A Flock of Seagulls - The Best of A Flock of Seagulls [2LP Yuzu Yellow]

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls gathers 15 of the Liverpool band's biggest songs, newly remastered and pressed on yuzu yellow double vinyl.

Few bands captured the early MTV era quite like them. Their sound fused chiming, effects-drenched guitar with gleaming synths and a streak of sci-fi romance, and their look became one of the most recognisable images of the decade. Behind the haircuts sat a genuinely inventive band.

I Ran (So Far Away) is the obvious starting point, all pulsing urgency and nervous energy, while Space Age Love Song shows the softer, starry-eyed side of the same sound, its guitars shimmering like distant lights. Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) is pure lovelorn synth-pop, and Telecommunication adds wiry, danceable bite.

Spread across four sides, the set traces their run from the 1982 debut into the mid-1980s, capturing a band that was always more than its one-hit reputation suggests. The deeper cuts show a group with a real feel for atmosphere, building songs from layered textures and a sense of space.

For new wave fans, this is the essential Flock of Seagulls on a single shelf, and that bright yellow wax is a fitting match for music that still sounds like neon after dark.