Various Artists - Greatest Ever 80s 12 Inch Mixes / Various - CD

Four CDs. Packed with 50 extended mixes of 1980s singles, this collection opens with New Order's ‘Blue Monday’, acknowledged as the best-selling 12quot; single of all time in the UK. The first CD also contains original twelve inch versions of hits by Duran Duran, Talk Talk, Spandau Ballet, a-ha and Howard Jones amongst many others. The second disc digs deep into pure pop and once The Tabloid Mix of Mel &amp; Kim's ‘Respectable’ opens proceedings, extended versions of smashes from Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Bucks Fizz and Nu Shooz keep the energy level high. CD three goes long with Simply Red, Alison Moyet and Tina Turner before taking in rarer 12quot; gems from Hollywood Beyond, Blue Zoo and Re-Flex which have been hard to find on CD. The closing disc focuses on soul and dance music, opened by Chaka Khan and Sister Sledge before delving into the work of remix legend Shep Pettibone for a run of his 12quot; mixes, wrapping up with ‘White Lines (Don't Do It)’ by Grandmaster Flash &amp; Melle Mel.<br><br>