''The Best of Fad Gadget'' is a double compilation album of singles and 12" mixes released by

Fad Gadget Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget, was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing pop-structured ...

(the stage name of Frank Tovey). The album is split between singles and B-sides on disc one, and 12" mixes and song reworkings on disc two.

Mute Records Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...

released the album in December 2001, a few months before Frank Tovey's sudden death.Frank Tovey obituary at Mute Records

Track listing

Disc one

# "Back to Nature" # "The Box" ''B-side of "Back to Nature"'' # "

Ricky's Hand "Ricky's Hand" is a song by Fad Gadget, released as a single in 1980. It was the second Fad Gadget single, following "Back to Nature" the previous year. The track was not included on any studio album, predating a debut LP by several months, but d ...

" # "Handshake" ''B-side of "Ricky's Hand"'' # "Fireside Favourite" # "Insecticide" ''B-side of "Fireside Favourite"'' # "Make Room" # "Lady Shave" ''Double A-side with "Make Room"'' # "Saturday Night Special" # "King of the Flies" # "Life on the Line" # "4M" ''B-side of "Life on the Line"'' # "For Whom the Bells Toll" # "Love Parasite" ''B-side of "For Whom the Bells Toll"'' # "I Discover Love" # "Collapsing New People" # "One Man's Meat" # "Luxury" ''Released as Frank Tovey''

Disc two

# "Collapsing New People" (Berlin Mix) # "Fireside Favourite" (Toasted Crumpet Mix) # "Swallow It" (Regurgitated) # "Love Parasite 2" # "Luxury" (Remix) # "For Whom The Bells Toll 3" # "I Discover Love" (Extended) # "Sleep" (Electro-induced Original) # "Life on the Line" (Version 2) # "One Mans Meat" (Remix) # "Immobilise" (Foot Binding Trot Mix) # "Collapsing New People" (London Mix)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of Fad Gadget Fad Gadget albums Albums produced by Daniel Miller (music producer) Albums produced by Gareth Jones (music producer) 2001 greatest hits albums Mute Records compilation albums