News 07 Jul 2025

Bangles / Watching The Sky

4CD box set

By Paul Sinclair

Albums and remixes

The Bangles three ’80s albums for Columbia Records are brought together in Watching The Sky, a new 4CD box set which also offers bonus tracks (mostly remixes).

The albums in question are the hit-free debut All Over The Place (1984), its follow-up, Different Light from 1986 (which features ‘Manic Monday’ and ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’, amongst others) and Everything from 1988 which boasted another enormous hit in Eternal Flame.

The first two albums in this set offer a handful of bonus tracks but it’s the fourth CD that delivers in this area, with 20 single versions and remixes from the era. SDE contributor John Earls has written the sleeve notes for the booklet which is included as part of this set.

Watching The Sky will be released on 26 September 2025, via Cherry Red.

THE BANGLES

watching the sky - 4CD box set

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Tracklisting

- CD 1: All Over the Place
  1. Hero Takes a Fall
  2. Live
  3. James
  4. All About You
  5. Dover Beach
  6. Tell Me
  7. Restless
  8. Going Down to Liverpool
  9. He’s Got a Secret
  10. Silent Treatment
  11. More Than Meets the Eye
  Bonus tracks
  1. Going Down to Liverpool – Single Edit
  2. Hero Takes a Fall – Remix
  3. Where Were You When I Needed You – B-Side
- CD 2: Different Light
  1. Manic Monday
  2. In A Different Light
  3. Walking Down Your Street
  4. Walk Like an Egyptian
  5. Standing In the Hallway
  6. Return Post
  7. If She Knew What She Wants
  8. Let It Go
  9. September Gurls
  10. Angels Don’t Fall in Love
  11. Following
  12. Not Like You
  Bonus tracks
  1. Following – Single Edit
  2. Walking Down Your Street – Remix
  3. Manic Monday – Extended
  4. Walking Down Your Street / James – Live Medley
- CD 3: Everything
  1. In Your Room
  2. Complicated Girl
  3. Bell Jar
  4. Something To Believe In
  5. Eternal Flame
  6. Be With You
  7. Glitter Years
  8. I’ll Set You Free
  9. Watching The Sky
  10. Some Dreams Come True
  11. Make A Play for Her Now
  12. Waiting For You
  13. Crash And Burn
- CD 4: Bonus Tracks
  1. Getting Out of Hand – Single
  2. Call On Me – Single
  3. The Real World – Bangles
  4. I’m In Line – Bangles
  5. Want You – Bangles
  6. Mary Street – Bangles
  7. How Is the Air Up There? – Bangles
  8. Bangles Hit Medley Mix – B-Side
  9. What I Meant to Say – B-Side
  10. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) – 7″ Version
  11. In Your Room – 7″ Remix
  12. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) – 7″ Dub Mix
  13. Walk Like an Egyptian – Extended Dance Mix
  14. If She Knew What She Wants – Extended Remix
  15. Walking Down Your Street – Extended Remix
  16. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) – Purple Haze Mix
  17. In Your Room – 12″ Extended Version
  18. Walk Like an Egyptian – A Cappella Mix
  19. In Your Room – 12″ Instrumental
  20. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) – Shady Haze Version

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