VA — On The Charts: I.R.S. Records 1979-1994 (1994)

Artist: VA
Title: On The Charts: I.R.S. Records 1979-1994
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: I.R.S. Records
Genre: Alt Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
Total : 53:24
Total Size: 131/371 Mb

Tracklist:

01. Go-Go\’s — Our Lips Are Sealed
02. Wall Of Voodoo — Mexican Radio (edit)
03. The Alarm — 68 Guns
04. Timbuk 3 — The Future\’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
05. Dr. And The Medics — Spirit In The Sky
06. Dread Zeppelin — Heartbreaker (At The End Of Lonely Street) (edit)
07. Stan Ridgway — Camouflage (single remix edit)
08. Belinda Carlisle — Mad About You (single mix)
09. Karel Fialka — Hey Matthew
10. R.E.M. — The One I Love
11. Concrete Blonde — Joey
12. Jools Holland — Holy Cow
13. dada — Dizz Knee Land
14. Wall Of Voodoo — Far Side Of Crazy

IRS Records was one of the giants of the post-punk era. They cultivated a roster filled with groundbreaking underground rockers, from the English Beat to R.E.M. Like most great labels, they stayed around a little too long, so their message was diluted toward the end of their life, but in their p, they were a diverse, exceptional label. Since it sticks to the label\’s crossover hits, On the Charts: IRS Records 1979-1994 doesn\’t quite give an accurate portrait of the label\’s history (important bands like Let\’s Active never had a hit, so they\’re absent from this compilation), but it does have a good cross-section of the label\’s finest singles. In the process, it paints an accurate portrait of post-punk\’s evolution from new wave to alt-rock. Because it takes its subtitle seriously, the collection does contain a few duds — dada\’s \»Dizz Knee Land\» happens to be the newest thing here, but it already sounds more dated than Wall of Voodoo\’s \»Mexican Radio\» — but the best moments — the Go-Go\’s\’ \»Our Lips Are Sealed,\» Timbuk 3\’s \»The Future\’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades,\» Fine Young Cannibals\’ \»She Drives Me Crazy,\» General Public\’s \»Tenderness,\» R.E.M.\’s \»The One I Love\» and the English Beat\’s perfect \»Save It For Later\» — illustrate what a great label IRS was, which is reason enough to hear this collection.
VA — On The Charts: I.R.S. Records 1979-1994 (1994) 320

VA — On The Charts: I.R.S. Records 1979-1994 (1994) Lossless