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