"In the five decades since Frank recorded his only proper album, a dozen efforts to revivify his catalog have come and gone, from covers by people like Bert Jansch and John Mayer to deluxe reissues. The Complete Recordings pairs those earlier excavation attempts with the latest finds from Frank's fragmented archive, though much debate remains about just how complete this set is. Ba Da Bing is issuing Recordings in conjunction with the arrival of Jackson C. Frank: The Clear, Hard Light of Genius, the most tender and authoritative biography on the singer to date. Befitting Frank's entire career, though, the coordinated schedule hamstrings the set itself, as a truncated and badly edited essay serves as the surrogate for proper liner notes".