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Best O'Boingo

Oingo Boingo | Format: Audio CD

3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews) |

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1. Dead Man's Party 6:22 $0.99

2. When The Lights Go Out 4:09 $0.99

3. Gratitude 5:13 $0.99

4. Skin 4:38 $0.99

5. Flesh 'N Blood 4:07 $0.99

6. Not My Slave 4:44 $0.99

7. Stay 3:36 $0.99

8. Sweat 4:29 $0.99

9. No Spill Blood 4:31 $0.99

10. Out Of Control 4:08 $0.99

11. Weird Science 6:05 $0.99

12. No One Lives Forever 4:06 $0.99

13. Wild Sex (In The Working Class) 4:15 $0.99

14. Just Another Day 5:12 $0.99

15. Who Do You Want To Be 3:19 $0.99

16. Only A Lad 3:49 $0.99

17. Goodbye-Goodbye 3:30 $0.99

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The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo were formed as a musical theatre group in 1972 by Richard Elfman and would eventually become the influential new-wave/art punk band known simply as Oingo Boingo. They were best known commercially for their hit song "Weird Science" from the film of the same name and also on their fourth album Dead Man's Party. Their primary songwriter and frontman Danny… Read more in Amazon's Oingo Boingo Store

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Product Details

Audio CD (September 17, 1991)
Original Release Date: September 17, 1991
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Mca
ASIN: B000002OIH
Also Available in: Audio Cassette | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,576 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1991 MCA release. Catalog MCAD-10424. There is a hole punch through the UPC.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The re-recordings..., October 16, 2001

TheTerrorBeyond (Tartarus) - See all my reviews

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The re-recorded tracks that people have mentioned are from the 2-cd set "Boingo Alive" that was released in 1988. I am not particularly fond of "Boingo Alive" and I think that they should have stuck with the original versions for the "Best O' Boingo" set.

Do not buy this disc... instead, buy "Anthology" where you can find the proper versions of the songs.

This includes "We Close Our Eyes" for those of you who are looking for it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not as Good as I'd Hoped, February 16, 2000

L. E. Eastman "Goddess" (USA) - See all my reviews
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Having been a major Boingo fan for years, I found the "Best o'Boingo" to be a bit of a disappointment. They kept many of their better songs intact for this collection - "Stay", "Not My Slave", and "Just Another Day" are three of my faves. However, eight of the seventeen tracks are not the original Boingo classics, but re-recordings; and nowhere near as good as the original releases. (The re-recordings of "Dead Man's Party" and "No One Lives Forever", well, stink.) If you are a serious collector of Oingo Boingo music, this might be a good choice to round out your collection; but if you're buying your first Boingo CD, I'd suggest going with one of their older albums, such as "Dead Man's Party".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Standard for any collection..., October 17, 2002

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"Best O' Boingo" is a basic necessity for any good collection. Songs such as "Not My Slave" and "Wild Sex in the Working Class" showcase Danny Elfman's songwriting talent, and get you moving. No Halloween Party is complete without Boingo on the stereo.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Leave Your Body at the Door
Oingo Boingo made records that managed to appeal only to a certain in-the-know crowd, and almost all seemed to be in California. Read more

Published on December 24, 2009 by Tim Brough

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The lesser revered punk band, yes Oingo Boingo despite the wretched name is a little bit creepy punk. They are disturbing and they amuse me greatly. Read more

Published on January 2, 2009 by Delaney

1.0 out of 5 stars Best O' Boingo
I never received the product. I am very angry about that. The seller had 3 weeks from my purchase to get the CD to me, and has failed. Read more

Published on March 7, 2008 by Larry Kuechlin

3.0 out of 5 stars Another Useless Compilation
Oingo Boingo had more compilations than any band has a right to and they all suck. Godawful songs like "Wild Sex In The Working Class", "Flesh 'N' Blood", "Goodbye-Goodbye", and... Read more

Published on June 25, 2005 by XraySpex

4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Boingo
I only remember Danny Elfman's pathetic comeback attempt in the 90's as Boingo or whatever....However this CD puts him back on the map as a musical genius in my mind. Read more

Published on July 30, 2004 by M. Terminesi

5.0 out of 5 stars Obviously Awesome
Great compilation. All my favorite songs from before they became just Boingo. If "Dead Man's Party" doesn't make you nostalgic, what will?

Published on November 1, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars I like.
This CD is a fairly good compilation of Boingo songs. I love this CD, even though it seems to go by too quickly when I listen to it.

Published on April 28, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Memento mori, polished and spinning!
There are re-recordings of some of the more popular songs on this album, most notably the one that starts the whole thing off: "Dead Man's Party". Read more

Published on November 14, 2000 by Bat-Radish

5.0 out of 5 stars Best O' Boingo truely is one of the Best
If you love Oingo Boingo like I do, then I almost guarentee that you'll also love this c.d. It has a lot of re-recorded, really cool music on it, like Only A Lad, and Dead Mans... Read more

Published on June 8, 2000 by Mia

4.0 out of 5 stars Where's "We Close Our Eyes" ?
I live in Brazil, and in 1989 I heard Oingo for the first time here. Some songs from the album "Stay" (may be this one was exclusively to Brazil). Read more

Published on March 10, 2000 by Ary Leonardo

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