produced by Brian Wilson) and "Less of Me," along with various album tracks and B-sides, it's as good a cross-section of his sound (including two duets with Bobbie Gentry) and his successes as you can find. What's more, by ranging freely through the hits and the album cuts, it shows off Campbell's strengths in various idioms, from the country-ish "Just Another Man" and the more pop-focused "It's Over," to the brilliant "Reason to Believe" and non-LP sides, such as "You're Young and You'll Forget" sandwiched in between "Wichita Lineman" and Campbell's own "Everytime I Itch I Wind Up Scratching You." "True Grit," the title-song of the film in which he co-starred, is very much a piece with the best of his singles from that era, immersed in rich melodic textures, supported by moderately dense orchestration backing a superb vocal performance. Disc two is intriguing for its inclusion of the Jimmy Webb songs Campbell recorded during the early '70s (beginning with "Honey Come Back") that didn't become hits, and which haven't been heard often (if at all) on CD; they make a logical core for the second half of Campbell's Capitol history, and have generally been ignored along with most of that history (other than "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights"), and "As Far As I'm Concerned," "It's Only Make Believe," "Just Another Piece of Paper," "Last Time I Saw Her," and "Dream Sweet Dreams About Me" are among the best sides Campbell ever recorded, and are comparable to his finest work from the 1960s.

The Capitol Years 1965-1977

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