New Wave Hits, Vol. 1

1996: Rhino R2 72490

1. What I Like about You

   The Romantics

2. Whip It

   Devo

3. Cars

   Gary Newman

4. I Ran (So Far Away)

   A Flock of Seagulls

5. Chicken Outlaw

   Wide Boy Awake

6. Pop Muzik

   M

7. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

   Haircut One Hundred

8. I Eat Cannibals

   Total Coelo

9. Tempted

   Squeeze

10. My Sharona

    The Knack

Normally I wouldn’t even touch something as ugly as this collection’s cover and the general air of cheapness which pervades it, but the tracklist is only flawed by the inclusion of “Chicken Outlaw” (never heard of it, wish I still hadn’t) and “I Eat Cannibals” (heard of it only in the 1990s, wish I still hadn’t). Other than those two tracks, this is a surprisingly strong compilation.

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