Young Person'S Guide To Compact / Various Young Person'S Guide To Compact / Various CD

21 tracks. LTM are pleased to announce a remastered CD edition of the highly collectible label compilation a Young Person's Guide to Compact, originally released by the Compact Organisation in 1982. Founded in London in 1981, the Compact Organisation was the brainchild of composer-Svengali Tot Taylor. Chic, cheerful and redolent of hip New York label Ze, Compact's stylish and stylized roster included ice-cool Swedish model agent Virna Lindt, Neasden soul queen Mari Wilson, funk contenders Shake/Shake, American retro diva Miss Cynthia Scott and ironic pop artists the Beautiful Americans. All these and more are featured on the wonderful label compilation a Young Person's Guide to Compact. Originally released as a double album in a bespoke limited edition box (copies now sell for over ·1000), the album rounds up early singles on the label as well as key album tracks. Rarities include the non-album singles Model Agent and Young & Hip by Virna Lindt, and a live version of Rave by Mari Wilson, recorded at a Compact showcase in London in October 1981. The remastered 71 minute CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and Compact ephemera from the box set, as well as detailed liner notes by Tot Taylor.

1. Attention Stockholm - Virna Lindt 2. Sparkletones - the Beautiful Americans 3. Headpop - the Popheads 4. Beat the Beat - Mari Wilson 5. Shuttle Service - Shake/Shake 6. Ecstasy - Mari Wilson 7. Shake/Shake - Shake/Shake 8. Dancing with You - Cynthia Scott 9. Rave [Live] - Mari Wilson 10. Dossier on Verna Lindt - Virna Lindt 11. Beautiful Americans, Pt. 1 - the Beautiful Americans 12. Model Agent - Virna Lindt 13. Popheads in Space - the Popheads 14. Living in Legoland 15. Young and Hip - Virna Lindt 16. X-Boy - Cynthia Scott 17. Yellow Ditty - Shake/Shake 18. Man Talk - Virna Lindt 19. Dance Card - Mari Wilson 20. Stop and Start - Mari Wilson 21. Beautiful Americans, Pt. 2 - the Beautiful Americans