I bought Cigarettes and Alcohol, a double compilation cd in 2001, and really loved the song Panic, by a band I'd never heard of called the Smiths. I then bought their greatest hits and loved that too and have been expanding my collection ever since with Smiths and Morrissey albums and have seen Morrissey twice. I love it all, saw him in Sheffield this tour and he was amazing, makes you love him even more!
Shows you how compilation cds are a good marketing tool coz I think they introduce people to bands they wouldnt otherwise never have heard. I owe a lot to Cigarettes and Alcohol!