it's a very good collection
his "Tribute to Jerry Reed" (later to turn up on an official album)
post-new wave anthem
This one does have all of the major late-'50s/early-'60s hits you'd expect of anything with "essential" in its title
A few extraneous remixes make the set drag -- and
Mezzanine 04/07/2009 it's a very good collectionPersonnel: Massive Attack (keyboards, programming, sampler); Elizabeth Fraser , Sara Jay, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Grant Marshall, Horace Andy, Robert "3D" del Naja (vocals); Angelo Bruschini (guitar); Neil Davidge (keyboards, programming, sampler); Dave Jenkins, Michael Timothy (keyboards); Bob Locke, John Mark Harris, Robert Locke, Winston Blissett, John Harris (bass guitar); Andy Gangadeen (drums); Tim Young (scratches). Audio Mixer: Mark "Spike"