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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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This year, I have mainly been listening to...The Human League! Being an old Eighties New Romantic, the League are a band that have always been high in my consciousness, but until this summer I had seen them as being very much in the past. On summer holiday in North Wales, I came across their 2003 double album release of 'The Very Best of the Human League' in a chuck-out box, and it has been a constant on my car stereo ever since. This new collection of 'Original Remixes and Rarities' takes this retro feel a step deeper. It was great to hear again such classic b-sides as 'Hard Times', 'Non-Stop' and 'You Remind Me Of Gold' in particular, and to also have extended versions of some of their greatest singles on disc for the first time.
With the possible exception of the opening track, 'Being Boiled', a classic but a bit out of place to include here, this is a great compilation. There's always a long wait for new Human League albums, but this release will keep the many die-hard fans ticking over in the meantime.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As a Human League die-hard since the age of 12 (and i'll be 40 in 2009)these reviews need balancing up. This release was intended for the die-hard fans ONLY - not the casual fan. Casuals fans won't want "b" sides or anything from an old master tape found in a cupboard from 20 years ago.
I for one was really pleased to see this released - great to finally have "You Remind Me Of Gold" on CD and "Total Panic" which I had on a 3" cd single that got worn out.
Yes...Virgin records COULD have done a better job of the track listing - a lot of stuff left off here (and why wasn't their back catalogue re-released in the UK with these tracks on anyway...like America got. Had to get them on import)
Great artwork though - nice play on the Secrets album - a fantastic Human League release. Having seen them in concert MANY times - The Human League will ALWAYS be my band.
I for one was really pleased to see this released - great to finally have "You Remind Me Of Gold" on CD and "Total Panic" which I had on a 3" cd single that got worn out.
Yes...Virgin records COULD have done a better job of the track listing - a lot of stuff left off here (and why wasn't their back catalogue re-released in the UK with these tracks on anyway...like America got. Had to get them on import)
Great artwork though - nice play on the Secrets album - a fantastic Human League release. Having seen them in concert MANY times - The Human League will ALWAYS be my band.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Although this collection of remixes from Sheffield's synth-pop pioneers is by no means indispensable, it is still a strong set of Human League favourites, most of which are not on any of their previous albums in these forms. 'Being Boiled' is the lighter and poppier original version (I prefer the edgier and more experimental single version); 'Non-Stop' is a bit Euro-Disco and for me the weakest song on the CD; and the full-length version of 'Hard Times' is as fresh as I remember it being, 27 years ago.
Unless you were an avid collector of 12" records in the 1980s (and I obviously wasn't avid enough!) then it's a timely reminder of how important Phil Oakey and co. were to pop music, and good to be able to have all these songs on one CD.
Unless you were an avid collector of 12" records in the 1980s (and I obviously wasn't avid enough!) then it's a timely reminder of how important Phil Oakey and co. were to pop music, and good to be able to have all these songs on one CD.
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'An Odd But Great Beast'
I don't think any group remind me more of the 1980's than The Human League. Whether it is because of groundbreaking singles like 'The Sound Of The Crowd' and 'Don't You Want Me',... Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by Antony May
Mush.
Mush. Don't bother with this one. Get the Love and Dancing instrumental remixes by Martin Rushent, which I rate five stars. Or get the disc with Dare, and Love and Dancing.
Published on 11 Feb 2008 by B. Marshall
Where's The Point?
I must agree in the main with Torch's review. It is difficult to see who this compilation is aimed at. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2006 by Jim
A Tad Disappointing
I was pretty excited when I heard this compilation was coming out, but what did we get? A half-baked cash in from Virgin, but you wouldn't expect anything different would... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2005 by Coincidence Vs Fate
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