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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Don't Sing - Swoon | |||
| 2. Cue Fanfare - Swoon | |||
| 3. Green Isaac - Swoon | |||
| 4. Here On The Eerie - Swoon | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The King Of Rock 'N' Roll - From Langley Park To Memphis | |||
| 2. Cars And Girls - From Langley Park To Memphis | |||
| 3. I Remember That - From Langley Park To Memphis | |||
| 4. Enchanted - From Langley Park To Memphis | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The World Awake - Protest Songs | |||
| 2. Life Of Surprises - Protest Songs | |||
| 3. Horsechimes - Protest Songs | |||
| 4. Wicked Things - Protest Songs | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Wild Horses - Jordan: The Comeback | |||
| 2. Looking For Atlantis - Jordan: The Comeback | |||
| 3. We Let The Stars Go - Jordan: The Comeback | |||
| 4. Carnival 2000 - Jordan: The Comeback | |||
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| Disc: 5 | |||
| 1. Electric Guitars - Andromeda Heights | |||
| 2. A Prisoner Of The Past - Andromeda Heights | |||
| 3. The Mystery Of Love - Andromeda Heights | |||
| 4. Life's A Miracle - Andromeda Heights | |||
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Product Description
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This is a five classic albums CD box set with the original artworked 'mini LP' CD wallets in deluxe packaging. It contains the albums Swoon, From Langley Park To Memphis, Protest Songs, Jordan: The Comeback and Andromeda Heights.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Simon Green
Format:Audio CD
Anyone reading the two reviews previously posted readers might be forgiven for not realisng that they could get hold of five albums by one of the best songwriters this country has produced at a bargain price. The series of "Original Classic Albums" is clearly not an attempt to put all the best selling albums by each artist together but to provide a range of music by each, mixing a little rough with the smooth (or the less familiar with the familiar).
Those who are fans of the mighty Prefab Sprout will probably have all these albums anyway and are fully aware of the genius of Paddy McAloon. For those who may have only heard the odd single etc and would like to explore further this is a good way to very cheaply obtain five excellent albums of well constructed songs full of clever lyrics, sumptuous melodies and lush, but not overdone, arrangements. You can argue about which albums should have been included - the only proper collection would have them all of course - but for a budget introduction to some of the best music made this cannot be faulted. Only a complete Scrooge would carp about this collection. Never mind that it's not perfect, it's not meant to be! Forget the packaging, listen to the music.
Those who are fans of the mighty Prefab Sprout will probably have all these albums anyway and are fully aware of the genius of Paddy McAloon. For those who may have only heard the odd single etc and would like to explore further this is a good way to very cheaply obtain five excellent albums of well constructed songs full of clever lyrics, sumptuous melodies and lush, but not overdone, arrangements. You can argue about which albums should have been included - the only proper collection would have them all of course - but for a budget introduction to some of the best music made this cannot be faulted. Only a complete Scrooge would carp about this collection. Never mind that it's not perfect, it's not meant to be! Forget the packaging, listen to the music.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By thomas12321
Format:Audio CD
... but why leave out the best of them all ("Steve McQueen") and butcher the next best ("Jordan - the Comeback")?
Re Jordan: 4-5 songs have been left out. Admittedly it's a long album but on the original release it easily fitted a single CD. The rest of the songs have been reshuffled. Considering that this is one of the most carefully sequenced records ever, I can't think Paddy McAloon is especially happy about this.
4-5 stars for content, 1 star for format/packaging.
Re Jordan: 4-5 songs have been left out. Admittedly it's a long album but on the original release it easily fitted a single CD. The rest of the songs have been reshuffled. Considering that this is one of the most carefully sequenced records ever, I can't think Paddy McAloon is especially happy about this.
4-5 stars for content, 1 star for format/packaging.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. Rolph
Format:Audio CD
If you already have these albums then this isn't the purchase for you. However, if your CD collection is void of any Prefab Sprout then this is an excellent buy. My only criticism is that it doesn't include the album 'Steve McQueen' which I had to purchase seperately.
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Not the original album
I bought this mainly for the Jordan album, and it has rearranged the track listing and missed off songs from the original. Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. FARRINGTON-DARBY
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A curious marketing strategy
The other review here mentions that the classic album, "Steve McQueen" is omitted from this set. That seems to be their MO for this series, and it is INCREDIBLY ANNOYING AND... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by Kevin Dutcher
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Milking the Sprouts
In time for the proposed release of Prefab Sprout's NEW album "Let's Change the World With Music - The Blueprint" this summer, here comes a boxed set with the "classic albums" from... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2009 by Rivermoving
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