The remainder of CD sounds good. Sound like a louder more compressed version of the Repertoire CD.

It reached No. Initially released in 1966,

Animalisms [VINYL] The Animals.

Still awaiting a decent CD reissue of the LP, in meantime still listen to old LP than this disaster. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Animalisms - The Animals on AllMusic - 1966 - During their first two years of recording, the… Vinyl. Best known for smash hits such as "The House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," they kicked off with a serious blues influence that became heavier and more psychedelic over the years, as they relocated from the United Kingdom to California, and underwent several line-up changes. The Animals: Animalisms ‎ (LP, Album, RE) Decca, Decca: 66.22015 AO, BLK 16428-P: Germany: Unknown: Sell This Version: Recommendations Reviews Show All 4 Reviews .

Looks good but will await for reviews on sound. It was issued only in the US. 9 Data Correct Then, newly signed to English Decca, they delivered Animalisms, a truly transcendent collection of a dozen songs, mostly superb covers interspersed with some good originals, principally by Eric Burdon and Dave Rowberry.

Regret this purchase, bought in hopes sound would be better on 1st 12 tracks, nope. Echo, fake stereo; a royal mess. I have the LP by Secret Records but although it says it is remastered, the recording quality is so poor that I find the record unplayable Animalisms The original 12 tracks from Decca LP sound like hell. So far (that have heard) the Decca Years compilation on Castle UK is the best mono sounding version. cacozambra66 May 25, 2019 Report; referencing Animalisms, CD, Album, Mono, RM, SECCD087. Product details.

The Repertoire CD was a mess, the Decca Anthology fair, hope someone reviews this before buying a potential mess again. Ironically, the Animalisms album (which was issued in America two months later in somewhat altered form, as Animalization) appeared just as the group was about to enter its final phase of existence -- they'd switched drummers from John Steel to Barry Jenkins during the period in which these tracks were recorded, and Burdon would soon decide to dissolve the lineup. £14.23. It was the first Animals album to be produced by Tom Wilson as well as the first to feature keyboardist Dave Rowberry after the May 1965 departure of original keyboardist Alan Price. Next. Burdon was never singing better and the group had developed a bold, tight sound that seemed to lift his soul shouting to ever higher levels of passion and conviction. "Outcast," "Maudie," "You're on My Mind," "Clapping," "That's All I Am to You," "Squeeze Her - Tease Her," "I Put a Spell on You," "She'll Return It," and "Gin House Blues" all rate among the best work the band ever did, passionate, gorgeous, and exciting R&B down to the last note, with Burdon at the peak of his career; and "Sweet Little Sixteen," though a relatively minor song here, was their best Chuck Berry cover to date, highlighted by Rowberry's flashy piano (doing some Jerry Lee Lewis arpeggios) and Hilton Valentine's boldest guitar work yet, combining the lead and rhythm parts in a hard chopping, twanging virtuoso performance. In spite of the fact that still considered part of the British Invasion, with more than enough big singles to their credit, the Animals never completely reached the game-changing status of their contemporaries such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who. Animalisms is the third studio album by British R&B/blues rock band the Animals, and was released in the United Kingdom in May 1966 on Decca Records. The Animals is the self-titled American debut album from British invasion group, The Animals.Released in late summer 1964, the album introduced the States to the "drawling, dirty R&B sound (with the emphasis on the B)" that typified the group. Sound like a louder more … 4 on the UK Albums Chart and remained there for 17 weeks. Animalism is the fifth American album by the Animals, released in November 1966. 4.5 out of 5 stars 23. Regret this purchase, bought in hopes sound would be better on 1st 12 tracks, nope. Add Review. The album includes a collaboration with Frank Zappa ("All Night Long"), with covers of B.B. King and Sam Cooke.

During their first two years of recording, the Animals had never quite succeeded when it came to recording LPs -- good as some of the songs on their first two albums, done for EMI, had been, there was this sense that single were what this band was really about.