Release Date: 16 February 2024
Label: Cherry Pop / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929447509
Description
• Featuring 52 tracks over 3CDs, this box set contains the three studio albums Cutting Crew recorded between 1986 and 1992, the Grammy nominated debut, 'Broadcast' (1986), acclaimed follow up, 'The Scattering' (1989), and the ripe for rediscovery, 'Compus Mentus' (1992), plus B sides, remixes and demos.
It's been Cutting Crew's fate to be primarily remembered for their enormous, multi- million selling international hit, '(I Just) Died In Your Arms', and that's here in two versions, but this box set shows that there's much more to the band, whose driving pop- rock is defined by strong song writing, Nick Van Eede's soulful vocals and Kevin MacMichael's lead guitar.
The USA took Cutting Crew to their hearts and '(I Just) Died In Your Arms' topped the Billboard chart, 'I've Been In Love Before' reached #9 and the album 'Broadcast' peaked at #16, going gold. In the UK '(I Just) Died In Your Arms' was a #4 smash hit.
All four singles from 'Broadcast' are also presented as extended remixes originally issued on 12” singles including the much loved 12” mix of '(I Just) Died In Your Arms' and Arthur Baker's remix and dub of 'Any Colour'.
Cutting Crew frontman Nick Van Eede has opened his archives to contribute five demos to the set, including two previously unreleased – 'Open Up Your Window' and a cover of Simon Dupree And The Big Sound's 'Kites'.
Van Eede, who still leads Cutting Crew today, has been newly interviewed for the box set booklet.
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
Broadcast (1986)1 Any Colour2 One For The Mockingbird3 I’ve Been In Love Before4 Life In A Dangerous Time5 Fear Of Falling6 (I Just) Died In Your Arms7 Don’t Look Back8 Sahara9 It Shouldn’t Take Too Long10 The BroadcastB-SideS & Remixes11 For The Longest Time12 I Just Died In Your Arms (12” Remix)13 I’ve Been In Love Before (Extended)14 One For The Mockingbird (Extended Remix)15 Any Colour (Arthur Baker Remix)
DISC TWO
The Scattering (1989)1 Year In The Wilderness2 The Scattering3 Big Noise4 Everything But My Pride5 Handcuffs For Houdini6 (Between A) Rock And A Hard Place7 Tip Of Your Tongue8 Reach For The Sky9 The Last Thing10 Feel The Wedge11 Binkies Return (Instrumental)12 BragB-Sides & Demos13 Christians14 Card House (Live)15 Contact High16 More Than A Dream (Demo)17 Into The Night (Demo)18 No Secrets (Demo)
DISC THREE
Compus Mentus (1992)1 No Bad Thing2 (Another One Of My) Big Ideas3 Frigid As England4 Julie Don’t Dance5 If That’s The Way You Want It6 Need Someone7 Your Guess Is As Good As Mine8 Ricochet9 Sweet Auburn10 Crooked Mile11 Don’t Let It Bring You Down12 All The Way InB-Sides, Remixes & Demos13 Been In Luv (92)14 Everything But My Pride (92 Remix)15 Open Up Your Window (Demo)16 Mirror And A Blade (Live)17 One For The Mockingbird (Shelly Yakus US Remix)18 Any Colour (Dub)19 Kites (Demo),
Holocaust
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Uriah Heep
Strawbs
Praying Mantis
Cutting Crew
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