Title: Great compilation of early singles
Product review: Greatest Hits albums fall into one of two categories. The first is a summation of the artist's career up to that point. The GH album acts as a polaroid snapshot capturing both the elements that influenced the artist as well as their artistic and musicial growth. The second is to milk the fans for more money. This collection falls into the former camp.Rhino has done an outstanding job on most of the anthologies of 60's and 70's bands. The Kinks GH collection is an exceptional example of Rhino's best work. The sound quality is excellent (some of these tracks appear in stereo for the very first time)and the booklet notes very good although I could without John Mendelson's opinions on the band's artistic peaks and valleys.The song selection presents some of Ray's best work. For first time buyers the Kinks Greatest Hits is an essential first purchase.
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