Various Artists - Retro: Active, Vol. 2

Title: Retro: Active, Vol. 2 Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 6/22/2004 Label: Hi-Bias Records Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 772408101626 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Human [Extended Version] :: Human League
2. The Sun Always Shines on T.V. [Extended Version] :: a-ha
3. Shout [Dub Mix] :: Tears for Fears
4. Don't Tell Me [Dance Remix] :: Blancmange
5. Look Mama [Megamamamix] :: Howard Jones
6. No Star [Unreleased Original Remix][Mix] :: Figures on a Beach
7. So in Love [Brand New Extended Mix] :: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
8. International Rescue [the Orgasmatron Mix] :: Fuzzbox
9. Goodbye Horses [Extended Version] :: Q. Lazzarus
10. The Love Parade [12" Mix] :: The Dream Academy
11. Jet Set [Jellybean Mix] :: Alphaville
12. State Farm [Madhouse Mix] :: Yazoo

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Hi-Bias Records 10162

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If you're an '80s alt-pop junkie who scours the various-artist bins for new series that take surprising turns, Hi-Bias' Retro: Active series might fit the bill since it compiles alternate and extended mixes that tend to come from the original 12" releases. A lot of the tracks in the series have been out of circulation since they were first issued, so Hi-Bias should at least be credited for not recycling the same old batch of hits and semi-hits. Notables on this, the second volume, include the extended mix of the Human League's "Human," the dance remix of Blancmange's "Don't Tell Me," the Madhouse mix of Yaz's "State Farm," and the dub mix of Tears for Fears' "Shout." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Name Credits Nick Fiorucci Design, Executive Producer Paul Dakeyne Liner Notes