Classic Alternatives, Vol. 2 [Single]

Va-Classic Alternatives | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Spg Records
• ASIN: B000005RGN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,084 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's My Life - Talk Talk

2. Wonderful Life - Black

3. Imagination - Belouis Some

4. Never Say Never - Romeo Void

5. Collapsing New People [Berlin Mix] - Fad Gadget

6. Reap the Wild Wind [Extended Mix] - Ultravox

7. In a Big Country [Pure Mix] - Big Country

8. Happy Birthday - Altered Imaged

9. Sex (I'm A...) [Extended Version][Version] - Berlin

10. Our House [Special Remix] - Madness

11. Talking to a Stranger - Hunters And Collectors

12. Dead Man's Party [Party 'Til You're Dead Mix] - Oingo Boingo

Editorial Reviews

1994 release on SPG featuring 12 new wave hits from the '80s, many of which are rare 12' mixes available on CD on this collection only, including Talk Talk 'It's My Life' (6:14), Ultravox 'Reap The Wild Wind' (Extended Mix), Berlin'Sex (I'm A)' (Extended Version) and Madness 'Our House' (Special Remix). Also features remixes of cult classics by Fad Gadget, Big Country, Hunters + Collectos & Oingo Boingo,and album versions of hits by Altered Images, Black, BelouisSome and Romeo Void. A must for new wave fanatics!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you missed this series, you missed the big one, August 4, 2005

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Daniel W. Kelly (NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Alternatives, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

SPG did this series right with some of the biggest new wave songs of the 80s in 12" format. If you didn't get any volumes yet, do yourself a favor and pick up "Classic Alternative: 12" Extended Rare Mixes [BOX SET]" and Classic Alternatives volume 4. BOX SET includes all 3 first volumes in the series, and volume 4 is a 3 disc set in itself!!! Selection here:

1. it's my life (6:14)
2. wonderful life (4:47)
3. imagination (5:27)
4. never say never (5:54)
5. collapsing new people (7:08)
6. reap the wild wind (4:45)
7. in a big country (6:18)
8. happy birthday (3:00) (not the 12"!!!)
9. sex (8:10)
10. our house (5:02)
11. talking to a stranger (7:30)
12. dead man's party (8:37)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent musical selection, good recordings, October 21, 2006

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C. Olsen (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Alternatives, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

The primary reason I picked up this disk was for 'Talking to a Stranger', which is the only appearance of this version on CD. The recording is of high quality, which impressed me considering a lot of the original Mushroom Records recordings of Hunters & Collectors were pretty mediocre. The other track selections are quite good, although i don't know why they included 'Happy Birthday' which doesn't appear to be a very rare track. Nonetheless, I have enjoyed other SPG collections and this one doesn't disappoint.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of rare and not-so-rare 80's post punk and new wave, July 19, 2010

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TaharaDancer "Tahara" (Arvada, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Classic Alternatives, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed the music on this CD. It has some over-played songs from the 80's (but at least most of those are nice 12" EP versions), and it has some interesting rarer music such as Fad Gadget's, "Collasping New People" and Hunters and Collectors, "Talking to a Stranger" (which is somewhat hard to find).