Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. This Charming Man - The Smiths ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. I Melt With You - Modern English ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Moskow Diskow - Telex ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. (I'm) Stranded - The Saints ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Top Of The Pops - The Rezillos ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Nowhere Girl - B-Movie ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Part Of The Process - Morcheeba ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Come Together - Primal Scream (7" version) ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Love Cats, The - The Cure ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Killing Moon, The - Echo & The Bunnymen ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Warm Leatherette - The Normal ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Never Never - The Assembly ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Oblivious - Aztec Camera ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Inside Out - The Mighty Lemon Drops ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Soon - My Bloody Valentine ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Leave Them All Behind - Ride ~ Various Artists | | Disc 3
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Alex Chilton - The Replacements ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Come On Let's Go - The Paley Brothers/The Ramones ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Medley - Radio Birdman ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Wagon, The - Dinosaur Jr. ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. White Horse - Laid Back ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. I Want That Man - Deborah Harry ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. I'll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Summer Teeth - Wilco ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. World Class Fad - Paul Westerberg ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Give Back The Key To My Heart - Uncle Tupelo ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Counting Backwards - Throwing Muses ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Boy - Book Of Love ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Romeo Had Juliette - Lou Reed ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. O.G. Original Gangster - Ice-T ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Burning Down The House - Talking Heads ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recording information: 1976 - 1998. | | It can safely be said that the history of late-20th century pop music would have been entirely different if not for Sire Records. Though it might seem like an extravagant claim, it can be confirmed by one glance at the track listings for the four discs included in this box set--a spectacularly eclectic hodge-podge of music by the label's artists. Is it conceivable to imagine pop music without Madonna? Or the Ramones? Or the Cure? Or the Talking Heads? | | In short, some of the best bands of the '70s, '80s, and '90s had their work released under the watchful eye of label-head Seymour Stein, an executive uncommonly devoted to taking artistic risks and fostering new talent. Beautiful packaging, sequencing, and liner notes testify to Stein's vision and integrity, but the real treat is the music, which plays like a greatest hits of New Wave and first wave "alternative." Even the lesser known cuts (like the irresistible robotic funk of German duo Laid Back) are gems, while songs from the Smiths and Lou Reed to the Pretenders and the Replacements make one grateful for the gift of good music in general, and very grateful for Sire Records in particular. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 09/27/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 74665 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 3 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227466527 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Mojo (Publisher)
(p.132)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "What elevates this collection above typical label retrospective fare is its appropriately quirky juxtapositions of major players with one-offs and oddities." |
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