A Hard Day's Night - FILM
Artist: The Beatles
Community Score: 8.00

It's still the best rock & roll movie ever made, without a single frame wasted and some of the band's best music. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Read More

Storyteller: The Complete Anthology
Artist: Rod Stewart
Community Score: 5.00

Storyteller: The Complete Anthology is a flawed but effective four-disc box set covering Rod Stewart's entire career. Although most of Stewart's biggest hits and best-known songs are on Storyteller, the collection is poorly paced, containing too much heistant early material and not enough Jeff Beck Group or Faces selections. Nevertheless, the... Read More

Singles Collection: The London Years
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Community Score: 8.36

The three-disc box set Singles Collection: The London Years contains every single the Rolling Stones released during the '60s, including both the A- and B-sides. It is the first Stones compilation that tries to be comprehensive and logical -- for all their attributes, the two Hot Rocks sets and the two Big Hits collections didn't present the... Read More

The Best of Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: The Beserkley Years
Artist: Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

After the first Modern Lovers album, Jonathan Richman's records were enjoyable but fairly spotty. Thankfully, The Beserkley Years collects the best moments from his '70s records, when his cutesiness was endearing, not irritating. With "Roadrunner," "Pablo Picasso," "Here Come the Martian Martians," "Important in Your Life," "Ice Cream Man," and... Read More

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - RHINO
Artist: The Kinks
Community Score: 7.50

Featuring a total of 18 highlights from the Kinks' early career, Rhino's Greatest Hits is the definitive compilation of the group's hit singles from the mid-'60s. Beginning with "You Really Got Me" and ending with "Sunny Afternoon," all of the Kinks' essential garage rockers and British Invasion singles are here -- "All Day and All of the... Read More

Kinks-Size/Kinkdom
Artist: The Kinks

In 1988, Rhino released Kinks-Size/Kinkdom, which contained the American versions of two Kinks albums (which were really just collections of singles), both dating to 1965. There are a bunch of good songs here, but their biggest hits are not included. Serious fans should check out the Castle remasters of the late '90s. ~ Sean Westergaard, All... Read More

Money for Nothing
Artist: Dire Straits
Community Score: 8.12

Released in late 1988, as everyone was waiting for the follow-up for Brothers in Arms, the 12-track Money for Nothing does an adequate job of summarizing hits and highlights from Dire Straits. Since the group only released one studio album after this compilation, and that really didn't produce any blockbusters, Money for Nothing winds up being a... Read More

Let It Be - FILM
Artist: The Beatles
Community Score: 3.00

A spellbinding fadeout for the band, climaxing with their legendary rooftop concert. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Read More