The German collection of Happy Mondays' Greatest Hits closely contends with 1995's excellent Loads, though the absence of a few classics, and the inclusion of a few inferior remixes, places it below its predecessor. While both of them include the half-dozen tracks that couldn't be left off a Mondays compilation -- "Step On," "24 Hour Party People," "Kinky Afro," "Hallelujah," "Loose Fit," "Bob's Yer Uncle" -- Greatest Hits presents a few songs in extended mixes that dilute the potency of the originals. One bonus to pique the interest of fans is a very rare B-side, a psychedelicized cover of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive."
"Son, I'm 40, I only went with yer mam coz I'm portly." Who can forget the great lyrics of Shaun "X" Ryder? Celebrate your Madchester youth with this lovingly handmade jigsaw of the Happy Mondays head-honcho looking a bit fat and sweaty on stage. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001TN6XSA/b3ta-21..CLASS!
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More deadline craziness for me this week, but before I take the plunge here's a little happiness for you all on this fine Monday morning!
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