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2008 four disc (three CDs + PAL/Region 0 DVD) set, the ultimate retrospective of one of the UK's most influential, innovative and successful record labels - expansively highlighting the breadth and depth of ZTT's collective vision as never before. Features no less than 30 Top 40 UK chart hits including several #1 smashes, 18 fantastic videos from across the ZTT artist spectrum (plus two hidden tracks!).This set is stylishly packaged in a hardback digicase with 72-page booklet containing rare photographs, artwork and memorabilia plus detailed and authoritative notes from Ian Peel and an enlightening essay from ZTT marketing guru, writer and broadcaster, Paul Morley. Features cuts from acts like Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, Propaganda, Art of Noise, Seal, 808 State, Bjork, Shane MacGowan, Kirsty MacColl, Shades of Rhythm, Adamski, Lisa Stansfield, The Frames and David Jordan plus remixes from the likes of Brian Eno, The Orb and William Orbit. Salvo.
Zang Tumb Tuum: The ZTT Box Set Reviews
Zang Tumb Tuum: The ZTT Box Set Reviews
| 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful  ztt say, ask for more, By This review is from: Zang Tumb Tuum: The ZTT Box Set (Audio CD) if you're at all inclined to drop the dosh necessary to go home with this box set, you were inclined to purchase it before you read any review about its contents. in fact, i will suggest that there are any number of things that one could conclude about you and your life long quest for aesthetically pleasing, attention to detail, buff polished pop music and all that that implies.you no doubt already own most of the contents of this set both cd and dvd. you are interested in the book. which is exactly what you've longed for, an insider peek into the early workings of a fledgling label that always did their own thing, regardless of cost or penalty. which is why we give a damn at all about ZTT to this day. the dvd is of excellent quality, however, do not purchase it looking for interviews with key players or shots of the old ZTT offices. there are no trevor horn interviews or Frankie behind the scenes. do not come here looking for a retrospective visual document of... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful  You already bought most of this but -- now it's in a box!, By Steven Olaf (Kansas City) - See all my reviews This review is from: Zang Tumb Tuum: The ZTT Box Set (Audio CD) DISC 1 - AUDIO CD1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Annihilation) 3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love 4. Art Of Noise - Battle 5. Art Of Noise - Beat Box 6. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) (12" Edited Mix) 7. Propaganda - Duel 8. Propaganda - Thought 9. Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse 10. Act - (Theme from) Laughter 11. Act - Snobbery & Decay 12. Act - White Rabbit 13. Anne Pigalle - Why Does It Have To Be This Way 14. 808 State - Pacific 707 15. MC Tunes Vs. 808 State - Tunes Splits The Atom (Rap) 16. MC Tunes Vs. 808 State - The Only Rhyme That Bites (7" Version) 17. 808 State - Cubik (Original Mix) 18. David Jordan - Move On (Clean Radio Edit) DISC 2 - AUDIO CD 1. David Jordan - The Sun Goes Down 2. David's Daughters - Is This Love 3. Novecento - Day and Night (Morales Radio Edit) 4. Seal - Killer (William... Read more A mixed bag, with some essential reading, This review is from: Zang Tumb Tuum: The ZTT Box Set (Audio CD) Chances are that most folks purchasing the ZTT box set will have been familiar with the label in its earliest incarnation, when it was home to the likes of The Art of Noise, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and Propaganda. During the first few years of its existence, ZTT followed a path that, in some ways, was the logical progression from what Stiff Records began in the late 1970s, but with updated production techniques and a more sophisticated philosophical underpinning. Even if you thought all the stuff that went along with the early years was utter BS, at least it was extremely entertaining utter BS.In later years, particularly after the departure of Paul Morley, the label branched out in more (more-or-less) conventional ways, culminating with the worldwide success of Seal, while at the same time regularly mining the early catalogue (especially Frankie Goes To Hollywood) for a number of reissues and compilations. The last five years, in the wake of ZTT's departure... Read more |
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