Wave [Import]

Product Description
Wave is a Thoughtful Selection of Brazilian Songs that were Inspired by the Sea. The Disc Has Impeccable Performances by Many Masters of Modern Brazilian Music, Like Gal Costa, Caetanoveloso, Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Maria Bethania to Name a Few. Each Song is Heartfelt and Stirring, as Only Brazilian Musiccan Inspire and Delight. This is a Musical Journey Worth Diving in that Will Yield Endless Hours of Pleasure.

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Average customer rating: Love this guy Might as well have bought the single His very best songs as a singer songwriter and performer Nik Kershaw's Back with a new compilation.

The Essential Nik Kershaw Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: To Be Frank The Best of Howard Jones Love & Pride-Best of The Best of Naked Eyes The Collection ASIN: B00004U66Z Release Date: 2001-03-05

Tracks:

1. Wouldn't It Be Good
2. I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
3. Dancing Girls
4. Riddle
5. Wide Boy
6. Nobody Knows
7. One Step Ahead
8. Human Racing
9. Don Quixote
10. Drum Talk
11. Shame on You
12. Bogart
13. When a Heart Beats
14. Wild Horses
15. Gone to Pieces
16. Radio Musicola
17. Cloak and Dagger
18. Save the Whale

Album Details

18 Track Compilation of the 80's Rocker's Best Hits, Including "Wouldn't it Be Good", "The Riddle", "Don Quixote", "One Step Ahead", "Human Racing" and Many More, Taken from his Recordings for MCA/UNIVERSAL Records.

Customer Reviews:

Love this guy.......2007-01-10

The classic Nik Kershaw, with all my old favorites. His newer stuff is good too, but these have the nostalgia factor to send them over the top.

Might as well have bought the single.......2006-02-22

Although there are some good covers available on iTunes, one can't get the original "Wouldn't it be Good?" unless they buy one of these Kershaw compilation discs and this was the cheapest one! Because they are "imports", some cost upwards of $20.

His very best songs as a singer songwriter and performer.......2004-01-05

This is a compilation of Nik Kershaw's best songs. Having been underrated as both a songwriter and performer, these songs give a nice overview of the various hits he's had and the variety of styles in which Nik kershaw can be recognised.
Who doesn't remember megahits like "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Wouldn't It Be Good", and "Riddle" in their orginal setting? To your surmprise, you may find there's a lot more great Nik Kershaw songs, each of them as original and well produced as all of these near powerpop megasellers.
Although it does't cover songs from his latest CD's, it is good to hear litle masterpieces like "Bogart", "Wild Horses" and especially "Radio Musicola" which shoud be played loud on a solid stereo. The lyrics being what they are, from sometimes endearingly naive to sharply sarcastic, every song is a gem.
If you do not own any of Nik Kershaw's music, this is a very good start. It will get you asking for more. Rest assured, there is lots more on the Nik Kershaw CD's, including his latest ones. Nik Kershaw been one of the finest songwriters and best producers of powerpop material since the middle eighties.
Still very much underrated. This is the proof of the pudding.

Nik Kershaw's Back with a new compilation........2000-10-07

I saw Nik in concert in Bristol March 1999 and he was brilliant. This is an essential CD for those who follow 80's throwbacks, which I too follow. I have been into nik since his beginning, have all his singles and albums. All these tracks are on the LP's and are a nice addition to the other stuff.

Keep on rocking Nik and we are all looking forward to Wounded and the New album in 2001......

Average customer rating: another great sound experimentation for a-ha in the new century Very good An album to listen to very closely ... One of their best works yet! Not their best effort....take two steps back.

Analogue A-Ha Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Norway | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lifelines Minor Earth Major Sky Singles 1984-2004 East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach ASIN: B000BI0QNC Release Date: 2005-11-14

Tracks:

1. Celice
2. Don't Do Me Any Favours
3. Cosy Prisons
4. Analogue (All I Want)
5. Birthright
6. Holy Ground
7. Over the Treetops
8. Halfway Through the Tour
9. Fine Blue Line
10. Keeper of the Flame
11. Make It Soon
12. White Dwarf
13. Summers of Our Youth
14. A-Ha Desktop Player

Album Description

International pressing of their 2005 album for Universal. 13 tracks in all including the first single, 'Celice'. Some 20 years after their heyday (commemorated recently with their Singles: Best Of 1984-2004 album), and after solo albums by leader Magne Furuholmen, and fresh off their Berlin concert as part of Live8, a-ha return with this brand new album.

Album Details

2005 Label Debut Album from Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-savoy, their First for Universal/Polydor and the First Studio Material from the Group Since the Release of "Lifelines". "Analogue" is their Eighth Studio Album Overall, Following Many Years on Warner Brothers/Reprise. The Sessions were Produced by Martin Terefe and Engineered and Mixed by Flood (U2, Nine Inch Nails, Crowded House, Depeche Mode, Pj Harvey).

Customer Reviews:

another great sound experimentation for a-ha in the new century.......2007-06-29

Luis Mejia (son)- I don't wonder why I always mention A-ha among people they look back in the 80's and sing Take On Me in their heads, but come on, they're still young and they're stil singing! I can say that Analogue shocked me a little bit, and I won't exagerate saying that the've always been geniuses but the word for this album is "exeptional". It's also the first time that I've heard the term "alternative pop" in my life.

Talking about the songs, it seems that A-ha takes always a little bit of every album in their next one. Their's a lot of pop around them still, and that is shown in the songs like Halfway Through The Tour, The Summers Of Our Youth, Birthright and Analogue (All I Want). Guitars and alternative moods in rock are also shown, a little bit alike with Minor Earth Major Sky, like in the songs Celice, Don't Do Me Any Favours and The Fine Blue Line. As well as they're completely new rythms never seen in A-ha but wich they apply them so beautifuly and organized, such as Cosy Prisons (the best track), Birthright, White Dwarf, Make It Soon and Over The Treetops. Talking about Keepers Of The Flame, it assimilates all of the album's moods.

In conclussion, the album is wonderful and leaves us with a question about their new musical direction, but the bad aspect is that the accessibility of the album is truly poor, I mean, it will be appreciated by we loyal fans, but not for those who listen to A-ha the first time.

Very good.......2007-04-20

It took me a few listen-throughs, but I really have come to appreciate this album. The title track, "Analogue," would be an excellent candidate for mainstream radio.

An album to listen to very closely ... .......2007-03-21

A-ha has always had their own unique style, raging from the poetic illusionism or at times romantic impressionism. They were once a group with a potential for very dramatic dynamics (Morten's being at his pick with a unique operatic voice as one can recall in songs like "The Sun always shine on TV"). At such, many of their recent albums had the feeling that they've were trying hard to regain this market audience. But through the years their sound changed more to a somber, at times decadent and obscure sound, which included their own palate for psychedelic.

Now with this new album they seem to sound more like 70's songwriters. Hence a more cohesive, realistic and at times reflective sound. They have parted ways with their 80's style pop synth music. Now they have opted for a more conservative sound that at times seems reminiscent of the Beatles. Songs like "The Fine Blue Line", "Birthright", and "Keeper of the Flame" are examples.

Songs like "Celice", which is reminiscent to early A-ha repertoire and "Don't do me any favors", are among the more upbeat tempo though keeping their somber tone due to their subject matter. "Halfway through the door" is definitely a song that reminds anyone to the Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour", specially the long instrumental section closing the song. Even though it has a cozy feeling to it, turns out to be the least effective effort on the record.

More interesting songs found are "Cozy Prisons", perhaps the best song of the record, and "White Dwarf", with its mellow and reflective mood somehow reminiscent to the 70's songs like David Bowie's "Major Tom" and Elton John's "Rocket Man" but in a different perspective. The title track falls in the category of pure pop brit-style song in which seems to be another effort for commercial radio.

It is an album to listen to very closely. The thematic style is one mature in nature. For those looking for a pop-songs album it will disappoint you! This one though has more substance than perhaps their previous ones.

One of their best works yet!.......2007-02-08

From the first time I listened to it, I loved most of the songs. They still put out great music! And they still look fine as ever!

Not their best effort....take two steps back........2006-11-10

Birthright, Holy Ground and Fine Blue Line are the best songs here. Celise and Don't Do Me Any Favors are okay as atmospheric filler. Cozy Prisons is almost good but is basically trite twaddle. Everything else is subpar junk. I thought "Lifelines" was better. There needs to be more songs that showcase Morten's incredible range with a few sweet songs in between. Average pop songs don't work because Morten is a unique talent. Flaunt it. "Over the Treetops" sounds a lot like "Oranges and Apple Trees" from their last CD. No more songs like that....they're really boring. A-ha has such potential, but they need better songs....more DRAMA!

Average customer rating: TFF Hits & Rare Tracks

Famous Last Words: The Collection Tears for Fears Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stay Halfway Pleased Fantasia - Live In Tokyo: 2007 (2CD) Memory Almost Full [Deluxe Limited Edition] Snakes & Arrows ASIN: B000PHW0EW Release Date: 2007-05-21

Tracks:

1. Pharaohs (Single Version)
2. Brian Wilson Said
3. New Star
4. The Way You Are
5. Break It Down Again
6. Sowing The Seeds Of Love
7. Lord Of Karma
8. Ideas As Opiates
9. Suffer The Children
10. When In Love With A Blind Man
11. We Are Broken
12. Cold
13. Year Of The Knife
14. Famous Last Words
15. The Big Chair
16. Deja-Vu And The Sins Of Science
17. Ghost Papa
18. Shout
19. Mothers Talk
20. I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)
21. Head Over Heels
22. Advice For The Young At Heart
23. Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
24. Mad World
25. Change (Radio Edit)
26. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
27. Woman In Chains
28. Tears Roll Down
29. The Prisoner
30. The Body Wah
31. The Marauders
32. The Hurting
33. Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams
34. Empire Building
35. The Conflict

Album Description

Two CD set packed with hits, rarities and album tracks from the '80s duo. The complex pop of Tears For Fears provided an antidote to the excesses of the UK and US hit parades in the middle '80s. Their dark, brooding nature and boundlessly catchy material made the West Country duo some kind of anti-Wham! Their success was enormous, spreading to America where they were to enjoy two No.1 singles and a chart-topping album!. 35 tracks including 'Change', 'Mad World', 'Sowing The Seeds Of Love', 'Shout', 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' and many more. Spectrum.

Customer Reviews:

TFF Hits & Rare Tracks.......2007-06-28

I give it 4 stars because it contains more "B" sides then hits, I would recommend the "Gold" album first & this one second. For some odd reason they left off "Pale shelter". They might have been wise to put that one on either in its original 7" format (which is far different then any album version) or deleted a few "B" sides & added a few more great album tracks. Nevertheless, it is a nice package & could have used a third disc & liner notes with more information on ALL the tracks. Search "Judemac Forever" on msn.

Average customer rating: The Fixx - Decent Compilation a must-have for eighties enjoyment Red Skies is NOT live on this album... Get Your Fixx!! Not a good Fixx....

The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another: Greatest Hits The Fixx Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Human League - Greatest Hits The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls The Best of OMD Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits Absolutely ABC: The Best of ABC ASIN: B000002PIY Release Date: 1989-09-25

Tracks:

1. One Thing Leads To Another
2. Red Skies
3. Less Cities, More Moving People
4. Secret Separation
5. Deeper And Deeper (Long Version)
6. A Letter To Both Sides
7. Sunshine In The Shade
8. Saved By Zero
9. Stand Or Fall (Live)
10. Are We Ourselves
11. The Sign Of Fire
12. Built For The Future (12in Rock Version)

Album Description

Full title - Greatest Hits - One Thing Leads To Another. Canadian edition of 1989 compilation (that's out-of-print in the U.S.) for the London-based new wave act, includes all their early hits. 12 tracks. MCA.

Customer Reviews:

The Fixx - Decent Compilation.......2007-03-05

The Fixx are one of those bands that I never went out and bought any of their studio albums, but I always liked what I heard from them. I saw them open for The Moody Blues once and thought they put on a very good live show. This compilation is a decent overview of their career. It gets some criticism for including a live version of "Stand Or Fall" instead of the studio version and an alternate version of "Red Skies At Night". Personally I like both of the versions included here, but it is probably a disappointment for people who are looking for a true studio compilation. Slightly different versions of "Deeper And Deeper" as well as "Built For The Future" are also included here. The Fixx were kings of top 40 radio for about four years and then were dropped like a hot potato. I always thought they were a step above the average new wave bands of the day and this collection shows that they were a capable band who wrote catchy stuff. I always found it interesting that although they were a top 40 singles band, most of their lyrics were not your typical radio friendly stuff. You won't find any relationship related songs here, but more topical material dealing with world events and issues. That is one thing I always liked about The Fixx is because of this they did not really fit any mold. If you are looking for a decent overview of the band, this one is worth picking up. The Fixx still tour from time to time and have released several albums since their hey day.

a must-have for eighties enjoyment.......2007-02-11

all the great Fixx songs...i only wish Stand or Fall was the studio version instead of a live version. otherwise this cd fully satisfies.

Red Skies is NOT live on this album..........2006-06-03

Just to correct those that have said that "Red Skies" is live on this collection -- it's not. It is different from the original found on Shuttered Room; this one is a remix -- produced by Genesis and The Police collaborater Hugh Padgham. If you're like me, and only began to appreciate The Fixx after their heydays, you might actually like the newer version of "Red Skies" better than the album original. It's a bit tighter, more up tempo.

Purists will hate it, along with the live version of "Stand or Fall". Those longing for the true sound of The Fixx, the way they heard them back in the early 80's, I'd recommend the more recent "Ultimate" release.

Get Your Fixx!! .......2005-05-04

I can honestly say I'd only heard the one "Big hit" song of The Fixx for many years "One Thing Leads to Another". A few years ago a new 80's station started on the radio here. I heard the songs "Red Skies (at night)" "Saved By Zero"(favorite song by them)"Stand or Fall" and "Secret Separation". Had no idea The Fixx did these songs. Pleasantly suprised by this I went out and bought this album.
While I believe the CD to be a great compilation of The Fixx's best work I'd agree with every reviewer before me in that the live versions of "Red Skies" and "Stand or Fall" weaken the CD. The original recordings are much better. The other songs however have great sound quality and are well worth the price. If your a big Fixx fan I suggest you buy this album. Also might want to pick up the album "Shuttered Room" to get the original recordings of "Red Skies" and "Stand or Fall"

Not a good Fixx...........2005-01-10

Warning shot....the versions of "Stand Or Fall" and "Red Skies" are inferior live versions. This collection also does not include any tracks from albums after "Walkabout."

The "Ultimate Collection" has the studio versions from "Shuttered Room" and songs from 3 more albums, and is the better buy.

Average customer rating: Irresistible! Soundtrack of the times Holds Up Well -- Much More Than You Think the 5 bucks special returns! Trevor Horn's mush-free mixing

Age of Plastic (+3 Bonus Tracks) The Buggles Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vienna Hunting High and Low Rage in Eden Electric Dreams - Soundtrack Pop Muzik ASIN: B0000257O9 Release Date: 1999-07-19

Tracks:

1. The Plastic Age
2. Video Killed The Radio Star
3. Kid Dynamo
4. I Love You (Miss Robot)
5. Clean, Clean
6. Elstree
7. Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade)
8. Johnny On The Monorail
9. Island
10. Technopop
11. Johnny On The Monorail

Amazon.com

Part of the early-1980s great explosion of pop music (witness: Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson) to have any real impact, an accident of fate-titled "Video Killed the Radio Star" inextricably links the Buggles to the rise of MTV. Unfortunate for the band's future, the two best Buggles tracks (the other, "Clean Clean") were cowritten with Bruce Woolley, who simultaneously released them (with less success) with his new band, The Camera Club. The artificial sound of these comparatively primitive keyboards and drum machines, once embraced by nihilist popsters on the edge of punk, has since mutated (Gary Numan, Eno, Woodentops, etc.) into the all-but-voiceless electronic music of the late '90s. Regardless, the Buggles manifested a handful of pop gems in science fiction clothing. And why not? We still read Bradbury and Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. Oddly, what once seemed such smart and jaded music now plays as the voice of joyous optimism. Go figure. --Grant Alden

Album Description

Remastered reissue of 1980 new wave classic includes three bonus tracks, 'Island', 'Technopop' & 'Johnny On The Monorail (A Very Different Version)'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Version of the Influential Album that Heralded the Recognition of the Music Video Age. "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the First Clip Played at the Birth of MTV in 1981 and Has Remained It's Defacto Theme Song. The Duo of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes Created Electronic Music that Flowed Well with the New Wave They were a Part Of. They were Destined for Greater Things Though, as Both Later Joined Yes, Downes Later Joined Asia and Horn Went on to Co-found the Ztt Record Label (Home of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Art of Noise, 808state and Propaganda, Among Others). Also features Three Bonus Tracks: 'island', 'technopop', and 'johnny on the Monorail (A Very Different Version)'.

Customer Reviews:

Irresistible!.......2007-05-05

I was pleasantly surprised by this offering from producer-extrodinaire Trevor Horn. Previously, I knew Horn only for his work with the cheesy 80s dance act Frankie Goes to Hollywood. I got this album in a mass purchase of New Wave music from Amazon. This album contains the immortal "Video Killed the Radio Star". There is so much more, however. Tracks such as "The Plastic Age", "Kid Dynamo", and my favorite song, "I Love You Miss Robot", are fresh catchy quirky-synth-pop with intelligent lyrics reflecting technology and the modern world.

Much has been said about the album's production and I must say that I was impressed. The sound is unbelievably crisp and modern. It is not overproduced but is very shiny (in a good way!).

For Horn's work with this album and his work with the pop group ABC later on, I can truthfully say that he ranks among my favorite producers...up there with Brian Eno, William Orbit, Phil Spector, etc.

This is a great album filled with irresistible synthesizer pop from that era's golden age. As many reviewers have said, this album (made at the very dawn of the 1980s) predicts what would happen to much of the mainstream in music during the 1980s.

Oh, and the cover is way cool.

Soundtrack of the times.......2005-11-13

This album was a definitive soundtrack of the times, that being 1980 and thereabouts, a forgotten time period for many. It seemed the world was poised between disco and New Wave, a gap that Blondie so nicely covered with "Heart of Glass." It's all about the synth-pop here. Early 80's sci-fi lyrics, running commentary on media and its place in society, and dark optimism aside, this disc is pop, pure and simple. As an acquaintance at the time put it, "It's music even your mother can enjoy." Uh, yeah...especially I Love You Miss Robot, Elstree, and Astroboy.

Its timeless beauty lies mainly in Trevor Horn's production; anyone owning this album in its heyday knew Horn would go on to huge success, which of course he did.

If you like the songs, you must check out Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club's "English Garden." He co-wrote "Video" and "Clean Clean" and the sound is much more of a rock band--and a young Thomas Dolby plays the keyboards to boot!

Holds Up Well -- Much More Than You Think.......2005-09-16

There is a lot going on in this album than the one-off novelty of "Video" suggests -- this is a complex sci-fi ode to a discomforting, sometimes optimistic, occasionally joyful future. It's rendered in an engaging, deft mix of "new-wave" synth sounds, sterile guitar and drums, and washes of sound that manage to capture the tone and feel of this near-future dystopia quite effectively.

To me, it's a bit like The Cars' Panorama or Todd Rundgren's The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, both recorded at the same time, in that what is created here is an insular world, a bit cold and distant, providing a glimpse at the future that, to my ears today, ironically sounds quaint, inviting, and comforting. To be honest, as the headlines today blare continuing bad news, I'm going to keep going back to this future as it's often preferable to our present....

the 5 bucks special returns!.......2005-06-25

"video killed..." sounds like the 15 year old tracy merop singing in the song

Trevor Horn's mush-free mixing.......2005-06-20

I'll let others enthuse about the music in this album; enthusiasm I wholeheartedly endorse. Instead, I'll enthuse about the quality of its recording and sound engineering.

It's amazing how Trevor Horn creates complex mixes without turning them into mush. Check out the bass guitar in "Video Killed the Radio Star", somehow sounding clean and muscular through the already dense sound. And the chunky, woody arpeggios played by Geoff Downes at the end of "Clean Clean". The power of the three-note riff in "Island". And other aural delights throughout the album too numerous to mention.

To hear what I hear, you have to play the CD through audio equipment that's strong on rythmic drive and is able to grip the lower frequencies. This is not an album for low powered valve amplifiers. But play it through something like Naim amplification, for example, and every time you hear the kick drum at the opening of "Video", you'll find yourself sitting up and paying attention.

Average customer rating: Good record..however... yeah this isnt a good hits album... Hate Hate Hate booooo, no wonder why it got deleted! Excellent Compilation

Sublime: Greatest Hits Sublime Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Funk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sublime Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends Second Hand Smoke Greatest Hits '93-'03 Robbin' the Hood ASIN: B00002MYYI Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. What I Got
2. Wrong Way
3. Santeria
4. 40 Oz. To Freedom
5. Smoke Two Joints
6. Date Rape
7. Saw Red
8. Badfish
9. Doin' Time
10. Poolshark

Album Description

12 track, 1999 collection that is deleted in the US. Includes 2 videos 'What I Got' & 'Wrong Way'. Universal.

Customer Reviews:

Good record..however..........2005-11-04

If U want Sublime's TRUE greatest hits, you need to pick up both "40 oz to freedom" & the self titled album! Otherwise, your settling for less...this album has a lot of classic sublime..but there is still more classic sh*t to be heard...just pick up the 2 records mentioned aND you'll be way more saticfied thaN With just buyin' this cut.

yeah this isnt a good hits album..........2005-09-03

all of the songs on this album are very good, however it doesn't live up to standards. sublimes a much better band than this album shows. if your a casual fan, i would not recomoned this to start. instead, i'd recomend "40 oz. to Freedom" thats my personal favorite Sublime album. it may not have all the hits on it, but is much better than robbin the hood and self-titled. great songs, terrible compilation

Hate Hate Hate.......2005-07-08

I think they put the wrong cd in the case because most of sublimes good stuff is missing. Weird. Buy 40oz to freedom or anything other than this cd if you do not already have them. It's has some good songs but false advertisement comes to mind. Hardcore sublimers may want it, but you never really have to open it.

booooo, no wonder why it got deleted!.......2005-06-04

this is the most pathetic greatest hits album i have ever seen. i am the casual sublime listener, but i know alot more than 10 of there songs. for instance, they couldv've put april 29, 1992 (miami) on here, and even a few unreleased or live tracks as well. the track listing is mediocre at best, everyone knows wrong way, and what i got. even before i didnt know sublime i knew those 2 songs i just didnt know it was sublime who did them. well maybe im being a little harsh because this is a greatest hits disc and not a 'best of' collection. however if they put out a 'best of' collection they can add 20 songs and + because most of there lp's have that many songs anyway. still this is a good cd because sublime does have a lot of great hits and its nice to see most of them on one cd so u dont have to buy the rest of there cds.

Excellent Compilation.......2004-12-14

I enjoyed this CD as much as I have all the others recorded by Sublime. This CD gives a great look into their style, and has a variety of their best songs. If you're a new listener to Sublime, this is a perfect 1st album.

Average customer rating: Like It. ...ALMOST Everything I Want ! Good, but not the "Best" Fairly The Edge Of Heaven Why waste CD time on remixes and omit "Careless Whisper" is beyond me

The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... Wham! Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Music from the Edge of Heaven The Final: Best of the Best Gold Fantastic! Make It Big ASIN: B00000ILGX Release Date: 1999-05-21

Tracks:

1. If You Were There
2. I'm Your Man
3. Everything She Wants
4. Club Tropicana
5. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
6. Like A Baby
7. Freedom
8. The Edge Of Heaven
9. Wham Rap!
10. Young Guns (Go For It!)
11. Last Christmas
12. Where Did Your Heart Go?
13. Everything She Wants '97
14. I'm Your Man '96

Album Description

14 of the best by George Michael & Andrew Ridgely's smash '80s pop duo, all digitally remastered. Includes 'Wake Me UpBefore You Go-Go', 'Freedom', 'Wham Rap!', 'Young Guns (Go For It!)', 'Last Christmas' and both the original & updated mixes of the hits 'Everything She Wants' & 'I'm Your Man'. 1997 Epic release. The full title is 'If You Were There...: The Best Of Wham!'.

Album Description

14 tracks in all including, 'Wake Me UpBefore You Go-Go', 'Freedom', 'Wham Rap!', 'Young Guns (GoFor It!)', 'Last Christmas' and both the original and updated mixes of the hits 'Everything She Wants' & 'I'm Your Man'. All tracks were digitally remastered in 1997. Sony.

Album Details

A Definitive Hit Collection, Tracks Include: Wham Rap, Young Guns, Everything She Wants, I'm Your Man, Edge of Heaven, Freedom and More.

Customer Reviews:

Like It........2007-07-11

Certain songs should have been on this CD, I was a little disppointed they weren't on it. I ended up tracking down an "Out Of Print" copy for Wham! The Final on ebay instead. That Album was hard to come by, yet one song out of 2-3 were actually on this one. I'm happy about that. This CD isn't bad, just wished it had more of the songs I remembered listening while growing up.

...ALMOST Everything I Want !.......2007-02-16

Like their other greatest hits compilation, "Wham!-The Final, this compilation of Wham!'s best of contains album versions as well as 45 and 12" remixes of their greatest hits.
Now I realise that a great deal of people thought of this music as "bubblegum pop". If you look at the credits (of their past albums), however, you will see that George Michael wrote, arranged and produced EVERY track on the recording. George Michael was also very in touch with the youth of his day. You will find this on tracks like "Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do)", "Bad Boys" and "Young Guns (Go For It)". All 3 of these tunes, taken from Wham!'s debut "Fantastic", clearly expressed the frustration of British and American kids of the early 80's A more uplifting track, also from their debut, is the song "Club Tropicana". This tune sings of a place where "drinks are free. Fun and sunshine; there's enough for everyone". With this tune George illustrated the fun and carefree spirit that was alive at this time as well.
We now go to the hits from Wham!'s sophmore release, "Make It Big". "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go","Everything She Wants" and "Freedom" are all very catchy tunes in which George sings about how his love has been taken advantage of. "Like A Baby" is a ballad that just touches your heart in the right place and their Isly Brothers cover, "If You Were There" assures the listener "that I care".
Now, the four hits from Wham!'s third release "Music From The Edge Of Heaven". On "Last Christmas" George sings about the heartbreak he feels when his former lover gives away a gift that he gave her; "Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the the very next day, you gave it away". The track "I'm Your Man" is another very catchy single that has George saying to us "If you're gonna do it, do it right; do it with me." (I think we all know what he's hinting there...). "The Edge Of Heaven" is a rather edgy Wham! tune where Andrew Ridgley can actually use his guitar (see the very unWham!like guitar solo in the middle of this track). What I find rather amusing about this track is the last line of the last verse: "...believe me baby, one day you'll wake up on your own!" Andrew Ridgley sure woke up on his own. :) The track "Where Did Your Heart Go?", a cover tune from the Was Brothers, shows that George is definitely in touch with Soul music. This tune is also one of the reasons why I gave this CD 4 stars instead of 5. I have been looking for the 45 version of this song on CD for quite some time. I was sad when it wasn't included on "The Final" and, when I first found this CD, I was hoping it might show up on here... alas, I was wrong.
This brings me to the last 2 tunes on this disc; the 90's remakes of "I'm Your Man" and "Everything She Wants" I was rather surprised that I really enjoyed "I'm Your Man '96". The reason being, that he gave the song a rather 90's dance beat and had hip-hop background supporting vocals; I myself am NOT a big fan of either genre. "Everything She Wants '97" is the other reason why I gave this CD 4 stars instead of 5. Listen to this track and you will see that he did not actually remake it but just took the original 1985 track (including his original vocals) and put a club beat in the background. Needless to say, I was NOT amused. So, as you can see, with the exception of 2 tracks, I find that, indeed, this is the best of Wham!.
I am now adding something to my review that I forgot to put in here; alot of folks are saying that "Careless Whisper" and "A Different Corner" should have been added even though they were George Michael's, not Wham! songs. If you look back to the 45/7" single picture sleeve of "Careless Whisper" it is credited as "Wham! featuring George Michael" so, technically, it was a Wham! song; "A Different Corner" on the other hand WAS a George Michael single. I do agree that both songs should have been included on this "Best Of..." compilation.
Anyhoo, even though I wrote this review more than 5 years ago, I still say that this is pretty much "ALMOST Everything I Want in the best of Wham!"

Good, but not the "Best".......2006-03-31

I'll be honest. I didn't need this. I have all Wham! albums, but I had to have this becuase I had to have all Wham! albums.

This curiously titled "The Best of Wham!" contains many singles and non-single tracks from "Make It Big." Plus, the remix of "I'm Your Man" and "Everything She Wants."

The remix is not as good as original though I enjoyed the different twists to the tracks.

"Careless Whisper" is not included in this collection because it was released as George Michael's solo single in the UK.

Including two non-single tracks from "Make It Big," "If You Were There" and "Like A Baby" was a good choice.

A single "Bad Boys" were not included in this collection and I was ok with it.

But, "The Final" which was never released in the US, but available as imports, is absolutely the BEST. If you don't have to have Wham!'s all albums, skip this, and buy "The Final."

Fairly The Edge Of Heaven.......2005-12-18

I always seem to not realize why good and adequate acts, have albums that have tracks that are overshadowed, especially greatest hits albums. That has been the case with so many acts, no matter what the case is. For one of those artists of the 80's, Wham! with George Michael and Andrew Ridgely is no acception. Although they've had very gracious pop songs, they just have hit the nail on the head when it absolutely comes to a definitive hits package. Not only that, all of the greatest hits packages are released overseas, and not even one that is inexpensive for U.S. buyers. This package is almost the edge of heaven, but could've used more.

The Best Of Wham!: If You Were There... Is a detailed reflection of one of the best teen acts of the 80's. The songs here have all been remastered and restored very well, for a much better sound quality. The album includes some great songs like The Edge Of Heaven, Young Guns (Go For It), Club Tropicana, and their catchy #1 smash Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Nevertheless, while there are so many good songs here, there is always the feeling that something is completely overshadowed here. The collection does overlook a couple of great Wham! gems, surprisingly the mellow and beautifully conjured Careless Whisper, and Bad Boys from their very first album, instead of featuring remixed versions of some of their songs.

This really isn't really a must buy for die hard George Michael fans, but considering there aren't any hits packages of Wham!! that'll ever be issued in the U.S. only right now, this might have to do. The Best Of Wham!: If You Were There... is a fair record, but not quite the edge of heaven.

Album Cover: B

Songs: C+

Price: C

Remastering: B-

Overall: C

Why waste CD time on remixes and omit "Careless Whisper" is beyond me.......2005-12-17

Gee,the CD seemed fine. My favorites are here. "Everything She Wants" (original),"Freedom","Young Guns (Go For It)","Where Did Your Heart Go?","Careless Whisper"...hey,wait a second..."Careless Whisper" ain't on here. The ultimate George Michael/Wham! ballad and this is supposed to be a greatest hits album and that song missed? "A Different Corner" also? Because of stupid remixes of "I'm Your Man" & "Everything She Wants"? Huh,I rather listen to ANDREW RIDGELEY's solo album than those remixes. Really! Psyche!

Average customer rating:

Essential Squeeze Squeeze Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Past Has Been Bottled Squeeze: Essential Squeeze Traveling Wilburys (2CD/1DVD, Deluxe Edition) Traffic and Weather South East Side Story ASIN: B000O78K56 Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

1. Take Me I'm Yours
2. Goodbye Girl
3. Cool for Cats
4. Up the Junction
5. Slap and Tickle
6. Another Nail in My Heart
7. Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
8. Is That Love?
9. Tempted
10. Labelled with Love
11. Black Coffee in Bed
12. Annie Get Your Gun
13. Last Time Forever
14. Hourglass
15. Some Fantastic Place
16. Loving You Tonight
17. This Summer
18. Without You Here
19. Library Girl [#]
20. Last Call for Love [#]

Album Description

2007 single disc collectionn of the UK Pop band's finest moments, coinciding with the reissue of their digitally remastered back catalog and their UK and U.S. reunion tour. Essenital Squeeze showcases the very best of the their contribution to the fine art of the Pop single. Squeeze provided amiably clever popular music which struck the hearts tickled the ribs, moistened the eyes and tapped the feet. Difford & Tillbrook were indecently good at narrating a good domestic yarn over a suitably pithy couplet. Producing a steady stream of enduring pop classics over three decades including the hits, 'Cools For Cats', 'Hourglass', 'Black Coffee In Bed', 'Pulling Mussells (From The Shell)' and 'Up The Junction'. Squeeze are as relevent today as they have ever been, if not more so. The likes of The View, Lilly Allen, Razorlight and Kasabian all citing them as a major influence. 20 tracks including two previously unreleased nuggets: 'Library Girl' and 'Last Call For Love'. Universal. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology Release Celebrating the Reunion of the Band with all the Crucial Songs Written, Composed and Performed by the English Pop Group with Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford at It's Core. This Set Update's Band's Previous Compilations and Includes Hits from Throughout their Discography on A&m Records, from their First Single "Take Me I'm Yours" from their Eponymous Debut Album (And the "no Wave" Compilation) to "Without You Here" from "Domino". The Last Two Tracks Feature Two Previously Unreleased Songs; "Library Girl", Recorded During the "Argybargy" Sessions and "Last Call for Love", Recorded During the "Sweets for a Stranger" Sessions, Making this Collection Truly Essential for the Ardent Squeezefan!

Average customer rating: Great Album Unprecedented, but not the first! REMASTERED AGAIN another happy return

Lexicon Of Love (Deluxe Edition +20 Bonus Tracks) ABC Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: How to Be A...Zillionaire! Up Alphabet City Beauty Stab Beauty Stab ASIN: B00042YL4A Release Date: 2004-11-22

Tracks:

1. Show Me
2. Poison Arrow
3. Many Happy Returns
4. Tears Are Not Enough
5. Valentine's Day
6. Look of Love, Pt. 1
7. Date Stamp
8. All of My Heart
9. 4 Ever 2 Gether
10. Look of Love, Pt. 4
11. Overture
12. Tears Are No Enough [7"]
13. Alphabet Soup [12" Mix]
14. Theme from Man Trap
15. Poison Arrow [Jazz Mix]
16. Into the Valley of the Heathen Go [Outtake]
17. Alphabet Soul [BBC Swapshop Version]

Tracks:

1. Tears Are Not Enough [Demo Version]
2. Show Me [Demo Version]
3. Surrender [Demo Version]
4. Overture [Live]
5. Show Me [Live]
6. Many Happy Returns [Live]
7. Tears Are Not Enough [Live]
8. Date Stamp [Live]
9. Look of Love [Live]
10. All of My Heart [Live]
11. Valentine's Day [Live]
12. 4 Ever 2 Gether [Live]
13. Alphabet Soup [Live]
14. Poison Arrow [Encore][Live]

Album Description

Deluxe remastered reissue of the new wave act's classic 1982 album includes ten bonus tracks ('The original Singles') 'Tears Are Not Enough' (7-inch), 'Alphabet Soup' (12-inch), ''Theme From 'Man Trap''. & 'Poison Arrow' (Jazz Mix), (An Out-Take & An Oddity) 'Into The Valley Of The Heathen Go' ('Lexicon Of Love Out-take, 5/82), 'Alphabet Soup' (BBC Swap Shop Version 29/11/81), (The Route To Lexicon) 'Tears Are Not Enough' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), 'Show Me' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), & 'Surrender' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), & a bonus disc ('The Lexicon Of Love Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, Nov 1982') with an additional 11 tracks. Mercury. 2004.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Abc's Stunning Debut Album Augmented with Previously Unreleased Demos and Remixes and the Full, Live Glory of the Band on their Debut "Lexicon of Love" Tour.. From their Gig at the Hammersmith Odeon Where David Bowie was Watching from the Wings. The Package Comes with Extensive Sleevenotes Including New Interviews with Martin Fry and Trevor Horn as Well as Memorabilia from Fry's Personal Archive.

Customer Reviews:

Great Album.......2007-02-06

What else can i say about this album that hasn't already been said brilliant piece of music, this remaster has improved sound over the last remaster.

Unprecedented, but not the first!.......2004-12-11

Before I even knew what a "trevor horn" was, i was in awe of this album and Frankie's "Pleasuredome" within the same year. "Lexicon" set the standard for my pop/rock ears. It was truly the very first album i would obsessively listen to over and over without skipping a single track and all the while wondering "Why aren't all albums made this way??". Later, I would discover "Avalon" by Roxy Music (which actually came first, but not to my ears). ABC's original killer lineup (Fry, White, Singleton, Lickley, and, most of all, Palmer) had hammered out (with Horn) the ulitmate distillation of what HAD been great 70*s music to form the pinnacle of New Romanticism for the 80*s.

The songs are an endless stream of witty couplets, like Satan himself had possesed your average dictionary of qoutations and was using it to sing the evils of love! The lowbrow take on highbrow lyricism all the while laughs at it's own haughty pretension, and Fry's ever-straining (though succeeding!) vocal delivery is emotive and leavening all at once! Tessa Niles (then Webb) made her mark as the angel of the New Romantic bands with her cameo parts here. Duran Duran would allude to her spots on Lexicon with their "Come Undone" single (that record seeming to mourn a bygone era).

Trevor Horn (I know what one is now!) assembled the core army that would march forth as ZTT (and the before-mentioned Frankie) around this effort, and the collective genius of all concerned, coupled with an exacting attention to recorded sonics (predicting the digital era to come...) would rise to heights unimagined. This record is every bit as engaging and lofty as any classical symphony or suite. Horn even managed to "tart up' and incorporate a track produced by someone else (Steve Brown on "Tears Are Not Enough") seemlessly. Fortunately for listeners, the original 7 inch single version is here for comparison. Also of note is the FABULOUS jazz mix of "Poison Arrow" (which i long treasured on vinyl) that proves Trevor's chops as an ombudsman arranger and mixer! Some of you may like to know that a "scratch" mix of 'Look of Love" is out there (part 5), it has it's moments, really, but I can see why it missed the cut here...

ABC's graphic sensibility PRE dated Pet Shop Boys and was in no small measure responsible for their success first time out. The Deluxe version exquistitely re-tailors the original graphics (Universal/Polygram in-house art has long been a leader in tasteful treatments, even when assigning such work to outside firms). Lots of Goodies for the eyeballs here, as well. The Live and Demo cuts are great, academically speaking. I only wish disc one had incorporated "overture" and "look parts 2 and 3" and left all else to disc two, it would have been less jarring. The sound has a certain "punched and compressed" quality in the percussion parts that was (like vintage Motown singles) a big part of it's vinyl success. It has obviously been decided to not mess with perfection in the audio approach, and the oddness of this approach is preserved (wise choice in my book!).

I sincerely hope this album is one day given the 5.1 surround mix it so desperately deserves. It would definitely pose a challenge to Mr. Horn, and he may well feel it is too risky to mess with perfection. This album deserves that extra detail every bit as much as Roxy's "Avalon" did, and "Avalon" succeeded as such, so please Trevor, give a try for the old guard! THANK GOD THIS ALBUM HAS GOTTEN IT'S DUE HONOR AT LAST! You will proudly own the very best if you buy it, even the original vanity "Neutron" label is used! Purveyors of Supa-Fine Product, indeed!

REMASTERED AGAIN another happy return.......2004-11-27

When I found out the Deluxe Edition series was adding The Lexicon Of Love to their catalog, I was very excited. Since there was already a remaster, I was more interested in the bonus tracks. Well, both discs are brilliant. This time, The Lexicon Of Love was truly remastered - it sounds better than the first round - you can tell immediately on Show Me. It was a much better job from the master.

The bonus stuff is worth it's weight in gold. The demos are my favorite as the songs are stripped down an a little undeveloped. It's cool to hear the genesis of song without the added production

I have a live show from Germany (same tour) which is excellent. This one is from the Hammersmith 1982. If you have not heard the full live set from this tour - you are in for complete treat. Very classy.

OH - pretty important if you want to save some cash. I bought mine from Amazon UK. For everything, the price was under $30.00. For some reason, our Amazon could not get the price lower. So, go there and save $10.00

Average customer rating: Rare And Insightful Another rare 12" collection gone slightly awry

12"/'80s/2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 12"/'80s 12"/80s/Dance Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 1 Rare & Remixed Retro: Active, Vol. 4 ASIN: B0009I7NZI Release Date: 2005-06-27

Tracks:

1. New Gold Dream [12" Mix] - Simple Minds
2. Penthouse and Pavement [12" Mix] - Heaven 17
3. Sound of the Crowd [12" Mix] - The Human League
4. Labour of Love [12" Mix]
5. Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag [12" Mix] - Pigbag
6. Party Fears Two [12" Mix] - Associates of Christ
7. When Smokey Sings [The Miami Mix] - ABC
8. Need You Tonight [Liebrand Mix] - INXS
9. Imagination [12" Mix] - Belouis Some
10. Brand New Friend [Long Version] - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,
11. Life's What You Make It [Extended Mix] - Talk Talk
12. Night Train [12"][Mix] - Visage

Tracks:

1. Love Comes Quickly [12" Mix] - Pet Shop Boys
2. Reflex [Dance Mix] - Duran Duran
3. Two Tribes [Annihilation Mix] - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
4. Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [12" Mix][Version] - Spandau Ballet
5. Love on Your Side [12" Mix][Version] - Thompson Twins
6. Bedsitter [Extended Version] - Soft Cell
7. Don't Talk to Me About Love [12"] - Altered Images
8. Peek a Boo [Silver Dollar Mix]
9. Trampolene [Warne Out Mix] - Julian Cope
10. Pale Shelter [Extended Mix][Version] - Tears for Fears
11. Big Decision [Extended Version] - That Petrol Emotion
12. Killing Moon [Up All Night Mix] - Echo & the Bunnymen,

Tracks:

1. Oblivious [12" Mix] - Aztec Camera
2. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) [12" Mix] - Haircut 100
3. I'll Tumble 4 Ya [12" Mix] - Culture Club
4. Long Hot Summer [12" Mix] - The Style Council
5. Soul Train [12"][Mix]
6. Boops (Here to Go) [12"][Mix] - Shinehead, Sly & Robbie
7. Genius of Love [12"][Mix] - Tom Tom Club
8. Annie I'm Not Your Daddy [Remix][Mix] - Coconuts, Kid Creole & the Coconuts
9. Mr Solitaire [12" Mix] - Animal Nightlife
10. Axel F [12" Mix] - Harold Faltermeyer
11. Race [12" Mix] - Yello

Customer Reviews:

Rare And Insightful.......2006-03-22

Not only is the music market currently flooded with dud bands offering sad pastiches of 1980s synth rockers, there's also a glut of bad compilations that habitually gather together the decade's worst sonic offenders. Praises to the compilers of 12"/80s/2 are in order, since this three disc set gathers together over 30 remixed cuts only vinyl conneiseurs will have heard before. Generally drawing from the UK's best in New Wave and New Romantic, highlights over the three hour compendium include obvious 12" mixes from New Order, Duran Duran and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Less obvious tracks that offer flavour include Echo & The Bunnymen's The Killing Moon (Up All Night Mix) and the forgotten Belouis Some's Imagination (12" Mix), although Spandau Ballet's Chant Number 1 and Yello's The Race are truly awful. Both seen as touchstones to the later hip hop renaissance, Tom Tom Club and Malcolm McLaren each present tidy and uncomplicated beats, while moody old friends The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees prove Goths aren't afraid of a solid dance overhaul thanks to the excellent sounds of The Walk (Extended Mix) and Peek A Boo (Silver Dollar Mix) respectively. Neatly providing an aural history of the remix phenomenon in its infancy, 12"/80s/2's more than three hours of massive hits and glorious misfires from the era of denim skirts, E.T. and Cabbage Patch Kids.

Another rare 12" collection gone slightly awry.......2005-07-19

These collections are becoming more and more popular, and now, we're getting to that point where there are a lot of repeats, a lot of songs you've never heard of before, and a lot of mess ups in actually bringing the true 12". This collection is a perfect case in point. Amongst the problems I noted were: 10 seconds shaved off the opening of Love Comes Quickly by the Pet Shop Boys; 2 minutes chopped off Siouxsie's Peek-a-Boo; The edit of Love on Your Side used on the Thompson Twin's greatest 12" collection ages ago rather than the full 12"; a minute missing from Tears for Fears Pale Shelter; a horrible mix of INXS with a slow house feel; the BBG remix of Life's What you Make It from the Talk Talk History the Remixes CD rather than the original 12". At the same time, there are some treasures here. The 12" of Visage's Night Train, the real US 12" version of Axel F, and some others. But where are so many other new wave tracks that still haven't made it onto any compilations? For instance, Love Tempo by Quando Quango. This is Not a Love Song by PIL. Some People by Belouise Some rather than the usual Imagination. What You Need 12" by INXS. The Detroit mix of When Smokey Sings instead of the Miami mix, which is available on ABC's original CD. Horror Movies by the Bollock Bros. And I could keep going with a huge list of vinyl I'm still holding onto in hopes these 12" mixes will some day find their way onto one of these compilations. Anyway, here is a track listing with times:

CD1:

1. new gold dream (6:49)
2. penthouse and pavement (6:20)
3. sound of the crowd (6:25)
4. labour of love (4:25)
5. papa's got a brand new pigbag (5:55)
6. party fears two (5:09)
7. when smokey sings (7:03)
8. need you tonight (liebrand mix) (7:14)
9. imagination (5:27)
10. brand new friend (5:31)
11. life's what you make it (6:12)
12. night train (6:08)

CD2:

1. love comes quickly (6:40)
2. the reflex (6:16)
3. two tribes (9:06)
4. chant no 1 (5:42)
5. love on your side (5:34)
6. bedsitter (7:49)
7. don't talk to me about love (6:51)
8. peek a boo (8:11)
9. trampoline (5:41)
10. pale shelter (5:56)
11. bid decision (4:37)
12. the killing moon (7:12)

CD3:

1. oblivious (3:50)
2. favourite shirts (6:53)
3. I'll tumble 4 ya (4:36)
4. long hot summer (6:58)
5. soul train (6:31)
6. boops (5:21)
7. genius of love (5:34)
8. annie I'm not your daddy (6:24)
9. mr solitaire (5:55)
10. axel f (7:10)
11. the race (13:23)

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1. World Music
2. Y2Klezmer
3. Zimphonic Suites
4. 13 Exitos Del Tango
5. 16 Original Sax Jive Hits
6. 3.0 Turbinado [Import]
7. 6th All-India Music Conference
8. A Celtic Celebration
9. A Musical Journey to Poland
10. Acts of Love

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