Is Amazon Family (Mom) Worth the Cost of Prime? A Review of Membership Perks

By Laura Inlow - Last Updated January 16, 2019 (This post may contain affiliate links.)

Raising young kiddos is tough, but now you can run your shopping errands from the comfort of your own home – even in your underwear if you like!

Better yet, automate your shopping experience so it literally takes care of itself.

Add in discounts on the products you need regularly to care for your family every month and you have Amazon Family.

Read on to learn more about the service and whether it’s right for you.

What is Amazon Family?

The service formerly known as Amazon Mom became Amazon Family in 2015.

Whereas users were once able to sign up for the service exclusively, today’s version of the program is an exclusive perk for Amazon Prime members.

As of May 2018, the price tag for Amazon Prime is $119/year. It seems like a steep price to pay just to access savings – so consider the whole package (read more details on those perks below) when you decide whether or not it’s worth the investment.

Who can benefit?

Amazon Family is for moms, dads, grandparents and guardians of all sorts – basically, anyone expecting, raising or regularly caring for small children.

Especially if you’re already a Prime subscriber, the program comes at no cost – only adding benefits. Definitely something I wish I would have known about when my preschooler was still in diapers.

If you’re not already a Prime subscriber, you can try it out free for 30 days.

And if you don’t like it – cancel anytime.

Amazon Family Perks

The key perks that come with Amazon Family are:

*Up to 20% off diapers, baby food and more (*excludes formula and baby wipes, requires minimum 5 subscriptions through Amazon Subscribe & Save) 15% baby registry completion coupon and **free registry welcome box (changes frequently and comes filled with goodies for parents and babies!) Exclusive Amazon Family coupons An email newsletter with parenting tips, product recommendations and exclusive deals

Of course, that doesn’t paint the whole picture.

As an Amazon Prime subscriber, you also enjoy:

Free unlimited two-day shipping on more than 100 million items Free same day and two-hour delivery (in select areas) Free release date delivery on eligible pre-order items Unlimited access to thousands of movies and TV shows on Prime Instant Video Access to a growing collection of more than 2 million songs with Prime Music Unlimited reading of over 1,000 books, magazines, comics, articles and more with Prime Reading Free game content on Twitch Prime Access to Prime Photos with secure, unlimited storage for you and five others (new – upgraded search to help you find photos fast) Prime Early Access to select lightning deals, 30 minutes earlier than non-subscribers Ability to borrow one free Kindle book each month Discounted access to Amazon FreeTime

How to sign up for Amazon Family

If these perks have you sold on a Prime membership, you can start a 30-day trial or join at www. amazon. com/family (or www. amazon. com/prime).

Scroll down the Amazon Family page and click “Join Prime.”

You’ll need an Amazon account to continue.

If you don’t already have an Amazon account, here’s how to register:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5: Amazon will run you through the rest of your account setup, including adding preferred payment methods, and more.

If you already have an account but you’re not logged in, you’ll be prompted to do so.

To join Prime, go to your “Account & Lists” drop down and select “Your Prime Membership.”

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If you’re already a Prime subscriber, congratulations! You’re already set to benefit from Amazon Family as one of your perks.

Adjust Your Household Info

Within your Prime account, you can adjust your Amazon Household to include another adult member of your home who can access your free shipping perk, as well as up to four kids – including teens and younger children.

Up to two adults in a Prime household get parental controls over children’s electronic devices (with Amazon FreeTime) when you do this.

If you do add children to your online household, Amazon will give you product and content recommendations based on their ages.

How does Amazon Family work?

Amazon itself has a lot of moving parts.

The site, though well designed and mostly easy to navigate, can be overwhelming.

Here’s a closer look at the Amazon Family section of the site and the services and discounts you can access there.

Subscribe & Save

Subscribe & Save (read my review of Amazon Subscribe & Save here) is the key to unlocking up to 20% off diapers and more with Amazon Family.

All you have to do is set up at least five monthly subscriptions with Subscribe & Save. Quantity and price doesn’t really matter.

Subscriptions are automatic deliveries of your favorite items to your home. They can be set at a quantity and schedule of your choosing, from monthly to every six months. They can be canceled at any time. No commitment is necessary.

Subscribing to five or more products to be delivered to your home monthly can get you 15% off extra savings automatically. Prime members get 20% off diapers, baby food, etc., for doing the same thing, thanks to Amazon Family.

Manage subscriptions

To manage your subscriptions, go to your “Accounts & Lists,” drop down and choose “Your Subscribe & Save.”

To add more, click “Add more subscriptions” to visit the Subscribe & Save store.

Products are listed by category.

They include:

Baby care Grocery Pet supplies Household Health & wellness Beauty & personal care

You can also search for products if you’re looking for something specific. If you want to see only Prime eligible items, you can refine search results as such in the left column of the page.

Choose a product you’re interested in. Choose your preferred quantity and delivery frequency and click “subscribe now.”

Before each delivery, you’ll get an email reminder showing the price and any applicable discount available. The price may vary slightly from delivery to delivery, depending on what the going price for that particular product is.

In your account, see “your deliveries” for scheduled delivery dates. If you need to skip a certain product one month, just hover over the product and choose “skip.”

If you’d rather edit the subscription to come less frequently, click “edit” and edit the subscription.

Exclusive coupons

As a member of Family, you’ll get access to exclusive coupons.

To see what’s available, click “Amazon Family Coupons” in the left-hand column of the Family webpage.

There are coupons available for:

Health & personal care Grocery & gourmet Beauty Office & school supplies Automotive Baby Books Electronics Industrial & scientific Kitchen Lawn & garden Movies & TV Pet supplies Sporting goods Tools & home improvement Toys

When you see a coupon you like, click “clip coupon.” Once you’ve collected all your coupons, you can see them from the coupon main page by clicking “recently clipped.”

To use them, just add the appropriate items to your cart, and the discounts will be added at checkout.

Shortcuts to products & deals for families

From the Amazon Family homepage, you’ll find quick links to sections of the shopping website that aren’t necessarily about savings but are geared toward products that you might find useful.

They include sections on children’s books, groceries, and baby and children’s apparel.

Children’s books

From the Amazon Family main page, check out an awesome section on children’s books.

Although this section isn’t really about discounts, it can be hard to find good books for your kids, especially when they’re young and not in school yet.

Amazon does part of the work for you by sorting suggestions for children of every age and stage.

The site also includes lists – including Best Book of the Month, 100 Children’s Books to Read in a Lifetime, Award Winning Books and Best Sellers.

Think dragging yourself to the store to buy groceries on the regular is a struggle?

Try doing it with a little person in tow!

The option to do your grocery shopping online is truly a lifesaver.

Baby and children’s apparel

Clothes shopping is also a breeze with quick links to children’s apparel on Amazon. It’s like they thought of everything!

Articles on parenting

Aside from savings and quick links, Amazon Family offers exclusive content in the form of articles spanning the first trimester of pregnancy to when a child is 6 years old.

Examples include “Embracing Your Kid’s Superhero Identity,” “Plot Twist: Now Your Kiddo Tells the Stories” and “The Building Blocks of Toddler Friendships.” These examples, in particular, are from Parents Magazine.

You can also get these tips and tricks via email when you sign up – that’s completely optional.

Monthly recommendations

Lastly, Amazon Family includes a number of featured deals, new releases, etc., all geared toward the family demographic.

Many online reviewers speak highly of the program.

They say that while finding five monthly subscriptions to set up sounds hard to do, it’s easier than it seems.

After adding diapers and baby food, they recommend filling the three remaining subscriptions with cleaning supplies or other household needs, toiletries and beauty supplies or pet needs.

One regret is that the program is no longer available outside of Prime memberships and that the five items rule is a fairly new adjustment to the program.

Final thoughts

Even with the hike from $99 to $119 for a Prime Membership, for my two cents, the perks make the subscription beyond worth it. Especially if you enjoy online shopping, are a TV cord cutter or music or reading fan, it’s at least worth a 30-day free trial subscription.

While researching the Amazon Family program for this article, I’ve only realized that I’m not utilizing my own Prime membership to the fullest of its capabilities, which is something I plan on changing moving forward.

I missed a chance with my first child to maximize savings on baby supplies, but if there’s a next child, I won’t be missing out on this opportunity. If you can afford the monthly or one-time investment in Prime, I suggest you take advantage as well.

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Preventing and fixing unsupported characters

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Critical issues

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A common complaint we get about tables is that part of the table is cut off, which usually happens when tables are used for formatting non-tabular data (e. g., sidebars, lists, large chunks of text, etc.). It's best to avoid using tables to format text or to try to make book elements appear in a certain way.

Critical issues

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The Previewer and Kindle for PC will not always reproduce table display very accurately. If possible, make sure to check table formatting on a Kindle device, especially if it appears to be a critical issue.

Duplicated text

This refers to any text which repeats in the book when it is not intended to repeat. Usually this is the result of a copy-paste error and can be fixed by removing the duplicated text.

Critical issues

A repeated chapter that is also mislabeled
Other duplicate text issues include:

A repeated chapter A portion of text that is repeated within a chapter or section, excluding single words

Missing content

Missing content issues occur when some intended part of the book is either mistakenly removed or includes references to a portion of the book that isn't included in the book.

Critical Issues

More text is missing than just a short phrase Missing image section that the product description or the contents of the book indicate should be included Main book content that is only accessible through external links Product description indicates book includes CD, DVD or other ancillary content that is not accessible Missing or unplayable audio/video content in a Kindle Enhanced with Audio and Video

Wrong content

Books with wrong content are always removed from sale. Wrong content occurs when a customer receives something other than what is advertised. This is most commonly caused by uploading an incorrect file, but can sometimes also occur if updates are made to the product information or copy/paste issues make the description incorrect. The easiest way to fix it is to upload the latest version of the correct file.

Content unsuited for reading on Kindle

Books that are not suited for Kindle are removed from sale.

Some books are simply not well suited to the Kindle format. These include any kind of book where the main purpose is to allow the reader to write or color on the pages. These books are better suited to publishing in a physical form.

Examples of books not suited to the Kindle format include the following:

Puzzle books Blank Journals Pattern books Coloring books Facing page translations (left page in one language, right page is same content in another language)

Disappointing content

We do not allow content that disappoints our customers or creates a poor shopping experience, including but not limited to:

Content that is either marketed as a subscription or redirects readers to an external source to obtain the full content Content that is freely available on the web (unless you are the copyright owner of that content or the content is in the public domain). For more information, you can refer to the sections titled "Illegal and Infringing Content" and "Public Domain and Other Non-Exclusive Content" in the Content Guidelines. Content whose primary purpose is to solicit or advertise Content that is not significantly different from content in another book available in the Kindle Store Content that is too short Content that is poorly translated Content that does not provide an enjoyable reading experience Bonus content that appears before a book's primary content Content that is excessively reused, recycled, or repeated within or across books Content that is rebranded or re-released with significant changes to the metadata, resulting in a confusing reader experience

Companion Guides

Companion guides, or books that are based on a different original work (including summaries, study guides, or analyses), that confuse our customers are not allowed. To ensure that customers don’t confuse your work with the original source material, we ask that books of this type meet the following criteria:

The title must begin with "Summary", "Study guide", or "Analysis" (for example, Summary and Analysis of Pride and Prejudice). The cover image must prominently indicate the content is a summary, study guide, or analysis before the title of the original book in a font that is at least as large as the rest of the title, and cannot resemble or echo the original work in any way. The contributor(s) of the original book must not appear in the contributor field. The content must be categorized in the Study Aid category (for example, Study Aid | Book Notes). The content cannot be included in any category outside of the Study Aid category.

We do not allow companion guides based on copyrighted works to be published outside the U. S. without written permission from the copyright holder.

Multi-work books

If you're publishing multiple stories as one book, ensure the contents of your book are accurately reflected both in the title field and on the cover, by including terms such as "Boxed Set," "Bundle," "Collection," "Compilation," or "Series." Stories that are part of a series must be in sequential order within a book and collections of individual stories must have all stories listed in the metadata.

Collections of works and numbered series may include content you've previously published in your catalog. However, in order to provide an optimal customer experience, the same content may not be excessively reutilized across multiple books. We consider "excessive" any amount of content repetition that would create a poor shopping or reading experience.

Frequently asked questions

General questions

Reach millions of additional customers: Amazon’s European marketplaces help you sell across 26 countries. Don’t miss out on tens of millions of new customers. Diversify your revenue stream:Strengthen your cash flow. Protect yourself from sales fluctuations on Amazon. com and take advantage of European holiday seasons and peak sales periods. Let Amazon handle the details: Leverage our state-of-the-art logistics, powerful tools, and world-class customer service to simplify international selling, so you can concentrate on expanding your business. Be among the first: Compared with the US, Amazon’s European marketplaces often have fewer sellers in your category, meaning more opportunity for you. Get first-mover advantage by being one of the first sellers in your category.

We usually recommend that sellers offer all their eligible US selection in Europe. With Amazon’s Build International Listings (BIL) tool, it’s easy to add your US listings across Europe, get them translated, and set pricing rules. However, you’ll need to make sure that you have the appropriate distribution rights and that your products are compliant with local European regulations. For example, a US plug won’t work in all EU countries. If you plan to use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to fulfill in Europe, you may want to start with a “wide and thin” approach. Start with your full catalog but just a few units per ASIN to see what sells. Then, once you identify your top-selling products, you can send in larger replenishment shipments. Get more guidance on product details in the marketplace entry strategy section.

Choose where to begin based on your business’sspecific situation, taking into consideration your product category, distribution rights, resources, and other factors. Many sellers have successfully launched immediately across all five of Amazon’s European marketplaces. Amazon tools and services, like Build International Listings (BIL) and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) services in Europe, make selling across all European marketplaces much simpler. Of course, if you’re not comfortable selling across all five marketplaces yet, or if your distribution rights don’t cover all marketplaces, you can start with one or just a few of them. Many sellers expanding to Europe from the US marketplace start in the UK, since both marketplace languages are English. (Note: Consider differences in British English versus American English.) A common initial entry strategy involves sending inventory to a UK fulfillment center. Then, you can use the BIL tool to translate and synchronize your listings to start selling in the remaining marketplaces, using Amazon’s European Fulfillment Network (EFN), which will automatically fulfill orders across all five marketplaces using your single source of inventory in the UK. When you’re ready, you can then explore other fulfillment options, such as Multi-Country Inventory and Pan-European FBA.

Amazon has designed its marketplaces worldwide so that the process of selling is consistent and similar, no matter where you’re selling. Many services and processes that you’re familiar with in the US, such as Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), Prime, and Sponsored Products, work similarly on Amazon’s European marketplaces. However, due to differences in regulation, culture, and language, each marketplace has unique differences. Here are some of the main ones to consider: Taxes: Every European country has tax requirements for sales of products to consumers. For more information, see “What’s value-added tax (VAT), and what do I need to know about it?” Product compliance: When you select an Amazon marketplace in which to sell, you’ll need to understand whether your product is appropriate for that country. First and foremost, make sure you comply with all laws in each country. In addition, product standards differ across countries. For example, electronic devices operating on 110–220 volts that use two-prong electrical chargers may not be appropriate for European marketplaces. For more information, see “What European regulations do I need to consider?” Languages: Amazon requires that listings and customer support be provided in a marketplace’s local language. For more information, see “Are there any language requirements for selling in Europe?”

The FBA Export program on Amazon. com allows customers from around the world—including Europe—to buy your products on the US marketplace. However, European customers are more likely to shop on their local European Amazon marketplaces because they’re in their local languages and offers faster delivery. There is also an FBA Export program for the EU, so that when you sell on Amazon’s European marketplaces, Amazon will export your eligible products to buyers with postal addresses in 26 European countries. Learn how to sign up for FBA Export for EU.

Getting started selling in a new geographic region such as Europe is a serious undertaking. However, for many sellers, the initial time they invest in researching and handling requirements can pay off in sales to millions of additional customers. Amazon provides a variety of tools and services that simplify launching in Europe. Just like when you started selling in the US, your success in Europe will vary based on factors unique to your business, including product category, margins, and regulatory requirements. It’s important to take the time early in the process to fully consider all the pros and cons involved in selling in a new marketplace. Our guide to crafting a marketplace entry strategy can help.

Requirements

Decide where and what to sell, including considering local tax and regulatory requirements. Register an account and list your products. Ship your goods and fulfill orders. Manage your business, including customer support and returns.

When you import goods into the EU, you’ll need to comply with EU customs laws, as well as laws and regulations that are applicable to the EU country of import. If you store or sell goods to customers in an EU country, you may be required to register for VAT in that country. While each Amazon seller is solely responsible for being VAT compliant, Amazon can provide resources and tools for your VAT registrations and filings in EU countries. The time it takes to become VAT registered can vary. To avoid delays, we recommend that you start the process as soon as you register your EU seller account. For more information, visit Amazon’s VAT Knowledge Center and learn about VAT Services on Amazon.

When you import goods into the EU, you’ll need to comply with EU customs laws, as well as laws and regulations that are applicable to the EU country of import. European regulatory considerations:

When you import goods into the European Union (EU), you will need to comply with EU customs laws, as well as laws and regulations that are applicable to the EU country of import. Please note that you are not authorized to import your goods in the name of Amazon EU S. à r. l. or any other Amazon subsidiary or affiliate (indistinctly referred to as "Amazon" and its corporate name as an "Amazon name") or to reference Amazon anywhere in your shipping documentation. Otherwise, your shipments may be returned to their origin, abandoned, or destroyed at your cost, at the discretion of the carrier or freight forwarder carrying your goods.

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Disc: 1

1. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

2. Oliver's Army

3. Watching the Detectives

4. Alison

5. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

6. Accidents Will Happen

7. Pump It Up

8. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

9. Radio Radio

10. Clubland

11. Good Year for the Roses

12. Man Out of Time

13. I Wanna Be Loved

14. Everyday I Write the Book

15. Brilliant Mistake

16. Other Side of Summer

17. Tokyo Storm Warning

18. Sulky Girl

19. So Like Candy

20. Veronica

21. She

Disc: 2

1. Big Tears

2. Beyond Belief

3. Lipstick Vogue

4. Green Shirt

5. Pills and Soap

6. Tramp the Dirt Down

7. Shipbuilding

8. High Fidelity

9. New Lace Sleeves

10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

11. Talking in the Dark

12. New Amsterdam

13. I Hope You're Happy Now

14. Riot Act

15. My Funny Valentine

16. Indoor Fireworks

17. Almost Blue

18. I Want You

19. God Give Me Strength

20. That Day Is Gone

21. I Want to Vanish

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The debate over whether he is punk or new wave is long over; today Elvis Costello is less likely to be found on a list with Strummer and Scabies than he is with Bacharach and David and Jimmy Webb. Lauded initially for his energetic and literate attacks on the social ills of Thatcher's England, he has become a peerless master of the popular song. The evolution of Costello's craft as a songwriter and performer, from the early high-octane polemics, through his stylistic experiments with country and soul, and on to standards written for others, is splendidly documented on this elegant two-disc set. Chronology is ignored in favor of a thoughtful program that catalogs the jewels from his prolific output and a sprinkling of covers that demonstrate the maturing of his singing voice. The 42 tracks here lean generously to the first 10 years with the Attractions, but also collects the best of his subsequent collaborations with the cream of America's session musicians and on through to "She," his contribution to the soundtrack of 1999's Notting Hill. --Rob Stewart

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The good times and the bad. , August 30, 2001

Reviewer: Joe Lee (see more about me) from Brandon, MS USA

Like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello has been a musical chameleon. This isn't lost on Rhino Records, who issued this compilation--check out the photos of Elvis on the back of the jewel box. There's no doubt he's plenty talented--he has gone from East Coast New Wave in the late 1970's to Burt Bacharach-written torch ballads in the late 1990's and covered everything else in between.

Maybe there's too much music here (42 tracks), and previous Costello collections indeed short-changed him. But after the first ten tracks or so on Disc One--which cover the cream of his new wave years and are all great--Costello veers all over the road, trying out country before edging back toward many kinds of pop. Occasionally he caught fire--"Everyday I Write The Book" is a catchy song with just the right Costello lyrical bite, and it was a deserved pop hit. The story of "Veronica" is made plain in the video, but it's still a powerfully emotional song. But the second disc is a mess--too little focus as he apparently grew bored with each incarnation. The last tracks on that disc are from the Bacharach collection, and they're very good. It takes a lot of patience to reach them, however.

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Truly the Essential Elvis!, June 23, 2001

Reviewer: Lise Alper (see more about me) from Englewood, CO United States

I have owned quite a number of Elvis Costello anthology albums. The first was back in the late 80's, a "Greatest Hits" LP put out by CBS/Columbia. In 91 I purchased "Girls, Girls, Girls" a triple CD collection, & recently found a budget priced cassette called "Extreme Honey: the Best of the Warner Bros. Years". Each of these had songs I liked, but often contained more that I didn't.

Now I have purchased "The Very Best of Elvis Costello" & for once I can say this album absolutely lives up to it's title! In 2 CD's we have an overview of the extraordinary career of one of the most prolific & multi-faceted songwriters of our time. It's wonderful! Everything is here, from the chilling "Watching the Detectives" & supersonic "Lipstick Vogue" of the early albums thru the jazz & country-tinged experiments of the late 80's up to his latest collaborations with the Brodsky Quartet & Burt Bacharach. There isn't a single song that tempts me to hit the "forward" button on my CD player.

Curiously, Rhino has opted to put the material in a non-sequential order. Most greatest hits collections start with the earliest songs, working their way up to the latest. "The Very Best of. " was organized by someone who had their mind on creating an emotional mood rather than a history of the artist. Although normally I prefer the time-line approach, in this casse it works quite well. If you want to hear the developement of Costello's song-writing, Rhino has included original release dates in the credits so that you can sequence your own order. Other than song titles & lists of musicians, this is about all the information you will discover inside the jewel case. This is about the only weakness I can find to this package. Personally I would have preferred some type of liner notes included.

If you only own 1 Elvis Costello album, make it "The Very Best of. " . I guarantee you won't regret it!

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You dimwits got the preview songs wrong, July 1, 2003

Reviewer: A music fan from Auburn, AL USA

The sample songs are lined up wrong. When you click on the first song on disc 1 you hear the first song on disc 2.

Elvis Costello is great (his early stuff). This is a great disc with many of his best songs, but it is hard to imagine him in his early form not savaging a company like [amazon. com] for making the dumb mistake you all made.

Will you ever catch it? I'll be watching.

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Power Pop Music, October 24, 2002

Reviewer: jbembe (see more about me) from Dallas, Tx United States

Prior to owning this album, the only Elvis Costello I was familiar with was the best of the warner years disc. I enjoyed that alot, but my interest in Costello as a musician was more peripheral. After buying this best of, his music simply jumps out at me! Smart, clever, creative, fun, thoughtful, this music is extremely fun and captivating such that it makes you want to understand what he's talking about. Get this disc, and discover great pop music.

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Lovely collection, April 18, 2002

Reviewer: Jim Gibson from Apple Valley, MN USA

In one of her last interviews, the late movie critic Pauline Kael expressed her admiration for Elvis Costello.

It's not hard to see why. Elvis Costello's music often reminds me of Jean-Luc Godard's earlier movies

(which Kael also admired); romantic, skeptical, political, philosophical all at the same time.

There's an intelligence to Costello's music and lyrics that has always lifted him above most other rock performers.

After 25 years, the song 'Alison' can still give me goosebumps.

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Basically, THE Perfect Compilation Disk, January 14, 2002

Reviewer: T Spencer Medvick (see more about me) from Richfield, OH USA

This is an exceptional album, it may be the best compilation disk I have ever heard, over it's two disks it:

1. Provides an excellant cross section of Elvis' career

2. Keeps the listener interested by the mix of sounds

3. Doesn't have a "clunker"

4. Provides something hard to find elsewhere ("She")

5. Does not give everything away, there are omissions here that make me go back to the original albums

As an introduction to Elvis or for the obsessed fan, this album is essential.

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