Classic Alternatives

Classic Alternatives Artist: Various Artists
Label: Spg Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 6


UPC: 773848190621
EAN: 0773848190621
ASIN: B00009B8CR


Release Date: 2003-06-24

Classic Alternatives


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Tracks:

  1. Story of Love [Extended Version] - Voice Of America
  2. Swamp Thing - The Chameleons UK
  3. First Picture of You - Lotus Eaters
  4. You Move Me (One Good Reason) - The Comsat Angels
  5. Love Is Shining Down on Me
  6. Feels Like Heaven
  7. Goodbye Yesterday [Extended Version]
  8. Heartbeat Like Thunder [Extended Remix][Version]
  9. Dance With Me [Extended Version]
  10. Tokyo Streets [Version]
  11. Baby Judy - Hawaiian Pups
  12. Cccan't You See [Extended Version] - Vicious Pink
  13. New York [Dance Floor Cut][Version]
  14. Transdance [Mix]

Tracks:

  1. Never, Never
  2. San Damiano (Heart and Soul) - Sal Solo
  3. Money - The Flying Lizards
  4. Take Me Now - Vicious Pink
  5. 88 Lines About 44 Women - The Nails
  6. Escalator of Life - Robert Hazard
  7. You Don't Need Someone New [Charleston Mix] - Lotus Eaters
  8. Everywhere I Go [Mix] - The Call, , Peter Gabriel, Jim Kerr
  9. Brilliant Mind - Furniture
  10. Life in Tokyo [Disco Mix] - Japan
  11. Planet Earth [Night Version][Mix] - Duran Duran
  12. Into the Fire [Full Version]
  13. Let Me Go [Version] - Heaven 17

Tracks:

  1. First, Last for Everything [Club Version] - Endgames
  2. Whistle Down the Wind [Version] - Nick Heyward
  3. Melody - Boys Brigade
  4. Working With Fire & Steel [Mix] - China Crisis
  5. Baby's in the Mountain's [New York Mix] - Peter Godwin
  6. Day One [Mix] - The Comsat Angels
  7. Pleasure Boys [Dance Mix] - Visage
  8. Only You [Mix] - Flying Pickets
  9. Doot-Doot [Extended Mix] - Freur
  10. Love Missile F1-11 [Extended Version] - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
  11. Simon Says [Version] - Secession
  12. International [Global Mix] - Thomas Leer
  13. Jet Town [Mix] - SSQ
  14. Jet Boy, Jet Girl [Club Mix] - Elton Motello

Album Description

Subtitled - New Wave Retro Hits From The 80's. Canadian box-set loaded with classic alternatives from obvious choices like Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, Modern English, Yaz, Fankie Goes To Hollywood, & Soft Cell, as well as hits from lesser known acts like Anything Box, Endgames, Chalk Circle, Payolas, It's Immaterial, & Secession. 66 tracks of 12-inch extended rare mixes on 6 CDs in a standard double jewel case. SPG Music. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Almost All Rare Retro Songs !.......2003-10-19

Almost all the songs in this CD box are truly rare 12'' versions as advertised. OMD, Gary Numan, Stephan 'Tin-Tin' Duffy. etc.---On listening to the gems, they took me back to my prime time in the later 'DISCO' era in the eraly '80s. Of course, as it often happens to the retro CDs like this set, the quality of the sounds are maybe not perfect. But you should stand it, given the inexpensive price for three CDs ! It's more than enjoyable and deserves to join your collection if you are the retrospective DISCO and danceable British New Wave type of music fan like me.

5 out of 5 stars 12" Rarities!.......2003-08-20

Well, I stumbled across this 6-disc compilation a few weeks back and was quite interested in the tracklisting, since I had been looking for the 12" Version of "If You Leave" by OMD on CD for a while now. The same goes for the 'On-Mix (Extended Version)' of "The Promise" by When In Rome. Plus, there were a few other extended mixes that I hadn't heard before and I wanted to hear. However, I didn't recognize about half of the songs. But it's 6 CDs for [the price]! ... Fantastic price. I would have paid more for it actually.

The collection is quite nice. The artwork isn't the best, but it's the music that matters. I was a bit worried that the sound quality wouldn't be that great, considering the price. Yet considering that these are rare 12" mixes the sound quality is quite good and fantastic on most of the tracks. Plus, I recognized a few tracks that I didn't even know the name of, such as "Situation" by Yaz (one of my favorites).

Music Album:

  1. Class Reunion: The Greatest Hits of 1984 ~ Various Artists
  2. Stray Dog ~ Stray Dog
  3. Warmth of Earth ~ Edward Artemiev
  4. Lonesome Road ~ Chris Farlowe
  5. Flash ~ The Moving Sidewalks
  6. We Didn't Say That! ~ Daphne & Celeste
  7. Focus con Proby ~ Focus
  8. Nomades ~ Jean Pascal Boffo
  9. 1950's Rock N Roll ~ Various Artists
  10. Light of Smiles ~ Gary Wright

Music Album

Music Album

Music

"Al Hirt - All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" ~ Al Hirt

Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta CHANTS ~ Katherine Dines

Burning Bridges ~ Arch Enemy

Live in Concert ~ Nazareth

Stakk Attakk ~ Wrathchild

Contraditorio ~ DJ Dolores

Da Humm ~ Helge Schneider

La Musica Mas Linda del Mundo

Papa Africa ~ Haile Maskel

Goast Note ~ Senri Oe