Various Artists - Don't You Forget About Me ( 2CD ) 2001

Medalist's double-disc 2001 set Don't You Forget About Me takes its cue from its title song and attempts to give a soundtrack for a class reunion of '80s high school students - anyone from new wave kids to those who were merely kids when new wave happened, those who were barely in their pre-teens when MTV debuted. Plus, it doesn't forget that Simple Minds' classic was the theme song for a classic MTV-era movie (The Breakfast Club, in case you weren't there), so it culls the majority of these selections from soundtracks, all from the era. This does result in a couple of obscure selections, but these tunes are balanced by more popular songs that weren't on soundtracks. Overall, the end result is a fairly typical '80s collection, but nearly every song is quite good, and it's a fun listen.

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

DISC 1

1-1 Simple Minds– Don't You (Forget About Me)
1-2 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark– If You Leave
1-3 Go-Go's– Speeding
1-4 Howard Jones– Like To Get To Know You Well
1-5 Bangles– Hazy Shade Of Winter
1-6 Kajagoogoo– Too Shy
1-7 Eurythmics– Would I Lie To You
1-8 The Vapors– Turning Japanese
1-9 The Boomtown Rats– I Don't Like Mondays
1-10 Talk Talk– Talk Talk
1-11 Living In A Box– Living In A Box
1-12 Nick Lowe– So It Goes
1-13 Bow Wow Wow– I Want Candy

DISC 2

2-1 The Psychedelic Furs– Pretty In Pink
2-2 General Public– Tenderness
2-3 Thompson Twins– If You Were Here
2-4 Wang Chung– Dance Hall Days
2-5 Berlin– Sex (I'm A...)
2-6 New Order– Temptation
2-7 Split Enz– I Got You
2-8 Romeo Void– Never Say Never
2-9 The Nails– 88 Lines About 44 Women
2-10 Ramones– Rock 'n' Roll High School
2-11 Blancmange– Living On the Ceiling
2-12 Oingo Boingo– Dead Man's Party
2-13 Trio– Da Da Da