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* 慶祝維京唱片成立40週年,紀念精選電子音樂鼎盛時期代表作
* 3CD珍藏40首曲目,包括:The Human League、Simple Minds、OMD、Japan、China Crisis、Public Image Limited到Sandra等重點藝人經典作
財富高居全英第4位的英國大亨Richard Branson,1973年一手創立樂界重要的廠牌Virgin Records,如今他擁有超過400家企業的維京集團(Virgin Group),創造了46億美金的市場淨值。2013年適逢目前已正式併入環球音樂集團的Virgin唱片公司創業40週年紀念,特別推出回顧各個時期代表作品的精選系列。
這張3CD精選特輯以電子音樂為導向,珍藏從Punk之聲到Synthpop/New Wave鼎盛時期的代表作,收錄1973-1987年間多達40首紅極一時的經典,當中許多歌曲都是經過數位重製或混音的絕佳版本,包括:極具開創精神的英國電子新浪潮樂團The Human League,帶來“The Dignity Of Labour”和“Marianne”的2013年數位重製版;蘇格蘭龐克隊伍Simple Minds一路暢行在華麗炫彩的電子搖滾領域,體驗“Theme For Great Cities”和“New Gold Dream”等歌曲的獨特魅力;受到Krafwerk啟發,從主流到實驗派系的OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark),還有Japan、China Crisis、Public Image Limited,以及聲音甜美的德國電音名伶Sandra…等重點藝人之作。
[CD 1]
01. Just A Second (Starts Like That!) - Faust
02. Upland - Edgar Froese
03. I Want More – Can
04. The Number One Song In Heaven – Sparks
05. Aftermath - Cowboys International
06. The Dignity Of Labour Part. 1 - The Human League
07. C'est Sheep (Part 1) - Adrian Munsey
08. Beat The Clock – Sparks
09. Underpass - John Foxx
10. The Model – Snakefinger
11. Marianne - The Human League
12. Messages - OMD
13. Methods Of Dance – Japan
14. International Language - Richard Strange
15. Der Mussolini – D.A.F.
[CD 2]
01. Souvenir - OMD
02. Theme For Great Cities - Simple Minds
03. The Beat Escape – Fingerprintz
04. No Ordinary Lover - China Crisis
05. A Baby Called Billy - British Electric Foundation
06. Hard Times – The League Unlimited Orchestra
07. Give Me [American Mix] – I-Level
08. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - Simple Minds
09. Flesh And Blood - Allez Allez
10. Just Fascination - Cabaret Voltaire
11. This Is Not A Love Song - Public Image Limited
12. The Duel - Giorgio Moroder
[CD 3]
01. Together In Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder/Philip Oakey
02. World Destruction - Time Zone
03. Hanging On A String - Loose Ends
04. Kiss Me – Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy
05. Magic Touch - Loose Ends
06. (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena – Sandra
07. Icing On The Cake – Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy
08. Turn It Up - The Conway Brothers
09. Rise - Public Image Limited
10. You And Me Tonight – Aurra
11. We Don't Have To (Take Our Clothes Off To Have A Good Time) - Jermaine Stewart
12. Labour Of Love - Hue And Cry
13. Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson