Your Top 5 Compilation Albums
February 19th 2008 02:17
Now - I don't think I've bought a compilation album since I left high school though I will admit that I have managed to pick up ABBA Gold and the Beach Boys Greatest Hits at some time from someone or somewhere which right now escapes my conscious being.
That said I thumbed through Choc-o-block, Disco Dazzler, Rip-Snorter, Dynamite Hits 76, Teaser, Ripper - the collection was almost mind numbing both in number (and quite often in content).
From Bony M through to Ted Mulray, The Village People to Leif Garratt, Cheeta through to Steelers Wheel the collection brought back memories of popping down to Edels (or my local record store) after school scouring the racks and journeying home, LP under one arm Top 40 chart list under the other.
But what of your individual artists?
The Best Ofs?
. . . and of course all the newer stuff?
Do you have a definitive list of Top 5 compilation albums?
What love to hear from you.
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Comment by Damo
If my mum caught me with that I'd have been killed.
I was a kid, there was no internet and this was as good as it got.
Comment by Damo
I know all these songs
Ripper 76
1 Sherbet - Howzat
Daryl BW in his girly suit.
2 Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
A song that makes people want to commit suicide.
3 Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
This song made me want to kill people.
4 Silver Studs - Happy Days
The live in a flat in Melbourne. The studded jackets were most expensive thing that they owned.
5 Billy Thorpe - It's Almost Summer
I have time for him.
6 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
Love and Hate this song. Need beer to make it sound cool.
7 Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed
Oh baby that is hot. So who gets the couch?
8 Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
Still a classic. I rev my car to this song.
9 Nazareth - Love Hurts
Nup
10 Skyhooks - Million Dollar Riff
It is so embarrassing to admit I know the chorus.
11 Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Still a classic
12 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
Great make out song.
13 Ol' 55 - On The Prowl
Before Hey Hey it Saturday hired Wilber Wild he was a 50's revivalist.
14 Bee Gees - Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
Love and hate this band. Mostly hate the falsetto
15 Supernaut - I Like it Both Ways
I never really understood what it was about until puberty hit me,
16 Jon English - Hollywood Seven
Still a classic
17 Split Enz - Late Last Night
Before they were any good.
18 C.W. McCall - Convoy
The song that inspired a film that inspired CB radio freeks to freek some more "Rubber Duck"
19 Daryl Braithwaite - Old Sid
What happened to his band?
20 10cc - I'm Not in Love
Still a classic.
Well that's it 1976 was a turbulent year in my childhood.
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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You're a tragic . . . .
Join the club
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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And what's more - they all have covers that are perhaps a little more tasteful than Ripper 76 - but nearly as exciting to a lad going through puberty.
Cheers
MNG
Comment by Lilla
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HA HA the 70s now were talking Its music and I go way back in this Era MNG, back to London in the 60s and early 70s and Sydney in the late 70s - 80s...
All so cool with songs that remain timeless : some of my favs for your turntable
Desmond Dekker and the Aces Israelites
Dave Edmonds I hear you Knocking
David Essex Rock on
Mungo Jerry In the Summertime, Baby Jump, Woman in a Black Dress.
Blue Mink Good Morning Freedom, Melting Pot, Banner Man,
The Kinks Lola
Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky,
Hotlegs Neanderthal Man,
James Brown Sex Machine, I feel good, Get up off that thing.
Mathews Southern Comfort Woodstock,
T.Rex Get it on, Hot Love, Deborah, Ride a White Swan. (This guy went to my school in the UK) okay so I am biased to his local sound.
Dawn Knock three times.
Hot Chocolate Everyones a Winner, Heavens in the Back seat, You could have been a lady, so you win again,
Aretha Spanish Harlem, Respect.
Dave and Ansel Collins Double Barrel
Elton John Yellow Brick Road (he went to the school up the road and we used to beat the crap out of them at sports carnivals).
The Sweet Ballroom Blitz,
Suzi Quatro Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive -others
Slade Comon Feel the Noise, Squeeze me Pleeze,
Alvin Stardust My Coo-ca-choo,
10cc Rubber Bullets, Waterfall, the things we do for love, good morning judge
Free Wishing Well,
Steelers Wheel Stuck in the Middle with you.
Timmy Thomas Why Cant we live together,
Mud Crazy, Tiger Feet,
Carl Douglas Kung Foo Fighting
Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun
Pilot Magic
Bad Company Fell Like making love,
Lady Marmalade LaBelle,
Trammps hold back the night.
Stylistics Cant give you anything but my love.
Sister Sledge Mama never told me.
Judge Dred 7
Hot butter popcorn
Glen Campbell the Rhinestone Cowboy
Minnie Riperton Loving You
Rose Royce Car wash, I wanna get next to you, love dont live here anymore.
Wild Cherry Play that funky music
Tavers heaven must be missing an angel,
Silver Connection Get up and Boogie, (I saw them live at the Club near the Kingsford Roundabout in Sydney (memory evades me) it was excellent!
Dorothy Moore Misty blue,
Lou Rawls Youll never find
Steve Harley Here comes the sun,
Peter Frampton Show me the way
Electric light orchestra Living thing, Hello and others
Sailor Girls, Girls Girls
Emotions Best of my love
Baccara Yes sir I can boogie,
Carole Bayer-sager youre moving out today
Van McCoy the Shuffle
Stranglers peaches
Taste of Honey boogie Oogie Oogie
Third World now that weve found love what are we gonna do with it
Raydio Jack and Jill
Marshall Hain Dancing in the city
Crystal Gayle dont it make your brown eyes blue.
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street
Bonnie Tyler its a heartache
Ian Dury & the Blockheads hit me with your rythym stick,
Tubeway Army Are friends electric
. - electric dreams
Knack My Sharona
Buggles Video killed the radio star
Dr Hook when youre in love with a b. woman
Racey some girls
Rickie Lee Jones Chuck Es in love
Gloria Gaynor I will survive
Sister sledge we are family
Edwin Star Contact
Earth, wind and fire Boogie wonderland, fantasy
Roxette must have been love
Maxi Preist close to you
Nilson without you
Yvonne Ellerman it should have been me
Roy Orbinson Pretty woman
Tina Turner Nutbush city limits
Flash in the pan Hey St Peter
Whacko many but primarily, Ben
The Jacksons can you feel it.
Melanie Brand new key
Boy George Karma Chameleon
Boney M Ma Baker, rivers of Babylon, Brown girl, Night flight to venus.
Mysex - computer games (saw them live at the coogee bay hotel with a revolutionary laser light show - woo hoo)...
**
Mack the knife
Sixteen tons
The wayward wind
Smoke gets in your eyes
Where do you go to my lovely
Mr Tamborine man
Leader of the pack
Youve lost that lovin feeling
American pie
Love child
I got you babe
In the year 2525
Im a believer
Your so vain
The power of love
Dont worry be happy
Cant touch this
Crying
Im not in love
Friday on my mind
I am woman
I can't stand the rain
Pop Muzik
***
Rod Stewart
The little river band
Blondie
Tina Turner
David Bowie
***
The SHREK soundtrack albums have great compilations of old songs re-mixed.
SOMEBODY STOP ME ..
Yadda Yadda, hope that offers you a few new ideas?
Comment by swanston1
Justice for all?
Breaking the cycle.
mmappmusic
Im not partial because i book their gigs
2. Dire Straits "Love over Gold"
3. Prince "Purple Rain and Alphabet Street"
4. OMG!!! Bros "Push"
5. Warren Zevin "Leave my Monkey alone"
Rock on
Sarah
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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That's possibly the longest response I've ever received - and feel quite honoured that something has struck a chord within to warrant so much of your time.
As I scrolled down through your playlist - I found myself trying to mentally strum each in my head - sensory overload girl.
Glad to have been able to bring back a few memories . . . they were (and always will be) great times - huh!
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Was never a Prince fan really - but loved Dire Straits and as for Warren Zevon - well . . . though commercially best known for Werewolves of London - he was quite emphatically a musical soothsayer.
Thanks for sharing.
Stay well
MNG
Comment by Lilla
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I am such a doofus, I got so carried away that I forgot to answer your question, *giggle* As you know all my albums and about 300 EP's were stolen...*lump in throat* and I had to replace many albums by buying compilation CD's, so the above comes from my definitive 70's CD set of 10 CD's and I recommend them to you. They are the TIME LIFE collection.
For the 80's and 90's I hunted down two sets of READERS DIGEST 6-CD compilations 100 SOLID GOLD VOL I and II.... and another READERS DIGEST CD SET from Bill Haley to Phil Collins called the Number One Collection (AUstralian Edition).
The last sets are two boxed sets of 10CD each, called the Best Singles of All TIme, ranging from the 60's - 90's & No: 1's. Each set/Vol contains 200 popular tunes.
You could probably hunt many of them down now in places like Cash Converters, although I have noticed that people tend to hold onto their compilations more than other music.
Sorry, but all those tunes just went off all at once... I hope that's more helpful.
Lilla ...
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
If so American Graffiti, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas and a host of others have enviable song selections that span most genres.
Fore outright compilations I would go with the Blue Note Verve Sessions albums featuring some of the greatest Jazz Musicians ever.
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Traipsing along to a vinyl sale this weekend actually in Sydney.
It's on every three months or so - hence my own sordid collection.
It's a great Sunday morning out actually - not only are their tens of thousands of pieces of black plastic on sale - but its a people watching bonanza to boot.
If you're on the hunt for that elusive CD though (and you choose not to download from itunes/limewire etc etc) try Dirt Cheap CD's.
Sure - they're in Sydney - but they have a website and they ship for a very nominal fee.
Cheers
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Anything counts my friend!
That American Graffiti soundtrack was awesome - can't count how many times I not only listened to it - but watched the film.
Such a pity they felt the need to produce a sequel to the film.
MNG
Comment by Cibbuano
Hunt Famous
Orble Post of the Day
Fat Cult
Techbreak
But I think it was my Sly and Family Stone's Greatest Hits that got the most time on my record player...
...this wasn't on that album, but it's still my favourite from Sly...
Comment by Miswanderlust
Killer Beats
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My favorite is a KTel record from the early 70s. It had "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road," "Thank You for Lettin me be Mice Elf", Brandy", "Witch Queen of New Orleans" just to name a few....
I listened to it over and over! Fun post!
Mis
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Nice mix between just plain funky and cool my friend.
Sign me up
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Dead Skunk in the Middle of The Road got an airing a few days ago on a station I was tuned to - following a phone in from listener.
Fun stuff.
Thanks for sharing.
MNG
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