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David Sylvian / Do You Know Me Now? 10CD box set – unboxed!

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David Sylvian’s new 10CD box set Do You Know Me Now? is finally released this Friday and SDEtv explores the contents in this unboxing video.

samadhisound 2003–2014 Do You Know Me Now? is released on 4 August 2023 via UMR/samadhisound and is a D2C (direct to consumer) only, so it can’t be found via normal channels (Rough Trade, HMV, Amazon, JPC etc.). It’s available via David Sylvian’s web shop.

Tracklisting

David Sylvian / Samadhisound 10CD box set

Samadhisound 2003-2014 David Sylvian / 10CD box set

    • CD 1: Blemish – David Sylvian
      1. Blemish (13:42)
      2. The Good Son (5:25)
      3. The Only Daughter (5:28)
      4. The Heart Knows Better (7:51)
      5. She Is Not (0:45)
      6. Late Night Shopping (2:54)
      7. How Little We Need To Be Happy (3:22)
      8. A Fire In The Forest (4:14)
    • CD 2: The Good Son Vs. The Only Daughter – The Blemish Remixes – David Sylvian
      1. The Only Daughter: Remixed by Ryoji Ikeda (5:49)
      2. Blemish: Remixed by Burnt Friedman (4:50)
      3. The Heart Knows Better: Remixed by Sweet Billy Pilgrim (5:29)
      4. A Fire In The Forest: Remixed by Readymade FC (5:05)
      5. The Good Son: Remixed by Yoshihiro Hanno (4:33)
      6. Late Night Shopping: Remixed by Burnt Friedman (2:51)
      7. How Little We Need To Be Happy: Remixed by Tatsuhiko Asano (4:35)
      8. The Only Daughter: Remixed by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré (5:28)
      9. Blemish: Remixed by Akira Rabelais (10:10)
    • CD 3 Snow Borne Sorrow – Nine Horses
      1. Wonderful World (6:02)
      2. Darkest Birds (5:03)
      3. The Banality of Evil (7:59)
      4. Atom and Cell (7:06)
      5. A History of Holes (8:02)
      6. Snow Borne Sorrow (6:23)
      7. The Day The Earth Stole Heaven (3:19)
      8. Serotonin (5:54)
      9. The Librarian (9:01)
    • CD 4: Do You Know Me Now? – David Sylvian / Ryuichi Sakamoto / Nine Horses
      1. World Citizen -Short Version (6:46)
      2. World Citizen – I Won’t Be Disappointed (6:06)
      3. World Citizen – Ryoji Ikeda remix (4:59)
      4. Money For All (4:08)
      5. Get The Hell Out (5:36)
      6. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman remix (6:48)
      7. Wonderful World– Burnt Friedman remix (7:04)
      8. Birds Sing For Their Lives (7:02)
      9. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman remix (4:51)
      10. Money For All – Version (4:00)
      11. Get The Hell Out – Burnt Friedman remix (5:02)
      12. When Monday Comes Around (5:58)
      13. Do You Know Me Now? (4:20)
      14. Where’s Your Gravity? (5:37)
    • CD 5: When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima – David Sylvian
      1. When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima (70:00)
    • CD 6: Manafon – David Sylvian
      1. Small Metal Gods (5:48)
      2. The Rabbit Skinner (4:41)
      3. Random Acts of Senseless Violence (7:06)
      4. The Greatest Living Englishman (10:54)
      5. 125 Spheres (0:29)
      6. Snow White in Appalachia (6:35)
      7. Emily Dickinson (6:25)
      8. The Department of Dead Letters (2:25)
      9. Manafon (5:22)
    • CD 7: Died In The Wool – Manafon Variations – David Sylvian
      1. Small Metal Gods – Died In The Wool – Version (5:09)
      2. Died In The Wool (6:03)
      3. I Should Not Dare ( for N.O) (3:24)
      4. Random Acts of Senseless Violence – Died In The Wool version(6:24)
      5. A Certain Slant of Light ( for M.K.) (3:28)
      6. Anomaly at Taw Head (5:06)
      7. Snow White in Appalachia – Died In The Wool version (5:59)
      8. Emily Dickinson – Died In The Wool Version (3:35)
      9. The Greatest Living Englishman – Coda (3:06)
      10. Anomaly at Taw Head ( A Haunting) (3:12)
      11. Manafon – Died In The Wool version (4:05)
      12. The Last Days of December (6:16)
    • CD 8: When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us – David Sylvian
      1. When We Return You Won’t Recognise Us (18:15)
    • CD 9: Uncommon Deities – Jan Bang & Erik Honoré with David Sylvian / Sidsel Endresen / Arve Henriksen
      1. The God of Single Cell Organisms (3:37)
      2. The God of Sleeplessness (4:29)
      3. The God of Silence (4:19)
      4. The God of Smaller Gods (4:04)
      5. The God of Small Caresses (5:51)
      6. The God of Black Holes (3:57)
      7. The God of Adverbs (4:20)
      8. The Ruminative Gap (3:18)
      9.  The God of Crossroads (3:19)
      10. The God of Tiny Island (5:06)
      11. The God of Gradual Abduction (5:27)
      12. I Swallowed Earth for This (3:18)
    • CD 10: There’s A Light That Enters Houses With No Other House In Sight – David Sylvian / Franz Wright / Christian Fennesz
      1. There’s A Light That Enters Houses With No Other House In Sight (64:24)

Out This Week / on 4 August 2023

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ABC / The Lexicon of Love SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio with Dolby Atmos Mix

ABC / The Lexicon of Love Vinyl, Blu-ray

ABC’s 1982 album is No. 12 in the SDE Surround Series. The blu-ray audio features four new Steven Wilson remixes (including Dolby Atmos and 5.1) plus the original mix of the album in hi-res audio.

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Pet Shop Boys offer to replace SMASH blu-ray disc

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An edited version of the video to the Pet Shop Boys 1990 single Being Boring was accidentally included on one of the blu-rays included with the five-disc deluxe edition of their recent career-spanning collection SMASH. The video was censored by the group’s American record company back in the day without the band’s knowledge and it’s this version that inadvertently ended up on the disc.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have now acknowledged this error and are offering to replace the discs for fans affected.

Visit this page on the Pet Shop Boys website to apply for your replacement disc. The offer is open for a “limited time”.

Beastie Boys / Hello Nasty 4LP vinyl reissue

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The Beastie Boys‘ 1998 album Hello Nasty is being reissued on vinyl for its 25th anniversary.

The album features the UK top 10 single ‘Intergalatic’ as well as ‘Body Movin” and ‘Remote Control’ / ‘Three MC’s and One DJ.’

This 4LP vinyl reissue is actually a reissue of a reissue, since it’s a reprint of the 2009 4LP limited edition which features 21 bonus tracks (on the two extra records) including rarities, remixes, and b-sides. The music is pressed on 180g vinyl and this comes in an 8-panel gatefold presentation, housed in a hardcover “coffee table book” slipcase with a removable sew-on patch.

This new 4LP vinyl edition of Hello Nasty is released on 8 September via UMe.

Tracklisting

Hello Nasty Beastie Boys / 4LP vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Super Disco Breakin’
      2. The Move
      3. Remote Control
      4. Song For The Man
      5. Just A Test
      6. Body Movin’
      Side B
      1. Intergalactic
      2. Sneakin’ Out The Hospital
      3. Putting Shame In Your Game
      4. Flowin’ Prose
      5. And Me
      6. Three MCs And One DJ
    • LP 2
      Side A
      1. The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin’)
      2. Song For Junior
      3. I Don’t Know
      4. The Negotiation Limerick File
      5. Electrify
      Side B
      1. Picture This
      2. Unite
      3. Dedication
      4. Dr. Lee, PhD
      5. Instant Death
    • LP 3
      Side A
      1. Description Of A Strange Man
      2. Dirt Dog
      3. Intergalactic (Colleone Webb Remix)
      4. DR. Lee Version Dub
      5. Switched On
      Side B
      1. Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix)
      2. Auntie Jackie Poom Poom Delicious
      3. Putting Shame In Your Game (Prunes Remix)
      4. Stink Bug
    • LP 4
      Side A
      1. Peanut Butter & Jelly
      2. Piano Jam
      3. Happy To Be In That Perfect Headspace
      4. The Negotiation Limerick File (The 41 Small Stars Remix)
      5. The Drone
      6. 20 Questions Version
      Side B
      1. The Bizz Grasshopper Experiment
      2. Hail Sagan (Special K)
      3. Body Movin’ (Kut Masta Kurt Remix)
      4. Creepin’
      5. Learning Remote Control
      6. Oh My Goodness This Record’s Incredible

Lloyd Cole ‘On Pain’ review

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On 25 December 2021, Lloyd Cole gave subscribers to his Patreon account a Christmas present. It was an early rough mix of a new song called ‘The Idiot’. It sounded great, continuing the electronic vibe of some of the tracks from 2019’s Guesswork and had a witty lyric about David Bowie and Iggy Pop going to Berlin in 1977. Nice!

At that time, with the evidence presented, I thought the ever reliable Cole was on his way to delivering another great studio album. For this writer, Lloyd hasn’t made anything approaching a bad album. He’s not going to start now, in his early 60s… is he? 

Called On Pain – the long-player wasn’t announced until February this year and Lloyd sounded bullish: “The album may be nearing commercial death, but my career has been in that state for almost 30 years and here we are, still, and I still want to make albums. I still want to be heard”. He also talked of  “finding new methods, new perspectives and new sounds” which seemed to be a reference to his growing interest in electronic music. No alarm bells rang.

The other good news was that Chris Merrick Hughes (who worked on Tears For Fears first two and-a-half albums) had produced On Pain and the LP featured compositional and instrumental contributions from Cole’s former Commotions bandmates Blair Cowan and Neil Clark. What could possibly go wrong? 

The album opener is the title track. It’s a slow, low key song: “I can’t be trusted with your money, look what I did when you gave it to me” sings Lloyd Cole. His vocals have been double-tracked and lightly treated and sound a little weird. A couple of verses repeat until the electronic drums come in and we have a middle section where LC picks up the rather languid pace, singing quickly, almost tripping over his words in ‘Lost Weekend’ style. However, the vocal treatment continues (“new methods”) and it’s hard to know what Cole was thinking because it doesn’t sound very good. Is LC bored at the sound of his natural singing voice, as George Michael seemed to be at the latter stages of his life? A Lloyd Cole track’s biggest asset is often the purity of the voice, picking up on the intonations, the nuances, the lyrics, the sly turn of phrase. After the break in ‘On Pain’, the song ends with a few more verses and that’s it. Structurally, there’s not a lot going on and it’s a less than impressive, and rather worrying, start to the album.

Most of On Pain is electronic. Only two or three tracks have any guitar on them at all, which is a little strange when you consider that all Lloyd does when he’s on tour is play guitar. ‘Warm By The Fire‘ is one of the guitar-y tracks and with a different, more organic production it could easily have sat alongside songs from his 1989 debut album. But again, we are subjected to singing that has been altered to make it sound less ‘real’. ‘Warm By The Fire’ is relatively rocky, and should have a been a mid-paced step back in time to ‘classic’ Cole, but while being experimental and not standing still are admirable qualities (see Bowie) the end result has to actually work. Lloyd’s voice just doesn’t sound very nice on this song. On Pain is giving me Bad Vibes.  

The intro to ‘I Can Hear Everything‘ sounds lovely; all synth pads and plinky keyboard notes. But again, this is Lloyd Cole channelled through the lens of Kraftwerk (not a compliment). The verse has a quirky vocal melody, but this is the third track in a row with highly treated vocals. It’s tiring and not much fun.

What a relief then, to hear Lloyd’s ‘proper’ voice on ‘The Idiot‘. Pure clean vocals work really well on an electronic backing (‘Violins’ from Cole’s last album being a great example) and this succeeds in a similar fashion. If you have electronically-altered vocals on an electronic backing then what do you have left? Where is the heart in the song? ‘The Idiot’ is sweet and lovely although Lloyd still can’t resist mucking around with the backing vocals but it doesn’t spoil things. This track also has the tell-tale easy flow of a great song and the chorus in particular is a highlight. 

The five minute ‘You Are Here Now‘ sounds at first like it’s going to build into some sort of widescreen epic but it’s rather a let down. It just drags on and builds up to nothing much, although there’s quite a nice restrained guitar break halfway through. This track is, in effect, an intro and a big outro (“all it takes is one moment of perfect clarity”) with a song-shaped hole in the middle. It gets a bit rocky towards the end but I’m not engaged with the words Lloyd is singing partly because I can’t hear what he’s singing, due to yet more treated vocals. ‘You Are Here Now’ is rather morose and, at times, a bit annoying.

The breathy ‘This Can’t Be Happening‘ is one of the better tracks on On Pain. Yep, we still have the mild autotune, or whatever knobs LC is twiddling to change his voice, but there’s a hypnotic quality to the early refrain ‘You can’t believe it, it can’t be possible, but it’s happening now”. But this just carries on and on, as strings come in to undercut the phrasing. In other words, it sounds quite good, but it doesn’t develop; there’s not much of a ‘song’ on offer here.

‘More of What You Are‘ is another slow-ish track, that’s strains under the weight of the production and arrangement. Electronics, treated voice. It just chugs along to a repetitive, hypnotic backing as Lloyd sings about… who knows what? To be fair, the chorus is pretty catchy but it doesn’t come in until about halfway through. There’s definitely a hint of an interesting song lurking, which is all the more frustrating. ‘More of What You Are’ doesn’t pull you in, but rather puts its hand out to keep you back. 

Wolves is an appropriate end to a disappointing album. Synths pads rise and fall as an introduction to seven-and-a-half minutes of gloom. The pace is funereal and Lloyd hasn’t bothered with trivialities such as choruses or middle eights, it’s just one verse after another. This feels like punishment not pleasure.  

So what to make of On Pain? Lloyd’s joshing about his career being near commercial death “for almost 30 years” is telling. The man is surely fed up with trying to deliver what he thinks fans want from him and has chosen to just do exactly what he wants to do. No choruses? So be it. Hate how his voice is treated? Your problem. Perk it up a bit, why don’t you? No, I’m alright, thanks.

Cole is a man divided: By day, holed up in his home studio in Massachusetts fiddling around with circuitry, keyboards and electronics, experimenting with “new methods, new sounds” and by night playing ‘Rattlesnakes’ and ‘the hits’ on guitar to the faithful fans.

Good for him, he can go about his business as he pleases, but while 2019’s Guesswork was a near-perfect fusion of natural voice and electronics, songs and experimentation, guitar and keyboard, On Pain isn’t. With the exception of ‘The Idiot’ and isolated spots of inspiration, the album is very disappointing; it’s hard work and dare I say it, pretty boring at times. Lloyd’s decision to alter the sound of his natural singing voice is an enormous mistake. It’s distancing. He’s done it to some degree or another on every song which is just too much. A big element of what makes a Lloyd Cole song a Lloyd Cole song – the lyrics and the clear vocal delivery – is severely diminished. His DNA is there if you look hard enough but he’s mostly wiped away his fingerprints from the scene of the crime leaving you to wonder who is responsible for these musical misdemeanors.

On Pain is out now.

Tracklisting

On Pain Lloyd Cole /

      1. On Pain
      2. Warm by the Fire
      3. I Can Hear Everything
      4. The Idiot
      5. You are Here Now
      6. This Can’t Be Happening
      7. More of What You Are
      8. Wolves

Tori Amos’ Scarlet’s Walk issued on vinyl for the first time

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Tori Amos’ 2002 album Scarlet’s Walk will be issued on vinyl for the very first time, in September.

Tori’s seventh studio album was self-produced and was her first record with her then new label, Sony/Epic Records (2005’s The Beekeeper and 2007’s American Doll Posse would be the only two other original albums she’d issue on the label).

The record was an 18-track concept album (a “sonic novel about a road trip”) which details the cross-country travels of Scarlet, a character loosely based on Amos, and was greatly inspired by the changes in American society and politics post 9-11 world. Topics explored on the album include nationalism, personal relationships, and the death of a close friend. Amos also took inspiration from the stories of her grandfather, who she claims was Cherokee and told her of the abuses against Native Americans throughout the United States’ history.

The album has been remastered and is pressed on half-speed mastered vinyl. It’s a 2LP set since it runs for well over an hour! Scarlet’s Walk has never been issued on vinyl; back in the day it was only available on CD and cassette with a notable CD+DVD deluxe edition which came with postcards and a map depicting the journey and including lyrics.

A 2LP red (scarlet) vinyl edition appears to be exclusive to Amazon in the USA and can be ordered via the widget below. Standard black vinyl is available via normal retail channels.

Scarlet’s Walk will be issued as a 2LP set on 8 September 2023 via Sony Music.

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Tracklisting

Tori Amos' Scarlet's Walk issued on vinyl for the very first time

Scarlet’s Walk Tori Amos / 2LP vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Amber Waves
      2. a sorta fairytale
      3. Wednesday
      4. strange
      5. Carbon
      Side B
      1. Crazy
      2. wampum prayer
      3. don’t make me come to Vegas
      4. Sweet Sangria
      5. your cloud
    • LP 2
      Side 3
      1. pancake
      2. I can’t see New York
      3. mrs. jesus
      4. Taxi Ride
      Side 4
      1. another girl’s paradise
      2. Scarlet’s Walk
      3. Virginia
      4. gold dust

XTC / The Big Express CD+blu-ray

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XTC’s 1984 album The Big Express will be reissued as a CD+blu-ray edition with new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson.

This is the seventh in the ongoing series of expanded XTC reissues and as with the others it includes a wealth of audio including four album remixes by Wilson (Atmos, 5.1, stereo and instrumental), the whole album in demo form, plus extra demos and bonus tracks.

The Atmos Mix is actually a first for XTC since up until now the surround mixes have been 5.1 only, so that’s good news.

The original stereo mix of All You Pretty Girls

Described as “a neglected classic of its era”, The Big Express made extensive use of new technology, at the time, with Linn-Drum programming (alongside drummer Peter Phipps), E-mu Emulator and other synths. It was a post-punk concept album about growing up in an industrial town. “The Big Express is the closest we ever came to recording a ‘concept’ album. It’s full of Swindon and deep seams of life there, that run through myself, Colin, and Dave, (Terry too of course). It’s populated by members of our families, our hopes and dreams. The things we wished for, or feared, a stew of memories.” – Andy Partridge

The two-disc set is packaged in a digipak sleeve and resides in a cardboard slip case. It comes with a 16-page booklet.

This CD+blu-ray edition of The Big Express will be released on 29 September 2023 (was 22 September), via APE. You can place an order via the SDE shop using this link or the button below.

EU SHIPPING NOTES: If you are ordering from the EU please be aware that that goods may be subject to import VAT when they arrive from the UK. The prices the SDE shop charge you do not include VAT

Tracklisting

The Big Express XTC / CD+blu-ray edition

    • CD: The Big Express (new stereo mix)
      1. Wake Up
      2. All You Pretty Girls
      3. Shake You Donkey Up
      4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
      5. This World Over
      6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
      7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
      8. Reign of Blows
      9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
      10. I Remember the Sun
      11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal
      Bonus tracks
      1. Red Brick Dream
      2. Washaway
      3. Blue Overall

       

    • Blu-ray
      2023 Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes
      1. Wake Up
      2. All You Pretty Girls
      3. Shake You Donkey Up
      4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
      5. This World Over
      6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
      7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
      8. Reign of Blows
      9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
      10. I Remember the Sun
      11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal
      Additional 2020 Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes
      1. Red Brick Dream
      2. Washaway
      3. Blue Overall
      2023 Stereo Outtakes
      1. Broomstick Rhythm (guide vocal)
      2. The Troubles (Big Express version – Backing Track)
      Instrumental Mixes
      1. Wake Up
      2. All You Pretty Girls
      3. Shake You Donkey Up
      4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
      5. This World Over
      6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
      7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
      8. Reign of Blows
      9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
      10. I Remember the Sun
      11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal
      12. Red Brick Dream
      13. Washaway
      14. Blue Overall
      Original Stereo and Extra Tracks
      1. Wake Up
      2. All You Pretty Girls
      3. Shake You Donkey Up
      4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
      5. This World Over
      6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
      7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
      8. Reign of Blows
      9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
      10. I Remember the Sun
      11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal
      12. Red Brick Dream
      13. Washaway
      14. Blue Overall
      Album and Additional Demos
      1. Wake Up
      2. All You Pretty Girls
      3. Shake You Donkey Up
      4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
      5. This World Over
      6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
      7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
      8. Reign of Blows
      9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
      10. I Remember the Sun
      11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal
      12. Red Brick Dream
      13. Washaway
      14. Blue Overall
      15. Now We All Dead (It Doesn’t Matter)
      16. Work
      17. Gangway, Electric Guitar is Coming Through
      18. Broomstick Rhythm
      19. Shiny Cage
      20. A Patriotic Romance

Neil Young with Crazy Horse / Odeon Budokan

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s live performances in 1976, at two legendary venues, will be released on vinyl in September.

As the name suggests, Odeon Budokan features material recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in London and Nippon Budokan Hall In Tokyo. The tracks on side one of the album were recorded in London on 31 March 1976, while side two features material recorded two weeks earlier in Japan. It’s a brilliant 10-track album and includes plenty of classics, such as ‘After The Goldrush’, ‘Old Man’, ‘Cortez The Killer’, and ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’.

Odeon Budokan has been issued before, but only on CD and only as part of the Archives Vol II box set. Here’s an opportunity to pick it up on vinyl and at a fairly reasonable price (for Neil Young!).

Odeon Budokan will be isssued on 1 September 2023 via Reprise Records.

Tracklisting

Odeon Budokan Neil Young / Vinyl LP

    • Side A
      1. The Old Laughing Lady
      2. After The Gold Rush
      3. Too Far Gone
      4. Old Man
      5. Stringman
      Side B
      1. Don’t Cry No Tears
      2. Cowgirl In The Sand
      3. Lotta Love
      4. Drive Back
      5. Cortez The Killer

Midge Ure / The Gift deluxe edition

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Midge Ure’s 1985 album The Gift will be reissued as a 4CD deluxe edition and 2LP expanded vinyl edition in September.

His solo debut was recorded during a break with Ultravox and at the time while he was busy with Bob Geldof with the Band Aid/Live Aid initiatives. The first single, ‘If I Was’, was a big success, reaching No 1 on the UK singles chart. Two further 45s (‘That Certain Smile’ and ‘Wastelands’) were minor hits.

The 4CD ‘mediabook’ deluxe edition offers the remastered album, B-sides, single versions and extended mixes, unheard sessions and early versions and an unreleased 1985 live concert. It includes notes by John Earls. The expanded 2LP edition comes with an OBI-strip and adds an LP of extended versions.

Midge Ure’s Official Shop features an exclusive coloured vinyl 2LP vinyl set of the Wembley live concert in the CD box. There’s also a ‘mystery’ free gift if you buy the big bundle.

The Gift will be reissued on 22 September 2023, via Chrysalis.

Tracklisting

The Gift Midge Ure /

    • CD 1: The Gift (remastered)
      1.  If I Was
      2. When The Wind Blows
      3. Living In The Past
      4. That Certain Smile
      5. The Gift
      6. Antilles
      7. Wastelands
      8. Edo / 9. The Chieftain
      9. She Cried
      10. The Gift [Reprise]
    • CD 2: The Singles / B-sides / Extended
      1. No Regrets
      2. Mood Music
      3. The Man Who Sold The World
      4. After A Fashion
      5. Textures
      6. If I Was [7” Version]
      7. Piano
      8. That Certain Smile [7” Version]
      9. The Gift [Instrumental]
      10. Wastelands [7” Version]
      11. Call Of The World
      12. After A Fashion [Extended Version]
      13. If I Was [Extended Mix]
      14.  That Certain Smile [Extended Mix]
      15. Wastelands [Extended Mix]
      16. Call Of The Wild [Extended Mix]
    • CD 3: Early Versions / BBC Sessions / Rehearsals
      1. Wastelands [Early Version One] *
      2. That Certain Smile [Early Instrumental Version] *
      3. The Gift [Early Version] *
      4. If I Was [Early Version] *
      5. Wastelands [Early Version Two] *
      6. When The Wind Blows [Early Version] *
      7. The Chieftain [Early Version] * /
      8. She Cried [Early Instrumental Version] *
      9. Edo [Early Version] *
      10. Living In The Past [Early Version] *
      11. Remember The Day [BBC] * / 12. After A Fashion [BBC] *
      12. Textural Piece [BBC] *
      13. Fade To Grey [Tour Rehearsal 1985] *
      14. After A Fashion [Tour Rehearsal 1985] *
      15. No Regrets [Tour Rehearsal 1985] *
      16. Wastelands [Tour Rehearsal 1985] *
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 4: The Gift at Wembley 1985
      1. Antilles *
      2. When The Wind Blows *
      3. Living In The Past *
      4. That Certain Smile *
      5. Wastelands *
      6. No Regrets *
      7. The Gift *
      8. After A Fashion *
      9. The Chieftain/The Dancer *
      10. Fade To Grey *
      11. 11. She Cried *
      12. Sleepwalk *
      13. Do They Know It’s Christmas? *
      14. If I Was *
      * Previously Unreleased

Sinéad O’Connor dies at 56

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As no doubt you’ll now already be aware, Irish singer and musician Sinéad O’Connor has died at the young age of 56.

She released 10 albums in her lifetime, starting with 1987’s The Lion and the Cobra (which featured her first UK hit ‘Mandinka’) although it was her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got that catapulted her into superstardom for a short period in the early ’90s thanks to her astonishing cover of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. The album and the single went to No 1 virtually everywhere.

Her last album, was 2014’s I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss although No Veteran Dies Alone was due for release in 2022 until she cancelled all activities after the tragic death of her 17-year-old son Shane, in January of that year.

This post is for you to leave your thoughts and tributes to Sinéad O’Conner. Rest in Peace.

Peter Frampton / At Royal Albert Hall

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An album featuring a selection of songs performed by live by Peter Frampton at the Royal Albert Hall will be issued in September.

The nine tracks are culled from his show in West London, in November 2022, (SDE was there) which featured performances with his long standing band of Rob Arthur, Adam Lester, Dan Wojciechowski, and Steve Mackey.

Tracks include ‘Show Me the Way’, ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’, ‘Do You Feel Like We Do?’ and more. The evening was filmed (suggesting a future concert DVD or blu-ray, perhaps) but for now we get this new CD edition (there’s no vinyl).

Peter Frampton At Royal Albert Hall will be released on 1 September 2023 via UMR/Island.

Tracklisting

At Royal Albert Hall Peter Frampton /

      1. Something’s Happening
      2. Lying
      3. Lines On My Face
      4. Show Me The Way
      5. Georgia On My Mind
      6. All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)
      7. (I’ll Give You) Money
      8. Baby, I Love Your Way
      9. Do You Feel Like We Do?

Out This Week / on 28 July 2023

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Neil Young / Official Release Series Volume 5

Neil Young / Official Release Series Volume 5 CD, Vinyl

Neil Young continues his occasional Official Release Series box sets with a new volume (No 5) which brings together four albums released in the late ’80s/early 90s.

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Dexys / The Feminine Divine (new album)

First album of new material from Dexys since 2012’s One Day I’m Going to Soar. The Feminine Divine features the single ‘I’m Going To Get Free’ and has been produced by Pete Schwier and producer Toby Chapman. 

The Rolling Stones / Forty Licks (4LP vinyl)

The 2002 Rolling Stones compilation is reissued as a 4LP vinyl set.

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Various Artists / Come Together: Adventures on the Indie Dancefloor 1989-1992

4CD box set that celebrates the Madchester/baggy scene and indie dance. If features the likes of The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans etc. and also includes some extended mixes!

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Various Artists / Box of Sin

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The influence that gay nightlife had on electronic music and pop music in the 1980s general is explored in a new various artists collection called Box of Sin.

The period from 1980 to 1990 saw an explosion of dance music that drew a line from the peak of late-70s disco to the emergence of house in the early ’90s.

The 4LP version of Box of Sin (click image to enlarge)

Box Of Sin strives to tell the story of that decade across 5CDs or 4LPs with a collection of original 12-inch mixes that takes in high energy, deep house, eurobeat, synth-pop, acid house and more. Artists including Hazell Dean, Taylor Dean, Whitney Houston, Dead Or Alive, Bronski Beat, Bananarama, Boy George, Big Fun, Aretha Franklin, Inner City and more.

The 5CD edition offers 54 tracks in total, although the 4LP variant delivers just 24, mainly because these are largely long extended mixes! Full tracklistings for both editions can be found below.

Box of Sin will be released on 29 September 2023 via Demon Music.

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Box of Sin Various Artists /

    • CD 1: HIGH ENERGY – Deluxe Drama From The Decade’s Divas
      1. High Energy (Extended Version)-Evelyn Thomas-1984-7.51
      2. I Like You (Extended Version) – Phyllis Nelson-1985-7.21
      3. The Boys Come To Town (Extended Version) – Earlene Bentley-1983-8.07
      4. In The Evening (Original 12″ Version)-Sheryl Lee Ralph-1984-6.16
      5. Jump (For My Love) (12” Long Version) – The Pointer Sisters- 1984-6.28
      6. Body Rock (Dance Mix)-Maria Vidal-1984-6.30
      7. Another Night (Dance Mix)-Aretha Franklin-1985-6.40
      8. They Say It’s Gonna Rain (The Zulu Mix) – Hazell Dean-1985-7.11
      9. Tell It To My Heart (Club Mix)-Taylor Dayne-1987-6.46
      10. Love Will Save The Day (Extended Remix)-Whitney Houston-1988-7.59
      11. This Time I Know It’s For Real (Extended Remix)-Donna Summer-1989-7.23
    • CD 2: PASSION – Boys Town’s Bona Bonus Beats
      1. Passion (Full Length Album Version)-The Flirts-1982-5.04
      2. The Male Stripper (Original Extended U.S. Remix)-Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish-1987-7.51
      3. Love Reaction (12″ Version)-Divine-1983-5.34
      4. So Many Men So Little Time (Extended Version)-Miquel Brown-1983-8.14
      5. Give Me Your Love (Ultimix) – Sisley Ferré-1987-7.14
      6. Midnight Lover (12″ Version)- People Like Us-1985-7.34
      7. Rocket To Your Heart (Remix)-Lisa-1983-9.35
      8. Heartbeat (One Two Three Mix) – Vivien Vee- 1987-6.56
      9. Tonight (Italo Remix) – Ken Laszlo-1987-6.53
      10. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (12” Version)-Boys Town Gang-1981-9.31
    • CD 3: RELAX – Alternative Joys & Boys With Toys
      1. No G.D.M. (Dedicated To Quentin Crisp) (12″ Version)-Gina X Performance-1981-5.55
      2. Memorabilia (Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version)- Soft Cell-1982-5.27
      3. Why? (12” Version)-Bronski Beat-1984-7.48
      4. Relax (New York Mix)-Frankie Goes To Hollywood-1983-7.26
      5. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Murder Mix)-Dead Or Alive-1984-8.01
      6. Endless Road (High Energy Dance Mix)- Time Bandits-1985-7.33
      7. Obsession (12″ Dance Mix)- Animotion-1985-6.07
      8. No Memory (Extra Sensory Mix)- Scarlet Fantastic-1987-8.16
      9. Don’t Drop Bombs (Extended Remix)- Liza Minnelli-1989-5.57
      10. Don’t Leave Me This Way / Sanctify (Gotham City Mix 2) – The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris-
        1986-11.08
    • CD 4: YOU CAME – Bouncing Bops At Poppers O’ Clock
      1. New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (Ian Levine Remix)- Bucks Fizz-1986-9.28
      2. Love In The First Degree (Jailers Mix)-Bananarama-1987-6.02
      3. Fascinated (Club Mix)-Company B-1986-7.33
      4. Oh L’Amour (The Extra Beat Boys 12” Mix) -Dollar-1987-6.53
      5. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now (Club Mix)- Samantha Fox- 1987-7.00
      6. You Came (The Shep Pettibone Mix)-Kim Wilde-1988-7.36
      7. Shattered Glass (Extended Version)- Laura Branigan-1987-7.14
      8. Call Me (Viva Mix)- Spagna-1987-5.40
      9. I’m Your Man (Club Mix)- Barry Manilow-1985-6.11
      10. In Private (12” Version)-Dusty Springfield-1989-7.16
      11. Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix)- Bronski Beat- 1985-8.28
    • CD 5: TOUCH ME – Future Shock From The New Kids On The Block
      1. Break 4 Love (Drop The Panties)- Raze – 1988-5.25
      2. Someday (Club Mix)- CeCe Rogers-1987-7.17
      3. Promised Land (Club Mix)- Joe Smooth- 1988-5.09
      4. It’s Over Now (Basement Boys Mix)- Ultra Naté- 1989- 7.48
      5. Wait (Long)- Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle- 1989-6.45
      6. No Clause 28 (Emilio Pasquez Space Face Full Re-Mix)- Boy George-1988-6.21
      7. Burn It Up (12″ Version)- Beatmasters with P.P. Arnold-1989-6.19
      8. Big Fun (Original 12’ Mix)- Inner City-1988-7.41
      9. Theme From S ‘Express (12″ Version)-S ‘Express-1988-5.58
      10. Helyom Halib (Part One)- Cappella-1989-6.32
      11. Touch Me (Sexual Version)- The 49-ers- 1989-5.54
      12. And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going- Jennifer Holliday-1982-4.06

Roger Waters / The Dark Side of the Moon Redux

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Word was already out that he had done this, but to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon Roger Waters has officially announced The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, his homage to the original.

Waters says ‘when we recorded the stripped down songs for the Lockdown Sessions, the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon was looming on the horizon. It occurred to me that The Dark Side Of The Moon could well be a suitable candidate for a similar re-working, partly as a tribute to the original work, but also to re-address the political and emotional message of the whole album. I discussed it with Gus and Sean, and when we’d stopped giggling and shouting ‘You must be fucking mad’ at one another we decided to take it on. It’s turned out really great and I’m excited for everyone to hear it. It’s not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable. But it is a way for the seventy nine year old man to look back across the intervening fifty years into the eyes of the twenty nine year old and say, to quote a poem of mine about my Father, “We did our best, we kept his trust, our Dad would have been proud of us”. And also it is a way for me to honor a recording that Nick and Rick and Dave and I have every right to be very proud of.’

‘Money’ from The Dark Side of the Moon Redux

Earlier this year, SDE was at the Dolby Atmos playback of the original version of The Dark Side of the Moon, when broadcaster Paul Gambaccini asked Nick Mason what he thought of Roger’s new version. “Annoyingly, it’s absolutely brilliant” came the answer.

The album is available on CD and vinyl and there’s an Amazon-exclusive 2LP violet vinyl, an indie-only blue vinyl edition and JPC in Germany have a white vinyl version. Roger’s Official Global D2C Shop has an exclusive transparent orange vinyl edition, bundles with exclusive numbered prints and standard CD and vinyl editions.

The Dark Side of the Moon Redux will be released on 6 October 2023, via Cooking Vinyl.

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Roger Waters / The Dark Side of the Moon Redux

The Dark Side of the Moon Redux Roger Waters /

      1. SPEAK TO ME
      2. BREATHE
      3. ON THE RUN
      4. TIME
      5. GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
      6. MONEY
      7. US AND THEM
      8. ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE
      9. BRAIN DAMAGE
      10. ECLIPSE

Early NOW Yearbooks repressed on vinyl and deluxe CD

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The first two NOW Yearbooks – ’83 and ’84 – sold out rather quickly back in 2021, especially the limited vinyl and deluxe hardcover book editions. The 3LP red vinyl of ’83 has been selling on eBay for as much as £300 in recent months!

If you missed out, the good news is that the vinyl is now available again as a 3LP black vinyl edition and the 4CD set is also back in deluxe hardcover book edition. This is the case for both NOW Yearbook ’83 and NOW Yearbook ’84.

Full tracklistings for both can be found below and these will both be (re)released on 18 August 2023.

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Now Yearbook ’83 Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. Wham! – Club Tropicana
      2. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
      3. Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?
      4. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
      5. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
      6. Spandau Ballet – True
      7. Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
      8. Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands In The Stream
      9. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
      10. Elton John – I’m Still Standing
      11. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
      12. Electric Light Orchestra – Rock ‘N’ Roll Is King
      13. Madness – Wings Of A Dove
      14. The Belle Stars – Sign Of The Times
      15. Bananarama – Cruel Summer
      16. Men At Work – Down Under
      17. Joan Armatrading – Drop The Pilot
      18. Nick Heyward – Whistle Down The Wind
      19. The Style Council – Long Hot Summer
      20. Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know
      21. UB40 – Red Red Wine
    • CD 2
      1. Irene Cara – Flashdance…What A Feeling
      2. Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night)
      3. KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up
      4. Tina Turner – Let’s Stay Together
      5. Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
      6. Laura Branigan – Gloria
      7. Freeez – I.O.U.
      8. Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
      9. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch
      10. Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out
      11. Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita
      12. Forrest – Rock The Boat
      13. Modern Romance – High Life
      14. Shalamar – Dead Giveaway
      15. Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
      16. Billy Griffin – Hold Me Tighter In The Rain
      17. Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
      18. Dionne Warwick – All The Love In The World
      19. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong – From “An Officer And A Gentleman” Soundtrack
      20. Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson – Tonight I Celebrate My Love
    • CD 3
      1. New Order – Blue Monday
      2. Heaven 17 – Temptation
      3. The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
      4. Howard Jones – New Song
      5. Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter
      6. China Crisis – Christian
      7. U2 – New Year’s Day
      8. Simple Minds – Waterfront
      9. The Stranglers – European Female
      10. Echo And The Bunnymen – The Cutter
      11. Public Image Limited – This Is Not A Love Song
      12. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Dear Prudence
      13. The Cure – The Lovecats
      14. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
      15. ABC – That Was Then But This Is Now
      16. Fun Boy Three – The Tunnel Of Love
      17. Aztec Camera – Oblivious
      18. (The Mighty) WAH! – The Story Of The Blues (Part 1)
      19. Carmel – Bad Day
      20. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pills & Soap
    • CD 4
      1. The Police – Every Breath You Take
      2. Toto – Africa
      3. Robert Plant – Big Log
      4. Genesis – Mama
      5. Marillion – Garden Party
      6. Mike Oldfield – Moonlight Shadow
      7. Spandau Ballet – Gold
      8. Duran Duran – Union Of The Snake
      9. Adam Ant – Puss ‘n Boots
      10. Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love
      11. Marilyn – Calling Your Name
      12. Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny
      13. Toyah – Rebel Run
      14. The Lotus Eaters – The First Picture Of You
      15. Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
      16. Paul Young – Love Of The Common People
      17. Culture Club – Victims
      18. The Flying Pickets – Only You
      19. Pretenders – 2000 Miles

Tracklisting

NOW Yearbook ’84 Various Artists / 4CD deluxe

    • CD 1
      1. George Michael – Careless Whisper
      2. Duran Duran – The Reflex
      3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
      4. Nena – 99 Red Balloons
      5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart – Here Comes The Rain Again
      6. Laura Branigan – Self Control
      7. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do with It
      8. Lionel Richie – Hello
      9. Sade – Your Love Is King
      10. The Style Council – You’re The Best Thing
      11. Alison Moyet – Love Resurrection
      12. Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok
      13. Spandau Ballet – Only When You Leave
      14. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams
      15. Limahl – Never Ending Story
      16. Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride
      17. Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters
      18. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
      19. Rufus And Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
    • CD 2
      1. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
      2. Kenny Loggins – Footloose (From “Footloose” Soundtrack)
      3. Adam Ant – Apollo 9
      4. Culture Club – The War Song
      5. Bananarama – Robert De Niro’s Waiting
      6. Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
      7. Howard Jones – What Is Love?
      8. Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!
      9. Alphaville – Big In Japan (Single Version)
      10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Locomotion
      11. Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
      12. The Human League – The Lebanon
      13. Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
      14. Propaganda – Dr Mabuse
      15. Scritti Politti – Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
      16. New Order – Thieves Like Us
      17. The Cure – The Caterpillar
      18. Swansway – Soul Train
      19. David Sylvian – Red Guitar
      20. Echo And The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
    • CD 3
      1. Chaka Khan – I Feel For You
      2. Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle-Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It)
      3. Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy
      4. Shannon – Let The Music Play
      5. The Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love)
      6. The S.O.S Band – Just Be Good To Me
      7. Jocelyn Brown – Somebody Else’s Guy
      8. Womack & Womack – Love Wars
      9. Michael Jackson – Farewell My Summer Love
      10. Julia And Company – Breakin’ Down (Sugar Samba)
      11. Ollie & Jerry – Breakin’…There’s No Stopping Us (From “Breakin’” Soundtrack)
      12. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
      13. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
      14. Dead Or Alive – That’s The Way (I Like It)
      15. Evelyn Thomas – High Energy
      16. Hazell Dean – Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
      17. Divine – You Think You’re A Man
      18. The Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
      19. Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat
      20. Shakatak - Down On The Street
    • CD 4
      1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
      2. Duran Duran – The Wild Boys
      3. U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love)
      4. The Police – King Of Pain
      5. Simple Minds – Up On The Catwalk
      6. ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’
      7. Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
      8. Malcolm McLaren – Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo)
      9. China Crisis – Wishful Thinking
      10. Carmel – More More More
      11. Matt Bianco – Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed
      12. Kim Wilde – The Second Time
      13. Nick Heyward – Warning Sign
      14. Jim Diamond – I Should Have Known Better
      15. Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much)
      16. Billy Joel – An Innocent Man
      17. The Cars – Drive
      18. Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace
      19. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (1984 Version)

Fleetwood Mac / Rumours Live

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A 1977 live performance from Fleetwood Mac is being officially released in September.

Rumours Live captures the energy and excitement of the band’s opening night at The Forum on 29 August 1977. The nearly 90-minute performance includes live versions of most of the songs from the just released Rumours and Fleetwood Mac, the group’s No. 1 album from 1975.

Apart from ‘Gold Dust Woman’ (which appeared on the 2020 deluxe collection Live), nothing from this show has ever been officially released before. Rumours Live will be available as a 2CD set or on a 2LP 180g vinyl gatefold edition (with th lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering). There’s a limited clear vinyl version of indie retail.

Rumours Live will be issued on 8 September 2023 via Rhino.

Tracklisting

Rumours Live Fleetwood Mac /

    • CD 1
      1. “Say You Love Me”
      2. “Monday Morning”
      3. “Dreams”
      4. “Oh Well”
      5. “Rhiannon”
      6. “Oh Daddy”
      7. “Never Going Back Again”
      8. “Landslide”
      9. “Over My Head”
      10. “Gold Dust Woman”
    • CD 2
      1. “You Make Loving Fun”
      2. “I’m So Afraid”
      3. “Go Your Own Way”
      4. “World Turning”
      5. “Blue Letter”
      6. “The Chain”
      7. “Second Hand News”
      8. “Songbird”

Holly Johnson / Blast 35th anniversary reissue

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson’s debut solo album Blast is being reissued in special red vinyl and red cassette formats to mark the 35th anniversary (due in April next year). Both are available signed from the Official Holly Johnson Shop (update: signed itemsw now sold out)

The album was very successful reaching number one on the UK album charts and delivering two top 10 hit singles in ‘Love Train’ and ‘Americanos’ (Atomic City was also a top 20 hit). The album was reissued as a 2CD+DVD set back in 2010 but has been out-of-print for a while.

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Speaking about the album today, Holly calls this reissue “Blast in a Nutshell – My exploding red hot vinyl, from the fag end of the nineteen eighties. It’s not purple, but it’s mine all mine. Thirty-five years in the same house, the vibes are still here. Still alive in 2023.”

The red vinyl with a signed print of the album cover has now sold out, but you can still get the vinyl. There’s various bundles available with T-shirts, Tote Bags etc.

Blast will be reissued on these two special formats on 29 September 2023.

Tracklisting

Blast Holly Johnson / 35th anniversary

    • Side A
      1. Atomic City 6:16
      2. Heaven’s Here 4:14
      3. Americanos 3:36
      4. Deep In Love 3:58
      5. S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 3:34
      Side B
      1. Love Train 4:01
      2. Got It Made 3:47
      3. Love Will Come 4:26
      4. Perfume 3:32
      5. Feel Good 5:27

Produced by Tony Visconti

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4CD and 6LP box sets with signed copies available

Produced by Tony Visconti is a new multi-disc box set available on CD and vinyl that spans the producer’s six decades and features famous material from David Bowie, T.Rex, U2, Joe Cocker and many more, alongside lesser-known gems from the likes of The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Thin Lizzy, The Radiators, Zaine Griff, Gentle Giant, Manic Street Preachers and more from Tony’s fifty years of production credits.

In total, there’s 77 tracks on the 4CD box set edition, curated by Visconti himself. The 6LP vinyl variant delivers 60 tracks and there’s also a 2LP vinyl highlights which offers 14 songs.

Of the set, Tony says, “This boxset covers five and a half decades of my efforts in the art of making iconic recordings. Some of it is familiar and some will have a eureka moment, ‘I didn’t know Visconti produced that one!’”

The limited edition 4CD deluxe signed by Tony Visconti (click to enlarge)

The 4CD set is housed in a deluxe 80-page casebound book and the 6LP set is housed in a deluxe slipcase with a 60-page (12″ x 12″) booklet, with previously unseen photographs, an introduction by Tony, extensive notes by Mark Paytress (including track-by-track commentaries by Tony), and tributes from a selection of featured artists. The artwork has been handled by Studio Barnbrook.

The 4CD and 6LP packages are available in limited quantity signed by Tony Visconti. For clarity ALL the 6LP vinyl editions come with a signed print, while the 4CD version is only signed via Tony Visconti’s Official Shop. There’s also standard (unsigned) 4CD and 2LP options.

All the 6LP vinyl deluxe box sets come with a signed print (click image to enlarge)

The audio for the sets has been mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering and personally approved by Tony. Full track listings are below. In case you are wondering, David Bowie is missing from the vinyl editions thanks to licensing restrictions (yep, someone made up that rule).

Produced by Tony Visconti will be released by Demon Music on 20 October 2023.

Tracklisting

Produced by Tony Visconti Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. Marc Bolan & T. Rex -Teenage Dream [2012 Tony Visconti Master]
      2. David Bowie -Young Americans [2016 Remaster]
      3. The Dandy Warhols – Hit Rock Bottom
      4. Carmen – Bulerias
      5. Altered Images -Bring Me Closer
      6. Les Rita Mitsouko – Andy
      7. Gay Dad -To Earth With Love
      8. The Dwellers -New Fashion Show
      9. The Tickle -Subway (Smokey Pokey World)
      10. Strawbs -Forever
      11. The Move -Mist On A Monday Morning
      12. Procol Harum – Magdalene, My Regal Zonophone
      13. Biddu – Daughter Of Love
      14. Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends
      15. The Surprise Sisters -La Booga Rooga
      16. The Photos -Life In A Day
      17. The Alarm -Sold Me Down The River
      18. Tony Visconti And The Hype – Clorissa
      19. Perry Farrell & Kind Heaven Orchestra – Pirate Punk Politician
      20. Kristeen Young – Pearl Of A Girl
    • CD 2
      1. David Bowie -The Man Who Sold The World [2020 Mix]
      2. The Seahorses – Blinded By The Sun
      3. The Damned – Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
      4. Luscious Jackson – Fantastic Fabulous
      5. T. Rex – Children Of The Revolution [2012 Tony Visconti Master]
      6. Sparks – Under The Table With Her
      7. Marc Lavoine – On N’IraJamais À Venise
      8. Gentle Giant – Nothing At All
      9. Difford & Tilbrook – The Apple Tree
      10. The Boomtown Rats – Fall Down
      11. The Good, The Bad & The Queen – Lady Boston
      12. Ralph McTell – First Song
      13. Tom Paxton – The Last Thing On My Mind
      14. Tucker Zimmerman – Bird Lives
      15. Tyrannosaurus Rex – Debora
      16. Tony Visconti And The Hype – Skinny Rose
      17. Mary Hopkin – Wrap Me In Your Arms
      18. The Move -Something
      19. Badfinger – Dear Angie
      20. Tony Visconti – I Remember Brooklyn
      21. Modern Romance – Best Years Of Our Lives
    • CD 3
      1. Stephen Emmer [feat. Glenn Gregory] – Untouchable
      2. David Bowie – I Would Be Your Slave
      3. U2 – A Sort Of Homecoming [Live]
      4. Kashmir – Kalifornia
      5. Manic Street Preachers – Cardiff Afterlife
      6. Gentle Giant – Pantagruel’s Nativity
      7. Mary Hopkin – Streets Of London
      8. Ralph McTell – Take It Easy
      9. Tyrannosaurus Rex – Cat Black (The Wizard’s Hat)
      10. Annie Haslam’s Renaissance – Blessing In Disguise
      11. The Moody Blues – Your Wildest Dreams
      12. Rick Wakeman- March Of The Gladiators
      13. Jon Anderson – All God’s Children
      14. Zaine Griff – Ashes And Diamonds
      15. Elaine Paige – Be On Your Own
      16. Richard Barone – Yet Another Midnight
      17. Kaiser Chiefs – Little Shocks
      18. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland – Show Me
    • CD 4
      1. David Bowie – Memory Of A Free Festival [2019 Mix]
      2. The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow
      3. Junior’s Eyes – Black Snake
      4. T. Rex – Hot Love
      5. The Polecats – Marie Celeste
      6. Adam Ant – Apollo 9
      7. Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub – Container Love
      8. Thin Lizzy – Dancing In The Moonlight (It’s Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
      9. Electric Angels – Rattlesnake Kisses
      10. Anti-Flag -The Bright Lights Of America
      11. HaysiFantayzee – John Wayne Is Big Leggy
      12. Hey! Elastica – Eat Your Heart Out
      13. The Radiators – Song Of The Faithful Departed
      14. The Moody Blues -Deep
      15. John Hiatt – My Edge Of The Razor
      16. Hazel O’Connor – Will You?
      17. Strawbs -Witchwood
      18. Argent -Time

The Who / Who’s Next reissue

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

The Who’s 1971 studio album, Who’s Next, is subject of a major reissue campaign in September and will be re-released across a massive number of physical formats, including a 10CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition box set.

The band’s fifth album emerged from the ashes of a project called Lifehouse, an ambitious multi-media rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend in 1969, but ultimately aborted. Who’s Next features some of The Who’s best known songs, including ‘Baba O’Riley’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’.

All the audio has been remastered from the original tapes by longtime Who engineer Jon Astley and there are at least EIGHT different physical formats of Who’s Next and, naturally, the 10CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition box set offers the most content; in total 155 audio tracks with 89 unreleased tracks/mixes and of the previously released tracks, 57 of them are newly remixed. The blu-ray features a Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix (of the album and 14 bonus tracks).

Highlights include Townshend’s demos for Life House; The Who’s 1971 session recordings at the Record Plant in New York; sessions at Olympic Studios in southwest London from 1970-1972; and, for the first time, two newly mixed and complete 1971 concerts from London’s Young Vic Theatre and San Francisco’s Civic Auditorium.

Here’s an overview of what’s on which disc:

Who’s Next box set summary:

  • Disc 1: CD: Who’s Next (Remastered)
  • Disc 2: CD: Pete Townshend’s Life House Demos 1970 – 1971 – Part 1
  • Disc 3: CD: Pete Townshend’s Life House Demos 1970 – 1971 – Part 2
  • Disc 4: CD: Record Plant, New York Sessions, March 1971
  • Disc 5: CD: OIympic Sound Studios, London Sessions 1970 – 1972
  • Disc 6: CD: Singles  & Sessions 1970 – 1972
  • Disc 7: Live at the Young Vic, London 1971 – Part 1
  • Disc 8: Live at the Young Vic, London 1971 – Part 2
  • Disc 9: Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 1971 – Part 1
  • Disc 10: Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 1971 – Part 2
  • Disc 11: BLU RAY: Who’s Next & 14 Bonus Tracks: Steven Wilson Mixes Atmos / 5.1 Mix / Stereo  
The Who’s Next 10CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition box set (click to enlarge)

As pictured above, the box set edition includes a 100-page hardcover book which features an introduction by Pete Townshend and new notes by Who experts Andy Neil and Matt Kent. Also included is Life House – The Graphic Novel, a newly commissioned, 170-page hardback book overseen by Townshend that tells the story behind the project. Completing the set are a 20” x 30” poster of a Who gig in Sunderland, England, on 7 May, 1970; a 25” x 34” poster of a date at Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO on 10th December, 1971; a 20-page concert program from the Rainbow Theatre in London on 4th November, 1971; a 16-page program from the band’s October/November 1971 tour of the UK; a collectible four pin button set; and an 8” x 10” colour photo of The Who with printed autographs.

In addition to the big box set, the Who’s Next reissue will be available on 4LP (live at San Francisco), 3LP (demos) and single LP editions. There are various single LP versions including a black half-speed mastered edition and exclusive coloured vinyl editions. There’s also a 2CD set with the second disc offering highlights of ‘Sessions, Demos, Singles & Live’ and a humble single remastered CD, in a jewel case, with the 9 album tracks.

All formats of the Who’s Next reissue will be released on 15 September 2023 via UMR.

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Tracklisting

Who’s Next The Who /

    • CD 1: Who’s Next (remastered)
      1. Baba O’Riley
      2. Bargain
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping
      4. My Wife
      5. The Song Is Over
      6. Getting In Tune
      7. Going Mobile
      8. Behind Blue Eyes
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    • CD 2: PETE TOWNSHEND’S LIFE HOUSE DEMOS 1970 – 1971 – PART 1
      1. Teenage Wasteland (Demo)*
      2. Too Much (Demo) *
      3. Going Mobile (Demo)*
      4. There’s A Fortune in Those Hills (Demo)*
      5. Love Ain’t For Keeping (Demo)*
      6. Bargain (Demo)*
      7. Greyhound Girl (Demo)*
      8. Mary (Alternate Mix) (Demo)**
      9. Behind Blue Eyes (Demo)*
      10. Time Is Passing (Demo)*
      11. Finally, Over (Demo)**
      12. Baba O’Riley (Original Demo)**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 3: PETE TOWNSHEND’S LIFE HOUSE DEMOS 1970 – 1971 – PART 2
      1. Pure And Easy (Home Studio Mix) (Demo)*
      2. Getting In Tune (Alternate Mix) (Demo)**
      3. Nothing Is Everything (Let’s See Action) (Demo)*
      4. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Demo)*
      5. Baba O’Riley (Demo)*
      6. Song Is Over (2021 Remix) (Demo)**
      7. Pure And Easy (Olympic Studios Mix) (Demo)**
      8. Mary (Original Mix) (Demo)*
      9. Baba O’Riley (First Editing Demo)**
      10. Song Is Over (Original Demo)*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 4: RECORD PLANT, NYC SESSIONS MARCH 1971
      1. Don’t Do It (aka Baby Don’t You Do It) [Take 2, Unedited, March 16, 1971]**
      2. Won’t Get Fooled Again [Take 13, March 16, 1971]*
      3. Behind Blue Eyes (Version 1) [Take 15, March 16, 1971]**
      4. Love Ain’t For Keeping [Take 14, March 17, 1971]*
      5. The Note (aka Pure and Easy) [Take 21, March 17, 1971]*
      6. I’m In Tune (aka Getting in Tune) [Take 6, March 18, 1971*
      7. Behind Blue Eyes (Version 2) [Take 10, March 18, 1971}*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 5: OLYMPIC SOUND STUDIOS, LONDON SESSIONS 1970-72
      1. Pure And Easy*
      2. I Don’t Know Myself [B-side with Unreleased Count-in]
      3. Time Is Passing [Stereo Mix]**
      4. Too Much of Anything [Original 1971 Vocal]**
      5. Naked Eye [1971 Remake]**
      6. Bargain (Early Mix)**
      7. Love Ain’t For Keeping (Unedited Mix)**
      8. My Wife (Unedited Mix)**
      9. Getting In Tune (Take 1 with Jam)**
      10. Going Mobile (Alternate Mix)**
      11. Song Is Over (Backing Track) [with Nicky Hopkins]**
      12. When I Was a Boy**
      13. Let’s See Action (Unedited Mix)**
      14. Relay (Unedited Mix) [Alternate Vocal]**
      15. Put The Money Down [Remix with Original Vocal]*
      16. Join Together [Unedited Remix]**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 6: SINGLES & SESSIONS 1970-72
      1. The Seeker (Original Single Mix)
      2. Here For More [Original Single Mix]
      3. Heaven And Hell [New Stereo Mix]**
      4. Water [Eel Pie Sound Studio – New Unedited Mix]**
      5. I Don’t Know Myself [Eel Pie Sound Studio – New Unedited Mix]**
      6. Naked Eye [Eel Pie Sound Studio – New Unedited Mix]**
      7. Postcard [Eel Pie Sound Studio – Original 1970 Mix]**
      8. Now I’m A Farmer [Eel Pie Sound Studio – New Remix]**
      9. The Seeker (Unedited Version)**
      10. Water (IBC Version)**
      11. I Don’t Know Myself (IBC Version)**
      12. Let’s See Action (Original Single Mix)
      13. When I Was a Boy (Original Single Mix)
      14. Join Together  (Original Single Mix)
      15. Relay (Original Single Mix)
      16. Waspman (Original Single Mix)
      17. Long Live Rock (Original Olympic Mix)
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 7: LIVE AT THE YOUNG VIC, LONDON – APRIL 26, 1971
      1. Love Ain’t for Keeping*
      2. Pure And Easy*
      3. Young Man Blues*
      4. Time Is Passing*
      5. Behind Blue Eyes*
      6. I Don’t Even Know Myself*
      7. Too Much of Anything*
      8. Getting In Tune*
      9. Bargain*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 8: LIVE AT THE YOUNG VIC, LONDON – APRIL 26, 1971
      1. Pinball Wizard**
      2. See Me, Feel Me**
      3. Baby Don’t You Do It*
      4. Water*
      5. My Generation*
      6. (I’m A) Road Runner*
      7. Naked Eye*
      8. Bony Moronie*
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 9: LIVE AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 12, 1971
      1. Introduction**
      2. I Can’t Explain*
      3. Substitute*
      4. Summertime Blues**
      5. My Wife*
      6. Baba O’Riley**
      7. Behind Blue Eyes*
      8. Bargain*
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again**
      10. Baby Don’t You Do It*
      11. Magic Bus**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • CD 10: LIVE AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 12, 1971
      1. Introduction To Tommy**
      2. Overture**
      3. Amazing Journey**
      4. Sparks**
      5. Pinball Wizard**
      6. See Me Feel Me**
      7. My Generation**
      8. Naked Eye*
      9. Going Down*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased tracks
    • Blu-ray Audio
      Steven Wilson Atmos Mix (48kHz 24-bit)**
      Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96kHz 24-bit)**
      Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96kHz 24-bit)*
      Original 1971 Stereo Mix (96kHz 24-bit)
      1. Baba O’Riley
      2. Bargain
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping
      4. My Wife
      5. The Song Is Over
      6. Getting In Tune
      7. Going Mobile
      8. Behind Blue Eyes
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again
      Bonus Tracks: Steven Wilson Atmos Mix (48kHz 24-bit) & Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96kHz 24-bit), Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96kHz 24-bit)*
      1. The Seeker (Unedited Version)**
      2. Here For More*
      3. Now I’m A Farmer**
      4. I Don’t Know Myself (Eel Pie Sound Version)**
      5. Water (IBC Version)**
      6. Naked Eye (Olympic Sound Version)**
      7. Pure And Easy**
      8. Too Much of Anything**
      9. Let’s See Action**
      10. When I Was a Boy**
      11. Join Together (Unedited Version)**
      12. Put The Money Down**
      13. Relay (Unedited Version)**
      14. Long Live Rock**

Tracklisting

Who’s Next The Who /

    • CD 1: Who’s Next (remastered)
      1. Baba O’Riley
      2. Bargain
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping
      4. My Wife
      5. The Song Is Over
      6. Getting In Tune
      7. Going Mobile
      8. Behind Blue Eyes
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    • CD 2: Bonus Tracks
      1. Behind Blue Eyes (Record Plant, NYC Sessions – Version
      2. [Take 15, March 16, 1971]**
      3. Getting In Tune (Alternate Mix) (Life House Demo)**
      4. Mary (Alternate Mix) (Life House Demo)**
      5. Love Ain’t For Keeping (Record Plant, NYC Sessions) [Take 14, March 17, 1971]*
      6. Pure And Easy (Olympic Studios Mix) (Life House Demo)**
      7. I Don’t Know Myself [Eel Pie Sound Studio – New Unedited Mix]**
      8. Too Much of Anything [Original 1971 Vocal]**
      9. Time Is Passing (Live at the Young Vic, London – April 26, 1971)*
      10. Bargain (Live at the Young Vic, London – April 26, 1971)*
      11. My Wife (Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco – December 12, 1971)*
      12. Baba O’Riley (Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco – December 12, 1971)**
      13. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco – December 12, 1971)**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased

Tracklisting

Who’s Next The Who / WHO’S NEXT / SAN FRANCISCO 1971 4LP

    • LP 1: Who’s Next (remastered)
      SIDE A
      1. Baba O’Riley
      2. Bargain
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping
      4. My Wife
      5. The Song Is Over
      SIDE B
      1. Getting In Tune
      2. Going Mobile
      3. Behind Blue Eyes
      4. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    • LP 2: LIVE AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 12, 1971
      SIDE C
      1. Introduction**
      2. I Can’t Explain*
      3. Substitute*
      4. Summertime Blues**
      5. My Wife*
      6. Baba O’Riley**
      SIDE D
      1. Behind Blue Eyes*
      2. Bargain*
      3. Won’t Get Fooled Again**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased
    • LP 3: LIVE AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 12, 1971
      SIDE E
      1. Baby Don’t You Do It*
      2. Magic Bus**
      SIDE F
      1. Introduction To Tommy**
      2. Overture**
      3. Amazing Journey**
      4. Sparks**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased
    • LP 4: LIVE AT THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 12, 1971
      SIDE G
      1. Pinball Wizard**
      2. See Me Feel Me**
      3. My Generation**
      SIDE H
      1. Naked Eye*
      2. Going Down*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased

Tracklisting

Who’s Next The Who / WHO’S NEXT / PETE TOWNSHEND’S LIFE HOUSE ACETATES – VINYL REPLICA 3LP

    • LP 1: Who’s Next (remastered)
      SIDE A
      1. Baba O’Riley
      2. Bargain
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping
      4. My Wife
      5. The Song Is Over
      SIDE B
      1. Getting In Tune
      2. Going Mobile
      3. Behind Blue Eyes
      4. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    • LP 2: PETE TOWNSHEND’S LIFE HOUSE ACETATES – VINYL REPLICA
      SIDE C
      1. Pure And Easy (Home Studio Mix) (Demo)*
      2. Behind Blue Eyes (Demo)*
      3. Love Ain’t For Keeping (Demo)*
      4. Mary (Original Mix) (Demo)*
      SIDE D
      1. Getting In Tune (Alternate Mix) (Demo)**
      2. Going Mobile (Demo)*
      3. Too Much (Demo)*
      4. Time Is Passing (Demo)*
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased
    • LP 3: PETE TOWNSHEND’S LIFE HOUSE ACETATES – VINYL REPLICA
      SIDE E
      1. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Demo)*
      2. Song Is Over (Original Demo)*
      SIDE F
      1. Baba O’Riley (Original Demo)**
      * Previously released with new remix
      ** Previously unreleased

Out This Week / on 21 July 2023

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Blur / The Ballad of Darren CD, Vinyl

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Gentle Giant / Interview (CD+blu-ray)

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The Lilac Time / Dance Till All The Stars Come Down

The Lilac Time return with their 12th album which offers nine new acoustic, country-tinged Stephen Duffy songs.

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