Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Living In Oblivion (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000002UR9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,656 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #33 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk
  • #55 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1980s

Track Listings

1. Too Shy

2. Always Something There to Remind Me

3. Talk Talk [Remix]

4. Kids in America

5. Turning Japanese

6. The Politics of Dancing

7. 19

8. Homicide

9. Romanticide

10. Guilty

11. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

12. 2-4-6-8 Motorway

13. C30, C60, C90, Go!

14. (She's) Sexy + 17

15. She Blinded Me with Science

16. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

17. I Eat Cannibals, Pt. 1

18. Shiny Shiny

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oblivion from the Obvious to the Obscure, September 8, 2004

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mwreview "mwreview" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The Living in Oblivion series is the way compilations should be made. It offers a wide variety of music from the very well-known to bands I've never heard of. The booklet includes a brief, interesting history of the tracks and there are photos of EVERY band on the track list. Even for some of the more famous bands like Bow Wow Wow and Spandau Ballet, the LIO people did not choose the obvious songs like "I Want Candy," or "True" that we've all heard tons of times on the raido, but chose other hits we may have forgotten about or never heard. The LIO series is an excellent way to catch up with some 1980s favorites while also discovering stuff you missed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What you missed on US radio, April 2, 2001

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Dale Tegtman "delta magnet" (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Leans hard to the Europop sound of the 80s. BowWowWow, Classix Nouveaux - bands you didn't hear on US radio and won't hear about on Behind The Music. Shiny,Shiny doesn't turn up much on 80's stations, either. Enjoyable Ira Robbins editorial, too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good compilation for a decent price, December 29, 2005

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Susan (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

I bought this 5 cd set years ago and I still get it out often. True, I wasn't familiar with all of the songs (which is strange since I was a teenager in the 80's), but there are enough great songs to justify the purchase.
Most compilations rely on the same 15 songs (yawn). This set reminds you of some songs you may have forgotten and introduces you to some you may have never heard before.
If you love the energy and the off-beat style of 80's new wave, this is a great start.