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Audio CD (May 4, 1993)
Original Release Date: January 17, 1989
Number of Discs: 1
Label: A&M Records
ASIN: B000002GI5
Also Available in: Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars My least favorite OB compilation, October 25, 2000

By	Water Monkey "Marc B." (Santa Clarita, Ca.) - See all my reviews

While I love Oingo Boingo (they have been my favorite band for the last 20 years). This is the CD I listen to the least. Don't get me wrong, on its own it is a great CD, but with all the other OB compilations available this one falls short.

Part of the problem was the band was splitting from one record label and moving to another. This CD was put out by the former record label in order to fulfill their contract with OB. Plus for any true OB fan this marks the beginning of the end for the band. After the release of "Skeletons" and "Boingo Alive", Danny Elfman (yes Jenna Elfman's uncle) concentrated on his music scores more than he did on the band. Thus releasing fewer new recordings.

If you are an avid OB fan and must have everything they own, get this CD. If this was going to be your first OB CD, get their "Anthology" CD. It is more complete.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction, March 5, 2000

By	Joel Rami (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This is the first Boingo CD I ever heard, and I can't wait to get more! (Of course, in Canada, Boingo CDs must be special imported from the US, making them hard to find.) This is a truly brilliant album, with great sweeping lyrics, pulse-pounding music, and a true sense of genuis. Elfman rules!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best, June 11, 2005

By	Teethfullometal (Antelope Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

This particular release is amazing! There is not one bad song throughout the entire cd. It is one of those albums that you can listen to over and over again and never get tired of it....now that's what I call a great record.

For those of you who have never heard of Oingo Boingo, I would say they are a band that makes music that is almost impossible to describe. Their music is truly unique and is completely different from anything you've ever heard. Although there are a lot of bands that have their own sound, Oingo Boingo adds to their sound diversity by including the use of wind instruments. So I'll make an attempt and say Oingo Boingo is punk meets pop meets new wave meets brass meets weird, and that's about as close as I can get. So give them a listen, you won't be dissapointed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good compilation but could be better
This compilation covers the prime years of Oingo Boingo prior to their gaining mass exposure with "Weird Science" and the album "Dead Man's Party". Read more

Published 5 months ago by Phil (San Diego, CA)

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect collection
if you're a Danny Elfman fan, this sounds remastered into what he was originally looking for in the songs. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Patrick Oshaughnessy

3.0 out of 5 stars best of? maybe. a good start at any rate
From the outset I must confess that I don't own this particular compilation. I do however have all the material that is present here within the context of their original albums... Read more

Published on February 20, 2007 by A. Stapleton

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Published on January 20, 2007 by J. Dahlberg

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST "BEST OF" OINGO BOINGO...
Ok, so Oingo Boingo had more than 3 records for one thing for one to pick and choose songs from to make a best of record. Read more

Published on January 13, 2004 by Jonathan W. Cardwell

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the best
What's this? A "best of" Oingo Boingo that doesn't include their biggest hit, "Weird Science"? How can that be? Read more

Published on May 29, 2003 by Johnny Heering

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of earlier Oingo Boingo songs.
I wish it had the hard to find original of Violent Love though. A nice complement to Best O'Boingo.

Published on July 14, 1999

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