Selected Works 1972-1999

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Elektra is proud to present The Eagles' Selected Works 1972-1999, the first-ever box set by the one of the most commercially and artistically successful bands in the history of popular music. Selected Works 1972-1999 is a comprehensive 4-disc history of the band, including their biggest hits, unreleased live recordings, a deluxe 40-page book, and more. Certified Gold by the RIAA. (1/01).

Product Description:

The Eagles: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin); Joe Walsh (vocals, guitar, organ); Glen Frey (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Don Henley (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion); Don Felder (vocals, guitar); Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmit (vocals, bass).

Additional personnel includes: John Corey, Timothy Drury (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Al Garth (violin, clarinet, saxophone); Gary Grimm (keyboards, percussion); Jay Oliver (keyboards); Scott Crago (drums, percussion); Jeremy Janeczko (percussion).

Producers include: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk, Elliot Scheiner, Rob Jacobs, Jay Oliver.

Includes a 40-page book with liner notes by Bill Szymczyk, David Wild, and Glen Frey.

This four-disc box set takes the listener on a detailed tour of the Eagles' career. One of the most successful American groups of the '70s, the Eagles combined country-rock roots with the burgeoning L.A. soft-rock aesthetic that reigned in the U.S. at the time. The artfully arranged SELECTED WORKS moves from the early, earthy "Take it Easy" and "Already Gone" to the pure pop balladry of "The Best of My Love," "I Can't Tell You Why," and the roadhouse rock of "Heartache Tonight" and "Life in the Fast Lane."

The unerringly infectious melodies and carefully constructed, tight-as-a-drum arrangements go a long way toward explaining why some regarded the Eagles as the "American Beatles." The live material included on the fourth disc offers an au natural glimpse of the band, revealing that they were solid even with all the studio polish stripped away.