This double-disc set on the unscrupulous
Cleopatra
label, whose licensing deals almost always result in substandard material by great artists being released to the public, provides no enhancement to their reputation here. The material on this set -- despite being "dedicated to
Ron Asheton
," who passed away in 2009 -- is more of the same stuff that has been issued on labels all over the world. You have heard virtually everything on this before and have it in your collections already, making these performances -- all from 1972 and 1973 -- completely unnecessary. ~ Thom Jurek