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Great Best of's/Compliations
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6/17/2005 11:13 AM
    Off the top of my head: Dexy's - Let's make this precious. Saint Etienne - Too young to die. Tindersticks - Donkeys. OMD - Best of.. More, more....
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    6/17/2005 11:21 AM
    Oooooh.... Do label compilations count in this thing?
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    6/17/2005 11:23 AM
    Don't see why not!!
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    6/17/2005 11:27 AM
    Domino records comp is pretty deddlee and damn cheap. Forget the name... Something of Confusion? 2Cds for about 6quid!
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    6/17/2005 11:37 AM
    Come to think of it, the SubPop samplers are good too and cost ya buttons as well. Shuggie Otis' "Inspiration Information" is great. It's an album with some extra stuff from previous albums (so I reckon it counts) like "Strawberry Letter 23", an absolute classic.
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    6/17/2005 11:47 AM
    Domino Records - World of possibility (Probably my favorite label compilation) Sub Pop - Cant remember the name but has stuff by The Cathaters and Postal Service on it..Class! Rough Trade - Rock & Roll (with a foreword by Jon spencer in the sleeve!) Rough Trade - Indie Pop 2.. for the pure dweeby cheese indie kid in everyone. Artists... Depeche Mode 'Singles'... both CD's Joy Division Box Set The Cure The Smiths ....And a whole lot more!
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    6/17/2005 11:49 AM
    I got 2 subpops. They're called "The Eagle Is The Most Popular Bird" and (i think) "Taking the Universe One Planet At A Time" or something like that. It's where I first heard the very beautiful "New Slang" by The Shins. Sub Pop, I thank thee.
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    6/17/2005 12:00 PM
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    "Taking the Universe One Planet At A Time" or something like that.
    Yea thats the one...! Thats where I first heard The Postal Service and 'The District Sleeps Tonight'.... oh yeah.
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    6/17/2005 12:02 PM
    Best of the Go betweens, Cocteau twins, replacements - all or nothing, uncle tupelo. These are a few good ones.
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    6/17/2005 1:11 PM
    Yo La Tengo - Prisoners Of Love Great 3-CD Compilation with loads of songs
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    6/17/2005 1:13 PM
    best ofs of good bands are going to be good. i like the grand central samplers.
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    6/17/2005 1:21 PM
    NOW 38
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    6/17/2005 2:00 PM
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    Originally posted by off the post Saint Etienne - Too young to die.
    Couldn't agree more. I had this compilation for a couple of years before ever bought a "proper" Saint Ettienne album. Probably the first non-rock album I ever bought, pure pop perfection. Eventually I bought "Sound of Water" and quickly realised that this bands albums were as good as their singles and have bought pretty much all the albums in their back catalogue (the major releases, not the legion of fan club only, jap import and rare EP stuff). Absolutely fantastic band who seem to be under the commercial and critical radar these days sadly. "Smash the System" is arguably a better one to get for any new Saint Etienne fans who want a "best of" now though.
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    6/17/2005 2:00 PM
    Woodstock, class. also have some old blues one, drug music from the 20's to 40's or something like that, pretty good, who put the benzedrine in mrs murphys ovaltine?
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    6/17/2005 2:06 PM
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    best ofs of good bands are going to be good.
    Yeah, to an extent, in that they're gonna contain lots of good tracks, but I suppose the difference between a good and a really great compilation is the amount of thought put into it. The Chemical Brothers recent singles collection was a little disappointing for example. The U2 best ofs which were split across 2 releases were a wee bit crap too, neither quite doing a good job of compiling all the hits for new fans or the B-Sides for people who had all their albums. Splitting the releases into Hits and B-Sides/rarities rather then Chronologically would have been better.
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