The Easybeats - The Very Best of the Easybeats

Several Easybeats best-of compilations prefaced the appearance of this one, including a mid-'80s Rhino anthology, Best Of The Easybeats, which had a track lineup (and title) similar to this 2003 release. Like that Rhino compilation, although this does a decent job overall of gathering the best material by The Easybeats that was widely exposed to the U.S./U.K. markets, it's not an optimal survey of their work. Its main flaw is the nearly total absence of pre-"Friday on My Mind" mid-'60s tracks recorded primarily for the Australian market -- tracks that included some of their best and most exciting singles, like "Wedding Ring," "Sad & Lonely & Blue," and "She's So Fine." The 18 tracks on this CD, however, are generally high-quality pop/rock with a big British Invasion influence, whether of the rowdy mid-'60s kind or of the slightly later pop-psychedelic sort. Read More