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There have been plenty of
compilations released over the years, most of them good but few capturing the full scope of his career.
's 2007 double-disc set
-- not to be confused with the single-disc comp of about a decade earlier -- comes the closest, just edging out the previous two-CD standard-bearer,
(which itself replaced the excellent two-CD
), as the best concise overview on the market. This begins a bit earlier than
, starting with
and
and wraps up a bit earlier, not digging as deep into the '80s recordings, which is no great loss.
runs two songs longer than
, but it has two big omissions in
's
but overall this 2007 set has is a stronger set from beginning to end, containing almost all the big hits -- from
through
to
-- and containing no fat, making this an excellent overview and introduction to
's prime. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine