I picked up this 2CD set over the more recent "Mothership." That title gave me ear fatigue (the remastering was too loud, any subtlety the original music had was lost). This collection has most of the tracks needed to have a proper intro to this band. Thoroughly enjoyable.

This 2CD set is a distillation of the 4CD CSN box, but since it works great as a hits collection, it made me a fan of theirs. For many people, it includes all the CSN(Y) music they will ever need. Great sound, awesome selection.

Crimson was always a live entity in essence. This 1999 collection compiles 30 years of live performances culled from their many live releases. Everything is seamlessly edited together, despite the numerous lineup changes. Essential intro to the King.

The King of Rock and Roll and his greatest hits compiled the best possible way onto 3 remastered discs. My personal introduction to Elvis, and a highly appropriate one at that.

The European version of PG's double disc retrospective. Whereas "Shaking The Tree" was the perfect 1CD collection, "Hit" completes the story with key tracks from his post 1990 albums. The European version has the "guitar-up-front" remix of "I Have The Touch" by Robbie Robertson. It's my favorite version of the track, unavailable elsewhere.

A 3CD restrospective, arranged chronologically (but backwards!). Almost every hit a casual fan needs is here. Discs 1 and 2 are devoted to the Phil Collins fronted version of the band, while disc 3 features Peter Gabriel on lead vocals.

The first two discs (also available individually) are pure delight. The third disc is, however, a sad execution. Instead of filling the gaps regarding missing hits, the producers included some solo tracks, plus remixes and live versions of songs already on the other 2 volumes. In any case, most essential tracks are here, and this is cheaper than getting the first two volumes individually.

I wanted to separate this entity from the blues pre-Nicks era with Peter Green et al. I have yet to find a proper intro to that original lineup. As for this title, it's pure guilty-pleasure material, and pretty good as it is. 2CDs covering the Nicks/Buckingham years up until their mid 90's reunion. Nice.

All of Neil's hits up until 1976, either solo, or with Buffalo Springfield, CSNY or Crazy Horse. Fantastic selection. Triple LP released on 2 CDs.

OK. I admit it. This is cheating. "Yessongs" is not a greatest hits compilation, but a 3LP/2CD live set from the band's tours behind their landmark LPs "Fragile" and "Close To The Edge". However, the track selection is so nice and the execution so masterful, it perfectly encompasses everything Yes is about. Hence, it works as a de-facto 2CD "best of".

This retrospective courtesy of Polydor collects on two discs what Clapton always did best: play the blues. The first disc includes studio tracks, while the second selects key live performances. An essential set to introduce yourself to Clapton's 70's blues.

This double CD retrospective makes the classic 2LP collection "The Great Twenty-Eight" obsolete, both in terms of sound quality and completeness. Domestically, a similar collection called "The Anthology" (reissued later as "Gold" with the exact same contents) has less tracks, but all hits are available in both cases, so feel free to pick either.

The main redeeming quality of this set is its completeness and sound quality. However, the sequencing seems random at best (does not flow well), and it is also padded with filler. Since a perfect 1CD hits collection from them does not exist, I compiled it myself from this collection.

A nice introduction to the band on 2 discs, with superb sound quality and a couple of rarities unavailable elsewhere.

While this collection is usually available on 2 CDs, my edition has a bonus live DVD called "One Night Only". A career spanning collection, it sadly omits some Elton hits that were covers (like "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" or "Pinball Wizard"), favoring Elton's originals. Still, it's a good set.

Excellent quality 2CD collection. All of Carl Perkins' greatest hits are included here, featuring stunning remastered sound. This is all the Carl Perkins you will need. The flow of the collection is simply terrific.

(Buyer beware! Another similarly titled collection with less tracks is also available. It is not from Badfinger, but from a tribute band featuring only one ex-member. The good one is on Apple Records.) Sorry for cheating once again! This is a 1CD set, not 2CDs. Read below to understand why it is listed here...