Sleeve: Front cover shows unimaginative photo of the band, only track listings appear on the back.

Sleevenotes: Excellent notes on formation of the band and their rise to fame (well, almost).

Content: 3 CDs, 51 tracks - but all over the place and not in chronological order.

High point: The 16-page booklet has superb photos of the young Billy Idol.

Low point: Wild Dub, the dub version of Wild Youth, spoils a good track.

Glaring omissions? Nothing seems to have been missed.

Anything new?: Two of the three CDs are previously unreleased; Sweet Revenge album and a live recording made in Osaka in 1978.

Excuse for release: Feeble. Sweet Revenge should have been released on its own. The other CDs are too repetitious.

Where might this end up? At the back of the CD cabinet, unloved and forgotten.

Updated: 08:55 Thursday, May 29, 2003