4 Dusty Springfield Complete A And B Sides 1963-1970 ECLIPSE, 2006

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Compiled by Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, this essential collection presents the perfect case for Springfield’s ’60s pop genius. One disc covers all of her A-sides from 1963 ebullient debut I Only Want To Be With You to the accordion-led dance of despair that is How Can I Be Sure. However, it’s disc two where the hidden gems are, 20 glorious B-sides that reveal what a perfectionist Springfield was in her choice of tracks. Standouts include the haunted autumnal waltz of Summer Is Over, the defiantly cinematic I’m Gonna Leave You and the swirling dramatic title ballad from forgotten Robert Stack thriller, The Corrupt Ones.