Raven's 2009 two-fer combines
Linda Ronstadt's first two albums in their entirety, adding a bonus track of her 1970 non-LP single "(She's A) Very Lovely Woman." That
Emitt Rhodes nugget is the primary enticement for
Ronstadt collectors, as it did not show up on Capitol's 2006 two-disc collection
The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years, which otherwise rounded up every cut from her first four albums, naturally including the two albums featured here. That disc may offer twice as much early
Linda, but taken on its own terms, this two-fer of
Hand Sown...Home Grown and
Silk Purse is attractively packaged and very enjoyable.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi