This brilliant compilation cd features tracks from Norman Cook's early days. Granted, most of the tracks are from Beats International, but this is for the simple reason that they are very good. Check out the first track, Wont Talk About It. Funky guitars and high pitched vocals both provided by Billy Bragg. Its a very simple track with the drums sounding like a Yamamha keyboard, but all adds to the effect. Then we pass through his excellent remixes, like Wildchild's Renegade Master and Deeds + Thoughts The Worlds Made Up of A Little Bit Of This. Then, towards the end comes James Brown, the final mixdown. This is back from the late 80's when he was frequently featured on UPFRONT albums. Its sample packed, and very good. Finally, comes Tribute to King Tubby, a happy reggae inspired track that ends the cd very well. Check out the keyboards! At the end of the day, its not very Fatboy Slim, but is just as good in a different way.
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