Paul Draper / Mansun Retold

Paul Draper has re-recorded 11 Mansun tracks for a new album, Mansun Retold.

The songs, which include hit singles ‘Wide Open Space’, ‘I Can Only Disappoint U’, were recorded at The Loft Studios in Surrey, and co-produced with Paul “PDub” Walton. These arrangements feature a full acoustic band. Musicians include Julian Fenton (Mansun’s own drummer during their early days) and a string quartet led and arranged by Audrey Riley as well as Draper himself, who handles most other instruments. Preview, ‘I’ve Seen The Top Of The Mountain’, whichis the first single, below.

“I picked some of my favourite songs that I had written during my time in Mansun, ones that I also felt could be interpreted by a full unplugged acoustic band & reimagined in a more mature way for a new audience as well as existing fans.”

Paul Draper

Mansun Retold is available on CD and vinyl but a 2CD+blu-ray deluxe edition comes in 48-page hardcover book packaging and offers bonus ‘stripped back’ versions on CD 2 and a Dolby Atmos Mix of the main 11-track album on blu-ray audio. SIGNED versions of this are available from the official Paul Draper shop.

Mansun Retold will be released on 20 February 2026, via Kscope.

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Mansun Retold - vinyl LP

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Mansun Retold - CD edition

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Tracklisting

Mansun Retold Paul Draper /

• • CD 1: Mansun Retold
    1. I’ve Seen The Top Of The Mountain Retold [4:53]
    2. Disgusting Retold [4:22]
    3. I Can Only Disappoint U Retold [4:15]
    4. Until The Next Life Retold [4:35]
    5. Naked Twister Retold [3:51]
    6. The Chad Who Loved Me Retold [3:45]
    7. Wide Open Space Retold [4:15]
    8. Dark Mavis Retold [6:54]
    9. Comes As No Surprise Retold [3:54]
    10. Mansun’s Only Love Song Retold [5:31]
    11. When The Wind Blows Retold [4:16]
  • CD 2: Stripped Back versions
    1. Until The Next Life Stripped Back [4:35]
    2. When The Wind Blows Stripped Back [4:12]
    3. Naked Twister Stripped Back [3:51]
    4. I’ve Seen The Top Of The Mountain Stripped Back [4:53]
    5. Mansun’s Only Love Song Stripped Back [4:42]
    6. Dark Mavis Stripped Back [6:55]
  • CD 3: Blu-ray

    Mansun Retold in Atmos, 5.1 and hi-res stereo

    1. I’ve Seen The Top Of The Mountain Retold [4:53]
    2. Disgusting Retold [4:22]
    3. I Can Only Disappoint U Retold [4:15]
    4. Until The Next Life Retold [4:35]
    5. Naked Twister Retold [3:51]
    6. The Chad Who Loved Me Retold [3:45]
    7. Wide Open Space Retold [4:15]
    8. Dark Mavis Retold [6:54]
    9. Comes As No Surprise Retold [3:54]
    10. Mansun’s Only Love Song Retold [5:31]
    11. When The Wind Blows Retold [4:16]