This anthology contains virtually the entire
Curtiss Maldoon
catalog. It has the
album, every song but one (
"Monkerwollik,"
omitted for space reasons) from the
Maldoon
album (which was credited to
, but actually recorded by
), four previously unissued outtakes, an unissued alternate version of
"On My Own Again"
(from
Muldoon
), and the non-LP B-side,
"Amber Man."
It's run-of-the-mill early-'70s singer/songwriter rock, sometimes with a period British rock influence (guest musicians on the first album include
Steve Howe
,
Tony Ashton
and
Roy Dyke
). There's not much difference between the two LPs, although the first (which has
"Serephyn,"
the prototype for
Madonna's
"Ray of Light"
) is a little harder-rocking than the folkier and moodier follow-up. ~ Richie Unterberger