This is 2 C.D's of the very earliest Rod recordings. This guy was around for awhile before he made it and I always wondered why. Having heard his early recordings, I continue to wonder why because there are definately hit worthy recordings on here. Disc one has a perfect example of what I am talking about- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" which is total Stones/Yardbirds/Animals material, yet somehow was not a hit.Disc 2 is the "money" disc with a great version of Sam Cooke's "Shake". Cooke was a big influence on Rod and continues to be an influence on artists right through to Cee-Lo. "Little Misunderstood" is another shoulda been hit. Great song, great vocal. "Come Home Baby" is actually produced by Mick Jagger and has Keith Richard playing guitar on it.He also does a killer version of The Temptation's classic "Cloud Nine" and "Diamond Joe" and "Engine 444" are basically the earliest Faces recordings. Supposedly there are only 3,000 copies of this set and given the quality I am surprised the record company wouldn't have printed up more.This album, along with the Jeff Beck recordings and the Mercury Anthology are essential to understanding those of us who insist that Rod was once a Rock God on the level of Jagger, Plant, Tyler, Bowie and whoever else you wanna name. Early, earthy, gritty stuff.