November 23, 2006

Greatest hits collections: Making the best of it (Independent)

This week’s Oasis best-of album Stop the Clocks, their first ever, successfully confronts all the temptations and pitfalls the Christmas period presents to pop bands. It’s the time of the greatest hits album, the safety-first gift from parents and grandparents taking their annual step into a record store, and an almost guaranteed windfall for major labels and bands.

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