The newest in the Amoeba labels series of archive releases present the Burritos a few weeks after recording their debut album, The Gilded Palace Of Sin. Lead singer Graham Parsons is very much steeped in the style of both R&B and the classic country of the likes of Hank William and Bill Monroe. The recordings of "Dark End Of The Street" and "Get Ourselves" together add emotional depth over the original soul versions and originals like "Hot Burrito 1 &2" stand equally as strong. Too bad that their is so much repeat over the course of two discs. Not to mention that the sound is EQ'd a little bass heavy. Definitely a case for those doing the compiling this to be more selective.

Still this serves as a document of the shifting of sixties folk rock into the singer/songwriter and country revival of the 70's and a good reason to buy their first two albums.