Singles 93-03 [Limited Edition]

Singles 93-03 [Limited Edition]

ASIN: B0000C7PSI

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To remain relevant after a decade in the music industry is rare indeed; for a dance act, it's virtually unique. Singles 93-03 ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the early 1990s, the two history graduates narrowly avoided calling themselves the London Dust Explosion before spearheading big beat, becoming a huge live draw, collaborating with Noel Gallagher and having Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis play "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" at his wedding. It's been 10 years of fun, frolics, and gigantean left-field beats for Ed Simmons and Tom Rowland and, as this faultless singles collection testifies, continual reinvention.

From the seething siren, pounding breaks, breathy vocals and spellbinding post-acid electronica of album opener "Song to the Siren" to the ingenious collaboration with the Flaming Lips, "The Golden Path," Tom 'n' Ed have somehow managed to carve tracks that appeal equally to radio, clubs, and the live arena. Alongside the cement-cracking bass of "Leave Home" and "Block Rockin' Beats" comes the high-inducing sonic debauchery of "The Private Psychedelic Reel" and dancefloor filler "Star Guitar," to name but a few of the many highlights. Ingenious, boundary-baffling stuff, this compilation offers a hypnotic historical tour of one of the most creative careers in dance music. --Christopher Barrett

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Ordinary logic tells us that if you've supported a band's career by buying their albums, there's no real reason to fork out two tenners for their greatest-hits package. At its heart, that's essentially what Singles 93-03 is, but the Chemical Brothers were never ordinary so you can expect a few bonuses for your buck. For the 10-year anniversary disc, they've packed in some of their greatest and most beloved hits: debut single "Song to the Siren," the Noel "Oasis" Gallagher-fronted "Setting Sun," the forever-familiar bass line of "Block Rockin' Beats" and the well-worn classic groove of "Hey Boy Hey Girl." What distinguishes this comp from one you can compile and burn yourself are two new tracks, which the band has said signify a "new phase" in their career: the beautiful and psychedelically spacey "The Golden Path" (featuring the Flaming Lips) and the rough-and-ready "Get Yourself High" (featuring Canadian rapper K-Os). If you get the package early, it comes with a bonus disc of B-sides and remixes you may never have heard, such as the rather un-Chems "The Duke," which barely hints at their trademark sound. Altogether, Singles is a nice reminder of where they've come from and a good road map for what is to come.

Jolie Lash

Singles 93-03,The Chemical Brothers,Astralwerks / Emd,Big Beat,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Electronic,Funky Breaks,House,Left-Field House,Pop

45 Rpm: The Singles [Limited Edition Bonus Disc]
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Pillar Box Red is worth the Purchase

Nice compilation!!!

Even Zen Buddhists Have To Earn A Living

An Essential CD

Fantastic

45 Rpm: The Singles [Limited Edition Bonus Disc]
The The
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066C15
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

Uncertain Smile
Perfect
Sweet Bird Of Truth
Infected
Heartland
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
The Beat(en) Generation
Dogs Of Lust
Slow Emotion Replay
Love Is Stronger Than Death
This Is The Day
I Saw The Light
December Sunlight
Pillarbox Red
Deep Down Truth

Tracks:

Uncertain Smile (12" Remix)
Perfect (12" Remix)
Sweet Bird Of Truth (12" Remix)
Infected (12" Remix)
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Gravitate To Me (12" Remix)
Dogs Of Lust (12" Remix)

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Like Steely Dan, The The wasn't so much a band as a personal musical conceit/alter ego, this one for English writer-performer Matt Johnson. While Johnson's "band" came of age during the English synth pop boom of the early `80s, electricity was about the only common denominator between Johnson and his fashion slave contemporaries. Indeed, the sense of conscientious outrage that informs many of the two decades worth of singles collected here fostered a perception of Johnson as something of a prickly malcontent. But fashion was never an end in itself for Johnson, even on early pop fare like "Uncertain Smile" and "Perfect." Johnson's restless creative bent has led him to remix many of these tracks anew, ensuring that this set would never be seen as mere artistic obituary. Johnson's reputation as a socio-political crank reached its zenith on tracks like "Heartland" (which decries the reverse cultural colonization of Britain by America) and "Armageddon Days" (a shotgun blast at pan-religious hypocrisy, here introduced by a hilarious parody of the Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz": "Are you ready Jesus? Yeah! / Budda? Uh-huh."), but subsequent history has only proven him sagacious. Pity that Johnson's "Armageddon" lineup was short-lived: The The was a real band in `89, with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr adding his signature sound to "The Beat(en) Generation" as well. And if anyone thought they had Johnson pegged, his acclaimed 1995 Hank Williams tribute, Hanky Panky (represented here by a riveting reinvention of the country legend's "I Saw the Light"), surely set them scratching their heads again. The set is rounded out by three strong new tracks ("Decembersunlight (Cried Out)," a duet with Liz Horsman; "Pillar Box Red"; and "Deep Down Truth," a duet with Wild Colonial Angela McCluskey). The limited-edition two-disc set also includes a bonus disc of eight 12" club mixes previously unreleased in the U.S. on CD. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Pillar Box Red is worth the Purchase.......2007-01-03

That song, previously unreleased and only on the $40 Box set besides this.

Also, make sure you get the limited edition release with the second disc of remixes. Some of the remixes are even better than the originals.

I strongly recommend this, and Mind Bomb, and Dusk. That should satiate you if you are a new The The fan or you want the best and aren't a audiophile completist. Enjoy!

Nice compilation!!!.......2006-07-01

For all of you who enjoy this kind of music this is a must have!!!

Even Zen Buddhists Have To Earn A Living.......2005-06-12

When I hear a large American company using The The as their soundscape on a TV commercial an earlier reaction would have been these artists are selling out...I guess I am just getting old...even Matt deserves a break and right livelihood...This compilation is fine and the existential angst conveyed is pretty unique..a lot of his music is killer, his whole approach is sincere and I could say serious but sincere works...I have been waiting for tomorrow all my life..This Is The Day, Perfect...read Alan Watts THIS IS IT, The Wisdom Of Insecurity and The Book for intellectual background. It would not surprise me if Matt Johnson did.

An Essential CD.......2003-11-02

Whether the local powers acknowledge it or not, this is an essential component of any pop CD collection. Matt Johnson has been awfully good for a very long time. His track record is as consistent as all but a very few artists over the same time period.

This CD is the place to start if you don't have The The in your collection already. Even if you do, Johnson has remixed many tracks to great effect. Excellent engineering went into creating this CD.

One thing that has always been a hallmark of Johnson's productions. Every song has a strong hook and a hypnotic beat. I'm not into the rave scene, but I would guess that these tracks get played to death at Ibiza discos. And why not? every tune is danceable and the lyrics are sodden with consciousness cleansing layering. In my case, it's just music that creates a great background for whatever I'm doing. And when I choose to actually focus in on the lyrics, I'm not disappointed. The guy actually has something to say! A bit along the lines of Roger Waters as far as world perspective is concerned. Another artist I will never grow tired of! Compare "What God Wants," on Waters' "Amused to Death" CD to The The's "Armaggedon" and you'll see what I mean.

Now I've gotta go listen to some Roger Waters tracks.

BEK

Fantastic.......2003-05-03

All the song lyrics are as relevant today as the day they were written, if not more so now. The arrangements and originality of the music and lyrics make a wonderful and powerful statement. If you have never listened to TheThe I would recommend you start now, if you are already a fan then this will not disappoint.

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great but not as good as early singles
now a must have esential piece of the floyd collection
Syd Barrett, RIP
Pink Floyd - '1967 Singles Sampler' (EMI)
Syd Shines On

1967 Singles Sampler (Limited Edition)
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006UB9
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

Arnold Layne
Candy and a Currant Bun
See Emily Play
Scarecrow
Apples and Oranges
Paintbox

Album Description

Limited edition 1997 EMI release, part of the band's 30thanniversary. It features the A and extremely rare B-sidesto their first three singles, all from 1967: 'Arnold Layne'w/ 'Scarecrow', 'Candy And A Currant Bun' w/ 'Apples AndOranges' & 'See Emily Play

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great but not as good as early singles.......2007-04-08

this is a great album i dont need to buy it because i bought early singles. now if your thinking about buying this i think you'd be better off getting that plus this is only singles form 1967 its only 6 songs for 31 bucks! buy early singles im not saying this is bad but the price is way too much!

now a must have esential piece of the floyd collection.......2006-07-15

I have had this particular cd in my collection about 8 years now. It is a good sample of the early works of floyd with Syd Barrett. Now that Syd has passed one into the Great Gig In The Sky, this is even more important to have in the collection because it keeps his music alive. The songs "candy on a currant bun", "apples and oranges", and "paintbox" are all difficult to find, and not on any of the official releases that i know of, so buy this album to help complete your collection.

Syd Barrett, RIP.......2006-07-12

Syd Barrett will be greatly missed. His whimsical songwriting style was unique and greatly influenced many famous musicians like David Bowie. This cd is an essential purchase for those wishing a taste of genius.

Pink Floyd - '1967 Singles Sampler' (EMI).......2006-03-03

This is a must-have for any and all true fans of early Pink Floyd.Either get this or the actual full length hard-to-find 'Singles' CD.For those of you who might still think 'The Wall' was Floyd's second album(I've come across a few),you have plenty of great music to catch up on.Welcome,my friends!You get Floyd's first three 7" singles on this CD reissue,both A+B sides.Tracks that are sure to please are "Arnold Layne",the catchy "Scarecrow",the obscure but nicely penned "Apples And Oranges" and "Paintbox".How about the cover?Isn't it priceless?Highly recommended.

Syd Shines On.......2005-07-12

I agree with the previous reviewer (Great Psychedelic Pop!) with a couple of small corrections/comments: I think it's a tambourine or another percussion instrument, not the cymbals, that's mixed too loudly in Apples And Oranges; and, Norman Smith (the EMI staff producer on most of these tracks) would have to be credited ahead of Rick Wright in shaping the overall sound in the studio at this point. For my money, however, Joe Boyd (their original producer) was the man they needed in the producer's chair for these early recordings.

I must add that Rick Wright showed great promise as a songwriter (and vocalist) here and on several other early tracks, but he seems to have been convinced by the other band members that his compositions, especially the lyrics, weren't very good. Too bad. I wish he'd been a little more assertive and stuck with it. He couldn't fill Syd's rather large psychedelic sneakers, but I enjoy his songs nonetheless.

Regarding the David Bowie, Marc Bolan, & XTC comparisons, I think all three have gone on record as citing Syd Barrett as a major influence. Bowie even did a version (a not very good one) of See Emily Play on Pinups, and Bolan - well, just look at his hair, makeup, and clothes, or listen to just about any T.Rex lyric. XTC's Dukes of Stratosphear is practically an homage (a very good one) to early Pink Floyd, as well as several other bands from that era.

David Gilmour has said he is not opposed to officially releasing the oft-bootlegged Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett songs Vegetable Man and Scream Thy Last Scream, but also pointed out that the decision isn't really his to make, since he wasn't in the band when they were recorded. If you've heard these songs then you know they are interesting but not on the same level, quality-wise, as most of the released material. Think Barrett solo material, rather than some unearthed Emily-style gem.

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Limited Edition EP
Jyrojets
Manufacturer: Songphonic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000K2UJOK
Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

Dead on Arrival
All the Rage
I Had Something Wonderful

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Acclaimed young Scottish act JYROJETS have been personally chosen by Richard Ashcroft to open his show in Glasgow. Richard really likes the band (in fact the band's press release is headline news on Richard's website) and decided to give them a break. They were runners up in the Vodafone Live Awards (XFM Best Breakthrough Act), have just returned from playing Moscow for the second time and are off to Manchester for the 'In the City' showcase next. The last Jyrojets gig in Inverness was a complete riot with 800 fans clambering to get in.

Wish You Were Here Plus Bonus Album "Early Singles"

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Great recording, but this one is not original!
classic syd and david stuff here man!(kids reveiw)

Wish You Were Here Plus Bonus Album "Early Singles"

Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EETGT8

Product Description

WISH YOU WERE HERE album (5 tracks): 1) Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part One) 2) Welcome to the Machine 3) Have a Cigar 4) Wish You Were Here 5) Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 2) EARLY SINGLES album (10 tracks) 1) Arnold Layne 2) Candy and a Currant Bun 3) See Emily Play 4) Scarecrow 5) Apples and Oranges 6) Paint Box 7) It would Be So Nice 8) Julia Dream 9) Point Me At the Sky 10) Careful With That Axe Eugene

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Great recording, but this one is not original!.......2007-05-31

Excellente Album by Pink Floyd, one of the best they ever recorded! Just some few words, this is not an official cd, it has two in one, including early singles from the sixties, I bought it two years ago, but it is simply a Russian fake copy with average quality. Even the cover art is different than the one that appears here, it has the robot handshaking over a black background with the indication " Limited Edition" which I investigated never was done. They copied for the cd the art from the Shine on box,( which was exclusive for it) and put in the disc the music of two cds from that box,that's all. Don't believe what the seller says, he is maybe not aware about this being a copy, but very possibly he is!

classic syd and david stuff here man!(kids reveiw).......2007-04-08

this is a great great set. i may of just got early singles but i do have wish you were here also. anyways this is a good set if you want to start on pink floyd. the reason im saying this is one great set on is one you get 10 mostly rare syd barret songs 2 you also get wish you were here a classic pink floyd album. and plus for this price its a bargin almost a steal if you ask me because most pink floyd album would cost how much this does! buy it now before it runs out!!!

#1 Hit Singles Collection: Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set

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#1 Hit Singles Collection: Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set
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ASIN: B00005NVZ2
Release Date: 2001-09-01

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Heartbreak Hotel
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My Baby Left Me
Don't Be Cruel
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Love Me Tender
Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
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Playing for Keeps
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No ice!

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Release Date: 2004-02-17

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Taken from the 2001 album, 'Mother Earth'. This limited edition digipak features 3 non-album versions of the title track (single edit, acoustic at ''MXL'' & live at Leidse Kade) plus 'World of Make Believe', non-album versions of 'Mother Earth' (orchestra & live at Leidse Kade) and multimedia part. Gun/BMG. 2003.

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No ice!.......2003-08-30

Wonderful female singer creates
emotion and ghost- skin- feeling in this song.
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Viva Forever [Scary Spice Limited Edition Australian CD]

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Viva Forever [Scary Spice Limited Edition Australian CD]
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DMPP
Release Date: 1998-11-06

Tracks:

Viva Forever
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Inertactive Video

Album Description

Limited edition pressing of the fourth single from their hitsecond album 'Spice World'. An enhanced release, thisversion contains Scary Spice (aka Mel B.) on the cover & hasthree versions of 'Viva Forever' (Radio Edit, Tony RichRemix and Tony Rich Instrum

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Great CD.......1999-11-05

THIS COMIC VERSION CD OF VIVA FOREVER CONTAINS 4 SONGS AND HAS A COMIC DRAWN PICTURE OF SCARY SPICE THIS WAS A LIMITED VERSION OF THE CD SO GET YOUR COPY WHILE THEY LAST.

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Mama/Who Do You Think You Are [German Limited Edition Heart-shaped CD]

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Mama/Who Do You Think You Are [German Limited Edition Heart-shaped CD]
Spice Girls
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ASIN: B0002XNF9I

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Extremely limited heart-shaped CD single fromGermany featuring two versions of their hit 'Mama' (Radio &Album) and one of their hit 'Who Do You Think You Are'(Radio Version). The heart-shaped disc comes in a slimlinejewel case and is not intended for use in the CD player ofcar stereos. NOTE: there are no pictures of the femaleBritish quintet on the release.

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