Absolute Essential - Pop Double-Disc Compilations
Submitted by lbangs on Mon, 08/22/2005 - 11:16
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- Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1991)
- Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) (1991)
- Bessie Smith - The Essential Bessie Smith (1997)
- Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday (2001)
- Louis Jordan - Let the Good Times Roll: Anthology 1938-1953 (1999)
- Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings (1991)
- Muddy Waters - Rollin’ Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (2000)
- T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 (1991)
- Elvis Presley - Sunrise (1999)
- Buddy Holly - The Buddy Holly Collection (1993)
- Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two - The Complete Original Sun Singles (1999)
- The Platters - The Magic Touch: An Anthology (1991)
- Muddy Waters - The Anthology: 1947-1972 (2001)
- The Drifters - All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 (1988)
- Chuck Berry - Anthology [note: Now Packaged as Gold] (2000)
- The Yardbirds - Ultimate! (2001)
- Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert (1998)
- Wilson Pickett - A Man and a Half: The Best of Wilson Pickett (1992)
- Etta James - The Essential Etta James (1993)
- The Beatles - 1967-1970 (1973)
- The Kinks - The Kink Kronikles (1972)
- Brenda Lee - Anthology, Vol. 1-2 (1956-1980) (1991)
- The Doors - Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003)
- John Lee Hooker - The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) (1991)
- Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - The Anthology 1961-1977 (1992)
- Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (1999)
- Professor Longhair - Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology (1993)
- Simon & Garfunkel - The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (2003)
- The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology: 1969-1972 (2000)
- Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits (1985)
- Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology (2001)
- The Spinners - One of a Kind Love Affair (1991)
- Carole King - A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (1994)
- The Meters - Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology (1995)
- Neil Young - Decade (1977)
- B.B. King - Anthology (2000)
- The Who - The Ultimate Collection (2002)
- The Dells - Anthology (1999)
- Mahalia Jackson - The Essential Mahalia Jackson (2004)
- John Cale - The Island Years (1996)
- John Fahey - Return of the Repressed: The John Fahey Anthology (1994)
- Motörhead - No Remorse (1984)
- Black Uhuru - Liberation: The Island Anthology (1993)
- John Prine - Great Days: The John Prine Anthology (1993)
- The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks (2002)
- New Order - Substance (1987)
- XTC - Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 (1996)
- Bruce Springsteen - The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
- Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe (2002)
For pop, read rock, pop, rap, R&B, hip-hop, and soul, including any music from other genres that played a huge influence on the development of the other styles listed. The rules are pretty simple. An album must be in print (as defined by being available new from Amazon at the time this list was created), and it must be a double disc collection of material not originally published as an album.
This list is in roughly chronological order of the creation of the music on the albums.