Original Hits: 80s Pop (6CD)

[cork]

Yet another 80s cd.

Most 80s compilations are a re-hash of a certain list of songs. The brillance of the Retro Active series is that it includes the rare and the wonderful.

This 80s pop cd includes songs that you would not find on the run of the mill 80s cds. But the songs are pretty widely available.

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1370668 ... oduct.html


Disc 1
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Temptation - Heaven 17
Doctor Doctor - The Thompson Twins
Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
A Little Respect - Erasure
King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up) - China Crisis
Don't Go - Yazoo
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Sinful (7'' Version) - Pete Wylie
Icing On The Cake (Edit) - Stephen Duffy
Take That Situation - Nick Heyward
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
Open Your Heart - The Human League
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox
I Don't Want To Be A Hero - Johnny Hates Jazz
Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Never Ending Story - Limahl
Wood Beez - Scritti Politti
Cantonese Boy - Japan
Colourfield - The Colourfield
Disc 2
Loves Great Adventure - Ultravox
Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
Come Live With Me - Heaven 17
Victim Of Love (Erasure Megamix) - Erasure
Lifeline - Spandau Ballet
Genetic Engineering - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
New Moon On Monday - Duran Duran
Human (Edit) - The Human League
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
Today (Single Version) - Talk Talk
Ooh To Be Ah - Kajagoogoo
Nightporter - Japan
Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) - It's Immaterial
Days - Kirsty MacColl
Sexy Eyes (Single Version) - Dr. Hook
Babooshka - Kate Bush
Boys - Kim Wilde
Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - UB40
Get A Life - Soul II Soul
Be My Twin - Brother Beyond
Disc 3
Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
Freeze-Frame - The J Geils Band
Water On Glass - Kim Wilde
Sun Street - Katrina & The Waves
Twenty First Century Boy - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants
Rude Buoys Outa Jail - The Specials
The Tide Is High (4:39 Version) - Blondie
Bear Cage - The Stranglers
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) - Fun Boy Three
Eyes Without A Face (1999 Digital Remaster) - Billy Idol
Sugar Mice - Marillion
Suedehead - Morrissey
Sunshine On Leith - The Proclaimers
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
My Own Way (Single Version) - Duran Duran
Reap The Wild Wind - Ultravox
Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry - Heaven 17
Hyperactive! - Thomas Dolby
Disc 4
Strange Little Girl - The Stranglers
Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (2001 Digital Remaster) - XTC
All The Things She Said - Simple Minds
Some Like It Hot - The Power Station
(This Is Not A) Love Song - Public Image Ltd
C30 C60 C90 Go - Bow Wow Wow
Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
To Be A Lover (2001 Digital Remaster) - Billy Idol
Dance Stance - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Chequered Love - Kim Wilde
Summer Fun - The Barracudas
Runaround Sue - Racey
Calling All The Heroes - It Bites
I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers
Highly Strung - Spandau Ballet
The War Song - Culture Club
Maid Of Orleans - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) - Scritti Politti
Stereotype/Stereotypes (Part 2) (Medley) (2002 Digital Remaster) - The Specials
Disc 5
Dance Little Sister - Terence Trent D'Arby
Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (Instrumental) - Soul II Soul
Homely Girl - UB40
Amigo (7'' Edit) - Black Slate
Wild World - Maxi Priest
Loco In Acapulco - The Four Tops
Tarzan Boy (Original Version) - Baltimora
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan
Big Fun - Inner City
Warning! (Album Mix) - Adeva
F L M - Mel & Kim
Step Right Up - Jaki Graham
The Wizard - Paul Hardcastle
Rapture - Blondie
Too Many Games (Single Edit) - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Magic Touch - Loose Ends
So This Is Romance - Linx
Some People - Belouis Some
Blow The House Down - Living In A Box
Stop And Go - David Grant
Disc 6
True - Spandau Ballet
Weak In The Presence Of Beauty - Alison Moyet
She Makes My Day - Robert Palmer
Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
Hold Me In Your Arms (7'' Version) - Rick Astley
The Promise - Arcadia
The Second Summer Of Love - Danny Wilson
Looking For Linda - Hue And Cry
Don't Look Down - Go West
Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
The Crying Game - Boy George
Mated - David Grant & Jaki Graham
Wait Until Tonight (My Love) - Phil Fearon & Galaxy
What Kinda Boy You Lookin' For (Girl) - Hot Chocolate
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Goodbye Girl - Go West
Classic - Adrian Gurvitz
The Tunnel Of Love - Fun Boy Three
I Scare Myself - Thomas Dolby
Only You - Yazoo

[omar]

I wonder if Billy Idol's Eyes Without A Face is the 7" version which clocks in at 4.09 of the album version 4.58. Do you know ?

[moni]

[quote][i]Originally posted by omar[/i]
<br>I wonder if Billy Idol's Eyes Without A Face is the 7" version which clocks in at 4.09 of the album version 4.58. Do you know ?
[/quote]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Hits-8 ... 572&sr=1-3 Times are here. Victim Of Love (Erasure Megamix) what's that supposed to be?

[Alex Hush]

[quote][i]Originally posted by moni[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by omar[/i]
<br>I wonder if Billy Idol's Eyes Without A Face is the 7" version which clocks in at 4.09 of the album version 4.58. Do you know ?
[/quote]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Hits-8 ... 572&sr=1-3 Times are here. Victim Of Love (Erasure Megamix) what's that supposed to be?
[/quote]

Must be a mistake. The only official Victim of Love (Megamix) was part of a 75 minute non-stop mix on the Hits! compilation.

[Frank_Chickens]

The main thing it has going for it is that it's cheap, reasonably good value for money and tries not to go down the 'big hit' route every time.

One 80s compilation I saw while shopping in Tesco featured 'Plastic Age' by The Buggles which pleasantly surprised me.

Saw this on sale and for £6 isn't bad VFM:

http://www.tescoentertainment.com/store ... %3a608371/

[cork]

Some 80s compilations are better than others. But most suffer for being the same re-hash of the same list of songs.

They wouldn't include say:
Suzanna by the Art Company
Kiss me Deadly - Lita Ford
David Lee Roth "Califonia Girls"

That said - they are very good value. I have far too many of these compilations.

[Frank_Chickens]

Completely agree with what you're saying. There seems to be a checklist to every compilation, Buggles 'Video Killed The Radio Star', check. Spandau Ballet 'Gold' or 'True', check. Katrina and the Waves 'Walking on bloody Sunshine', check..

It would be nice if they included some more variety in these compilations like:

The Evasions - Wikka Rap
Hazel O'Connnor - Will You
Surface Noise - The Scratch

They are a great way to boost your collection and act as a taster for the artists on there. The problem is as always knowing when to stop as they can be more-ish.