The Lost Recordings

40 years after his untimely death there is some "new" material available, 7 live tracks from his final tour in 1973 and 5 demo's of previous released hits and album tracks. The demo's are of a surprisingly good quality as are the live tracks.Listening to them makes you realize what a tremendous loss it is that we lost Jim at such a young age, right on the brink of him becoming a superstar. I can tell you that there is hardly a week going by in which I do not think of him (helped a little by the 2 pictures of him that are hanging on the walls of my bedroom), I always wonder what could have been if he was given the time to record so much more music.Although this release is mainly for the hard-core fans that love anything new from this remarkable artist it could also serve as an introduction to his music as the quality is really good and it showcases the strength of his storytelling songs. Several of his biggest hits are on this CD (his first: You don't mess around with Jim, his biggest hit: Bad, bad Leroy Brown and his all time fan-favourite: Time in a bottle), listening to them made me want to hear more, and luckily I have a large collection of his albums.This collection is an intimate listening pleasure, if you like what you hear try one of the following albums that showcase his talents the best:1 You don't mess around with Jim2 Life and times3 I got a name4 The 50th anniversary collection (which contains all 3 albums mentioned above with his first album (which included his wife Ingrid) and a couple of folk-traditionals that were found in the archives.I am 100% sure you will play them over and over again.

Definitely for Croce fan's,great gift!

Timeless classics

I have all of Jim's recordings including those issued in high fidelity DCC gold and such, so was skeptical about getting this, thinking it would be redundant. It isn't. The cuts from Harper College are wonderful and the demo cuts stunning. I can only wonder why the entire Harper College show wasn't released and wish those in control of his recordings would release all they could. We aren't getting any younger. Sound quality is extremely clear and detailed. My only criticism is the disc isn't very long; but then again, the price reflects that. Thrilled I picked this up and suggest you do as well if you're a fan.

A+

My husband is a true Jim Croce fan and this is one CD with different performances on it that he does not have. I'm pretty sure he will be thrilled with it.

At 30 years old, Jim was too young to leave us. It saddens me to guess what more might have been realized with such talent if Jim would still be around. It was amazing what a natural talent he was and how just he and Maury could make such harmonized music.

I would buy it again.

brilliant cd

The music is fine. I am displeased because the case was totally scratched and cracked. I didn't buy a used version.

Very nice recording. If you're a Croce fan, it's a must have. Arrived very quickly ahead of time. Very pleased.

Tolle Musik, erinnert an alte Zeiten.Geliefert mit defekter Hülle: CD- Fach des jewel case gesprungenAbzug für schlechte Behandlung!

It is always a treat to hear variations of songs or concert recordings of Jim performing live. There is so little of different recordings due to his too short career.