Blow Monkeys reissue amended after SDE audience feedback

Cherry Red Records have got in touch to thank SuperDeluxeEdition’s ‘eagle-eyed readers’ for highlighting some omissions and duplications on the original track listing for the forthcoming reissue of The Blow Monkeys‘ 1987 album She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter.

After many of you offered feedback via comments a few weeks ago, a new and improved track listing has been developed in conjunction with the band that addresses most of your concerns. It Doesn’t Have To Dub That Way has been added, along with Out With Her (short), and a place is also now found for the ‘Unity’ mix of (Celebrate) The Day After You as well as a version of the same track which ended up on 1989 hits compilation Choices. This Is Your Life B-side This Day Today actually dated from the Grocer’s Daughter sessions and it has also been decided that this should now reside on this new deluxe edition.

A great result to see this improved and so a big thank you must go to all who left comments originally and to Cherry Red for listening to the fans. It just goes to show that your voice CAN make a difference, and that it is always worth offering constructive criticism by leaving a comment on SDE. Product managers and decision makers at record labels do read this blog and respect the opinion of the knowledgable, record buying SuperDeluxeEdition audience (that’s you!).

Please see below for the new track listing. The 2CD deluxe of She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter will be issued on 30 June 2014.

Amended track listing

Disc 1:

• 1. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
• 2. SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
• 3. OUT WITH HER
• 4. HOW LONG CAN A BAD THING LAST
• 5. MAN AT THE END OF HIS TETHER
• 6. RISE ABOVE
• 7. THE DAY AFTER YOU
• 8. CHECKING OUT
• 9. DON’T GIVE IT UP
• 10. CASH
• 11. BEAUTIFUL CHILD

Bonus tracks:

• 12. THIS IS THE WAY IT HAS TO BE
• (original CD/cassette bonus)
• 13. THE GRANTHAM GRIZZLER (original CD bonus)
• 14. ASK FOR MORE
• 15. (CELEBRATE) THE DAY AFTER YOU (Paul Weller Mix)
• 16. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO DUB THAT WAY*

Disc 2:

• 1. I’M SO GLAD
• 2. SOUL DESTROYER
• 3. GHETTO GIRL (previously unissued demo)
• 4. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
• (previously unissued demo)
• 5. CHECKING OUT (previously unissued demo)
• 6. (CELEBRATE) THE DAY AFTER YOU (Long)
• 7. SWEET OBSESSION (alias Worship You)
• 8. OUT WITH HER (Long) (alias Out With Who?)
• 9. HUCKLEBERRY (alias It’s Got To Be A Hitch)
• 10. (CELEBRATE) THE DAY AFTER YOU (Unity Mix)*
• 11. THE GRANTHAM GROOVER
• 12. OUT WITH HER (Short)*
• 13. THIS DAY TODAY*
• 14. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY (Instrumental)*
• 15. BEAUTIFUL CHILD (with Curtis Mayfield)
• 16. (CELEBRATE) THE DAY AFTER YOU (from Choices)*

*Newly added.