While this box set is essential, the title is a slight misnomer (as box sets often are).
It captures a specific moment in pop history—between the excess of the 80s and the digital compression of the 00s—when a working-class woman from Manchester redefined blue-eyed soul for a generation. While this box set is essential, the title
This is the goldmine. In the CD single era (late 80s/early 90s), Stansfield released a staggering amount of non-album material. Here you find covers like “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” and “The Love in Me.” For collectors, the inclusion of tracks like “Wake Up Baby” and the extended groove of “Big Thing” justify the price of admission alone. These tracks had never been so conveniently compiled. In the CD single era (late 80s/early 90s),
noting it as the most comprehensive retrospective available at the time. Reviewers highlighted the high-quality packaging and the inclusion of rare remixes by artists such as Frankie Knuckles Massive Attack Driza Bone noting it as the most comprehensive retrospective available