Encore/More Encore Of Golden Hits – THE PLATTERS*****

Encore: The Great Pretender/Twilight Time/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch/Enchanted/ One In A Million/My Prayer/(Only You) And You Alone/Remember When/My Dream/Heaven On Earth/I’m Sorry More Encore: Harbour Lights/Wish It Were Me/Where/Don’t Blame Me/What Does It Matter/My Secret/To Each His Own/Sleepy Lagoon/The Sound & The Fury/That Old Feeling/Its Raining Outside/I Wish

The Platters were the most successful vocal harmony group from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. Encore and More Encore Of Golden Hits include most of their most successful singles from this period, peaking respectively at No. 6 and No. 20 in the US.

“The Great Pretender is awesome, Twilight Time is magnificent, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is heart wrenchingly beautiful, My Prayer is powerful, Only You is...ah you get the point. You want to find out why The Platters were one of the finest vocal groups of their time. Pick these two up ASAP.”

“The greatest group of the 50s, The Platters combined a tremendous lead singer whose talents bordered on the operatic, great harmonizing, and tremendous musicality to produce some of the best songs ever recorded, most of which are captured here including the immortal The Great Pretender and the wonderful Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. The crescendo at the end of that song has got to be one of the most creative and thrilling moments in all pop music.”

“Now thought of as a 'doo wop' group because of the beat and the finger-snapping rhythms, The Platters set the scene for rock and roll, ushering in a new music which incorporated gospel and soul sounds never before part of the mainstream. They influenced pop music for many years and opened doors to the many doo-wop groups which succeeded them into the 1960s.”

“The wonderful Tony Williams sets the pace as tenor soloist, with a voice ranging from a soft whisper to a soaring vibrato. The harmonies are mellow, the timing is superb, the arrangements are terrific and the back-up voices are strong. The Platters are an indelible part of the high school memories of a whole generation. There isn't a bad song in this collection, all are timeless.”

“I grew up loving the music of the fifties and sixties. It was a time of fine music and The Platters were one of the greats. This includes the best of their music and if you love oldies its a must.”