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‘Tenement Symphony’ was an attempt, at the time, to make the definitive Marc Almond album as masterminded by Warner Music UK’s then chairman Rob Dickins. The effect of the album was meant to be like looking through the windows of different rooms in a tenement building and hearing a bouquet of narrative songs about disparate characters residing therein. It saw the first post-breakup rekindling of the songwriting partnership with Soft Cell’s Dave Ball (with The Grid’s Richard Norris) on the three techno-torch tracks ‘Meet Me In My Dream’, ‘I’ve Never Seen Your Face’ and UK hit ‘My Hand Over My Heart’. It was an album that also featured three co- writes with Marc’s long-standing collaborator and arranger Billy McGee (Marc & The Mambas, The Willing Sinners) on the emotionally charged tracks ‘Vaudeville & Burlesque’, ‘Beautiful Brutal Thing’ and ‘Champagne’.
In this re-sequencing of the album, to enable optimal mastering, ‘Champagne’ now opens the predominantly ‘bonus tracks’ second disc, the other songs were B-sides to the album’s three hit singles, ‘Jacky’ (UK#17), My Hand Over My Heart’ (UK#33) and ‘The Days Of Pearly Spencer’ (UK#4).
Many of these B-sides feature such stellar songwriting that they could have easily created a double album back in the day to showcase all the contemporaneous involved talents of Trevor Horn, The Grid, John Coxon and Billy McGee. This special double, coloured vinyl edition for fans provides a glimpse into how such a release might actually have panned out.
Tracklist
2LP
Side A:
Tenement Symphony
1. (i) Prelude
2. (ii) Jacky
3. (iii) What Is Love?
4. (iv) Trois Chansons De Bilitis - Extract
5. (v) The Days Of Pearly Spencer
6. (vi) My Hand Over My Heart
Side B:
1. Meet Me In My Dream
2. Beautiful Brutal Thing
3. I’ve Never Seen Your Face
4. Vaudeville & Burlesque
Side C:
1. Champagne
2. Bruises
3. Deadly Serenade
4. Night And No Morning
5. A Love Outgrown
Side D:
1. Deep Night (12” Version)
2. Money For Love (Ennio Mix)
3. Dancing In A Golden Cage
4. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Reflection In A Golden Eye)
2CD
DISC ONE:
Tenement Symphony Album & B-Sides
1. (i) Prelude 2. (ii) Jacky 3. (iii) What Is Love? 4. (iv) Trois Chansons De Bilitis – Extract 5. (v) The Days Of Pearly Spencer 6. (vi) My Hand Over My Heart 7. Meet Me In My Dream 8. Beautiful Brutal Thing 9. I’ve Never Seen Your Face 10. Vaudeville & Burlesque 11. Champagne 12. Bruises 13. Deadly Serenade 14. Deep Night (7” Mix) 15. A Love Outgrown 16. Night And No Morning 17. Money For Love (Ennio Mix)
DISC TWO:
Bonus Tracks & Remixes
1. Jacky (Youth 7” Remix) 2. My Hand Over My Heart (Single Mix) 3. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (The German 7” Mix) 4. What Is Love? (7” Edit) 5. Like A Prayer 6. Jacky (Youth 12” Remix) 7. My Hand Over My Heart (Grit And Glitter Mix) 8. Dancing In A Golden Cage 9. Deep Night (12” Mix) 10. Money For Love (Fiddle Mix) 11. Jacky (Alpine Dub) 12. My Hand Over My Heart (John Coxon 12” Mix) 13. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Reflection In A Golden Eye)
6CD+DVD Box Set
DISC ONE:
Tenement Symphony Album & B-Sides 1. (i) Prelude 2. (ii) Jacky 3. (iii) What Is Love? 4. (iv) Trois Chansons De Bilitis – Extract 5. (v) The Days Of Pearly Spencer 6. (vi) My Hand Over My Heart 7. Meet Me In My Dream 8. Beautiful Brutal Thing 9. I’ve Never Seen Your Face 10. Vaudeville & Burlesque 11. Champagne 12. Bruises 13. Deadly Serenade 14. Deep Night (7” Mix) 15. A Love Outgrown 16. Night And No Morning 17. Money For Love (Ennio Mix)
DISC TWO:
Bonus Tracks & Remixes 1. Jacky (Youth 7” Remix) 2. My Hand Over My Heart (Single Mix) 3. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (The German 7” Mix) 4. What Is Love? (7” Edit) 5. Like A Prayer 6. Jacky (Youth 12” Remix) 7. My Hand Over My Heart (Grit And Glitter Mix) 8. Dancing In A Golden Cage 9. Deep Night (12” Mix) 10. Money For Love (Fiddle Mix) 11. Jacky (Alpine Dub) 12. My Hand Over My Heart (John Coxon 12” Mix) 13. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Reflection In A Golden Eye)
DISC THREE:
Tenement Symphony - Further Listening 1. My Hand Over My Heart (Special Radio Edit) 2. What Is Love? (Larrabee 5th Mix) 3. Jacky (12” Phil Harding Dub) 4. Deadly Serenade (Acoustic Mix) 5. Beautiful Brutal Thing (7” Remix) 6. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Mr B’s Supa Dub) 7. My Hand Over My Heart (No Strings) 8. Champagne (Early Version) 9. Meet Me In My Dream (Rough Mix) 10. What Is Love? (Larrabee Echo Mix) 11. Beautiful Brutal Thing (12” Techno Remix) 12. My Hand Over My Heart (John Coxon Dub Mix) 13. Champagne (Backing Track with Piano)
DISC FOUR:
Tenement Symphony - Live 1992 1. Jacky (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992) 2. Meet Me In My Dream (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992) 3. Champagne (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992) 4. Vaudeville & Burlesque (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack,
Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 5. I’ve Never Seen Your Face (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 6 Beautiful Brutal Thing (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 7. Champagne (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 8. Jacky (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 9. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 10. My Hand Over My Heart (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992) 11. Meet Me In My Dream (Twelve Years Of Tears, Live 1992)
DISC FIVE:
Tenement Symphony - Live & Demos 1. Jacky (Live At The Union Chapel, 2000) 2. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000) 3. Champagne (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000) 4. Night And No Morning (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000)
5. Jacky (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000) 6. My Hand Over My Heart (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000) 7. The Days of Pearly Spencer (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000) 8. Jacky (Live At The Playhouse Theatre, 2016) 9. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Cowboy Version Demo) 10. What Is Love? (Demo) 11. Jacky (Demo) 12. My Hand Over My Heart (Orchestral Sections Demo) 13. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Demo)
DISC SIX:
Tenement Dancehall... Plus! 1. What Is Love? (12” Larrabee Vocal Mix) 2. Jacky (12" Phil Harding & Ian Curnow Remix) 3. What Is Love? (Moody Vocal Mix) 4. Beautiful Brutal Thing (12” Remix) 5. What Is Love? (Moody Vocal Mix #2) 6. Jacky (Backing Track) 7. My Hand Over My Heart (Backing Track) 8. The Days of Pearly Spencer (Backing Track) 9. What Is Love? (Backing Track)
DVD:
Promo Videos and BBC TV Appearances NTSC Region 0 BBFC EXEMPT FSK 0 1. Jacky (Promo Video) 2. My Hand Over My Heart (Promo Video) 3. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Promo Video) 4. Jacky (Wogan 7/9/91) 5. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Bruce’s Guest Night 17/4/92) 6. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Pebble Mill 28/4/92) 7. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Top Of The Pops 30/4/92) 8. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Good Morning Summer 5/7/95)