Listening to Ben Craven’s prior album, Last Chance To Hear, nearly endangered my driver’s license. No surprise, then, that the album made my year-end ten list, with its big picture prog-rock vision and Craven’s spot-on execution. Recently, Craven released a recording of his record release party for the album and a Blu-ray/DVD called First Chance To Hear, which also amazes with Craven’s live execution of these prog epics and reinforces Craven’s storytelling acumen. The Singles Edits give you shortened versions. Each song stands on its own and is powerful. “The Remarkable Man” and “Aquamarine” are great examples of Craven’s power and precision. The Singles Edits is a must-have for Ben Craven completists like me and prog-rock fans looking to be inspired again.