Author: Various Artists
Brand: Sony
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Box set
Release Date: 15-05-2020
Details: Featuring an amazing mix of legendary artists and defining songs from the 1960’s - 1990’s, ’The Best British Legends In The World…Ever!’ delivers 60 tracks across 3 CD’s that have played a huge role in shaping the worldwide pop charts.
Britain’s explosion in pop music in the 60’s is represented here by truly iconic songs from the era by the original British line-up of Fleetwood Mac, The Moody Blues, Lulu, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield and an early version of ’Space Oddity’ by David Bowie. The 70’s saw global success for British acts and Rod Stewart, The Electric Light Orchestra, Mott The Hoople, Stealers Wheel, Status Quo, Mike Oldfield, Joan Armatrading, 10cc, Elkie Brooks, Marianne Faithfull and Justin Hayward are all included.
Towards the end of the 1970’s and into the early 1980’s British music took centre stage across the world as Punk, New Wave, New Romantic and Synth Pop acts dominated the charts with some of the most creative and celebrated pop of all time. We proudly present The Clash, The Jam, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Cure, Adam & The Ants, Human League, Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Visage, Simple Minds and Altered Images - each with a defining song.
The 1980’s continued with British artists front and centre releasing classic pop that is still a staple of radio over 30 years on. This collection celebrates timeless tracks from Steve Winwood, Paul Young, Level 42, Lisa Stansfield, Deacon Blue, Prefab Sprout, Kim Wilde, ABC, Haircut 100, Nik Kershaw, Roxy Music, The Style Council and Spandau Ballet alongside global smashes that have become anthems of pop from Tears For Fears, Culture Club, UB40, Dexys Midnight Runners, Robert Palmer, Billy Idol, Bonnie Tyler and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
As musical styles further diversified in the 1990’s, British music was at the forefront with ‘Britpop’ a successful export around the world. It was an eclectic decade which is represented here by the glorious soaring pop of Manic Street Preachers, the driven power-pop of The Lightning Seeds & Texas, the anthemic Boo Radleys, the funk-tastic Jamiroquai, the poetic beauty of Annie Lennox’s ‘Why’, the pure pop of Take That and the record-breaking Number 1 from Wet Wet Wet.
And we couldn’t pay tribute to the brilliance and importance of British musical legends without including George Michael whose ’Spinning The Wheel’ opens this collection.
We proudly present ’The Best British Legends Album In The World…Ever!’
EAN: 0600753910016
Package Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.0 x 0.4 inches
