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Alternative 60s: From Woodstock to Vietnam, a Various Artists Compilation. Released 1 July 2002 on Sony Music.

Introducing "#1s - Alternative Christmas," the first installment in the highly-anticipated '#1s' series. Dive deep into the golden age of music with this compilation of chart-topping sensations from the 1970s. This disc collection captures the spirit, innovation, and charm of a transformative decade. Expect to be transported back in time with iconic tracks that still resonate today.

Trademark Of Quality is a 1992 promotional sampler disc put together by Warner Bros/Reprise. The title and cover art is in honor of the bootleg record label Trademark Of Quality (TMOQ) and it features songs from their "alternative" department, including a few things that hadn't been publicly released or was in limited edition. Warner Bros./Reprise released a new Trademark Of Quality disc once a year for a few years, this one is the first.

An international gathering of dark wave's next generation of artists pay tribute to the godfathers of gothic rock, The Cure! Includes superb performances from Italy's post-punk trio Soviet Soviet, Scandinavian industrialists Priest, Washington's This Cold Night, French duo Minuit Machine, Berlin's Pink Turns Blue and lots more! These are no copycat versions - each artist has brought their unique style to bear on The Cure's classic songs to create a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable listening experience! Will be heavily promoted by the participating artists as well as label's in-house publicist!

Greatest Ever Alternative 80s presents 3CDs of classic music from the decade when it became OK - even preferable - to be different. From alternative artists like the Sisters Of Mercy, The Cure and Bauhaus to chart-topping art-pop acts like Erasure, Talk Talk and OMD, the music on this album shares a left-of-centre sensibility and an unmistakable 1980s feel, when MTV was king and anything was possible. Indulge your inner indie kid, electro kid, grunge kid and even goth kid with this essential 3CD compilation.

NOW Music proudly presents NOW – 80s Alternative: 80 tracks across 4 CDs encapsulating the era and celebrating an incredibly diverse decade for ‘Alternative’ music.

58 tracks across 4CDs exploring the creativity and progressive spirit of alternative British music from 1979-1989. Featuring Wire, XTC, The Cure, Tears For Fears and Kate Bush. This is my personally-curated attempt to redress the balance, and to perhaps introduce any ‘80s-sceptics out there to the idea that conceptual thinking and ambition didn’t suddenly evaporate after ’77… ambitious, weird and thrilling music was all around you in the ‘80s —if you looked in the right places.” – Steven Wilson.

ALTERNATIVE : 3CD set. Superb 30-track collection of original remixes of The Art Of Noise, Kirsty MacColl, Thomas Dolby, The Stranglers, After The Fire, Propaganda, Fad Gadget, Japan, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and others! ("EXTEND THE 80s")