New Visage remix compilation and seven-CD limited edition set

Earlier this month SDE posted about the new Visage compilation Wild Life: The Best of 1978 to 2015 (out soon). It’s fair to say that this was met with a decidedly lukewarm reception by fans who were looking for something a bit more nuanced and well, interesting.

Their hopes now rest in a ‘sister companion’ subtitled The Best Of Extended Versions and Remixes – 1978 to 2015 (presumably the expected ‘CDX’ version) which will be issued in January, along with a seven-CD package which includes both versions of this compilation and a plethora of instrumental versions of later material.

Although the title might suggest a multi-disc set, The Best Of Extended Versions and Remixes – 1978 to 2015 is actually just one single CD or two vinyl records. The vinyl package appears to offer a bonus track of Your Skin Is My Sin (Antidote Extended Version) – other than that, they deliver the same 11 remixes.

The seven-disc “Signature and Postcards Limited Edition” doesn’t look like it’s a ‘box set’ as such, but brings together both standard and remix CDs of The Wild Life and adds FIVE further discs as follows:

• • The Wild Life (Best Of, 1978-2015) [Download Versions on Printed CDR]
• • Hearts And Knives Instrumentals [CD]
• • Orchestral Instrumentals [CD]
• • Demons To Diamonds Instrumentals [CD]
• • Fierce Verve (Wild Life Instrumentals Exclusive Edition) [CD]

This package also comes with a Visage postcard hand-signed by Steve Barnacle, Lauren Duvall, Robin Simon and Logan Sky as well as Visage ‘special edition’ postcards and some stickers. You can order this exclusively via the Visage online store.

Arguably, the new remix CD still doesn’t really offer enough rarities, and the seven-disc package is very heavy on instrumentals, although it’s fairly well-priced.

Availability for anything other than the standard Wild Life is currently limited on Amazon, although everything is orderable via the Visage online store and you can buy the instrumental discs individually there too.

The Wild Life compilation is out on 12 December while the remix version has a release date of 20 January on Amazon Germany, although you might get these earlier via the official shop. The communication and promotion of these sets has been a mess, frankly, but you can at least check out all the track listings below.

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THE WILD LIFE – THE BEST OF 1978 – 2015
Standard CD

1. Fade To Grey (Original Version)
2. Mind Of A Toy (Original Version)
3. Visage (Original Version)
4. The Anvil (Original Version)
5. Night Train (7″ Version)
6. The Damned Don’t Cry (Original Version)
7. Pleasure Boys (Original Version)
8. Never Enough (Original Version)
9. Dreamer, I Know (Original Version)
10. She’s Electric (Coming Around) (Original Version)
11. Hidden Sign (Tiger Face Flame Remix)
12. Love Glove (Orchestral Version)
13. Aurora (Original Version)
14. The Silence (Original Version)

THE WILD LIFE – THE BEST OF 1978 – 2015
Download version

1. Fade To Grey (Main Version)
2. Mind Of A Toy (Main Version)
3. Visage (Main Version)
4. Tar (Original 7” Version)
5. The Anvil (Main Version)
6. Night Train (Main Version)
7. The Damned Don’t Cry (Main Version)
8. Pleasure Boys (Main Version)
9. Never Enough (Original Version)
10. Dreamer, I Know (Original Version)
11. She’s Electric (Coming Around) (Original Version)
12. Hidden Sign (Tiger Face Flame Remix)
13. Love Glove (Orchestral Version)
14. Aurora (Original Version)
15. The Silence (Original Version)
16. Tightrope (Original Version) [NEW EXCLUSIVE B-SIDE TRACK – DOWNLOAD ONLY]

The Wild Life: The Best Of Extended Versions and Remixes – 1978 to 2015
CD Version

1. Fade To Grey (Extended Version)
2. Mind Of A Toy (Extended Version)
3. Visage (Extended Version)
4. The Damned Don’t Cry (Extended Version)
5. The Anvil (Extended Version)
6. Pleasure Boys (Extended Version)
7. Tar (Extended Dub)
8. Frequency 7 (Dance Version)
9. Shameless Fashion (Extended Version)
10. On We Go (Extended Version)
11. Hidden Sign (Extended Version)

The WildLife: The Best Of Extended Versions and Remixes – 1978 to 2015
2LP Version

1. Fade To Grey (Extended Version)
2. Mind Of A Toy (Extended Version)
3. Visage (Extended Version)
4. The Damned Don’t Cry (Extended Version)
5. The Anvil (Extended Version)
6. Pleasure Boys (Extended Version)
7. Tar (Extended Dub)
8. Frequency 7 (Dance Version)
9. Shameless Fashion (Extended Version)
10. On We Go (Extended Version)
11. Hidden Sign (Extended Version)
12. Your Skin Is My Sin (Antidote Extended Version)

The Wild Life: 7CD Signature and Postcards Limited Edition

A limited edition package consisting of:

• The Wild Life (Best Of, 1978-2015) [CD]
• The Wild Life (Best Of, 1978-2015) [Download Versions on Printed CDR]
• The Wild Life (Best Of Extended Versions 1978-2015) [CD]
• Hearts And Knives Instrumentals [CD]
• Orchestral Instrumentals [CD]
• Demons To Diamonds Instrumentals [CD]
• Fierce Verve (Wild Life Instrumentals Exclusive Edition) [CD]
• Visage Postcard hand signed by Steve Barnacle, Lauren Duvall, Robin Simon and Logan Sky
• 4 x Visage Special Edition Postcards
• Visage stickers

Hearts And Knives Instrumentals
Instrumental / Vocal-less versions of the 2013 Hearts and Knives album

1. Never Enough (Instrumental Version)
2. Shameless Fashion (Instrumental Version)
3. She’s Electric (Coming Around) (Instrumental Version)
4. Hidden Sign (Instrumental Version)
5. On We Go (Instrumental Version)
6. Dreamer I Know (Instrumental Version)
7. Lost In Static (Instrumental Version)
8. I Am Watching (Instrumental Version)
9. Diaries Of A Madman (Instrumental Version)
10. Breathe Life (Instrumental Version)

Orchestral Instrumentals

Instrumental / Vocal-less versions of the 2014 Orchestral album

1. The Damned Don’t Cry (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
2. Fade To Grey (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
3. Dreamer I Know (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
4. Mind Of A Toy (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
5. Visage (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
6. The Anvil (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
7. Never Enough (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
8. Pleasure Boys (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
9. Hidden Sign (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
10. Night Train (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
11. Love Glove (Orchestral Instrumental Version)
12. The Silence (Orchestral Instrumental Version)

Demons To Diamonds Instrumentals
Instrumental / Vocal-less versions of the 2015 Demons To Diamonds album

1. Before You Win (Instrumental Version)
2. Become (Instrumental Version)
3. Loving The Alien (Instrumental Version)
4. Days Become Dark (Instrumental Version)
5. Seven Deadly Sins Part Three (Instrumental Version)
6. Aurora (Instrumental Version)
7. Your Skin Is My Sin (Instrumental Version)
8. Clubscene (Instrumental Version)
9. Star City (Instrumental Version)
10. Never (Instrumental Version)

Fierce Verve: Wild Life Instrumentals
Instrumental / Vocal-less versions and exclusive tracks

1. Never Enough (Richard Stone & John Bryan In Prague Instrumental Version)
2. Seven Deadly Sins Part Two (Instrumental)
3. Hidden Sign (Tiger Face Flame Remix Instrumental)
4. Dreamer I Know (Sare Havlicek Remix Instrumental)
5. On We Go (Extended Instrumental)
6. Digital Age (Instrumental)
7. Tightrope (Instrumental)
8. Your Skin Is My Sin (Antidote Version Instrumental)
9. Fade To Grey (Tilt’s Nu-Romancer Remix)
10. The Silence (Original Instrumental)