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Title: Essentially, a greatest hits collection
Review: Although titled as one in the British See For Miles label's "EP Collection" series, this piece qualifies as a greatest hits collection with most of Ballard and the Midnighters top hits included. There are many Ballard/Midnighter CD discs out there but very few are quality pieces. This, along with the Rhino and Ace discs are the among the few reliable ones to choose from. This has the edge over the Rhino piece on the basis of track selection - Rhino was a bit stingy in that regard. One track, "Kansas City" included here is not found in the other quality Midnighter CD's.While there are no sonic revelations or stereo versions here, the sound quality is reasonably good. The fold-out liner notes contain five pages of musical background on Ballard and his group.Overall, this is a reasonably competent effort by SFM. While the track selection is somewhat different, if you're looking for the best in sound quality, consider the new Ace Midnighters' "Dancin'" collection.
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