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Happy Mondays / Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches reissue

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Happy Mondays / Pills Thrills & Bellyaches reissue

The Happy Mondays’ 1990 album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches will be reissued across multiple formats in August.

The album features the top 5 singles ‘Step On’ and ‘Kinky Afro’ and was the embodiment of the euphoric spirit of the ‘Madchester’ movement with its blend of indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves.

Audio has been remastered “from the Factory Records master tapes” and the reissue comes in the following formats

  • 5LP vinyl with 60-page hardcover book (includes poster & slipmat)
  • 4CD super deluxe with 60-page softcover book
  • 2CD set
  • Numerous single LP versions (coloured/black vinyl, picture disc, ‘Dinked’ edition)
  • Cassette

The 5LP and 4CD versions comprise the remastered album (disc one), Madchester Rave On / Hallelujah Eps (disc two), Baby Bighead Bootleg (Live at Elland Road) (LPs 3 & 4 or CD 3) and finally LP 5 and CD 4 features “classic” and new remixes (nine in total).

5LP super deluxe (click image to enlarge)

The 2CD version offers the remastered album and remixes on the second disc, although this time you get 12 remixes (not nine). Single vinyl LP and cassette is obviously just the remastered album.

The packaging for both big sets looks great with the 5LP and 4CD editions coming in hardcover book editions which slide into a rigid board outer slipcase. The 2CD is more of a standard 6-panel card sleeve affair.

Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches will be released on 21 August 2026, via London Records.

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Tracklisting

Happy Mondays / Pills Thrills & Bellyaches reissue

Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches Happy Mondays /

    • LP 1: Album Remastered
      Side One
      1. Kinky Afro
      2. God’s Cop
      3. Donovan
      4. Grandbag’s Funeral
      5. Loose Fit
      Side Two
      1. Dennis And Lois
      2. Bob’s Yer Uncle
      3. Step On
      4. Holiday
      5. Harmony
    • LP 2: Madchester / Rave On
      Side Three
      1. Hallelujah
      2. Holy Ghost
      3. Clap Your Hands
      4. Rave On
      Side Four
      1. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
      2. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
      3. Rave On (Club Mix)
      4. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
    • LP 3: Baby Bighead Bootleg
      Side Five
      1. Hallelujah (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      2. Donovan (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      3. Kinky Afro (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      Side Six
      1. Clap Your Hands (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      2. Loose Fit (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      3. Holiday (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      4. Rave On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
    • LP 4: Baby Bighead Bootleg
      Side Seven
      1. E (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      2. Tokoloshe Man (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      3. Dennis And Lois (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      Side Eight
      1. God’s Cop (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      2. Step On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      3. Bob’s Yer Uncle (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
    • LP 5: Remixes
      Side Nine
      1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
      2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12″)
      3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12″ Mix)
      4. Tokoloshe Man
      Side Ten
      1. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Edit)
      2. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Edit)
      3. Gods Cop (Anna Prior Edit)
      4. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Edit)
      5. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Tracklisting

Happy Mondays / Pills Thrills & Bellyaches reissue

Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches Happy Mondays /

    • CD 1: Album Remastered
      1. Kinky Afro
      2. God’s Cop
      3. Donovan
      4. Grandbag’s Funeral
      5. Loose Fit
      6. Dennis And Lois
      7. Bob’s Yer Uncle
      8. Step On
      9. Holiday
      10. Harmony
    • CD 2: Madchester / Rave On
      1. Hallelujah
      2. Holy Ghost
      3. Clap Your Hands
      4. Rave On
      5. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
      6. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
      7. Rave On (Club Mix)
      8. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
    • CD 3: Baby Bighead Bootleg
      1. Hallelujah (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      2. Donovan (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      3. Kinky Afro (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      4. Clap Your Hands (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      5. Loose Fit (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      6. Holiday (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      7. Rave On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      8. E (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      9. Tokoloshe Man (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      10. Dennis And Lois (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      11. God’s Cop (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      12. Step On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
      13. Bob’s Yer Uncle (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
    • CD 4: Remixes
      1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
      2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12″)
      3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12″ Mix)
      4. Tokoloshe Man
      5. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Edit)
      6. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Edit)
      7. Gods Cop (Anna Prior Edit)
      8. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Edit)
      9. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Tracklisting

Happy Mondays / Pills Thrills & Bellyaches reissue

Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches Happy Mondays /

    • CD 1: Album Remastered
      1. Kinky Afro
      2. God’s Cop
      3. Donovan
      4. Grandbag’s Funeral
      5. Loose Fit
      6. Dennis And Lois
      7. Bob’s Yer Uncle
      8. Step On
      9. Holiday
      10. Harmony
    • CD 2: Remixes
      1. Hallelujah Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
      2. Rave On Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
      3. W.F.L. Think About The Future Mix (2026 Remaster)
      4. Step On Stuff It In Mix (2026 Remaster)
      5. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix 12″ (2026 Remaster)
      6. Loose Fit Perfecto 12″ Mix (2026 Remaster)
      7. Tokoloshe Man (2026 Remaster)
      8. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
      9. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
      10. Gods Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
      11. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
      12. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Tracklisting

Happy Mondays / Pills Thrills & Bellyaches reissue

Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches Happy Mondays /

    • Album Remastered
      Side One
      1. Kinky Afro
      2. God’s Cop
      3. Donovan
      4. Grandbag’s Funeral
      5. Loose Fit
      Side Two
      1. Dennis And Lois
      2. Bob’s Yer Uncle
      3. Step On
      4. Holiday
      5. Harmony

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