People arrive at the Box Tops from a number of directions. Fans of Big Star, Alex Chilton's less popular but more influential later group, want to hear what the pop wunderkind did as a boy. R&B aficionados appreciate the pioneering "blue-eyed soul" the band's producers manufactured. Oldies lovers just dig "The Letter," "Cry Like A Baby" and "Soul Deep." No matter, the Box Tops, along with producers Chip Moman, Tony Cogbill, and Dan Penn, made a bunch of good records (only Chilton played on the sessions - studio players did the rest). They helped lay the groundwork for such artists as Tony Joe White, Dobie Gray, and even Elvis Presley (during his "Memphis" period). Soul Deep: The Best Of The Box Tops is absolutely the one to get.