A somewhat underrated Liverpool band, China Crisis put out some excellent material throughout the Eighties but racked up just four Top 20 hits. This new 34-song double disc set rounds up much of the best stuff, including the wistfully melancholic Christian, which was their 1983 breakthrough hit, it’s mystifying though, why that succeeded when material of equal merit—African And White, Tragedy And Mystery and Working With Fire And Steel spring to mind – fell short of the Top 40. All are included here, as are the magnificent Black Man Ray and King In A Catholic Style – their only back-to-back Top 20 hits, which were produced by the estimable Walter Becker of Steely Dan, who seemed to sharpen their melodic senses without adversely affecting their sensitive side.