Consumer Guide Album

George Harrison: The Best of George Harrison [Capitol, 1976]
Seven of George's Beatle songs on the A side, and while the titles are impressive--"Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" no more than "If I Needed Someone" and "Think for Yourself"--the voice begins to betray its weaknesses after a while, like a borderline hitter they can pitch around after the sluggers are traded away. The solo "bests" on the B are remarkably shoddy--if this is all he can manage over four LPs you wonder why he has a contract at all. (Wait, let me guess.) B−