I've been a fan of H & O since hearing them on Radio 1 in '76. This was the first album of theirs I bought. I still have several of their vinyls, although I don't have a record player!

This was the first Hall & Oates album I ever bought - way back around 1976 after seeing them play an Old Grey Whistle Test live 'special' on BBC2.

I had never heard of them at this point, but was so impressed by their performance that night that I bought this album. It is undoubtedly - in my opinion - the best that they have ever produced. Every track is a standout, musically excellent and vocally superb.

I have followed their career ever since and they have evolved through several different styles, but this particular phase I consider to be their peak.

My old vinyl copy of this album has been played to death over the years and I have tried without success for several years to replace it with a CD copy - but have been unable to acquire one (I suspect that this album has been deleted from the catalogue) so I was delighted to find it is now available on iTunes.

This is a must buy for anyone who appreciates well crafted songs, great musicianship and exceptional vocals. Tracks 1 - 10 comprise the original album tracks - all are superb. Tracks 11 and 12 have been added as a bonus -they are OK, but don't add anything to the original package.

Not sure who wrote the official review, but Abandoned Luncheonette, and this, the "Silver Album" as it became known, were the making of Hall and Oates. The Silver Album doesn't have a bum track on it. I had the pleasure of seeing them perform it live in 1976. The music was alive, fresh, and, most important at the time( remember punk was just around the corner) different. "Soldering" simply served to show that Bob Marley didn't have the monopoly on Reggae at the time, and if you think "Ennui on a Mountain" is pretentious, all I will say is that by the standards of the time, it was pretty mild.

In the early eighties, Hall and Oates went a bit too 'pop' for my liking. This album from 1975 is, in my opinion, the best thing they ever released; pure unadulterated philly soul. Standout tracks for me are the beautifully sung Alone Too Long and You Know It Doesn't Matter. My old vinyl copy has seen better days so its great that itunes has finally released this almost forgotten masterpiece.