- Audio CD (26 July 2004)
- Number of Discs: 4
- Format: Box set
- Label: Columbia
- ASIN: B00009L4VW
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 278,310 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Club Tropicana - Wham | |||
| 2. Ride On Time - Black Box | |||
| 3. Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai | |||
| 4. Cuba - Gibson Brother | |||
| 5. New Sensation - INXS | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard | |||
| 2. Grease Megamix - John Travolta & Olivia Newton John | |||
| 3. (Hit Me) Baby One More Time - Britney Spears | |||
| 4. Summertime - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | |||
| 5. Dizzy - Vic Reeves & The Wonderstuff | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters | |||
| 2. Maneater - Daryl Hall And John Oates | |||
| 3. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins | |||
| 4. When Doves Cry - Prince | |||
| 5. Just An Illusion - Imagination | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Sunday Girl - Blondie | |||
| 2. Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders | |||
| 3. Cool For Cats - Squeeze | |||
| 4. Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins | |||
| 5. Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
It was perhaps inevitable that the School Disco would one day become a themed club night, where grown adults would pay to wear school uniforms, dance to the songs of their youth and recreate "the best days of their lives". In just two years School Disco.Com has become the leading operator of school disco heritage fests within the UK, staging weekly get-togethers in London, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol and Dublin. This collection (of the same name) assembles 40 favourite school disco anthems from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Relive memories of dressing head-to-toe in denim and miming to "This Old House" because you wanted to grow up to be Shaky (who didn't). Remember that ra-ra skirt you used to wear when Toni Basil was the hippest female singer around? However, without a doubt, the best tunes on this collection are the themes from "Grange Hill" and "Jim'll Fix It"--regrettably though, they only last 90 seconds. If only PE lessons had been so short! --John Galilee
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Customer Reviews
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I expected a lot of this 4CD compilation as not only do I own the first one, but I've also been to the event itself in London twice... and it most certainly does not disappoint!!
The first CD (Summer Holiday) is packed full of songs which evoke memories of summer days from years gone by such as the Grease Megamix, Flashdance, Club Tropicana, Copacabana and the unforgettable Y Viva Espana (who could ever forget Sylvia?!)along with classics from artists as diverse The Undertones, Toto and the Nolan Sisters, and little known gems such as Tarzan Boy by Baltimora, and finishing off on CD2 with the John Miles classic "Music".
The second CD (End of Term Party) carries on right where the first left off as well - packed with feel-good party greats such as I'm So Excited, My Life, Manic Monday, A Little Respect, Sunday Girl, Celebration Last Christmas, and in typical schooldisco.com style, treating (if that's the right word!) the listener to the Rupert the Bear theme...!
Anyone who's either been to a school-disco themed event or who just wants a good fun party CD couldn't fail to be impressed by the variety and imagination of this compilation - I don't regret buying it for a second!!!
23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is not just another variation on the "I Love the '80s" style albums that have proliferated recently, but a compilation with a real theme.
Classics such as "Walk Like An Egyptian", "Rocking All Over The World", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Fight For Your Right", "Hey Mickey", "A Town Called Malice" and of course "The Final Countdown" (not all mentioned among the tracks here, some are on the 2nd CD which for some reason is not listed) really do bring back memories not just of a time but of an event, namely the school disco. The inclusion of the two TV themes ("Grange Hill" and "Jim'll Fix It") seem bizarre but definitely bring a smile of recognition every time they come on. Even the one track I didn't know before, "Swords of a Thousand Men" by Ten Pole Tudor, has now become a firm favourite.
My only criticism is the omissions - no "Spirit In The Sky", no "Living On A Prayer", no "Died In Your Arms Tonight", no "Wild Boys", no "Walk This Way"?
Still, I'm sure that if this volume sells well volume 2 will not be far behind...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One look at the TV schedules and programmes such as "I love Last Tuesday week", give the impression that the current favourite pastime is reliving the "good ol' days". And, that's not far wrong - judging by this lively offering. Classics include "Cant Take My Eyes off You", "Hey Mickey" and the fantastic debut and swansong by the "One and Only" Chesney Hawkes. There's a slight bit of padding on CD Two with some lesser tracks, but overall this is a great purchase. It may be Cheese, but it's Cheese of the Highest Order!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
This IS a Ride on Time
There is not much one can say about this compilation except that it is BRILLIANT! 80s classics blend in harmonically with the rock anthems of the era. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2004 by "npissia"
The best days of your life?....
Schooldisco.com has done it again!
Somehow they always manage to find the right balance of cool yet cheesy... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2003 by C. Robson
An album which every song is a student classic
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