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Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import) [IMPORT]

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Audio CD (March 11, 2008)
Original Release Date: March 11, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Strut Records
ASIN: B0011WMI06

Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,008 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Grace Jones- My Jamaican Guy (12" version
2. Tom Tom Club- Genius Of Love (12" version)
3. Talking Heads- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
4. Guy Cuevas- Obsession ( The Nassau Mix)
5. Set The Tone- Dance Sucker (Francois Kevorkian Mix)
6. Gwen Guthrie- Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)
7. Bits & Pieces- Don't Stop The Music
8. Sly Dunbar- River Niger
9. Lizzy Mercier Descloux- Sun Is Shining
10. Cristina- You Rented A Space
11. Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players- Spasticus Autisticus (Version)
12. Chaz Jankel- feat. Laura Weymouth- Whisper
13. Will Powers- Adventures in Success (Dub Copy)

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URB Magazine, March 2008
"During the 80's, Compass Point was truly an extraordinary place and Funky Nassau does a very good job of showing us why. From reggae and dub to post-punk and beyond, the diversity you'll find here is simply phenomenal."

Product Description
Production legends Sly and Robbie's genre bending output from their own Compass Point Studios is compiled on "Funky Nassau." Included are seminal tracks from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Grace Jones, & more as well as lesser known gems from the fringes of rock, soul, and dance music.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best productions ever made destroyed by bad mastering, April 19, 2008

By	RJJNY "House of Science" (NYC, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

Alex Sadkin is one of my favorite producers so I was excited to get this CD. Thought it sounded weird, looked at the audio in an audio editor and - like so many CDs these days - it's been subject to what engineers call "smashtering." The audio is hugely compressed and some tracks even have digital clipping (distortion) in addition to the compression. I compared My Jamaican Guy on this to the original 1982 Island CD and the difference is shocking. If you care anything about how Alex Sadkin actually wanted these productions to sound, avoid this compilation.

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