"Definitive Impressions Part 2" by THE IMPRESSIONS – US Single and Album Tracks from 1963 to 1968 on ABC-Paramount Records (July 2003 UK Ace/Kent-Soul CD Anthology – Duncan Cowell Remasters) - A Review by Mark Barry...

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"…Let Me Tell The World…"

Instead of going down the tried-and-tested hits route – Volume 2 in Ace's superb CD retrospectives for Chicago's "The Impressions" plums for B-sides, quality album cuts and lesser-heard rarities and even as a lengthy listen - it works. Details are…

UK released July 2003 – "Definitive Impressions Part 2" by THE IMPRESSIONS on Ace/Kent-Soul CDKEND 213 (Barcode 029667221320) is a CD compilation of Remasters that breaks down as follows (75:49 minutes):

All tracks in Stereo except 16 and 19 in Mono:

1. (Man Oh Man) I Want To Go Back (1965 US 7" on ABC 10750, B-side of "You've Been Cheatin'")

2. I'm Getting Ready (from the 1968 US LP "We're A Winner" on ABC Records ABCS-635 (Stereo))

3. You Ought To Be In Heaven (1967 US 7" on ABC 10964, B-side of "I Can't Stay Away From You")

4. We're In Love (from the 1965 US LP "People Get Ready" on ABC-Paramount Records ABCS-505 (Stereo))

5. No One Else (1966 US 7" single on ABC-Paramount 10789, B-side of "Too Slow")

6. This Must End (1966 US 7" single on ABC 10831, B-side of "Can't Satisfy")

7. Little Brown Boy (from the 1968 US LP "We're A Winner" on ABC Records ABCS-635 (Stereo))

8. Love's A Comin' (1966 US 7" single on ABC 10869, A)

9. Gotta Get Away (from the 1966 US LP "Ridin' High" on ABC-Paramount ABCS-545 (Stereo))

10. I Love You (Yeah) (1964 US 7" single on ABC-Paramount 10554, B-side of "Keep On Pushing")

11. A Woman Who Loves Me (from the 1964 US LP "The Never Ending Impressions" on ABC-Paramount ABCS-468 (Stereo))

12. Aware Of Love  (from the 1967 US LP "The Fabulous Impressions" on ABC Records ABCS-606 (Stereo))

13. Never Could You Be (1965 US 7" single on ABC 10710, B-side of "I Need You")

14. Le Me Tell The World (from the 1968 US LP "We're A Winner" on ABC Records ABCS-635 (Stereo))

15. I Need To Belong To Someone (from the 1966 US LP "Ridin' High" on ABC-Paramount ABCS-545 (Stereo))

16. You’ll Want Me Back (1963 US 7" single on ABC-Paramount 10487, B-side of "It's All Right", Mono)

17. Just Another Dance (from the 1965 US LP "People Get Ready" on ABC-Paramount Records ABCS-505 (Stereo))

18. That's What Love Will Do  (from the 1964 US LP "The Never Ending Impressions" on ABC-Paramount ABCS-468 (Stereo))

19. You've Got Me Runnin' (1967 US 7" single on ABC 10932, B-side of "It's Hard To Believe", Mono)

20. She Don't Love Me (from the 1967 US LP "The Fabulous Impressions" on ABC Records ABCS-606 (Stereo))

21. Devil In Your Soul (unissued recording first appeared on the 1999 CD compilation "ABC Rarities" on Ace Kent-Soul CDKEND 170)

22. I've Found That I've Lost Love (from the 1965 US LP "People Get Ready" on ABC-Paramount Records ABCS-505 (Stereo))

23. Long, Long, Winter (1964 US 7" single on ABC-Paramount 10602, B-side of "Amen")

24. Sister Love (from the 1964 US LP "The Never Ending Impressions" on ABC-Paramount ABCS-468 (Stereo))

25. Puppy Love (unissued recording first appeared on the 1999 CD compilation "ABC Rarities" on Ace Kent-Soul CDKEND 170)

26. Don't Cry My Love (1968 US 7" single on ABC 11135, A)

27. Falling In Love With You  (1965 US 7" single on ABC 10761, B-side of "Since I Lost The One I Love")

28. It's All Over (1967 US 7" single on ABC 11022, B-side of "We're A Winner")

Compiled ands Annotated by ADRIAN CROASDELL – the liner notes are full of those great ABC-Paramount sleeves and album covers while DUNCAN COWELL has mastered the largely Stereo tapes to perfection (only "You'll Want Me Back" and "You've Got Me Runnin'" are in Mono).

In some ways Volume 2 is an even better listen than 1989's Volume 1 of "Definitive Impressions" (reissued in 2002 with different artwork) in that it allows choice LP track inclusions instead of just all singles and bolsters the lot up with rare B-sides and those two unreleased nuggets ("Devil In Your Soul" and "Puppy Love"). 

It opens with the brassy "It's All Right" wannabe B-side "(Man Oh Man) I Want To Go Back" and continues in that off-the-cuff not-the-hits vein. The Northern-Soul dancer "You Ought To Be In Heaven" stands out - as does "Gotta Get Away" and the lovely "now that she's gone" mid-tempo melody of "Long, Long Winter" (B-side to "Amen") – more effortless cool from Curtis Mayfield (again wrote almost everything here). "Falling In Love With You" is typical – those quivering strings – the three boys harmonising on the chorus – a slow classy melody caresses "...you held my hand so tight…" lyrics – so sweet.

If you want to go deeper – Ace put out the Sixties ABC-Paramount LPs on twofer CDs that are readily available in 2015 – all with great liner notes and top audio quality.

Classy, sweet and still able to make us swoon – The Impressions were indeed fabulous…