ABC & D: The Best of Frankiie Sidebottom

abc & d: the best of frankiie sidebottom

Track Listings
1. Anarchy in Timperley
2. Timperley Blues
3. Timperley Sunset
4. Born in Timperley
5. Surfin' Timperley
6. Next Train to Timperley
7. Oh Timperley
8. Wild Thing in Timperley
9. Robbins Aren't Bobbins
10. Guess Who's Been on Match of the Day
11. Mexico '90
12. Estudiantes (Striped Shirts/Blacks Panties)
13. Puff 'N' Blow
14. Hit the North
15. I Should Be So Lucky
16. Bohemian Rhapsody
17. Frank Gordon
18. Everybody Sings Queen
19. We Will Rock You
20. Radio Ga Ga
See all 42 tracks on this disc

ABC & D: The Best of Frankiie Sidebottom,Frankie Sidebottom,Cherry Red,Comedy,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

ABC & D: The Best of Frankiie Sidebottom
King of the Mountains
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Funny, funny, funny
  • Another Good Collection
  • Absolutely hilarious!!!
  • Funniest Man In Comedy!
  • Rodney almost does it again.
 King of the Mountains
Rodney Carrington
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Country ComedyCountry Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Rodney Carrington: Live at the Majestic
  2. Greatest Hits
  3. Morning Constitutions
  4. But I Could Be Wrong
  5. Nut Sack

ASIN: B000NJXCAI
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Tee Off
  3. Massage
  4. TV Show
  5. Shopping On Rodeo Street
  6. Real Fancy Place
  7. Give It A Try
  8. Zoo
  9. Yoga Class
  10. Boxing
  11. Christmas With The Kids
  12. Home Movie
  13. Short Arms
  14. Wheel Of Fortune
  15. Travel Pillow
  16. The Apple
  17. Fun
  18. Changes
  19. Baby Back
  20. Fat Girl
  21. Put Your Clothes Back On
  22. Rap Star
  23. Rhymes With Truck
  24. Show Them To Me
  25. Baby Back
  26. Rhymes With Truck
  27. Rap Star
  28. Show Them To Me
  29. Tribute To Barry Martin
  30. Angel Friend

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Funny, funny, funny.......2007-06-27

If you love comedy you need this CD. Rodney Carrington is one of the funniest comedians today. I also purchased his DVD "Rodney Carrington: Live at the Majestic". This DVD is his "King of the Mountain" album but the fact that you actually see him acting out the show makes it that much funnier. My favorite part is the "Chicken Song". If you get the DVD (which I highly recommend) it will keep you laughing long after you see it. Trust me you will want to watch it over and over again......... I know I did.

4 out of 5 stars Another Good Collection.......2007-06-19

This is another entertaining collection of countrified humor from a man who mostly has one thing on his mind; that is the thing that most men have on their minds. He is self deprecating and usually funny. That's enough for me.

Rodney is also known for his songs. These are usually scattered throughout his albums but in this one, they are all concentrated at the end. First come the live performances and then there are some repeats using studio recordings.

Its not a bad collection

4 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious!!! .......2007-06-11

This is one of the funniest CD's and/or albums I have ever listened to. I heard these live on tour but, I still laugh like crazy. Also, Angel Friend is a very touching tribute to his good friend and fellow comedian Barry Martin. The song actually brought me through a very bad time and gave me hope when I lost my best friend.

5 out of 5 stars Funniest Man In Comedy!.......2007-06-05

I've watched this dvd 5 times already and could watch it 10 more...you will laugh the whole time its on!

4 out of 5 stars Rodney almost does it again........2007-05-21

This was really funny, but I don't think it was quite as funny as his earlier stuff.
Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not bad, definitely not great
  • The BEST album of the times.
  • ABC from A to Z
  • retro-future genius
  • Schizophrenic?
 Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
ABC
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Dance PopDance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
RockRock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Dance & DJDance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
  2. The Very Best of the Human League
  3. Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits
  4. The Best of Howard Jones
  5. Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk

ASIN: B00005N8BG
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. The Look Of Love
  2. All Of My Heart
  3. Poison Arrow
  4. When Smokey Sings
  5. That Was Then But This Is Now
  6. Tears Are Not Enough
  7. How To Be A Millionaire
  8. The Night You Murdered Love
  9. Peace And Tranquillity
  10. One Better World
  11. S.O.S.
  12. King Without A Crown
  13. Be Near Me
  14. Ocean Blue
  15. Vanity Kills
  16. The Real Thing
  17. Blame

Album Description

UK compilation features nine of the eleven tracks on the closest domestic equivalent (the U.S. features 'Vanity Kills' (The Abigails Party Mix) (the standard version appears here & ' Theme From Mantrap ') but adds seven additional tracks, 'Night You Murdered Love', 'Peace & Tranquility', 'One Better World' (Edit), 'King Without A Crown', 'Ocean Blue', 'Real Thing' & 'Blame'. 17 tracks in all. 2001.

Album Details

Digitally remastered hits collection with all the big ones from Martin Fry & Co.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not bad, definitely not great.......2007-01-07

I bought this because I remembered this band hit from the '80s, which is Be Near Me. The other songs are ok, but nothing particularly special.

5 out of 5 stars The BEST album of the times........2005-10-05

Almost no one gets it.These guys,are a band! So when they did what great bands do ,nobody cared.This record Rocks, it swoons, pokes fun at thr governmet,Makes you cry, laugh,think,in all, is just perfect.The production, vocals and tightness of the band is as good as anything done in the 80's bar none. BUY IT! listen close and get in on the joke..

4 out of 5 stars ABC from A to Z.......2005-09-17

To cop from Elvis Costello, the debut album from ABC was the dance floor equivalent of "a chainsaw running through a dictionary," albeit one that you could cut a serious rug by. "The Lexicon of Love" was, quite simply, one of the best albums from the MTV British Invasion of the 80's that brought forth the likes of Culture Club, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. Songs like "Poison Arrow" and "Look Of Love" were lyrically literate, lushly produced disco-popera's with more than a hint of David Bowie and Roxy Music.

Of course, after a perfect debut, ABC had a heck of a time ever bettering their first act. The second album was a turn towards rock, best shown by the single "That Was Then But This Is Now," which tried to pair the lushness of the debut with a solid rock guitar. More representative of the band is "SOS," but the sharp turn in style - and the less than enthusiastic response to "Beauty Stab" - sent Martin Fry and Mark White into a genre hopping tailspin for "How To Be A Zillionaire." Although "Be Near Me" maintained the stellar quality of the band's earlier singles, the synths became top-heavy and made songs like "Vanity Kills" and the album's title track more novelty than classic.

A near fatal brush with Lymphoma brought Fry back into focus for "Alphabet City," a solid and coherent album that yielded ABC's biggest chart single, "When Smokey Sings." Matching the Motown worship of the debut with a new sense of reserve, "Smokey" and the other singles, "King Without A Crown" and "The Night You Murdered Love" found Fry and White living up to those early Roxy comparisons. Unfortunately, whatever straightforwardness ABC gained on "Alphabet City" evaporated on the glib "Up!," trading in solid popcraft for uninspired sounding pseudo-soul, although "One Better World" at least has its heart in the right place. Their slick and lush sound was also rapidly falling from favor (Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails happened to release their debuts the same year "Up!" came out), and ABC went on hiatus soon after.

With two new songs ("Blame" is killer) and Fry back on the road, ABC has a solid legacy of singles to draw from. So while their albums after the debut were often spotty affairs, "Look Of Love" holds its quality better than many of the video here-today, gone-later-today sorts that populated the MTV Airwaves in the 80's. This collection also neatly supplants "Absolutely ABC" by adding the new songs plus two others, and nixing any worthless remixes. After this, recommended listening is "The Lexicon of Love," a five star album in its own rite.

5 out of 5 stars retro-future genius.......2005-09-07

a seminal collection of wonderfully remastered gems by one of the best acts to come out of the eighties.

ABC crafted a sound and an image that was akin to crossing Bowie with electronica/dance: smooth, hip, stylistic and enduring. The songs are really ageless, offering those of us around in that decade the pleasure of looking forward to re-discovering the brilliance; and those perhaps born in that decade the chance to look back with wonder. Hopefully both of us can expect future creative output by the band!

Long live ABC! (I'm going to see their show in Dallas tonight!)
Gotta see them live on this tour!

3 out of 5 stars Schizophrenic?.......2005-06-29

ABC has never been the same since the smashing debut Look Of Love. There are one or two gems post, for example Ocean Blue - an absolutely brilliant song, perhaps their best. Putting the entire lot into one album is kind of a schizophrenic experience. The How To Be A Millionaire phase was just boring.

And according to the reviews this collection contains Man Trap, the smoky remix of Look Of Love, but I don't see it anyway. Man Trap is a rare gem indeed - literally. It may have served this compilation to have the B Side of Ocean Blue - The Atlantic Mix is even better than the original version.
Lost (Music from the ABC Television Series)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The other songs that should have been on this Cd
  • What about the music on Hurley's headphones?
  • Highy recommended
  • It's Lost music(!), but....
  • synopsis - puns get stranded on a deserted soundtrack
 Lost (Music from the ABC Television Series)
Michael Giacchino
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
Movie ScoresMovie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Television SoundtracksTelevision Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Lost - Season 2
  2. Lost - The Complete Second Season
  3. Unlocking the Meaning of Lost: An Unauthorized Guide
  4. Mission Impossible 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  5. Finding Lost: The Unofficial Guide

ASIN: B000EHSVDM
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

  1. Main Title - Composed by J.J. Abrams
  2. The Eyeland
  3. Worlds Worst Beach Party
  4. Credit Where Credit Is Due
  5. Run Like, Um... Hell?
  6. Hollywood and Vines
  7. Just Die Already
  8. Me And My Big Mouth
  9. Crocodile Locke
  10. Win One for the Reaper
  11. Departing Sun
  12. Charlie Hangs Around
  13. Navel Gazing
  14. Proper Motivation
  15. Run Away! Run Away!
  16. Were Friends
  17. Getting Ethan
  18. Thinking Clairely
  19. Locked Out Again
  20. Life and Death
  21. Booneral
  22. Shannonigans
  23. Kates Motel
  24. Ive Got A Plane To Catch
  25. Monsters Are Such Innnteresting People
  26. Parting Words
  27. Oceanic 815

Amazon.com

Michael Giacchino is the rare composer who's graduated from video games (including the Medal of Honor series) to high-profile big-screen fare (The Incredibles). But the most important aspect of Giacchino's career may well be his collaboration with writer-director-producer J.J. Abrams, for whom he's scored Mission: Impossible III and the television hits Alias and Lost. The latter is a hybrid show--part mystery, part psychological drama, part science fiction--and thus requires a nimble composer who can switch moods quickly. Culled mostly in chronological order from the popular series' first season, this CD shows how the score contributes mightily to Lost's artistic success (Abrams himself composed the 16-second "Main Title.") Giacchino's signature move is an abrupt surge of low-throated trombones, which creates a deep-seated anxiety and raises the viewer's heart rate without fail (check out the end of "The Eyeland" for a typical example). But he deftly varies orchestrations and ambiences throughout, equally at ease in pulse-pounding dramatics ("Getting Ethan," "Run Away! Run Away!") and quieter atmospherics ("Thinking Clairely," "Booneral"). --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Get lost with the soundtrack to the hottest show on television. The mystical, mesmerizing and beautiful original scores for every episode of Lost have played an important role from the very beginning. A soundtrack release from Lost has become the most requested title we have ever encountered. Finally, to celebrate the continued success and acclaim of this landmark television series we are pleased to at last offer this soundtrack for the show's millions of devoted fans.

About the Series:
From J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias, comes the action-packed adventure that became a worldwide television event. Stranded on an island that holds many secrets, 48 people must band together if they hope to get home alive.

Lost became an unprecedented blockbuster right out of the gate, with an audience of over 14 million people every week. The ratings of the second season have climbed even further, to over 17 million per week. Everyone has their favorite characters... Matthew Fox (Jack), Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Josh Holloway (Sawyer), Terry O'Quinn (Locke), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Emilie de Ravin (Claire), Naveen Andrews (Sayid), Maggie Grace (Shannon), Ian Somerhalder (Boone), Harold Perrineau, Jr. (Michael), Malcolm David Kelley (Walt), Kim Yun-jin (Sun) and Daniel Dae Kim (Jin).

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars The other songs that should have been on this Cd.......2006-11-24

A reviewer asked about the "songs" that feature on the show(season 1 and season 2), well I'll make a list

1. Joe Purdy - Washed Away
2. The Kinks - He's Evil
3. Dave Matthews Band - Stay
4. Seeds - Pushing Too Hard
5. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
6. Drifters - Up On The Roof
7. Billy Joel - Easy Money
8. Patsy Cline - Leaving On Your Mind
9. Willy Nelson - Are You Sure
10. Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
11. Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine
12. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
13. Sketer Davis - The End Of The World
14. Staind - Outside
15. The Uniques - My Conversation
16. Blind Boys of Alabama - I Should Not Walk Alone
17. Patsy Cline - Walking After Midnight
18. Mama Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (haha)
19. Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star
20. Daminen Rice - Delicate

P.S - I give the available cd three stars

4 out of 5 stars What about the music on Hurley's headphones?.......2006-11-05

Where can I find that? Not a score - but actual songs. I've been looking for them, or at least the credits so I can buy them. Any help??

5 out of 5 stars Highy recommended.......2006-08-24

Some reviewers have suggested the CD is at times too quiet, only to have the silence shattered by loud bursts. Well, duh - that's how this music was written. What would these reviewers suggest? Artificially amping the levels of the quieter moments? Or muting the louder ones?

Look, this is not the kind of CD to listen to in a car while you are driving down a dirt road in a heavy rainstorm. It demands a quiet room (high quality speakers help). But don't be misled to believe the mix is bad, or the recording quality poor. This CD sounds amazing and the levels are natural. Which means some moments are quieter than others. That's how this music works (and WHY it works so effectively).

The song selections are solid. Many slower tracks mixed in with the best action/adventure-themed pieces from the show. I especially appreciate how many of the beautiful themes are repeated in various slower selections throughout the CD. It ties it together nicely.

To best experience this music is to hear it while watching the show itself. But these selections can really be enjoyed out of the context of the show and on their own. Highly recommended if you are a fan of the show - just don't listen to it while you are remodeling your house or working out at the gym.


3 out of 5 stars It's Lost music(!), but...........2006-07-30

As much as I love Lost, and truly adore the soundscape that Michael Giacchino weaves under this thrilling show, this CD doesn't reflect that. Now before you go running off to a glowing review to convince you to buy(I'm not discouraging you either, just informing), allow me to explain.

This CD is the raw tracks recorded for the show, it has no flow, no emotion, and isn't interesting. Often the CD goes on for 40-80 seconds of only the faintest of some noise somewhere very far away, listening in the car gives the impression of silence......so you turn up the volume a little more.....ONLY TO HAVE SOMETHING VERY LOUD SURPRISE YOU(and perhaps damage your speakers!). Not good.

Perhaps someday Michael Giacchino will revisit this compilation and do something similar to Martin O'Donnell of Bungie Studios has recently done with the also beautiful and sometimes haunting work composed for the video game Halo 2 (Halo 2, Vol. 2 [SOUNDTRACK]). He released the raw tracks on CD early on for fans, like this CD, and now has gone back and stitched pieces together to create longer and much more cohesive suites that recapture some of the feelings and moments from the game.

So, I give the CD 3 stars. It is what it says it is, the Lost Soundtrack, and some of the tracks are beautiful. It's just not a good CD.

5 out of 5 stars synopsis - puns get stranded on a deserted soundtrack.......2006-07-15

So I haven't actually listened to this soundtrack, but with track titles like "Booneral" and "Shannonigans," how could you possibly go wrong?!?
The Lexicon Of Love
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pure Pop Brilliance
  • 2002 U.S. Reissue Is The Same As The U.K. 1998 Reissue And It Sounds Better Than The 2004 'Deluxe Edition' Remaster!
  • Gorgeous!!!
  • If you judge a book by its cover, then you judge the look by the lover
  • pop bliss
 The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Hardcore & PunkHardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge
New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Post-PunkPost-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Dance PopDance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
$7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
RockRock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Dance & DJDance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
InternationalInternational | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
$7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. How to Be A...Zillionaire!
  2. Dare!/Love and Dancing
  3. Pelican West...Plus
  4. Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
  5. Beauty Stab

ASIN: B00000I2PG
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

  1. Show Me
  2. Poison Arrow
  3. Many Happy Returns
  4. Tears Are Not Enough
  5. Valentine's Day
  6. The Look Of Love (Part One)
  7. Date Stamp
  8. All Of My Heart
  9. 4 Ever 2 Gether
  10. The Look Of Love (Part Four)
  11. Theme From 'Mantrap'

Album Details

Digitally Remastered, with Two Extra Tracks: Look of Love Pt4 and the Theme from Mantrap.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure Pop Brilliance.......2007-07-01

I'll never forget the first time I heard 4 ever 2 gether over the headphones of my walkman while i sat on the bus on my way to work all those years ago. I ran out right away and bought the Cassette, and at the time, I had no idea how many times I would listen to this Cd and what it would do to me. I still listen to it often, it is simply pure pop brilliance! Oh, and the lyrics are catchy too.

5 out of 5 stars 2002 U.S. Reissue Is The Same As The U.K. 1998 Reissue And It Sounds Better Than The 2004 'Deluxe Edition' Remaster!.......2007-06-28

After doing some research I discovered that the U.S. 2002 digitally remastered reissue of ABC's classic 1982 'The Lexicon Of Love' album is the exact same as the U.K. 1998 digitally remastered issue. I own the U.S. release, which has a 1982 and 1998 Mercury Records Ltd. (London) copyright. However, the disc is manufactured by Island Def Jam in New York.



So what does this mean for the fans? Those hoping for a newly remastered 2002 issue won't find it here, yet that doesn't matter because the digital remastering here is simply the best I've heard for this album as a whole. After browsing through my ABC collection and comparing sound quality on a number of the releases I was surprised to hear that this 1998 digital remaster sounds better than any other ABC release, with the exception of the album material on the 2004 'Ultimate Collection' 3-disc set from Universal Netherlands ("All Of My Heart" being the lone exception).



Additionally, the sound quality presented here is MUCH better than the 2004 'Deluxe Edition' of the album. It's a shame I have to say that because the 2004 edition has a bunch more goodies on it. Usually I find more recent remasters sounding better than remasters from the late 90's, but this is simply not the case here. The difference is the result of different mastering engineers. This 1998 release was remastered by Dick Beetham at Tape to Tape. The 2004 'Deluxe Edition' was remastered by Gary Moore. It's a shame Univeral didn't throw the 2004 edition back at Dick again because he did a nearly flawless job.



In my review of the 2004 'Deluxe Edition' I stated how the songs sound flat by today's audio standards. This is simply not the case here. The songs are rich, full, wide, and clean. Listen to those drums at 3:18 in '4 Ever 2 Gether' and it's clear that this one is the winner! Honestly, I had completely forgot how well this album sounded after being stuck on the 2004 'Deluxe Edition' for a few years now.



"All Of My Heart" sounds the best here out of any ABC CD I've heard. I mentioned the harsh sound in the 2004 'Ultimate Collection' review. It sounds rather flat in the 2001/2002 'The Very Best Of' and of course 2004 'Deluxe Edition', but it's just right here! Perfect dynamics, presentation, and range. Moreover, unlike the 'Deluxe Edition', "The Look Of Love (Part IV)" does not annoyingly fade out early and sound cut off. It's presented completely here and in better sound, to top it off!



Usually, I'm not one to go back to late 90's remasters and give solid reviews. This is, of course, one of a few examples in which I can actually praise an earlier remaster over a more recent one. It's a shame that Universal didn't bother reissuing this album as a stand alone disc in 2005 with the other album remasters, perhaps this time including extra bonus tracks beyond the 1 presented here, such as the 12" of "The Look Of Love", which seems to be skipped on several ABC collections.



As for the album itself, read the reviews here. It's a classic! I need not explain any further. This album was originally released on June 25, 1982. Twenty-five years later, it still sounds as striking and fresh as it did when originally released. Do yourself a favor and add this crisp remaster to your collection, if you haven't already.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!!!.......2007-03-03

Here it is: ABC's "The Lexicon Of Love." It's my all-time favorite album. I remember buying this with my allowance in my early teens (during those ancient vinyl years) and falling in love with it. I played it so much, the grooves started to turn a bit white. I always had a weakness for disco, new wave and strings and this album had it all. Trevor Horn is a producer that's so unique and creative. The man inspires me. Then there is, of course, the very talented band. What can I say? They had some serious chops!
This Deluxe Edition is wonderful! The only thing I regret about it is that it doesn't include the 12-inch mix of "The Look Of Love."
Nonetheless, get this cd. It's a true blue classic!

5 out of 5 stars If you judge a book by its cover, then you judge the look by the lover.......2007-02-15

ABC's the Lexicon of Love is the ultimate Valentine's Day album, a pop masterpiece, a thinking (and pretty funny) man's disco party. That man is lead singer Martin Fry -- a silver-tongued devil in a gold lame suit.

What makes the CD so great is the juxtaposition of the glittering sheen of the music with Fry's head-spinningly witty, sarcastic, and self-aware lyrics. "More puns and allusions than Elvis Costello had managed in a career," says Spin Magazine in its Alternative Record Guide, and it's no overstatement.

Here's some of the best quotes on a CD full of em:

1. "If you judge a book by its cover/then you judge the look by the lover."

2. "Look but don't touch in paradise/Don't let them catch you damaging the merchandise."

3. "Everything is temporary, written on that stand/Looking for the girl who meets supply with demand."

4. "I stuck a marriage proposal in the waste disposal."

5. "No I won't be told, there's a crock of gold/at the end of the rainbow. All the pleasure and pain, sunshine and rain/might make this love grow."

6. "Skip the hearts and flowers, skip the ivory towers."

7. "I get sales talk from sales assistants/When all I want to do, girl, is lower your resistance."

8. "When she's gone all I've got to learn/is the law of diminishing returns."

9. "The 12 disciples might kiss and tell/But you can tell me much more than they can."

10. "Then I say I love you, foul the situation/Hey, girl, I thought we were the right combination."

Woo-hoo!

At first blush, the thing that stands out is the music, specifically Trevor Horn's impeccable production. Xylophones, glockenspiels, synths, a string section, cash registers, and probably a couple of kitchen sinks, are the order of the day.

The smooth production is probably what got ABC (mistakenly) lumped in with Spandau Ballet and Wang Chung back in the day, which was maybe part of the joke. Fry's bitchy Vegas-singer-with-a-brain shtick points to satire, but it says something about the quality of the writing that these songs also pack an emotional wallop.

The big hits here are the Look of Love and Poison Arrow, great songs both, but for my money the overblown orchestrations on All of My Heart, the happy ca-ching of the cash registers on Date Stamp, the opening fanfare of Show Me, and (of course) the Mr. Roboto intro ("Evil!") on 4 Ever 2 Gether" make these tracks equally deserving of your time.

ABC has never had an album as good as this one, but fans should check out Be Near Me, Between You and Me, Ocean Blue, How to be a Millionaire, and 15-Storey Halo (on the underrated How to be a Zillionaire CD), When Smokey Sings (the band's tribute to Smokey Robinson from the Alphabet City CD), and That Was Then, but This is Now (from the otherwise awful Beauty Stab CD).

If you like this CD, I also recommend the Divine Comedy's "Casanova" and the Magnetic Fields' "69 Love Songs."

5 out of 5 stars pop bliss.......2007-02-13

pleasing bass lines hop skip and jump all over this disc. drums and synthesizers are cornerstones. the singer has a wonderful voice, full of emotion and emphasis. great songs, too. and great production. pure pop bliss.
"Bobby ""Blue"" Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill/MCA Recordings"
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		"Bobby ""Blue"" Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill/MCA Recordings"
    Bobby "Blue" Bland
    Manufacturer: Mca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
    Texas BluesTexas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
    Electric Blues GuitarElectric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music
    Classic R&BClassic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Texas Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Texas Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Classic R&B | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classic R&B | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    $7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    R&BR&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    $7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Pop4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 R&B4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Blues4-for-3 Blues | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. "Bobby Blue Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Duke Recordings"
    2. Two Steps From the Blues
    3. Little Milton - Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
    4. Blues & Ballads
    5. Z.Z. Hill - Greatest Hits

    ASIN: B000009D21
    Release Date: 1998-07-14

    Tracks:

    1. This Time I'm Gone For Good
    2. Goin' Down Slow
    3. I Would'nt Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
    4. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
    5. Yolanda
    6. I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry
    7. Today I Started Loving You Again
    8. I Hate You
    9. The Soul Of A Man
    10. It Ain't The Real Thing
    11. Sittin' On A Poor Man's Throne
    12. Let The Good Times Roll
    13. You'd Be A Millionaire
    14. Love To See You Smile
    15. Recess In Heaven
    16. Soon As The Weather Breaks

    Amazon.com

    Bobby Bland's uptown, brass-and-strings-drenched blues kept him on the charts long after gut-bucket kings such as Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters had dropped from black-radio airwaves. The artistic successes chronicled on this second volume of his greatest hits shouldn't come as a surprise, then, despite the frequent input of ultracommercial producer Steve Barri, who'd crafted AM hits for acts as diverse as the Grass Roots and the post-Motown Four Tops. Even with some accommodations to trends (the disco beat of "The Soul of a Man," chicken-scratching guitars here, there, and everywhere), Bland kept on being Bland, cutting country songs ("Today I Started Loving You Again") and blues standards ("Goin' Down Slow") and investing Dan Penn's "I Hate You" with a unique pungency. This disc performs a valuable service in lifting the veil from an often-overlooked period in the career of one of American music's most important interpretive singers. --Rickey Wright
    How to Be A...Zillionaire!
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • British Invasion 2
    • I'd like to be...
    • You could do a lot worse
    • So Hip It Hurts!
    • Call Me crazy...
    		 How to Be A...Zillionaire!
    ABC
    Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Dance PopDance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | New Wave | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | New Wave | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    $7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    RockRock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    Dance & DJDance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    $7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Alternative Rock4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Dance & DJ4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Pop4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Rock4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. The Lexicon Of Love
    2. Beauty Stab
    3. Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
    4. Alphabet City
    5. Up

    ASIN: B000001FD5
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Fear Of The World
    2. Be Near Me
    3. Vanity Kills
    4. Ocean Blue
    5. 15 Story Halo
    6. A To Z
    7. How To Be A Millionaire
    8. Tower Of London
    9. So Hip It Hurts
    10. Between You & Me
    11. Fear Of The World (In Cinemascope)
    12. Be Near Me (Munich Disco Mix)
    13. How To Be A Millionaire (Bond St. Mix)
    14. Vanity Kills (The Abigails Party Mix)

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars British Invasion 2.......2006-11-10

    When I first heard " Be Near Me " I thought , the boys are back . I know some didn't care for Beauty Stab and was glad this album is more suited for them . But I like Beauty Stab . This album was somewhat alittle too American Pop for me . But overall its still ABC . Besides the song I mention and the title track the others were what you expect . Catchy and danceable . Better than the so call American Pop tunes at the time . I still recommend this album , good and listenable .

    5 out of 5 stars I'd like to be..........2006-09-06

    A Zillionaire... They are quite fun ABC in this disc, I absolutely like fot music & huomour...

    4 out of 5 stars You could do a lot worse.......2005-09-01

    If nothing else, "How to Be a....Zillionaire" contains one the finest pop singles of the last three decades - "Be Near Me." Also on this cd edition is a great remix, replete with samples of "that's right!" which harken back to the disco days of yore.
    For years I never really listened to the lyrics of "How to Be a Millionaire", another standout track ( and a hit single as well ) and did not catch on that Martin Fry is not asking what one might do to BECOME a millionaire, but rather what one would do after it happens. The lyrics are cynical and cutting, and a perfect indictment of the money and luxury obsessed Eighties. Never a band to stay in one place for too long, ABC seem to have a pattern of following one album with one that is a 180 degree turnabout. This is no exception. Their debut ( procuced by the legendary Trevor Horn ) was full of lush synths and strings. The follow up "Beauty Stab" featured a harder sound, lots of guitars and live instrumentation, and was a commercial and critical failure. This, their third album, was another complete turnaround. The sound is all synths, and slightly sterile and cold sounding. Their look also again changed, and they adopted a Sixties influenced style, which in my opinion singularly kick started the UK Sixties style revival and the following musical boom of acid house and rave. Way ahead of its time, and still quite enjoyable. Some of these songs haven't aged as well as others, and a few of the remixes sound slightly dated. But as a whole, you could buy a lot worse ABC albums. Recommended for fans and the curious alike.

    5 out of 5 stars So Hip It Hurts!.......2005-08-17

    After the lush sophistication of "Lexicon of Love" (1982) and the misbegotten follow up "Beauty Stab" (1983) ABC were left in a quandary of where to go. Down to the duo of Martin Fry (vocals) and Mark White (guitars) the two elected to go for a fusion of their "Lexicon" era sound with a bit of Motown and Electronic Dance music for a finished product that was pleasing and successful. No doubt smarting from the critical and commercial drubbing they took with "Beauty Stab" "...Zillionaire" was a step in the right direction and would point towards where they would continue with future releases. Produced by Fry and White the band had added David Yarritu and Fiona Russell-Powell who were ostensibly brought on board for reasons unknown and unclear. Neither played any musical instruments or contributed anything other than a few vocals on the track "A to Z." Their presence helped create a strangely cartoonish image of the group that seemed to damage their credibility. Despite these mixed messages "...Zillionaire" succeeded in ways unimaginable.

    "Fear of the World" summons up sonic images of "Lexicon" with lush orchestration as ABC proclaims it is going on as fearless as ever amid heavy beats. "Be Near Me" which follows is perhaps their most charming and heartfelt track ever, a simple plaintive plea to a lover over synthesizers and drums; a winning track if there ever was one. "Vanity Kills" seems funny coming from someone perceived to be as vain as Martin Fry, yet he pulls it off with aplomb. Synthesized horns punctuate a very Terry Lewis - Jimmy Jam sounding backing track that sounds straight out of 1980s era Minneapolis. "Ocean Blue" continues in that milieu, a paean to a lover who has left Martin blue that is absolutely stunning in its minimalism and the bridge in the middle where the keyboards, bass, and Martin's falsetto builds to a crescendo is breathtaking; a stunning track. It's an odd segue from there to "15 Story Halo" a bit of syncopated Hi Energy fluff with its heavy synthesized horns. More fluff follows with the aforementioned "A to Z" a bit of rap over a wild backing track; a little harmless camp. Things get back on track with "How to Be a Millionaire" which has some great biting lyrics and great interplay between Martin and the backing vocalists over some very heavy dance beats. A great commentary on 1980s Thatcherite greed and excess; one of my favorite tracks by ABC! The beats keep coming with "Tower of London" a lyrical tour of London punctuated by synthesized horns and a great call and response chorus. More lyrical silliness follows with "So Hip It Hurts" which recounts fashion faux pas past and present. "Between You and Me" closes things out on a sweet intimate note. The release adds four remixes: "Fear of the World (In Cinemascope)" by Julian Mendelsohn (an excellent improvement), "Be Near Me (Munich Mix)" which was the one everyone heard in clubs, "How to be a Millionaire (Bond Street Mix)" another club favorite, and Vanity Kills (Abigail's Party Mix)" another club favorite, all three mixed by Martyn Webster. The remixes are a perfect addition to help round out the release and a huge bonus to have.

    "...Zillionaire" pointed the direction ABC would continue, mining sophisticated neo-soul mixed with dance on "Alphabet City," "Up," and "Abracadabra" once pared back down to Fry and White. Fry and White produced "...Zillionaire" and perhaps some outside help may have reshaped the sequencing of the tracks and made a few improvements. Some of the tracks on "...Zillionaire" can be dismissed as fluff or filler but none truly suck and the standout tracks outweigh anything lesser. If you can get past the cartoonish silliness there's some truly great music here.

    4 out of 5 stars Call Me crazy..........2005-06-11

    ..but this is a great album! I have had this CD for many years and remember being a child dancing around to this and their older sigles (on LP, 45 and 12"). I still enjoy the production quality and over all great sound. I think a good addition to this would be to get their greatest hits (Definitley ABC). The remix of Be Near Me is worth the purchase alone. As my partner said upon playing me the greatest hits, "I forgot they did all these fun songs".
    Absolutely ABC: The Best of ABC
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Nice mixes
    • Good Overview, since updated
    • Great career overview
    • An underrated band
    • I LOVE ABC!
    		 Absolutely ABC: The Best of ABC
    ABC
    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Dance PopDance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Human League - Greatest Hits
    2. The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another: Greatest Hits
    3. The Best of Naked Eyes
    4. The Best of Howard Jones
    5. The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls

    ASIN: B000001FWD
    Release Date: 1990-08-07

    Tracks:

    1. Poison Arrow
    2. The Look Of Love
    3. All Of My Heart
    4. Tears Are Not Enough
    5. That Was Then But This Is Now
    6. S.O.S.
    7. How To Be A Millionaire
    8. Be Near Me
    9. When Smokey Sings
    10. The Night You Murdered Love
    11. King Without A Crown
    12. One Better World
    13. Ocean Blue
    14. The Look Of Love (Remix)
    15. When Smokey Sings (The Miami Mix)
    16. Be Near Me (Munich Disco Mix)
    17. One Better World (Pickering-Park Mix)

    Amazon.com

    The only problem with this collection is that all the best stuff, the choice cuts, pretty much come from their first album, Lexicon of Love, when Martin Fry and friends found the magic mix of words and synthesizers. Verbose, punning, and as overblown as a society wedding cake, there was still something about it that was perfect for the times. "Poison Arrow," and "The Look of Love" put heartbreak to a beat while "Tears Are Not Enough" took it all over the top. After that first album, there were only two songs of note, "How to Be a Millionaire," and "When Smokey Sings," really worthy of inclusion here, which is probably when four of the tracks have been needlessly remixed to fill up the remaining space. --Chris Nickson

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Nice mixes.......2006-07-20

    This is a nice compilation of ABC's work including their well known tracks as you would expect on a "best of" CD. The remixes of Be Near Me and When Smokey Sings are great party tracks.

    4 out of 5 stars Good Overview, since updated.......2005-09-17

    While this made a pretty good retrospective when it was first released, the 2002 compilation, "Look of Love," eliminates the superfluous remixes, adds four more songs and is a better remaster. Skip this one and jump up to "Look."

    4 out of 5 stars Great career overview.......2005-08-17

    "Absolutely ABC" plays it absolutely safe, showcasing the biggest hits for one of the New Romantic movement's biggest bands. The tracks skew heavily towards their most successful releases, "Lexicon..." (five tracks including remixes), "...Zillionaire" (five tracks including remixes), and "Alphabet City" (four tracks including remixes). It would have been nice to include the original demo for "Tears Are Not Enough" to show how quickly the band progressed and it's a bit strange they left out "Where is the Heaven?" from "Up" which was a pretty big club hit. Most ABC releases tend to append remixes so it seems rather strange and pointless to include them here, but that's all minor quibbling. The Munich Disco Mix of "Be Near Me" is the one everyone danced to at clubs so it seems appropriate to add it here. "Absolutely ABC" is a nice thing for completeists or for someone wanting a survey of ABC's greatest hits only, but most of their individual releases are worth buying. Better still is "The Remix Collection" which comprises of extended mixes and remixes covering the same era. It's a bit of a shame this hasn't been repackaged to include later tracks from "Abracadabra" and "Skyscraping" but I'm sure that will happen in time.

    4 out of 5 stars An underrated band.......2005-03-15

    ABC is one of the more "forgotten" New Wave pop bands of the 80s. Forever in the pop-culture shadow of the likes of Duran Duran, Human League, Simple Minds, and even A Flock of Seagulls. Yet ABC had a sound all their own, a sort of cerebral intelligence to their lyrics to go with the catchy hooks.

    The best songs on this compilation are "Poison Arrow", "The Look Of Love", and "All Of My Heart" (all big chart hits). The underappreciated "Tears Are Not Enough" and "Be Near Me" are also solid. Yes, there is some filler on this compilation (senseless remixes for the most part), but overall a good reminder of why ABC was a critical (if not a smashing commercial) success in the 80s.

    Be warned, however, that this CD does include the lamentable song "When Smokey Sings". While not a bad listen musically, it definitely marked the point at which ABC's career came to a crashing halt. A New Wave band singing a paen to the Motown sound? Isn't that a bit like a hard-rock band writing about the joys of Disco? Motown is about as far as you can get from what the New Wave movement stood for. No wonder fans bailed in droves at that point!

    4 out of 5 stars I LOVE ABC!.......2005-03-09

    With a title like that, you would have assumed I would have given this hits package 5 stars. I bought this CD when it first came out back in 1990, and have played it many, many times since then. I was ecstatic that one of my favorite bands of the 80's had put out a greatest hits package. However, I was always disappointed that they had left off "Vanity Kills" in favor of 4 remixed tracks. I eventually got "Vanity Kills" on an 80's compilation CD, so my collection of ABC songs to hit the Billboard Hot 100 was complete. Since this was issued, 2 more ABC hits packages have been issued ("20th Century Masters-The Millenium Collection" and "Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC"). I have not listened to either of these recent hits packages, so I am not in a position to compare them, but I do know that these newer packages do include "Vanity Kills" plus some other tracks. So, if you are a casual ABC fan that only remembers the "big" hits ("The Look of Love", "Poison Arrow", "Be Near Me", "How to Be [A Millionaire]", and "When Smokey Sings") then this CD will suffice. But if you are looking for all of their Hot 100 chart entries, then I suggest checking out one of the other titles available.
    Lexicon Of Love (Deluxe Edition +20 Bonus Tracks)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Album
    • Unprecedented, but not the first!
    • REMASTERED AGAIN another happy return
    		 Lexicon Of Love (Deluxe Edition +20 Bonus Tracks)
    ABC
    Manufacturer: Umvd Import
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Hardcore & PunkHardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge
    New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Post-PunkPost-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Dance PopDance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    Alternative StylesAlternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music
    Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
    RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. How to Be A...Zillionaire!
    2. Up
    3. Alphabet City
    4. Beauty Stab
    5. Beauty Stab

    ASIN: B00042YL4A
    Release Date: 2004-11-22

    Tracks:

    1. Show Me
    2. Poison Arrow
    3. Many Happy Returns
    4. Tears Are Not Enough
    5. Valentine's Day
    6. Look of Love, Pt. 1
    7. Date Stamp
    8. All of My Heart
    9. 4 Ever 2 Gether
    10. Look of Love, Pt. 4
    11. Overture
    12. Tears Are No Enough [7"]
    13. Alphabet Soup [12" Mix]
    14. Theme from Man Trap
    15. Poison Arrow [Jazz Mix]
    16. Into the Valley of the Heathen Go [Outtake]
    17. Alphabet Soul [BBC Swapshop Version]

    Tracks:

    1. Tears Are Not Enough [Demo Version]
    2. Show Me [Demo Version]
    3. Surrender [Demo Version]
    4. Overture [Live]
    5. Show Me [Live]
    6. Many Happy Returns [Live]
    7. Tears Are Not Enough [Live]
    8. Date Stamp [Live]
    9. Look of Love [Live]
    10. All of My Heart [Live]
    11. Valentine's Day [Live]
    12. 4 Ever 2 Gether [Live]
    13. Alphabet Soup [Live]
    14. Poison Arrow [Encore][Live]

    Album Description

    Deluxe remastered reissue of the new wave act's classic 1982 album includes ten bonus tracks ('The original Singles') 'Tears Are Not Enough' (7-inch), 'Alphabet Soup' (12-inch), ''Theme From 'Man Trap''. & 'Poison Arrow' (Jazz Mix), (An Out-Take & An Oddity) 'Into The Valley Of The Heathen Go' ('Lexicon Of Love Out-take, 5/82), 'Alphabet Soup' (BBC Swap Shop Version 29/11/81), (The Route To Lexicon) 'Tears Are Not Enough' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), 'Show Me' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), & 'Surrender' (Phonogram Demo 20/07/81), & a bonus disc ('The Lexicon Of Love Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, Nov 1982') with an additional 11 tracks. Mercury. 2004.

    Album Details

    Digitally Remastered Edition of the Abc's Stunning Debut Album Augmented with Previously Unreleased Demos and Remixes and the Full, Live Glory of the Band on their Debut "Lexicon of Love" Tour.. From their Gig at the Hammersmith Odeon Where David Bowie was Watching from the Wings. The Package Comes with Extensive Sleevenotes Including New Interviews with Martin Fry and Trevor Horn as Well as Memorabilia from Fry's Personal Archive.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2007-02-06

    What else can i say about this album that hasn't already been said brilliant piece of music, this remaster has improved sound over the last remaster.

    5 out of 5 stars Unprecedented, but not the first!.......2004-12-11

    Before I even knew what a "trevor horn" was, i was in awe of this album and Frankie's "Pleasuredome" within the same year. "Lexicon" set the standard for my pop/rock ears. It was truly the very first album i would obsessively listen to over and over without skipping a single track and all the while wondering "Why aren't all albums made this way??". Later, I would discover "Avalon" by Roxy Music (which actually came first, but not to my ears). ABC's original killer lineup (Fry, White, Singleton, Lickley, and, most of all, Palmer) had hammered out (with Horn) the ulitmate distillation of what HAD been great 70*s music to form the pinnacle of New Romanticism for the 80*s.

    The songs are an endless stream of witty couplets, like Satan himself had possesed your average dictionary of qoutations and was using it to sing the evils of love! The lowbrow take on highbrow lyricism all the while laughs at it's own haughty pretension, and Fry's ever-straining (though succeeding!) vocal delivery is emotive and leavening all at once! Tessa Niles (then Webb) made her mark as the angel of the New Romantic bands with her cameo parts here. Duran Duran would allude to her spots on Lexicon with their "Come Undone" single (that record seeming to mourn a bygone era).

    Trevor Horn (I know what one is now!) assembled the core army that would march forth as ZTT (and the before-mentioned Frankie) around this effort, and the collective genius of all concerned, coupled with an exacting attention to recorded sonics (predicting the digital era to come...) would rise to heights unimagined. This record is every bit as engaging and lofty as any classical symphony or suite. Horn even managed to "tart up' and incorporate a track produced by someone else (Steve Brown on "Tears Are Not Enough") seemlessly. Fortunately for listeners, the original 7 inch single version is here for comparison. Also of note is the FABULOUS jazz mix of "Poison Arrow" (which i long treasured on vinyl) that proves Trevor's chops as an ombudsman arranger and mixer! Some of you may like to know that a "scratch" mix of 'Look of Love" is out there (part 5), it has it's moments, really, but I can see why it missed the cut here...

    ABC's graphic sensibility PRE dated Pet Shop Boys and was in no small measure responsible for their success first time out. The Deluxe version exquistitely re-tailors the original graphics (Universal/Polygram in-house art has long been a leader in tasteful treatments, even when assigning such work to outside firms). Lots of Goodies for the eyeballs here, as well. The Live and Demo cuts are great, academically speaking. I only wish disc one had incorporated "overture" and "look parts 2 and 3" and left all else to disc two, it would have been less jarring. The sound has a certain "punched and compressed" quality in the percussion parts that was (like vintage Motown singles) a big part of it's vinyl success. It has obviously been decided to not mess with perfection in the audio approach, and the oddness of this approach is preserved (wise choice in my book!).

    I sincerely hope this album is one day given the 5.1 surround mix it so desperately deserves. It would definitely pose a challenge to Mr. Horn, and he may well feel it is too risky to mess with perfection. This album deserves that extra detail every bit as much as Roxy's "Avalon" did, and "Avalon" succeeded as such, so please Trevor, give a try for the old guard! THANK GOD THIS ALBUM HAS GOTTEN IT'S DUE HONOR AT LAST! You will proudly own the very best if you buy it, even the original vanity "Neutron" label is used! Purveyors of Supa-Fine Product, indeed!

    5 out of 5 stars REMASTERED AGAIN another happy return.......2004-11-27

    When I found out the Deluxe Edition series was adding The Lexicon Of Love to their catalog, I was very excited. Since there was already a remaster, I was more interested in the bonus tracks. Well, both discs are brilliant. This time, The Lexicon Of Love was truly remastered - it sounds better than the first round - you can tell immediately on Show Me. It was a much better job from the master.

    The bonus stuff is worth it's weight in gold. The demos are my favorite as the songs are stripped down an a little undeveloped. It's cool to hear the genesis of song without the added production

    I have a live show from Germany (same tour) which is excellent. This one is from the Hammersmith 1982. If you have not heard the full live set from this tour - you are in for complete treat. Very classy.

    OH - pretty important if you want to save some cash. I bought mine from Amazon UK. For everything, the price was under $30.00. For some reason, our Amazon could not get the price lower. So, go there and save $10.00

    ABC's & 123's
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		ABC's & 123's
      Twin Sisters
      Manufacturer: Twin Sisters
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      CompilationsCompilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      EducationalEducational | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      4-for-3 Classical4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
      Similar Items:
      1. Fun Learning Songs
      2. Super Silly Songs
      3. Gross Songs Kids Love To Sing
      4. One Little Sound - Fun With Phonics And Numbers
      5. Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol. 1

      ASIN: B0007XL3CE
      Release Date: 2005-02-01

      Tracks:

      1. The ABC Song
      2. I Like To Write, Spell And Read!
      3. A Is For Alligator
      4. If You Know The Sound Of .
      5. Silly Alphabet Song
      6. Alphabet Rock
      7. ABC Nursery Rhyme Game
      8. Letters That We Write
      9. Counting To Ten
      10. I Can Count From 1 20
      11. Counting To Twenty
      12. Counting By Tens
      13. I Can Add
      14. Learning To Add Is Fun

      Product Description

      Music makes learning essential skills fun and easy! Jumpstart or reinforce the learning of letters, numbers, and basic counting with this new collection of learning songs! Perfect for home and travel. Some songs included are: The ABC song, A is for alligator, Counting to ten, Alphabet rock, and Letters that we write. Ages 5+ Includes 50 fun things to do with kids!
      The Gorey End
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • A bizarre yet satisfying album!
      • I do not....
      • Originally Skeptic...
      • Gothic Cabaret?
      • almost accessable
      		 The Gorey End
      Tiger Lillies , and Kronos Quartet
      Manufacturer: EMI Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
      Experimental RockExperimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      Experimental MusicExperimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
      Similar Items:
      1. Two Penny Opera
      2. The Sea
      3. Shockheaded Peter and Other Songs from the Tiger Lillies
      4. Shockheaded Peter: A Junk Opera (1998 Original London Cast)
      5. The Brothel to the Cemetery

      ASIN: B00008XRSX
      Release Date: 2003-09-16

      Tracks:

      1. Hipdeep Family Intro
      2. ABC
      3. Weeping Chandelier
      4. Jesus On The Windshield
      5. Besotted Mother
      6. Gin
      7. Learned Pig
      8. Hertha Strubb
      9. Dreadful Domesticity
      10. QRV
      11. Histoire De Kay
      12. Trampled Lilly
      13. Hipdeep Family

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A bizarre yet satisfying album!.......2007-02-08

      If you like avante-garde cabaret music with a morbid twist, this is the album for you. A joint collaboration between the Tiger Lillies and the Kronos Quartet, the songs are based on poems by Edward Gorey.

      5 out of 5 stars I do not...........2006-12-15

      ...normally play string with my girlfriend's cat while naked, gradually working both her (the cat) into a fearful frenzy before my own faux-waltz of lip-syncing grandeur.

      Now that I have the perfect music to do it to, this may change.
      I only wish my girlfriend loved it half as much as her cat loves that string.

      I first came across The Tiger Lillies years ago on, of all things, a Satanic Internet radio station, and have found myself returning to them periodically, trying to be frugal with my music budget, knowing (as happened with the late great Gorey) that novelty can turn to addictive brilliance before your credit card can say:

      "Well, hello again."

      The higher price of imports helps, but I fear this album won't sustain me for long, long and graceful as the vocals are, encircling the wind keys, wrist strings, and waif skins that live forever. A mad old heiress disguises herself as one libertine commoner, then wails watery makeup into the corpse of the one she eats, and dies, but her spirit will weaken, then cling to you like a starving orphan.

      5 out of 5 stars Originally Skeptic..........2006-11-06

      But now converted... I was attracted to this CD because the songs are musical versions of Edward Gorey stories. I have to confess that at first I did not know what to do with the music, how to categorize it I mean... but because the stories are great and funny, the music grew on me and now I love the CD. I listen to it almost every day, at least my favorite songs:

      Weeping Chandelier (great tango!!!), Besotted Mother (a delightful waltz... ja!), Gin (that rhythm makes me want to dance), Hertha Strubb (crazy!!!), QRV (what is QRV? Anyway, the kids love it) and Trampled Lilly (romantic, sad and dark, veeeery dark)

      If you do not have an obscure humor, a taste for experimental music and if you are expecting classical music or something of that source, this is not the CD for you.

      But for everyone else, I recommend it widely...

      3 out of 5 stars Gothic Cabaret?.......2006-08-30

      Once you get past the falsetto Lotte-Lenya-meets-Kevin-Coyne voice, you can concentrate on the meta-Gorey lyrics. The words come from original Gorey texts that have been liberally adapted. If anything, they emphasise the commonalities with the world of Charles Addams. The musical style is, as the group itself says, avant-garde cabaret. The Kronos Quartet, despite being co-stars, do not seek to upstage the Tiger Lilies.
      Definitely recommended for Gorey fans and Goths who love serious (?) cabaret (if you are out there).

      4 out of 5 stars almost accessable.......2006-03-13

      The Tiger Lillies are a trio,who play a slightly demented cabaret
      style of music. Just the perfect band to put Edward Gorey's lyrics to music. They use accordian, banjo, sting bass, snare drum and even ukulele to achieve a unique sound.
      This recording adds the Kronos Quartet on 9 of the 13 tracks and
      They really fill out the sound nicely. One caveat; Martyn Jaques
      singing. It's a dramatic falsetto, with lots of rrrroled "R's".
      But if you are a fan of Gorey you can probably accept his voice
      on it's own terms. This is not as raw as other TL releases.
      Recommended for the adventurous listener.

      Rock Music:

      1. A's, B's & EP's [Import]
      2. Abhayamudra [Live]
      3. You're the One [Import]
      4. Your Murder Mixtape
      5. You Should Know by Now
      6. You've Got Your Own [EP]
      7. You Weren't in Love With Me: the Best of [Import]
      8. You Were the Last High/We Used to Be Friends [CD-single]
      9. Yuletide (2003)
      10. Y Years

      Rock Music

      rock music