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Track Listings
| 1. God's Kitchen |
| 2. I've Seen The Word |
| 3. Feel Me |
| 4. Living On The Ceiling |
| 5. Waves |
| 6. Blind Vision |
| 7. "That's Love, That It Is" |
| 8. The Day Before You Came |
| 9. What's Your Problem |
| 10. Running Thin |
| 11. I Can't Explain |
| 12. Vishnu |
| 13. Get Out Of That |
| 14. All Things Are Nice |
| 15. Lose Your Love |
| 16. Game Above My Head |
| 17. Your Time Is Over |
| 18. Don't Tell Me |
Product Description
18 TRACKS INC. ALL THEIR HITS
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having had Happy Families and Mange Tout on vinyl for some time, and disposed of their ill-advised third album, Believe You Me, after one listen, I was wary about buying a 'best of'. However this budget issue is a real gem, the sound quality is sympathetically mastered and picks up some of the layers of ethnic percussion my poor old stylus never quite got hold of! What's also good is this album collates all the real hits in the first 8 or 9 tracks, then adds some interesting (ok, "Now Get Out Of That" is fairly dire) b-sides, then some choice album tracks and even a 1990 farewall song. The irony of this title "Your Time Has Gone" just reaffirms Neil's often tongue-in-cheek lyrics, although his approach to the dark subject matter on "Running Thin" is extremely blunt. Interestingly the 1990 track almost harks back to their earliest stuff, albeit slightly more commercialised, and is harder in vocal delivery than the over-produced Believe You Me era (the vocals are almost lost in the mix, sometimes). All in all this is a strong compilation well worth having if you were a fan at the time, or even if you just remember "Living On The Ceiling" whilst it is currently played on a certain TV ad! For info, most versions here are album versions, so you get the 5 min "Feel Me Now" (great), and the full version of "Day Before..." with trumpet outro, plus the non-radio friendly version of "Living On The Ceiling" (not with the 'cuckoo tree' replaced line!).
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I used to own the previous "Best Of Blancmange" which is a good compilation, however this release exceeds it in terms of song selection and sound quality. This version is remastered and the sound is crisp and clear just like other titles from the same series. Unfortunately, Blancmange was one of those underrated new wave band of the 80s; yet it is still essential to people who love this kind of music from this era. The CD is packed with their best songs such as 'Living On The Ceiling", "Waves", "Blind Vision", "Don't Tell Me" and the 1984 remake of Abba's "The Day Before You Came" presented here in full lenght album version.
Last but not least, if you like Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran, Alphaville, A-ha... the list is long, you won't be disappointed with this CD. In addition, the price is so appealing! A must.
Last but not least, if you like Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran, Alphaville, A-ha... the list is long, you won't be disappointed with this CD. In addition, the price is so appealing! A must.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I never saw Blancmange in concert, but I heard them on a BBC "In Concert" and I had the vinyl of their first two albums... Really like them still today, the vinyls are scratched and tired and this CD contains all the memorable tracks plus a few pleasing remixes; it's therefore an excellent value purchase for someone who liked them at the time but no longer has a record player!
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'...I'm up the bloody tree'
Blancmange are arguably the early 80s' most underrated band; their quirky lyrics, synth-led soundscapes and Asian-influenced melodies are welcome reminders that the era was not... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
The Best Of
A fantastic compilation of the first 3 albums, 18 tracks, a good 75 mins of music and a class track listing, by far the best "Very Best Of" album of Blancmange to date, well... Read more
Published 15 months ago by i
All you could ask for
If you are a die hard Blacmange fan then this album has all of their best material including Living on the Ceiling, Waves and the ABBA revamp of The day before you came + many... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Robbie
Excellent - took me back to the eighties
Fantastic album. I was a big fan of Blancmange in the eighties and has forgotten really just how good they were. Read more
Published 18 months ago by K. TAYLOR
Class band, classic tracks
As an old eighties boy I had to have this and it is superb. All the fevourites are here and it still sounds good today. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Keith White
trifle
only ever heard the one main song of theirs which has been given airplay to an advert recently very much like other groups of that era
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mr. B. Lintott
No wonder they disappeared
Apart from 2 tracks, 4 and 18 (maybe 11) it is just total rubbish. I only bought it for the 2 big hits they had but I was surprised by the other "platinum collection" being so bad,... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by Mr. T. Gledhill
who said blancmange is bland?
as good as i remember them if not better...my daughter who's into trance thought they were amazing.
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by R. M. A. Watkin
Quirky 80s pop
Before I heard this, I really knew little about Blancmange except for their best known hit 'Living On The Ceiling'. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Graeme
great sound at last but.........
Blancmange only made one decent album (happy families) but made some interesting singles and B sides in their brief tenure. Read more
Published on 24 April 2009 by philip freeman
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