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Sarcastically subtitled The (Almost) Integral Telex 1978-1993, this 4 CD set complies all original albums issued by Telex, each supplied with many bonus tracks. (The albums can be bought separately--see my reviews there.) The set comes with extra booklets containing lyrics and, most entertaining, tongue in cheek liner notes from Telex's Marc Moulin on each of the songs. Example (talking about the track Lakele): "A song about twins and lookalikes. We recently heard that the words might mean something dirty in Japanese. We were rather surprised to learn that there even could exist something dirty in Japanese." Or talking about the track Basta: "We called this number Basta because as soon as it starts to play, you immediately feel that you've had enough." Haha! A must for all serious Telex fans. For the more casual fan, stick with the "Neurovision" or "Looking for St. Tropez" CD. The appeal of the Telex sounds endures, 12 years after they issued their last album, as is evidenced by the seemingly non-stop issues of various Telex remix albums.

The first time I heard "Moskow Diskow" I immediately was hooked on Telex's music. They have so many songs that were never before released until now. This compilation is definitely a must have by any Electronic Music fan. Telex was fantastic and this CD collection proves that. The liner notes are incredible. I must order another copy for a friend. If you aren.t sure of their music you can check out any of their other albums which are now avaiable as well. I think Neuro Vision is the best. This is great to have if you are a big fan of their music like I am.