Thompson Twins: “Remixes & Rarities” pre-order window open

Cherry Red’s Thompson Twins Remixes & Rarities two-CD set – compiled by SuperDeluxeEdition’s Paul Sinclair – is now available to pre-order across various Amazon sites.

This 24-track collection features classic remixes remastered from the original tapes alongside some rare B-sides. Six tracks are previously unreleased on CD including the single/AOR version of The Gap.

The booklet features a great selection of photographs from the Sony archive and a brand new interview with Tom Bailey where he talks about the heady era of the mid-eighties and offers an analysis of some of the tracks included on this set.

Remixes & Rarities is released on 22 September 2014. If you have any questions about this set then please ask away by leaving a comment.

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Thompson Twins / Remixes & Rarities track listing:

CD 1

• 1. Love On Your Side (Rap Boy Rap) 7:25
• 2. Lies (Bigger & Better) 6:35
• 3. Lay Yours Hands (US Remix) 5:51*
• 4. In The Name Of Love (12” Dance Extension) 5:39
• 5. You Take Me Up (Machines Take Me Over) 7:33
• 6. Watching (You Watching Me) 5:53
• 7. In The Beginning (7” B-side) 3:14*
• 8. We Are Detective (More Clues) 5.50
• 9. King For A Day (US Mix) 7:20
• 10. Doctor! Doctor! (Extended Version) 7:20
• 11. Long Goodbye (Extended Mix) 7:56
• 12. The Gap (Single/AOR version) 3: 53*
• 13. Big Business 4:13 *

CD 2

• 1. Sister Of Mercy (12” Version) 9:26
• 2. Roll Over (Again) 6:50
• 3. Love Lies Fierce 6:58
• 4. Lay Your Hands On Me (1985 Extended Edit) 5:12
• 5. The Gap (Extended Version / Club Remix) 8:34
• 6. Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream (Smackattack!) 6:10
• 7. Nothing In Common (Club Mix) 7:38
• 8. Hold Me Now (Extended Version) 9:54
• 9. Revolution (Extended Mix) 6:25
• 10. Rollunder 4:40*
• 11. Fools In Paradise 4:45*

* Previously unreleased on CD