Get the Message - The Best of Electronic
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Get the Message is a compilation album
by the Johnny Marr
/Bernard Sumner
band Electronic
, released in September 2006 (see 2006 in music
). It is the first career-spanning collection of the band; a 1999 Japan
ese compilation was cancelled just before release.
" and "Twisted Tenderness"). It was compiled by Craig DeGraff and Electronic. New liner notes
written by the band are also included.
A limited edition of the album includes a bonus DVD
of all the band's music video
s, except for "Late at Night
" and the European version of "Getting Away with It
" (the American film is featured).
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by the Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
/Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
band Electronic
Electronic (band)
-Albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-External links:* *...
, released in September 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
). It is the first career-spanning collection of the band; a 1999 Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese compilation was cancelled just before release.
Content
The album includes every A-side, two B-sides ("Imitation of Life" and "All That I Need") and four album tracks ("Out of My League", "Like No Other", "Prodigal SonProdigal Son (Electronic song)
"Prodigal Son" is a rock song by the English band Electronic. It was written by Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr and co-produced with Arthur Baker. The song was first released as a promotional single of four remixes in March 1999, and appeared in the following month on their third album Twisted...
" and "Twisted Tenderness"). It was compiled by Craig DeGraff and Electronic. New liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
written by the band are also included.
A limited edition of the album includes a bonus DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
of all the band's music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, except for "Late at Night
Late at Night (Electronic song)
"Late at Night" is a rock song by the English band Electronic. It was written and produced by its members Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, and co-produced with Arthur Baker...
" and the European version of "Getting Away with It
Getting Away With It
"Getting Away with It" was the first single by the English band Electronic, which comprised Bernard Sumner of New Order, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and guesting vocalist Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1989 ....
" (the American film is featured).
CD
- "Forbidden CityForbidden City (Electronic song)"Forbidden City" is a song by English band Electronic, comprising Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, with guesting co-writer Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, released as the lead single from their second album Raise the Pressure, and their first new release in almost exactly four years, the last being the...
" (Sumner, Marr, Karl BartosKarl BartosKarl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...
) - "Getting Away with It" (Sumner, Marr, Neil TennantNeil TennantNeil Francis Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter, who, with bandmate Chris Lowe, makes up the successful electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
) - "Get the MessageGet the Message (song)"Get the Message" is a song by Electronic, the English band formed by Bernard Sumner of New Order and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.It was the second single from their 1991 debut album Electronic and was a commercial success around the world...
" - "Feel Every BeatFeel Every Beat"Feel Every Beat" was the third single by the English band Electronic. It was released in the UK on 9 September 1991 by Factory Records and was a modest commercial success.-Composition:...
" - "DisappointedDisappointed"Disappointed" was the fourth single by the English band Electronic. Like their first single "Getting Away with It" it featured Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys as well as founding members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner. It was released in June 1992 on Parlophone soon after the demise of Factory Records...
" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant) - "VividVivid (Electronic song)"Vivid" is a song by Electronic, the eighth single released by the group. It was released in April 1999 by Parlophone in Britain and by Virgin in Germany. "Vivid" reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart.-Recording:...
" - "Second NatureSecond Nature (Electronic song)"Second Nature" is a song by Electronic, released as the group's seventh single. It has an autobiographical lyric by Sumner which concerns his youth and growing up, while the music has a groovy shuffle which contrasts with the stricter dance tracks on its parent album Raise the Pressure...
" - "All That I Need"
- "Prodigal Son"
- "For YouFor You (Electronic song)"For You" is a song by English band Electronic, comprising Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, with guesting co-writer Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, released as the second single from their second album Raise the Pressure. "For You" reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Single:As was the trend in the 1990s,...
" - "Imitation of Life" (Sumner, Marr, Karl BartosKarl BartosKarl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...
) - "Out of My League"
- "Like No Other"
- "Twisted Tenderness"
- "Late at Night"
DVD (Limited Edition - PAL)
- "Getting Away with It" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant)
- "Get the Message"
- "Feel Every Beat"
- "Disappointed" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant)
- "Forbidden City"
- "For You"
- "Vivid"