I love the way Christgau catches these great comps. It was a particular godsend in the pre-streaming era. This one got an 8/10 in the Spin guide, so, possibly the same as I give it here, although that guide doesn't use half-numbers (which I wish it did, at least for 7 and up), so there's no way to say for sure. Christgau's placement of this in his 1990's book indicates more of an 8.5 (high A-), to use my rating system. If I pulled it off the shelf and listened again, I might even bump it up that half notch. Unlikely to happen any time soon though. The second volume got a 9/10 in the Spin guide (although Christgau only gave it one of those three-star honorable mentions). That volume is on my listening list due to the Spin grade. Update: In connection with evaluating Vol. 2, I decided to play this again to be more exact with my grade. Decided to bump it up two notches. It really does kick from start to finish much more than Vol. 2.
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