Just Great Groups - Various Artists [CD]

With 66 tracks across 3 CDs, great vocals unite with matching musicianship as this collection celebrates 66 fantastic groups! Kicking off the with the iconic 'London Calling' by The Clash, which leads into more new-wave and punk influenced hits from The Jam, Blondie and Pretenders. Next up, timeless '70s rock including tracks from Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc and Thin Lizzy, and following huge '80s rock smashers from Journey and REO Speedwagon, the first disc closes with '60s classics from The Byrds, The Troggs and Fleetwood Mac. Disc Two opens with '60s soul classics from Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas and Four Tops. A Stellar run of '90s indie pop from Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream and The Stone Roses, leads to massive '80s hits rounding out the disc including from, New Order, Adam & The Ants, Duran Duran and Frankie Goes To Hollywood with their 9 week chart-topper 'Two Tribes'. Glam-rock hits kick off disc 3 from Sparks, Sweet, Mud and roxy music, ahead of '60s pop from The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas and The Ronettes. Soulful hits from Jackson 5 and Commodores are celebrated alongside disco floor fillers from Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic, Sister Sledge. This incredible collection closes with a pair of all time favourites from The Walker Brothers 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore', and Gerry & The Pacemakers with 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

Disc 1
1. London Calling - The Clash
2. Going Underground - The Jam
3. Hanging On the Telephone - Blondie
4. Message of Love - The Pretenders
5. Duchess - The Stranglers
6. Cool for Cats - Squeeze
7. Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
8. Good Morning Judge - 10cc
9. Rockin' All Over the World - Status Quo
10. Waiting for an Alibi - Thin Lizzy
11. (Don't Fear) the Reaper - Blue ™yster Cult
12. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
13. Garden Party - Marillion
14. Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
15. More Than a Feeling - Boston
16. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
17. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
18. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
19. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
20. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group
21. Wild Thing - The Troggs
22. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Disc 2
1. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Diana Ross & The Supremes
2. Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas
3. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
4. Get Ready - The Temptations
5. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
6. Food for Thought - UB40
7. A Design for Life - Manic Street Preachers
8. Rocks - Primal Scream
9. She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
10. Hush - Kula Shaker
11. Change - The Lightning Seeds
12. Somewhere in My Heart - Aztec Camera
13. Waterfront - Simple Minds
14. Blue Monday '88 - New Order
15. Mirror Man - The Human League
16. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) - Spandau Ballet
17. Antmusic - Adam & The Ants
18. The Cutter - Echo & the Bunnymen
19. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) - Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland
20. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
21. The Wild Boys - Duran Duran
22. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Disc 3
1. This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks
2. Teenage Rampage - Sweet
3. Rocket - Mud
4. Love Is the Drug - Roxy Music
5. All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
6. Needles and Pins - Smokie
7. Bend Me Shape Me - Amen Corner
8. I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
9. Daydream Believer - The Monkees
10. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas
11. Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes
12. He's a Rebel - The Crystals
13. ABC - Jackson 5
14. Let's Hang On - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
15. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
16. Everybody Dance - Chic
17. Lost in Music - Sister Sledge
18. Is It Love You're After - Rose Royce
19. So You Win Again - Hot Chococlate
20. Easy - Commodores
21. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers
22. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers