News 03 Aug 2015

Alison Moyet / 2CD deluxe editions and vinyl reissues announced

By Paul Sinclair

Alison Moyet has recently announced two-CD deluxe reissues and vinyl pressings of her post-Sony ‘noughties’ albums: Hometime, Voice and The Turn.

The bonus tracks across the three albums comprise B-sides, remixes, live tracks and some demos, including unheard songs Sea Child and How Long (from Hometime). If you buy the vinyl reissues the bonus tracks will be available via a download card.

Moyet diehards will clearly welcome this news but pop fans in general might wonder what is happening with her first four Sony albums: Alf (now 31 years old!) Raindancing, Hoodoo and Essex? None of these releases have ever received the deluxe treatment.

It seems that ‘Team Moyet’ must have received many messages along these lines and felt compelled to respond on Facebook last Saturday. This is was what was posted about the possibility of Sony reissues:

“There is no firm news on that at the time of writing. These albums are owned by Sony. What is promising is that work has been done on curating these albums and their associated tracks.

Does that mean it will happen? Who knows. It might and it might not. Definitely don’t want to raise your hopes at this stage. We will keep you posted if there are further developments.”

So room for cautious optimism, it seems! While we wait patiently…. the reissues of Hometime, Voice and The Turn are released on 2 October 2015.

Hometime 2CD

Hometime VINYL

Voice 2CD

Voice VINYL

The Turn 2CD

The Turn VINYL

Hometime deluxe

Disc 1 – The album

1 Yesterday’s Flame
2 Should I Feel That It’s Over
3 More
4 Hometime
5 Mary, Don’t Keep Me Waiting
6 Say It
7 Ski
8 If You Don’t Come Back to Me
9 Do You Ever Wonder
10 The Train I Ride
11 You Don’t Have To Go

Disc 2 – Live Performances / B-sides / Bonus Tracks

1. Tongue Tied (B-side to Should I Feel That It’s Over)
2. Nobody’s Darling (B-side to Should I Feel That It’s Over)
3. Yesterday’s Flame (Insects Remix / B-side to Do You Ever Wonder)
4. Bilan (B-side to Do You Ever Wonder)
5. If You Don’t Come Back To Me (Live October 2002 / B-side to More)
6. Should I Feel That It’s Over (Live October 2002 / B-side to More)
7. Si Tu Ne Me Reviens Pas (Additional track to the expanded Hometime album)
8. Skipping Stones (King Britt presents Sylk130) (Taken from the album: Re-Member’s Only)
9. The Train I Ride (Demo) *
10. More (Demo) *
11. Sea Child (Demo) *
12. How Long (Demo) *

Voice

Disc 1 – Album

1 Windmills Of Your Mind
2 The Man I Love
3 Almost Blue
4 Je Crois Entendre Encore
5 What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
6 God Give Me Strength
7 The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies-O!
8 Dido’s Lament: When I Am Laid In Earth
9 La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
10 Cry Me A River
11 Bye Bye Blackbird
12. Alfie (Bonus track)

Disc 2 – One Blue Voice Live (standalone audio – taken from the DVD – previously unavailable.)

1. Satellite
2. Mary, Don’t Keep Me Waiting
3. Windmills of Your Mind
4. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
5. La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
6. Almost Blue
7. If You Don’t Come Back To Me
8. Cry Me A River
9. The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies-O!
10. God Give Me Strength
11. Dido’s Lament: When I Am Laid In Earth
12. Momma Momma
13. Ski
14. This House
15. You Don’t Have To Go
16. Alfie (Bonus track)
17. Only You (Bonus track)
18. That Ole Devil Called Love (Bonus track)
19. Should I Feel That It’s Over (Bonus track)

The Turn

Disc 1 – The Album

1 One More Time
2 Anytime At All
3 The Man in The Wings
4 Can’t Say It Like I Mean It
5 It’s Not The Thing Henry
6 Fire
7 The Sharpest Corner (Hollow)
8 World Without End
9 Home
10 Smaller
11 A Guy Like You
12. Senses