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I recently bought the CD/DVD box set "Jersey Beat - The Music Of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons". They were (one of) my early 60's biggest favorites - still is in fact - and I thought their sound was fantastic.
The original tapes may have been cleaned and remixed for all I know, but to my ears (and memory) it sounds just the way it did when I first heard it: great punch - like a "Fist of Sound" as opposed to Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound".
The producer Bob Crewe worked very close with the band and co-wrote most of their hits with keyboard player Bob Gaudio, and their sound was still great in the 70's, even if their popularity was declining.
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