Let It Roll: Songs of George Harrison in Bloomington, MN

George Harrison
had two periods of great commercial success, separated by 15 years and two record labels. This extended gap is the chief reason there hasn't been a career-spanning
Harrison
collection until 2009's
Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison
, the first-ever disc to gather songs from
George
's stints at both
Apple
and
Dark Horse
, and only his third-ever hits collection, following 1976's
Beatles
-heavy
The Best of George Harrison
The Best of Dark Horse
, released in 1989 in the afterglow of
Cloud Nine
's comeback success.
Let It Roll
balances these two periods, swapping any
-era song (
"Something,"
"Here Comes the Sun,"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
) for a live version from
The Concert for Bangladesh
, then mixing it all up chronologically, so the set starts with the pristine bounce of
"Got My Mind Set on You"
before giving way to
"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
If anything jars, it's the sounds of times, as
Jeff Lynne
's clean, manicured arrangements don't necessarily fit with
Phil Spector
's lush, magisterial productions, but that's a minor quibble about a useful compilation that consolidates all of
's signature tunes on one very enjoyable disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine