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You can tell how badly
has bolixed up their
catalog -- in contrast to
-- by looking at the credits for this well-intended 17-song compilation. All but one track here (a
/
pair-up from the early '60s on
) also appears on several other
collections (
, among others), but none of it appears to have been upgraded in sound quality in any major way from those late-'80s and early-'90s releases. The condition of some of the tracks, such as the noise on
may also explain why
hasn't done a definitive early-
collection in the manner of
with its
and
sides -- they may not have sufficiently high-grade sources available for such a box. Otherwise, the sound here is passable; it ought to jump out at you, the way it would with 20-bit remastering, but it doesn't, and the volume is low by modern standards. And the selection is close to first-rate for a mid-length mid-priced disc, containing some of the key touchstones (
etc.) of
's
history, with a couple of vocal numbers (
) featuring
. But all this does is increase the exposure of
's best work for the label and the need for a box. ~ Bruce Eder