Poll: Best early Steve Miller Band compilation

I only knew Anthology during the LP era, had no need for the other, though I found it handy as a cd stop gap, before I purchased the individual albums (again) on cd.

 

I am surprised the the absence of Jackson-Kent Blues and Quicksilver Girl is not keeping many people for voting for Anthology.

 

Any other votes, thoughts or comments about these?

 

The early albums were all out of print and not that easy to find, for me anyway, back in the day. Anthology was what I had. Upon reflection it is not perfect, but it was an awfully useful comp for years.

 

Anthology for me. It gets played regularly on my digital playback device.

 

Are there any tracks you wish were on there that are not included @Rose River Bear ?

 

I have Best of. If I had Anthology instead, I would feel compelled to pick up The Joker album.

 

Any other votes, thoughts or comments about these?

 

I don't own either.
If I were to buy one, it would be The Best of 1968-1973 - Steve Miller Band.
Reasoning: it houses "Quicksilver Girl".

 

Quicksilver Girl and Brave New World could easily replace Little Girl and Celebration song.

 

I like both Little Girl and Celebration Song but I am surprised Quicksilver Girl was not included. I also like Jackson-Kent Blues and Rock Love as well.

 

They really need a 2 cd set with one disc of pre-Joker material and the other with material from the Joker and beyond.

 

If you have Anthology plus Greatest Hits 1973-1976, you have 2 good solid comps covering 8 years of highlights (at least some of them).

 

True, but it skips tracks from Children Of The Future and Rock Love.

 

I do enjoy the English import of
The Best of 1968-1973.

 

Any more comments, thoughts or votes on this?

 

Anthology is a fine SMB collection and covers most of the highlights for the casual fan. I do think that the early albums are common enough on the used market and there aren't that many of them so why not just buy the early albums? With the exception of Rock Love, I like every Steve Miller album through The Joker.

Most of the early Steve Miller Band albums were engineered by Glynn Johns and sound fantastic. I wish he had recorded The Joker as well because that album doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the earlier albums like Sailor.

Scott

 

Any more ideas thoughts or votes on this? Possible track suggestions or deletions?

 

Indeed.

 

Capitol Records has announced a new pact with one of the most successful, acclaimed frontmen and guitarists in rock history. Steve Miller will bring his entire catalogue of recorded music back to the label where he spent a large part of his recording career, starting with the Steve Miller Band's 1968 debut album Children of the Future.

Above photo: (L-R) Irving Azoff, Chairman, CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment; Janice G. Miller, Sailor Music; Michele Anthony, EVP, Universal Music Group; Steve Miller; Bruce Resnikoff, President, CEO, Universal Music Enterprises; Susan Genco, Co-President, Azoff MSG Entertainment

The new deal gives Capitol/UMe access to Miller's entire private vault and warehouse, featuring not only music but footage, photos, memorabilia, artwork, handwritten notes, journals and more. The recorded catalogue includes his 18 studio albums, boxed sets, live recordings and numerous compilation albums. Among these is the spectacularly successful 1978 retrospective Greatest Hits 1974-1978, which in March 2017 was certified 14 times platinum in the US alone.



The new pact calls for UMe to release Miller's catalogue projects, while new material will be via Capitol. Miller is now directing the concept and curation for his Steve Miller Band catalogue releases, with details of the first project to be announced soon.

 

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Here are the track listings again.

Anthology:

Recorded 1968-1972

Released November, 1972
Top Billboard Chart Position 56 (39 weeks)

1. I Love You
2. Going To The Country
3. Baby's House
4. Kow Kow Calculator
5. Your Saving Grace
6. Going To Mexico
7. Space Cowboy
8. Living In The USA
9. Journey From Eden
10. Seasons
11. Motherless Children
12. Never Kill Another Man
13. Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Around
14. Little Girl
15. Celebration Song
16. My Dark Hour


Steve Miller Band, The Best of 1968-1973

1. The Joker
2. Living In The USA
3. My Dark Hour
4. Going To The Country
5. Shu Bada Du Ma Ma Ma
6. Going To Mexico
7. Come On In My Kitchen
8. Evil
9. Song For Our Ancestors
10. Your Saving Grace
11. Quicksilver Girl
12. Seasons
13. Space Cowboy
14. Gangster Of Love
15. Kow Kow Calqulator
16. Little Girl
17. Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
18. Jackson-Kent Blues
19. Sugar Babe

Highlighted tracks only appear on that release of the 2 choices.

 

Both are too flawed for me because they lack many of my favorite Steve Miller tracks of all time, from Children of the Future and Sailor.

 

Which tracks do you wish were included on the compilation that received your vote which are not included?

 

I grew up on SMB in 60s&70s my suggestion is get everything early excluding Rock Love.If you are one of those who loves The Joker(I do not) then buy it.In the end a mere compilation won't do, you will find yourself addicted to one of the San Francisco Eras greatest bands.

 

I actually like the song Rock Love but they hardly ever include it on any early compilations.