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Various Artists
Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import)
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, R&B, Rock

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Grace Jones- My Jamaican Guy (12" version
2. Tom Tom Club- Genius Of Love (12" version)
3. Talking Heads- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
4. Guy Cuevas- Obsession ( The Nassau Mix)
5. Set The Tone- Dance Sucker (Francois Kevorkian Mix)
6. Gwen Guthrie- Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)
7. Bits & Pieces- Don't Stop The Music
8. Sly Dunbar- River Niger
9. Lizzy Mercier Descloux- Sun Is Shining
10. Cristina- You Rented A Space
11. Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players- Spasticus Autisticus (Version)
12. Chaz Jankel- feat. Laura Weymouth- Whisper
13. Will Powers- Adventures in Success (Dub Copy)

Production legends Sly and Robbie's genre bending output from their own Compass Point Studios is compiled on "Funky Nassau." Included are seminal tracks from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Grace Jones, & more as well as ... more »

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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story (Import)
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Strut Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/11/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, R&B, Rock
Styles: Disco, Electronica, New Wave & Post-Punk, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 730003303326

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Some of the best productions ever made destroyed by bad mast

RJJNY | NYC, NY, USA | 04/19/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Alex Sadkin is one of my favorite producers so I was excited to get this CD. Thought it sounded weird, looked at the audio in an audio editor and - like so many CDs these days - it's been subject to what engineers call "smashtering." The audio is hugely compressed and some tracks even have digital clipping (distortion) in addition to the compression. I compared My Jamaican Guy on this to the original 1982 Island CD and the difference is shocking. If you care anything about how Alex Sadkin actually wanted these productions to sound, avoid this compilation."

Excellent Selection From Compass Point - Terrible Mastering

Voltaire | 05/05/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I also found this CD to be badly mastered. I too have checked the levels using audio editing software (on both Audacity and ProTools) and found there appears to be some clipping and the levels are very high. I have some of these tracks on original vinyl and some earlier CD issues - both sound way better than this compilation. It is a shame, as the original recordings were spectacular (engineering wise) for their time. Another victim of the idiotic race to the bottom called the "Loudness Wars"."