• THE TWO CLASSIC EARLY SINGLES ORIGINALLY ON THE BLACK EYES LABEL.
• PLUS FIVE PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD 1982 DEMOS FROM THE LEGENDARY PETE BURNS FRONTED BAND.
• PRESSED ON RED VINYL! CAPTURING DEAD OR ALIVE’S MUTATION FROM PROTO-GOTHIC ROCK BAND TO HI-NRG POP SUPERSTARS.
Having been ‘discovered’ working in Liverpool’s Probe Records during the punk rock explosion of the late 1970s, Pete Burns found himself fronting his own band, Nightmares In Wax who mutated into the more familiar Dead Or Alive, eventually bringing Pete into the UK pop mainstream, and a star was born.
Bringing together two-self-released 1982 singles and a collection of early versions of Hi-NRG tracks which would eventually find their way onto the band’s debut album, ‘Let Them Drag My Soul Away’ showcases the blossoming of one of the 80s pop scene’s most colourful characters. Unapologetic, unfiltered, loud, and proud – Pete Burns singularly brought a punk rock mindset to the pop paradigm, providing a much needed antidote to the sexless Thatcherite stars beginning to dominate the UK pop charts during the middle of the decade – this collection of recordings captures something of that spirit and the energy of the driving force behind it.
Pressed on deep red vinyl and housed in a cover photograph by Dead Or Alive’s then manager Francesco Mellina, ‘Let Them Drag My Soul Away’ presents a last glimpse at a pre-stardom Pete, and a long overdue back story accompaniment for fans and collectors alike.
Tracklist
SIDE ONE
1 It’s Been Hours Now
2 The Stranger
3 Some Of That
4 Nowhere To Nowhere
5 Whirlpool
SIDE TWO
1 Selfish Side (Demo)
2 Far Too Hard (Demo 2nd Mix)
3 Give It To Me (Demo)
4 What I Want (Demo)
5 Misty Circles (Demo)
CD TRACKLIST
DISC ONE
THE SINGLES
Nightmares In Wax
1 Black Leather
2 Girl Song
3 Shangri-La
4 Girl Song (1985 Mix)
5 Shangri-La (1985 Mix)
Dead Or Alive
6 I’m Falling
7 Flowers
8 Number Eleven
9 Namegame (Live version)
10 It’s Been Hours Now
11 Whirlpool
12 Nowhere To Nowhere
13 It’s Been Hours Now 2
14 The Stranger
15 Some Of That
DISC TWO
THE DEMOS
Nightmares In Wax
1 Black Leather (4-Track Demo)*
2 Girl Song (4-Track Demo)*
3 I’ll Turn Away (4-Track Demo)*
4 Shangri-La (4-Track Demo)*
Dead Or Alive
5 Selfish Side (Demo)*
6 Far Too Hard (Demo 2nd Mix)*
7 Misty Circles (Demo)*
8 What I Want (Demo)*
9 Give It To Me (Demo)*
10 Selfish Side (Alternate Early Mix) *
11 Untitled Instrumental #1*
12 Untitled Instrumental #2*
13 Untitled Instrumental #3*
(*previously unreleased)
DISC THREE
THE PEEL SESSIONS & LIVE RECORDINGS
1 Nowhere To Nowhere (Peel Session)
2 Running Wild (Peel Session)
3 Number Eleven (Peel Session)
4 Flowers (Peel Session)
5 Number Twelve (Peel Session)
6 The Stranger (Peel Session)
7 Misty Circles (Peel Session)
8 Misty Circles Pt 2 (Peel Session)
9 Gilded Splinters (Live In Manchester)*
10 Don’t Tell Me (Live In Manchester)*
11 Flowers (TV Version)*
(*previously unreleased)