Retrospective: 1982-1999 [Import]

Tony Carey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Happy Street
• ASIN: B000056O4U
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Won't Be Home Tonight

2. Why Me?

3. A Fine, Fine Day

4. The First Day Of Summer

5. Blue Highway

6. Room With A View

7. Heard It On The Radio

8. Run With The Lions

9. I Feel Good

10. Trampoline

11. Cold War Kids

12. 20 Days

13. Dust

14. Boystown

15. I Don't Want To Be In Love

16. Man Camera

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not simply a compilation, April 7, 2001

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eveoflove (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Retrospective: 1982-1999 (Audio CD)

Made in USA in 2000, Serial# HSR-1020-2, Playing Time 70:09

This CD contains a blend of 9 previously released "as is" tracks, 4 alternate versions (not simply remixed) with somewhat heavier arrangements (track 7 originally on "For You", tracks 11+12+13 originally on "Cold War Kids"), and 3 previously unreleased tracks (tracks 8+15+16). The sound quality is impeccable, and much "richer" than his previous album, "The Boystown Tapes".

The intensity and genres vary quite a bit, making this an interesting profile of TC, which unfortunately doesn't feature any track from his 5 more electronic ventures under various pseudonyms of 1980. However, we get treated to a hard-to-find song (track 6, which is taken from the soundtrack to the German TV-Series "Wilde Westen Inclusive").

There's enough stuff on here to make the purchase worthwhile to the TC fan, showcasing most of the multiple facets of this multi-instrumentalist: from folk-based to rock, there's something on this album for almost anyone to enjoy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection, September 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Retrospective: 1982-1999 (Audio CD)

This is a good collection of songs from tony carey. It has all of his U.S hits on it..I won't be home tonight, fine, fine day, first day of summer, and why me. It then continues on with other material from cd's not ever released in USA songs like Room with a view, trampoline, and then some new material which is prety good..i.e run with the lions and I dont wanna be in love. It has more variety than the story so far. I sure wish it had at least one track from pink world on it, but it does a good job of covering the songs that got a lotof air play in the U.S. ever so many years ago. Just think another retospective cold be made that could be as good as this if not even better from material that never got to the radio back in the 80's. Still if you are looking for some of his stuff that isn't out of print this cd is a good place to start

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Good Break in Greatest Hits, March 20, 2002

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Kevin L. Collins (Anywhere and Everywhere, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Retrospective: 1982-1999 (Audio CD)

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When I purchased this cd here on Amazon, the cost when it home was outrageous, but the more I've listened to the cd, I realized this cd is definately worth its price. The first thing that immediatly hits your ears is the quality and production thats been put into this cd. The songs picked, as it is a greatest hits/best of, were picked from the best, with the exception of a few, even though "Man Camera" was never released, I believe it should have stayed in Tony's vault in Mallorca, Spain. The Demos are nothing really exceptional, but still worth being included in with the rest. This cd, is for the Tony Carey fans but more so for the lost minions. If this cd were to be put on the market, and with many of the tracks included, even a Planet P Project hit, would, instantly upon one play, remember all over who one of the worlds finest singers/songwriter is. Your average person wouldnt upon hearing the name Fine Fine Day (For a Reunioun), but the minute they hear, bang. The memories come flooding back. Tony Carey is buried in the back of everyone out there who was 20 or so when I Wont Be Home Tonight came out, and then a couple albums later he was gone. Anyway, only things that have been repeated, two greatest hits to offer up, a '97 release in Germany called "A Fine Fine Day" fabulous line up of songs, but hard to find, even here on Amazon its listed as limited availability, that means "Hardly Likely, but we'll Try" (From Experience With Other TC cds) and now this cd in a sense fills the gaps of that one. Easy 2 cd best of....
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