Digging Your Scene [Import]

Blow Monkeys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Armou
• ASIN: B000056KSY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,234 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Two CD compilation from Blow Monkeys who were the British Pop/Rock quartet led by singer/guitarist Dr. Robert. They broke through with the U.K. and U.S. with the Top 40 hit 'Digging Your Scene' in 1986 and they went on to place ten singles and four albums in the U.K. charts between 1986 and 1990. In the U.S., they are perhaps best known for the track 'You Don't Own Me,' which appeared on the multi-platinum soundtrack album Dirty Dancing in 1987. The cd features 36 marvels from the career of this overlooked UK outfit. Music Club. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yet another compilation, November 17, 2004

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Christian Buckley (Washington State, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digging Your Scene (Audio CD)

Don't get me wrong - I am a huge fan of the Blow Monkeys. But I purchased this album hoping for SOMETHING different about the songs it compiled, only to be disappointed. If you have the albums, there is no need to buy this compilation. In fact, half of the catalog on these guys are nothing but repackages of the same song versions, so buyer beware. If you really want to add some Blow Monkeys to your collection, I recommend picking up their first 3 albums (Limping for a Generation, Animal Magic, She Was Only a Grocers Daughter) and ignore the rest. Really.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential "best of", May 7, 2008

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SoulStylist (south east London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digging Your Scene: Best of Blow Monkeys (Audio CD)

The Blow Monkeys and The Style Council were my two favourite pop groups as a teen during the 1980s. The Blow Monkeys weren't modernists but they were deliciously flamboyant. Like The Council, they flirted with Socialism, 60s/70s soul, jazz, glossy pop, funk and eventually garage house.

Of the five Blow Monkeys studio albums released between 1984 and 1990, only one remains in print. That fact makes this recently released 2 disc, 36 track compilation absolutley essential.

6 tracks from the 1984 debut titled Limping For A Generation.
8 from the 1986 album Animal Magic.
4 tracks from the 1987 album She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter.
6 tracks from the underrated 1988 album Whoops! There Goes The Neighbourhood.
10 tracks from the final studio album Springtime For The World.

The two 1989 garage house singles recorded with Sylvia Tella (Choice? & Slaves No More) were never included on any of the studio albums.


A fantastic reminder of an outstanding British pop group.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ditto, February 8, 2008

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Tony - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digging Your Scene (Audio CD)

Thank you Christian Buckley for your comments. I was thinking that EXACT same thing just seconds before coming across your comments. You hit it right on the head!