Truly one of the greatest of the great 'greatest' hits packages of its time (1969). Where else can one get "I Started a Joke," "Both Sides Now," "On the Road," as well as "Midnight Confessions." If you bought the singles, it would cost you a mint, but I actually paid under $3 for the whole 3-album package. Of course, these are not the original artists, but a group of anonymous musicians who probably watched the clock on the studio wall, as they as much as possible, follow the arrangements to the original recordings.
The Candy Rock Generation may be the greatest rock band ever, and truly their album "Super Rock" is properly named. From The Beatles to the Doors to Iron Butterfly and beyond, in a way it is the defining package of 1960s music. That it came out at the end of the era, perhaps this is the ultimate portrait of that time. A knock-off version of brilliant records is taste, but this is more of a science than anything else. Or, even a group of Madison Avenue Mad Men who somehow got the keys to a recording studio.
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