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On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Michael Peter Stein wrote:

quoted 3 lines Cabaret Voltaire again. My question: Is the GOLDEN MOMENTS OF CABARET

> Cabaret Voltaire again. My question: Is the GOLDEN MOMENTS OF CABARET > VOLTAIRE still available or is it mega-out-of-print?? Can I find this > anywhere?

This is way gone, and I thought some of the track selections were odd anyway. A good sampler for the early material is _The Living Legends_. It's all the single sides (A & B) from Rough Trade. _Listen Up_, a 2 CD comp, covers comp tracks & unreleased material from the beginning until about '89. Not quite as strong (it's onstensibly for collectors and completists), but a solid and more thorough overview of their various phases of development. The two best albums from the period covered on _Golden Moments_ are probably _Red Mecca_ and _2x45_, both still available as Mute reissues. _Voice of America_ also has a lot of creepy charm, but the sound is more primitive. For all of these earlier records, though, I think you'll notice the huge influence on Skinny Puppy in particular -- but it certainly shows that current scene has some grounding in this material. --Mark