One of the cornerstone albums of new wave, bristling with energy, revamped girl-group hooks, and an intoxicating sense of fun. Includes the infectious, bouncy hit We Got the Beat and the pulsating Our Lips Are Sealed.

As one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, Richard Thompson has played with some of the world's most accomplished rock and folk musicians. But of all the outfits Thompson has led during his solo career, the line-up he took on the road in 1985 to support his Across a Crowded Room album was perhaps the finest. Fortunately, one show, at Barrymore's in Ottawa, Canada on April 10, 1985, was captured in studio-quality sound. This two disc set...