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Ian Hunter CD: "The Singles Collection 1975-83"

Sleeve and track listing

Cherry Red GLAM CDD 132. (5 stars!)

Disc 1

  1. Once Bitten Twice Shy (3:53)
  2. 3,000 Miles From Here (2:47)
  3. Who Do You Love? (3:19)
  4. Boy (4:01)
  5. All American Alien Boy (3:54)
  6. Rape (4:06)
  7. You Nearly Did Me In (3:32)
  8. Letter From Britannia To The Union Jack (3:49)
  9. Justice Of The Peace (3:02)
  10. The Ballad Of Little Star (2:32)
  11. England Rocks (2:51)
  12. Wild 'n' Free (3:10)
  13. When The Daylight Comes (3:47)
  14. Life After Death (3:49)
  15. Ships (4:11)
  16. Wild East (4:00)

Disc 2

  1. Cleveland Rocks (3:39)
  2. Bastard (6:36)
  3. We Gotta Get Out Of Here (3:15)
  4. Medley: Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks (live) (6:13)
  5. Sons And Daughters (live) (5:05)
  6. One Of The Boys (live) (5:05)
  7. Lisa Likes Rock 'n' Roll (3:57)
  8. Noises (5:52)
  9. All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (3:43)
  10. Death n Glory Boys (5:59)
  11. Traitor (3:59)
  12. Somethin's Goin' On (3:55)
  13. All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (slow version) (3:50)

Review

This is more like it - a compilation with a difference. This collects together all the singles released by Ian Hunter between 1975 and 1983 - tracks that have until now been scattered over many different CDs as bonus tracks. Not only that - you get the b-sides as well. There's more. They're in chronological order as well, rather than having "the hits" first and the less successful tracks later on. Then there's the sleeve notes - well written, with informative background to each tracks. The sound quality is excellent as well - Tim Turan (who mastered the recent Slade and Status Quo reissues) has done an excellent job.

Where single version are different from album version you get the single - hence you get the rare version of All American Alien Boy (a different take/mix, not just an edit), the non-LP England Rocks and the rare live non-LP B-side One Of The Boys. The price is good as well. All in all, an excellent 2-CD collection.