The Reissue Thread!

New release from Rubellan Remasters! Out tentatively on Feb
The version on this new CD edition contains the rare 'Special Cassette Remix' which was only available in a handful of countries upon release in 1984. Remastered from the absolute original master tape from the Universal UK tape archive, the original 9 tracks will be augmented with a handful or bonus tracks, including the full 'Extended Dance Mix' of the single Beat Boy, which was only previously available on a rare promotional 12" single. Also included is a newly discovered single edit of the track Yesterday's Shadow, which had apparently been planned for a 7" single release but never materialized.
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Conflicted about whether I want this or not. I'd like to hear if the 'remix' can improve the original. But it's such a terrible album I doubt anything could salvage it.
 
This year is all about Madonna as far as reissues go, but beyond Her, there's still so many exciting possibilities, some I'm continuing to hold out for after years of hoping, and some that are more likely.

More Prince (of course), George Michael (as long as his Estate aren’t involved), Amazulu (still),
Feargal Sharkey (still), Dead Or Alive (still), Jody Watley, Terence Trent D’Arby/Sananda Maitreya, Grace Jones, Princess, Whitney... the list goes on.

And as the early '90's moves further into history, some of what that had to offer is worth a dusting off - Kenny Thomas, Innocence, Kim Wilde, Diana Ross and of course Dina Carroll, who deserves nothing less than the full super deluxe treatment, a la...

Dina Carroll – So Close (7-disc Super Deluxe Edition)
Nine UK top 40 hits <> Brit Award Winner: Best Female Artist, 1994 <> Mercury Music Prize: Best Album nominee <> Biggest selling debut by a female artist in history (until 2001) <> Over 1.5 million copies sold <> 4th best selling album of 1993

CD1 – The Album (& *bonus tracks)
01. Special Kind Of Love
02. Hold On
03. This Time
04. Falling
05. So Close
06. Ain’t No Man
07. Express
08. Heaven Sent
09. You’ll Never Know
10. Don’t Be A Stranger
11. Why Did I Let You Go? *
12. If I Knew You Then *
13. Here (Radio Edit) *
14. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Nigel Lowis Edit) *
15. It’s Too Late (with Quartz) *
16. Naked Love (with Quartz) *
17. Don’t Let Me Be The One *
18. You’ll Lose A Good Thing *
19. The Perfect Year *

CD2 – Edits & Mixes
01. Special Kind Of Love (C&C Radio 7’’)
02. Ain’t No Man (Lowmac 7’’ Mix)
03. Express (7’’ West End Radio Remix)
04. This Time (Radio Mix)
05. Why Did I Let You Go? (EP Edit)
06. Don’t Be A Stranger (Radio Mix)
07. Here (West End Radio Edit)
08. It’s Too Late (Remix Edit)
09. So Close (Radio Edit)
10. Ain’t No Man (Master Mix)
11. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Nigel Lowis Mix)
12. Here (West End Mix)
13. Express (West End Mix)
14. Special Kind Of Love (C&C Special Love Club)
15. So Close (Quiet Storm Mix)

CD3 – Remixes I
01. Ain’t No Man (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)
02. Special Kind Of Love (Todd Terry 12’’ Mix)
03. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Platinum Mix)
04. Here (Nigel Lowis Mix)
05. Why Did I Let You Go? (Phil Kelsey Mix)
06. Express (12’’ Master Mix)
07. Falling (Phil Kelsey Remix)
08. Naked Love (Big Apple Mix)
09. It’s Too Late (Overnight Mix)
10. So Close (Groove Mix)
11. Ain’t No Man (Jazzy Vibe)
12. Express (Alternative Mix)
13. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Suite Attraction Mix)
14. Ain’t No Man (Club Mix)
15. Special Kind Of Love (Tee’s Freeze Mix)

CD4 – Remixes II
01. Ain’t No Man (Lowmac 12’’)
02. Special Kind Of Love (A Real McKoy Mix)
03. Express (Xpressed Dub)
04. Naked Love (Bustercone Mix)
05. It’s Too Late (DMC Remix)
06. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Diamond Dub)
07. Ain’t No Man (Tee’s R&B Flavor Mix)
08. Special Kind Of Love (Monster Club Mix)
09. It’s Too Late (Remixed By Cassroc & Splicemaster T)
10. Express (NY Dub)
11. Ain’t No Man (West End Mix)
12. Special Kind Of Love (Vocal ‘Underground’ Mix)
13. It’s Too Late (Overnight Dub)
14. So Close (Mellow Mix)

CD5 – BBC In Concert, Live at The Brighton Centre – 20th November 1993
01. Special Kind Of Love
02. It’s Too Late
03. So Close
04. This Time
05. I Don’t Want To Talk About It
06. Express
07. Why Did I Let You Go?
08. You’ll Never Know
09. Don’t Be A Stranger
10. The Perfect Year

DVD & Blu-Ray – Video’s & TV Performances
01. It’s Too Late (promo video)
02. Naked Love (promo video)
03. Ain’t No Man (promo video)
04. Special Kind Of Love (promo video)
05. So Close (promo video)
06. This Time (promo video)
07. Express (promo video)
08. Don’t Be A Stranger (promo video)
09. The Perfect Year (promo video)
10. I Don’t Want To Talk About It (MTV Most Wanted)
11. It’s Too Late (Top of The Pops)
12. Ain’t No Man (MTV)
13. Special Kind Of Love (Top of The Pops)
14. Hold On (Top of The Pops)
15. This Time (Pebble Mill)
16. Express (Top of The Pops)
17. So Close (Top of The Pops)
18. Why Did I Let You Go? (Dance Energy)
19. Don’t Be A Stranger (Top Pop)
20. The Perfect Year (Top of The Pops)

Bonus CD Single (tracks not on So Close - Super Deluxe Edition)
01. Ain’t No Man (2022 Version)
02. Special Kind Of Love (2022 Version)
03. Express (2022 Version)
04. Ain’t No Man (Mackmaster Mix)
05. Special Kind Of Love (Tee’s Dance Mix)
06. Special Kind Of Love (12’’ Instrumental)
07. Special Kind Of Love (Rubber ‘Disco’ Dub)
08. Special Kind Of Love (Fierce ‘Tribal’ Mix)
09. Express (Instrumental)

One can dream, but as we've seen with the reissue market, sometimes dreams do come true...
 
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Dina Carroll – So Close (7-disc Super Deluxe Edition)

Nine UK top 40 hits <> Brit Award Winner: Best Female Artist, 1994 <> Mercury Music Prize: Best Album nominee <> Biggest selling debut by a female artist in history (until 2001) <> Over 1.5 million copies sold <> 4th best selling album of 1993

CD1 – The Album (& *bonus tracks)
01. Special Kind Of Love
02. Hold On
03. This Time
04. Falling
05. So Close
06. Ain’t No Man
07. Express
08. Heaven Sent
09. You’ll Never Know
10. Don’t Be A Stranger
11. Why Did I Let You Go? *
12. If I Knew You Then *
13. Here (Radio Edit) *
14. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Nigel Lowis Edit) *
15. It’s Too Late (with Quartz) *
16. Naked Love (with Quartz) *
17. Don’t Let Me Be The One *
18. You’ll Lose A Good Thing *
19. The Perfect Year *

CD2 – Edits & Mixes
01. Special Kind Of Love (C&C Radio 7’’)
02. Ain’t No Man (Lowmac 7’’ Mix)
03. Express (7’’ West End Radio Remix)
04. This Time (Radio Mix)
05. Why Did I Let You Go? (EP Edit)
06. Don’t Be A Stranger (Radio Mix)
07. Here (West End Radio Edit)
08. It’s Too Late (Remix Edit)
09. So Close (Radio Edit)
10. Ain’t No Man (Master Mix)
11. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Nigel Lowis Mix)
12. Here (West End Mix)
13. Express (West End Mix)
14. Special Kind Of Love (C&C Special Love Club)
15. So Close (Quiet Storm Mix)

CD3 – Remixes I
01. Ain’t No Man (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)
02. Special Kind Of Love (Todd Terry 12’’ Mix)
03. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Platinum Mix)
04. Here (Nigel Lowis Mix)
05. Why Did I Let You Go? (Phil Kelsey Mix)
06. Express (12’’ Master Mix)
07. Falling (Phil Kelsey Remix)
08. Naked Love (Big Apple Mix)
09. It’s Too Late (Overnight Mix)
10. So Close (Groove Mix)
11. Ain’t No Man (Jazzy Vibe)
12. Express (Alternative Mix)
13. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Suite Attraction Mix)
14. Ain’t No Man (Club Mix)
15. Special Kind Of Love (Tee’s Freeze Mix)

CD4 – Remixes II
01. Ain’t No Man (Lowmac 12’’)
02. Special Kind Of Love (A Real McKoy Mix)
03. Express (Xpressed Dub)
04. Naked Love (Bustercone Mix)
05. It’s Too Late (DMC Remix)
06. Born To Be (Your Lover) (Diamond Dub)
07. Ain’t No Man (Tee’s R&B Flavor Mix)
08. Special Kind Of Love (Monster Club Mix)
09. It’s Too Late (Remixed By Cassroc & Splicemaster T)
10. Express (NY Dub)
11. Ain’t No Man (West End Mix)
12. Special Kind Of Love (Vocal ‘Underground’ Mix)
13. It’s Too Late (Overnight Dub)
14. So Close (Mellow Mix)

CD5 – BBC In Concert, Live at The Brighton Centre – 20th November 1993
01. Special Kind Of Love
02. It’s Too Late
03. So Close
04. This Time
05. I Don’t Want To Talk About It
06. Express
07. Why Did I Let You Go?
08. You’ll Never Know
09. Don’t Be A Stranger
10. The Perfect Year

DVD & Blu-Ray – Video’s & TV Performances
01. It’s Too Late (promo video)
02. Naked Love (promo video)
03. Ain’t No Man (promo video)
04. Special Kind Of Love (promo video)
05. So Close (promo video)
06. This Time (promo video)
07. Express (promo video)
08. Don’t Be A Stranger (promo video)
09. The Perfect Year (promo video)
10. I Don’t Want To Talk About It (MTV Most Wanted)
11. It’s Too Late (Top of The Pops)
12. Ain’t No Man (MTV)
13. Special Kind Of Love (Top of The Pops)
14. Hold On (Top of The Pops)
15. This Time (Pebble Mill)
16. Express (Top of The Pops)
17. So Close (Top of The Pops)
18. Why Did I Let You Go? (Dance Energy)
19. Don’t Be A Stranger (Top Pop)
20. The Perfect Year (Top of The Pops)

Bonus CD Single (tracks not on So Close - Super Deluxe Edition)
01. Ain’t No Man (2022 Version)
02. Special Kind Of Love (2022 Version)
03. Express (2022 Version)
04. Ain’t No Man (Mackmaster Mix)
05. Special Kind Of Love (Tee’s Dance Mix)
06. Special Kind Of Love (12’’ Instrumental)
07. Special Kind Of Love (Rubber ‘Disco’ Dub)
08. Special Kind Of Love (Fierce ‘Tribal’ Mix)
09. Express (Instrumental)

One can dream, but as we've seen with the reissue market, sometimes dreams do come true...[/QUOTE]

How can we manifest this? And can we schedule a campaign for her other albums while we’re at it?
 
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I'm looking for answers on the Scritti Politti, Anhomie & Bonhomie and Cupid & Psyche 85 CD re-releases. Both were meant to be released in the summer but were delayed. I ordered them online and found out in November that Anhomie finally got released but still no sign of the other. I can find zero information online about the delay or whether Cupid is ever getting released at all. My order is stuck until I make a decision on it and wondered if anyone could help at all? It's really strange for CD releases to get held up like this
 
I'm looking for answers on the Scritti Politti, Anhomie & Bonhomie and Cupid & Psyche 85 CD re-releases. Both were meant to be released in the summer but were delayed. I ordered them online and found out in November that Anhomie finally got released but still no sign of the other. I can find zero information online about the delay or whether Cupid is ever getting released at all. My order is stuck until I make a decision on it and wondered if anyone could help at all? It's really strange for CD releases to get held up like this
Rough Trade Records' own web shop has it as release date TBC. Maybe worth dropping the label an email?

https://store.roughtraderecords.com...ases/products/scritti-politti-cupid-psyche-85
 

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