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Oh Mickey: Featuring the original albums: 'Word Of Mouth' & 'Toni Basil'
Toni Basil
Oh Mickey: Featuring the original albums: 'Word Of Mouth' & 'Toni Basil'
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #2

2003 collection, from 80s icon & choreographer Toni Basil, combining her two solo albums, 'Word Of Mouth' (1981) with nine tracks & 'Toni Basil' (1983) also with nine tracks, both are unavailable domestically. S...  more »

     
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All Artists: Toni Basil
Title: Oh Mickey: Featuring the original albums: 'Word Of Mouth' & 'Toni Basil'
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Snapper Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 7/15/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 0636551446228, 636551446228, 766482411344

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2003 collection, from 80s icon & choreographer Toni Basil, combining her two solo albums, 'Word Of Mouth' (1981) with nine tracks & 'Toni Basil' (1983) also with nine tracks, both are unavailable domestically. Snapper.
 

CD Reviews

Don't bother...
Dana C. Steinman | SyracuseNY | 07/16/2003
(1 out of 5 stars)

"That's right, don't bother with this release. I had originally purchased this CD to FINALLY have Toni's perfectly robotic reading of David Essex's "Rock On" (or Michael Damian's version, depending on which generation you belong to) preserved on compact disc. Not so. While this two CD set claims to be the first time that both of Basil's LPs have ever appeared on CD in their entirety--true in some territories since this track was not issued in the UK--neglecting the inclusion of "Rock On" is a complete waste of effort on Snapper's (the record company) behalf since it has NEVER appeared on CD. With combined foreign and domestic compilations of Basil's work, most of the material on these two discs has appeared on disc somewhere--save "I Don't Hear You", "Suspense", and "Best Performance" from her S/T LP. Completists will want to own this set specifically for these tracks, however, be warned that many of the tracks on CD 2 play at a much slower pace--very annoying--than they should. And making this a 2CD set when the music spread over both would have more conveniently fit on one was just superfluous. Everything considered--notes, quality, content--this is waste of the import price. Perhaps an American reissue label will finally get this one right, including 12" versions, and the long overdue "Rock On"."
Close, but no cigar.
Invisiboy2001 | Chicago, IL United States | 10/23/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Toni Basil's records are fantastic '80s pop. The songs are smart, uptempo and deftly produced...and Basil's songwriting and singing are unique and enjoyable. Any problems with this collection reflect on the record company itself, and not on Toni Basil.So far three different Toni Basil "Best Of" CDs have been released and STILL Ms. Basil's excellent version of "Rock On" has not been released on CD. I realize that this CD is an import, and that "Rock On" was only included on the U.S. version of "Word of Mouth." But this set hypes itself up to be more than it is...it is, by no means, a complete collection. How hard would it have been to include "Rock On"? Because this is a 2-CD set, there was certainly more than enough room for it at the end of disc one. (Also, Shoppin' from A to Z has been left off this set!!!)Additionally, the songs here have not been remastered, which is unforgiveable in this day and age. Perhaps some day the powers that be will release a complete collection of the songs Basil recorded during her brief pop-music career...remastered so that the music is allowed to shine, the way it's meant to."
It's ok...
Darren Gbole | USA | 09/21/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)

"you would think that with all of the space on a cd and all of the "hits" cd's released for toni basil one of them...just one...would include "rock on" and "shoppin from a to z." an extra star for including "do you wanna dance.""