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Celebrating an era when jazz inspired many pop acts, from bossa beats to mainstream covers of the classics; from Latin-fuelled club favourites to torch ballads and acid jazz grooves. Acts such as Everything But The Girl, Working Week and Joe Jackson are celebrated here, along with a cast of other acts from the swinging 'New Jazz' scene of the mid-80's.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1. Everything But The Girl - Night And Day
2. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
3. Scritti Politti - Rock-A-Boy Blue
4. The French Impressionists - Pick Up The Rhythm
5. Joe Jackson - Steppin’ Out
6. Blue Rondo A La Turk - The Method
7. Weekend - Weekend Stroll
8. Paul Haig - The Song Is You
9. The Higsons - Run Me Down
10. Furniture - Why Are We In Love
11. Jah Wobble - Sunshine
12. Malcolm McLaren - Merengue
13. The Republic - My Spies
14. JoBoxers - Why Don’t You Do Right? (Live At The Phoenix Theatre)
15. Carmel - Bad Day (Live In The Studio)
16. Swallow Tongue - Saari
17. Jah Wobble / The Edge / Holger Czukay - Snake Charmer
18. Kalima - The Smiling Hour
19. Mari Wilson - Glamourpuss
DISC TWO
1. Matt Bianco - Matt’s Mood (Extended Version)
2. The Pale Fountains - Southbound Excursion
3. Soft Cell - L'Esqualita
4. Everything But The Girl - Each And Every One
5. Working Week – Venceremos – We Will Win (Jazz Dance Special 12” Version)
6. Madness - One Better Day
7. The Special AKA - Housebound
8. David Sylvian - The Ink In The Well
9. Tracie - (I Love You) When You Sleep
10. Friends Again - Thank You For Being An Angel
11. Pleasure Ground - Life Of Jade
12. Level 42 - Seven Days
13. Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily So
14. A Certain Ratio - There's Only This
15. In Embrace- Chocolates For Breakfast
16. The Kane Gang - Giving Up
17. The Colourfield - Castles In The Air (Instrumental Version)
DISC THREE
1. Vic Godard - Holiday Hymn
2. Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
3. China Crisis - Black Man Ray
4. Virna Lindt - Whistle Wind
5. The Sound Barrier - Mornington Crescent NW1
6. Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street
7. Pressure Point - Mellow Moods
8. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Listen To This
9. Dislocation Dance - He's The Man
10. Dee C. Lee - See The Day
11. Brilliant - It's A Man's Man's Man's World (The Trans Global Mix)
12. Fine Young Cannibals - Blue
13. The Communards - Breadline Britain
14. The Friday Club – Window Shopping (Extended Version)
15. J.B.'s Allstars – Al. Arm
16. The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene (U.S. Mix)
17. Anthony Adverse - T-R-O-U-B-L-E
18. The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue? (Uncut Version)
19. Makin’ Time - Walk A Thin Line
DISC FOUR
1. Swing Out Sister - Breakout (A New Rockin' Version)
2. Heaven Seventeen Featuring Jimmy Ruffin - The Foolish Thing To Do (Version 1)
3. Mondo Kané And Guest Star Georgie Fame - New York Afternoon (Extended Version)
4. Louis Philippe - Like Nobody Do
5. Kid Montana - Spooky
6. Marden Hill - Curtain
7. RAH Band - Take Some Thyme
8. Eighth Wonder - Having It All (Extended Mix)
9. Stan Campbell - Crawfish (Extended Version)
10. The Florentines - Whisper Not
11. Basia - Freeze Thaw
12. ABC - When Smokey Sings (The Detroit Mix)
13. The King Of Luxembourg - Something For Sophia Loren
14. The James Taylor Quartet - Alfie
15. Stock Aitken Waterman - Roadblock
16. Martyn Bates - The Look Of Love
17. Biting Tongues - Compressor
18. Night Trains - Open Channel D