Dead Or Alive - That's The Way I Like It: The Best Of
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Artist: Dead Or AliveEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2010-11-02
Music Label: Camden International
Soundtracks:
- You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
- That's The Way I Like It
- Lover Come Back To Me
- In Too Deep
- My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) [7" Version] [#][Version]
- Brand New Lover [Edit] [Edit][#]
- Something In My House
- Hooked On Love [#]
- I'll Save You All My Kisses [Remixed] [#]
- Turn Around And Count 2 Ten
- Comme Home With Me Baby
- Misty Circles [7" Version] [#][Version]
- What I Want [Original 7" Version] [#][Version]
- I'd Do Anything [7" Version] [#][Version]
- Lover Come Back To Me [Extended Remix] [#]
- My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) [American "Wipe Out" Mix] [#]
- Something In My House [Mortevicar Mix] [#]
- You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [Murder Mix] [#]
Music reviews of That's The Way I Like It: The Best Of
Music Review: one of the better collections due to previously unavailable mixes...but leaves you wanting more
Rating: 4 Stars
A couple of years ago, a much needed 2-disc Japanese Import CD of pretty much EVERY Dead or Alive 12" mix was planned but was scrapped at the last minute. And so many long time fans waiting to have all the other DOA 12" mixes aside from You Spin Me Round on CD were left with nothing. However, a good majority of their 12" mixes have actually appeared on CD in one way or another in the past decade, be it on compilations like the hi-bias Retro Active series or various versions of Dead or Alive albums and compilations. Still, there are a handful of mixes that are not yet on CD.
This compilation fixes that a bit--a very little bit if you've been collecting along the way. This CD is most notable for numerous 7" mixes of their singles, but the disc closes with four 12" mixes. The Mortevicar Mix of "Something in My House" is reason enough to buy this inexpensive collection. I have been waiting over 20 years to have this mix on CD. It is my favorite version of the song and features sound samples from the movie The Exorcist. Also crucial is the full American Wipe out mix of My Heart Goes Bang. This mix was on one of the import 2-disc versions of "Evolution" a few years back, but faded 15 seconds early. Here, you get the full length. "Lover Come Back to Me" is featured in the U.S. 12" mix, which is different than the European remix (and I personally prefer the U.S. mix, although they are both really good). And finally, You Spin Me Round is here in its glorious full length Murder Mix, which has become harder to obtain on CD since many CDs that featured this version are now out of print, and others tend to list this version when what they actually feature is the Performance Mix (which I think is an inferior club mix).
As for the singles and single mixes, this collection does an excellent job of representing all four of the band's albums from the 80s. But really, what fans want is ALL their 12" mixes instead of a compilation featuring SOME tracks that haven't been on CD before and then a bunch of songs we already have.
After the amazing reissue of DOA's album "Sophisticated Boom Boom" with essentially all that album's 12" mixes as bonus tracks, it's frustrating that DOA's two biggest albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman have not been reissued with all the 12" mixes as bonus tracks. And of course, their final album would be a treat as well from the 80s even though it wasn't SAW produced. Fans have been waiting to see 12" mixes of In Too Deep, I'll Save You All My Kisses, Hooked on Love, and Baby Don't Say Goodbye to finally make their way to CD, and it just hasn't happened yet. But at least you'll be able to cross a few more of their 12" mixes off your list of stuff to get on CD with this release.
Just one note about the sound quality. The mastering is very clean (sounds like all original masters, no vinyl sourcing), but the mix tends to be a little shrill, lacking sufficient lows. Unless you have an old school 2-channel stereo system with a graphic equalizer (the way music should be heard), you may find this one a little hard on the ears on a modern surround system, ipod or computer with presets equalizer choices.
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2010 collection from the New Wave/Dance act led by the controversial Pete Burns. 18 tracks including 'You Spin Me 'Round', 'Lover Come Back To Me', 'That's The Way' and more. Sony.Pop CDs
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