No one's confusing it with Hot Rocks, but this Big Beat collection is the biggest, best yet available on the Standells, beginning with the A-side of their 1965 breakout "Dirty Water" and ending 20 songs later with the B-side of their final original single. Along with a copious band biography in the liner notes, Hot Hits & Hot Ones also boasts a few better tracks than any other CD-era compilation, including additions like a faithful cover of "19th Nervous Breakdown," {&"There Is a Storm Co...   [ read more ]

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In 1992, Big Beat released Dirty Water/Why Pick on Me, which contained two albums -- Dirty Water (1965, originally released on Tower) and Why Pick on Me (1966, also originally on Tower) -- by the Standells on one compact disc. ~ Gregory McIntosh, All Music Guide

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For this volume in their series of Standells two-fers, label of reissue Big Beat wisely paired two subsidiary releases, the soundtrack of the 1967 film {#Riot on Sunset Strip} (to which the band contributed two songs) and a brief rarities compilation. The first leads off with the title track, one of the Standells' brightest moments, then proceeds through nine tracks of low-grade yet occasionally intriguing teen-exploitation fare from a cast including the the Chocolate Watchband and {$the Sid...   [ read more ]

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