The Very Best Of Supertramp

Awesome cd, perfect for fans of the English group

ITS A PERFECT addition to my collection.

The Very Best of Supertramp was first released in the United States in December of 2001. The album was originally released in 1986 in Europe as Supertramp - The Story So Far and in 1987 in the US as Supertramp Classics as part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series here in the States. The two aforementioned collections each had 14 songs (those being the US Top 20 hit from 1979's Breakfast In America called "Goodbye Stranger", the band's first US Top 10 hit (also from Breakfast in America) called "The Logical Song", the band's first US Top 40 hit from 1974's Crime of the Century entitled "Bloody Well Right", the title cut to Breakfast In America (another US single), the epic "Rudy" (from the brilliant 1974 album Crime Of the Century), the band's last US Top 10 hit "Take The Long Way Home" (also from 1979's mammoth selling Breakfast in America), the haunting title cut to Crime Of The Century, the UK Top 20 hit from 1974 "Dreamer" (also from Crime), the great album track "Ain't Nobody But Me" (from 1975's Crisis...What Crisis), another classic album cut from Crime entitled "Hide In Your Shell", the excellent "From Now On" (from 1977's Even in the Quietest Moments...), the band's first US Top 20 hit from 1977 "Give A Little Bit", plus the US Top 20 smash from 1982's Famous Last Words called "It's Raining Again" and the band's final US Top 30 single from 1985's Brother Where You Bound entitled "Cannonball") but somewhat shoddy mastering and Goodbye Stranger, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home and Cannonball were all the edited single versions. On the re-released version of Supertramp Classics with a new title, The Very Best of Supertramp (to match the rest of the world when The Story So Far was re-released in 1992 in most of the world), you get the full album versions of those tracks (at least on the US pressings of The Very Best of Supertramp) plus the song "School" (from 1974's Crime Of the Century) is added and is the new opening track of this brilliant compilation plus the remastering (done by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina) is SUPERB! Some griped that more songs from Even in the Quietest Moments, Crisis What Crisis and Famous Last Words were left off for 3/4 of Crime and a good chunk of Breakfast in America but the second volume of this Very Best Of (which I'll get to in next review) has songs left off due to time comstraints. Some will say buying the two best ofs are inferior in the light of the 2005 released 2-CD Retrospectacle set covers everything up to 2002 (everything from Free as a Bird forward was weak). If you don't know where to start on Supertramp, this 15 song best of (and Volume 2) are the best bet but if you either already have the albums or Retrospectacle then don't bother. RECOMMENDED!

I grew up with this music not a great memories. CD is in good condition and has all of a great songs I was hoping for.

Supertramp is a group of musicians who obviously knew how to craft some very complex pieces of music, and match them to lyrics that most pop songs don't talk about. Most of the songs on this set are fantastic and showcase this group's obvious talent. However, my personal favorite is The Logical Song. The song features a simple but extremely inventive chord progression, with a very cynical set of lyrics about being jaded into thinking that the world is a crazy, chaotic, and psychotic place. The melody, chord progression (what the background music gives us), and the lyrics are so different from what pop music usually gives us, but for some reason, it's extremely accessible, and it was a top ten single. It's complex and creative enough to catch the attention of those who seriously study music, and has the accessibility for those that just want to hear good sturdy pop music from yesteryear. On top of the perk that is the MP3 album itself, another great perk is the price. This is a very nice set of songs that you only have to shell out 7 bucks for. This is a wonderful deal for what is probably the most comprehensive single disc set of Supertramp's hits. This collection is a sample of some of the pure musicianship that we don't see very often today (Not that I don't love today's music. Trust me, I do). Heck, it holds its own against most music from its 70s heyday, which I consider to be a very good decade for popular music.

A classic - super recording

I have actually owned this album for about 15 years-- first in it's form as a volume in the purple-jacketed A&M Classics series (remember those?) That version of it was close to perfect, but had some flaws. Like omitting "School" and using radio edits which aren't even played on the radio anymore. Even terrestrial stations play the full length versions these days! A bit later, I was highly pleased with the release of this version, which has the exact same track listing and sequence, but includes "School" as the opener and features only the full-length tracks. Needless to say, I quickly traded up. Very recently, I accidentally damaged the disk. I love this album so much, I immediately ordered another copy. This is the perfect Supertramp comp for the casual fan, like myself, who wants the familiar tracks he grew up hearing on the radio-- no single edits, no blaring omissions. This fills that need flawlessly, and then some. Die hard fans may disagree, but like I often say, greatest hits compilations are not for them. Along with the package are some great album tracks, like the prog-influenced "Rudy" and the Steely Dan-like "Cannonball", which quickly became "new" favorites of mine. In short, this is a fun collection of songs with plenty of variety (so it's never boring) and not a weak track on it. Unless you just can't stand Supertramp specifically, no classic rock fan should be without this album in his/her collection.

Great album (CD) was hard to find at a decent price also it came in a jewel case not cardboard case

Le best of inoubliable.

Sonido impecable, del resto de la banda / musica ya no hay mucho que agregar......IMPECABLES.....

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Chegou em perfeito estado e no tempo previsto.

L'essentiel. Il vient compléter ma collection.