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Midge Ure / The Gift deluxe edition

4CD set and 2LP vinyl

By Paul Sinclair

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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

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