I Too Have Seen The Woods - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Advantages: Completely unique
Disadvantages: Not all of it is good

...Kid Creole and the Coconuts won very positive public support for their few live performances in 1980. This encouraged the band to work on a second album, Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places. The album chronicled the Kid’s search for his erstwhile lover, Mimi ( a story loosely based on August Darnell’s own experiences when his first wife left him). Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places was ecstatically received by the British press, and Darnell hailed as a modern day soul genius. Unfortuantely the record got little radio airplay (though Me No Pop I) - a single credited to Kid Creole And The Coconuts Present Coati Mundi - was a minor UK hit). The group were unable to capitalise on the enthusiasm of the press as the Ze label lacke dthe funds to finance a UK tour. Despite the record’s wit and verve, it flopped; the appeal of Darnell’s polished... Read review

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Advantages: Great uplifting tracks; defines summer; soulful; bargain
Disadvantages: NONE

...Kid Creole & The Coconuts have to be one of the most under-rated acts of the 1980s - they were fun, sexy, ahead of their time, dynamic and as Kid sang, "at [their] peak and that's a fact!" Tropical Gangsters is for me their best album and certainly the best introduction as it features their three biggest hits - 'Annie I'm not your daddy,' 'stool pigeon' and 'I'm a wonderful thing baby.' It's amazing to think this album is 25 years old but judging from the rest of the stuff out during summer 1982, this would have been the soundtrack for my summer. It was out at the same time as ABC's classic 'The Lexicon of love' but for me, this is far superior. This is one of those albums you'll put on and just think about being on a hot tropical beach. The original album only had 8 songs so this remastered edition is definitely worth... Read review

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Advantages: 3 Disks, 60 Tracks
Disadvantages: Some Good Music / Some Bad

...Night A DJ Saved My Life-Indeep 11. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe-Barry White 12. Ring My Bell-Anita Ward 13. I'm Every Woman-Chaka Khan 14. Oops Upside Your Head-The Gap Band 15. I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor 16. Cuba-The Gibson Brothers 17. D.I.S.C.O.-Ottawan 18. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now-McFadden & Whitehead 19. I Feel Love-Donna Summer 20. I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross Disc Two 1. Rock Your Baby-George McRae 2. It's Raining Men-The Weather Girls 3. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel-Tavares 4. I'm So Excited-Pointer Sisters 5. Celebration-Kool & The Gang 6. Upside Down-Diana Ross 7. Ain't Nobody-Rufus & Chaka Khan 8. I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)-Alicia Bridges 9. H.A.P.P.Y. Radio-Edwin Starr 10. Annie I'm Not Your Daddy-Kid Creole & The Coconuts 11. Shake Your Groove Thing-Peaches & Herb 12. Get Down Saturday... Read review

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