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| 1. Fear Of The World |
| 2. Be Near Me |
| 3. Ocean Blue |
| 4. 15 Storey Halo |
| 5. A To Z |
| 6. How To Be A Millionaire |
| 7. Tower Of London |
| 8. So Hip It Hurts |
| 9. Between You And Me |
| 10. How To Be A Trillionaire (Harajuku Mix) (Fry-White) (Bonus Track) |
| 11. What's Your Destination? (Bonus Track) |
| 12. Vanity Kills (US Remix) (Bonus Track) |
| 13. Vanity Kills (Abigail's Party mix) (Bonus Track) |
| 14. Ocean Blue (Single Mix) (Bonus Track) |
| 15. Judy's Jewels (Bonus Track) |
| 16. Fear Of The World (In Cinemascope) (Bonus Track) |
| 17. Tower Of London (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) |
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ABC's neglected pop-classic from 1984...,
By Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK) - See all my reviews (No. 1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: How To Be A Zillionaire (Audio CD)
There is little doubt that ABC's Trevor Horn-assisted debut 'The Lexicon of Love' was a masterpiece - following that came the rockier 'Beautystab' (1983) which was both a commercial and critical flop. Personally I think 'Beautystab' belongs to one of those underrated albums of the early to mid 80s ('North of a Miracle', 'Perhaps', 'Our Favourite Shop', 'Land', 'A Secret Wish') and it has more going for it than the last two Gang of Four albums. But look beyond 'Lexicon...' and to ABC's third LP 'How to Be a Zillionaire'and you'll find another classic pop album that has dated surprisingly well. This is the definitive reissue, coming with the best sound thus far and a host of additional tracks/remixes - all screaming good value at this budget price. The Fry/White nucleas developed a post-modern notion of a cartoon band, pre-empting Dee-Lite and Gorillaz and in this form created a great pop collection. The original nine-track album is great stuff, the three singles released are all pop chestnuts of the shiniest order: 'Be Near Me' gorgeous pop as lush as anything on 'Lexicon', 'Ocean Blue' another classic which seems odd not to have been a hit, and 'How to Be a Millionaire'- which uses the kind of sampling common to Eno/Byrne over an electro-pop song which declares "I've seen the future - I can't afford it!" - so 'How to Be...' could be seen as a succesor to Heaven 17's 'Penthouse & Pavement' - tapping into the free market zeitgeist amid the reign of Thatcher and her yuppie drones... The bonus tracks extend this collection and it's clear that a lot of dance music owes a debt to this set - I detect pangs of The Avalanches, Milo, Daft Punk, Electroclash, Groovejet, The Go Team, Richard X, late Mantronix ('Got to Have Your Love'), S'Express, Zoot Woman/Les Rhythmes Digitales and Madonna (...then again I might just be saying that to get you to buy it?). 'How to Be...' was the actual peak of ABC's career, 'Alphabet City' was a smooth Chic-inflected pop collection that was hit and miss, while 'Up' sounded irrelevant. One to rediscover I feel!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ABC's finest hour.,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Be a Zillionaire: Remastered (Audio CD)
Don't be fooled by it's cartoony look, this is ABC at their most grown-up. A dazzling dance album from the decade of decadence; from a time when vanity was a virtue and greed a way of life. The singles How To Be A Millionaire and Vanity Kills provide witty warnings of the selfishness that prevailed at the time. Romance is supplied in the form of Ocean Blue and the hit single Be Near Me (The Munich Disco Mix of which topped the US Billboard dance chart and is included on this album). 15 Storey Halo should have been released as a single - it's a monster made of thumping drums and brass that slowly dissolve into beautifully orchestrated synth strings. The only thing that mars this masterpiece is the fact it's got the wrong 12" version of Millionaire on it; it should've been the original 12" which is a brain-burstingly brilliant slice of throbbing electro (and my favourite record of all time) - a very minor flaw in a work of genius.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
abc's underrated gem,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Be a Zillionaire: Remastered (Audio CD)
zilloionaire comes between the stark social realism of "beauty stab" and the safe commerce of "alphabet city". it has imagination and ambition in spades and works as a cassandran prophecy and as pure entertainment. for example "be near me" is achingly truthful and "...millionaire" just zings. sure, it doesn't always work, but then again, it is because and not in spite of this that ..."zillionaire" is an essential abc record.
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