Overall, the Australian import collection EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 delivers what the title promises, a complete overview of Ike and Tina Turner's hit-making career from "A Fool In Love" to "Nutbush City Limits." Like just about every other Ike and Tina Turner compilation, however, EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 has one major flaw: ABKCO Records, which controls the Phil Spector catalogue, almost never licenses Ike and Tina Turner's star-crossed 1966 masterpiece "River Deep Mountain High" for this kind of compilation. Therefore, the version heard here is a later re-recording that doesn't skimp on gutbucket R&B power but lacks the cracked art-pop majesty of the Spector-produced original. That unfortunate but seemingly hard-to-avoid lapse aside, this 22-track set is nearly flawless, including not only smashes like "Proud Mary," but a few B-sides and other rarities to boot. There are a ton of compilations covering this era of Tina Turner's career, but EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 is the most satisfying.
