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

Fad Gadget

Fad Gadget is the stage name of Francis John Tovey , a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both New Wave and early Industrial music....

 (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

Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...

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

Disc one

1. "Back to Nature"
2. "The Box" B-side of "Back to Nature"
3. "Ricky's Hand
   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 does appear on several compilations...
   
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4. "Handshake" B-side of "Ricky's Hand"
5. "Fireside Favourite"
6. "Insecticide" B-side of "Fireside Favourite"
7. "Make Room"
8. "Lady Shave" Double A-side with "Make Room"
9. "Saturday Night Special"
10. "King of the Flies"
11. "Life on the Line"
12. "4M" B-side of "Life on the Line"
13. "For Whom the Bells Toll"
14. "Love Parasite" B-side of "For Whom the Bells Toll"
15. "I Discover Love"
16. "Collapsing New People"
17. "One Man's Meat"
18. "Luxury" Released as Frank Tovey

Disc two

1. "Collapsing New People" (Berlin Mix)
2. "Fireside Favourite" (Toasted Crumpet Mix)
3. "Swallow It" (Regurgitated)
4. "Love Parasite 2"
5. "Luxury" (Remix)
6. "For Whom The Bells Toll 3"
7. "I Discover Love" (Extended)
8. "Sleep" (Electro-induced Original)
9. "Life on the Line" (Version 2)
10. "One Mans Meat" (Remix)
11. "Immobilise" (Foot Binding Trot Mix)
12. "Collapsing New People" (London Mix)