"The Oysters have consistently striven to look forward, not back, responding to the texture of the times at every turn, and many who chance upon this lovingly packaged 29-track collection may be surprised by the depth and range of the content. Emma Härdelin's haunting vocals adding spirituality to Ways Of Holding On, for one thing. The lightness of touch on And As For You for another. There may even be some who haven't yet encountered their terrific arrangement of Joy Division's classic Love Will Tear Us Apart, with June Tabor ... The package includes fourteen previously unreleased tracks, including demos, B-sides, live cuts and alternative versions while the other fifteen tracks represent the last six albums, including that famous reunion collaboration with June Tabor, Ragged Kingdom. So lots of highs here we may have missed first time round".
