Customer Reviews

Girls on Film the Collection

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As a long time hardcore Duranie I am pleased to finally find a cd that has "Like An Angel" and "Make Me Smile" on it. There have been a couple of pretty decent bootlegs with these songs, but the quality was still a little lacking. These two great and hard to find songs finally are getting their due. This cd has a very good overall sampling of the band's first two albums and some of the b-sides. "Friends of Mine" is one of their best songs, I think, and I'm glad to see it here. It was never a single, despite its forceful drive and I'm happy to think it will be heard by uninitiated. "White Lines" is a little out of place here but perhaps, as the single didn't do terribly well, the label is trying to get it more play. The cover of Bowie's "Fame" is strong, with wonderful percussion. This is a fine introduction to the group and a very welcome addition to the collections of Duranies everywhere who want quality recordings of a couple of rare b-sides.

This collection mostly consist of songs from the first two albums. It is nice to see that "Like an Angel", an underrated B-side of "My Own Way", is finally available on cd. I would have like to have seen two other great B-sides songs, "Faster Than Light" and "Late Bar", added to this cd instead of "Last Chance" and "Is There Anyone". It is also great to see "Make Me Smile" since the only other cd it is available on is on some crappy movie soundtrack. "White Lines" might seem out of place on this cd, but since it was the only good song on the album "Thank You", it makes great sense to put it on. That way if you like the song but do not want the "Thank You" album, then you can buy this cd instead. If you are a diehard Duranie, then you should buy this cd without care. If you already own "Decade" or "Greatest", then you might not care for this cd.

That's right! this compilation is probably the best ever made although as previsouly and correctlyoutlined some other good stuffs are out of it.
This mid-price CD summarizes DD carreer getting songs from the best 3 albums of DD: "duran duran", "rio" and "seven and the ragged tiger" plus some nice b-sides.
I agree that White Lines is something diferent and shouldn't have been in this compilation!
If you don't know DD this is a perfect start-up. If you are a fan, you have to buy it! trust me!!!

I saw this cd and thought that I hadn't it yet but the contains are exactly the same as on the cd "Duran Duran, Best of the 80's". Only the cover is different.
But it is a good album. I bought it because of the b-sides tracks Like an angel, Make me smile and Fame.

"Like an Angel" was a B-side to "My Own Way" and is amazing! "Make me Smile" is a cover and was the B-Side to "Is there something I should Know" in the UK, I believe. "Fame" is a David Bowie cover from the 12" to "Girls On Film" in 1981.

All the other songs are available on their studio albums, making this a wierd compilation. Why not just do a B-Sides only compilation instead? For the cool picture on the cover, it would have been a better product.

Yet another Duran Duran "greatest hits" collection! *yawn* At least this one includes Like An Angel (a b-side that's better than it's 7" a-side). And there's the picture on the booklet cover. Do yourself a favor by getting Duran Duran's first four 12" singles and a working turntable.

THIS DURAN DURAN ALBUM IS GREAT. THIS ALBUM IS A GREATEST HITS COMPILATION THAT HAS ONLY SONGS THAT WERE FROM THE ORIGINAL 5 MEMBER LINEUP. THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE OTHER 2 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS THAT WERE RELEASED ON DURAN DURAN (DECADFE, THE GREATEST. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ALL 3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. THIS ALBUM IS GREAT FOR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR SONGS FROM THE ORIGINAL LINEUP ONLY. ALL THE SONGS ARE GREAT. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. EVERYONE OUT HTERE SHOULD HAVE ALL3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. PLEASE RERELEASE THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE OF AN ALBUM.

THIS DURAN DURAN ALBUM IS GREAT. THIS ALBUM IS A GREATEST HITS COMPILATION THAT HAS ONLY SONGS THAT WERE FROM THE ORIGINAL 5 MEMBER LINEUP. THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE OTHER 2 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS THAT WERE RELEASED ON DURAN DURAN (DECADFE, THE GREATEST. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ALL 3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. THIS ALBUM IS GREAT FOR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR SONGS FROM THE ORIGINAL LINEUP ONLY. ALL THE SONGS ARE GREAT. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. EVERYONE OUT HTERE SHOULD HAVE ALL3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. PLEASE RERELEASE THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE OF AN ALBUM

THIS DURAN DURAN ALBUM IS GREAT. THIS ALBUM IS A GREATEST HITS COMPILATION THAT HAS ONLY SONGS THAT WERE FROM THE ORIGINAL 5 MEMBER LINEUP. THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE OTHER 2 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS THAT WERE RELEASED ON DURAN DURAN (DECADFE, THE GREATEST. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ALL 3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. THIS ALBUM IS GREAT FOR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR SONGS FROM THE ORIGINAL LINEUP ONLY. ALL THE SONGS ARE GREAT. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. EVERYONE OUT HTERE SHOULD HAVE ALL3 GREATEST HITS ALBUMS. PLEASE RERELEASE THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE OF AN ALBUM.