The Complete Collection (1966-1969)

This two-CD set is as good as it gets: a 35-song compilation of every single, B-side, EP track, and LP track left behind by the Q 65 during their three years with Decca/ Phonogram. There's hardly a weak track here -- at least until the group abandons blues as the basis for their sound late in 1967. Yet even those songs are well-played, with great attack on the instruments, and the set is rounded out by the presence of four bonus tracks by the Q 65 offshoot band Circus. The music is excellent and the only drawback for most of us is that the notes are printed only in Dutch, but even the booklet is worthwhile for the cool photos of the band.