Singles: 1984-1987
Artist: Marc Almond

A classic "act leaves the label, repackage the singles" move, collecting every single from the Vermin in Ermine days through Mother Fist, with the one added bonus being the title track to his covers EP, an attractive version of the Judy Garland song "A Woman's Story." Not really necessary for the heavy-duty fan, but as an introduction to... Read More

The Singles
Artist: Japan
Community Score: 8.00
History Never Repeats - AUSTRALIA
Artist: Split Enz

The Australian version of History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz offers a better picture of the band through a wider range (all of the albums are represented on this one) and better song selection. Although it may be hard to find, collectors will find this essential if only for the alternate mix of "Late Last Night," not available... Read More

Laughter, Tears and Rage: The Anthology
Artist: Act
History Never Repeats
Artist: Split Enz

The look of Split Enz was as important as the music the band produced (especially in the eccentric early years), so a translation to video is no great stretch; despite the lack of an outlet for videos, the band embraced the medium early on, producing clips for most of their singles, as well as album cuts. History Never Repeats (later retitled... Read More

Substance
Artist: New Order
Substance
Artist: New Order
Community Score: 8.31

Substance is a double-disc set collecting New Order's singles, including several songs that were never available on the group's albums, at least in these versions. While there are a couple of re-recordings of earlier singles, most of Substance consists of 12" single mixes designed for danceclub play. Arguably, these 12" mixes represent New... Read More

Level Best
Artist: Level 42

Polydor's Level Best is a thorough, successful overview of the smooth, jazzy British sophisti-pop outfit, containing all of their biggest hits and best material, including the sublime "Something About You." At 18 tracks, it may run a little long, but it still is as comprehensive a summary of Level 42's career as could be hoped. ~ Stephen Thomas... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: The Human League
Community Score: 10.00

This well-chosen best-of contains The Human League's U.K. and U.S. hits from 1978 ("Being Boiled") to 1986, including the chart-toppers "Don't You Want Me" and "Human" and such non-album singles as "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" and "Mirror Man." It's a study in '80s dance-pop. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Read More

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls - JIVE
Artist: A Flock of Seagulls

Liverpool's A Flock of Seagulls are best remembered for lead singer Mike Score's hair (and their number ten hit "I Ran [So Far Away]"). The quartet actually scored three lesser hits aside from that archetypal '80s smash. The kinetic "A Space Age Love Song"; the cascading, multi-layered "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"; and the sweeping... Read More

101
Artist: Depeche Mode
Community Score: 9.64

As an event, Depeche Mode's huge (attendance around 80,000) Los Angeles Rose Bowl concert in 1988 remains legendary; no single artist show had totally sold out the venue since eight years beforehand, while the film documentary done by Dylan-filmer D.A. Pennebaker based around the show clearly demonstrated fans' intense commitment to a... Read More