Further Greatest Hits albums

It has been a while since I posted. I will address my MIA status another time, but right now I have additions to make to my Greatest Hits album collection:

The Best of Bill Withers: for those who don't know Bill Withers think Lean on Me; think Lovely Day (just happyness); think Hope She be Happier With Him, which is a horrible idea, but a nice sentiment anyway; and that's Bill Withers was all about, he was just a decent human being, with a hell of a soulful voice; also, think Just the Two of Us; think Ain't No Sunshine. The man was just good.

Ben Folds - iTunes: this may not necessarily be a greatest hits album, but my friend Jay burned this for me and it is essentially a Greatest Hits album, because it chronicles his entire career, and each song has an introduction about it, how he wrote it, why he wrote it, etc. It's a Storytellers for your computer.

More greatest hits updates to follow

Additions to Greatest Hits albums

Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Greatest Hits Albums I own

You will probably be wondering what this entry is about, why did I bother to post it.
Lately I have been thinking about making a list of all the Greatest Hits albums that I own: greatest Hits, Anthologies, Compilations, etc., of a single artist however, not compilation albums in their own right (Soundtracks, tributes, and Simpsons albums, sorry. this means you.)
I figured why not post it, as I haven't been the most dedicated blogger out there.

My train of thought in determining this list was one afternoon I noticed that most of the albums I had in my car were Greatest Hits albums, or Best of albums, and I wondered how many of these I had in my collection, what the percentage breakdown would be. No self-respecting record collector would have a majority of his or her collections, or even a decent percentage be Greatest Hits collections. I figured I would make a list, and this way I could calculate the percentage. 10% would be an acceptable figure. Anything more than that, and I better start raiding my friends' collections and burning discs pretty quickly.

Well, here goes, in alphabetical order, as that is how I catalogue my collection:

Air Supply - Greatest Hits
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits
Burt Bachrach's Greatest Hits
David Bowie - Changesbowie
Ray Charles - Anthology
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - the very best of...
Peter Gabriel - Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
Serge Gainsbourg - Initials SG
Mrvin Gaye - Great Songs and Performances that Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special
Al Green - Greatest Hits
John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker - The Best of Friends
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Howlin' Wolf - More Real Folk Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Satisfying Blues
Tommy James and the Shondells - Special Editions: the Best of
The John Lennon Collection
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend
Sinead O'Connor - So Far... The Best of
Pet Shop Boys - Discography: The complete singles collection
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
Edith Piaf - eternelle
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
Talking Heads - Sand in the Vaseline (Vol. 1 and 2) (Volume 1 on cassette)
Television Personalities - Yes Darling, but is it Art? (Early Singles and Rarities)
Velvet Underground - The Best of (Words and Music of Lou Reed)
Barry White - All-Time Greatest Hits

Jazz:
Stan Getz - Jazz 'Round Midnight: Bossa Nova
The Genius of Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker - Bird Lives!
The Quintessential Reinhardt and Grappelli
Sonny Rollins - The Standard Sonny Rollins
Nina Simone - the best of - My Baby Just Cares for Me

Cassettes: (not including Talking Heads - Sand in the Vaseline Vol. 1)
Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits
The Cure - Standing on a Beach - The Singles
The Human League - Greatest Hits
Kraftwerk - The Mix
Glenn Miller - Chattanooga Choo-Choo: the #1 Hits
New Order - Substance
The Very Best of The Platters
R.E.M. - Eponymous
Paul Simon - Love Songs and Negotiations
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Twice Upon a Time: Singles
Muddy Waters - Outtakes and Early Cuts

I will not include vinyl.

Now to count them...

45. Since I have over 700 CDs and close to 100 cassettes, I believe I maintain my aging music snob credibility.
Whew! I was worried there for a minute.