Born in 1964 and a yankee, I missed her the first time around! How I was not aware of her until right now, I have no idea. But the minute I heard her voice, I was smitten. And then reading about her barefoot/mini-dresses, oh, I get it!!! She is just awesome. She will be one of my favorites from now on. In the last few years, I have become a huge girl group fan, and don't know how I could have missed her for so long.

She is the best, I haven't heard anything she recorded, in any language that isn't at least worthwhile listening, much, probably most, is absolutely fantastic.

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John DePrisco

Warm memories of England

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2001

The first time I ever heard of Sandie Shaw was when I was stationed in England in the mid 60's listening to "Puppet on a String" on the pirate station Radio Caroline (some of you older Brits should remember that one). And who could ever forget Sandie's performance for the 1967 Eurovision song competition. I can still picture her coming on stage barefooted in a cute minidress and blowing away the competition with "Puppet...". But enough reminiscing, on to the review!
All of the songs in this 2 cd set were recorded in the three year period 1964 to 1967, before Sandie was 20 1/2. That's pretty impressive considering all of the artists who only lasted long enough to record a record or two. Presented in chronological order, Sandie's youth is apparent in her earlier recordings where she sounds like a 17 year old. Of course some of that could be due to inferior recording conditions. For instance, "Always Something There to Remind Me", which she recorded at age 17 1/2, sounds much better than her other earlier recordings. Sandie followed "Always...." with another well produced hit, "Girl Don't Come", which made it to # 3 on the British charts. In 1966 Sandie recorded what I consider three of her strongest records: "Tomorrow", "Nothing Comes Easy", and the double-sided hits "Run" and "Long Walk Home". All four are personal favorites. 1967 was, of course, the year Sandie wowed the Eurovision audience with "Puppet on a String" (and maybe with her minidress as well!).
She may be lesser known that Petula Clark and Dusty Springfield, but this set shows you that she was just as talented. Taken in its entirety the beauty of this collection is that it displays how Sandie matured into a very entertaining singer during her stay at Pye records. A great collection for both Sandie Shaw fans and those who are just meeting her for the first time. Highly recommended!

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Kevin

'SImply the Best!'Ê

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2001

For any Sandie fan, this 2-cd set is the best from the many compilations that have been released over the years. From her very first single 'As long as you're happy baby' (which incidently wasn't a hit) through to her biggest hit 'Puppet on a string'. The set also includes the other four songs from which BBC viewers chose Britain's Eurovision entry. Sandie's first two LP's, 'Sandie' and 'Me' are also included. The icing on the cake is the fold out sleeve which includes a full discography with original catalogue no's, pictures of Sandie and a great write up by Simon Robinson. Go get it!

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Sandie Shaw Anthology a must for 60's pop enthusiasts

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2000

This 56 song collection is a great representation of the bare-foot 60's English chanteuse Sandie Shaw! Her hits "Puppet on a String" (brilliant pop opus), as well as the lyrical "Always Something There to Remind Me", a Burt Bacharach treasure are both here. More than that this cd has many well conceived tracks that will help the listener identify this very cool female vocalist who is elegant and earthy at the same time. "Girl Don't Come" and "I'll Stop at Nothing" are also on this cd. Sandie covers several pop classics from the era with fidelity too!Nothing less than brilliant!

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Sasha

everything... and more...much more

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2009

Everything (and more) you ever need to hear from 1960s pop bubble-gum princess,famous for her looks and style but to be honest,as a singer she was way bellow average. That she ended up often lumped up with Dusty Springfield and other 1960s girls is funny because Shaw was actually not a singer at all - she was a very attractive model who somehow got pulled into showbiz and managed to achieve some level of celebrity with her TV appearances and hit singles.
This double CD collect her 1964-67 recordings and though hits have period charm ("There's Always Something To Remind Me", "Girl Don't Come","Long Live Love") bad covers and misses are far more overwhelming - whoever told her to cover Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am" or Irving Berlin's "Always" was just cruel.
Shaw had thin,whining voice that's way too much for double CD listening - she wouldn't pass any of today's TV talent shows,for sure - and she often goes out of tune but apparently audience at the time didn't mind as they lifted her up to iconic status.
Hits are fine,but boy,when she misses,she really misses.
If you want to hear good 1960s singer,go for Dusty,Cilla,Lulu or even (hate to say this) Petula or wonderful Julie Grant,but Sandie Shaw couldn't sing to save her life.

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rockabillymod1995

How Glad I Am

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2017

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With a total of 56 original recordings from her Pye years, this Sandie Shaw collection is definitely one to look out for whether you're looking for a start into Sandie Shaw's career or whether you're collecting the lesser-known bits.

With pictured discs, coloured photos of the album covers and rare snippets of Sandie Shaw, this set is beautifully presented, and also with a fold-out poster it has good reading material. The recordings here are featured in chronological order, so disc 1 starts off with the single 'As Long As You're Happy' which was a flop from 1964.

As mentioned within the opening paragraph, there is a mix of hits and rarities to satisfy all potential listeners. Not knowing that much of Sandie Shaw's recordings prior to this purchase I was happy to see 'Long Live Love', 'Puppet On A String' and 'Always Something There To Remind Me' (probably something you should expect on all 'essential' Sandie Shaw compilations), but was also treated to many unknown ones to me. It was nice to hear her takes on 'I Don't Need That Kind Of Lovin'', 'Talk About Love' and 'Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself', all of which were Chris Andrews compositions and were also recorded by Adam Faith (the very man who discovered her talent). There is also a Sandie Shaw original (written by her) called 'Till The Night Begins To Die'.

There's a few recordings on here which aren't as strong, but with 56 recordings I'm sure you'd probably accept a couple of weaker ones on the extensive compilation. On the whole though, Sandie Shaw's voice is nice and the recordings are fine 1960s Pop, some (especially the earlier ones) have a 1960s Beat feel to them, some are slower but a majority of them have the 1960s Pop feel to them, as you'd probably expect.

On the whole, it's a nice set to have with some nice 1960s Pop. Despite a few weaker recordings, it's been nicely packaged and is a nice set to have overall. 5* rewarded.

silver fox

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2018

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very good 2cd compilation,56 tracks hits/album tracks and more,good buy.

Nicola Romano

four stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2017

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This is a very complete anthology, item and service are o.k.

JOHN DEANS

Item arrived today earlier than stated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2020

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Item was desribed as used very good but disc 2 has a big scratch plus a few smaller ones.Should never had been passed as ok to sell.

Hans van der Meer

Sandie Shaw

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2013

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I am very pleased with this purchase, a must have for all Sandie Shaw fans. I thought I had all her CD's and accidently discovered this CD was missing. Not any more!

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