End of the Beginning: The Best of Eddie & the Hot Rods
Artist: Eddie & the Hot Rods

A nearly flawless collection, End of the Beginning documents the band's golden period of 1976-1979 with the infectious singles, inspired live workouts, album tracks and a rarity or two for the collectors. This is an important, though unfortunately overlooked, part of British punk rock's roots that shouldn't be missed. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music... Read More

The Buddy Holly Collection
Artist: Buddy Holly
Community Score: 8.00

Given the reluctance of MCA to release a CD version of the complete Buddy Holly recordings (due to either legal issues or a skepticism of its commercial worth), the double-disc 1993 set The Buddy Holly Collection stands as the most comprehensive and greatest CD-era retrospective of the legendary rock & roller. Though it contains all the big... Read More

All I Want Is Everything: The Best of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Artist: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

The companion to Epic's Best Of, this 14-song compilation traces the Jukes' career through their stints on Mercury/Polygram, Mirage/Atlantic, and Impact/MCA. These were not their best years, but on each album they managed a few worthy cuts, and this set chooses the best of each period, making for a collection that nearly matches the Epic years.... Read More

The Anthology (1968-1990)
Artist: Dave Edmunds
Community Score: 10.00

A double-disc set covering Dave Edmunds' entire career, the 41-song Anthology (1968-1990) does a fine job of capturing his musical evolution, even if it is not without its faults. To a certain extent, Anthology is a definitive compilation, since it begins with Love Sculpture's infamous "Sabre Dance" and runs through his early solo recordings ("I... Read More

Competition Coupe/Surfin' with the Astronauts
Artist: The Astronauts

The Bear Family two-fer Competition Coupe/Surfin' with the Astronauts is most notable for reissuing the latter LP; Surfin' With, contains the group's only hit, "Baja," plus a selection of surf staples like "Misirlou, " "Susie-Q, " "Pipeline, " "Let's Go Trippin', " "Batman" and "Surfin' USA." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

Miracle
Artist: Willy DeVille

The folks at Australia's Raven label have given the world a gem of a reissue in Willy DeVille's first solo offering, Miracle. Recorded for A&M, Miracle placed DeVille outside the context of his stellar backing band for the first time. And while it's true the music here is not radically different compositionally -- DeVille wrote most of the songs... Read More