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by #Infinity » 06 Jun 2009, 07:13
I really hope (but highly doubt, due to the lack of a "vol. 1" label) that Avex will release a second Virginelle compilation, because honestly the one they do have up really does Elena Gobbi no justice. It has some nice songs picking up, but aside from omitting Brother & Sister (which is bad enough on its own), where in the world are all of the songs from the alias with that made her truly famous and have numerous appearances? You know, songs Fantasy, Hot Love & Emotion, Kiss Me Kiss Me Babe, Mystery In Love, and Like A Virgin. All of those are absent, and instead we're left with some of her less significant hits that gained some fair attention but aren't nearly as popular as those classics that I'm sure would've brought in more cash had they been included. If you look back at things, Virginelle is perhaps the most successful eurobeat alias of the early 90's, so leaving out all of her biggest tracks is just a bit displeasing in my opinion.
On a second note, I'm gonna lay down a wishlist of future special collections that I would really like to have be eventually released:
- Christine: One of my favorite female eurobeat singers ever, yet the bulk of her classics are either restricted to the virtually-obsolete Eurobeat Flash series or only availible in their nonstop format on Euromach.
- Manuel: This guy is quite successful with virtually every new release he puts out, and I for one would rush to buy his material in extended format.
- Matt Land: Dominant throughout the 100's, 110's, and 120's decades especially, but remaining strong in later ones too, I could easily listen to a full album of just Matt Land and stay entertained for ages. Plus, this would also warrant the possibility of releasing City Lover City Rider and I'm Your Bad Boy Racer as extensions. I'd hope for at least 2 compilations from this artist.
- Lou Grant: Since Time/Eurogrooves focuses on a much broader array of different aliases than A-Beat C, GGM, and SCP, choosing a theme here would be difficult, but I would really love to have at least one Time/Eurogrooves-based compilation, since they're my new favorite label. Lou Grant is probably one of the most popular classic titles from the label, and it's also easily one of the best imo, so I'd strongly recommend a Lou Grant-themed special collection over anything else.
- D-Essex/D.Essex: Niko is hot, but please don't forget D.Essex, either!
