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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Release Date: Feb 9, 2018
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- Summary: The five-disc box set collects tracks released between 1976 and 1988 from such artists as A Flock Of Seagulls, Big In Japan, Dead Or Alive, China Crisis, Echo And The Bunnymen, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Nightmares In Wax, OMD, Teardrop Explodes, The La's, and Wild Swans.
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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Feb 14, 2018The phenomenal Revolutionary Spirit reveals that while Manchester copped the lion’s share of the critical plaudits during this epochal post-punk period, the quality of Mersey was also second to none.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2018The obscurity of some of what's here might seem almost comical, but the love that has gone into the whole package couches most of the tracks in a sense of lost treasure. [Mar 2018, p.116]
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Feb 14, 2018A brilliantly put-together collection from one of popular music’s most important cities.
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UncutFeb 14, 2018The set follows the progression of Mersey music from Yachts and Big In Japan through to The La's, who re-engaged with the Cavern sound and signalled where Britpop would soon be heading. [Mar 2018, p.47]
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MojoFeb 27, 2018Overall this is vivid testimony to art's elevating power. [Apr 2018, p.102]
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