The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82

Infobox Album
Name = The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82
Type = Greatest Hits
Artist = Cabaret Voltaire


Released = 2002
Recorded = 1978 - 1982
Genre = Experimental, Punk, Post-punk, Industrial, Musique Concrete
Length = 64:58
Label = Mute Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxk9ikbsbb39 link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15933-the-original-sound-of-sheffield-78-82-the-best-of link]
Last album = Conform to Deform '82/'90
This album = The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82
Next album ="The Original Sound of Sheffield '78/'82" is a best-of compilation by Cabaret Voltaire. It is the third in a series of best-of compilations for the band, also including The Original Sound of Sheffield '83/'87 and Conform to Deform '82/'90. Compared to the other two compilations, however, this one focuses on a more primal period of Cabaret Voltaire's career, with more experimentation than their later, house-influenced work. The booklet includes an interview with the band as well as photos from the era.

Track listing

#"Do the Mussolini (Headkick)" – 3:05
#"The Set Up" – 4:47
#"Baader Meinhof" – 3:23
#"Nag Nag Nag" – 4:37
#"Silent Command" – 4:07
#"No Escape" – 3:36
#"This Is Entertainment" – 6:02
#"Obsession" – 5:17
#"Seconds Too Late" – 4:21
#"Split Second Feeling" – 3:52
#"Spread the Virus" – 3:44
#"Yashar" – 5:11
#"Wait and Shuffle" – 8:08
#"Loosen the Clamp" – 4:48