The Adventure Club Sessions (KDGE, 1993)

This has my money for best North-American Radio Station Compilation. Ever.

These are acoustic recordings from the studios of KDGE-FM "The Edge" in Dallas, TX. Recorded from 1989-1993, all one needs to do is consider the high-quality of artists to decide if it's the best compilation of it's kind. Here's the track listing:

1. Ocean Colour Scene - Alibis
2. Frank Black - Old Black Dawning
3. Jellyfish - The King Is Half-Undressed
4. The Catherine Wheel - Don't Want To Know If You're Lonely
(a cover of the Hüsker Dü single)
5. James - Lose Control
6. The Cranberries - Linger
7. The House Of Love - Crush Me
8. Blur - Miss America
9. The Lilac Time - Too Sooner Late Than Better
10. His Name Is Alive - Baby Fish Mouth
11. Frazier Chorus - Cloud Eight
12. Frank Black - Czar
13. James - Maria's Party
14. The Trash Can Sinatras - The Safecracker
15. The Posies - Will You Ever Ease Your Mind
16. XTC - Blue Beret
17. The Lilac Time - Raspberry Beret/Kiss Me medley
18. The Lemonheads - It's About Time
19. Suede - My Insatiable One

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4) The Byrds: The Essential Byrds (2003)




5) Blur: The Best of Blur (2000)




6) Supergrass: Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04 (2004)




7) Radiohead: Radiohead: The Best Of (2008)




8) The Replacements: Don't You Know Who I Think I Was? The Best of The Replacements (2006)




9) The Raspberries: Greatest (2005)




10) Jellyfish: Best! (2006)




11) Pulp: Hits (2002)




12) The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: The Best Of The Brother Years, 1970-1986 (2000)




13) Outkast: Big Boi & Dre Present... OutKast (2001)




14) Suede: Singles (2003)




15) Morrissey: Greatest Hits (2008)




16) Paul McCartney: Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)




17) Teenage Fanclub: Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds: A Shortcut to Teenage Fanclub (2003)




18) Ride: OX4_The Best of Ride (2001)




19) Big Star: Big Star Story (2003)




20) Certain General: Invisible New York (2007)




21) Blur: Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur (2009)




22) Paul Revere & The Raiders: Kicks! The Anthology 1963-1972 (2005)




23) The Monkees: The Best Of The Monkees (2003)




24) They Might Be Giants: Dial-a-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (2002)




25) The Suburbs: Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977-1987 (2003)




26) The Police: The Police (2007)




27) R.E.M.: And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (2006)




28) Scritti Politti: Early (2005)




29) The Smiths: The Sound of The Smiths (2008)




30) The Cars: Complete Greatest Hits (2002)