 | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
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by New Door Records
Audio CD
(14 September, 2004)
Editorial Review: Among the benefits of picking up the new Tears for Fears album--the band's first since 1989--maybe the least obvious is looking cool in front of friends. Flick it on over cocktails, say, and brows will furrow: Few would think to match the heaving, |
 | Evolve
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(11 March, 2003)
(64 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Some 15 years and nearly as many albums into her career, Ani DiFranco--the original girl-power prophet and folkie punk--is still as willful as ever. Her lyrics remain poetic, polemical, and yes, occasionally maudlin; |
 | Falco - Greatest Hits
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by Buddha / Bmg
Audio CD
(14 September, 1999)
(15 reviews)
Customer Review: naja, es macht spass.: I own this album and I like it...I'm a German Lit scholar who grew up in the 1980s, so I still have a soft spot in my heartfor whacky German/Austrian Pop music.. |
 | Fear of Music
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(50 reviews) 
Editorial Review: This disc represents the bridge between Talking Heads' first two herky-jerkier albums and the next two funky ones. Fear of Music is more than just a bridge, though. It's the water under the bridge, the air, |
 | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
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by Mercury / Universal
Audio CD
(14 July, 1998)
(18 reviews) 
Customer Review: Among the BEST Soundtracks of all time: 1983 Academy Award Nominees Best Original Song from a Motion Picture Flashdance: Giorgio Moroder, |
 | Fossil Fuel (Singles 1977-1992)
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD
(16 September, 1996)
(9 reviews)
Customer Review: From my pop era: As a teenager I was very moderate but looking for new genres all the time. This one is from my pop times when I was listening Split enz, |
 | Fuzzy Warbles 6: Demo Archives
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by Ape House UK
Audio CD
(27 September, 2004)
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 | Galore
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(28 October, 1997)
(47 reviews)
Editorial Review: Standing on a Beach, the first singles compilation from Britain's premiere love cats, was the capper on a period of startling, evolving growth for Robert Smith & Co. This rather less interesting 18-song companion piece documents a peak commercial run that ended abruptly with last year's Wild Mood Swings disc. |
 | Get Happy (Bonus CD) (Dlx)
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(09 September, 2003)
(14 reviews)
Customer Review: Elvis Costello's artistic pinnacle: Elvis Costello was explosively prolific and consistent through his first five albums, from "My Aim is True" in 1977 through "Trust" in 1981. |
 | Ghost In The Machine [Digipak]
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by Interscope Records
Audio CD
(04 March, 2003)
(59 reviews)
Customer Review: Another Police sweep: Ghost in the Machine is another musically proficient, intelligent work by The Police, the title appropriately prompting us to expect darkness and turmoil, |
 | Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown
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by Red House
Audio CD
(10 September, 2002)
(11 reviews)
Editorial Review: Twenty years prior to the release of Going Driftless, Greg Brown sang about being a dad. "I'm a man who's rich in daughters," he boasted, tenderly. It's appropriate, then, that the most affecting song on this tribute album is a hushed, |
 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Box Set
list: $49.98
Audio CD
(29 October, 2002)
(26 reviews)
Editorial Review: Although the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City takes place in the 1980s, its musical accompaniment leaps light years beyond the simplistic plink-plonking found on that decade's primitive gaming systems. |
 | Greatest
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(03 November, 1998)
(129 reviews)
Editorial Review: While English pop monarchs Duran Duran have remained active for two decades, it's clear that the indomitable ensemble was at its peak during those mercurial '80s. This greatest-hits collection documents the band's ambitious beginnings as a funky glam-rock outfit and follows its gradual transformation into a high-tech pop band with loads of commercial appeal. |
 | Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From The Film
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by London / Pgd
Audio CD
(18 March, 1997)
(40 reviews)
Editorial Review: Largely the conceit of co-writer/star John Cusack, "Grosse Point Blank" is oft compared to Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," which brings to mind that old adage about apples and oranges. Cusack's film is, in its own right, |
 | Heart & Soul
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(28 August, 2001)
(59 reviews)
Editorial Review: Though Joy Division's anxious, angular songs echoed time-honored art-school obsessions from the Doors through Eno, they never stooped to cheap nostalgia or pretentious condescension. Neither bridge nor battering ram, |
 | Hit Me with Your 80's Box!
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by Hip-O Records
Audio CD
(29 January, 2002)
(8 reviews)
Editorial Review: The second in the Hip-O imprint's series of '80s box sets, this three-CD compilation collects 42 hits from the decade of decadence. For those who want to shake their booty, they can get their freak on to Rick James, |
 | Hot Rods & Custom Classics
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(16 March, 1999)
(7 reviews)
Editorial Review: Here's an educated guess that road tapes are the second most popular type of homemade mix cassette. (One suspects that old off-road standard--the bedroom mix--would clock in at No. 1.) Hot Rods & Custom Classics is Rhino Records' big daddy of road mixes: four discs housed in an elaborate box that includes a scrupulously assembled 66-page booklet, |
 | How It Ends
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by Cicero Recordings
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
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 | Hunting High and Low
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(74 reviews)
Customer Review: Stop Playing "Take On Me" and Listen to Their Other Stuff!: Everybody and their mom has seen the awesome video for "Take On Me," which is deservedly always on many of those "Top 100 Music Video" countdowns, and that's probably the extent of most people's knowledge of A-Ha. |
 | I Want My 80's Box
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by Hip-O Records
Audio CD
(17 July, 2001)
(12 reviews)
Editorial Review: God bless punk and new wave. Without them, '80s pop music might well have ended up as vapid and ghettoized as, well, pop music of the '90s. Those late '70s movements were frankly reactionary at heart (seeking to counter what was perceived as the overwrought tendencies of rock's prog and hard-rock elite and calling for a return to the diverse energy of '60s Top 40), |
 | In the City
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by Polygram Int'l
Audio CD
(04 August, 1997)
(4 reviews)
Customer Review: The Jam- In the City: Americans did not like the Jam for 2 reasons: 1. jealous of the quality of track righting 2. songs were typically based on a typical English life Who ever sees this as a 3-star album has to think about it. |
 | Join the Dots: B-sides and Rarities, 1978-2001
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(27 January, 2004)
(64 reviews)
Editorial Review: A testament to the Cure’s explosive creativity, Join the Dots is also an ode to the band’s remarkable consistency. Spanning the group’s entire career, it’ll keep fans happily burrowing away for hours; |
 | Katrina & The Waves - Greatest Hits: Walking on Sunshine
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by Emi Gold
Audio CD
(17 May, 1999)
(4 reviews)
Customer Review: Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime!: Summer will be here before you know it and you don't want to be caught another summer without this Katrain & |
 | Kimono My House
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by Polygram Int'l
Audio CD
(08 August, 1994)
(20 reviews)
Customer Review: Talent Is An Asset: Kimono My House is one of the great unknown classics of the 70's. The odd charm these songs exude is plainly evident 30 years after it's release. |
 | Kings Are Here & More
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by Wea International
Audio CD
(19 September, 2000)
(18 reviews)
Customer Review: A Sure Bet for you 80's Music Fans: I've looked high and low for the CD version of "The Kings Are Here"(my album got trashed during my college years). |
 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(74 reviews)
Editorial Review: Released in 1987, at the height of the compact-disc revolution, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is the prototypical CD album. Cure architect Robert Smith knew that the newly popular format could handle almost twice as much music as records, |
 | Learning to Crawl
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(29 reviews)
Editorial Review: The departure of bassist Pete Farndon, and the drug-related death of lead guitarist James Honeyman Scott in 1982, left Chrissie Hynde's Pretenders in disarray, but she and drummer Martin Chambers rallied to produce the stunning 1983 single, |
 | Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
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 | Little Creatures
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(22 reviews)
Editorial Review: Having spent the early '80s in a giddy expansion of the sound and scale of their studio recordings and concerts, Talking Heads come full circle with this 1985 album, retracting to the core quartet and restoring a focus on David Byrne's knotty songs. |
 | Little Plastic Castle
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(17 February, 1998)
(101 reviews)
Editorial Review: As she's gone from the Young Woman Who Could to the Woman Who Has, Ani DiFranco has explored more than her share of musical styles, all the while remaining true to her core. Even during her most extreme departures, |
 | Living in Clip
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(22 April, 1997)
(120 reviews)
Editorial Review: The mannered vocal style that has always been the most off-putting element of Ani DiFranco's music is still present on this two-disc live set, but for some reason it doesn't matter anymore. Maybe it's the way you can hear DiFranco using her breaths to accent a rhythm section that's downright merciless with its circling, |
 | Living Ornaments '79
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by Beggars Banquet Us
Audio CD
(16 May, 2000)
(6 reviews)
Customer Review: OMIGOD--I'VE FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL--AGAIN!!!: About fourteen years ago, I was stunned and amazed to find the "Living Ornaments '79 and '80" collection in a vinyl box set. |
 | London Calling - The Legacy Edition (Bonus CD)
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Audio CD
(21 September, 2004)
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 | London Calling
list: $11.98 - our price: $8.99
Audio CD
(25 January, 2000)
(310 reviews)
Editorial Review: Bursting at the seams with creative energy, the Clash's stunning 1979 double album more than made up for the artistic and commercial disappointment of its predecessor, 1978's tried-too-hard Give 'Em Enough Rope. |
 | Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
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by Universal
Audio CD
(04 June, 2002)
(9 reviews) 
Customer Review: Excellent Group - Poor Remaster: From 1981, ABC were one of the biggest selling groups of the decade in their native UK, and flooded the charts with slik, |
 | Make It Big
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Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(44 reviews)
Editorial Review: This is the album that started it all for George and Andrew! Whether or not it will ever be "cool" to admit liking them, Make It Big sounds pretty good after all of these years. Granted, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is an impossible notion to begin with--who could possibly sleep after this sugar binge? |
 | March 16-20 1992
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Audio CD
(15 April, 2003)
(9 reviews)
Editorial Review: After ripping it up on No Depression and Still Feel Gone, their first two albums of twangy punk rock, Uncle Tupelo unplugged for this remarkable tribute--half originals, half political and religious covers--to the band's old-time influences. |
 | Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(30 May, 2000)
(40 reviews)
Customer Review: a posthumous release you'll be proud to own: Posthumous releases usually reek of shoody workmanship, but this inter-generational collaboration between Woody's words and Billy Bragg & |
 | Mermaid Avenue
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(23 June, 1998)
(119 reviews)
Editorial Review: A ghost, a band, a troubadour. Easily the strangest co-op project ever, and easily one of the finest and most evocative albums of the year. British socialist and folkie Billy Bragg was given unprecedented access to Woody Guthrie's unrecorded lyrics. |
 | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
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by A&M Records
Audio CD
(28 September, 1993)
(66 reviews)
Editorial Review: "This is it: Everything the Police released," boasts the notesin the 66-page booklet included with this box set. Obsessive fans have alreadywritten to rock magazines indignantly pointing out the omission of this or thatobscurity. |
 | Mink Car
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by Restless Records
Audio CD
(11 September, 2001)
(84 reviews)
Customer Review: They Might Be a Techno Band?: Hooray for TMBG, this album is a welcome return to form! I didn't care much for the previous studio album, |
 | Minor Earth Major Sky
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by Wea International
Audio CD
(24 April, 2000)
(125 reviews)
Editorial Review: After a seven-year absence during which the Norwegian pop trio went offto paint or record solo albums, A-Ha return with Minor Earth Major Sky, their sixth studio album. Recorded in New York over the course of a year, |
 | Mixed Up
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(19 October, 1990)
(26 reviews)
Customer Review: Remixed up: This was my third Cure purchase. After "Disintegration" and "Staring at the sea", and eventhough it's a remix album, |
 | More Pure 80's
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by Utv Records
Audio CD
(21 March, 2000)
(5 reviews)
Customer Review: SUPERB LISTENING: Now where can you find FRIDA & FALCO on the same disc? This is an excellent selection of songs. The version of SAFETY DANCE is exceptional, |
 | Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(28 October, 2003)
(3 reviews)
Customer Review: This is what a Greatest Hits album should be!: I have every Billy Bragg album except this one, and the rare stuff on the third disc is tempting me to correct that oversight. |
 | My Aim Is True (With Bonus Disc)
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(21 August, 2001)
(27 reviews)
Editorial Review: Elvis Costello kicked off his debut album with a formal device that would also serve his next two long-players well: the first thing you hear is his voice. That opening phrase--"Now that your picture's in the paper.. |
 | Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(16 October, 1990)
(17 reviews)
Editorial Review: Who would have imagined that the missing link between Miles Davis and Portishead would be a pasty Brit band whose synth-driven hits show up from time to time on rock-of-the-'80s collections? For those only familiar with MTV hits like "Talk Talk" and "It's My Life," |
 | Night and Day
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by A&M Records
Audio CD
(20 October, 1989)
(28 reviews)
Editorial Review: Having already come close to beating Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, and Louis Jordan at their own games, Joe Jackson made a play for becoming the Cole Porter of his generation with this 1982 collection. |
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