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European only pressing of his album originally released in 1980. BMG. 1990.

The self-titled release from German singer Klaus Nomi features 10 tracks including "Cold Song" and "Twist."
The largest retrospective of Klaus Nomi's work yet released, Essential features 20 of his definitive tracks, spanning his operatic and classical-inspired works ("Samson and Delilah [Aria]," "Cold Song"), his forays into disco ("Icurok," "Falling in Love Again"), cheeky covers ("You Don't Own Me," "Just One Look"), and the experimental tracks ("Keys of Life," "From Beyond") that make up his surprisingly diverse body of work. While each of the other Nomi best-ofs features tracks that should be here -- the Purcell aria "Death" appears on Collection and "Three Wishes" and "I Feel Love" are on Eclipsed -- Essential more or less lives up to its name and is probably worth its import price for die-hard fans. ~ Heather Phares
It only takes a quick look at the cover to get a reasonably decent idea that this isn't your typical pop album: Decked out in a grossly oversized suit and heavy theatrical makeup, Klaus Nomi is not your typical pop singer, either. Both the cover and the music within lean heavily to the dramatic -- Nomi's delivery is all in a very operatic falsetto, though most of the music itself is more of the early-'80s European dance school (indeed, one of his collaborators here was Man Parrish, probably best-known for his later work with Man 2 Man). Only one of the tracks here was self-penned; rather, Nomi gets down to work here as an interpreter, turning in suitably skewed versions of "Lightning Strikes" and Chubby Checker's "The Twist." The real highlights here are his take on Kristian Hoffman's song "Total Eclipse," and a rather straight (ahem) reading of the aria from Saint-Saens' classical work Samson and Delilah. It's pretty hard to imagine your typical classical music buff embracing this song, let alone the entire album, but fans of off-kilter pop music will certainly find a lot to love about this album. ~ Sean Carruthers

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List Price $11.98 (You save $2.09)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, New Wave, Rock
Label RCA
All Time Sales Rank   47071  
CD Universe Part number 1387614
Catalog number 274420
Discs 1
Release Date Nov 17, 1998
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Additional Info Germany
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1.Keys of Life
2.Lightning Strikes
3.Twist
4.Nomi Song
5.You Dont Own Me  
6.Cold Song
7.Wasting My Time
8.Total Eclipse
9.Nomi Chant
10.Samson and Delilah
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The 80's music scene is often bashed and thought of as uninspired and full pop artists who would soon go on to be one hit wonders no one would care about ten years down the line. While there might be some truth to that, there are many exceptions and Klaus Nomi is definitely one of them. Though he would sadly pass away less than two years after this albums release (and just shortly after it's follow up) he remains a cult icon and an influence to many people, including Morrissey who included one of Klaus' songs on a compilation of his. Now about the music. Klaus mixed opera and rock with new wave sensibilities, and he did it well. There's some classic tracks on here including "Lightning Strikes", "The Twist", "Cold Song", and the gorgeous "Samson And Delilah." If you're a fan of Roxy Music or Nina Hagen, you should check this out. Strongly recommended. RIP, Klaus!
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