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Greatest Hits

By: Selecter
Label: EMI Gold
Released: 13 May 1996
RRP: £6.99
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On My Stereo - By: Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 Absent Fathers', 01 May 2008
Like alll cut price compilations they are most telling for their omissions rather than what they include. This one has only one glaring omission debut side `The Selecter' the instrumental on the b-side of The Specials 45 `Gangsters' which created the initial excitement to start the band in the first place. Also absent is the classic version of the cover of `Train to Skaville' which with its 12" dub version was definitely a high point of the bands career.

However gripes aside it manages to include the non album singles `On My Radio' & my personal favourite `The Whisper' along with the best eight cuts from the debut LP `Too Much Pressure'. The remaining six songs are drawn from the bands disappointing second LP `Celebrate the Bullet' which is perhaps too many. Still at least it doesn't contain anything from the bands reformation.

The best Selecter compilation available & at a price so low it would be rude not to buy it.
Select this! - By: robojam, 01 Nov 2002
They only reallly produced the one proper album, & this album is reallly just the best tracks from that album plus some singles - but what an album. Look at alll these great tracks - 'Three Minute Hero', 'Missing Words', 'On My Radio' - alll on the radio during the ska revival of the late 70's/early 80's, & along with the Specials, the band that reallly made it happen.

The multi-racial nature of the band & the diverse influences made it flow smoothly from punk to ska without the punks even caring where it went, or the rude boys (and girls) caring where it came from.