Debbie Gibson / Out of the Blue deluxe reissue

Looks like Electric Youth is getting the same treatment at the end of November!

Paul, why can’t anyone get Debbie’s videos to look good? Please educate me. Edsel and now Cherry have tried but they are still a mess. I understand the videos have not been remastered, but why is that? Is it the artist or the label that decides that? Would the set cost more money if the music videos were remastered? I just don’t get it. Anyways, the audio sounds great on all 3 music discs and it is worth owning.

Currently listening to this on apple music; assuming it is identical to what is included on the physical set. The extended version of “Only in My Dreams” is the “new” extended version included on the “Greatest Hits” album from the mid-90’s. The original 12″ version is not included (at least not on the streaming version). So if you have the “We Could Be Together” box set, you might want to hang on to it, depending upon how important this track is to you. Listening for needledrops; Cherry Red is getting better at hiding them (or using mint copies for transfer); but to my ears some of the tracks here have distortion as if sourced from vinyl. The “Dream House” mix of “Only in My Dreams” almost sounds like it has tape hiss; ripped from the cassette maxi single?- but for the most part sounds good. Was disappointed that it was not included on the box set; I could argue this new set is worth the price just for this mix alone. The “Dub Version” of “Out of the Blue” sounds like a needle drop. Worst of all, the extended mix of “Shake Your Love” fades at the end, so it does not segue directly into the “Bonus Beats” (although you can hear the start of the “Bonus Beats” in the extended version’s fadeout). Overall varying quality from mix to mix, even between tracks that were included in the same 12″ single. Disappointed in what I am hearing so far, which is too bad, because this is a great tracklist; and I know many of us (myself included) were waiting for all of 12-inch singles to be made available digitally. Hate to be a Debbie Downer on this (see what I did there?) but the things I was worried about in my previous comment are all present here.

Just the best one she’s made and all the extras and then some for an acceptable price tag. No discussion, just order it !!

Yep…this is how you re-issue a pop album! Remixes, b-sides and videos.

It’s a lesson the Spice Girls need to learn – I’ve had a look at the forthcoming ‘Spice 25’ tracklisting and it’s incredibly underwhelming. Nowhere near what I want, what I really, really want and it’s so short that the 2 (CDs could) Become 1.

I really wish the Radio Edit of Out of the Blue was included. Probably my most wanted track in CD quality from this albums era. Will still pick it up, though.

The only tracks missing that I can think of are the “radio edit” from the US promo 12″ of “Out of the Blue” (it was a shortened version of the “Vocal/Club Mix”) and the b-side “Edited Dub/Dub Edit” of “Out of the Blue” from the US 7.” It was more of a straight-up instrumental version than an actual dub. Two very small omissions, definitely not enough to deter me from getting this!

Hopefully the “Vocal/Club Mix” and “Bonus Beats” of “Shake Your Love” will remain segued together as they are on the original 12″. Because everybody needs a 13-minute version of “Shake Your Love!”

Very excited for this. Let’s all cross our fingers that there are no needle drops.

S.D.E. readers please givenew album The Body Remembers a careful listen, it’s a delight.

My only interest in Ms. Gibson was that she was pretty damn cute.

A couple of readers below questioned the need for multiple mixes of the singles. Well, no one “needs” a deluxe edition for that matter. I feel I can speak for the majority of this site’s audience: Labels, if you release a deluxe edition of a catalogue title, include all the B sides, single edits, remixes, everything issued in connection with the album. Simple concept, really.

The dvd is still missing some videos from the big box set. It doesn’t include the 2 bonus videos of the 12 inch versions

I am happy that this includes almost everything but as an owner of the big box set as well I am also happy not everything was included

CherryRed has taken a lot of criticism over the past years but I have to admit, they are getting better. Their 80’s reissues often include all available bonus material, like this Debbie Gibson reissue. Looking at the recent Stones and REM reissues, sadly that’s not always a given. This Debbie Gibson release is a sure buy for me. It includes all the remixes and then some. Absolutely love it. Well done!

Outstanding release!
Now here’s a lesson for the record labels: this is what all reissues should be like: a bonus CD (or two) with all the remixes and a DVD concert to boot!
Did I already say “Outstanding release?“

Looks very comprehensive on the remix front. I would not get too excited about the up close and personal interview as i’m assuming it will be the same interview footage from the singles VHS that was listed as up close and personal.

I hope they do all the Atlantic albums at least. BMS would be great to get all the original songs that were scrapped even in Demo form.

We can still dream of TWYH, Deborah and MYOB too. Even though there won’t be many remixes to include there are lots of Demos in the archive.

Have to agree with other comments here, the new album The Body Remembers is excellent

Only made no.26 in album charts originally but a 3CD and DVD set for £21 + small P+P fee it’s worth getting direct from Cherry Red Site if you want a copy.

LOOKS AMAZBALLS! But why not on coloured vinyl?! Hope it sells well.

I was in shock when this was announced. I pre-ordered immediately, but I figured there wouldn’t be anything after the huge box. This is tied with Body Mind and Soul as my favorite Deb album, so I hope the re-issue campaign at least goes up to that album (though I know it’s unlikely to stretch past Anything is Possible). I’m REALLY glad we’re getting all the remixes. I would rather have all of them and then skip around or only rip certain ones for my car than to have mixes missing. With the exception of mixing formats (don’t shove vinyl at me with my CDs), I’d rather have “too much” in a box set than have it missing the things I’m really looking for, like with the Raw Like Sushi set, which managed to have all those remixes, but didn’t have “Buffalo Blues.”

Had this on order with Cherry Red since it was first announced.

As a side note, Debbie’s new album, ‘The Body Remembers’ is great – a real return to form.

Debbie Gibson was one of the few artists from the 80s I didn’t get into, however, this looks like an impressive Super Deluxe Edition album.

Nice to see some versions seeing CD release for the first time. This is what I buy reissues for. :)

Kind of interesting to consider how some artists can’t be bothered to put even a single remix on a “deluxe” reissue (looking at you, Peter Gabriel) and others give us everything we could ever possibly want.

For those who would say “Yeah, but who needs every acapella and instrumental mix?” consider that having these song pieces means that now people can actually remix their own versions, which while non-essential is a really cool thing to have access to. Not to mention for anyone that is trying to replace a huge vinyl collection of 12″ singles like me, it’s really nice when you know you’ll never need to pull out the 40 year old vinyl just for that one version you didn’t get.

I am all for the “if it was on a twelve inch, put it on there!” philosophy of deluxe reissues and I hope more artists follow suit.

Original Deb Head here. Great to see the original 12″ mixes for each single released (I just checked my vinyl and they are all represented). We could all complain about something, but adding some demos or some of the songs that did not make the album (see her “Memory Lane” sets) would have been a nice touch. We all know that some songs that did not make an album are actually better than the ones that did. With regards to the music videos, the videos are absolutely horrible from the “We Could Be Together” box set. This gives us Deb fans a second chance and hopefully Cherry Red have cleaned them up properly. Debbie’s songs really don’t need remastering. They were well recorded and still sound great. Even if the 12″ mixes are ripped from vinyl, that is fine for me. Having the original remixes on vinyl and now on cd is great. For me, the live versions were really not necessary on this set. I would rather have a bigger booklet with remarks from everyone involved with making the album. Again, demos and songs held back would have been great. Already looking forward to the “Electric Youth” deluxe edition. Thanks Cherry Red and they will look great sitting in my Deb collection. Thanks Paul for listing it on here!

I like foolish beat and shake your love, but overall I find this album horribly cheesy. However, after reading comments here I am listening to her latest, and that’s so much better. On par with the best contemporary Kylie tracks. And really great production.

This appears to cover everything (and more?) that was released at the time – so that’s a plus.

On the downside, the sequence of the bonus tracks is baffling – I can’t imagine ever wanting to play those bonus discs other than to decide which tracks should go on my iPod.

Shame they didn’t at least emulate the track listing of the first disc from the mega box a few years back – the full album, plus the core 12” remix for each of the singles. That worked.

Still, I might spring for this if the reviews are good – my worry would be some of the bonus tracks might be ripped from vinyl. We shall see.

Would welcome a vinyl release if it means we also get the later albums done as vinyl – Anything Is Possible only ever got a 12 track cutdown of the full 16 track album, and Body Mind Soul is also hard to get hold of on the black stuff (or whatever colour they decide to press it on).

£20.99 on CR site so that amazon preorder price will drop.
A bargain if you ask me.
Loved Debbie back in the day, my pal had all the 12″ and I had the CDs ….. they got lost over the years so this one is a no brainer for me :-)

Agree the new album is great.

Question is do I need so many mixes of the same songs and will they ever be played more than once. I have the box set so I am more on the no side at the moment for purchase as to much other stuff around at present which would be replayed.

Another great 80’s re-issue from Cherry Red. Pre-ordered already with Eartha Kitt “I’m Still Here” 3CD. By the way the new album from Debbie “The Body Remembers” is pretty good too.

Can we expect a (deluxe/reissued) vinyl at any point though?

great news. i don’ t care much about multiple versions of the same track, and i don’ t like adding extras on the main album disc but other than that it s as good as it might be. Lets hope for a vinyl repress . Actually she has a brand new album The Body Remembers witch is quite good.