MVC Rating: 3.0/$$$
This 1979 Sire compilation is for those who strive to be completists but fail due to laziness or distraction. Or a lack of that OC gene. This one had some classic material from smaller names and not-so-classic music from larger names.
And yes there were big names on this two-record set: Beatles, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Bee Gees, Cream, just to name a few.
The Zombies ‘She’s Not There’ is a classic. The Beatles with Tony Sheridan singing My Bonnie — not so much.
The Cream’s ‘Anyone for Tennis’ is just, well, odd.
The Troggs ‘Love is all Around’ is just right.
The Bee Gees song is so absurdly dramatic, I love it. Reminding us no phones on death row.
The Kinks rock out on an early song available on a plethora of Kinks compilations.
And Fleetwood Mac on a pretty strong blues song called Homework, long before there were Rumors of radio domination.
Truth is that people like me would buy these in the Bargain Bin for $2.99 and cull the best five or six songs for a mixed tape.
Trivia: Sonny Bono of Cher fame wrote the song Needles and Pins performed on this album by the Searchers.
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease.