Tracklist
| A1 | The Greatest | 3:22 | |
| A2 | Living Proof | 3:11 | |
| A3 | Lived In Bars | 3:44 | |
| A4 | Could We | 2:21 | |
| A5 | Empty Shell | 3:04 | |
| A6 | Willie | 5:57 | |
| B1 | Where Is My Love | 2:53 | |
| B2 | The Moon | 3:45 | |
| B3 | Islands | 1:44 | |
| B4 | After It All | 3:31 | |
| B5 | Hate | 3:38 | |
| B6 | Love & Communication | 4:34 | |
| B7 | Up And Gone | 2:16 |
Companies, etc.
- Lacquer Cut At – AcousTech Mastering
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 13990
- Recorded At – Ardent Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – Jonathan Kirkscey
- Bass – Leroy Hodges (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B6)
- Cello – Jonathan Kirkscey
- Drums – Steve Potts (2)
- Guitar – Mabon "Teenie" Hodges (tracks: A1 to B4, B6)
- Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Doug Easley
- Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Mixed By – Chan Marshall
- Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
- Piano, Organ, Keyboards – Rick Steff
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Stuart Sikes
- Saxophone – Jim Spake
- Trumpet – Scott Thompson
- Viola – Beth Luscone*
- Violin – Roy Brewer
Notes
Shimmering cover. RTI 180 gram vinyl. Transparent antistatic sleeve w. lyric sheet and coupon.
Track B6 ends in a silent locked groove.
Track B6 ends in a silent locked groove.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 744861062615
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): OLE 626-1-A KPG@ATM 13990.1(3)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): OLE 626-1-B KPG@ATM 13990.2(3)
Other Versions (5 of 40)
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The Greatest (CDr, Advance, Album, Promo) | Matador | OLE-626 | US | 2005 | ||
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The Greatest (CD, Album) | Matador | PCD-23724 | Japan | 2006 | ||
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The Greatest (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Digipak) | Matador | OLE 626-2 | UK & Europe | 2006 | ||
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The Greatest (CD, Album, Jewel Case) | Matador | OLE 694-2 | Europe | 2006 | ||
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The Greatest (CD, Advance, Album, Promo) | Matador | OLE 626-2V | US | 2006 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Cat Power - The Greatest
First off, this album is impeccably well-recorded. Each instrument sounds full, live, and lush when taken in a vacuum, but more on that later. Aside from that, the music is some of the most pleasant, heartfelt, and ethereal work I’ve heard of any artist. I don’t know if you can say that this is the greatest (no pun intended!) Cat Power album, but it is immeasurably high up there. These tunes cement Chan as a modern day songwriting genius in my mind, and others have echoed this sentiment prior to me writing this review. The playing by all the featured musicians is also extremely impressive.
Now, while the music and recording are great, I’m not a huge fan of the vinyl mix or master of this album. For an album recorded this well and to have been mastered by Kevin Gray, I am surprised that the bass was so incredibly bloated on this release. That seems to be the case of many modern day albums pressed on vinyl, but either way, I cut -3.5 dB at 80hZ with a Q of 2 with my receiver’s EQ and it plays perfectly now. This also might just be a matter of personal preference…or perhaps my speakers favor bass a bit more than I’d like, but all that being said, if you purchase this album and hear what I heard…hopefully you have an EQ somewhere in your system and can cut a bit of the bass frequencies. After doing that, this album sounds demo record worthy on my system. It cleared up the mud and everything you look for in an audiophile album is here. I wish more bands would do what Chan did here, a super audiophile-quality mainline release from their catalogue as the initial press.
Beautiful, just beautiful. Also, the packaging is GORGEOUS. The pressing from RTI isn’t the greatest (no pun intended…again!), with a decent amount of surface noise, especially between tracks, even after cleaning multiple times. But I’m being a bit nit-picky there. If you like indie, go for this album. If you’re reading this, you are probably already familiar with Chan’s work and are considering purchasing this album. Do yourself a favor and do so before prices shoot up…I see this being a $100+ record some day soon. It’s already close to being such.
Music: 4.5/5
Mixing/mastering: 3.5/5
Packaging: 4.5/5
Pressing: 4/5
Equipment used: Pro-Ject The Classic SB SuperPack turntable, VAS custom wood-body Shure M91 MM cartridge with ML stylus, Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 Preamp, Klipsch RP-8060FA floor tower speakers, Marantz SR6005 Stereo receiver
-Review by Linc Bradham -
Is there a vinyl version with the 'Dreams' cover song on it, or is it on the CD only version. -
Does anyone here know if there's a way to tell the difference between the 1st 2006 pressing and the later 2009 reissue?
Reissue here: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Cat-Power-The-Greatest/release/3791367
(The front cover pic here looks like the text & image are scaled differently on the two covers, but I believe the cover pic for this entry is incorrect; afaik the two record covers are the same.)
Thanks.
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