UK Import
A budget-priced greatest hits package from the almost forgotten one hit wonder British band from the Sony Rewind series. I guess if the band are a one hit wonder, it's a stretch to call this a greatest hits package. In any case, its a compilation from 3 of their early '80s albums: Laser Love, 80-F, and Batteries Not Included. I don't know much about the band, but I knew of them before they had a minor hit in 1982 with a English language cover version of Falco's Der Kommissar (it peaked at #5). Fortunately, the band would not go on to cover Falco's 1985 hit, Rock Me Amadeus. This sounds like a lot of other early British New Wave music, with a strong musical resemblance to Bruce Woolley And The Camera Club.
Tracks: In spite of the cheesy lyrics, my favorite ATF song is Laser Love. I also like the instrumentals Joy and 1980-F, plus Dancing In The Shadows, Rich Boys, Love Will Always Make You Cry, and their only British Top 40 hit, One Rule For You. When I say that I'm not a fan of the song Der Kommissar, I mean that it is almost painful to sit through it today. It always gets skipped along with the plodding Sailing Ship.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: My buddy Jim had a copy of the 1982 ATF compilation LP (cover below) that he lent me and I dubbed a cassette. Laser Love was the first track and got a lot of playing time in the Markmobile on my drives to and from campus during my junior year of high school. If I'm being honest, I bought this CD for that one track.
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