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| The Best of A Flock of Seagulls | 
 enlarge | Artist: A Flock Of Seagulls
Label: Jive
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (30 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9596
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 1034
UPC: 012414103420
EAN: 0012414103420
ASIN: B0000004U8
Release Date: February 5, 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | I Ran (So Far Away) | | • | Space Age Love Song | | • | Telecommunication | | • | The More You Live, The More You Love | | • | Nightmares | | • | Wishing (If I Had a Photography of You) | | • | (It's Not Me) Talking | | • | Transfer Affection | | • | Who's That Girl (She's Got It) - A Flock of Seagulls, Flock of Seagulls | | • | D.N.A. | | • | Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) - A Flock of Seagulls, Score, M. | | • | The Story of a Young Heart |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
"And I ra-a-an, I ran so far awa-a-ay...." OK, now that you've got that stuck in your head for the rest of the day, you may as well go ahead and get the rest of the hits and misses from the most badly coifed outfit in synth-pop history. Frontman Mike Score, a former hairdresser, is responsible for this Liverpool band's worst and best aspects, the latter being a talent for almost painfully catchy pop melodies and synth hooks that bounce along nicely over gradually descending bass lines. In addition to the aforementioned "I Ran," this best-of sports two versions of the equally sublime "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" and a selection of tracks from AFOS's six-year career, including "It's Not Me Talking." --Bill Forman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Great 80s Album November 12, 2007
If you want to go back in time to punk hair cuts, blue mascara, big earrings & shoulder pads, just play this CD & close your eyes...(LOL!) Good stuff. "The more you live, the more you love..."
 I ran to buy this... July 9, 2007
Well, I did not enjoy the cd as much as I could have, had I known that their song "I ran" was one of a kind and did not represent the other songs on the cd. However, it was kinda worth it just to get that song. Then again....
3 stars just because I love "I ran".
Great, But 1993 Import Version Is Better January 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a CD reissue of their 1986 greatest hits album on the Jive label, The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls is a great collection of songs from the band, two or three of which are more familiar to U.S. listeners, but nonetheless great. Here is where I first heard the version of "I Ran" with the synthesizer "seagulls intro" instead of the sudden cymbal crash start. The CD adds an extended version of "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)" as well as a mislabeled remix of "The More You Live, The More You Love", both of which are great to listen to. However, since I later bought the 1993 import version done under a different label which features more songs plus some great B-sides, this gets one star less than it should. Differences in songs notwithstanding, if you like the Seagulls and you've got to have a "greatest hits" album of them, I'd recommend this one for starters.
Why this collection is crucial for Flock collectors September 14, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For starters, it has the 9 minute 12" version of "Wishing." But it ALSO has the 7" remix of "The More You Live The More You Love," which I've always felt is far superior to the LP version, because it's much more new wave sounding. ALSO, note that the track listing has always been wrong on this disc, including on the CD insert itself. The final track on here is NOT The Story of A Young Heart--it is the FULL MOON REMIX of "The More You Live The More You Love," which was the B-side to the original 12". "The Story of A Young Heart" can be found on the Platinum and Gold Collection.
Image Isn't Everything, but Apparently It's Pretty Damn Close April 25, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If ol' Mike Score could have only ditched the seagull haircut and re-invented the look of the group, this band might have maintained the status which acts like the Police and U2 and Bowie have managed to maintain. Only, they wouldn't have been the Flock then, would they?
Check out "I Ran" but also "Nightmares", "Wishing", and "Space Age Love Song." In my book, the Flock is a prime example of what can happen when you mix genius artistry with an inability to reinvent itself. But then again, does that not assume that an artist needs to sacrifice his or her integrity as an artist in order to land public success?
Either way, look forward to another project guys.
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