What else could there be said about the quality of Dusty Springfield's music? Nothing I could possibly add would expand the scope of her legend or appeal. What I can tell you, however, is that this is the Box to get if you're seeking a fair and accurate overview of Dusty's eclectic recording career. While the 1997 American Box Set tends to be too ballad heavy (especially Disc 3), leading the listener to believe that she sunk into MOR quicksand and that great singers should only interpret the slow stuff, the four discs in this collection gloriously expound the versatility of Dusty's instrument. Included between all her expected and essential hits are songs from her beginnings with The Lana Sisters, The Springfields, and as Mary O'Brien, noted album tracks, and rarites right up to her very last recording ("Someone To Watch Over Me", for a UK insurance TV commercial). Also included are seven tracks (not three as indicated by the reviewer prior to me) from her 1978 and 1979 albums, some of which have not appeared on previous collections. Of particular collectors' interest is the inclusion of the rare 1979 12" Disco Promo "That The Kind Of Love I've Got For You"--all 7:06 of it. 1982's American Casablanca release, "White Heat", is more accurately represented here than on the US Box, which included three of the album's four ballads. Not bad songs, but certainly not a fair assessment of the album either. The LP's true direction is given proper dues here with four different tracks: three loud synth and guiter rockers ("I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends" co-written by Sting, "Blind Sheep" which sounds like Mutt Lang was in the control booth, and "Sooner Or Later {You'll Be Loving Me}" complete with New Wave vocorder--none of which sound dated or out of Dusty's context) and one Elvis Costello ballad ("Losing You {Just A Memory}") that Dusty make's one of her best. One curiousity that is omitted is her 1985 single "Sometimes Like Butterflies". Though not one of her best performances, its inclusion here (and it's rarer B-side "I Wanna Control You") would have rounded out her sporadic 80's output. But still, a complete package this is, and making it just that is not exclusively its music but its liner notes as well. An extensive and informative essay, quoted accolades from at least 17 of music's Who's Whos, UK discography (this is a British issue), extremely detailed annotation for each and every track, and terrific photos all make this the one that all other box sets to follow should refer to before leaving the drawing board.