's stint with was not among his most artistically productive, documenting an era in which he become preoccupied with fusing his brand of with Caribbean rhythms and steel drums. This double-CD set contains the entirety of three 1976-1978 LPs for the label, in addition to some unreleased material. Those three LPs -- 1976's , 1978's , and the 1977 to the little-known film -- form most of what's on this compilation. There's a sameness to 's easygoing -on-the-beach approach, and a sometimes irritating reliance on Caribbean steel drums for color, that wears down the listener's attention span in such a large dose. The highlights, though not that high, tend to be the times he cuts the Caribbean arrangements down to emphasize more of his roots ( ), or at least go in some unexpected directions (the -like tribute the good-timey strut ). For many inclined to check this out, the chief attractions will be the unreleased material, comprising seven live songs from a February 1977 show. It's well-recorded, repeating only two songs that are found as studio versions elsewhere on the set (both from ), but is no more exciting than (and similar to) everything else here. ~ Richie Unterberger