Don't Look Back: Very Best of the Korgis

Korgis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sbme Castle Us
• ASIN: B0000AGWE2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #702,669 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2003 compilation comprising all the 70s pop/techno duo's Rialto LP recordings plus singles. Contains the hits, 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime', 'If I Had You', 'Don't Look Back', & 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' (DNA re-mix). Includes detailed liner notes & memorabilia. 34 tracks. Castle Music. 2003. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This band could/should have been very, very big!, February 28, 2004

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Mike96 "mike969696" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look Back: Very Best of the Korgis (Audio CD)

Superb double CD from the vastly underrated Korgis. You might remember their tender, atmospheric 1979 hit "Everybody's got to learn sometime", three versions of which are included. There are many similarly appealing songs on this double CD set, which actually includes, in total, the entire contents of each of their three albums, plus four worthwhile extras. This music really should have reached a greater audience than it has so far managed to, since it's of genuinely high quality and the main influences on it (Beach Boys, Beatles etc) are not exactly esoteric.

Admittedly the lyrical and musical whimsy of a few of the songs is somewhat unusual/eccentric, but that really shouldn't deter anyone from exploring this; for many people it adds to the undoubted charm displayed here. Very good quality transfer and useful, interesting sleeve information with many quotes from group members, as well as pictures of the sleeves of their single releases.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALMOST perfect...ALMOST complete...except for a couple of EDITS!!!, September 23, 2008

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This review is from: Don't Look Back: Very Best of (Audio CD)

As other reviewers have noted, all three of the Korgis' LPs are on this CD, as well as the alternative lyric version of 'Everybody's Gotta Learn' and the solo single and instrumental b-side track by James Warren. However, comparing the times on my original single CDs of each album and this package, there are a couple of songs that have somehow been edited in length:

from self-title LP:

Cold Tea goes from 4:26 down to 3:54

from Dumb Waiter:

If it's alright with you baby goes from 4:07 down to 3:49

from Sticky George:

That was my big mistake goes from 4:37 down to 4:21
All the love in the world goes from 4:13 down to 3:45

and what I don't understand is...WHY??? both CDs run just about exactly 1 hour, so there was over 20 minutes left no each disc. There was no need to edit four songs by 30 seconds or less!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Korgis Return, March 24, 2005

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Lucas (Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look Back: Very Best of the Korgis (Audio CD)

In the early eightees there was this little band in England which sounds like Buggles (or did they sound like them?!), New Musik (who started at the same period) and tried to be funny and relaxed. I didn't knew that they made an album before Dumb Waiters (The Korgis) and I thought that EGTLS was their first single etc. Dumb me! But on this collection you'll get their 3 albums in chronological order plus some remixes of their well known hit-single. Also on this one is the 1982 single Don't Look Back and it's b-side Xenophobia. It's very cheap for the music that you get on 2 CD's. All digitally remastered. If you consider buying a Korgis CD... buy THIS one!