SUPER FURRY ANIMALS: Songbook Volume I **** (Sony).

The Welsh band's intricate albums are usually a dazzling aural trip, best heard in their entirety. A singles compilation threatens to water down the impact, but the quintet's catchiest moments survive the juxtaposition. Not the ultimate SFA experience, but Something 4 The Weekend, (Drawing) Rings Around the World and Hello Sunshine are still irresistible.

JEFF CRAWFORD