The Complete Works Vol. 1

Spiritualized

Product Details

• CD-R (April 15, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00008WI7A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #133,759 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The Complete Works Vol. 1

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, just brilliant!, April 22, 2003

By	churchfan (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews

Oh, man...have I been waiting for this!! Here are the collected works of early Spiritualized (my favorite era for the band). In this collection we have more than two hours of blissed-out, extra-shimmery tunes to get you through your day.

The collection is presented in (mostly) chronological order, beginning with the first Spiritualized single "Anyway That You Want Me" through the Electric Mainline EP and singles from the Pure Phase album. Also included are hard-to-find tracks from various fanclub-only 7"s and a split 7" released with Mercury Rev to support Greenpeace (the extra-cool "Good Dope, Good Fun" before it was known as "Lay Back in the Sun"). Putting the three versions of "Feel So Sad" back-to-back was an interesting choice, but it gives a listener more than 20 minutes of a great song.

Every Spiritualized fan will have their favorite tracks on a collection like this. That's how it should be. But I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that my faves are the bonus Peel Session tracks from the Medication EP ("Angel Sigh" and "Feel So Sad"), along with "Good Dope, Good Fun." I just wish that version had made it onto Pure Phase.

As one reviewer has noted, the art for this collection is less than sparse. If you lose your outer slipcase, you'll never know the names of particular tracks, and one can only tell the difference between CDs 1 and 2 by the slight color bar printed on them. But that seems to be the visual direction Spiritualized is going in with all releases that aren't completely new; this art is somewhat reminiscent of the Royal Albert Hall sleeve (sparse).

Taken as a whole though, the question remains: Will any new fans be swayed by this? Dunno. I'd like to think that a new convert would take a chance on this and be amazed by what they hear. But the bottom line is this: This release is for current, and older, fans. In my personal opinion, these CDs capture the heyday of Spiritualized. I love it! That said, I can't wait until this fall when The Complete Works, Volume 2 is released. It'll be brilliant!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Tinkler and the Wizzy-Wizzy Woo-Woo Show..., April 16, 2003

By A Customer

If you love Spiritualized like I do, buy this right away. I had some of these songs already from various EP's & singles, but the stuff I didn't have has proved to be either difficult or expensive to obtain. When I heard this was coming out, I was overjoyed! These songs are from Spiritualized's (IMHO) greatest era, and it's nice to finally have them all collected in one place. So go buy it now, or perish in flames, infidel!!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spiritualized - 'The Complete Works,Volume 1' (Arista) 2-CD, January 26, 2005

By	Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

The title of this disc might be considered to be a bit misleading by some,as 'The Complete...' appears to pull one's attention toward the group's rarities/unreleased archives in their pre-'Ladies And Gentlemen...' days.Taking that into consideration,most fans of founder Jason Pierce and co. should find this compilation CD to their liking.I know I did.Some of the better cuts include "Feel So Sad",the motivational "Run","Lay Back In The Sun"(nice keyboard work),"Electric Mainline,Part 1" and the shoegazing "Good Dope/Good Fun".Nice very choice pickings from the band's personal vault.Recommended to all Spiritualized/Spacemen 3 fans.