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Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder.
Photographer: Barry Plummer.
There are a number of excellent Rod Stewart compilations available covering his Mercury period. There are a couple of multi-disc packages such as THE MERCURY ANTHOLOGY released in the 1990s and 2002's excellent three-disc box of the REASON TO BELIEVE: THE COMPLETE MERCURY STUDIO RECORDINGS, and a couple of single-disc packages as well, namely the MILLENNIUM COLLECTION issued at the beginning of the century. With that said, while the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION: 1969-1978 won't add anything to the discussion and contains less cuts than its predecessors, it is a more tightly focused set than any other single-disc compilation, including the MILLENNIUM COLLECTION. And not just because it contains only hit singles, B-sides, and well known album tracks (ie. no filler for more casual or budget minded fans). For the money, this is an excellent sounding, beautifully chosen set of tracks that provides an introduction to an artist who arrived at the label at the top of his game.
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