Dead Or Alive / 19-disc career box set: Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI

Massive box set delivers hits, albums, rarities and more

Edsel are to release Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI a giant career-spanning 19-disc box set featuring British pop group Dead or Alive.

Curated by frontman Pete Burns and drummer/keyboard player Steve Coy, the set comprises eight albums, three of which (Fan The Flame (Part 1), Nukleopatra and Fragile) receive their UK debut release via this set (with new cover art).

The first four albums issued in the 1980s all feature here as two-CD sets, except 1985’s Stock Aitken Waterman produced Youthquake (which spawned the mega-hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – which is a three-disc package. So this box delivers the original album track listings for each long-player, plus plenty of rarities, live recordings, alternate mixes and instrumental versions. In fact, it also contains 12 previously unreleased remixes and tracks from the band’s vaults. 1987 greatest hits album Rip It Up is also present and correct (as a two-CD set)

In addition to these 17 CDs of audio, Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI comes with two DVDs – one full of promo videos and the other featuring a 1987 concert (Rip It Up Live in Japan) and a selection of UK TV appearances (including Top of the Pops, The Kenny Everett Television Show and Blue Peter).

The set is packaged as a deluxe casebound book and features a 4,000 words of sleeve notes from Pete Burns himself. Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI will also be available as a 10 LP vinyl box set (more detail on that soon) featuring the eight studio albums.

Amazon in the UK have an exclusive edition available (same price) which come with a SIGNED PRINT. These are limited to the first 750 units.

Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI will be released on 28 October 2016.

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In the box set:

‘Sophisticated Boom Boom’ (2CD)
‘Youthquake’ (3CD)
‘Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know’ (2CD)
‘Rip It Up’ (2CD)
‘Nude’/‘Nude Remade Remodelled’ (2CD)
‘Fan The Flame, Part 1’ (1CD)
‘Nukleopatra’ (2CD)
‘Fragile’/’Unbreakable – The Fragile Remixes’ (3CD)
DVD1: Promotional videos
DVD2: ‘Rip It Up Live’ in Japan at the height of their international fame and a selection of UK TV appearances.

1984 SOPHISTICATED BOOM BOOM

CD1

• 1 I’d Do Anything
• 2 That’s The Way (I Like It)
• 3 Absolutely Nothing
• 4 What I Want
• 5 Far Too Hard
• 6 You Make Me Wanna
• 7 Sit On It
• 8 Wish You Were Here
• 9 Misty Circles
• 10 Do It

Bonus Tracks

• 11 Selfish Side
• 12 Misty Circles [7″ Version]
• 13 What I Want [7″ Version]
• 14 I’d Do Anything [7″ Version]
• 15 That’s The Way (I Like It) [7″ Version]

CD2

• 1 Misty Circles [Dance Mix]
• 2 What I Want [Original Dance Mix]
• 3 I’d Do Anything [Megamix]
• 4 That’s The Way (I Like It) [Extended Version]
• 5 What I Want [1984 Dance Mix]
• 6 What I Want [1984 7″ Remix]
• 7 Give It To Me [BBC Session]
• 8 Misty Circles [Dub Mix]
• 9 That’s The Way (I Like It) [Dub] – previously unreleased
• 10 Absolutely Nothing [Dub] – previously unreleased
• 11 Misty Circles [Instrumental]
• 12 Keep That Body Strong (That’s The Way)

1985 YOUTHQUAKE

CD1

• 1 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
• 2 I Wanna Be A Toy
• 3 DJ Hit That Button
• 4 In Too Deep
• 5 Big Daddy Of The Rhythm
• 6 Cake And Eat It
• 7 Lover Come Back To Me
• 8 My Heart Goes Bang
• 9 It’s Been A Long Time

Bonus Tracks

• 10 You Spin Me Round [Murder Mix]
• 11 In Too Deep [7″ Remix]
• 12 My Heart Goes Bang [7″ Version]
• 13 Lover Come Back To Me [Extended Version]
• 14 My Heart Goes Bang [Extended Version]

CD2

• 1 In Too Deep [Off Yer Mong Mix]
• 2 You Spin Me Round [Performance Mix]
• 3 Lover Come Back To Me [Extended Remix]
• 4 My Heart Goes Bang [American WIPE-OUT Mix]
• 5 You Spin Me Round [Alt. Album CD Version with ‘Rock It’ intro]
• 6 Cake And Eat It [Alt. Album CD Version with unfaded intro]
• 7 It’s Been A Long Time [Alt. Album CD Version with ‘You Can Be The First…’ intro]
• 8 You Spin Me Round [Big Ben Mix]
• 9 Lover Come Back To Me [7″ Bonus Mix]
• 10 I Wanna Be A Toy [Instrumental] – previously unreleased
• 11 Lover Come Back To Me [Instrumental] – previously unreleased
• 12 In Too Deep [Instrumental]
• 13 My Heart Goes Bang [Instrumental]

CD3: The Youthquake Tour – Live At Hammersmith Odeon, 6th July 1985

• 1 Cake And Eat It [Live]
• 2 My Heart Goes Bang [Live] – previously unreleased
• 3 In Too Deep [Live]
• 4 Big Daddy Of The Rhythm [Live]
• 5 Far Too Hard [Live] – previously unreleased
• 6 Misty Circles [Live] – previously unreleased
• 7 It’s Been A Long Time [Live] – previously unreleased
• 8 Lover Come Back To Me [Live] – previously unreleased
• 9 DJ Hit That Button [Live] – previously unreleased
• 10 What I Want [Live] – previously unreleased
• 11 You Spin Me Round [Live] – previously unreleased
• 12 In Too Deep [Encore] [Live]  – previously unreleased
• 13 My Heart Goes Bang [Encore] [Live]  – previously unreleased
• 14 You Spin Me Round [Encore] [Live] – previously unreleased

1986 MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW

CD1

• 1 Brand New Lover
• 2 I’ll Save You All My Kisses
• 3 Son Of A Gun
• 4 Then There Was You
• 5 Come Inside
• 6 Something In My House
• 7 Hooked On Love
• 8 I Want You
• 9 Special Star

Bonus Tracks

• 10 Come Inside [7″ Mix]
• 11 I Want You [7″ Mix]
• 12 Brand New Lover [Edit]
• 13 Something In My House [7″ Remix]
• 14 Hooked On Love [Edit]
• 15 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [Remix]
• 16 Something In My House [Flamenco Version]
• 17 Hooked On Love [7″ Remix]

CD2

• 1 Brand New Lover [The Dust Monkey’s Love Bubble Club Mix]
• 2 Something In My House [Mortevicar Mix]
• 3 Hooked On Love [The Big Revolver Mix]
• 4 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [The Sonia Mezumbda Memorial Mix]
• 5 Brand New Lover [Up Ducky Mix]
• 6 Something In My House [7″ US Wipe-Out Mix]
• 7 Something In My House [12″ US Wipe-Out Mix Part 2]
• 8 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [The Long Wet Sloppy Kiss Mix]
• 9 Hooked On Love [La Vie En Rose Mix]
• 10 Brand New Lover [Instrumental]
• 11 Something In My House [House Instrumental]
• 12 Hooked On Love [Instrumental] – previously unreleased
• 13 Something In My House [7″ Instru-MENTAL Mix]

1987 RIP IT UP

CD1

• 1 Brand New Lover [continuously mixed]
• 2 My Heart Goes Bang [continuously mixed]
• 3 Something In My House [continuously mixed]
• 4 Lover Come Back To Me [continuously mixed]
• 5 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [continuously mixed]
• 6 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [continuously mixed]
• 7 In Too Deep [continuously mixed]
• 8 Hooked On Love [continuously mixed]

Bonus Tracks

• 9 Mighty Mix [Part 1] – Wish You Were Here, What I Want, Do It, Misty Circles
• 10 Mighty Mix [Part 2] Absolutely Nothing, Sit On It, You Make Me Wanna, That’s The Way (I Like It)
• 11 Something In My House [Naughty XXX Mix]
• 12 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [The Powerful Club Twelve]
• 13 Something In My House [Short Version]

CD2

• 1 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Club Mix]
• 2 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Instrumental]
• 3 You Spin Me Round [Jail House Club Edit Remix]
• 4 You Spin Me Round [Jail House Club Remix]
• 5 You Spin Me Round [400 Hz – Kleopatra Remix]
• 6 You Spin Me Round [400 Hz – Marc Antoine Remix]
• 7 You Spin Me Round [Edouard’s Mix]
• 8 You Spin Me Round [Kalk’s Underground Mix]
• 9 You Spin Me Round [Blue Sky Mix]
• 10 You Spin Me Round [The Yummi Extended Mix]
• 11 You Spin Me Round [The Yummi 4am Mix]
• 12 You Spin Me Round [The Vicious Mix]
• 13 MEDLEY: Turn Around And Count 2 Ten/Blue Christmas /Your Sweetness [Accapella] (Live In Nagoya, Japan 29 November 1990)

1989 NUDE

CD1

• 1 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten
• 2 Give It Back (That Love Is Mine)
• 3 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye
• 4 Stop Kicking My Heart Around
• 5 Come Home (With Me Baby)
• 6 I Don’t Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
• 7 Get Out Of My House
• 8 I Cannot Carry On
• 9 My Forbidden Lover

Bonus Tracks

• 10 Give It Back (That Love Is Mine) [Instrumental]
• 11 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Alternative Mix]
• 12 Love Toy [inst. version]
• 13 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [7″ Version]
• 14 Come Home (With Me Baby) [7″ Version]
• 15 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Edited House Version]
• 16 Love Toy [Full Vocal Version] – previously unreleased
• 17 Come Home (With Me Baby) [The Deadhouse Dub 7″ Edit]
• 18 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Radio Edit]

CD2: Nude: Remade Remodelled

• 1 Come Home (With Me Baby) [Remade Remodelled]
• 2 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Remade Remodelled]
• 3 Stop Kicking My Heart Around [Remade Remodelled]
• 4 I Don’t Wanna Be Your Boyfriend [Remade Remodelled]
• 5 Give It Back (That Love Is Mine) [Remade Remodelled]
• 6 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [Remade Remodelled]
• 7 Come Home (With Me Baby) [12″ Version]

Bonus Tracks

• 8 Baby Don’t Say Goodbye [Extended Mix]
• 9 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [The Pearl And Dean “I Love” BPM Mix]
• 10 Come Home (With Me Baby) [The Deadhouse Dub]
• 11 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [The Pearl And Dean “I Had A Disco Dream” Mix]
• 12 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [Instru-MENTAL]
• 13 Come Home (With Me Baby) [Instru-MENTAL] – previously unreleased

1990 FAN THE FLAME (Part 1)

CD1

• 1 Fan The Flame (feat. Gina X) – previously unreleased
• 2 Unhappy Birthday
• 3 Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)
• 4 Total Stranger
• 5 Gone 2 Long
• 6 Lucky Day
• 7 What Have U Done (2 Make Me Change)
• 8 And Then I Met U
• 9 Blue Christmas

Bonus Tracks

• 10 Total Stranger [Remix]
• 11 Unhappy Birthday [Heavy Metal Version]
• 12 Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness) [Instrumental]

1995 NUKLEOPATRA

CD1

• 1 Nukleopatra
• 2 Rebel Rebel
• 3 Sleep With You
• 4 The Right Stuff
• 5 I’m A Star
• 6 International Thing
• 7 Picture This
• 8 Spend The Night Together
• 9 Gone Too Long
• 10 Getting It On
• 11 Sex Drive

Bonus Track

12 You Spin Me Round [Sugar Pumpers Radio Mix]

CD2

• 1 Rebel Rebel [12″ Extended Mix]
• 2 The Right Stuff [1994 Mix]
• 3 You Spin Me Round [Sugar Pumpers Extended Mix]
• 4 Sex Drive [Sugar Pumpers Extended Mix]
• 5 International Thing [International 7″ Edit]
• 6 Rebel Rebel [The Hole Mix]
• 7 Sex Drive [Scream Driven Remix]
• 8 International Thing [Nu-NRG 7″ Remix]
• 9 Rebel Rebel [Safe Hands Remix]
• 10 You Spin Me Round [Sugar Pumpers Pumpin’ Mix]
• 11 Sex Drive [Peewee’s Extended Mix]
• 12 International Thing [Nu-NRG 12″ Remix]

2000 FRAGILE

CD1

• 1 Hit And Run Lover
• 2 Something In My House [2000]
• 3 Even Better Than The Real Thing [2000]
• 4 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [2000]
• 5 I Paralyze
• 6 Isn’t It A Pity?
• 7 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [2000]
• 8 Just What I Always Wanted
• 9 My Heart Goes Bang [2000]
• 10 Lover Come Back To Me [2000]
• 11 I Promised Myself
• 12 Blue Christmas 2000

CD2 – Unbreakable – The Fragile Remixes

• 1 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [Y&Co. “B” Mix]
• 2 You Spin Me Round [Zi Zone Mix]
• 3 My Heart Goes Bang [Love Machine Remix]
• 4 Something In My House [Deadend Of Eurasia Mix]
• 5 Hit And Run Lover [Ventura Mix]
• 6 Isn’t It A Pity [Bustard Remix]
• 7 I Paralyze [B4 ZA BEAT Remix]
• 8 Blue Christmas [P.K.G. Remix]
• 9 Lover Come Back To Me [Earthquake Mix]
• 10 Just What I Always Wanted [R.M. Hyper Techno Mix]

CD3

• 1 You Spin Me Round [Punx Soundcheck Vs Princess Julia]
• 2 You Spin Me Round [Mark Moore & Mr Motion Remix]
• 3 You Spin Me Round [D-Bop Club Mix]
• 4 You Spin Me Round [Metro 7″ Edit]
• 5 Hit And Run Lover [Bonus Hit Remix]
• 6 You Spin Me Round [Metro 12″ Extended Mix]
• 7 Pop Life
• 8 Why’s It So Hard
• 9 Jack & Jill Party – Pet Shop Boys Feat. Pete Burns
• 10 Never Marry An Icon – Pete Burns vs The Dirty Disco
• 11 The Art – Pete Burns vs The Dirty Disco – previously unreleased

DVD1: PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

• 1 I’d Do Anything [Promo Video]
• 2 That’s The Way (I Like It) [Promo Video]
• 3 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [Promo Video]
• 4 Lover Come Back To Me [Promo Video]
• 5 In Too Deep [Promo Video]
• 6 My Heart Goes Bang [Promo Video]
• 7 Something In My House [Promo Video]
• 8 Hooked On Love [Promo Video]
• 9 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [Promo Video]
• 10 Brand New Lover [12″] [Promo Video]
• 11 Something In My House [12″] [Promo Video]
• 12 Come Home (With Me Baby) [Promo Video]
• 13 Turn Around And Count 2 Ten [12″] [Promo Video]
• 14 Come Home (With Me Baby) [12″] [Promo Video]
• 15 Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness) [Promo Video]
• 16 Total Stranger [Ruff Promo Video]
• 17 Rebel Rebel [Promo Video]
• 18 Sex Drive [Promo Video]
• 19 Hit And Run Lover [Promo Video]
• 20 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [2003] [Promo Video]

DVD 2: CONCERT FEATURE & TV PERFORMANCES

CONCERT FEATURE: ‘Rip It Up Live’ – Japan, 1987

• 1 Hooked On Love [Live]
• 2 My Heart Goes Bang [Live]
• 3 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [Live]
• 4 Lover Come Back To Me [Live]
• 5 Brand New Lover [Live]
• 6 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [Live]
• 7 In Too Deep [Live]
• 8 Something In My House [Live]
• 9 Come Inside [Live]
• 10 Son Of A Gun [Live]
• 11 I’ll Save You All My Kisses [Encore] [Live]

TV PERFORMANCES

• 12 That’s The Way (I Like It) [on ‘Top Of The Pops’] TX 12/04/1984
• 13 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [on ‘Top Of The Pops’] TX 14/02/1985
• 14 Lover Come Back To Me [on ‘Top Of The Pops’] TX 1985
• 15 In Too Deep [on ‘Top Of The Pops’] TX 1985
• 16 Lover Come Back To Me [on ‘The Kenny Everett Television Show’] TX 11/05/1985
• 17 In Too Deep [on ‘Wogan’] TX 17/06/1985
• 18 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [on ‘Christmas Top Of The Pops’] TX 25/12/1985
• 19 Brand New Lover [on ‘Wogan’] TX 1986
• 20 Brand New Lover [on ‘Roland Rat: The Series’] TX 1986
• 21 Something In My House [on ‘Top Of The Pops’] TX 22/01/1987
• 22 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [on ‘Blue Peter’] TX 10/01/2003