LONG BEFORE SHAKIN'STEVENS HIT THE CHARTS HE HAD MADE MANY RECORDINGS BOTH IN THE UK AND EUROPE AND THIS MATERIAL HAS BECOME SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ITEMS AMONGST ROCK AND ROLL FANS. THE LONG YEARS SPENT ON THE ROAD WITH HIS ORIGINAL BAND THE SUNSETS, HELPED TO CREATE A GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC FEEL FOR HIS MUSIC WHICH WAS REGULARLY COMMITTED TO TAPE BY WAY OF A NUMBER OF DEALS WITH VERY SMALL COMPANIES.
ALTHOUGH A GREAT DEAL OF HISTORICAL MATERIAL HAS SURFACED SINCE HIS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS, VERY LITTLE OF IT CAN COMPARE WITH THE RECORDINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER ON THIS ALBUM. RANGING FROM STANDARD ROCK AND ROLL REPERTOIRE SUCH AS 'READY TEDDY' AND 'JUNGLE ROCK' TO THE MAINSTREAM 'TRUE LOVE' THESE RECORDINGS HAVE INDEED BECOME "CLASSICS".