Face Value

Face Value

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The beginning of Phil Collins's massively successful solo career coincided with the discord in his first marriage, turning Face Value into a compelling churn of emotions, from the utter disgust of "In the Air Tonight" (where Collins dryly comments, "If you told me you were drowning / I would not lend a hand") to the delight he feels in exploring a new relationship ("This Must Be Love"). Collins's thundering drums and punchy horn arrangements--a close approximation of Earth, Wind & Fire's sound, actually--clicked with the public, turning "I Missed Again" and "In the Air Tonight" into Top 20 singles and launching Collins's career as one of the biggest and most unlikely stars of the '80s. --Daniel Durchholz

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Face Value

Face Value
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Speaks to Your Soul
  • Summer is here !
  • Fantastic Album
  • Huge solo debut by established frontman/drummer...
  • Collins' first, best, most well rounded album.
Face Value
Phil Collins
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002I8D
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. In The Air Tonight
  2. This Must Be Love
  3. Behind The Lines
  4. The Roof Is Leaking
  5. Droned
  6. Hand In Hand
  7. I Missed Again
  8. You Know What I Mean
  9. Thunder And Lightning
  10. I'm Not Moving
  11. If Leaving Me Is Easy
  12. Tomorrow Never Knows

Amazon.com essential recording

The beginning of Phil Collins's massively successful solo career coincided with the discord in his first marriage, turning Face Value into a compelling churn of emotions, from the utter disgust of "In the Air Tonight" (where Collins dryly comments, "If you told me you were drowning / I would not lend a hand") to the delight he feels in exploring a new relationship ("This Must Be Love"). Collins's thundering drums and punchy horn arrangements--a close approximation of Earth, Wind & Fire's sound, actually--clicked with the public, turning "I Missed Again" and "In the Air Tonight" into Top 20 singles and launching Collins's career as one of the biggest and most unlikely stars of the '80s. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Speaks to Your Soul.......2007-05-30

What can I say? It's Phil Collins, and it's wonderful.

3 out of 5 stars Summer is here !.......2007-05-13

Whenever I listen to Phil Collins music, i think it's summertime. He makes you feel it in the air !! Sun...See...Swimming.. if you know what I mean...

4 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album.......2007-04-03

Phil Collins wrote these lyrics as he experienced the dissolution of his marriage. The lyrics are fantastic. He collaborated with some excellent musicians and created fresh, brilliant sounds. This is a great album.

3 out of 5 stars Huge solo debut by established frontman/drummer..........2007-02-16

1981 - Where do you start? I massively respect Collins as a drummer, producer, soloist, arranger, etc... When he released this album in '81 many thought genesis was through. In fact shortly after it's release genesis was in the studio working on abacab. So that issue was put to rest in a hurry. Collins brought alot of experience to the studio with him including phoenix horns (EWF), eric clapton, shankar, jon martyn, john giblin, daryl stuermer (genesis), & others. Hugh Pagham engineered the album with collins. Hugh Pagham continued to work with collins, genesis, & the police in the 80s. By this time Collins had established himself as a musician who wanted to create & expand & had earned the respect of his peers. The main reason he made this album is because he finally realized (around DUKE 1979-80) that he could write & arrange songs alongside banks & rutherford. Up until then he didn't write much. Around DUKE he brought misunderstanding, in the air tonight, please don't ask, I missed again, & if leaving me is easy to banks/rutherford & they chose misunderstanding & please don't ask for DUKE. They didn't hear a hit in in the air tonight. After the DUKE tour collins used the remiaining tunes for his own album & of course, in the air tonight was huge & still is. The others made it on the album as well. The album as a whole is largely uneven & it encompasses alot of R&B & jazzy sounds which collins enjoyed. Although good, some of the songs sound as if they should be on different albums. The album is largely organic & simplistic. Apart from in the air tonight & hand in hand there is little drum machine. The rest of the album is acoustic drums & persussion. Don't get me wrong, the musicianship is good, just a little inconsistant. There are some good jazzy moments showing Phil's vocal range, solo drumming style, & love for horns (which are awesome) including I missed again, thunder & lightning, & tomorrow never knows (beatles tune). Daryl's guitar work is good but limited & less complex. The roof is leaking is a good acoustic piano tune showing phil's ability to play piano which obviously develops in the 80s (You can hear a Tony Bank's pattern here). In tomorrow never knows there are tracks of hand in hand being played backwards. All in all a classic album showing phil's well-rounded chops & his love for R&B music. It is also a departure from the genesis sound. Many say that when abacab (genesis album following face value) was recorded in late 1981 they could hear a heavier hand of phil collins in the arranging. This is probably true as collins gained alot of confidence in writing & singing. the drumming was obviously not a problem. I think too that genesis lasted longer because they had solo projects. They worked with others & came back with unfinished bits & put them together to make an album. Collins has said it made the group stronger...

5 out of 5 stars Collins' first, best, most well rounded album........2006-07-30

To those unfamiliar with Collins-Genesis history, this album was recorded after Collins took a break from Genesis to dwell on his recent divorce. That is reflected painfully throughout this album in the lyrics to his own songs, and the covers he chose to include, such as the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows". In no future albums would Collins recapture the soul put into this album, though "Hello, I Must Be Going" might be a slghtly better, more polished album. Painful ballads like the jazzy, smoky "If Leaving Me Is Easy" are balanced by R&B selections like "Missed Again, Thunder and Lightning" the pulsating, toe tapping "Hand in Hand," (appreciated best when played full blast or with head phones), or the jazzier version of the Genesis tune "Behind the Lines". Yet the best selections are indeed the ones that let him bleed from his divorce. "You Know What I Mean (the ballad lead-in to)/Thunder and Lightning" seems the theme to Collins' failed marriage. "This Must Be Love" poses those questions we ask ourselves about our relationships. Of course, we all know about the tune "In the Air Tonight". This album had a 2-fold effect - the introduction of Collins as a genuine soloist, and the rise, or fall (depending on how you look at it) of Genesis. Future Genesis albums would pack more radio play wallup due to Collin's take over in direction, but at the cost of departing from their progressive roots for the sake of commercial success. There have always been 2 such camps in Genesis following, though their earlier fans are more passionate obout that era than the newer fans are about their newer music. Anyone looking for a Genesis type album, look elsewhere. This album was to get the Collins musical side out of his system, to express himself without any Genesis conflicts. Regardless, anyone who's ever had their heart broken or just likes to indulge into some brooding, Face Value is a sumptuous listen.
Face Value
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Speaks to Your Soul
  • Summer is here !
  • Fantastic Album
  • Huge solo debut by established frontman/drummer...
  • Collins' first, best, most well rounded album.
Face Value
Phil Collins
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002IWJ
Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

  1. In The Air Tonight
  2. This Must Be Love
  3. Behind The Lines
  4. The Roof Is Leaking
  5. Droned
  6. Hand In Hand
  7. I Missed Again
  8. You Know What I Mean
  9. Thunder And Lightning
  10. I'm Not Moving
  11. If Leaving Me Is Easy
  12. Tomorrow Never Knows

Amazon.com essential recording

The beginning of Phil Collins's massively successful solo career coincided with the discord in his first marriage, turning Face Value into a compelling churn of emotions, from the utter disgust of "In the Air Tonight" (where Collins dryly comments, "If you told me you were drowning / I would not lend a hand") to the delight he feels in exploring a new relationship ("This Must Be Love"). Collins's thundering drums and punchy horn arrangements--a close approximation of Earth, Wind & Fire's sound, actually--clicked with the public, turning "I Missed Again" and "In the Air Tonight" into Top 20 singles and launching Collins's career as one of the biggest and most unlikely stars of the '80s. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Speaks to Your Soul.......2007-05-30

What can I say? It's Phil Collins, and it's wonderful.

3 out of 5 stars Summer is here !.......2007-05-13

Whenever I listen to Phil Collins music, i think it's summertime. He makes you feel it in the air !! Sun...See...Swimming.. if you know what I mean...

4 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album.......2007-04-03

Phil Collins wrote these lyrics as he experienced the dissolution of his marriage. The lyrics are fantastic. He collaborated with some excellent musicians and created fresh, brilliant sounds. This is a great album.

3 out of 5 stars Huge solo debut by established frontman/drummer..........2007-02-16

1981 - Where do you start? I massively respect Collins as a drummer, producer, soloist, arranger, etc... When he released this album in '81 many thought genesis was through. In fact shortly after it's release genesis was in the studio working on abacab. So that issue was put to rest in a hurry. Collins brought alot of experience to the studio with him including phoenix horns (EWF), eric clapton, shankar, jon martyn, john giblin, daryl stuermer (genesis), & others. Hugh Pagham engineered the album with collins. Hugh Pagham continued to work with collins, genesis, & the police in the 80s. By this time Collins had established himself as a musician who wanted to create & expand & had earned the respect of his peers. The main reason he made this album is because he finally realized (around DUKE 1979-80) that he could write & arrange songs alongside banks & rutherford. Up until then he didn't write much. Around DUKE he brought misunderstanding, in the air tonight, please don't ask, I missed again, & if leaving me is easy to banks/rutherford & they chose misunderstanding & please don't ask for DUKE. They didn't hear a hit in in the air tonight. After the DUKE tour collins used the remiaining tunes for his own album & of course, in the air tonight was huge & still is. The others made it on the album as well. The album as a whole is largely uneven & it encompasses alot of R&B & jazzy sounds which collins enjoyed. Although good, some of the songs sound as if they should be on different albums. The album is largely organic & simplistic. Apart from in the air tonight & hand in hand there is little drum machine. The rest of the album is acoustic drums & persussion. Don't get me wrong, the musicianship is good, just a little inconsistant. There are some good jazzy moments showing Phil's vocal range, solo drumming style, & love for horns (which are awesome) including I missed again, thunder & lightning, & tomorrow never knows (beatles tune). Daryl's guitar work is good but limited & less complex. The roof is leaking is a good acoustic piano tune showing phil's ability to play piano which obviously develops in the 80s (You can hear a Tony Bank's pattern here). In tomorrow never knows there are tracks of hand in hand being played backwards. All in all a classic album showing phil's well-rounded chops & his love for R&B music. It is also a departure from the genesis sound. Many say that when abacab (genesis album following face value) was recorded in late 1981 they could hear a heavier hand of phil collins in the arranging. This is probably true as collins gained alot of confidence in writing & singing. the drumming was obviously not a problem. I think too that genesis lasted longer because they had solo projects. They worked with others & came back with unfinished bits & put them together to make an album. Collins has said it made the group stronger...

5 out of 5 stars Collins' first, best, most well rounded album........2006-07-30

To those unfamiliar with Collins-Genesis history, this album was recorded after Collins took a break from Genesis to dwell on his recent divorce. That is reflected painfully throughout this album in the lyrics to his own songs, and the covers he chose to include, such as the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows". In no future albums would Collins recapture the soul put into this album, though "Hello, I Must Be Going" might be a slghtly better, more polished album. Painful ballads like the jazzy, smoky "If Leaving Me Is Easy" are balanced by R&B selections like "Missed Again, Thunder and Lightning" the pulsating, toe tapping "Hand in Hand," (appreciated best when played full blast or with head phones), or the jazzier version of the Genesis tune "Behind the Lines". Yet the best selections are indeed the ones that let him bleed from his divorce. "You Know What I Mean (the ballad lead-in to)/Thunder and Lightning" seems the theme to Collins' failed marriage. "This Must Be Love" poses those questions we ask ourselves about our relationships. Of course, we all know about the tune "In the Air Tonight". This album had a 2-fold effect - the introduction of Collins as a genuine soloist, and the rise, or fall (depending on how you look at it) of Genesis. Future Genesis albums would pack more radio play wallup due to Collin's take over in direction, but at the cost of departing from their progressive roots for the sake of commercial success. There have always been 2 such camps in Genesis following, though their earlier fans are more passionate obout that era than the newer fans are about their newer music. Anyone looking for a Genesis type album, look elsewhere. This album was to get the Collins musical side out of his system, to express himself without any Genesis conflicts. Regardless, anyone who's ever had their heart broken or just likes to indulge into some brooding, Face Value is a sumptuous listen.
Nothing Says I Love You Like P
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • GENERAL STAR FOREVER!!!!!!
  • A PUNK COMP. EVERYONE SHOULD OWN!!!
  • Punk Rules
Nothing Says I Love You Like P
Noggin Toboggan , Face Value , Freeto Boat , and Philmore
Manufacturer: Diamante--DNA--
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003OPBR
Release Date: 1999-12-28

Tracks:

  1. Nothing Says 'I Love You' - Noggin Toboggan
  2. Ship Up Or Shape Out - Watashi Wa
  3. Thinking Of You - Face Value
  4. Dreams Can Come True - The Centerfold
  5. Got A Lot To Say - War Rocket Ajax
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  9. A Song Nick Wrote - General Star
  10. Still - The Blamed
  11. Endless Thoughts Of You - Sick Of Change
  12. All The Good Ones Go For Jerks - Next In Line
  13. Wish - Donkey's Jawbone
  14. 10th & Woodsborough - Freeto Boat
  15. In My Dreams - Upperhand
  16. You Complete Me - Left Out
  17. Embrace - Duckie
  18. Valentine - 180 Turnaround
  19. Serendipity - Fantastic Five
  20. Sing-A-Long Song - Officer Negative

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GENERAL STAR FOREVER!!!!!!.......2003-02-12

this comp rules!! g* forever!!! never forget....don't ever forget G*. oh....noggin is pretty good and so are the centerfolds. highly recommend this cd for anyone who likes punk love songs or who is from nebraska and saw G* play. G*! G*! G*!

5 out of 5 stars A PUNK COMP. EVERYONE SHOULD OWN!!!.......2001-07-28

This is a sweet punk comp. Some songs are sorta cheesy but most of them are great. Check out tracks by noggin toboggan, face value, left out, sick of change, and officer negative. If you like punk music you'll like this album.

5 out of 5 stars Punk Rules.......2001-02-14

This Is One Of The Best CD's If You Like Punk Christisn music If You Like "Ska" Try Five Iron Frenzy(FIF)

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Never Stray
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • good cd, bad racording
  • steve dresser rocks my world at guitar
Never Stray
Face Value
Manufacturer: Bettie Rocket
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JYQ5
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

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  4. News For You
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  6. Look Around
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  8. Holy Huddle
  9. Thinking Of You
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars good cd, bad racording.......2000-12-28

just like i said its a good cd with some awsome solos from their guitarist but the cd sounds like crap because of the recording. It sounds like it was recorded in a garage, but they have a new cd out that sounds awsome,it doesnt lack anything that this cd has except the bad recording. The name of the cd is "Theres Always The Radio". i hope this helps. thanks

4 out of 5 stars steve dresser rocks my world at guitar.......2000-02-23

face value has talent. their glue is guitarist steve dresser. his solos are incredible! peace and raider pride yo!
Face Value
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Face Value
    Andrew Akopov
    Manufacturer: Red Square Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 2005-04-26

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    1. Face Value
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    Album Description

    The debut recording from the Russian-born pianist and composer of his soulful blend of blues, jazz and fusion innovations.
    I Lost My Mind
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best Texan punk/rockabilly bands ever!!!
    I Lost My Mind

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best Texan punk/rockabilly bands ever!!!.......2005-05-09

    Wow, I can't believe I'm the first to review this album, what an honor. Consider yourself lucky to find either of their albums, I bought both of their albums straight from their label Bettie Rocket Records before the label went out of business. They're self titled album is definately rockabilly, "I lost my mind" is almost straight punk with very little rockabilly influence at all. Its still just as catchy as the self titled album with just as much energy, but this album might be a bit more...hyper I think. War Rocket Ajax is quite unique, and I wish I could find more bands like them.
    Kick It Over
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Kick It Over
      Face Value
      Manufacturer: Doghouse
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000GC8Z
      Release Date: 1994-09-27
      Kick It Over
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Kick It Over
        Face Value
        Manufacturer: Doghouse Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000008FGU
        Release Date: 1994-09-27
        Dance Into The Light
        Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
        • Dance into the light and dance to the songs!
        • Dance With Phil!
        • Phil was losing his musical touch here and trying to be commercial
        • Unbelievable Progressive Masterpiece a la Suppers Ready
        • Phil Collins: Dance Into The Light (1996)
        Dance Into The Light
        Phil Collins
        Manufacturer: Face Value Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Dance into the light and dance to the songs!.......2006-01-09

        These songs are great to dance to. Phil's drum work here is astonoshing! Some of the songs have to do with freedom. I like the African style he had in these songs. Wear My Hat was NOT Phil at all. That was the only song that drove me mad! Other than that this album was a definet buy for me. You should consider it too.

        4 out of 5 stars Dance With Phil!.......2005-11-01

        After the personal and exprimental "Both Sides" Phil went back to his trademark sound again with horns and happy vibes with "Dance Into the Light" in 1996, the album was a mix of dance-pop and sensitive ballads. If you look at the cover you'll find out that it was the first time you didn't see Phil's head shot on the cover, but rather a full profile of him. It was a new-start for him, and he took his freedom to explore some African music along the way. The idea was to make a personal version of Paul Simon's 1986 album "Graceland" with inflerunts from all over the world.

        "Dance Into the Light" the title track is a very happy uptempo song, it sound like "Hand in Hand" from Face Value but this time around with lyrics and even more dance feeling. It was a rather big hit in Europe in 1996. "That's What I said" is a good old Collins song, a midtempo rock-pop song about love. "Lorenzo" is what's new with Collins on this album, it's a world music song with African infleunted drums and sound all over it. Sound like taken from "The Lion King" or something. "Just Another Story" is jazzy with piano and horns, but melancholy. I like this song alot. "Love Police" is a uptempo song, not the best here but alright. "Wear My Hat" was a minor hit, and it's rather unique. Sound like taken from the movie "The Mask" or somnthing. It's funny and catchy, surprising that Collins released it. "It's in Your Eyes" is a ballad, one of few here. "Oughta Know by Now" is a midtempo with 80's feeling, with drums, horns, synths and a awesome guitar solo. "Take me Down" sound like "My Hat". "The Same Moon" is another ballad, musically it's very beautiful with a guitar solo. "River So Wild" follows the Africa path. "No Matter Who" is a midtempo song, quite forgettable but ok. Last song "The Times they're A Changin" is a Bob Dylan cover, he does it very well with a cathcy 90's feeling to it. Collins make it his own.

        Overall, a great comeback afer "Both Sides". This album experience a new side of Collins again with world music and many catchy uptempo songs. This album is rather underrated, cause it's beautiful to listen to but also entertaining with it's immense diversity. If you liked older albums, I'm sure you will enjoy this one aswell.

        2 out of 5 stars Phil was losing his musical touch here and trying to be commercial.......2005-10-18

        This album just plain SUCKED. I encourage change and experimenting but this album just showed that even phil collins can run out of material. For the first time it appeared as though phil was trying and even struggling to create. I have mixed emotions of anything he has done since but seriously. In that album the musicianship is phenomenal and there are so many people playing on it. Also, his drum patterns and acoustics were extraordinary. Dance into the light was dufficult to listen to. When I bought it in 1996 I had goosebumps the entire drive home waiting to listen to it. I remembering not even making it to the 4th song. It was hard to listen to. The drum patterns were weak. There was no real strong moments except for otta know by now which felt pretty rocky and convincing like most phil collins related material does. I was just disppointed. Daryl Steurmer's presence was different as well. Look, I guess I am so used to phil doing such high quality stuff that when this came out I was just let down. Oh well, noone can stay on top forever.

        5 out of 5 stars Unbelievable Progressive Masterpiece a la Suppers Ready.......2005-09-25

        Phil Collins returns to his progressive roots on this timeless masterpiece of progressive proportions. I was shocked to here the intricate time signatures, the extended passages, the intricate musicianship. Collins has demonstrated that he truly cares for his prog fans from the Genesis days by releasing these truly progressive suites of sheer brilliance. Gone are the silly love ditties, the Motown covers, the shake your bum tunes in exchange for thought provoking, powerful, dramatic pieces of music. And if you believe all this rubbish, you would fall for anything. You've been punked!!! Actually a one star rating for this sad waste of talent.

        4 out of 5 stars Phil Collins: Dance Into The Light (1996).......2005-08-12

        In 1996, just three years after the release of his seventh album entitled, BOTH SIDES, Phil Collins released his eighth album entitled, DANCE INTO THE LIGHT. This album is not quite what Phil's previous albums were, but the album is a four star album, which is still a high rating, if you ask me.

        DANCE INTO THE LIGHT
        The album's title track and apparently, the only hit from this album. This is a great song.

        THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID
        Not bad.

        LORENZO
        Great song.

        JUST ANOTHER STORY
        Not bad.

        LOVE POLICE
        Not bad.

        WEAR MY HAT
        Not bad.

        IT'S IN YOUR EYES
        Great song.

        OUGHTA KNOW BY NOW
        Not bad.

        TAKE ME DOWN
        First, Phil Collins wanted you to Take Him Home. Now, he wants you to Take Him Down. Great song.

        SAME MOON
        Not bad.

        RIVER SO WIDE
        Not bad.

        NO MATTER WHO
        Not bad.

        THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
        A cover of the old Bob Dylan classic. I never liked this song because I've always hated Bob Dylan.

        As I stated before, this album was not what I hoped it would be. I was hoping for something more than this, but the album gets four stars, a high rating in my opinion. But I am still going to ask all Phil Collins fans to add DANCE INTO THE LIGHT onto their list if they didn't already. So, get this album now.
        Throw a fit!
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          Throw a fit!
          Temper Tantrums
          Manufacturer: Bettie Rocket Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B0001ZQ96I

          Product Description

          Includes 18 tracks:Close My Eyes, John-Man, Believe, Acapulco, Boys, What's Wrong With You, Kids of Today, Unappreciated Love Song, Sometimes I hate school, Mophead, River of Life, Never, Be Yourself, Silly Boy, Say Goodbye, Remember Me, Hey Boy,Joe-Joe the Circus Clown

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