The Clash
The Essential Clash (2CD) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] It's somehow fitting that the first Clash collection to be released in the wake of frontman Joe Strummer's December 2002 death should be the closest anyone's ever come to a truly definitive non-box-set anthology. The two discs essentially work... |
Doris Day
The Essential (Gold Series) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Definitive, career-spanning and comprehensive, The Essential series features the biggest hits and best-loved songs from the most famous names in music history! An incredible value, each 2CD package features classic hits and signature songs by superst |
Frank Sinatra
The Essential (Gold Series) [ Columbia / Sony / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] The Essential is a 2CD collection of 36 choice cuts from the decade of Columbia hits that followed his breakthrough hits with Tommy Dorsey, when Sinatra broke out on his own in '43. |
George Benson
The Essential (Gold Series) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] For the past four-plus decades, George Benson has been considered among the elite jazz guitarists. |
Tony Bennett
The Essential Tony Bennett (Gold Series) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Recognised as one of the finest singers of The Great American songbook, Anthony Dominick Benedetto became one of the most popular performers of the 1950s. Few artists from the big band era managed commercial viability in the rock n roll age but Tony... |
Men At Work
The Essential Men At Work [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] Men at Work was an Australian rock band formed in 1979 and best known for their 1981 hit "Down Under". Their founding mainstay was Colin Hay on lead vocals; he formed the group with Jerry Speiser on drums and Ron Strykert on lead guitar. They were... |
Bruce Springsteen
The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2015 Revised Edition) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] In the decades following his emergence on the national scene in 1975, Bruce Springsteen has proved to be that rarity among popular musicians, an artist who maintained his status as a frontline recording and performing star, consistently selling... |
Van Morrison
The Essential Van Morrison [ Sony CD / CD - released 28/Aug/2015 ] The Essential Van Morrison is a career spanning compilation, including two Them Tracks and songs from the three Warner albums. Van Morrison has been a part of musical history for many years. He has penned many hit singles that over the years have... |
Britney Spears
The Essential Britney Spears [ Sony / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] |
Cypress Hill
The Essential Cypress Hill [ Sony / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] |
Dean Martin
The Essential Dean Martin [ Sony / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] Two CD collection of some of the biggest hits from Dean Martin, this is The Essential Dean Martin! |
Bob Dylan
The Essential Bob Dylan (Gold Series) [ Sony / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] This is an updated version of the US Essential title including tracks from his more recent hit albums. This 2014 edition of The Essential Bob Dylan is a much more complete career overview. Includes the Dylan classics Blowin' In The Wind, The... |
Boz Scaggs
The Essential (Gold Series) [ Columbia / Legacy Recordings / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2014 ] The Essential Boz Scaggs collects 32 key tracks - the soundtrack of a life's journey so far by a sophisticated soul singer nonpareil. Guest appearances by: Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Michael McDonald, Phoebe Snow, Donald Fagen and others. |
Backstreet Boys
The Essential Backstreet Boys [ Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] There was a magic chemistry to the five Backstreet Boys that makes them a worldwide phenomenon which continues to this day. Their successes are legendary, their songs unforgettable. These two Essential CDs prove why it was destiny that A.J., Brian,... |
Bill Withers
The Essential Bill Withers [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] The Essential Bill Withers is a 34-track anthology that features all of Withers' notable singles, along with other highlights from the singer's albums for the Sussex and Columbia labels, from 1971's Just as I Am through 1985's Watching You Watching... |
Santana
The Essential Santana [ Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] The Essential Santana features 2 discs of Santana's biggest hits and essential album tracks. Disc 1 features 14 of Santana's classic hits from over his illustrious career. Disc 2 features 14 of Santana's more recent hits from his later albums on... |
Sarah McLachlan
The Essential Sarah McLachlan [ Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] She's been an activist, an artist and a music industry revolutionary. But maybe most of all, Sarah McLachlan has served as an emotional touchstone. Her songs are rich with an often heart-wrenching - and brutally honest - wistfulness and... |
Tammy Wynette
The Essential Tammy Wynette [ Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] Tammy Wynette turned out 17 number one singles during the late '60s and early '70s, the classics "Stand by Your Man," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," and "Bedtime Story" being just three of them, each of which is included in this two-disc set of essential tracks. |
Harry Nilsson
The Essential [ RCA / 2 CD - released 3/May/2013 ] A missing element in Harry Nilsson's catalog is an excellent double-disc retrospective. That's precisely what the 2013 compilation Essential Harry Nilsson provides: two discs that tell his story from beginning to end, hitting all the high points... |
Johnny Winter
The Essential (2CD) [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 3/May/2013 ] When Johnny Winter emerged on the national scene in 1969, the hope, particularly in the record business, was that he would become a superstar on the scale of Jimi Hendrix, another blues-based rock guitarist and singer who preceded him by a few years.... |