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Gold : The Best of Spandau Ballet

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The first time that most Londoners heard the words Spandau Ballet was on the London Weekend Television arts programme Twentieth Century Box, in May 1980. Presented by Danny Baker, Twentieth Century Box was the place you went to for your youth culture fix.

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Audio CD (7 May 2009)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Chrysalis
ASIN: B00004UFTT
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,206 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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3. Only When You Leave 4:48 �0.89

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14. Highly Strung 4:11 �0.89

15. Fight For Ourselves 4:24 �0.89

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In the days when boy bands played their own instruments, Spandau Ballet--a bunch of pretty boys from north London with kilts, shoulder pads, bad 1980s hair, eyeliner and unmistakable good looks--caused quite a stir and soon had both major record labels and teenage girls monitoring their every move. Major-league players among the New Romantic movement, the five piece lived the high life and churned out hit after hit between 1980 and 1986. This compilation features pretty much all of their offerings ("Gold", "True", "Lifeline", "Highly Strung")--some more memorable than others. Gold's sleeve notes boldly proclaim "...this is where it all began. Club culture, endless nocturnal adventures, white boys high on soul and funk-making electric dance music which moves the city." It's hard to imagine music like this doing that now--on the cover they look like a bunch of old guys in polo necks--but it was the 80s. --Ronita Dutta

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant all the great songs on one cd, 5 Nov 2000

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bought the cd today been listening to it ever since its got all the old favourites .including Gold i dont need the pressure through the barricades close your eyes and your back in the 80/s a must for all spandau fans

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5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the 80's, 15 Nov 2011

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This album/cd is worth every penny. It brings back all my favourite Spandau Ballet tunes. I would recommend to anybody who grew up through the 80's.

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3.0 out of 5 stars They bought a ticket to the world, they've come back again, 9 Oct 2000

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So true, funny how it seems that it is actually 17 years since Britain fell in love with that mushy ballad and sent it to the top of the charts. Of course, that isn't the only decent song on here. Hadley, Kemp and co recorded Gold which sounds like a golden oldie after all these years, and as for Through the Barricades, well no imitations will do. They weren't the new Beatles, in fact they weren't even close, we'd have to wait until Oasis came along for that, but the Spandaus were okay, and you're not going to find a better SP CD than this.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gold
It's what it says on the tin - Gold. All the best from a great 80's group.

Published 18 months ago by Steve Bevers

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Gold
All the hits and more on a well listenable CD. What you realise listening to the tunes again, is that they have an enduring intrinsic quality and were so much more that just pop... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Mr. Paul Hollyer

3.0 out of 5 stars Only for Fans
Not one the best bands that emerged out of the eighties, not even in the top 100, however, if your a Sapandu Ballet fan, this album is the greatest thing happening. Read more

Published on 7 July 2008 by Peter S

2.0 out of 5 stars Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Spandau Ballet "Gold" sums up for me everything that was wrong from the greatest musical decade, the 80's. Read more

Published on 7 Jun 2008 by Coincidence Vs Fate

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gold Comes True
Spandau Ballet were the best Band in early 80's with Duran Duran

and Adam Ant,Tony Hadley and the Kemps having taken the UK Top 10 in the early years by Storm,they Could... Read more

Published on 17 Mar 2006 by Abdu Kay

3.0 out of 5 stars From New Romantic Inovators to... something else
Like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet recorded an inovative New Wave debut album, which successfuly blended guitars and synths in a manor which made Ultravox a household name and has... Read more

Published on 25 Aug 2002 by rowland17

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally fantastic! A brilliant list of amazing tracks.
This CD contains the best tracks that Spandau Ballet recorded.It starts with one of the most well known tracks "Gold", and finished with what i would call,the best track... Read more

Published on 7 Sep 2001 by spudywudy@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic album from my most favuorate band in the world.
this was an album I had to go out and get straight away as I am a big spandau fan. it has all the classic hits such as true,gold,only when you leave,highly strung, and of course... Read more

Published on 22 July 2001 by steven@saldridge.fsworld.co.uk

3.0 out of 5 stars The same old Greatest Hits being churned out again!
Obviously I can't fault the songs on this album coz they've chosen their best but..... if you do a Search for Spandau albums you'll see at least two other collections of Greatest... Read more

Published on 27 Nov 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars A few classic 'eighties songs on here.
The majestically named Spandau Ballet recorded principally heavily synthesiser based early 'eighties New Romantic pop which on reflection is not particularly good. Read more

Published on 21 Sep 2000

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