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Customer Review: What are box sets for?: The point of box set compilations, like this one, is to provide the listener with an overview of a particular era or type of music.

Not a Pretty Girl
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD (18 July, 1995)
(68 reviews)

Editorial Review: Ani DiFranco's fondness for cheeky self-effacement marks her fourth album, Not a Pretty Girl. Having redefined our whole concept of cult following, the funky, punky singer/songwriter has parlayed her prowess for six-string blues guitar into an unique alternative acoustic sound.

Nude On The Moon: The Anthology
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by Wea/Rhino
Audio CD (15 January, 2002)
(21 reviews)

Editorial Review: Given that the B-52's 1998 greatest-hits package, Time Capsule, comprehensively surveyed their best and most commercially pervasive missives while including a newly recorded track, "Debbie"--inspired by Debbie Harry and reprised wholesale on Nude on the Moon--it's fair to question the wisdom of this sprawling two-disc set.

Ocean Rain
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD (27 January, 2004)
(4 reviews)

Customer Review: They called it "The Best Album Ever Made.": Like the placid water and serene blue of the album's cover photography, the fourth recording from Echo and The Bunnymen conveyed a retreat into a calmer space.

October
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by Island
Audio CD (15 June, 1990)
(78 reviews)

Editorial Review: Long a favorite of U2's original core following, October not only avoids the sophomore slump, but adds an edgy, emotional resonance to the buoyant self-confidence they showed on their debut, Boy. Though producer Steve Lillywhite deserves mention for helping effectively frame the material with production that manages to be both stark and atmospherically murky,

Once In A Lifetime
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (18 November, 2003)
(17 reviews)

Editorial Review: The Talking Heads should have been the least commercial of the storied first-generation New York punk/new wave bands. After all, they didn't have the impact of the Ramones, they didn't possess the virtuosity of Television,

One Step Beyond
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD (12 January, 1999)
(8 reviews)

Customer Review: Life changing: I bought this album (maybe my Dad paid for it as I was only 9!!!) soon after its release. I saw them do One Step Beyond on Top Of The Pops and immediately began contemplating starting my serious music collection.

Party Monster
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Audio CD (02 September, 2003)
(9 reviews)

Customer Review: a coupla questions...: I really enjoyed most of these songs and I'm looking to buy the cd but I really want to know if the song playing in the scene where macaulay culkin is in the train station with his head on the railing is on there.

Pelican West (+5 Bonus Tracks)
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by Bmg/Camden
Audio CD (11 March, 2002)

Popular Favorites 1976-1992/Sand In the Vaseline
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (13 October, 1992)
(25 reviews)

Editorial Review: Released four years after the Talking Heads called it a day with 1988's Naked, Popular Favorites provides a thorough overview of one of the most important American bands of the '80s. From tightly wound early efforts such as "Psycho Killer" and "Don't Worry About the Government" to the seriously funky likes of "I Zimbra" and "Burning Down the House,"

Pornography
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by Elektra
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(96 reviews)

Editorial Review: Singer Robert Smith was determined to make the Cure one of the most distinctive groups of any age. After jaunty power pop was in vogue, Smith shifted to tone poems and ethereal freakouts. However, with Pornography,

Pretenders
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(40 reviews)

Editorial Review: This nearly perfect debut album showcases both the extraordinary songs of Ohio-born singer Chrissie Hynde and the rhythmically complex performances of her U.K.-bred band, Pretenders. The band tramples through the sexual aggression of "Precious,"

Pretty In Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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by A&M Records
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(25 reviews)

Editorial Review: Few filmmakers managed to capture the awkward coming-of-age catastrophes of '80s teens the way John Hughes did, just as few soundtracks encapsulate the sound of an era better than this one does. It's not the best 1986 had to offer,

Producers/You Make the Heat
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by One Way Records Inc
Audio CD (21 November, 2000)
(42 reviews)

Customer Review: 20 years later, and can hit #3 in Georgia!: Unlike many of the reviewers here, I don't have nostalgic reasons for buying this CD.

Psycho Candy
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by Wea International
Audio CD (24 May, 1999)
(51 reviews)

Editorial Review: Sounding like a collision between the 1965 Beach Boys' tour bus and a truckload of malfunctioning vacuum cleaners, the Jesus and Mary Chain found something new to do with the old rock & roll verities.

Pure 80's Hits
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by Utv Records
Audio CD (13 March, 2001)
(7 reviews)

Customer Review: Great compilation of sadly overlooked gems.: Anyone who has bought a bunch of 80s compilations will agree that there are two types of songs;

Puttin' On the Ritz
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by Bmg Int'l
Audio CD (15 March, 1993)
(15 reviews)

Customer Review: Delightful! For those who like Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly...: This music selection is wonderful! As a young teen in the early to mid-80's,

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(41 reviews)

Editorial Review: When Devo's debut album came out in 1978, nobody knew what to make of the mutant new-wave quintet from Akron, Ohio. With Brian Eno's skillful production, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Jerry and Bob Casale,

Rattle and Hum
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by Island
Audio CD (15 June, 1990)
(83 reviews)

Editorial Review: The ill will that initially greeted Rattle and Hum--the follow-up to the band's massively successful Joshua Tree album--was due in large part to the bloated and self-important feature film that accompanied it,

Remain in Light
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(80 reviews)

Editorial Review: Way back in 1980, the original wave of Talking Heads fans were pleasantly stunned to hear Remain in Light, produced and co-written by Brian Eno, on which Byrne and company are joined by guitar god Adrian Belew,

Retro
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (07 January, 2003)
(29 reviews)

Editorial Review: If there was a certain irony to the surviving members of Joy Division recasting the angst-ridden muse of band founder/suicide victim Ian Curtis as New Order's often catchy melodic synth-pop, there's ample evidence on this compelling four-disc retrospective to suggest that Curtis's troubled spirit and dark sense of humor continued to haunt his influential musical progeny long after his passing.

Revelling/Reckoning
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD (10 April, 2001)
(102 reviews)

Editorial Review: As she has become both indie icon and industry force, AniDiFranco has grown more unpredictable, savvy, and restless with everyrelease. On this sumptuously packaged double set, DiFranco often poursher brutally personal and political images into summery,

Revolutions Per Minute
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by Fat Wreck Chords
Audio CD (08 April, 2003)
(21 reviews)

Customer Review: Revolutions per Minute moves fast and furiously: Rise Against's sophomore album, RPM is, simply put, amazing. I was really interested to see how this one would turn out,

Rio
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by Capitol
Audio CD (03 July, 2001)
(53 reviews)

Editorial Review: In the decade of decadence, Duran Duran knew how to live the life. Itwas reflected in their videos (sailboats, silly white hats, tropical surroundings, grease-painted feral women) and garishly displayed in their public lifestyles.

Rumble in Brixton
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by Surf Dog (Ada)
Audio CD (09 November, 2004)

Sandinista!
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Audio CD (25 January, 2000)
(115 reviews)

Editorial Review: What the hell is this? Though the two-record sprawl of London Calling--with its exploratory mutations of reggae, rockabilly, and even disco--proved that the Clash weren't content to lie fallow in a punk-rock ghetto,

Scary Monsters
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD (28 September, 1999)
(56 reviews)

Editorial Review: Some would argue that this is the last great Bowie album, and certainly his only great album of the '80s. While it lacked the bite of its punk brethren at the time, it appealed to some fans of that genre and to middle-of-the-road rockers as well.

Short Sharp Shocked
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by Mighty Sound
Audio CD (23 September, 2003)
(5 reviews)

Customer Review: Hey Chel you know it's kind of funny...: But you still sound freakin awesome after all these years. This new edition is the best.

Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
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by Mercury / Universal
Audio CD (25 September, 2001)
(32 reviews)

Customer Review: The Complete Singles Collection: This American compilation (not available in the UK or anywhere else other than as an import product) is the most complete singles collection on one CD.

Singles 45's and Under
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by A&M Records
Audio CD (22 August, 1995)
(32 reviews)

Editorial Review: Squeeze wanted to be the next Beatles, and you can't fault them for trying. Their distinctive Brit-pop stylings often came close; with songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook marrying supremely catchy melodies to equally adept wordplay just like,

Singles Box 4
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (30 March, 2004)
(3 reviews)

Customer Review: ALMOST Complete: Wonderdful continuation on the box sets of Depeche. the Only thing missing is the US 12" release of Behind the Wheel/Route 66 megamix!!

Singles Box Set 1981-1985
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by Capitol
Audio CD (10 June, 2003)
(61 reviews)

Editorial Review: The arrival of The Singles demonstrates perfect timing. With the impulse to treat 1980s pop with irony finally dying and cutting-edge American bands such as the Rapture and the Faint directly sourcing Brit synth-pop,

Skylarking
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by Caroline
Audio CD (14 May, 2002)
(75 reviews)

Editorial Review: XTC's frothy, Beatle-esque concept album about birth, death, and the passing of the seasons is hardly soft-headed: its melodic inventiveness and lush orchestrations supports bitterness ("That's Really Super,

So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD (10 September, 2002)
(52 reviews)

Editorial Review: Who besides Ani DiFranco would begin an album with a piercing buzz and a muttered "I don't know why the f**k I play acoustic guitars"? But then who else would release a double-disc concert set only five years after the last one?

Songs From the Big Chair
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by Mercury / Universal
Audio CD (13 March, 2001)
(22 reviews)

Customer Review: Tears For Fears as its Best: The original album 'Songs From The Big Chair' features the worldwide smash hits 'Shout', 'Everybody Want To Rule The World' (No.1

Songs the Lord Taught Us
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by A&M Records
Audio CD (25 September, 1990)
(13 reviews)

Editorial Review: The Cramps got away with their Z-movie, zombie-rock schtick because they were so intense in their conviction that it had more value than middlebrow humanist pop. Descending on Memphis to cut their debut album with Big Star legend Alex Chilton,

Songs to Learn & Sing
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(17 reviews)

Editorial Review: Songs to Learn and Sing is a staple in the collection of post-new-wave rock. It was an era when the term progressive had just replaced the word alternative to describe music that was just too cool for American radio.

Sound + Vision
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD (02 December, 2003)
(9 reviews)

Customer Review: Odd...: This is a very odd re-issue. I have the original. The thing I think is odd is that I believe the original got a Grammy (?)

Speaking in Tongues
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(29 reviews)

Editorial Review: Observe as David Byrne finally learns to dance. Non-Western sounds and funky rhythms had infected Talking Heads music prior to this 1983 pop breakthrough, but Speaking in Tongues is where the beat truly gels.

Specials
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by Capitol
Audio CD (21 May, 2002)
(32 reviews)

Customer Review: A ska free-for-all: Even the absence of "Gangsters" can't deflate my joy in listening to this cd. (I can't say the same for the missing "Tears of a Clown" and "Ranking Full Stop" on the English Beat cd.)

Spirit of Eden
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD (08 September, 1997)
(45 reviews)

Customer Review: Let it grow on you: The music in this collection is very different from both earlier Talk Talk material and just about anything else most people have ever listened to.

Squeeze - Greatest Hits
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by A&M Records
Audio CD (18 September, 2001)
(7 reviews)

Editorial Review: Art, craft, fashion, and commerce, despite widespread presumptions, have hardly been synonymous in the record business. A prime example is Squeeze, one of the U.K. new wave's most traditional-minded bands and largely the conceit of songwriters Chris Difford (words) and Glenn Tilbrook (music).

Staring at the Sea: The Singles
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by Elektra
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(53 reviews)

Editorial Review: Big and moody, Staring at the Sea compiles some hits and near misses of these excavators of the dark soul.Beginning with their earliest hits--the sparse "Killing an Arab," the aptly tedious "10:15 Saturday Night,"

Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson
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by A&M Records
Audio CD (22 May, 2001)
(12 reviews)

Editorial Review: The two-CD Steppin' Out trawls the recorded career of an ambitious artist whose work has ranged from reggae-inflected new wave to classical crossover. Cosmopolitan even at his most punky, former Royal Academy of Music student Joe Jackson found his greatest success with Night and Day,

Stray Cats - Greatest Hits
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by Capitol
Audio CD (25 January, 2000)
(4 reviews)

Editorial Review: Rock's punk/new wave boom of the late 1970s and early '80s was a true grassroots movement born largely out of frustration and disgust with the perceived excesses of rock's then status quo. The resulting music was sometimes ironically reactionary,

Streetcore
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by Epitaph
Audio CD (21 October, 2003)
(43 reviews)

Customer Review: under the radar: Unlike Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer's passing did not garner a cover shot on Rolling Stone or a stream of rereleases of old past recordings.

Substance
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(83 reviews)

Editorial Review: It's a simple concept--the first dozen singles by New Order collected, a couple of them rerecorded--but it's also a totally entertaining seven-year history of the band that married British post-punk alienation to the relentless hedonism of the dance floor.

Synchronicity [Digipak]
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by Interscope Records
Audio CD (04 March, 2003)
(104 reviews)

Customer Review: Quite simply, the best album ever recorded: Synchronicity is The Police at their peak, weaving a complex tale of topics together that are not entirely related to each other.

Talking Heads: 77
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
(32 reviews)

Editorial Review: Next to CBGBs peers like the Ramones and the Voidoids, Talking Heads barely sounded like a punk band. After the startlingly non-conformist "Love Building on Fire," 77 made for a surprisingly tuneful collection of songs: nervy vignettes of urban unease,

Tears for Fears - Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82-92
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by Polygram Int'l
Audio CD (17 March, 1992)
(41 reviews)

Editorial Review: Possibly the kitschiest band of the '80s (as Joy Division was for the '70s), Tears for Fears turned out a small treasury of well-crafted songs during their heyday and helped to define a genre that everybody recognizes,

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