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Originality	Average
Lyrics	Standard
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Average
Value for Money	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Lots of hits from the late 1990s
Disadvantages:	The usual odd songs you don't like or can't even remember !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

My local library has increased its opening hours and I've found some gems in there.

This particular double cassette was released in 1999 and has 40 tracks on it.

1. Mambo no 5 - Lou Bega
2. We Like To Party - Vengaboys
3. If Ya Gettin' Down - Five
4. Sing It Back - Moloko
5. Get Get Down - Paul Johnson
6. Summer Girls - LFO
7. From The Heart - Another Level
8. Swear It Again - Westlife
9. Look At Me - Geri Halliwell
10. Be The First To Believe - A1
11. Tearin' Up My Heart - 'N Sync
12. Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
13. When The Going Gets Tough (the tough get going) - Boyzone
14. Who Do You Think You Are - Spice Girls
15. Everybody - Backstreet Boys
16. Each time - E-17
17. Lady Marmalade - All Saints
18. I Breathe Again - Adam Rickitt
19. Last Thing On My Mind - Steps
20. Thank Abba For The Music - Steps & Tina Cousins/Cleopatra/B-witched/Billie
21. 9pm (til I come) - ATB
22. Turn Around - Phats & Small
23. Red Alert - Basement Jaxx
24. Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
25. Ooh la la - Wise Guys
26. Straight From The Heart - Doolally
27. Sweet Like Chocolate - Shanks & Bigfoot
28. If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) - Tamperer
29. Grooveline - Blockster
30. Big Big World - Emilia
31. Boy You Knock Me Out - Tatiana Ali
32. Turn It Up - Busta Rhymes
33. Stop The Rock - Apollo 440
34. Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
35. Maria - Blondie
36. You Get What You Give - New Radicals
37. Pick A Part That's New - Stereophonics
38. Dead From The Waist Down - Catatonia
39. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
40. Say You Love Me - Simply Red

I remember 90% of the tracks on here but my favourite is "Get What You Give" a light rock song by the New Radicals who wrote other hits such as "On The Horizon" with Melanie C and "Life Is a Rollercoaster" for Ronan Keating.

I also love the N Sync track, which reached Number 40 on the UK charts in 1997 from what I remember. The rest of the tracks I either like or can't remember to be honest, even after I'd heard them again!

The album is essentially pure pop but there are some dance artistes in there eg Apollo 440 and Fat Boy Slim. Representing the tailend of the Britpop era are Catatonia and Stereophonics.

The cassette cover is a bright kaleidoscope of colour. It has "Fat Pop Hits" in blue writing against a spangly red and green background.

Overall, this is an odd compilation, even for the time. There are mainly big hits of 1999 and some earlier 1990s songs. I think it may be good for nostaligia nights in years to come but that's all. I don't regret borrowing it but I did skip at least 10 tracks.

I honestly have no idea how much this would cost now but I expect the good old internet will provide an answer as usual. Second-hand copies of things can be found on a few sites.