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Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's |
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Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo (edit) |
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Only a Lad - Oingo Boingo |
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Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, The - Timbuk 3 |
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Save It for Later - The English Beat |
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She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals |
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Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle (Single Mix) |
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Tenderness - General Public |
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One I Love, The - R.E.M. |
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Joey - Concrete Blonde |
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Rain in the Summertime - The Alarm (edit) |
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Dizz Knee Land - Dada |
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Title:
On The Charts: I.R.S. Records 1979-1994
Artist:
Various Artists
Producers include: Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman, Richard Mazda, Pete Solley, Oingo Boingo.
Compilation producers: John Guarnieri, Sig Sigworth.
Audio Remixer: William Orbit.
Unknown Contributor Role: Johnny Guarnieri.
Arranger: Michael Lloyd .
IRS Records was one of the giants of the post-punk era. They cultivated a roster filled with groundbreaking underground rockers, from the English Beat to R.E.M. Like most great labels, they stayed around a little too long, so their message was diluted toward the end of their life, but in their prime, they were a diverse, exceptional label. Since it sticks to the label's crossover hits, On the Charts: IRS Records 1979-1994 doesn't quite give an accurate portrait of the label's history (important bands like Let's Active never had a hit, so they're absent from this compilation), but it does have a good cross-section of the label's finest singles. In the process, it paints an accurate portrait of post-punk's evolution from new wave to alt-rock. Because it takes its subtitle seriously, the collection does contain a few duds -- dada's "Dizz Knee Land" happens to be the newest thing here, but it already sounds more dated than Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" -- but the best moments -- the Go-Go's' "Our Lips Are Sealed," Timbuk 3's "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades," Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy," General Public's "Tenderness," R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" and the English Beat's perfect "Save It For Later" -- illustrate what a great label IRS was, which is reason enough to hear this collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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