Bananarama reissue track listings

My only small complaints is that once again the SAW ‘No 1 mix” of ‘trick of the night” is featured (previously released on Cd at least twice and the Jolley&Swain Single Mix and “Tricky mix” remain unreleased on cd
given the tricky mix is rather horrid but still it deserves to be curated as well, same for the single mix. so lets hope there indeed is another “Remixes and Rarities” compilation in the works
or paul, since you did such an excellent work with the recent R&R sets, maybe you could pitch the idea yourself to Edsel etc :)
I am sure we fans can help pitch Ideas…

cool post – thanks! I just ordered 2 of these from Amazon so hey, I guess this site is good for something after all *lol* :)

Anyone else having a problem with the video of “Love, Truth & Honesty” on the re-issue of “Wow”? It’s totally unwatchable – the lips and the music is out of synch on my DVD

According to amazon.co.uk..the release date is oct 28!!! Please say it isn’t so!!!! If released on the 21st,they would have had time to get delivered to me for my birthday (oct 25)….with an entire weekend free to listen to all 6 sets….if they come out on the 28,I may get them for the weekend after,but I’ll be working! I know it’s only a week more to wait…but it still sucks! I hate it when releases get pushed back….

Cant wait.!!! shame the last 4 albums ulraviolet, exotica, drama, and viva arent included in this package, some faboulous bonus tracks from these albums exist. And judging by how fast bananaramas facebook and twitter page is growing the public still have a love of all things bananarama.

What!
Only one mix for Preacher Man… That’s really sad :(
4 Shep Pettibone mixes are still only available on the promotional twelve inch…
PREACHER MAN (Shep’s Dub Mix) 4’44”
PREACHER MAN (Shep’s Instrumental) 3’00”
PREACHER MAN (Ramabanana Dub) 4’35”
PREACHER MAN (Bonus Beats Dub) 5’49”
http://sheppettibone.com/sp_preacher_man.html

But the unreleased Pettibone & Forest for Ready Or Not! This is Funktastic!!!

I was curious about the release date…amazon.co.uk finally put up some info and tracklistings,but theys till say sept 30…so i went to cdwow’s website some of you talked about..and they say oct 21….but then i noticed something…about the video format..it says NTSC..is that right??? can anyone confirm this?! That would be great..i wouldn,t have to find a new PAL able dvd player (my old one died on me).

Edsel have confirmed every single one of the 188 tracks are sourced from masters so no vinyl rips whatsoever – it really couldn’t get much better surely. These are amazing!

That SUCKS!!!!!!! Ah well….nothing we can do about it! If I’m lucky they’ll be my birthday present to myself….amazon usually ships their cds the saturday or sunday before the release date…and it usually takes 3 to 4 work days to get here in Montreal…Would be hot if they were in my mailbox on the 25th(my birthday) when i got home from work!!! Yeah i work on my birthday…

I’m actually listening to the 81-93 tracks right now….haven’t done that in a while….makes me more excited to hear the unreleased tracks and mixes….and the vinyl only mixes i can’t listen to….ah The wild life(dub mix)…my favourite dub mix EVER!!!!Lucky for us canadian… being an exclusive to our country! We rarely got exclusive things in Canada back in the good old vinyl days..but with Bananarama we did get a few…unless I’m mistaking?

1: 24”x36” poster in Deep sea skiving Lp..never saw a poster in any other country
2:Extended mix of Tell tale signs on the Kiss him goodbye 12”
3:The wild life..commercial 12”(with pic sleeve)..with Dub mix
4:Set on you 12”….that was a weird release….The Do not disturb sleeve…on the A side Set on you(UK b-side to Trick of the night)on the B side Ghost(Uk b-side to Do not disturb) amd More than physical(Musclebound mix)./ tracks that were not avaiable to Canada,but it kinda sucked when you had the UK vinyls already lol!
5:Ultraviolet cd…completely different sleeve than the other countries got..and one of the cheapest I’ve seen in their discography.
6:Every shade of blue 5”cd single…again completely different..and cheap as hell! lol!

So what is the right release date????..on amazon.co.uk it says sept 30 and on PWL’s facebook page it says oct 21….

I’m not a big Bananarama fan, but I’ve got to say this looks impressive. It’s great when a label caters to the fans.

Calling major labels: use this as a template of what people want when they are buying stuff again! (That said, well done EMI for the Rio deluxe edition.)

Sorry, I haven’t read the whole thread – but has it been confirmed that the bonus tracks wil be sournced from master tapes (as opposed to being vinyl rips)?

Im in the states and order from Amazon UK all teh time, just ordered one of the Belinda Carlisle re-issues as well as Kim Wilde’s Close re-issue.

I am a HUGE Bananarama fan and I cant wait to get these!! They are and continue to be one of my all time favorites. I cant complain about the track listings and I just hope the DVD’s are region free.

You can get the Miami mix of I heard a rumour on the 2002 very best cd ..but you gotta get the double cd edition….there were 2 editions..the first one had only 1 cd and at the end had the tempest fugit mix( a megamix)..a few months later i found a double cd edition..the 2nd cd had a dozen mixes(wich had all been available on cd before) but the first cd was different than the first edition..they replaced the tempest fugit mix by I heard a rumour (miami mix)…so i don’t really mind that it was ommited from the Wow box set…i wanted the house mix and the corporation dub wich were only on vinyl…and i at least got the House mix..maybe the corporation dub will be in that ”supposed” rarities box set?

Hope it helps you out David :)

I was really hoping for the Miami mix of I Heard A Rumour. Reminds me of dancing to it at Heaven back in the day. I hope that is on the next collection talked about on here.

The house mix of Love in the first degree was only found on the 5” cd single for I want you back…but it wasn’t complete..it faded out……..the only way you could get the full mix with a cold end was to get the disconet (dj service) vinyl wich had the complete mix that lasted almost 2 minutes more and had the Penthouse dub made by the guys at disconet.

So i also think (and hope) the Love in the house mix is the full mix finally on cd.

I’m also outside the Uk..I’m in Montreal,Quebec,Canada..i ordered all 6 sets from amazon.co.uk and it ads up to 122$ canadian….not that much considering we are getting 12 full cds and 6 dvds…and the amazon price may go down before release date.If that happens,they give you the according refund.

As for how many mixes that are still not on cd(not counting megamixes)..there are 28 by my count…let,s hope that other set comes out and is not just a ”Ru-ru-rumour” :)

I think we believe it is the same mix.

Can anyone tell me why the excellent Pete Hammond house remix of “Love in the first degree” is not included on the re-issued and expanded CD? OR can this version be the same as they refer above to: Love in the house remix?!?!

My 80’s heart skipped a beat reading those superb tracklisting, so I’ll surely order my copies of these terrific packaged re-issues. I am still enjoying the EBTG output from Edsel! And the Aztec Camera series I’ve won participating in a contest from SDE, the best site to keep yourself informed about all extraordinary releases. Much appreciated, Paul!

Another tip for all Bananarama fans where to buy: the next 24 hours you can pre-order your copies through CD WOWHD (.nl, .com, .co.uk) for only € 15,29/$21.21/ £12.74. Free shipping!

I pre-ordered the first 4 re-issues through AmazonUK, I live in the U.S so Sainsbury is a no-go for me. So happy to finally see these discs released and given the love they deserve!

I think the sets are amazing. Getting the unreleased tracks included is awesome and so many rarities also. I hope they do release the rest of their missing catalogue. I would buy it digital or physical. Who could really complain after such a great set of reissues :-)

There is another ‘set’ coming that will feature missing stuff according to the pwl facebook page, we dont know if its physical or digital though.

No audio versions of “Love, Truth and Honesty” on any of the CDs (7inch or 12inch), yet the early and later 1989 versions of “Cruel Summer” all get included! How could this have happened to a great set of reissues? This is one vinyl record I will have to keep because I can not update it to CD which I was hoping to do with this set, but unfortunately it has been missed off! Oh Dear!

Oh no, I have realised there is another disappointment, no audio 7inch or 12inch versions of “Love, Truth and Honesty” but just a promo video (not much use if I want to only listen to the track). It seems that I will need to keep my 12 vinyl of this track, though it would have been nice to have it in CD quality. This is a hell of a let down to an otherwise great set of expanded reissues! Edsel, how could you leave off such a good track and a chart hit single?

My only downer is that the extended 12inch version of ‘Help!’ has not been included on the “WOW!” edition, but apart from this I think they are all brilliant reissues!!!

I’m impressed: the ‘Deep Sea Skiving’ reissue’s track-listing appears to contain ALL the b-sides, remixes and additional songs issued worldwide during the era that the original album was released, plus a previously unreleased alternative version of their Sex Pistols cover ‘No Feelings’ thrown in for good measure!

The only omission is the alternative 7″ version of ‘Girl About Town’ that was included as an bonus track on the 2007 reissue of ‘Deep Sea Skiving’ – although this version is really no more than a curio, offering just an additional four bars before the instrumental break.

Think they look great and will be the pop reissues of the year (bar Breathe?) but as a couple of people have said why keep pushing amazon – they are currently 4.41 more expensive per set than Sainsburys…. Is SDE bankrolled by Amazon :)

.This reissue is great, but I missed the cd NOW! aprece not the theme Love, Truth & Honesty in any of its formats 7 “and 12” and Remixes, is an important ruling by Edsel Records-

Love, Truth & Honesty was never on ‘Wow!’ It was the lead for ‘The Greatest Hits Collection’ in 1988. I suspect that one, along with the single mixes of ‘Nathan Jones’, and ‘Help!’ as the 3 singles from the ‘Greatest Hits Collection’ era are three of the tracks being saved for the hinted at collection still to be announced. It’s not likely a ‘remixes & rarities’ collection would include a DVD, so the promos have found their way onto these. I guess the compiler want to give as much as possible.

Also worth noting from the comments so far that Bananarama do have a fairly good sized fanbase still, as well as some broad appeal, and although they were at their biggest in the 80s [weren’t we all], have in fact been active non stop since 1979 [34 years!] and are currently recording their new 11th studio album – there’s very few acts been around that long and active the whole time.

Where is Love Truth and Honesty on the Wow! album? Too bad no remixes for that one too.

I am stunned to be honest why anyone would buy these? Bananarama ? To me it’s 80s pop i’d rather forget.

Omar, you shouldn’t expect any vinyl rips – with so many tracks being completely unreleased, there is no vinyl to rip them from! It seems to me these will be all directly from the archival masters

I will no doubt end up getting these at some point ,but sorry to be a Debbie Downer regarding all the additional material. I’m guessing that there’s gonna be several vinyl rips as much of these unreleased mixes have never been on cd before. I hope I’m wrong ! a lot of vinyl transfers in recent years have sounded crappy. Hopefully Edsel will do a good job .

I am actually properly blown away by how amazing these look. They’ve clearly been a labour of love by someone who has their finger on the pulse of what is wanted by both Bananarama fans and casual purchasers. The sheer number of unreleased tracks, mixes etc is quite overwhelming, and as if that wasn’t enough, we have a tongue firmly in cheek but overt hint on the packaging [and from PWL] that there is yet more to come – ‘remixes and rarities’ box set perhaps!? It’s a great day to be a Bananarama fan, and these are for me at least the Deluxe Reissues of 2013. thank you to all involved.

A major and overdue upgrade from the 2007 Rhino reissues. There is a lot to look forward to, as Anfunny points out. Very excited.

These are brilliant! Very well done. Aside from the original albums and all promo videos, I count a total of 70 exclusive audio tracks; 5 unreleased songs, 28 unreleased remixes and 37 previously unavailable on CD tracks/mixes. Plus, 6 exclusive videos, 19 vintage BBC performances and, based on the recent Belinda Carlisle sets, excellent packaging. Impressed!

Forget Amazon – they’re very rarely the cheapest these days

All of the Bananarama reissues are £8.99 on Sainsbury’s website with P&P included.

http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Music/CD/search.html?t=BANANARAMA&section=music/cd

I think these look great. I’m sure there will be some moaning that some things have been left off, but they look pretty jam packed to me! I’m no banana expert though. I’m really looking forward to them. My favourite album is Deep Sea Skiving.