SAVE THE TURTLES: TURTLES GREATEST HITS 07/03/1990 although it's worth sitting through

although it's worth sitting through simply for the segue into the throbbing "Opa-Loka"

) The 1962 Atlantic album of the same name turns out to be one of the band's best efforts

Vincent Davis

and devoid of any sort of studio chicanery

He was also an impassioned singer

SAVE THE TURTLES: TURTLES GREATEST HITS 07/03/1990 although it's worth sitting throughThe Turtles, led by the intertwined vocals of Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, sounded initially like a second tier version of the Byrds when their version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" hit the radio in 1965, but by the time the band called it quits a couple of years later, they had developed into a smooth sounding, good natured pop group. This 20 track survey of the band's history, selected by Kaylan and Volman, hits all the key tracks, including