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Best Greatest Hits Albums

harru [Edit] [Delete] 63 replies 11:51 November 18th, 2011

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Abba Gold

lyserge | 18 Nov '11, 11:56 | X | ^ This | Reply

Icedpaul, TheWza, Steve13105895, and MrSteveBob this'd this
Wingspan...

...The best of Paul McCartney & Wings

pentargo | 18 Nov '11, 12:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Wingspan
  
  unbelievable
  
  Balonz @pentargo | 18 Nov '11, 12:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  pentargo this'd this
- They're the band the Beatles could have been.
  
  ThirstyDog @pentargo | 19 Nov '11, 09:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Dubliners - A Drop of the Hard Stuff.

Gorkys_Forever | 18 Nov '11, 12:13 | X | ^ This | Reply

crosseyedsniper this'd this
Invariably the self compiled versions of any artist.

If you're a fan, why bother with a greatest hits. If you're introducing yourself to an artist, the self compiled version will eventually win out when you get round to it...

funkycow | 18 Nov '11, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
These 2 spring to mind..

REM - And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987
The Fall - Rough Trade Singles Box

But as funkycow said above, much more fun tom make your own.

sadballadman | 18 Nov '11, 12:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
New Order

Either Substance or Singles

charliepanayi | 18 Nov '11, 18:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

sister-ray this'd this
Prince

douchebag | 18 Nov '11, 19:01 | X | ^ This | Reply

streetflash and watsona7 this'd this
Faith No More - Who Cares A Lot?

Massive Attack - Collected

bulletboy | 18 Nov '11, 19:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
50,000 Fall Fa.....

menindrag | 18 Nov '11, 19:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
mcluskyism

Icarus-Smicarus | 18 Nov '11, 19:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

stormcrow this'd this
The new Ash best of or the old one?

The new one doesn't have Uncle Pat on it and is therefore disqualified.

Icarus-Smicarus | 18 Nov '11, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
did a similar fred a while back that threw up some good shouts

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4231069

TheWza | 18 Nov '11, 19:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
Intergalactic Sonic 7"s

politelydeclined | 18 Nov '11, 19:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Madness

Wheaty | 18 Nov '11, 19:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
Rearviewmirror

Shits all over any other best of out there.

treborforever | 18 Nov '11, 19:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Pet Shop Boys' PopArt

FlintyFoxy | 18 Nov '11, 20:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

Schadenfreude this'd this
Sound of the Smiths

drcoffeebean | 18 Nov '11, 20:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
Love - The Beatles

Achieved the impossible by making the old, familiar and loved sound new and fresh.

CiderEagle | 18 Nov '11, 20:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- See it as part of the Cirque du Soleil performance in Vegas
  
  Make the trip to Vegas just for it. Possibly the most breathtaking thing I've ever seen.
  
  geordiedave1981 @CiderEagle | 18 Nov '11, 23:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Also, not sure if it counts as a greatest hits collection but it's definitely his best output, Rough trade's compilation "Calling out of context" by Arthur Russell. Magical stuff.

Insynctus | 18 Nov '11, 21:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
Human Amusement At Hourly Rates

JaguarPirate | 18 Nov '11, 21:38 | X | ^ This | Reply

bowiecokemirror and Elfrim this'd this
Showbiz Kids - The Steely Dan story

joeydubya | 18 Nov '11, 23:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Cure - Greatest Hits

Not obviously a comprehensive career overview, but contains some fantastic tunes that will encourage others to investigate the Cure further.

Also a special mention for Rolled Gold, the Rolling Stones compilation that covers up until about 1970. All tracks are fantastic.

Elfrim | 19 Nov '11, 00:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
- Agree with this....
  
  But especially the acoustic album that was bundled with it. Brilliant.
  
  crosseyedsniper @Elfrim | 19 Nov '11, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Nah, give me Standing on a Beach over Greatest Hits anyday
  
  robluvsnic @Elfrim | 20 Nov '11, 14:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
Quarantine the Past

Pink-Squares | 19 Nov '11, 01:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

Antelope this'd this
Supergrass Is 10

i_hate_rushy | 19 Nov '11, 02:25 | X | ^ This | Reply

SCROTUM and oceanRain this'd this
Legend Bob Marley

revgreen | 19 Nov '11, 02:53 | X | ^ This | Reply

BlackCabMetallic this'd this
New Order - Substance

Ash - Intergalactic Sonic 7s
St Etienne - Too Young to Die
Dinosaur Jr - Ear Bleeding Country
Townes Van Zandt - Anthology

ThirstyDog | 19 Nov '11, 09:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mudhoney - March to Fuzz

disc one: best of
disc two: rarities (generally high quality)
liner notes: pretty amusing, informative, entertaining

johneggfish | 19 Nov '11, 16:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

spiritofjazz and 8stepstoperfection this'd this
Jethro Tull - Living in the Past

Also worth considering : The Sounds of Science - Beastie Boys
Stray Blues - Beck (b side collection)
Strictly Commercial - Frank Zappa
I also have a theory that anyone moving to the UK ought to be given a copy of a best of the Kinks upon arrival. Just a thought....

Klipklop | 19 Nov '11, 18:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Can't believe no one has mentioned

The Super Furry Animals one yet.

Juninho10 | 19 Nov '11, 18:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

blimeycharlie and ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
mmm

Substance (N.O. version)
Too Young To Die
The Immaculate Collection

each of them perfect in every single way

KRaudive | 19 Nov '11, 21:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Death to the Pixies

wilbur | 19 Nov '11, 22:12 | X | ^ This | Reply

shady_lanes, 8stepstoperfection, and SCROTUM this'd this
Destination - The Best of High Rise

blisters | 19 Nov '11, 22:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Heaven in a Wildflower - Nick Drake

blisters | 19 Nov '11, 22:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Death.....

....to the Pixies

shady_lanes | 19 Nov '11, 22:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
Decade - Neil Young

blisters | 19 Nov '11, 22:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

bowiecokemirror this'd this
Singles Collection - Brainbombs

blisters | 19 Nov '11, 22:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks

blisters | 19 Nov '11, 22:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
blink 182

seriously this thing is a beast. not sure they ever had a GREAT album but their greatest hits is just non stop hits.

CrispinAlexander | 19 Nov '11, 22:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

niallKP this'd this
The Best Of Leonard Cohen

the original, twelve track, 1975 version.

sunstroke_house | 19 Nov '11, 22:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Neil Young

obviously

soapy | 19 Nov '11, 23:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Essential Bruce Springsteen

i.e the 2 disc (3 if you got the ltd edition version) compilation released circa 2003/4.

spiritofjazz | 19 Nov '11, 23:14 | X | ^ This | Reply

geordiedave1981 this'd this
- Those "Essential" compilations are generally pretty good.
  
  The Michael Jackson, Jaco Pastorius and Leonard Cohen ones are particularly well-chosen too.
  
  geordiedave1981 @spiritofjazz | 20 Nov '11, 12:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  bowiecokemirror this'd this
apparently there's a Jeff Buckley best of

soapy | 19 Nov '11, 23:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Hook hung out...
  
  ;-)
  
  geordiedave1981 @soapy | 20 Nov '11, 12:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
Rolling Stones' Forty Licks is excellent.

shoeshined | 19 Nov '11, 23:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Banned in D.C.

douchebag | 19 Nov '11, 23:38 | X | ^ This | Reply

lemonbrickcombo this'd this
Snap! by The Jam is fucking brilliant

as is Slowdive's Catch the Breeze and Prisoners of Love by Yo La Tengo

noise_annoys | 20 Nov '11, 00:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
Solid Gold Hits

Severed799 | 20 Nov '11, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense

MrSteveBob | 20 Nov '11, 12:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Best of REM (IRS years)

All their other ones...not so much

badgertastic | 20 Nov '11, 13:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bob Marley - Legend • Aretha - Volume 1

BlackCabMetallic | 20 Nov '11, 14:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bona Drag - Morrissey

Dunno if it counts quite tho

Tiresias | 20 Nov '11, 15:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
I almost never but Greatest Hits CDs

The download future also makes them a bit redundant.

I might get a slagging for this but...

INXS - 'Greatest Hits'

Great CD. Although Mich Hutchy was a bit of a nob.

Also 'The Story of the Clash, Volume 1' got me into The Clash, so kudos to it for that.

shinymcshine | 20 Nov '11, 16:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *buy
  
  shinymcshine @shinymcshine | 20 Nov '11, 16:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
The best of The Beatles

fiddygent | 20 Nov '11, 16:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Aerosmith

the one with the red cover art. (songs from the '70s, obv)

Siouxsie & the Banshees - Once Upon a Time the Singles

oceanRain | 20 Nov '11, 16:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
ELO - Greatest Hits 1 & 2

gaborszabo | 20 Nov '11, 17:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation

ThisTemporaryLife | 2 Feb '13, 11:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

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