S.R.V. (3CD + DVD) (2000)

"This four-disk package is not so much a best-of or career retrospective as a very generous pile of career-spanning material that will genuinely add a new dimension to the Stevie Ray Vaughan listener's library, as fully two-thirds of the 54 tracks were previously unreleased. In addition five are cuts on which Vaughan was a sideman or partner. Each of the first three discs clock in at more than 75 minutes, progressing from 1977 to 1990 and emphasizing live material, from soundchecks and radio programs to arena-headlining gigs and three solo acoustic tunes from a 1990 MTV Unplugged episode. As music, though, it's uneven. The earliest and leanest cuts are a valuable supplement to Vaughan's discography. Yet sometimes these are too-long shuffles and boogies. The fourth disc is a DVD with five never-aired and never-issued performances from the television program Austin City Limits, recorded 1989; the 72-page booklet of essays, appreciative quotes from several dozen peers, and more are other bonuses." (Allmusic)