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treaclefingers
I recall as I first got into the band in 1980/81 purchasing "Stone Age" and "Slow Rollers", two interesting ABKCO compilations that I didn't realize weren't part of the "normal" discography.
The Italian version of As Tears Go By on Slow Rollers was the very first time I'd ever even heard that existed.
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It's funny really, how in one way you could see that ABKCO through it's greed was actually ahead of the curve, insofar as creating playlists of songs you could mostly already access on other albums. They sort of tried to prey on the public's ignorance of the material, pulling out obscure material and adding them to known songs to make the "new album" seem unique.
I think Stone Age originally came out at the same time as Sticky Fingers and the band put out a full page add disavowing it or something like that.
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Big Al
For me, it has to be the two originals: Big Hits, and Through The Past Darkly. These Decca compilations are the perfect companion releases to Aftermath; Between the Buttons, and Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed respectively. Subsequent releases may be more comprehensive, but there’s no personality. And yeah, U.K. releases all the way!
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sf37
For myself, REWIND is the compilation I had played most often in my CD player over the years (interesting too is that there are two versions of REWIND - UK and US - with slightly different track listings. I owned the US version. Wished the two versions had been merged).
I also found it curious why "She Was Hot" (which I personally preferred to "Undercover Of The Night") was never included in the compilation, but the REWIND cover art was taken from that track's promo video.
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sf37
For myself, REWIND is the compilation I had played most often in my CD player over the years (interesting too is that there are two versions of REWIND - UK and US - with slightly different track listings. I owned the US version. Wished the two versions had been merged).
I also found it curious why "She Was Hot" (which I personally preferred to "Undercover Of The Night") was never included in the compilation, but the REWIND cover art was taken from that track's promo video.
Ahhh! Yes! Exactly! It is weird that She Was Hot wasn't included.
With playlists you can make your own UK/US combo expanded (for example, include Shattered, She Was Cold and She Was Hot) and it's a fantastic 'hits comp'. The latter material featured on JUMP BACK isn't as interesting. HONK fills it all in, essentially the Promotone HOT ROCKS.
I made a playlist from the CDs covering SHADE-HONK plus newer and it's essentially REWIND Deluxe which got called SIXTY LICKS. It's also way too long to just simply listen to.
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Handova
Rock 'N' Rolling Stones for me.
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GasLightStreet
All Down The Line is a song that should've been released as a single, which apparently they considered....
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Jimmer
Flowers