Visage – The Face (The Very Best Of Visage)
| Label: | Polydor – 5325278 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Compilation |
| Country: | UK & Europe |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Pop |
| Style: | Synth-pop, New Wave |
Tracklist
| 1 | Fade To Grey (Michael Gray Mix 2009) | 7:45 | |
| 2 | Mind Of A Toy (Original 12" Dance Mix) | 5:16 | |
| 3 | We Move (Original 7" Dance Mix) | 3:46 | |
| 4 | Tar | 3:33 | |
| 5 | Fade To Grey (Original 7" Dance Mix) | 4:01 | |
| 6 | In The Year 2525 | 3:46 | |
| 7 | The Anvil | 4:28 | |
| 8 | Night Train | 4:00 | |
| 9 | The Damned Don't Cry | 4:46 | |
| 10 | Love Glove | 4:02 | |
| 11 | Pleasure Boys (Original 12" Dance Mix) | 6:57 | |
| 12 | Visage (Original 12" Dance Mix) | 6:05 | |
| 13 | Fade To Grey (Original 12" Dance Mix) | 6:43 | |
| 14 | Der Amboss | 5:39 | |
| 15 | Fade To Grey (Lee Mortimer Mix 2009) | 6:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal UMC
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Made By – EDC, Germany – 52510267
Credits
- Design – Rachel Gutek
- Liner Notes [January 2010] – Terry Staunton
- Management [Product Manager] – Sue Armstrong
- Photography By [Back Booklet] – Sheila Rock
- Photography By [Cover / Back Inlay] – Chris Duffy (2)
- Producer – John Luongo (tracks: 7, 8, 11), Lee Mortimer (tracks: 15), Michael Gray (tracks: 1), Midge Ure (tracks: 2 to 6, 9, 12, 13), Visage (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 13, 15)
- Written-By – William Currie* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 13, 15), Christopher Payne* (tracks: 1, 5, 13, 15), Dave Formula (tracks: 2 to 4, 9, 11, 12), David Tomlinson* (tracks: 7, 8), Gary Barnacle (tracks: 10), John McGeoch (tracks: 2 to 4, 12), Midge Ure (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 12, 13, 15), Richard S. Evans* (tracks: 6, 11), Rusty Egan (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 12), Steve Strange (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 12), Visage (tracks: 14)
Notes
1, 5, 13 & 15: Published by Kassner Associated Publishers / Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3: Published by Island Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
4: Published by Island Music Inc. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music, Inc.
6: Published by Zerald Music Enterprises
7 to 9: Published by 41GP Music Limited / EMI Virgin Music Limited / Universal Music Publishing Ltd. / Wardlaw Banks Ltd
10: Published by Metropolis / Warner Bros. Gold Music Corp.
11: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
12: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
14: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. / Warner Bros. Music Co. Ltd.
Tracks 1 & 15 ℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 2 ℗ 1981 Polydor Inc.
Tracks 3, 6, 7 & 8 ℗ 1983 Polydor Inc.
Track 4 ℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 5 ℗ 1980 Universal Records.
Track 9 ℗ 1982 Polydor Inc.
Track 10 ℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 11 ℗ 1982 Universal Records.
Track 12 ℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 13 ℗ 1983 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 14 ℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
This compilation ℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK). © 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK).
A Division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Polydor Ltd. (UK), A Universal Music Company.
Marketed and distributed in the UK by Universal Music, A Universal Music Group Company.
Made in the E.U.
"The Damned Don't Cry" is incorrectly listed as the 'Original 12" Dance Mix' when it is actually the 'Anvil' album version.
"Night Train" is the album edit version.
3: Published by Island Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
4: Published by Island Music Inc. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music, Inc.
6: Published by Zerald Music Enterprises
7 to 9: Published by 41GP Music Limited / EMI Virgin Music Limited / Universal Music Publishing Ltd. / Wardlaw Banks Ltd
10: Published by Metropolis / Warner Bros. Gold Music Corp.
11: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
12: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis Ltd. / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
14: Published by Hot Food Music Ltd. / Metropolis / Mood Music Ltd. / Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. / Warner Bros. Music Co. Ltd.
Tracks 1 & 15 ℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 2 ℗ 1981 Polydor Inc.
Tracks 3, 6, 7 & 8 ℗ 1983 Polydor Inc.
Track 4 ℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 5 ℗ 1980 Universal Records.
Track 9 ℗ 1982 Polydor Inc.
Track 10 ℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 11 ℗ 1982 Universal Records.
Track 12 ℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 13 ℗ 1983 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Track 14 ℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
This compilation ℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK). © 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK).
A Division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Polydor Ltd. (UK), A Universal Music Company.
Marketed and distributed in the UK by Universal Music, A Universal Music Group Company.
Made in the E.U.
"The Damned Don't Cry" is incorrectly listed as the 'Original 12" Dance Mix' when it is actually the 'Anvil' album version.
"Night Train" is the album edit version.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 00753 25278 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 600753252789
- Label Code: LC00309
- Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
- Matrix / Runout (Variants 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 ): 06007 532 527-8 01 + 52510267
- Matrix / Runout (Inner Ring (Variant 1)): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC
- Matrix / Runout (Inner Ring (Variant 2)): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
- Matrix / Runout (Inner Ring (Variant 3, 4 & 5)): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC C
- Mastering SID Code (Variants 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5): IFPI LV27
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0115
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0127
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0120
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0146
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 0116
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | The Face (The Very Best Of Visage) (CD, Compilation) | Polydor, Universal Music Group International | 460502670468 | Russia | 2010 | ||
New Submission | The Face (The Very Best Of Visage) (CDr, Compilation, Promo) | Universal Music | none | 2010 | |||
New Submission | The Face (The Very Best Of Visage) (CD, Compilation) | Polydor | 5325278 | UK & Europe | Unknown |
Recommendations
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Reviews
- Edited 14 years agoReleased to mark the 30th anniversary of Fade To Grey hitting the UK top 10, this is the third "Best Of" in the band's history. Fade To Grey - The Singles Collection (1983) was the first, and is still seen as the definitive collection (although we're to assume this new 2010 release will take over its mantle). It chronicled the band from their first single Tar up to Love Glove from the album Beat Boy, which is pretty much all you need anyway.
The other two collections were certainly not bad, one being the budget release "The Damned Don't Cry" (which contained the Dance Mix of Pleasure Boys) and the German release "Master Series" (which excitedly included Der Amboss, the first time this rarity was available on cd).
Upon reading the tracklist for this new 2010 compilation you will notice the above titles have all been added. So all in all this should be a resounding victory for the newcomer...
...it almost is.
Let's get the two new remixes of Fade To Grey out of the way first. Michael Gray delivers what is perhaps the most respectful treatment i've ever heard on a remix of Fade To Grey, keeping most of the original material and simply updating it into a modern house structure. The same cannot be said of Lee Mortimer's remix. He uses the vocals with some quite nice ethereal pads, but somewhat spoils the atmosphere by stapling this to a sub-standard glitch-house-meets-commercial-dubstep bassline.
On to the proper songs. Mind Of A Toy, Pleasure Boys, Fade To Grey and Visage all feature in their extended "Dance Mix" format. This is excellent, as they are usually quite hard to come by without resorting to the original vinyl. Pleasure Boys in particular is worth investigating for fans of Electro. However, the compilers have been either criminally lazy or incompetently stupid; The Damned Don't Cry (Dance Mix) is NOT featured here. Instead, they have included the album version. An explanation would be nice, but I suspect silence will be the outcome.
Some other problems arise. The edits of We Move, Love Glove and The Anvil are fine (though I would have really appreciated the Dance Mix of The Anvil), but I have it on authority from other reviews that the version of Night Train is NOT the 7" edit and is in fact an edit of the album version. Also, "Fade To Grey (Original 7" Dance mix)". What? It's just the album version! Not a real reason to complain, but if they've went to the trouble of digging out the original tapes for the debut album then at least remaster the whole thing (oh how i'd love Visa-Age remastered)…
To round things off, as mentioned at the start of this review you get the okay-ish first single Tar (but not the brilliant b-side "Frequency 7" which has NEVER been issued digitally) and Der Amboss, along with the proper mix of In The Year 2525.
So would I recommend this album to a fan of Visage? Definitely! However, if you are a newcomer to the band, I would strongly recommend getting a copy of Fade To Grey - The Singles Collection first and foremost.
Release
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