Cool Britannia: Britain’s Best From the 60’s 70’s and 80’s

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COOL BRITANNIA collects some of the best British rock and pop sounds from the '60s, '70s, and '80s.

Three CD Box Set Featuring The Best Of British Music From The 60's 70's And 80's.

Annotation last modified on 2007-05-21 20:49 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hungry Like the Wolf
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
performer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 398)
recording of:
Hungry Like the Wolf
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.253:26
2Kids in America
engineer:
Stephen Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid) and Steve Stewart
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Chris North (UK drummer of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard:
Robert John Godfrey (member of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only), EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996, in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
recording of:
Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
publisher:
Finchley Music Corp.
lyrics quoted on:
The Art of Losing
Kim Wilde4.353:27
3Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.94:24
4Temptation
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 1754:39
5True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1983)
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
music quoted on:
It’s True
Spandau Ballet3.655:31
6Vienna
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
bass:
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox)
drums (drum set):
Warren Cann
guitar:
Midge Ure
keyboard and violin:
Billy Currie
vocals:
Midge Ure
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox34:37
7White Wedding
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Phil Feit (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Steve Missal (in 1982)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1982) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
edit of:
White Wedding, Pt. 1 by Billy Idol
recording of:
White Wedding (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music Inc
Billy Idol33:34
8Human
co-producer:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
background vocals:
Susan Ann Sulley
background vocals and spoken vocals and spoken vocals:
Joanne Catherall
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League44:27
9It’s My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Talk Talk3.653:54
10Shattered Dreams
recording of:
Shattered Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
Johnny Hates Jazz4.53:29
11Black Man Ray
producer:
Walter Becker
recording of:
Black Man Ray
writer:
Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson and Eddie Lundon
China Crisis33:36
12The More You Live, the More You Love
producer:
Steve Lovell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1984) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The More You Live, the More You Love
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4:08
13We Close Our Eyes
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West3:48
14Hyperactive!
engineered in:
Brussels, Belgium
engineer:
Dan Lacksman (Belgian musician & producer)
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drum machine:
Justin Hildreth
electronic drum set and percussion:
Clif Brigden
guitar and trumpet:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter)
percussion:
Matthew Salt
piano:
Thomas Dolby
trombone:
Peter Thoms (trombone)
additional vocals:
Louise Ulfstedt
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) and Adele Bertei
vocals:
Thomas Dolby
recording of:
Hyperactive!
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Scale Music and Street Music Ltd.
Thomas Dolby54:10
15China in Your Hand
recording of:
China in Your Hand
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), M15 Publishing (in 1987) and Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd. (publisher) (in 1987)
T’Pau4:03
16Geno
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners3:25

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ASIN:UK: B00003OT5J [info]