Platinum Collection [Import]

Blancmange | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B000I6AFFG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,513 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God's Kitchen

2. I've Seen the Word

3. Feel Me

4. Living on the Ceiling

5. Waves

6. Blind Vision

7. That's Love, That It Is

8. The Day Before You Came

9. What's Your Problem?

10. Running Thin

11. I Can't Explain

12. Vishnu

13. Get out of That

14. All Things Are Nice

15. Lose Your Love

16. Game Above My Head

17. Your Time Is Over

18. Don't Tell Me

Editorial Reviews

18 track collection by this quirky early '80s Synthpop duo who blended World rhythms and influences into their perky Pop. Features singles, album tracks and B-sides including 'Don't Tell Me', 'Blind Vision', 'The Day Before You Came', 'That's Love, That It Is' and 'Living On The Ceiling'. Warner. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Blancmange, July 6, 2007

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Ziad R. Hakim (Beirut Lebanon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Platinum Collection (Audio CD)

I used to own the previous "Best Of Blancmange" which is a good compilation, however this release exceeds it in terms of song selection and sound quality. This version is remastered and the sound is crisp and clear just like other titles from the same series. Unfortunately, Blancmange was one of those underrated new wave band of the 80s; yet it is still essential to people who love this kind of music from this era. The CD is packed with their best songs such as 'Living On The Ceiling", "Waves", "Blind Vision", "Don't Tell Me" and the 1984 remake of Abba's "The Day Before You Came" presented here in full lenght album version.
Last but not least, if you like Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran, Alphaville, A-ha... the list is long, you won't be disappointed with this CD. In addition, the price is so appealing! A must.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snap, Crackle and Synth Pop! A Retro Treat for the Ears., January 16, 2007

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This review is from: Platinum Collection (Audio CD)

If you like stuff like Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, Erasure, Naked Eyes, Human League and Talk Talk than you will enjoy this great forgotten band too. They obviously weren't the biggest hitmakers of the 80s, but their tunes are pretty infectous and have aged pretty darn well. This complilations has all of the singles and more. Admittingly, a few tracks are skippable, but considering how rare their studio albums are to find, I'm willing to bump my review of this album up to five stars! Plus, the re-mastering job will knock your socks off. Blancmange has never sounded better!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a forgotten 80's classic ..., June 16, 2008

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G. Bradley Currie "A Visionary Artist" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Platinum Collection (Audio CD)

Blancmange is truly a forgotten classic from the 80's that epitomized the New Wave era. 'Lose Your Love' from the film Flight of the Navigator was one of the first songs I remember, and this is the only CD with that track. Some of the other hits are on here as well such as 'Living on the Ceiling' and several others.