CD debut of Dennis Coffey’s "Taurus"!

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   Just thought I'd pass along some news for my fellow Top 40 music on CD completists... I just purchased an import compilation by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band called Big City Funk, which was issued several months ago on the Vandi Soul label (catalog #078).  I'm certain this officially marks the compact disc debut of Coffey's long elusive #18 Billboard hit "Taurus".  

Even though this is a new CD release, it's fairly hard to find and expensive (in other words, you can most likely plan to spend between $20-$25 for a copy).  And from a sound quality standpoint, I'm not thrilled about the fact that most tracks on the disc have a muddied high end due to the liberal amount of "no noise" filtering used during the mastering process.  Nonetheless, having "Taurus" on a digital format is still a welcome addition to this completist's music library!

By the way, I now officially have all but two Top 20 hits from the '70s on CD.  The only ones I'm still missing are:

Cliff DeYoung - My Sweet Lady

The Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps. - Baby Face

Has anyone ever run across either of these songs on some obscure import CD release?  

Edited by Todd Ireland

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: CD debut of Dennis Coffey’s "Taurus"! Posted: 14 March 2007 at 10:43pm
	Just thought I'd pass along some news for my fellow Top 40 music on CD completists... I just purchased an import compilation by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band called Big City Funk, which was issued several months ago on the Vandi Soul label (catalog #078). I'm certain this officially marks the compact disc debut of Coffey's long elusive #18 Billboard hit "Taurus". Even though this is a new CD release, it's fairly hard to find and expensive (in other words, you can most likely plan to spend between $20-$25 for a copy). And from a sound quality standpoint, I'm not thrilled about the fact that most tracks on the disc have a muddied high end due to the liberal amount of "no noise" filtering used during the mastering process. Nonetheless, having "Taurus" on a digital format is still a welcome addition to this completist's music library! By the way, I now officially have all but two Top 20 hits from the '70s on CD. The only ones I'm still missing are: Cliff DeYoung - My Sweet Lady The Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps. - Baby Face Has anyone ever run across either of these songs on some obscure import CD release? Edited by Todd Ireland

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 April 2011 at 4:49pm
	FYI: Pat just added a listing for "Taurus" on the recent domestic release Absolutely The Best on the Fuel label.
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 April 2011 at 10:54pm
	This is great news, not to mention a domestic CD release that's long overdue! I've listened to the 90 second audio clip sample of the "Taurus" track on I-Tunes and it sounds like a significant sound quality improvement over the Big City Funk import disc. I look forward to picking up the Absolutely the Best CD so that I can get rid of that lousy import!