Drama V

Like the other reviewers, I've waited for this one to be released on CD for a long time. It's one of the Dramatics better albums, and the music is great, no doubt about it. However, like Michael Green above, I also noticed right away that this is sourced from vinyl. If you listen to the silence as one track fades and before the next begins, you will hear some noise reduction artifacts as well as telltale vinyl surface noise and rumble. Between some tracks there's something that seems like bleedthrough of other music in the distant background. Don't get me wrong -- this is a very good needledrop and the sound quality's pretty good, but claims of "digitally remastered" seem a stretch and will tend to mislead potential buyers who may have expectations of sonic revelations sourced from original master or session tapes. If you're a fan of the Dramatics, I'd still recommend purchase, but know what you're getting.

My brother is responsible for me purchasing this cd. He loves Just Shopping Not Buying Anything and got me hooked. Michael Henderson wrote and produced the song and it is reminiscent of Valentine Love. The entire cd is nice and takes you back to a better time, the 70s.

The source appears to be that of vinyl quality.I compared the CD to some tracks that I already have in my library and the quality of this CD doesn't match up to my expectations when played back on my system. I do have this on an album and I was waiting for this to come out on CD, but this CD in my opinion doesn't make the grade. There is a lot of base in some of these tracks where you can hardly distinguish the vocals in some of these songs. A couple seem OK, but over all, If you like the songs and have no problem with the quality, go for it.

The day of male singing groups has become a thing of the past. The 5-part harmonies, melodic tone quality, and overall presentation gives this group a sense of class and style that we all either wanted to emulate or fantasize. The potent loves songs or despair of heartbreak is conveyed in each song that paints a picture or a funky upbeat tune that we sway our bodies to. This is another "Detroit" sound at its finest. Boy, do we love those Dramatics.

It's good to see that this classic Dramatics album finally made its way to compact disc after so many years of just being on vinyl. And that's if you could find it then. Looking forward to the "Joy Ride" album coming out on cd in a few more weeks. Now I just wish that they would issue the other Dramatic title albums on disc with its original album covers from the ABC years. Those titles would be "Shake It Well, Do What You Wanna Do, and The Dells vs. The Dramatics".

I have waited years for this version to be on CD. This is one of my favorite groups of all time. Total please with this cd and i would highly recommend this cd to others. In my opinion this is probably the best album that the Dramatics ever did. I love all of their music, but this one is a home run. Just Shopping and the Life of the Party are classics. Both of these songs almost make you want to cry. Now if you guys can get the Dramatics " Do what you want to do" i will feel complete as far as the Dramatics goes. One of the best R & B groups of all time!

Great CD from my hometown group that I grew up listening to

During a long period there were alot of male groups, but the Dramatics had there own style and music. I really enjoy there music, especially this CD DRAMA V