Can't find a similar thread, which is baffling me slightly.
But what are the best (multiple artist) compilation albums ever? What makes them awesome?
Nuggets? Tropicalia? Now 25? Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures? Motown Chartbusters Volume 3? Artificial Intelligence?
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 11 November 2013 10:37 (eleven years ago)
There's a 'wost compilation ever' thread.
Gilles Peterson's Impressed series of British 60s jazz are really awesome.
I wrote an article where I chose these 10
Anthology of American Folk Music (Folkways, 1952)Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (Elektra, 1972)Saturday Night Fever (RSO, 1977)Now That's What I Call Music! (1983-present)Back to Mono (1958-1969) (ABKCO, 1991)200% Dynamite (Soul Jazz, 1999)Tamla Motown Gold: The Sound of Young America (Universal, 2001)Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Rhino, 2001)2 Many DJs: As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 (2002)Mary Anne Hobbs: 2Warrior Dubz (Planet Mu, 2006)
You could sub any number of Soul Jazz comps for 200% Dynamite though, and Harmless are consistently great too.
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 11 November 2013 10:41 (eleven years ago)
http://rymimg.com/lk/f/l/199cd7ece65f93e38a82fbbc8bdf1fc0/1591855.jpg
― One Trick Over-Painted Pony (soref), Monday, 11 November 2013 11:56 (eleven years ago)
Strut's a great reissues/comps label too xp
― Vic Arpeggio, Private Investigator (stevie), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:00 (eleven years ago)
Whole buncha Reggae comps to thread
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:01 (eleven years ago)
Yes, I forgot to mention Strut. Those three labels have done more to expand my knowledge of music than pretty much anything else.
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:10 (eleven years ago)
Yeah, I could mention a shedload of reggae - the Dynamite! series and Tighten Up! especially.
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:19 (eleven years ago)
pay it all back volumes 1 - 6 : on-u sound series of exclusive mixes etc
headz - mo'wax : defined a genre.
talcum soul volumes 1 - 6 : just wall to wall brilliance for when in the need for a northern soul kick.
channel one/two/three/four : output recordings.
in flight entertainment/further in flight entertainment : brilliant lounge/easy comps put together by the kaminsky experience (part of the blow up! crew)
book a trip/my mind goes high/a whole lot of rainbows : excellent compilations of 60s psych, soft pop. go well with the nuggets classic.
― mark e, Monday, 11 November 2013 12:33 (eleven years ago)
Ones from my youth:
Now 17, 18 (first records I ever owned. we dug out Now 18 the other night and had a good singsong)
Rave Generation 2 (played the shit out of this when I was 14 - lots of pop/rave stuff SL2, Adamski etc)
Rap Attack! (it had Cypress Hill and stuff on it)
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:36 (eleven years ago)
Now 17 and 18 are pretty faultless, bar Bombalerina.
Now 48 is fucking horrific.
Is it just age making me say that?
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:42 (eleven years ago)
Would not in a million years claim that these are objectively the best ones ever, but these were some of the ones that were really crucial in introducing me to whole new worlds of stuff in my major years of music discovery (in approximately the order that I heard them):
The Wailing Ultimate (Homestead, 1987) - Big Black, Live Skull, Squirrel Bait, DinosaurThe Blasting Concept (SST, 1983) - Husker Du, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Black FlagA Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse (Giorno Poetry Systems, 1985) - Sonic Youth, Cabaret Voltaire, Coil, Diamanda Galas, Michael GiraFlex Your Head (Dischord, 1982) - Minor Threat, Teen Idles, Iron Cross etcI'm In Love With These Times (Flying Nun, 1990) - The Chills, Tall Dwarfs, Snapper, Straightjacket FitsDead Tech: No Wave From Japan (Dossier, 1986) - Ruins, High Rise, Boredoms, KK NullMaking Losers Happy (Xpressway, 1992) - The Dead C., Alastair Galbraith, Peter JefferiesAmbient 4: Isolationism (Virgin, 1994) - Aphex, Seefeel, Main, Thomas Köner, Paul SchützeDrum & Bass Selection 2 (Breakdown, 1994) - DJ Hype, Ray Keith, Roni SizeMonsters, Robots & Bug Men (Virgin, 1996) - Bardo Pond, Flying Saucer Attack, Labradford, Stars of the Lid
Lots of other important ones like C86, No New York, Artificial Intelligence, Lonely Is An Eyesore etc I kind of picked up after I knew a lot of stuff on them anyway so they were never quite as important to me.
Ones I've enjoyed the most in recent years have been some of the awesome Analog Africa sets.
― gotta lol geir (NickB), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:14 (eleven years ago)
Greensleeves Records comps used to be great, also they did fantastic single riddim comps, not sure if those still happen or what the quality is like lately
― . (Noodle Vague), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:21 (eleven years ago)
http://www.stonesthrow.com/uploads/images/product/detail/love-s-a-real-thing.jpg
great comp, my introduction to african music. funky, groovy, soulful, i have a feeling youre probably familiar with it already.
― subaltern 8 (Michael B), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:30 (eleven years ago)
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/497/MI0000497830.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― Number None, Monday, 11 November 2013 13:36 (eleven years ago)
These two have probably meant the most to me:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Grand-12-Inches/release/183186
Ben Liebrand's "Grand 12-Inches" series in general is probably my favourite comp series of this millennium, even though licensing issues have precluded him from including some essential 12" mixes (like anything by Prince) on them, dude has done fans of disco and dance music a tremendous service by compiling both well known tunes, as well as acquiring the master tapes for many lesser known 12 mixes, many of which had never been released in digital format before. So do you don't have to pay high prices for some 12" disco singles anymore just to get that extended mix, they're all there.
― Tuomas, Monday, 11 November 2013 14:03 (eleven years ago)
I have a compilation problem, as in I love them and find too many to be essential. Some not mentioned yet that I can't live without:
Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey from the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta (Atlantic, 1961) - Alan Lomax field recordings from 1959Tropicalia ou Panis et Circensis (Phillips, 1968) - the manifesto of the tropicalista movementThe Indestructible Beat of Soweto (Earthworks, 1985)The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 (Atlantic, 1991)Hitsville U.S.A: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 (Motown, 1992)The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1968-1971 (Atlantic, 1993)Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Mango, 1993)Bei Uns Um die Gedaechtniskirche Rum...: Berlin Cabaret (Akademie der Künste, 1996) - 2 CDs of the original recordings from the Weimar eraNigeria 70 (Strut, 2002) - an excellent introduction to Fela and beyondThe American Song-Poem Anthology: Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood And Brush (Bar/None, 2003)Goodbye Babylon (Dust-to-Digital, 2003) - Gospel history from 1902-1960What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967-1977 (Rhino, 2006)African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s (Analog Africa, 2008) The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria (Soundway, 2010) The Fame Studios Story 1961-73 (Kent Records, 2011) - the first home of the Muscle Shoals soundTime to Go: The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86 (Flying Nun, 2012) - an excellent introduction to the New Zealand jangle
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 11 November 2013 14:16 (eleven years ago)
What makes a good compilation? Just awesome curation? Is timing a big factor?
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 11 November 2013 14:18 (eleven years ago)
I think curation is key, but timing matters too. The Anthology of American Folk is a great collection, but it came along at a time when that world had all but disappeared. It was a signpost and gateway. The Indestructible Beat of Soweto is marvelous, but coming on the heals of Graceland it received more (and more needed) attention than it would have otherwise.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 11 November 2013 14:23 (eleven years ago)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lFdswzCiBG0/Sl1FIPM2XVI/AAAAAAAAB48/gDv8SVK9u6Y/s1600-h/EGOTRIP.jpeg
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 11 November 2013 14:47 (eleven years ago)
Ego Trip's The Big Payback
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 11 November 2013 15:10 (eleven years ago)
As a huge fan of well-curated compilations (which I sometimes worry about disappearing in this modern era), I always look for genre/scene-based collections, though label comps are also quite valuable. For me, it's definitely the curation that's key, the idea that someone who really knows and loves this stuff has put great thought into how to best represent the cream of the crop and broad variety at the same time. Sometimes these serve as the end-all-be-all for what they represent, sometimes it's just a launching point. Therefore:
50s rockabilly:Loud, Fast & Out Of Control boxRockin' Bones box
60s garage/psych:Nuggets boxNuggets II box
70s krautrock:Deutsch Elektronic Musik vol. I & II on Soul Jazz
70s punk & new wave:Rhino's DIY series (9 volumes) covers the NY, LA, London and Boston scenes.You could also go for the "No Thanks" box or "1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave" box, I prefer the variety of the latter.
80s postpunk:This is tough for me as it's my favorite musical period and genre, so I've got tons of favorites. At the top level, the "Left Of The Dial" box is solid. Cherry Red's 8CD "I'll Give You My Heart" box is crazy good and varied or you could just pick up "Pillows And Prayers" or "Ambition"LTM has a cool series called "Auteur Labels" (8 volumes or so)From Brussels With LoveThe Fruit Of The Original SinAthens, GAThe Great Fire Of LondonSome Bizarre AlbumShort Circuit: Live At The Electric CircusUrgh! A Music WarNME C81NME C86Lonely Is An Eyesore (4AD)Fast ProductAvon CallingWanna Buy A BridgeRough Trade has some cool comps (25th Anniversary, Post Punk 01)
New Zealand indie:TuataraTally Ho - Flying Nun's Greatest BitsFlying Nun 25th Anniversary boxPile=Up XpresswayAK79Shrew'd
Australian underground rock:Do The Pop!Can't Stop It vol. I & IITales From The Australian Underground vol. I & IIBorn Out Of Time
80s Hardcore:Faster & Louder vol. 1 & 2
Alt country:Down To The Promised LandFor A Decade Of Sin
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 11 November 2013 15:14 (eleven years ago)
That Flying Nun comp of NZ 60s stuff is great. Wild Things?
― Trip Maker, Monday, 11 November 2013 15:16 (eleven years ago)
and No. 8 Wire
― Trip Maker, Monday, 11 November 2013 15:19 (eleven years ago)
the "songs the cramps taught us" comps are great fun. a big fan of the rough trade rock n' roll comp too.
― subaltern 8 (Michael B), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago)
The SF and LA Nuggets comps are among my favorites.
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago)
for me a good comp is one that directs me into a whole new world to discover ..
makes me investigate further artists i have limited knowledge of.
hence my list includes ones which have totally directed my listening patterns for years
(especially nuggets, pay it all back, tighten up, talcum soul)
― mark e, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago)
lots i agree with here, but honestly that 1981 box done by an ilxor is high on my list
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago)
Wanna Buy A Bridge OTM
other ones that blew my mind:
Devastate To Liberate (1st place I heard Nurse With Wound, Legendary Pink Dots, Current 93, P16.D4, Hafler Trio, etc etc etc)Dry Lungs (Neo Zelanda, HNAS, Jarboe, Esplendor Geometrico)Ohrenschrauben * Ohrensausen LPs on DOM (more industrial goodness)Rising From The Red Sands cassette series (now being reissued on LP)Killed By Death #1Bloodstains Across California
girl group box and Smithsonian Anthology are also great, obv.
― sleeve, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:34 (eleven years ago)
What makes a good compilation?agree w/ all of the above criteria, but it should also be listenable (as in, well-sequenced, not overly repetitive, etc). There are some comps I hear that are filled with good material, but have something missing in that regard.and yeah, that 1981 comp is maybe the best comp I own.
― tylerw, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago)
I have had the hardest time finding the right girl groups box. Sleeve, what is the exact name of it? thanks!
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago)
mike mcgonigal gospel comps on tompkins square should be mentioned, those really have blown my mind.
true dat
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago)
that new age compilation "I am the center" light in the attic just released is incredible
ooh yeah, i need to get that.
― tylerw, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago)
Iago the girl group box I refer to was pictured upthread, it is called "One Kiss Can Lead To Another" and was released by Rhino (and is great)
― sleeve, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago)
Numero Group to thread, too.My favorite is Personal Space.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 11 November 2013 16:39 (eleven years ago)
Speed Limit 140+ BPM vols 1-3Def Jam 10 Year AnniversaryRave On!Kaos Theory 2Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box
― smoking, drinking, cracking and showing the MIDDLE FINGER (DJP), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago)
A History of our World, Part 1Cold Krush CutsXL Recordings: The Third Chaptershit, what is the name of the 3 disc Tresor comp I just bought
― smoking, drinking, cracking and showing the MIDDLE FINGER (DJP), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:50 (eleven years ago)
xp Personal Space is fantastic!
Shaolin SoulOcean of SoundDisco not DiscoRough Trade Post Punk vol. 1Jbo Junior Boys Own a Perspective 1988-1998New York Noise vols 1 & 2
There are so many of these, and such a great way to discover new music!
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:51 (eleven years ago)
life is a problem and the numero group local customs stuff is great too
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago)
and yeah that rhino girl groups comp is essential
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago)
Haven't seen Sub Pop 200 here, but it shouldn't be forgotten.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago)
in that same realm, teriyaki asthma
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago)
I love the tompkins square box 'work hard play hard pray hard' which also has a really incredible story behind it (cache of old timey 78s discovered just hours before they were going to the dump)
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago)
Toop is a great compiler. Ocean of Sound comps brilliant (tho' they almost define a certain kind of 90s Wire-reading taste - they make me feel nostalgic now) - & ilx turned me on to sugar & poison:David Toop - Sugar and Poison Soul Ballads CD
really like The Trip by Bob Stanley (& other of his/St Etienne's other comps):if there's a better compiler than Bob Stanley out there, I'd sure like to know...
― woof, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:04 (eleven years ago)
Iago the girl group box I refer to was pictured upthread, it is called "One Kiss Can Lead To Another" and was released by Rhino (and is great)― sleeve, Monday, November 11, 2013 11:38 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― sleeve, Monday, November 11, 2013 11:38 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Thanks, sleeve
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:13 (eleven years ago)
80s indiepop comps:CD86Rough Trade: IndiepopScared To Get Happy box
Random comps that I dig:Stay Awake (Disney tribute)Rogue's Gallery vol. 1 & 2 (sea shanties!)Whore - A Tribute To Wire (one of the few artist tributes worth a damn)No Alternative
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:28 (eleven years ago)
Forgot to mention this one, it was a very formative experience to me when I bought it in 1994:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Trance-Europe-Express-3/master/17380
It introduced me to several artists that I still love and listen to today: Air Liquide, Mouse on Mars, Biosphere, Alter Ego, Banco de Gaia... Hard to imagine all these artists, as well as µ-ziq, Richard D. James, William Orbit, Juan Atkins, Ultramarine, The Grid etc, appearing on the same compilation today, let alone one a trance comp, but things were different back then.
― Tuomas, Monday, 11 November 2013 18:23 (eleven years ago)
also too
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago)
jazz satellites vol 1
― you can get fuckstab anywhere in london (wins), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 15:58 (eleven years ago)
Superb Thread Nick
Sound Of Wonder (Finders Keepers)An anthology of noise & electronic music #1-7 (Sub Rosa)Nigeria Rock Special (Soundway)Funky 16 corners (Stones Throw)California (RRR)
― maarten, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 22:18 (eleven years ago)
Mondostereo 1988 was a big one for me. My first intro to Mudhoney, Jad Fair/ Daniel Johnston, Beat Happening, Lazy Cowgirls, Halo of Flies etc.
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 02:29 (eleven years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Punk-O-Rama_3.jpg
― ian, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 02:37 (eleven years ago)
http://www.allenlowe.com//alpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/devilintune-comp.jpgthese are pretty amazing
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 02:42 (eleven years ago)
http://www.popsike.eu/pix/20101123/250731286093.jpghttp://i.ebayimg.com/t/TEXAS-FAREWELL-TEXAS-FIDDLERS-1922-1930-COUNTRY-517-LP-RED-HEADED-FIDDLERS-VG-/00/s/Njk5WDc1NQ%3D%3D/z/aoIAAOxyDLZR9tN8/%24T2eC16F%2C%21y8E9s2fjE%29IBR9tN8bLow%7E%7E60_35.JPGhttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514hZOAFsuL.jpg
― ian, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 03:01 (eleven years ago)
so so def bass all-stars vol 2 is seriously one of my favorite albums
― dyl, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 03:03 (eleven years ago)
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/NWAposseLARGE4.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 03:14 (eleven years ago)
Ace cover.
― millmeister, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 10:19 (eleven years ago)
Some amazing stuff coming out on here. Can't believe we've not done this before.
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 10:26 (eleven years ago)
http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mfaFq9JB7XSe1z2NSawiUIw.jpg
― Tim F, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 12:16 (eleven years ago)
All sadly out of print.http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0002/480/MI0002480287.jpg?partner=allrovi.comhttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71%2Baj82EZ4L._SY300_.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413T2YZDM1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― Jazzbo, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 12:20 (eleven years ago)
Posted earlier, hadn't read closely enough--multi-artist, okay. For doo-wop, these two:
http://www.shugarecords.com/images/products/thumb/1b4ce305-51bd-432f-9538-e57b314dbf17-0.jpg
http://rymimg.com/lk/f/l/99d8fd34921246ff662ced63b0487c75/2474115.jpg
You get Alan Freed, too, introducing the songs (but not talking over them, happily). I believe these were done towards the end of his career, when the IRS was hounding him. So he sounds a little defeated, and that fits the music.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 13:22 (eleven years ago)
how was A Splash of Colour? I haven't heard it in 20+ years and I thought other versions of some of the material on it were superior but it seems to have been more popular than I was thinking it was from what other people have said recently.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago)
Seize the Beat (Dance Ze Dance)First Stax box (I assume the other 2 rule too, but I have gotten TONS of enjoyment from this)The Cosimo Matassa Story (Proper Box)
― parTy friendly (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago)
Perhaps one of the most 'important" compilation albums to my personal growth would the the Pump Up the Volume OST.There were more songs in the movie that I loved than were on the cassette, but it still meant a lot to me.Talk Hard!
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago)
next on my list :
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1460251_10152007563774802_888730662_n.jpg
― mark e, Thursday, 14 November 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago)
http://rootsofreggae.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/jimmy-cliff_the-harder-they-come.jpgStill great, after all these years.
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago)
there have been so many great comps in my life, but this one comes to mind first:
Jazz Fusion vol 1http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/139/MI0000139080.jpg%3Fpartner%3Dallrovi.com
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:13 (eleven years ago)
oh hell yeah (xp)
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago)
OK I got a chance to refresh my memory...
Bruitiste 2LP on RRR - beautiful industrial statementBurning Ambitions - staggering early punk overviewDANCE CRAZE, holy hell how has this not been mentioned, live 2nd-wave ska, so greattons of Mississippi and Sublime Frequencies stuffthe Smithsonian box set I really like is "Singers and Soloists of the Swing Bands", 6 LPs of classics. their "Collection of Classic Jazz" is a great introduction as well.
― sleeve, Friday, 15 November 2013 01:45 (eleven years ago)
Burning Ambitions - staggering early punk overview
otm, was trying to remember the title yesterday
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 15 November 2013 02:04 (eleven years ago)
I always wondered about the song "Cherry Red Compilation" by the Rock*a*Teens, if they were referring to Burning Ambitions or Pillows and Prayers.
The CD/VHS "Tyranny of the Beat" from The Grey Area of Mute (Mute's industrial/post-punk reissue stuff) was a big thing for me. Again, not something where I'd say all the tracks are killer, but watershed for me.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 November 2013 02:11 (eleven years ago)
for that matter, mutant pop! another favorite:
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-1126855-1194197787.jpeg
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 15 November 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago)
umm...
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/mutantpopcover_zpsc56b3eba.jpg
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 15 November 2013 02:20 (eleven years ago)
yeah, like that
the harder they come is one of the best albums ever. it's, like, i can't even think of it as a compilation i can't understand any of those songs existing in isolation from each other
― flopson, Friday, 15 November 2013 02:24 (eleven years ago)
Worked on an expanded version of Mutant Pop as a CD reissue for some time, Virgin had put out a CD in the 90s called Rigour, Discipline and Disgust that never came out in america.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 November 2013 02:27 (eleven years ago)
Please post the tracklisting, Dan! I loved your expanded "Wanna Buy A Bridge" which I compiled earlier this year.
I've got that "Rigour, Discipline" CD, it was tough to find!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 15 November 2013 02:35 (eleven years ago)
yeah, dan, i'd also be interested. rigour, discipline & disgust looks pretty great (if a bit less "fast").
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Friday, 15 November 2013 02:43 (eleven years ago)
Fast Product OTM
― sleeve, Friday, 15 November 2013 03:02 (eleven years ago)
Glad to know my Wanna Buy a Bridge expanded edition has had a life outside of my scrapped plans!
Initially we were planning on just putting out Rigour, Discipline and Disgust as it was, but in the US on CD.
But we were having a hassle licensing the Human League Dignity of Labour EP, which was owned by EMI by that point. I pushed to leave it off by Bob Last really wanted it included. But I played with a bunch of different ideas. 1 was to take off the Fire Engines (which was technically Pop Aural and we had just reissued) and replace it with the Dead Kennedys, which came out on Fast in the UK. Other versions swapped out the better known stuff for lesser known Pop Aural releases for a RDD part two, featuring Flowers two singles (amazing), Boots for Dancing, Drinking Electricity, Restricted Code, Marching Girls, Jo Callis and Fire Engines.
Or an LP version that would match RDD but remove Dignity of Labour and Fire Engines and tack on the Flowers song from Criminal Waste.
There was discussion of Earcom material as well, but those deals were even messier based on how they had been licensed in the first place. That would still be cool. An Earcom box-set.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 November 2013 15:38 (eleven years ago)
"Music & Rhythm" - The first WOMAD release, a 1982 2-LP world music comp which I bought for the ringers (unreleased Peter Gabriel, Jon Hassell and Pete Townshend tracks) and got introduced to Burundi drummers, Mighty Sparrow, Holger Czukay, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and much more.
x2
― did click through tho on the money (Eazy), Monday, 16 June 2014 15:53 (ten years ago)
^Always wanted to hear that
― brimstead, Monday, 16 June 2014 19:38 (ten years ago)
I have been totally digging the Warner/Reprise Songbooks compilations lately-one of the better time capsules of an era that is largely a blind spot for me. http://www.dustbury.com/music/wblist.html
― campreverb, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 14:24 (ten years ago)
I know Cherry Red likes to compile and recompile the same material, but this look pretty damn expansive and I'm surprised by the breadth of their licensing efforts on this one:
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/revolt-into-style-1979-3cd-box-set/
1979: Revolt Into Style
DISC ONE:1 Bill Nelson’s Red Noise – Revolt Into Style2 Eddie And The Hot Rods – Media Messiahs3 Andy Arthurs – I Feel Flat4 Magazine – Rhythm Of Cruelty (single version)5 The Cannibals – You Can’t6 John Cooper Clarke – ¡Gimmix! Play Loud7 Dead Fingers Talk – The Boyfriend8 The Only Ones – You Got To Pay9 Glaxo Babies – Who Killed Bruce Lee?10 Sham 69 – Questions And Answers (single version)11 Fingerprintz – Night Nurse12 Siouxsie And The Banshees – The Staircase (Mystery)13 The Squares – Stop Being A Boy14 The Fall – Rebellious Jukebox15 Alternative TV – Graves Of Deluxe Green16 Patrik Fitzgerald – All Sewn Up17 Tubeway Army – Me, I Disconnect From You18 The Outsiders – White Debt19 The Members – Soho-A-Go-Go20 Three Party Split – Dubious Parentage21 X-Ray Spex – Highly Inflammable22 Jonnie And The Lubes – I Got Rabies23 Toyah – Victims Of The Riddle (Part 1)24 Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Sink My Boats
DISC TWO:1 Squeeze – Up The Junction2 The Clash – Groovy Times3 The Records – Girls That Don’t Exist4 The Skids – Masquerade5 Clive Langer And The Boxes – The Whole World6 Echo And The Bunnymen – Read It In Books7 The Faders – Library Book8 Gang Of Four – At Home He’s A Tourist9 Joy Division – Disorder10 The Numbers – Alternative Suicide11 The Jags – Back Of My Hand12 The Teardrop Explodes – Bouncing Babies (Zoo version)13 The Cravats – Burning Bridges14 Adam And The Ants – Whip In My Valise15 Fashion – Citinite16 The Undertones – Here Comes The Summer17 Cult Figures – Zip Nolan (extended mix)18 Pretenders – Kid19 The Quads – There Must Be Thousands20 The Jam – When You’re Young21 The Cheetahs – Radio-Active22 The Ruts – Something That I Said23 The Teenbeats – I Can’t Control Myself24 The Stranglers – Don’t Bring Harry25 The Barracudas – I Want My Woody Back
DISC THREE:1 XTC – Making Plans For Nigel2 The Revillos – Where’s The Boy For Me?3 The Monochrome Set – The Monochrome Set (single version)4 Passage – Taking My Time5 Swell Maps – Real Shocks6 The Zipps – Friends7 Disco Zombies – Disco Zombies8 The Pack – Number 129 The Human League – Empire State Human10 The Wall – Kiss The Mirror11 The Mekons – Work All Week12 999 – Found Out Too Late13 The Outcasts – Self Conscious Over You14 Public Image Ltd – Memories (single version)15 The Monks – Johnny B Rotten16 The Freshies – Children Of The World17 The Vapors – Prisoners18 Madness – Bed And Breakfast Man19 Secret Affair – Glory Boys20 Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Dance Stance (demo)21 The Regents – 7 Teen22 The Lurkers – New Guitar In Town23 The Boys – Kamikaze24 The Carpettes – Easy Way Out25 Scritti Politti – Messthetics26 Spizzenergi – Where’s Captain Kirk?27 Notsensibles – I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 15:51 (three years ago)
Anything that brings a little attention to Bill Nelson’s Red Noise is worthwhile.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:01 (three years ago)
Lars Ulrich gets a ton of abuse but he helped curate the perfect NWOBHM compilation as far as I am concerned.
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Disc One
"It's Electric" - Diamond Head"Eye of the Storm" - Sweet Savage"Motorcycle Man" - Saxon"Cheetah" - White Spirit"Don't Need Your Money" - Raven"White Lightning" - Paralex"Getcha Rocks Off" - Def Leppard"Set the Stage Alight" - Weapon"Vice Versa" - Samson"Fight with the Devil" - Hollow Ground"Demolition Boys" - Girlschool"Leaving Nadir" - Witchfynde
Disc Two
"Sanctuary" - Iron Maiden"Back Street Woman" - Jaguar"Killers" - Tygers of Pan Tang"I'm No Fool" - Gaskin"Sledgehammer" - Sledgehammer"Angel Dust" - Venom"Extermination Day" - Angel Witch"One of These Days" - Trespass"Death or Glory" - Holocaust"If I Were King" - Vardis"Blitzkrieg" - Blitzkrieg"Helpless" - Diamond Head"Ambitions" - Dragster"Treason" - A II Z"Witchfinder General" - Witchfinder General"Red Lights" - Black Axe"S.S. Giro" - Fist"Captured City" - Praying Mantis
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:01 (three years ago)
I’ve lost track of cherry red compilations but will give that one extra points for the incredible and under appreciated Clive Langer track.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 19:46 (three years ago)
Without getting too hung up on the 'best ever' clause, the 'Sound of Siam' one on Soundway is really excellent.
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:24 (three years ago)
KTEL Rock 80 is the first comp I ever owned:Gary Numan– CarsThe Pretenders– Brass In PocketSniff 'N' The Tears– Driver's SeatNick Lowe– Cruel To Be KindJoe Jackson– Is She Really Going Out With Him?Pat Benatar– HeartbreakerBlondie– Call MeRamones– Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?The Knack - My SharonaCheap Trick– I Want You To Want MeIan Gomm– Hold OnBlondie– One Way Or AnotherM - Pop Muzik
― Charlamaigne, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 04:38 (three years ago)
'Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa' - THIS COMP OMG!
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 12:10 (three years ago)
Lars NWOBHM comp is pretty solid but clearly Spider slipped his mind for inclusion.
― tanz der lammy (Matt #2), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 12:28 (three years ago)
Various – Pomegranates - Persian Pop, Funk, Folk And Psych Of The 60s And 70s
the compilation to out compile everything else. proper dance music, all banger no filler.
― toxic psycho "gifted child" asshole (RobbiePires), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 13:40 (three years ago)
when the first tune on it is this you know you'll be grooving like you've injected 3 bottles of 70% raki and eaten 5 grams of hash. take off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2UxJ9LtsTs
― toxic psycho "gifted child" asshole (RobbiePires), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 13:45 (three years ago)
oh good call yeah that comp is sick
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 13:49 (three years ago)
I’ve got a candidate, lemme see if I can find a streaming link.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 14:39 (three years ago)
You’d have to buy a copy but this is one of my all time favorites
https://www.discogs.com/release/43746-Various-Chronologi-12k-Year-1-Year-4
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 14:41 (three years ago)
Classic Funk Mastercuts Volume 1... was a great gateway record for me back when I first heard it.
Creative Source – Who Is He And What Is He To YouFatback Band – Wicki-WackyThe JB's – Gimme Some MoreThe O'Jays – For The Love Of MoneyOhio Players – FireCurtis Mayfield – PushermanFred Wesley & The JB's – Blow Your HeadMandrill – FencewalkAverage White Band – Pick Up The PiecesThe Blackbyrds – Rock Creek ParkKool & The Gang – N.T. Pts 1 & 2James Brown - Stone To The Bone
― Kim Kimberly, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 15:38 (three years ago)