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Not quite camplete BUT.....

05/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is as close as you are going to get with Captain's great 80s material. 19 songs as followed 1.Happy Talk
2.Croydon
3.Nice cup of tea
4.Brenda (parts 1&2)
5.Yanks with guns
6.Martha the mouth
7.What D'ya give the man who's gotten everything
8.Wot
9.Royal rave up
10.It would be so nice
11.Power of love
12.I'm a spider
13.I love her
14.Glad it's all over
15.Stop the world
16.Sir Donald's son
17.It's hard to believe I'm not
18.Thanks for the night
19.There are more snakes than ladders As you can tell this covers both his 1982 effort Women and Captains first and his follow up 1983's Power of love. However there are a few missing tracks from both albums They ate from Women and Captains first missing is 1.Nobodys sweetheart
2.Whos melody lee, Sid
3.Gimme a uniform and 2 songs missing from Power of love are 1.Secerts
2.I love you They should have added those and the following EPs 1981's This is your Captain speaking and 1984's One Christmas catalogue. Maybe those are only a minor gripe on my part but this is as good as it gets I still have my vinyl collection. A fine collection of the good Captain's 80s output...This collection is worth the 5 stars despite the missing songs"

WE WILL TAKE IT, BABY!

Sherri L. Buckner | Long Beach, Ca United States | 04/15/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Yeah, OK, it's not complete but.... with an artist as prolific as Captain Sensible, how could one disc ever hope to capture all of his incredibly exceptional output? there's NO WAY! The Capt'n was so sly in his ability to write a pure pop song and make it sound dangerous (with D. Vanian) or innocuous/affecting in his solo ventures. It's just unbelievable that his cover of "Relax (Don't Do It)" wasn't included! I play that on my turntable at parties in Palm Desert and the reaction is, to say the least, enthusiastic. The movie dialogue from "Coma" is especially cool, nobody can ever place it, yet this is a song that will dwell in obscurity forever it seems. Finally, I must say that these A&M songs were being held captive FOR YEARS by his former American label, and they were EXTREMELY reluctant to let go of them, for whatever reason. Legal eagles always seem to get in the way of art. But the scarcity of these songs make this disc all the more essential. The fact that they are reissued at last on CD is a pure revelation and those that have even a passing knowledge of The Damned should take advantage. And, the choice producer Tony Mansfield (the first to capture Ray's pop sensibility and expand on it!) should get credit as well for an incredible ear. I have bought no less than 11 copies of this CD for close friends and every single one of them have been overwhelmed by the Captain cornucopia on display, and the dividend pays overwhelming rewards. Ignore that awful Cleopatra "best of" comp at all costs. In my opinion, this comes closest to capturing Sir Burns' spirit, verve and intrepid endeavors. Cheers to the Captain and his incredible creative output during the 1980's - Dude, you're immortal. Too bad Rat couldn't take the heat."

The Captain's Classic A&M Material on CD at Last!

Glenn S. Hawley | NEW YORK, NY United States | 08/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love This Man!
I think he is one of the Great Icons of Any Rock scene, Punk or otherwise. Just a Great, Funny, & Nice guy with a love for Music & Performing, that constantly shows through his work whether with The Damned, or Solo. I waited Years to get these tunes in digital glory. And despite some missing Tracks(Part 2 maybe)! a great collection. I love the Hits: Happy Talk, Wot, and Stop the World, but I can listen to Brenda (parts 1 & 2) and Croydon Anytime as well! Give yourself a Treat! He deserves it!"