Serious collectors know that the 1999 version of Singles Of The 90s omitted a few gold nuggets later found on the 2002 The Ultimate Collection or the 2005 The Golden Ratio (the latter being a different era without Linn). However, a true FLAC-EAC rip of the Singles Of The 90s should include the following rare cuts that are often mis-ripped:
This is the happiest song about leaving a cheating lover ever written. In lossy formats, the harmonica riff (yes, there is a hidden harmonica) is barely audible. In FLAC, it sits beautifully in the right channel. The bassline is a slap-bass sample played by Jonas "Joker" Berggren. FLAC retains the string texture of the slap; MP3 turns it into a generic "thud." Ace Of Base - Singles Of The 90s -FLAC-EAC-