Product Code: | 28MM0088 |
Artist: | Whitesnake |
Origin: | Japan |
Label: | Polydor (1981) |
Format: | LP |
Availability: | Enquire Now |
Condition: |
Cover: VG+
Record: NM (M-)
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Genre: | Pop , Rock U |
Very smart clean vinyl housed in a nice crisp cover. Includes OBI strip and insert
As with any name band that has a sizable catalog on numerous labels, Whitesnake are no exception to the rule that "best-of" compilations are (a) usually incomplete, and (b) often fraught with representational problems due to licensing nonsense and laziness by the compilers. This 2003 collection, fine as it is, and chock-full of excellent tracks, is still rather incomplete because it begins with the band's tenure at Virgin, after three studio albums and a live set for Geffen -- a label they remained on in the United States while they were with Virgin in the U.K. (Confused? That would be understandable.) The Geffen best-of and this one are both woefully incomplete as single discs. Far better is Gold, the double-disc 33-song selection issued by Universal (which owns Geffen) in the United States. It covers the label span and overlap completely and more -- there are a few rarities tossed in. Given that Whitesnake were a real singles band -- especially during the 1980s -- the listener would seemingly want the one compilation that represents the band best.