Sleeve and sleevenotes: The penny-pinching promo doesn't come with artwork or sleeve notes, but the strength of band that inspired the Dandy Warhols and The Kills never lay in pretty pictures.

Content: A chronological ride to make you hanker once again for 1991 - the year Screamadelica was released with its anthem, Loaded. Was it that long ago that the Screams ripped through the radio?

High point: Come Together stands out from the other 18 tracks as a moment of pure off-the-wall brilliance.

Low point: Realising how back-slapping guitar strut Rocks, from the album Give Out But Don't Give Up, has aged like a newspaper left in the sun.

Any glaring omissions?: Pre-Loaded history as indie wannabees is overlooked in favour of their more commercial chart-topping successes.

Anything new?: A decent cover of Lee Hazelwood's Some Velvet Morning featuring model Kate Moss dueting with Bobby Gillespie.

Justified or feeble excuse for release?: It's been at least 15 years since these boys first appeared on the scene - what better reason do you need?

Where might this end at Christmas?: Melting in a car CD player stuck on repeat for the first seven tracks.

Updated: 16:08 Wednesday, December 17, 2003