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Rip It Up, Issue 137, 1 December 1988, Page 15

SINGLES:

PolyGram brings something for everyone this Christmas, everything you’ll need . from now to the New Year, check them all out at your favourite record shop soon!

z KOOL ANDTHEGANG “EVERYTHING’S KOOL AND THE GANG” Greatest Hits & More From 1979 to 1987, Kool & The Gang racked up 16 top 40 smashes — 10 of which were top 10. 5 of these “Stone Love”, “Joanna”, “Too Hot”, “Cherish” and ot course “Celebration” are included on this new album, together with remix versions of KOOL classics like “Jungle Boogie”, “Hollywood Swingin”, and dance floor faves “Funky Stuff’ (With Kurtis Blow) and “Open Sesame”. The new album also features new material performed with the newest members of the Gang, GanBrown (a session singer who worked with Atlantic Starr) Skip Martin (The Dazz Band) and Odeen Mays (worked on Natalie Cole’s' “Everlasting”).

BANANARAMA “LOVE, TRUTH AND HONESTY” The latest in a long line of hits is out, and also features on the gals Greatest Hits Collection —a remarkable album featuring every hit of their 7 year career—the ultimate party album—from “It Ain’t What You Do” to “Love In The First Degree”, every classic that has led them to the title of “MOST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH GIRL GROUP EVER” (see this years Guinness Book for details)in fact one more hit, and they’ll beat The Supremes Record, and will become the “MOST SUCCESSFUL GIRL GROUP IN THE WORLD”.

BANANARAMA “THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION” At last! The Greatest hits of Britains most successful all-girl group ever! This just has to be the party record of the decade, with hit after hit... “VENUS”, “1 HEARD. A RUMOUR”, “LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE”, “1 CAN’T HELP IT’, “1 WANT YOU BACK”. “REALLY SAYING SOMETHING”, “SHY BOA”’, “ROBERT DE NIRO’S WAITING”, “CRUEL SUMMER”, “IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DO”, “NA NA HEY HEY (KISS HIM GOODBYE)”, “ROUGH JUSTICE”, “NATHAN JONES” and new single “LOVE, TRUTH AND HONESTY” (THE CD FEATURES 4 EXTRA TRACKS). A SUPERB COLLECTION SPANNING THEIR 7 YEARS OF SUCCESS - THE ULTIMATE PARTY ALBUM!!!

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DEF LEPPARD < ' ' “POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME” The US remix of this classic from “I lystcria” is out now, with a special B side featuring Stumpus Maximus (a member of the Def Lep road crew) singing Englebcrt Humperdinck’s “Release Me”, and backed by Def Leppard themselves — this just has to be heard to be believed!

ERIC CUPTON “CROSSROADS” 25 years of classics from the guitar messiah covering his work with The Yardhirds, John Mayall, The Blucsbrcak- ' ers, Cream, Blindfaith, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Derek and The Dominoes, and of course his work as a solo artist. A ‘must have’ collection for any fan of contemporary' rock music, and a perfect Chrissy present! .

ERIC CLAPTON “THE CREAM OF ERIC CLAPTON” Purity has been the central thread of Eric Clapton’s music for nearly 25 years. Through the massive up heavels in popular music, that is the chief quality that has marked not just his survival but his growth. He has transcended several revolutions... yet today the man who has stood non-competitively alongside the world's finest artists is unrivalled as the most significant guitarist in rock. “The Cream of Eric Clapton” shows that Eric’s art has remained intact at its root for more than 20 years. A remarkable compilation, including “layla”, “Badge”, “Sunshine Of Your Love”, “Strange Brew", “White Room”, “Cocaine”, “I Shot The Sheriff’, “by Down Sally”, “Knockin’ On Heaven's Door”, and “Wonderful Tonight”.