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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks | |||
| 2. The Jam - In The City | |||
| 3. Blondie - Denis | |||
| 4. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden | |||
| 5. The Stranglers - Peaches | |||
| 6. The Damned - Love Song | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The Specials - Ghost Town | |||
| 2. Madness - One Step Beyond | |||
| 3. Secret Affair - My World | |||
| 4. The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom | |||
| 5. Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty | |||
| 6. The Jam - The Eton Rifles | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The Vapors - Turning Japanese | |||
| 2. The Cure - A Forest | |||
| 3. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket | |||
| 4. Lene Lovich - Lucky Number | |||
| 5. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays | |||
| 6. Squeeze - Cool For Cats | |||
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By B. Jones
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was really surprised how good this album is. It brought back lots of memories. Well worth buying, value for money.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Antony May
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
'Teenage Kicks' is admittedly yet another of the kind of record company albums that re-compile a lot of the same old songs, put them in a different order with a different sleeve, add a smattering of unusual or lesser known tracks and then unleash them on faithful fans. This said, for punters young enough not to have known most of this stuff at the time, this particular collection is both a good education and a cracking listen...
Sure, as many here have pointed out, there is nothing here by The Clash or The Sex Pistols but I suspect this is more likely down to licensing issues than a glaring mistake by the compilers. Having worked in the music merchandise industry I know how difficult it can be sometimes to obtain official items by even the most obvious of bands due to the fact that many of the copyright owners want far too much for the right to produce even something like a small tin badge. For this reason, I am basing my judgement on this collection with a sympathetic tone rather than a critical one...
And so to the music...
Well, pretty much all of the material on all three CD's here is decent. Many are considered punk/new wave classics and a few like Stiff Little Fingers 'Alternative Ulster', The Chords 'Maybe Tomorrow' and Bill Nelsons Red Noise 'Revolt Into Style' were the kind of records at the time which did well amongst hardcore fans but failed to really cross over into the charts in any major way. Tracks like these make an interesting diversion from the bog standard expected tracks like The Stranglers 'Peaches', The Ruts 'Babylons Burning' and The Knack's much over compiled 'My Sharona'. Also nice is the inclusion of 'the other Secret Affair hit' 'My World'.... Read more ›
Sure, as many here have pointed out, there is nothing here by The Clash or The Sex Pistols but I suspect this is more likely down to licensing issues than a glaring mistake by the compilers. Having worked in the music merchandise industry I know how difficult it can be sometimes to obtain official items by even the most obvious of bands due to the fact that many of the copyright owners want far too much for the right to produce even something like a small tin badge. For this reason, I am basing my judgement on this collection with a sympathetic tone rather than a critical one...
And so to the music...
Well, pretty much all of the material on all three CD's here is decent. Many are considered punk/new wave classics and a few like Stiff Little Fingers 'Alternative Ulster', The Chords 'Maybe Tomorrow' and Bill Nelsons Red Noise 'Revolt Into Style' were the kind of records at the time which did well amongst hardcore fans but failed to really cross over into the charts in any major way. Tracks like these make an interesting diversion from the bog standard expected tracks like The Stranglers 'Peaches', The Ruts 'Babylons Burning' and The Knack's much over compiled 'My Sharona'. Also nice is the inclusion of 'the other Secret Affair hit' 'My World'.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Angelrose
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
takes you back to the day, I would recommend this to all those who remember the 70's / 80's with fond memories
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By jackie kirk
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
fab music brilliant delivery no complaints great artists with great sounds bought it as a gift everybody loved it money well spent
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Speedy delivery.
Great tunes - most of them. Fab playing it loud in your car - it brightens your journey home from work.
Recommended the discs to friends
Great tunes - most of them. Fab playing it loud in your car - it brightens your journey home from work.
Recommended the discs to friends
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By I. P. Craven
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great service and great music, if your into this era of music. I personnally think this is the best era for music but thats just my opinion.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Cream1968
Format:Audio CD
Whilst this has all the requisite tracks from the period, there is one flaw : the
complete lack of bona fide Reggae songs from the period. Only Junior Murvin ? Where
are Culture,Burning Spear and Max Romeo ? They released music far more important than Bad Manners or The Vapors in this period so why overlook them ? Many of these tracks are available on many compilations so why not show a bit more imagination ? Where, for that matter, are any Dub tracks ? That music was likewise as much a part of the soundtrack to this period as The Specials. Look at the 12" version of Ghost Town.
These omissions make this simply "OK" as a compilation. Buy it by all means but supplement with a copy of "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown" and see which one you end up playing the most. There are some notable Soul omissions as well but you get my point. Too orientated to a particular image and style.
complete lack of bona fide Reggae songs from the period. Only Junior Murvin ? Where
are Culture,Burning Spear and Max Romeo ? They released music far more important than Bad Manners or The Vapors in this period so why overlook them ? Many of these tracks are available on many compilations so why not show a bit more imagination ? Where, for that matter, are any Dub tracks ? That music was likewise as much a part of the soundtrack to this period as The Specials. Look at the 12" version of Ghost Town.
These omissions make this simply "OK" as a compilation. Buy it by all means but supplement with a copy of "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown" and see which one you end up playing the most. There are some notable Soul omissions as well but you get my point. Too orientated to a particular image and style.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this gift for my dad for Christmas,he loves to play it loud he says it takes him back. It has some good old fashion anthems on it and would be highly recommended for anyone who like good music or would like to get back to their roots.
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sounds of my youth
The missing tracks of my youth! the one that made the charts but were not hits. A complete 'Top' album
Published 22 days ago by Redlionwinepub
4.0 out of 5 stars
Birthday present
I bought this for my partner for his birthday (born 1961). He loves it and I do too. There are loads of songs on that I haven't heard in an age, some really popular ones. Read more
Published 29 days ago by whalley1972
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CD
Brings back the good times. Really love this CD all three CDs are well put together, i have no problems with it
Published 1 month ago by Big Ted
5.0 out of 5 stars
great memories
Great album my youth came flooding back to me
recommended for anybody 40 plus who enjoys music from that era.
recommended for anybody 40 plus who enjoys music from that era.
Published 1 month ago by john giles
5.0 out of 5 stars
defines the time of my youth
All the songs that were played during the background of my formative years from when I first started seeing bands in pubs and clubs, finishing school, through my first dead-end job... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eamonn Moloney
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm
Your typical compilations disc, a few great songs and some you would never want to listen to again.
Purchased it as a Stocking filler for my Husband, he has played a few times... Read more
Purchased it as a Stocking filler for my Husband, he has played a few times... Read more
Published 1 month ago by threeleggedmouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb CD
Fab cd if you were a teenager in the 80's. Bought it for myself as well as a present for a friend. Highly recommend.
Published 1 month ago by Katrina Beckett
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfect
bought this for my boyfriend and he was over the moon with it plays it in the car constantly so well worth it thanks
Published 2 months ago by charlotte robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars
no kicking this album
a great album recalling the music of the moment, one or two iffy tracks but you get that on most compilations, try it you'll enjoy it.
Published 2 months ago by William Nixon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tunetastic
This 3 disc cd is fantastic, and takes me back a few years.Great tracks would recommend if you like this era of music.
Published 3 months ago by ria
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