A&M Years 1988-1990

A phenomenal release. I've been a follower of hers since '88 and although I have all of her albums and all of the CDsingles as well it's lovely to have some other previously unreleased material along with all of her vids.

Excellent package of great music with a DVD of music videos introduced by Sam.

Such a wonderful surprise to see this set nearly 30 years after Stop! was first released. Can it really be that long ago? I still love Stop! and April Moon, both superb and Sam's voice is still a joy to listen to. Not sure if the new versions of these CDs sound better than the originals as I haven't compared them yet, but if you've not heard them before, they are worth the price alone. My main interest though was in the two CDs of extra tracks, a few of which I already had as B sides, but most of which were new to me. These are not just alternate versions of songs I already knew either - there's a lot of new material, almost all of if great. There's also a bunch of demos included that are an extra bonus. The DVD of videos was of less interest to me, but still fun to watch, particularly with Sam's commentary in between. A massive thanks to Paul Sinclair, Sam, and everyone else involved in this release. I for one really appreciate it!

This box set covers everything that Miss Brown did whilst at a&m records. The sleeve notes are surprisingly candid and show that Sam didn’t always like what the studio were thinking and was best. The videos are lovely but it’s the unparalleled voice that captures you. Sam Brown is still my all-time favourite female vocalist. No one has ever comeClose in terms of range, passion and power. She went on to record several more wonderful albums that were more representative of her as an artist but this is a great place to start, or to complete the set of her recorded work.Oh, and if you ever get the chance to pick up the duet she did with Black (Colin Vearnecombe), don’t hesitate- it’s a thing of beauty.

Loved this and I have loved Sam ever since I saw her at the Tik-Tok club in Coventry with her dad in the audience.Sad loss of her mum, then her voice and she keeps on smiling, when most would have crumbled.At the heart a love of music and some fab songwriting. And lately Ukelele not sure how you spell it.Lovely demos and outtakes and you see the development from ideas to finished, polished article.

This collection brought back so many memories of owning these albums first time around and most of the B-sides on 12" singles. If some of the B-sides had been album tracks instead, who's to say that Sam Brown would've been huuuuge(r) than she is.

Great!