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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.

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.

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!