Also – an unreleased ‘Short Lives’ 7” & 12” single, limited test-pressings with printed sleeve art are made available for the very first time
The 1985 studio album – in PINK vinyl & sleeve for this 40th Anniversary Edition. Features Glen Matlock, Wilko Johnson, Mike Monroe, John Perry, Patti Palladin & many others.
It’s the superior remixed & revamped version from 2019 with many unheard tracks – two extra tracks were discovered on the album 2” tapes; along with six unreleased outtakes and six live versions.
Remixed by The Vibrators’ Pat Collier (RIP), who has brought the guitar properly up in the mix – Johnny missed the original mixing sessions, now it is heard as he originally intended.
Gatefold notes by Nina Antonia. Limited edition. Also on 3xCD, now at a new keen price.
**To coincide, a limited quantity of 1986 test-pressings of an unreleased Short Lives 7″ and 12″ single with an unheard mix are on sale at the Jungle Direct UK store. It was planned as a single, and a sleeve featuring 98 famous people who’d had Short Lives was designed by then-resident artist and designer Blodgett Waxwing. However, that release got aborted and the Que Sera Sera single was recorded and released instead. Now we’ve printed copies of the sleeve design and put these together with the unreleased test-pressing, on sale now.**
Simultaneously, the 3xCD box set is reissued at a super-keen price. It includes extras of twelve more live tracks and the original 1985 album version, along with remixes, and a 36-page booklet that features the lyrics and exclusive photos alongside Nina’s informed notes.
2xLP tracks:
DISC 1: Remixed: Alone in a Crowd, Countdown Love, Blame It on Mom, Talk About You, M.I.A., Little Bit Of Whore, Short Lives, I Only Wrote This Song For You, Cool Operator, Billy Boy, Endless Party, Que Sera Sera.
DISC 2: Outtakes & alternate versions: Copy Cat, Blame It on Mom (outtake), Taking You Up Avenue D, Short Lives (outtake), I Only Wrote This Song for You (outtake), Cool Operator (first version). Live: Countdown Love, Just Another Girl, Talk About You, Alone in a Crowd, It’s Alright (Blame It on Mom). First issued in purple, 2019
3xCD tracks:
DISC 1: Resurrected: Alone In A Crowd, Countdown Love, Blame It On Mom, Talk About You, M.I.A., Little Bit Of Whore, Short Lives, I Only Wrote This Song For You, Cool Operator, Billy Boy, Endless Party, Que Sera Sera. Extras: Copy Cat, Blame It On Mom (outtake),Taking You Up Avenue D, Short Lives (outtake), I Only Wrote This Song For You (outtake), Cool Operator (first version).
DISC 2: Live in Europe: Geneva: Blame It On Mom, M.I.A., Cool Operator, Personality Crisis, Countdown Love, Little Bit of Whore, Amsterdam: Short Lives, So Alone, Sad Vacation, Too Much Junkie Business, Little Bit of Whore, Born To Lose, Chinese Rocks, Lyon: Countdown Love, Just Another Girl, Talk About You, Alone In A Crowd, It’s Alright (Blame It On Mom). (74 mins)
DISC 3: The original album: Short Lives, M.I.A., I Only Wrote This Song For You, Little Bit of Whore, Cool Operator, Blame It On Mom, Tie Me Up, Alone In A Crowd, Billy Boy, Endless Party. Remixes & single: Cool Operator (Black Cat mix), Short Lives (Heavenly ver.), Short Lives (Johnny’s remix), Que Sera Sera
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