Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import) [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Strut Records
• ASIN: B0011WMI06
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,055 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Grace Jones- My Jamaican Guy (12" version

2. Tom Tom Club- Genius Of Love (12" version)

3. Talking Heads- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

4. Guy Cuevas- Obsession ( The Nassau Mix)

5. Set The Tone- Dance Sucker (Francois Kevorkian Mix)

6. Gwen Guthrie- Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)

7. Bits & Pieces- Don't Stop The Music

8. Sly Dunbar- River Niger

9. Lizzy Mercier Descloux- Sun Is Shining

10. Cristina- You Rented A Space

11. Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players- Spasticus Autisticus (Version)

12. Chaz Jankel- feat. Laura Weymouth- Whisper

13. Will Powers- Adventures in Success (Dub Copy)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best productions ever made destroyed by bad mastering, April 19, 2008

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RJJNY "House of Science" (NYC, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import) (Audio CD)

Alex Sadkin is one of my favorite producers so I was excited to get this CD. Thought it sounded weird, looked at the audio in an audio editor and - like so many CDs these days - it's been subject to what engineers call "smashtering." The audio is hugely compressed and some tracks even have digital clipping (distortion) in addition to the compression. I compared My Jamaican Guy on this to the original 1982 Island CD and the difference is shocking. If you care anything about how Alex Sadkin actually wanted these productions to sound, avoid this compilation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Selection From Compass Point - Terrible Mastering, May 5, 2010

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Voltaire - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import) (Audio CD)

I also found this CD to be badly mastered. I too have checked the levels using audio editing software (on both Audacity and ProTools) and found there appears to be some clipping and the levels are very high. I have some of these tracks on original vinyl and some earlier CD issues - both sound way better than this compilation. It is a shame, as the original recordings were spectacular (engineering wise) for their time. Another victim of the idiotic race to the bottom called the "Loudness Wars".

5.0 out of 5 stars Disco Treasure Trove from the Caribbean, July 17, 2011

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M. Flikweert (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import) (Audio CD)

I recently picked up this cd and decided to buy it, not sure what to expect. I got a collection of early eighties disco tunes recorded on the Bahamas by a superstar producer from the 70 - 80ies named: Alex Sadkin. Everyone who was someone in the early eighties: Grace Jones, Talking Heads, Robert Palmer, the Tom Tom club recorded a tune on this album. Its good fun!