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One of my favorite collections.
I've never been a country music fan, but the NGDB has always been the exception. (though calling much of their early music country may be stretching the definition a bit). I found a used copy of the LP when I started college in 1978 and came close to wearing it out. A few years ago, I found one copy of the 2-CD reissue released by One Way Records, which seems to be a division Capitol.

I'm sorry to hear that this collection is now, apparently, out of print. This is a tremendous collection of what was primarily the NGDB's first ten years, covering their pop, rock, and country phases.

It's sad how many LPs are now out of print (e.g., this and Herb Alpert's "Going Places"), definitive collections for both the casual and the die-hard fan.

EMI, do yourself and NGDB fans a favor and reissue this set.

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Dirt, Silver & Gold
There has been no other album by N.G.D.B. that can compare with Dirt, Silver & Gold. Bayou Jubilee can be found on the Dream album, but is another version and the song found on D.S.&G. is distinctive with that album only. What is a shame is that there are no forseeable reissues of D.S.&G. which was originally issued in 1994 by One Way Records out of the State of New York. My contact with a representative of the company had informed me that 2,000 copies were issued in cd formate and that the agreement made with Liberty records was for a substantial sum, of which One Way Records took a loss. One Way Records has no plan to reissue Dirt, Silver & Gold. If you're searching, expect to buy used in either cd or lp form. Cd's cannot be found too often and when they are, expect to pay towards to ten times the actual cost for used. The cd's are few and far between and lp's are more readily available through the internet at a substantial lower cost.
I'm not a real country music fan, but the album is one of my all time favorites.
You couldn't buy all the other cd's to make up the D.S.&G. and there are some songs that were remastered for this album, such as creepin' 'round your back door, which has the sound of walking in the right channel while another version has it in both left and right (mono effect) channels.
As I said, if you want the cd expect to pay for it. And expect to pay $... or even $..., but rest assured that you will be one of only 2,000 people who do own the cd version.

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Found a long lost friend
I write this review mainly for those folks who are having trouble finding the newly released CD. I found it tonight, not really looking for it. It is newly released by BGO records (copywrite, 2003). I bought this album when it was first released in '76 on vinyl. Their version of "Mr. Bojangles" is second to none, but my other favorite is "Ripplin' Waters," and their cover of Newman's "Livin' Without You," is indicative of this groups tightness in instrumentation and vocal harmonies, not to mention their originality in interpretation. This group, like the Band, captures for me the heart of the inner American culture put to music. This album is indispensable for the serious (and not so serious) collector.