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678.0. "Raspberries/Eric Carmen" by TLE::WARD (John Ward) Fri Mar 13 1987 19:47

	Yes, it's great that Capitol/EMI is finally working on getting
	the Beatles out to us.  Of course, that means I'll probably have
	to wait even longer before I see "Raspberries' Best" on CD.
	I mean, it'll probably be a hundred years before they wake up
	and realize:  ". . . yeah, I guess the Raspberries were a great
	band, too . . ."  (The other Raspberries albums are perfect
	examples of great vinyl music that probably won't *ever* make
	it to CD.)

	I have two Japanese import Eric Carmen CD's.  One is his "Best of"
	and the other is his fifth -- entitled, oddly enough, "Eric Carmen".
	Sound quality varies greatly on the "Best of", but "Eric Carmen" is
	superb (DA gave this one a very good review some time ago).

	Unfortunately, the "Best of" CD has the edited (single) version
	of "All By Myself".  Which leads me to my question:  Has anyone
	seen Eric's first solo effort (also entitled "Eric Carmen") on CD?
	The piano solo on the album version of "All By Myself" is killer!

    It's here!  The first release of anything from the newly created ZAP!
    Records is an entirely new compilation of original Raspberries recordings:

			      The Raspberries
			    Overnight Sensation
		      The Very Best of the Raspberries

				  ZAP CD1

    Any other Raspberries fans out there?

    
    Neato!
    
    This gives me two things to look for this weekend. (along with Works
    vol. 2 from ELP)
    
    DFW