The Best of the Beta Band

The Best of the Beta Band
Greatest hits album by
Released3 October 2005
Recorded1997–2004
GenreFolk rock, psychedelic rock, trip hop, various
LabelRegal
ProducerThe Beta Band, Colin "C-Swing" Emmanuel
The Beta Band chronology
Heroes to Zeros
(2004)
The Best of the Beta Band
(2005)
The Regal Years
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
NME(favourable)[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)[3]
PopMatters(7/10)[4]
Robert ChristgauC+[5]
Rock City[6]
StylusB+[7]
The Times[8]

The Best of the Beta Band - Music and The Best of the Beta Band - Film are retrospective best of collections by The Beta Band, on CD and DVD respectively, released on 3 October 2005. The cover artwork combines elements from the covers of each of the three EPs and three albums released by the band in its seven-year lifespan.

  1. ^ The Best of the Beta Band at AllMusic
  2. ^ NME review
  3. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 4 Oct 2005.
  4. ^ "PopMatters review". Retrieved 26 Oct 2005.
  5. ^ Robert Christgau review
  6. ^ "Rock City review". Archived from the original on 2006-02-11. Retrieved 7 Oct 2005.
  7. ^ "Stylus review". Retrieved 3 Oct 2005.
  8. ^ "The Times review". Retrieved 1 Oct 2005.[dead link]