CD-Charts Position 1

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Absolute 80's

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date December 11, 2006

CD-Charts Position 2
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Here & Now: Very Best Of The 80s

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date May 12, 2008
I loved the 80s. Born early 70s, I was at secondary school during the 80s and loved all of this music. All the tracks are listed in the product detail so there isn't much to say about what's on the CD except I'm sure there's plenty of others that we all thought equally as fab that could've gone on. In fact, I think if they hadn't duplicated some artists then this would've been an idea. Because the tracks are all the original artist and it's a collection of previously recorded hits there isn't anything to comment on the type of music. The packaging is 3 CDs in their own separate case inside a slip box. My personal preference was for CD1 but CD2 is just as good. I wasn't as struck with CD3 but I still had a good sing-song in the car (when no ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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The Edge of the Eighties

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 31, 2008
Um, my wife bought me this, the Edge Of The 70's and the Mix Tape one for our wedding anniversary this week, mainly due to being of a certain age, I guess, oh and having a massive obscure 80's music collection - I've been collecting since 1978 when I was 12.

I must say a lot of the tracks on this CD are hardly "on the edge" - Tears For Fears? Visage? Landscape? The Cure? Ultravox's "Vienna"? However, there are some surprising cuts on here. It's nice to see that B-Movie finally get on one of these complilations, hopefully Steve Hovington and the boys can finally make a bit of money. They were one of the truly great "undiscovered" bands of the new romantic era. That's the thing with the 80's for every Thompson Twins, Duran Duran ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Electric

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 29, 2005
Um, my wife bought me this, the Edge Of The 70's and the Mix Tape one for our wedding anniversary this week, mainly due to being of a certain age, I guess, oh and having a massive obscure 80's music collection - I've been collecting since 1978 when I was 12.

I must say a lot of the tracks on this CD are hardly "on the edge" - Tears For Fears? Visage? Landscape? The Cure? Ultravox's "Vienna"? However, there are some surprising cuts on here. It's nice to see that B-Movie finally get on one of these complilations, hopefully Steve Hovington and the boys can finally make a bit of money. They were one of the truly great "undiscovered" bands of the new romantic era. That's the thing with the 80's for every Thompson Twins, Duran Duran ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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TV Ad Songs

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date June 23, 2008
Great songs, it also gets you trying to remember what they are for. This would be a good idea for past tv ads, from the 80's maybe

CD-Charts Position 6
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Platinum Collection: The 80's Collection - London's Finest

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date January 10, 2006
Great songs, it also gets you trying to remember what they are for. This would be a good idea for past tv ads, from the 80's maybe

CD-Charts Position 7
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Fantastic 80s: the Complete Collection

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date December 01, 2008
Great songs, it also gets you trying to remember what they are for. This would be a good idea for past tv ads, from the 80's maybe

CD-Charts Position 8
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100 Hits - 80s

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date November 24, 2008
I can't believe the reviewer (Debbie) who says she didn't know most of these tracks! If she was there in the 1980s, she must have had ear plugs in and a paper bag over her head! This album is a great compilation at a bargain price - fantastic for listening to in the car, or quizzing your mates (who was that?), or demonstrating your vast knowledge of 1980s pop trivia. For the discerning listener, this series of albums prompts wider research into some of these artists - the excellent Blancmange, for example, and whatever happened to Kon Kan?
At less than £1 per disc, this is amazing value. For those who weren't there it provides a pretty good overview of what was happening in that decade.

CD-Charts Position 9
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12" 80s Pop

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date January 15, 2007
The series of 12" 80's era CD box sets highlight just what a rich tapestry of output this period had, and reading through the reviews, also how opinions divide so much over track listings.

Dealing with the track listing issue, I won't be doing a track by track analysis as others have already done so (no point in repeating others work), and I reckon if you are looking at the items page, the track listing, and my review, you will already know if this album is what you want, and if you know or like the tracks or not.

The albums in the 12" series seem to average between 30-40 tracks, so back in the day (let alone now at collectors' fairs) to buy all of the tracks included would cost at least a £120 or more. You can now buy a collection ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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London's Finest - 1980's: the Platinum Collection

Search: Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
by: Various Artists

Release Date December 05, 2005
The series of 12" 80's era CD box sets highlight just what a rich tapestry of output this period had, and reading through the reviews, also how opinions divide so much over track listings.

Dealing with the track listing issue, I won't be doing a track by track analysis as others have already done so (no point in repeating others work), and I reckon if you are looking at the items page, the track listing, and my review, you will already know if this album is what you want, and if you know or like the tracks or not.

The albums in the 12" series seem to average between 30-40 tracks, so back in the day (let alone now at collectors' fairs) to buy all of the tracks included would cost at least a £120 or more. You can now buy a collection ... Read More: