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https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Edg ... e/15943895


After going through countless faceless compilations of 80s material over the last few years
I have to say this one from 2020 is quite a pleasant surprise.

The title is, naturally, appealing for some of us on the lookout for rarities as always.
One cannot expect too much, though, from this sort of compilation,
but once you get past that, one discovers that is it put together very nicely by someone who obviously knows their stuff.

Here are the examples:

The Cure followed by The Creatures, Adam & The Ants followed by Bow Wow Wow, The Mission followed by All About Eve,
Spear of Destiny followed by Theatre Of Hate......

Anyway, 5-6 GBP for a 3CD collection of this caliber is not a bad deal IMHO.......

This is a decent compilation.

Left Of Centre + Pretty in pink from the movie.

Covid really hit music releases this year

What makes me the most pleased in this collection is the appearance of the title "Soul Train" from Swans Way.
The only album they made "The Fugitive Kind" from 1984 is spendid.
I think today we would call it Sophitipop, a genre that mixes the New Wave current with Jazz and Soul. In the genre, I think of The Style Council or Blue Rondo a La Turk.
Charlayme

.....to make matters more confusing, there is another 3CD compilation from 2008 with an identical title
which looks to be just as interesting as this one....


https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Edg ... se/2616689

There is an Aussie 14 CD (!!!!!) collection with the same name



Here is one 2cd set from that huge box
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Edge-Of ... e/17408842

Any idea where to find this 14CD box ???

xymox970 wrote:Any idea where to find this 14CD box ???

You can find individual CDs on eBay at an affordable price. Checking the tracklist, this one doesn't differ much from other compilations like the New Wave Hits of the 80's or Living in Oblivion series.
some of them:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114757690265?h ... SwWBBboSoM
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114744924476?h ... SwuzFgI-l8
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184393055811?h ... SwOntfLPe2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313472238183?h ... SwsAteLX6D