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Original Gold

Culture Club - Original Gold Audio CD

A fair review of the Culture Club "Original Gold" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Culture Club reviews here, or go back to the Culture Club tabs.

Band: Culture Club
Title: Original Gold
Rating:

Release Date: 2001-02-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: White Boy(Dance Mix) 2: You Know I'mnot Crazy 3: I'll Tumble 4 Ya 4: Take Control 5: Love Twist 6: "Boy, Boy(I'm The Boy) 7: I'm Afraid Of Me(remix) 8: Whaite Boys Can't Control It 9: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 10: "Move Away(12"" Mix) 11: "It's A Miracle/Miss Me Blind(US 12"" Mix) 12: God Thank You Woman(Extended Version) 13: "I'll Tumble 4 Ya(US 12"" Mix) 14: Love Is Cold(You Were Never No Good) 15: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?(Dub Version Feat 16: Everything I Own(P.W. Botha Mix By Boy George) 17: Colour By Numbers 18: From Luxury To Heartache 19: Time(Clock Of The Heart)(Instrumental Mix) 20: Black Money 21: Love Is Love 22: Man Shake 23: The War Song(Ultimate Dance Mix)

(Like) a 2 in 1 deal
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Although George admits that instead of singing/writing songs he really wanted on 1982 debut "Kissing to be clever," I still say what may be a "track-filler" to you may be an inspiration to another. One of their many compilations, Culture Club's 1999 "Original Gold" is really 2 CD in 1 package: "Kissing to be clever," and a 1998 Disky version of their "12" Mixes plus," their singles collection w/out "Gusto Blusto. Time Frame 1-9) 4:40, 3:35, 2:35, 3:11, 4:23, 3:51, 3:17, 4:27, 3:36. Unlike the black/white cover version of this being sold on Amazon (see my review for that), this has words to the songs and time frame.
The "12" Mixes plus," I'll be quoting the brief descript. with my own.
The misty "Move away (12" mix)"7:28 "The extended mix of their 'comeback' single which reached No. 7 in Spring of 1986. " The dance of of "It's a miracle/Miss me blind (US 12" mix)"9:11 "Glorious remix segueing two of the best songs from "Colour By Numbers. " "God thank you woman (extended version)"7:05 "The band's last single, issued in unhappy times (May '86) but on reflection a great record which the remix enhanced even more. " The joy of "I'll tumble 4 ya (Us 12" mix)"4:38 "The band's third American Top hit, this remix appeared on the 'b' side of "Karma Chameleon" 12" in the UK. " The beat of "Love is cold (you were never no good)"4:23 "'b' side of "Do you really want to hurt me?" Liquidy raggae vers. of "Do you really want to hurt me?" Dub version feat. Papa Weasel3:8 "The 12" Dub version with a 'crucial' bit of rapping!" (At first George didn't want this as a single because it was so personal to him. ) Raggae vers. of "Everything I own (P. W. Botha mix)"7:12 "Boy George's first solo single-took just two weeks to hit No. 1. Great 12" version. " The warm, heart-touching, enchanting "Colour By Numbers"3:58 "Title of the band's most successful album ever featured on there! Became 'b' side of the Top 3 hit 'Victims'. " The dance of "From Luxury to Heartache"4:23 "Similarly, titled after their (fourth) album but not included in the tracklisting-became 'b' side of 'God thank you woman'. " The instrumental (no vocals) of "Time (Clock of the heart) (Instrumental mix)"3:47 "The glorius Orchestral remix which turned up on the 12" single. Purley instrumental and quite wonderful. " "Black Money"5:20 "was first featured on "Colour By Numbers" album-then on "This Time" hitsset as a forthcoming (belated!) single. However, release was pulled at last minute. Would have been a big hit. " The sweet "Love Is Love"2:59 "From the "Electric Dreams" soundtrack and a smash hit single in Japan. " (By the way, great movie too!) The beat of "Man Shake"2:36 "Superb track heavily featuring the soaring vocals of Helen Terry. 'B' side of 'Church of the poison mind'. " An anthem for an anthem of "The War Song (Ultimate dance mix)"6:18 "Heavily percussive 12" remix accentuating the chant feel of this Top 3 smash. "
Buy this now! I may have bought at a local store, but believe me-you will get so much more than you paid for. Enjoy Culture Club!.

Mixed emotions...
i enjoy it, but there are some things i find slightly unsettling. i bought this CD set just last night, and it was a very satisfying purchase. First the good stuff. i love how i now have the original Kissing To Be Clever compact disc, instead of the new inferior version with the hand-drawn cover and omission of lyrics and pretty purple colour scheme. This CD is pretty close to how cool the original vinyl release was. i also enjoy the remix collection CD. It's a CD i've been wanting for a while, and i'm glad i now have it. i also agree that the Holland version is better than the US version because the ridiculous "Rock Version" of Gusto Blusto is omitted, and of course because the unusual Time instrumental and dub version of Do You Really Want To Hurt Me are included (which, i believe, were only included on the US cassette version of Kissing To Be Clever). Also, the budget price is wonderful. Like i said earlier, there are some things that i find unsettling about this, mostly dealing with the Kissing To Be Clever lyric sheet. Why are there so many typographical errors on this? For some reason all the commas and various forms of punctuation are missing (e. g. I ll Tumble 4 Ya). Also, the unnecessary use of parentheses is weird (e. g. White Boys Cant (Control It)). It just seems like that it seems like bootleg quality typing. i don't know if it's supposed to be stylish or different or what. Besides these potential errors, this is definitely a worth-while set to purchase for any Culture Club fan.

The Disky Company Deserves a "Man Shake"!
The first one is the first Culture Club album, "Kissing To Be Clever". This collection is two CD's that the Disky Company in Holland put together. And no, "Time" is not on it, as it never origially was. Yet, there is something special about this CD. We can finally get the lyrics to the songs, with the pink cover of Boy George on the front. Excluding the fact "Time" is not on it, this CD is similar to the Epic label in the 1980's in the U. S. Disky deserves a prize for having the lyrics available, unlike Virgin America. The other CD is the 12' Mixes, the European and Canadian version of there 12' inch singles. And yes, it is slightly better than the US 12' Collection Plus, since "Romancing The Alphabet" is on the CD, the instrumental version of "Time (Clock of the Heart)". "Black Money" is also included, with "Man Shake". This not only shows that Boy George and Helen Terry are magic together, but Culture Club is the ultimate heart, pop, and soul group of the music industry. With a price like this, this compilation was the surprise of January 2000. Thanks for reading.

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