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* Audio CD (March 30, 1993)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Smash
* Catalog Number: 8002
* ASIN: B000005HU8
* Also Available in: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 9 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,517 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Oh Yeah Listen Listen
2. The Race Listen Listen
3. Drive/Driven Listen Listen
4. Rubberbandman Listen Listen
5. Vicious Games Listen Listen
6. Tied Up Listen Listen
7. Lost Again Listen Listen
8. I Love You Listen Listen
9. Of Course I'm Lying Listen Listen
10. Pinball Cha Cha Listen Listen
11. Bostich Listen Listen
12. Desire Listen Listen
13. Jungle Bill Listen Listen
14. Call It Love Listen Listen
15. Goldrush Listen Listen
16. Rhythm Divine Listen Listen
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Bostitch., March 22, 2000
Reviewer: Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Yello is one of those duos that everyone knows their music but no one can say who they are. Their song "Oh Yeah" was featured in the 80's classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" starring Matthew Broderick, and it was also featured in the not-so-classic "The Secret Of My Success" starring Michael J. Fox. Some of the other tracks here were used in the film "Nuns On The Run" starring Eric Idle of Monty Python fame. This career spanning collection of 16 tracks is a great compilation. Call them what you will, weird, eccentric, bizarre, they still know how to make unique and interesting, and even funny music. Yello doesn't sound like any one else on the market, that's for sure. For those interested in having a great snapshot of Yello this essential collection is perfect. For those wishing to dive deeper into Yello's repertoire, the individual cds are mostly available in America. This is a must have for any rock collector.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
ORIGINAL MIXES ARE BETTER, July 28, 2001
Reviewer: dphilips2002 (ROYAL OAK, MI United States) - See all my reviews
I LIKE YELLO MORE THAN MOST BUT I JUST COULD NOT GET INTO THE "RE-MIXES" I HEAR ON THIS. I KNOW WE'RE TALKING MORE MONEY HERE, BUT BUY "FLAG","STELLA" &"YOU GOTTA SAY YES" INSTEAD. THOSE ARE CLASSIC PIECES OF ORIGINAL MUSIC THAT SHOULD NOT BE MESSED WITH. RE-MIXES ARE FOR HARD-CORE FANS ONLY. "BEST OFS" SHOULD PROVIDE NEW FANS WITH A PROPER INTRO TO THE GROUP, AND THIS DOES NOT. THAT SAID, I CANNOT GIVE LESS THAN 3 STARS TO A GROUP THIS TALENTED. "FLAG" IS THE ONE TO BUY.

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Totally disappointed, October 19, 2003
Reviewer: A music fan
This CD is NOT the original tracks. It's pretty low-end remix of well-known songs. The print work is cheap. And yeah, the record quality is awful. I'm sending it back.

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Just Fun, September 20, 2001
Reviewer: Russell Diederich (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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There are a few albums out there that are just plain fun to listen to. There are even a couple that are actually good musically. This is one of those musical fun albums. "Essential" uses sixteen tracks to cover a ten-year span of their music from 1981 to 1991. All of this music has a good beat to it, creative lyrics, and numerous sound effects.

I wasn't disappointed with any of the tracks on this album, and although a departure from my normal musical tastes, I find myself playing this disc quite frequently. The album starts off with the now infamous "Oh Yeah" as appeared in a certain movie, but there is more to this group than this one popular song. "The Race" with its upbeat tempo made it into the movie "The Cutting Edge" for the skate routine. "Drive/Driven", "Lost Again", "Of Course I'm Lying", and "Desire" are slower songs that show this duo's writing ability. The quicker "Rubberbandman", "Pinball Cha Cha", "Bostich" and "Jungle Bill" show off more of their humorous side.

If you grew up in the eighties, you will recognize most of these songs that are on this album.