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The first complete retrospective of Nik Kershaw’s early career and has been done in conjunction with Nik who has overseen the project.
A 10CD box set featuring all of the MCA albums as well as four discs of B-Sides, Remixes and Extended Mixes, some of which have never appeared on CD before as well as a live show from Hammersmith released for the first time in its entirety.
The DVD features promo videos and the Hammersmith show from 1984 pulled together for the first time.
The extensive booklet contains new notes by Paul Sinclair who interviewed Nik about the history and his recollections behind these albums and his life in the 80s.
Newly mastered audio overseen by Nik Kershaw with Tony Dixon.
Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. A string of global hit singles – including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good,’ ‘The Riddle’ and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985.
Nik appeared at the Live Aid show in 1985 and has also penned hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, ‘The One and Only’.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
Human Racing
1 Dancing Girls
2 Wouldn't It Be Good
3 Drum Talk
4 Bogart
5 Gone To Pieces
6 Shame On You
7 Cloak And Dagger
8 Faces
9 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
10 Human Racing
DISC TWO
The Riddle
1 Don Quixote
2 Know How
3 You Might
4 Wild Horses
5 Easy
6 The Riddle
7 City Of Angels
8 Roses
9 Wide Boy
10 Save The Whale
DISC THREE
Radio Musicola
1 Radio Musicola
2 Nobody Knows
3 L.A.B.A.T.Y.D.
4 What The Papers Say
5 Life Goes On
6 Running Scared
7 James Cagney
8 Don't Let Me Out of My Cage
9 When A Heart Beats
10 Violet To Blue
DISC FOUR
The Works
1 One Step Ahead
2 Elisabeth's Eyes
3 Take My Place
4 Wounded Knee
5 Cowboys And Indians
6 One World
7 Don't Ask Me
8 Burning At Both Ends
9 Lady On The Phone
10 Walkabout
DISC FIVE
B-Sides
1 Dark Glasses - B-Side
2 She Cries - B-Side
3 Monkey Business - B-Side
4 So Quiet - B-Side
5 Don't Lie - B-Side (featuring Sheri Kershaw)
6 One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing - B-Side Instrumental
7 When I Grow Up - B-Side
8 My Friend John - B-Side
DISC SIX
Extended Mixes
1 Wouldn't It Be Good - Special Extended Mix
2 Dancing Girls - Special Extended Version
3 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Extended Remix by Simon Boswell
4 Human Racing - Re-mix By Simon Boswell
5 Drum Talk - Special Extended Version
6 Faces - Re-mix By Simon Boswell
7 Bogart - Extended 12" Remix
8 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Extended Dance Mix
9 The Riddle - Extended 12” Remix
DISC SEVEN
Extended Mixes
1 Wide Boy - Special Extended Mix
2 Don Quixote - Extra Special Long Mix
3 Wild Horses - Extended Mix
4 When A Heart Beats - Extended Mix
5 Radio Musicola - Extended Version
6 Nobody Knows - Extended Mix
7 James Cagney - Extended Mix
8 One Step Ahead - Industrial Mix
9 Elisabeth's Eyes - Extended Version
DISC EIGHT
Mixes
1 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - 7” Remix by Simon Boswell
2 Wide Boy - 7” Remix by Gary Langan
3 James Cagney - Edited Version
4 Dancing Girls - Remixed Version
5 Dancing Girls - Special Hi- Energy Remix
6 Drum Talk - Special Hi- energy Remix
7 Wouldn't It Be Good - Remix
8 Elisabeth's Eyes - Club Dub
9 Shame On You - Additional Brass Mix
DISC NINE
Live At Hammersmith Odeon December 1984
1 Roses
2 Know How
3 Dancing Girls
4 Bogart
5 City Of Angels
6 Cloak And Dagger
7 Wild Horses
8 Gone To Pieces
9 Save The Whale
10 The Riddle
DISC TEN
Live At Hammersmith Odeon December 1984
1 Shame On You
2 Wide Boy
3 Human Racing
4 Drum Tal
5 Wouldn't It Be Good
6 Faces
7 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down
8 Don Quixote
9 You Might
10 Progress
DVD
Videos
1 Wouldn't It Be Good
2 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Original
3 I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
4 Dancing Girls
5 Wide Boy
6 Nobody Knows
7 Human Racing
8 The Riddle
9 Don Quixote
10 When A Heart Beats
11 Radio Musicola
12 Elizabeth's Eyes
13 One Step Ahead
Live At Hammersmith Odeon December 1984
1 Roses
2 Know How
3 Bogart
4 Cloak & Dagger
5 Wild Horses
6 Gone To Pieces
7 Save The Whale
8 The Riddle
9 Wide Boy
10 Wouldn't It Be Good
11 Drum Talk
12 I Won't Let The Sun Go Down