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Besto Mondo

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Besto Mondo
Greatest hits album by
Released7 August 2015
Recorded1980–1990
GenreRock, pop rock
LabelAztec Music
ProducerJohn Sayers, Mark Moffatt, Peter McIan, Bill Drescher, Waddy Wachtel
Mondo Rock chronology
The Greatest
(2004)
Besto Mondo
(2015)
The Complete Anthology
(2017)

Besto Mondo is a compilation album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in August 2015 by Aztec Music. The album includes remastered versions of the band's hits.[1] Upon release, band member Ross Wilson said "We start the compilation with "Come Said the Boy" of course, because that's become our biggest perennial, but you can play this record all the way through and it holds your attention. You hear one song and then another one comes along and grabs you, rather than it sounds the same, so I've tried to programme it so it flows really well."[2]

The album was promoted with a national Besto Mondo tour.[3]

In an interview with Weekend Notes, band member Paul Christie said "We toured in 2014 for the first time in 24 years, with the original line up and played to sold out shows around the country to rave reviews. We are getting a whole new generation of fans coming to the concerts and having that same emotional connection, largely due to the Mondo Rock songs being constantly played on the radio."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Come Said the Boy"
  • Eric McCusker
The Modern Bop5:15
2."Chemistry"
  • McCusker
  • Paul Christie
Chemistry4:22
3."Summer of '81"
  • McCusker
Chemistry3:55
4."State of the Heart"
  • McCusker
Chemistry4:17
5."Cool World"Chemistry3:33
6."No Time"
  • McCusker
Nuovo Mondo4:01
7."The Queen and Me"
  • McCusker
Nuovo Mondo3:21
8."In Another Love"
  • McCusker
Nuovo Mondo3:57
9."The Moment" (Extended mix)
  • McCusker
Up to the Moment 
10."Good Advice"
  • McCusker
Up to the Moment3:43
11."Baby Wants to Rock"
  • James Black
  • Wilson
The Modern Bop4:29
12."The Modern Bop" (Jellybean Mix)
  • Wilson
The Modern Bop3:46
13."Rules of Three"
  • McCusker
Boom Baby Boom4:04
14."Boom Baby Boom"
  • McCusker
  • Wilson
  • John James Hackett
Boom Baby Boom5:16
15."Primitive Love Rites"
  • Hackett
  • Wilson
Boom Baby Boom4:50
16."I Had You in Mind"McCusker, J. Van Tongeren, C. LeibermanWhy Fight It?4:19

Release history

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Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 7 August 2015 [5] Standard Aztec Music AVSCD080

References

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  1. ^ "Best Of Mondo Rock Is Now Besto Mondo". Noise11. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Mondo Rock: Besto Mondo, Greatest Hits". Aztec Records. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Besto Mondo Tour 2015". Besto Monto Tour 2015. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Mondo Rock - The Best O'Mondo Tour". Weekend Notes. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Besto Mondo - Greatest Hits by Mondo Rock". JBHiFi. Retrieved 25 July 2017.