The Bang Years: The 23 Original Mono Recordings (2011)

Opnamen uit de periode 1966-1969. "Neil Diamond transitioned from professional songwriter to performer when he signed with Bang Records in 1966. There, he cut two albums -- his 1966 debut "The Feel Of Neil Diamond" and its 1967 sequel "Just for You" -- that contained his greatest songs: Solitary Man, Cherry, Cherry, Girl, Youll Be a Woman Soon, Kentucky Woman, Thank the Lord for the Night Time, Im a Believer, Red, Red Wine, The Boat That I Row, You Got to Me, and Shilo. All these, along with the rest of the two Bang albums all presented out of LP order, are on this compilation, by far the best overview ever assembled of this crucial era for Diamond." (Allmusic)