nˈaɪdʒəl wˈɪljəmsən ʌv ʌŋkˈʌt ɹˈoʊt "bɹˈaʊnz dᵻfˈɔlt mˈoʊd hɐz ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn dᵻlˈɪʃəs mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli, æz ðɪs dˈʌbəlsˌiːdˈiː kəlˈɛkʃən pɹˈuːvz wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn... fɚɹə wˈʌnstˈɑːp kɚɹˈɪɹ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv, ðɪs ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə bˈiːt.
Nigel Williamson of Uncut wrote "Browne's default mode has always been delicious melancholy, as this double-CD collection proves once again... for a one-stop career retrospective, this is hard to beat.