Fad Gadget – The Best Of Fad Gadget
| Genre: | Electronic |
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| Style: | Electro, Synth-pop, Industrial |
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Tracklist
| Fad Gadget– | Back To Nature | 5:49 | |
| Fad Gadget– | The Box | 4:15 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Ricky's Hand | 4:09 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Handshake | 4:27 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Fireside Favourite | 4:17 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Insecticide | 3:11 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Make Room | 4:14 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Lady Shave | 5:48 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Saturday Night Special | 4:34 | |
| Fad Gadget– | King Of The Flies | 3:06 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Life On The Line | 3:57 | |
| Fad Gadget– | 4M | 3:09 | |
| Fad Gadget– | For Whom The Bells Toll | 3:35 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Love Parasite | 3:17 | |
| Fad Gadget– | I Discover Love | 3:50 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Collapsing New People | 4:17 | |
| Fad Gadget– | One Man's Meat | 3:27 | |
| Frank Tovey– | Luxury | 4:05 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Collapsing New People (Berlin Mix) | 7:10 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Fireside Favourite (I Monster's Toasted Crumpet Mix) | 4:48 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Swallow It (Regurgitated) | 4:55 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Love Parasite 2 | 6:32 | |
| Frank Tovey– | Luxury (Remix) | 7:06 | |
| Fad Gadget– | For Whom The Bells Toll 3 | 8:05 | |
| Fad Gadget– | I Discover Love (Extended Version) | 5:46 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Sleep (Electro-Induced Original) | 3:55 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Life On The Line (Version 2) | 5:09 | |
| Fad Gadget– | One Man's Meat (Remix) | 6:29 | |
| Mkultra– | Immobilise (Foot Binding Trot Mix) | 4:24 | |
| Fad Gadget– | Collapsing New People (London Mix) | 9:30 |
Credits (9)
Angela HaywardDesign [Sleeve]
Paul MorleyLiner Notes
Anno DittmerPhotography By
Anton CorbijnPhotography By- Dave Penny (3)Photography By
- Jeroen WielaertPhotography By
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation | Mute – CDMUTEL7 | Europe | 2001 | Europe — 2001 | ||||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation | Mute – 9171-2 | US | 2001 | US — 2001 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation | Mute – CDMUTEL7, Mute – 391.2007.023 | Europe | 2001 | Europe — 2001 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation | Labels – 5016025683055, Mute – CDMUTEL7, Virgin – CDMUTEL7 | Europe | 2001 | Europe — 2001 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation | Mute – CDMUTEL7 | UK & Europe | 2001 | UK & Europe — 2001 | ||||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CDr, Compilation, Promo | Mute – CDMUTEL7 | UK | 2001 | UK — 2001 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Silver | Mute – MUTEL7 | Europe | 2019 | Europe — 2019 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label | Mute – MUTEL7 | Europe | 2019 | Europe — 2019 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, takt | Mute – CDMUTEL7, Mute – 5016025683055 | Europe | Europe | Recently Edited | ||||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, EMI Uden | Mute – CDMUTEL7, Mute – 5016025683055 | Europe | Europe | New Submission | ||||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Optimal Media | Mute – CDMUTEL7, Mute – 5016025683055 | Europe | Europe | Recently Edited | ||||
 | The Best Of Fad Gadget 2×CD, Compilation, Reissue | Mute – CDMUTEL7, Mute – 5016025683055 | Europe | Europe | New Submission |
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Reviews
Great compilation and worth every penny, but before you pay a wild rate for a used copy, it looks like Mute still has some available for $33.98 as of today... https://store.mute.com/browse/fad-gadget/products/fad-gadget-best-of-fad-gadget-silver-2lp- CD1-01, 02 Fad Gadget - Back To Nature / The Box
CD1-03, 04 Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand / Handshake
CD1-05, 06 Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourite / Insecticide
CD1-07, 08 Fad Gadget - Make Room
CD1-09 Fad Gadget - Saturday Night Special (A-side)
CD1-10 Fad Gadget - King Of The Flies (A-Side), (not the flexipop version of Depeche Mode / Fad Gadget - Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead / King Of The Flies)
CD1-11, 12 Fad Gadget - Life On The Line (7'')
CD1-13, 14 Fad Gadget - For Whom The Bells Toll (7'')
CD1-15 Fad Gadget - I Discover Love (7'' A-Side)
CD1-16 Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People (7'' A-Side)
CD1-17 Fad Gadget - One Man's Meat (7'' A-Side)
CD1-18 Frank Tovey - Luxury (7'' A-Side)
CD2-01, 12 Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People (Extended Versions) (12'' A, B1)
CD2-02 Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourite (12'' A1)
CD2-03 unreleased before ??
CD2-05 Frank Tovey - Luxury (12'' A-Side)
CD2-06, 04 Fad Gadget - For Whom The Bells Toll (12'')
CD2-07 Fad Gadget - I Discover Love (Extended Version) (12'' A-Side)
CD2-08 Fad Gadget - One Man's Meat (7'' B-Side)
CD2-09 Fad Gadget - Life On The Line (Version II) (12'' A-Side)
CD2-10 Fad Gadget - One Man's Meat (Remix) (12'' A-Side)
CD2-11 Mkultra - Immobilise (12'' A-Side) - My "Optimal media" version have AI441113-01 manufactured byoptimal Media GmbH and IFPI L578
I have a question regarding the end of track D1 (Love Parasite). The track has a sudden cold end. Is this correct or do we have a cutting mistake here? I have the feeling something is missing at the end, but I do not have another album to compare. Thanks for help.- The only remark would be that while most of the playlist on this 2xLP consists of proper a- and b-sides, the inclusion of "Luxury" instead of "Sleep (Electro Induced Original)" is a bit baffling, to say the least... And officially not even a "Fad Gadget" song as such. Well, whatever the reason... it's still a big A+.
- Edited 4 years agoIt’s about time Fad Gadget got a damn reissue. While I would have preferred reissues of the individual albums (I missed out on the 40th anniversary repress of fireside favourites) this is a nice collection with some great tracks. Sounds great and is a quality pressing. The low end is nice and buttery while the vocals and lead electronics just cut through the with amazing tone. This record really sounds good. Recommend picking one up.
Will this be in the box set coming out next year?
Wonderful repress of an artist who was well ahead of his time and an absolute quality release that bodes well for the forthcoming Goldfrapp re-issues. Just a thousand copies of this Fad compilation pressed so grab one whilst you can.
Looks pretty good in silver and an awfully good sound as well. Worth the price, even though it's pretty expensive.- Sadly this European/Mute-Labels' edition is one in a row of earlier 21st century editions suffering due to loudness war. Some songs are audibly compressed and/or distorted in places. Basically "The Best of Fad Gadget" is an updated version of "The Fad Gadget Singles" from 1986 (which I'd recommend more) - albeit here respectively documenting all the accompanying b-sides, along with the 12" mixes and a few 2001 remix cuts (plus, bizarrely, adding a Frank Tovey-penned "Luxury" and Mkultra's "Immobilise"), it's a bit of a (calculated) mess that was corrected with the more properly extensive "Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey" box set.
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