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Track Listings

1	Two Tribes (Introduced Via the Piano of Anne Dudley)
2	The Power of Love
3	Relax (The Last Seven Inches)
4	Two Tribes (We Don't Want to Die)
5	War!
6	Welcome to the Pleasuredome (A Remade World)
7	Ferry Cross the Mersey (And Here I'll Stay)
8	Rage Hard
9	Watching the Wildlife
10	Born to Run (Live on the Tube)
11	Warriors of the Wasteland (Attack) Seven Inch
12	Kill the Pain
13	Maximum Joy
14	Two Tribes (Annihilation) Twelve Inch
15	Relax (New York) Twelve Inch
16	The Power of Love (... Best Listened to By Lovers)

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A single disc compilation containing singles, album selections, and cuts from the bands years recording at Sarm Studios. In short, it's the very best of one of the most provocative, original and successful bands of the 80s.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 5.63 x 0.47 inches; 4.02 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Salvo
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 698458816023
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2012
Label ‏ : ‎ Salvo
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009CAAQIA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Rangerod

Item as advertised, would use seller again.

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019

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Item as advertised, would use seller again.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015

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Relax and do it-own this album

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2016

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Good, but it didn't have the version of "Relax" that I was looking for.

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Jane

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016

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Love this CD, unfortunately case was cracked.

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Erick S Haight

A Limp Rehash of a Carbon Copy

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013

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As inessential and distracting as a third testicle or a shirt that says "Say Relax Frankie," this cash-grab compilation serves only to frustrate and befuddle. It made me whip out "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" one more time to get the bad zeros and ones out of my ears. Frankie say no more, please.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Frankie Said: The Very Best Of Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Salvo / ZZT)
The sticker on the front cover proclaims "Eight singles, three #1s, classic album tracks and two of the biggest 12" singles of all time". If there was any uncertainty as to the popularity of Frankie Goes To Hollywood at their poptastic mid-`80s peak, that one sentence will surely dispel any doubts. They were huge, and everywhere; on radio (despite UK BBC DJ Mike Read's best attempts to have them banned, castrated and shot), in clubs and on TV, and if you somehow managed to miss them, it was likely that your sister / mum / metrosexual best friend owned the t-shirt.

This particular collection (there have been others) is well worth investigating if you've yet to transfer your FGTH from analogue to digital. It contains all of the hits, though not necessarily in the standard format/mix, and a couple of rarities for the diehard fan. "Relax" comes twice (see what I did there - forget it), a promo-only 7" version and the ever-popular "New York" 12" cut. "Two Tribes" and "The Power Of Love" are equally well represented. Of the scarcer material, a previously unreleased version of "Watching The Wildlife" is a corker, and their cover of Springsteen's "Born To Run" (recorded live on The Tube) will probably cause much pain and grief to the Brucettes, but for everyone else it sounds a-okay.

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Michael 80

Frankie Said "Buy Me"

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2012

With enough material in Ztt's vault to keep the Fgth catalogue afloat for years to come , we're blessed with yet another best of ,just in time for xmas. In short ,this one has a better sound than most of the previous ones and features rarer alternate mixes to the 7" singles . This one's definitely a keeper !

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Jackie Carmichael

Frankie Goes to hollywood CD

Reviewed in France on March 21, 2022

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very happy with the purchase

MichelBourgeois

Frankie Said

Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2012

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What a great collection this is. I guess what sets it apart from the other FGTH collections, is the sound quality. It is very crisp and clean. The packaging is of very high quality. The CD case itself is a standard jewel-case with a glossy insert. It's also perfectly sequenced and flows really well. One thing to mention about the songs though is that "Relax" is not the standard version that we've come to know from the radio. It's included twice in remixed forms. Aside from that, all the classics are here, the gorgeous single "The Power of Love", the rather still timely "Two Tribes", and also most of their essential songs. If you want to buy a great collection of songs, I would highly recommend this one.

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Selito

EXCELENTE

Reviewed in Spain on December 27, 2012

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He recibido el disco en la fecha que me indicaron.
Para los amantes de este grupo, decirles que es una edición deluxe, viene con la contraportada en cartón, muy buena presentación y por el precio, imposible de conseguir hoy en día, sino es en Amazon.es
EXCELENTE RECOPILACIÓN.

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Steffen Knossalla

2 CD Deluxe Edition bei Amazon Japan!

Reviewed in Germany on December 1, 2012

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Es ist dem Plattenlabel ZTT mit der Best Of CD "Frankie Said" tatsächlich ein beachtlicher Spagat gelungen: Einerseits wird dem gelegentlichen Musikhörer eine Scheibe präsentiert, welche die erfolgreichsten Werke und auch noch zwei der besten und erfolgreichsten Maxis der Band enthält. Andererseits handelt es sich z.T. um Titelversionen, die dem eingefleischten Fan das Herz höher schlagen lassen, da sie in dieser Form z.T. noch nie oder nur auf Vinyl erschienen sind. Ein wirklich hörenswertes Beispiel ist der Titel "Kill The Pain", welcher mit dezenter Unterstützung durch Synthesizer in einem ganz neuen Gewand daherkommt. Dennoch bleibt dieser Titel nah an der LP-Version, wie übrigens alle anderen Versionen der Hits auch. Besonders lobenswert ist, dass auf diese CD auch die Maxi "Two Tribes (Annihilation)" und der New York Mix von "Relax" gepresst wurden - nach meinem Geschmack zwei der besten Maxis aller Zeiten, welche die Scheibe zu einer richtig guten Best Of machen.

Also sowohl für Fans, als auch für alle anderen Interessierten eine fünf Sterne Kaufempfehlung!

Was Fans noch besonders interessieren dürfte ist, dass bei ZTT Japan am 5. Dezember 2012 eine 2 CD Deluxe Version der "Frankie Said" erscheinen wird. Wie die letzten Veröffentlichungen von FGTH auch, enthält die Deluxe Ausgabe wieder Material, das bislang noch nie auf CD erschienen ist. Darüber hinaus sollen auch die auf der ersten Auflage der "Sex Mix" CD enthaltenen Monotitel in der Stereoversion enthalten sein, wenngleich die Titelliste da nicht ganz eindeutig erscheint. Die Deluxe Version kann man bei Amazon Japan bereits bestellen.

Hier die angekündigte Titelliste für die 2 CD Deluxe Edition von "Frankie Said":

Disk 1
1. Two Tribes (introduced via the piano of Anne Dudley)
2. The Power of Love (extended, singlette version)
3. Relax (the last seven inches)
4. Two Tribes (we don't want to die)
5. War (coming out of hiding)
6. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (a remade world)
7. The Ballad of 32 (mix 2)
8. Rage Hard (Bob K remix)
9. Watching the Wildlife
10. Born to Run (live on The Tube)
11. Warriors of the Wasteland feat. Gary Moore (attack) seven inch
12. Kill the Pain
13. For Heaven's Sake (Wisseloord session, March 1986)
14. Two Tribes (hibakush - ah!)
15. Relax (man has a sense for the discovery of beauty)
16. The Power of Love (best listened to by lovers)
Disk 2
1. Two Tribes (keep the peace, intro)
2. Two Tribes (keep the peace)
3. Happy Hi! (all in the body)
4. Get It On
5. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (how to remake the world, completely)
6. Happy Hi! (all in the mind)
7. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: History (excerpt)
8. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (pleasure fix)
9. The Only Star in Heaven (star fix)
10. Warriors (compacted, extract)
11. Rage Hard (vocal/remix)
12. Every Kinda People
13. Do You Think I'm Sexy?
14. Watching the Wildlife (movement 2)
15. Is Anybody Out There? (movement 2)
16. Rage Hard (++, extract)

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Mr. D

Excellent sound quality and some superb previously unreleased mixes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2012

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This review is for: Frankie Said (The Very Best Of)

***PLEASE NOTE: This review is for the original CD edition, not the CD/DVD edition***

I was worried following the recent mess made by this record company on Frankie's "Sex Mix" CD with the dreadful sound quality, but I'm pleased to report that the sound quality on this CD is excellent.

The sleeve on this CD has a sticker on which states "The very best of Frankie Goes To Hollywood". I think that is a bit misleading because the standard single version of "Relax" is not included here. Apart from that minor detail, I feel this is a really well thought out CD which really flows well. It gives the casual buyer all the biggest hits (although "Relax" is in a remix and a 12" version). It also gives the fans some great CD exclusives. I was particularly pleased to finally get the "Relax (The Last Seven Inches)" mix on CD. The short version of "Warriors (Attack)" is superb in this version as is the beautiful instrumental version of "The Power Of love". Also on CD for the first time is the Bob Kraushaar remix of "Rage Hard" from the limited edition second single. Here's what you get on this CD:

01) "Two Tribes (introduced by the piano of Anne Dudley)"
30 seconds intro which is a pleasant introduction to the disc.

02) "The Power of Love"
The standard 7"/album version.

03) "Relax (The Last Seven Inches)"
The promo-only 7" Version (a/k/a Warp Mix). A good alternative to the overplayed original mix.

04) "Two Tribes (We Don't Want To Die)"
This is the guitar-driven version from the 7" Picture Disc which is slightly longer than the standard 7" version. I personally prefer this to the standard version.

05) "War!"
One of the 12" B-Sides from "Two Tribes". Shorter than the album version. It's a very good cover version of the 1970 Edwin Starr Tamla Motown classic.

06) "Welcome To The Pleasuredome (A Remade World)"
The correct title for this mix is "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome (Alternative Reel)", which comes from the apple shaped picture disc. The picture disc has the words `A remade world' on the A-Side and `How to steady the world' on the B-Side, but the correct mix title is `Alternative Reel'. It is also known as the `Escape Act Video Mix' and used on a limited edition second 7" single.

07) "Ferry `Cross The Mersey"
One of the 12" B-Sides from "Relax". Originally a hit in the sixties for fellow Liverpudlians Gerry & The Pacemakers.

08) "Rage Hard (Bob Kraushaar Mix)"
Great remix from the limited edition second 7" single.

09) "Watching The Wildlife"
The inlay says this is a previously unreleased version, but gives no further information. It's a good mix.

10) "Born To Run (live on The Tube)"
Great live version that shows Frankie were not just an electronic studio band. They really could play.

11) "Warriors Of The Wasteland (Attack - Seven Inch)"
This is a previously unreleased seven inch version of the Attack Mix featuring legendary rock guitarist Gary Moore. It follows "Born To Run" particularly well.

12) "Kill The Pain"
Previously unreleased version of the track from the "Liverpool" album.

13) "Maximum Joy"
Seems to be the same as on the "Maximum Joy" CD, except it fades 10 seconds earlier. Why?

14) "Two Tribes (Annihilation)"
This is the 9 minute original 12" version with the actors playing Ronald Reagan and the public information announcements for the first 5 and a half minutes and the song at the end of the mix.

15) "Relax"
This is the third 12" version (the one that is best known and most people would have bought while it was in the charts). It is titled here as `Relax (New York)', but that was actually the second 12" version which was an 8 minute edit of the original 16 minutes sex mix. The version included here is generally known as `Relax (U.S. Mix)' (because Trevor Horn mixed it after visiting the U.S. and hearing what was being played at The Paradise Garage) and some copies of this 12" actually had a sticker saying "Special U.S. Remix". Confusingly the record label on all the 12" versions show only `Relax (Sex Mix)' so you had to look at the matrix numbers in the run-out groove on the vinyl to know which version you were getting (I remember confused shop staff giving me furtive glances as I got each 12" out of its sleeve to closely inspect). For absence of doubt, the version included here is the one that is instrumental for the first 4 and a half minutes and similar to the 7" version for the rest of the mix.

16) "The Power of Love (...Best Listened To By Lovers)"
This is a previously unreleased instrumental version with lush orchestration. Really lovely!

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