Divinyls Essential is the 1991 compilation released after their worldwide smash hit I Touch Myself took the band to the top of the charts. Essential collects twelve songs from the three albums Divinyls released on the Chrysalis label during the 1980's, including the hits Pleasure & Pain and Boys In Town, along with other favorites like Back To The Wall and Science Fiction. This 30th anniversary edition makes it's debut on vinyl with two limited edition colored vinyl options: blue with orange splatter and orange with blue splatter, each limited to 500 copies each.
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August 19, 2022
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