The Real Eighties Box Set (Virgin UK)

[ebbhead]

Haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere in this forum. Picked it up at Tower. Not bad. Certainly not a ton of exclusives here, but a good collection overall:

Disc: 1
1. Kraftwerk - The Model
2. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
3. Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (12")
4. The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) (12")
5. Spandau Ballet - Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
6. Pig Bag - Papa¹s Got A Brand New Pig Bag
7. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
8. Duran Duran - Planet Earth
9. ABC - Poison Arrow
10. The Associates - Party Fears Two
11. Visage - Fade To Grey (12")
12. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (12")
13. Tears For Fears - Mad World
14. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Maid Of Orleans
15. Japan - Ghosts

Disc: 2
1. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (12'')
2. Talk Talk - It¹s My Life (12")
3. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (12")
4. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
5. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! (12")
6. Yazoo - Situation (12")
7. Belouis Some - Imagination (12")
8. Stephen Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me (12")
9. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (12")
10. Yello - The Race
11. Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform
12. Public Image Ltd - Rise
13. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
14. Spear Of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

Disc: 3
1. Orange Juice - Rip It Up
2. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
3. Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
4. The Cure - In Between Days
5. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound (12")
6. Devo - Whip It
7. Blondie - Call Me (12")
8. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
9. Propaganda - Duel
10. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
11. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
12. The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink
13. The Monochrome Set - 405 Lines
14. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Live)
15. The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
16. The Specials - Ghost Town (12")

Here's a link to it on Amazon UK... http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 54-5467647

[skinnytie]

I just picked up my own copy today, seeing that were a few tracks on it that I was missing or wanted on CD. I agree it's got some stuff on it that can easily be found elsewhere (it almost seemed like a carbon copy of the 12" 80's sets that have been coming out), but it's convenient having them all on one CD package.
I was disappointed to see that the 12" version of "Spellbound" is not the exact 12" vinyl version, "West End Girls" was not the original 12" version, but the one that was based on the major label re-recording of the song, and "Kiss Me" appears to be the 12" of the 1985 version, and not the 1983 one. But hey, what are you going to do? I might have to check out the 12"/80's/2 set to see if they got "Spellbound" right.

[yipyipcoyote]

Just curious, is there anything exclusive on this set? Even one song would be great.

Anyway, I am wondering whether they got 'Spellbound' right on 12"/80s too.