Village people were a phenomenon and one of the most successful pop groups of the late-1970s, selling tens of millions of Records worldwide, charting one of the all-time top 40 best-selling singles. They were known for their catchy tunes, on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics but they transcended all barriers….
This band's debut may well have been one of the most amazing and radical records to be released during the punk era (or any era for that matter), recorded under the most extreme conditions in the years before punk rock was a reality (1973-1974). Prague's Plastic People of the Universe, and the band they later became, Pulnoc, remain one of rock & roll's great stories of triumph and how great music can be produced and survive even in the most hostile of environments…
Crimson Gold presents Village People 'Gold', the only compilation you'll ever need. The Village People were a phenomenon and one of the most successful pop groups of the late-1970s, selling tens of millions of Records worldwide, charting one of the all-time top 40 best-selling singles. They were known for their catchy tunes, on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics but they transcended all barriers. They simply released great pop Records! This 3CD 'Gold' Collection is a definitive career spanning set from 1977, containing 44 tracks, including the global multi-million selling monster hit 'y.M.C.A.'. CD1 includes their massive hits 'y.M.C.A.', 'In the navy', 'go West', 'can't Stop the music', along with popular album tracks. CD2 includes further international hits 'macho man', 'San Francisco (you got me)', 'ready for the 80s' And 'sex over the phone'. CD3 features extended versions, a megamix and later remixes.
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION features 44 tracks by Irish rockers taken from both the studio and their fiery live performances and includes the tracks "Rainy Night In Soho," "Irish Rover," "Fiesta," and Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town."