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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Mexican Radio - Wall Of Voodoo (edit) ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Only A Lad - Oingo Boingo ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, The - Timbuk 3 ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Save It For Later - English Beat ~ Various Artists | | | 6. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle (single mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Tenderness - General Public ~ Various Artists | | | 9. One I Love, The - R.E.M. ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Joey - Concrete Blonde ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Rain In The Summertime - The Alarm (edit) ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Dizz Knee Land - Dada ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Producers include: Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman, Richard Mazda, Pete Solley, Oingo Boingo. | | Compilation producers: John Guarnieri, Sig Sigworth. | | Audio Remixer: William Orbit. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Johnny Guarnieri. | | Arranger: Michael Lloyd . | | IRS Records was one of the giants of the post-punk era. They cultivated a roster filled with groundbreaking underground rockers, from the English Beat to R.E.M. Like most great labels, they stayed around a little too long, so their message was diluted toward the end of their life, but in their prime, they were a diverse, exceptional label. Since it sticks to the label's crossover hits, On the Charts: IRS Records 1979-1994 doesn't quite give an accurate portrait of the label's history (important bands like Let's Active never had a hit, so they're absent from this compilation), but it does have a good cross-section of the label's finest singles. In the process, it paints an accurate portrait of post-punk's evolution from new wave to alt-rock. Because it takes its subtitle seriously, the collection does contain a few duds -- dada's "Dizz Knee Land" happens to be the newest thing here, but it already sounds more dated than Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" -- but the best moments -- the Go-Go's' "Our Lips Are Sealed," Timbuk 3's "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades," Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy," General Public's "Tenderness," R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" and the English Beat's perfect "Save It For Later" -- illustrate what a great label IRS was, which is reason enough to hear this collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Engineer: Michael Lloyd; William Orbit |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/20/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1994 | | Catalog ID : 19833 | | Label : EMI-Capitol Special Markets | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 43m : 46s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724381983324 |
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