Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ultravox - Vienna
2. Visage - Fade To Grey
3. Soft Cell - Torch
4. Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar
5. Japan - Quiet Life
6. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
7. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
8. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
9. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country
10. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love
11. Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven
12. Furniture - Brilliant Mind
13. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You
14. David Sylvian - Red Guitar
15. Associates - Party Fears Two
16. ABC - That Was Then
17. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy
18. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts

Disc 2:

1. New Order - Temptation
2. Propaganda - Duel
3. Swansway - Soul Train
4. Joy Division - Atmosphere
5. Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewrdrops\x{2019} Drops
6. Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin
7. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town
8. Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café
9. Art Of Noise - Beatbox
10. SPK - Metal Dance
11. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
12. Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
13. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry
14. B-Movie - Remembrance Day
15. Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love
16. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
17. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
18. H20 - I Dream To Sleep

Disc 3:

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence
2. The Cure - The Walk
3. Scritti Politti - Absolute
4. Talk Talk - It's My Life
5. Japan - Life In Tokyo
6. David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards
7. Devo - Whip It
8. Our Daughters Wedding - Lawnchairs
9. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye
10. Spear Of Destiny - Liberator
11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love
12. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua
13. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It)
14. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
15. Stranglers - European Female
16. Telex - Moskow Diskow
17. Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1532 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Box set

Album Description
The early 80's is now a quarter of a century ago! Whilst there have been many 80's compilations we feel now is a good time to release an `edgier', cooler tracklisting highlighting some of the artists and tracks that may not be as familiar, but still defined the times. Many of these tracks have only previously been available on vinyl.

Customer Reviews

Mix of Stuff
Um, my wife bought me this, the Edge Of The 70's and the Mix Tape one for our wedding anniversary this week, mainly due to being of a certain age, I guess, oh and having a massive obscure 80's music collection - I've been collecting since 1978 when I was 12.

I must say a lot of the tracks on this CD are hardly "on the edge" - Tears For Fears? Visage? Landscape? The Cure? Ultravox's "Vienna"? However, there are some surprising cuts on here. It's nice to see that B-Movie finally get on one of these complilations, hopefully Steve Hovington and the boys can finally make a bit of money. They were one of the truly great "undiscovered" bands of the new romantic era. That's the thing with the 80's for every Thompson Twins, Duran Duran and Tears For Fears there was a B-Movie.

Another nice touch from the compilers is even when they've included tracks by well-known acts they've avoided putting on the obvious, for example, we get the excellent "Love My Way" from the Furs, rather than the usual "Pretty in Pink";.

Other nice editions are from Our Daughters Wedding (great US synthpop), Telex, H20 and Furniture.

It's a shame that compilations like this can't include more 80's obscura, but I guess record companies have to consider how much they're going to recoup, so I suppose the obvious has to be given a place.

Overall a nice compilation with some juicy discoveries for some.

A real edge of the eighties at last!
Hurray for a brave compilation that celebrates the side of the eighties that doesn't focus on Spandau, Duran etc,
It is a well put together and focussed collection done by someone with a fondness for nostalgis that doesn't get overwritten by sentimentallity.
Excellent!

Not quite what it says
Although undoubtedly the best compilation of eighties music I've ever found, the track lisitings are not the same as Amazon state.
On disc 1, we have no Haircut 100, but instead Marilyn's "Calling Your Name" - I suppose Marilyn was typical of the eighties scene, but he was also a pretty lame one-hit wonder. Still, Haircut 100 turn up on Disc 2. Unfortunately, the Cocteau Twins do not - a great shame, as "Pearly Dew Drops Drops" is one of their best. Also, there is no SPK on Disc 2, but there is Aztec Camera's "Oblivious" - perfect eighties pop. And on Disc 3, we have no Scritti Politti or Talk Talk, but instead have Teardrop Explodes' "Passionate Friend" and Altered Images' "See Those Eyes".

So, a few disappointments, so be aware. Having said that, whoever chose some of these tracks is a genius - The Thompson Twins' "In The Name of Love" - the best song they ever wrote; ditto Pychedelic Furs "Love My Way"; The Lotus Eaters; Furniture; Our Daughter's Wedding - all fantastic songs that I thought I'd lost forever when my vinyl collection finally disappeared. A few glaring errors? Well, where is Martha and the Muffins? And do we really have to have Ultravox's "Vienna" yet again?

But enjoy the gems on this collection - like Fiction Factory say, Feels Like Heaven.