Beginning

Following the surprising commercial success of "Compared to What" in 1969, pianist Les McCann never managed to get another hit as hard as he tried. These two sessions originally released for Atlantic found McCann struggling with that goal instead of concentrating on his talent as a jazz musician. Unfortunately, the lackluster material found McCann merely falling back on the most predictable aspects of mid-'70s soul and R&B. McCann sings on a majority of the tracks, while the synthesizer noodling and string arrangements have not dated well. Only the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned "Will We Ever Find Our Fathers," featuring Herbie Hancock on piano, is of note.

Formed in Scotland in 1968, Nazareth became an international sensation in the mid 70s with the release of their hard rock revamp of "Love Hurts", a ballad originally performed by the Everly Brothers. Nazareth: From The Beginning is a collection of rare and unreleased performances, hit music video compilations and a memorabilia gallery narrated by the band's original guitarist Manny Charlton…