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Hits Album: The Alternative Pop Album / Various - Hits Album: The Alternative Pop Album / Various [CD]
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Three CDs. This is 'The Alternative Pop Album', a brilliant collection of songs by artists who may have started their careers away from the glare and glitter of the Top 40 chart, but whose sometimes experimental sound caught the ears and eyes of music journalists, trend-setting DJs, and knowledgeable fans, to go beyond critical acclaim, and build a loyal and large following that made it impossible for these acts to remain on the fringes. 'The Alternative Pop Album' includes groups who emerged from their Indie roots to go on and occupy the No. 1 slot, including Adam & The Ants ('Dog Eat Dog'), Blondie ('(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear'), The Jam ('That's Entertainment'), The Human League ('Nightclubbing'), Dead Or Alive ('Brand New Lover'), The Clash ('Should I Stay Or Should I Go'), and Manic Street Preachers ('A Design for Life'). Alongside them you'll find acts who made memorable songs but only crossed over into the singles chart once, including Martha and the Muffins ('Echo Beach'), The Passions ('I'm In Love With a German Film Star'), The Lotus Eaters ('The First Picture of You'), Swans Way ('Soul Train'), Furniture ('Brilliant Mind'), and 4 Non Blondes ('What's Up'). Blending genres, avoiding cliches, introducing experimental new sounds, the wonderful and occasionally unique songs collected here may have sounded different at first listen, but they have stood the test of time, undoubtedly the mark of great Pop.
Tracklist:
- Adam ; The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
- The Pretenders - Kid
- Martha and The Muffins - Echo Beach
- The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Film Star
- Echo ; the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
- Aztec Camera - Oblivious
- Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
- The Jam - That's Entertainment
- The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just a Story)
- Japan - The Art of Parties
- Duran Duran - Careless Memories
- The Human League - Nightclubbing
- Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
- The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture of You
- The Tourists - So Good to Be Back Home Again
- Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua
- Altered Images - See Those Eyes
- The Knack - My Sharona
- Ramones - Baby, I Love You
- The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink
- Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo
- Public Image Ltd - This Is Not a Love Song
- Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC²
- Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
- The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
- Swans Way - Soul Train
- The Adventures - Broken Land
- Latin Quarter - Radio Africa
- Arcadia - Election Day
- Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
- Furniture - Brilliant Mind
- Gang of Four - I Love a Man in Uniform
- Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover
- King - Love ; Pride
- Transvision Vamp - Revolution Baby
- The Primitives - Crash
- Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
- Republica - Ready to Go
- The Wannadies - You and Me Song
- 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
- The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
- Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
- Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life
- The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
- Electronic - Disappointed
- Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
- McAlmont and Butler - Yes
- Roachford - Family Man
- Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
- The Cranberries - Linger
- Tanita Tikaram - Twist in My Sobriety
- The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
- The La's - There She Goes
- The Lightning Seeds - Change
- Kula Shaker - Hush
- Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
UPC: 199584482828
Label: Sony Uk
Release Date: 6.26.26
Format: CD