's is on par with , even though the track selection is slightly altered, omitting and The main tracks are the hit versions originally recorded for the label, alongside four recorded in the mid-'60s on and one released in 1981 on the label. Listening to these songs in chronological order makes you wonder why a lesser heard gem like didn't achieve the same lofty place in AM pop history as or Definitive versions of sound great remastered, as do the more obscure numbers like from 1962 featuring recorded in 1981 with . This fine package certainly won't disappoint the "Boom Boom" novice or collector, because, after all, fun is timeless and this disc has that in spades! ~ Al Campbell