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Hatchbox: The Original Album Collection | 
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| Artist: Tony Hatch
Label: Castle Music UK
Category: Music
Buy New: $47.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 388342
Format: Box Set, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5050749410887
ASIN: B0007735D0
Release Date: March 28, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Downtown | | • | Forget Him | | • | Music | | • | Sugar and Spice | | • | You'd Better Come Home | | • | Where Are You Now | | • | Maori | | • | Look for a Star | | • | Crosstown Commuter | | • | When Summertime Is Over | | • | Roundabout | | • | I Know a Place |
Disc 2
| • | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | | • | Call Me | | • | Somewhere My Love | | • | Working in a Coal Mine | | • | Sunny | | • | Whizz-Ball | | • | Daydream | | • | Pretty Flamingo | | • | Black Is Black | | • | Guantanamera | | • | Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars | | • | Latin Happening |
Disc 3
| • | Beautiful in the Rain | | • | Music to Watch Girls By | | • | Once Upon a Time | | • | Occasional Man | | • | Too Late Now | | • | Payaso (Spainsh Clown) | | • | Surrey with the Fringe on Top | | • | Mas Que Nada | | • | While the City Sleeps | | • | Fiddler on the Roof | | • | How Insensitive | | • | Finito |
Disc 4
| • | I Must Know | | • | Play It Again | | • | Don't Stop Now | | • | Morning Dew | | • | Work Song | | • | Thank You for Loving Me | | • | Route 66 | | • | Living It Up Again | | • | Fool on the Hill | | • | Joker | | • | Country Girl and City Man | | • | Two of Us |
Disc 5
| • | Laia Ladaia | | • | For Once in My Life | | • | Hey Jude | | • | Soulful Strut (Am I the Same Guy) | | • | I'll Never Fall in Love Again | | • | Herbin' | | • | Latin Satin | | • | Yester-You, Yester-Me, Yesterday | | • | Something | | • | Codename | | • | This Guy's in Love with You | | • | Sounds of the Seventies |
Disc 6
| • | Eye Level | | • | World at War | | • | Song from M*a*s*H | | • | Hadleigh | | • | Best in Football | | • | You're a Star | | • | Serenade of Love | | • | Champions | | • | Midweek | | • | Romeo & Juliet | | • | Odd Couple | | • | Crossroads | | • | Emmerdale Farm | | • | Man Alive | | • | Memories of Summer | | • | Sportsnight |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Album Description
First-ever 'boxology' for legendary UK composer/producer/arranger Tony Hatch. Six classic albums replicated in miniature make their CD debut. Includes the highly collectible The Two Oh Us and Sounds Of The Seventies albums, the latter sampled by Pepe Deluxe & featured in Levi's Twisted TV campaign. Retro sleeve art will appeal to the kitsch/loungecore market. Castle. 2005.
Album Details
Compiled in Conjunction with the Artist, this Long-awaited Boxed Set Kicks off in Style with the Tony Hatch Sound featuring Contemporaneous Instrumental Versions of Some his Best-known Songs; `downtown', `forget Him', `i Know a Place'. Reflecting his Love of Latin Music and Its Many Off-shoots, 'a Latin Happening' also Includes the Self-penned `call Me', a Huge Us Hit for Chris Montez, While 1967's 'beautiful in the Rain' Boasts Stunning Interpretations of the Bossa Nova Standards `mas Que Nada' and `how Insensitive'. Disc Four Presents the Highly Collectible the Two of Us (1968) Recorded with Tony's Then-wife and Creative Collaborator, Singer/Songwriter Jackie Trent, and featuring Easy Scene Fave. `morning Dew'. Heralding the Dawn of a New Decade, Disc Five Comprises the Much Sought-after Sounds of the Seventies, Recently Accorded Cult Status Thanks to Pepe Deluxe's Remix of the Title Track. Hit the Road to Themeland Brings the Set to a Close with Many of the Popular TV Themes.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very Enjoyable June 30, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a set I never thought I'd see. All six are a joy to hear (listen to how Hatch's arrangements tie up every loose end). I enjoyed the Trent-Hatch "The Two of Us" album, even if, given a choice, I'd have preferred "Hits Symphonic" in its place. Still, the only problem I find with this is with the "Tony Hatch Sound" album. It was released in the U.S. as "Downtown Sound" with two substitutions -- "Round Every Corner" and "You're the One" -- and it would have been nice to have those two included as bonus selections, especially as, for some reason, "Round Every Corner" has appeared only in monaural on CD (the original "Downtown Sound" LP has it in stereo). Even so, this is an excellent set for anyone who enjoys popular instrumentals with some zip to them.
 FIVE OUT OF SIX AIN'T BAD April 29, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Tony Hatch is indisputedly the most prolific of all contemporary British composers, definitely on a par with Burt Bacharach. In addition to his long and fruitful association with Petula Clark, he was responsible for dozens of television and movie themes, many of them instantly recognizable to UK audiences.
This 6-CD set is an excellent representation of his work over the past several decades. Each duplicates the artwork of the original LP release. The most enjoyable is "The Sound of Tony Hatch," since many of the tracks are instrumental versions of Clark's biggest hits. The least successful - and the reason I deducted a star from my rating - is "The Two of Us," which features vocals by Jackie Trent, Hatch's one time collaborator and wife. Her renditions of various songs from Clark's catalog are excrutiating compared to the brilliant originals. As a singer, Trent is a great songwriter. Better Castle should have replaced this with a far superior CD, "Petula Clark Sings Tony Hatch."
Five of these CDs provide hours of great listening. This is defintely worth the investment.
Worth every cent! April 17, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
An excellent collection. Six original albums re-mastered and boxed with attractive "mini-LP" sleeves with original artwork and liner notes. Five of the six discs feature Tony and his Orchestra. The arrangements are fresh and crisp. There's no tacky ultra lounge sounds here - just clean orchestral renditions of some great tunes from the 60's and 70's (a large number of them written by Tony himself).
The sixth disc features Tony harmonizing with ex-wife Jackie Trent. As good as this disc is, it doesn't belong here with the rest. I would have preferred to see his 1972 collection of Burt Bacharach covers in it's place. However, still a deal at $40. I probably paid more for the original vinyl back in the 70's!
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