Worst of Black Box Recorder [Enhanced]

Black Box Recorder | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Jet Set Records
• ASIN: B00005NT0G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative
  • #40 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > General

Track Listings

1. Seasons in the Sun

2. Watch the Angel not the Wire

3. Jackie Sixty

4. Start as You Mean to Go On

5. The Facts of Life (Jarvis Cocker/ Chocolate Layers Remix)

6. Lord Lucan is Missing

7. Wonderful Life

8. Uptown Top Ranking (Black Box Recorder Remix)

9. Brutality

10. Factory Radio

11. Soul Boy

12. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

13. The Facts Of Life (Video)

14. Child Psychology (Video)

15. The Art Of Driving (Video)

16. England Made Me (Video)

Editorial Reviews

Complete collection of singles, b-sides, bonus and unreleased tracks by this smash British band on the Jetset label. Includes the tracks Seasons In the Sun', 'Jackie Sixty', 'Brutality', an unreleased Jarvis Cocker/Pulp remix of "Facts of Life', and 9 more. The disc is also enhanced and includes all 4 of the band's videos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BBR's Worst Surpasses other bands' Best, August 31, 2001

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Jorje Chica (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worst of Black Box Recorder (Audio CD)

A wonderful collection of covers, remixes and other great songs relegated to b-sides. As a recent convert, these songs were beyond my reach as the early singles are long out of print. Sure, the two domestic albums have a few of these songs as bonuses (except the odd mistake on England Made Me where "Wonderful Life" is not included, despite the sleeve demarcation), but now they're all here. The closer is by far one of the best Bowie covers out there.

The music is beautiful, brutal, intriguing and intelligent all at once. Who else can use a Euro-pop song structure to discuss such "taboo" subjects as murder and homophobia (see "Straight Life" on The Facts of Life)? That's what you get when you put Luke Haines--Brittain's resident cynic--together with Jesus and Mary Chain alum John Moore. Add to that mix the gorgeous Sarah Nixey and its heaven (or hell, if you like bland Americanized pop). The Auteurs never lived up to the great expectations of giving suede a run for their money, but Black Box Recorder is right up their with Brittain's best current acts.

Plus you get the videos. This CD is an oddity in that for once we in America get the rare album, and the Brittish fans have to get the import!

Jorje Chica

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Dour, August 23, 2001

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Steven Moore (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worst of Black Box Recorder (Audio CD)

Worth getting just for the four splendid videos. The songs of course are wonderfully dour, like a depressed St. Etienne. If you missed their import singles, all the B-sides are collected here.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, March 24, 2002

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Behic Gencoglu - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worst of Black Box Recorder (Audio CD)

the 3rd album of BBR.Actually these songs are BSides and there is only 1 new song,which is Jackie Sixty. And 2 wonderful remixes. Usually i hate remixes of any band,but these are so cool,i mean remixes are usually pop/techno/dance things but these are not,they are like indie type.I suggest you should get England Made Me before this.