Complete Eighties

Artist: Various Artists
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 5

UPC: 094631207020
EAN: 0094631207020
ASIN: B0009SQ5NO

Release Date: 2005-06-09

Complete Eighties

Related Categories:

General

| Rock | Styles | Music

General

| Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

Rock

| Imports | Stores | Music

Tracks:

Please Don't Go
Money
Turning Japanese
Total Control
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Love At First Night
Echo Beach
Baboshka
So Long
Tide Is High
I Could Be So Good For You
Morning Train (9 To 5)
Angel Of The Morning
Jealous Guy
Vienna
Bette Davis Eyes
Kids In America
Stroke
Centerfold
Our Lips Are Sealed
Golden Brown
Classic
Senses Working Overtime
One Perfect Day
Only You
Girl Crazy
House Of Fun
Down On The Border
Words
Mirror Man
Too Shy
Always Something There To Remind Me
Karma Chameleon
Moonlight Shadow
Gold
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Love Is A Battlefield
Reflex
It's My Life
Up Rock
Missing You
Sunglasses At Night
Together In Electric Dreams
Never Ending Story
Some Like It Hot
Walking On Sunshine
We Close Our Eyes
19
Man Overboard
Power Of Love
Pleasure & Pain
I Got You Babe
If I Was
Election Day
Good Heart
Tanzan Boy
And She Was
Let's Go All The Way
If You Leave
Spirit In The Sky
Oh L'amour
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
To Be A Lover
Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Frnch Kissin' In The Usa
Funky Town
C'est La Vie
Everything I Own
What's My Scene
Respectable
When You Walk In The Room
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Don't Tell Me The Time
Stutter Rap (No Sleep Till Bedtime)
Under The Milky Way
Suedehead
Mandinka
Motor's Too Fast
Simply Irresitible
Love Changes (Everything)
Wild World
Don't Be Worry Be Happy
I'm Gona Be (500 Miles)
Every Roses Has Its Thorn
You Got It
Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Soul Revival
Now You're In Heaven
Straight Up

Similar Items:

More Complete Eighties
Complete Nineties
Greatest Hits of the Eighties, Vol. 1-3
Billboard #1s: The '80s
Fit to Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Album Description

Exclusive Import only five-CD box packed with 90 hits of the 80's that charted both here in America as well as overseas! Highlights include, Go-go's 'Our Lips Are Sealed', Blondie 'The Tide Is High', Kim Carnes ' Bette Davis Eyes', The Church 'Under The Milky Way,' The Vapors 'Turning Japanese', J. Geils Band 'Centerfold, Cutting Crew '(I Just) Died In Your Arms', Roy Orbison 'You Got It', Kajagoogoo 'Too Shy', Spandau Ballet 'Gold', Duran Duran 'The Reflex', Bobby Mcferrin 'Don't Worry Be Happy', Pat Benatar 'Love Is A Battlefield' and many many more. Packaged in a cardboard slipcase box with each CD being packaged in a standard jewel case. EMI.

Album Details

Fantastic 5cd Set with all the Greats of One of the Most Fruitful Decades of Popular Music Including Tracks from Omd, the Vapors, Kim Carnes, Martha and the Muffins, Kate Bush, Blondie, Sheena Easton, Juice Newton, Kc and the Sunshine Band, Flying Lizards, Roxy Music, Pat Benatar, Arcadia, Limahl, Billy Idol, Timbuk 3, Midge Ure, Divinyls, Cutting Crew, Morrissey, Roy Orbison and Many Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Stunning 24-Bit Digitally Remastered Sound! .......2006-10-17

This 2005 release from EMI Australia is simply one of the best compilation sets I own of any kind. Despite the annoying copy control technology (which I'll get to shortly) this is an excellent 5-CD collection of 80's hits, focusing on a selection of well-known worldwide hits, some rarities, and Australian hits. Unlike most 80's collections this one branches out and includes hits that are often overlooked.

Best of all is the sound! Considering the list price and number of tracks I wasn't expecting much in terms of the sound quality. I actually took a risk buying this collection, fearing not only the copy control technology but also the lack of good sound quality. The latter does not disappoint! Several of these recordings I'm hearing digitally remastered and in excellent sound for the very first time! Here are a few fine examples:

Cutting Crew's "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" is a track that's always sounded limited in it's sound quality on any other disc I've heard it featured. Not here! Finally, we hear the punch and kick that the track was originally intended to have when recorded in the studio way back in '86! It has never sounded better! Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield" has only sounded remastered in it's 7" edit, which is available on a number of collections. Here, however, we get the full length album version in digitally remastered sound! Again, this is the first time I've heard the track sound this good in it's full version. Naked Eyes' "Always Something There To Remind Me" is present in it's more rare video version (with the alternate intro) and in it's best audio yet. The real treat here, however, is Martha Davis' solo single, "Don't Tell Me The Time" -- a #8 Australian hit in 1987. This rare single -- rare, meaning her solo debut album, which features the track, is now out of print -- is presented for the first time in remastered sound quality. This is the only release, as far as I know, that is in print and features her hit single. It's also my first time hearing it! The Vapors hit #1 in many countries in 1980 with "Turning Japanese". Would you believe that this hit was 25 years old when this release went to print? No way! Listen to those punchy, heavy drums! And those guitars! Woah! This has NEVER sounded better! Let's take "Under The Milky Way" by The Church. While previous releases from Rhino have presented the song in excellent remastered sound I must say that it has never sounded more crisp, heavy, and bright than it does on this release.

There are only a handful of examples. I could go on, but I think the point has been made. A big thumbs up to EMI Australia for putting out this release with care for the sound. Thank you! It amazes me that the label didn't wish to advertise the sound anywhere on this box set. These recordings, although not listed as such, have been remastered using at least 24-bit digital technology. Just do comparisons and one will understand my ranting about this release!

Now on to the negative point. A big thumbs down to the copy control technology used by EMI. If you were hoping to copy these tracks to your iPod or MP3 player, think again -- that is, do some Web searching on how to rip these tracks because it can be done. It's tricky and may take some time to figure out. These discs should play on your computer. When you get a message asking to update some files to your computer simply click "cancel" and open Windows Media Player (or a similar program) to play the discs. The only problem is the glitches, clicks, and pops that result from the copy control when playing a disc. It's annoying to listen to these beautifully remastered songs and listen to annoying clicks and pops every few minutes. The CDs, nonetheless, should play just fine in any CD player. The issue is trying to play the CDs on your computer.

5+ stars for the sound quality, tracklisting, and rarities. 1 star for the copy control technology. Overall, however, given the price and audio I cannot rate this any lower than 4 stars. It may take a little work copying these tracks for your own personal use, but it can be done. It's inconvenient, but the sound by far makes up for it!

Be sure to pick up 'More Complete Eighties' from EMI Australia as well. It's just as solid as this release. Now how about a 3rd volume set of 80's hits, EMI? 'Complete Eighties 3' maybe? (That is, without the copy protection!) I'll buy it regardless.

Rare and amazing!!.......2005-07-27

I am a HUGE eighties freak and have been listening and collecting eighties music since, well, THE EIGHTIES! I own the best collection albums out there and "Complete Eighties" is one of the top ones. This album has songs that I have been searching for since forever! They are very hard to come by (for whatever reason) and are on this album (Never Ending Story, Some like It Hot, Tarzan Boy, C'est La Vie, We Close Our Eyes, etc.) I feel this album may just complete my eighties collection once and for all. If you are a casual eighties fan, don't expect too many popular and normal eighties songs that are found on most eighties collection sets. This collection deals with songs that most people don't remember or won't recognize (except for us eighties fanatics).

Music Album:

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions ~ Stan Getz

Gospel For JFP III ~ Jaco Pastorius

Younger Than Springtime ~ Ross Tompkins

New Smiles & Traveled Miles ~ Kei Akagi

Here's Harold ~ Harold Harris

French Story ~ Barney Wilen, Mal Waldron

Gestern Heute Morgen ~ Udo J%C3%BCrgens

Good Bye Tokyo/Hakyoku ~ Ryo Wakahara

Best of ~ Manset

Best ~ Kyohei Shibata