Classic Compilation Archives

Classic Compilation: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Anthology: Through the Years

Tom Petty – a Dylan disciple, a Byrds with harder-wearing tunes, a Bruce Springsteen for the rest of us. Few artists have defined approachable Middle-American rock and roll radio quite…

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Classic Compilation: ABBA – ABBA Gold : Greatest Hits

There’s seemingly always been a certain amount of sniffiness around compilations, as if they are somehow unrepresentative of the musical act they allegedly represent. This is particularly the case across…

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Classic Compilation: A Testimonial Dinner – The Songs of XTC

By the mid 90s XTC must have felt distinctly unloved. Neither critical darlings, nor a massive commercial success, they’d had a career-stalling set-to with their record label and had no…

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Classic Compilation: Various Artists – A Whole Lot of Rainbows

As much as I love music, there are times when I have to just step back and say that sometimes it just takes itself too seriously. As much respect as…

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