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5 December 2025

Steve Perry - Street Talk [Remastered 2024] (1984)

"Street Talk" is Steve Perry's first solo studio album, released on April 5, 1984.
Street Talk contains Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist, "Oh Sherrie", written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford. 
The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. 
Other singles included "Foolish Heart" (peaked at #18), "She's Mine" (peaked at #21), and "Strung Out" (peaked at #40). 
There were a number of nods to Perry's pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk. 
In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s. 
In addition to launching Perry's solo career, the cover photo for Street Talk served as a career launchpad for music photographer John Scarpati, who met Perry during the album's recording sessions at a studio in Sherman Oaks.
Even with Journey's power ballad formula draping every runny lyric and mawkish keyboard stretch, Perry was able to make the album sound relatively steadfast and sincere all the while. 
"Oh Sherrie" deserves it's chart placing, accentuating Perry's vocal power, especially throughout the explosive chorus. Both "Foolish Heart" and "She's Mine" aren't as strong, but they do provide the same type of romantically florid appeal that made "Open Arms" and "Faithfully" hits for Journey, minus the sturdiness of his former band. 
"I Believe" is pulled along by a catchy melody and highlighted by Steve Douglas' sax playing, but songs like "Strung Out" and "Running Alone" begin to drown in sugary currents of insipid fluff. 
Steve Perry does a respectable job in producing the album though, and the overall package comes off rather clean and bright. Street Talk proves that Perry's song writing and vocal prowess is worthy of its acclaim, but the musicianship that accompanies him throughout the album is noticeably weaker than what he is used to.


Tracklist

1.  Oh Sherrie  (Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf) - 3:48
2.  I Believe  (Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Krampf) - 4:12
3.  Go Away  (Cuomo, Goodrum) - 4:05
4.  Foolish Heart  (Goodrum) - 3:39
5.  It's Only Lov  (Goodrum) - 3:47
6.  She's Mine  (Goodrum) - 4:26
7.  You Should Be Happy  (Goodrum) - 3:20
8.  Running Alone  (John Bettis, Hitchings, Krampf) - 4:05
9.  Captured by the Moment  (Cuomo, Goodrum) - 3:47
10.  Strung Out  (Krampf, Billy Steele) - 3:51



Personnel
  • Steve Perry – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 7–9), acoustic piano (2), synth bells (2), keyboards (3, 6), synth solo (3)
  • Randy Goodrum – Rhodes (1–6, 9), drum programming (4), acoustic piano (15)
  • Duane Hitchings – synthesizers (8)
  • Steve Goldstein – keyboards (10)
  • Sterling Smith – keyboards (10)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (1–5, 7, 15), guitar solo (6, 9)
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar solo (1), rhythm guitar solo (5)
  • Craig Hull – guitars (8, 10)
  • Billy Steele – guitars (10)
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar (1–7, 9, 15)
  • Chuck Domanico – string bass (3)
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar (8)
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar (10)
  • Larrie Londin – drums (1–3, 5–7, 9), percussion (1–3, 7)
  • Craig Krampf – drums (8, 10)
  • John Robinson – drums (15)
  • Robert Greenidge – steelpan (5)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (15)
  • Steve Douglas – saxophone solo (2), tenor saxophone (6)
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone (15)

Production
  • Bruce Botnick – executive producer
  • Steve Perry – producer, cover concept
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • Richard Bosworth – recording assistant, additional engineer
  • Denny Densmore – recording assistant (10)
  • Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Jim Welch – art direction
  • John Scarpati – cover photography
  • Herbie Herbert – personal management

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 Credits

Notes
Released:  Nov 29, 2024
Format:  CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Series: Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded
Genre:  Arena Rock, AOR, 
Playtime: 39:09
Label:  Rock Candy 


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3 December 2025

The Jam - Dig The New Breed (1982)

"Dig the New Breed" is the final album by the Jam, excluding compilations released after the group's split in December 1982. 
It is a collection of live performances recorded between 1977 and 1982.

A last farewell gift from the band in the year Weller spectacularly announced his departure from it, Dig the New Breed is a sometimes rough around the edges live overview of the band's work, from small club dates in 1979 to much larger venues in 1982. 
Recording quality throughout is quite excellent -- it's not specified whether the band always recorded its shows with such care and just had a mountain of tapes to work through, but the end results are quite enjoyable. 
It's not a perfect album, admittedly, though that's due in large part to the sheer number of memorable songs that don't show up (something that Live Jam rectified 11 years later). 
That said, plenty of hands-down winners take a bow. Besides obvious highlights like "Start," "Going Underground," and a superb "That's Entertainment," noteworthy album cuts get well-deserved showcases. 
"To Be Someone" and its barbed portrait of fame and its pitfalls, the appropriately fiery "Set the House Ablaze," and the tender yet tense "Ghosts," in particular, sparkle. 
If there's one thing clear about Dig the New Breed, though, it's that the worshipful reputation the group still has as a live act almost without parallel was well founded. 
Weller's sharp, barked passion shot through with yearning emotion is as strong here as on the Jam's best studio work, and as a unit the three players just shone, tightly wound, explosive, giving the melodies the full-bodied roar they deserved. 
The inclusion of horn sections and other musicians later sometimes cause the core band to get a bit lost -- when it's just the three, they're at their clear best. Weller's liner notes are amusing enough as well (and certainly read a heck of a lot better than the Cappucino Kid nonsense that plagued the Style Council's efforts).


Tracklist

1.  In the City  (100 Club, London, 11 September 1977) - 2:15
2.  All Mod Cons  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 1:15
3.  To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 2:14
4.  It's Too Bad  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 3:11
5.  Start!  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 2:27
6.  Big Bird (Eddie Floyd)  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 2:51
7.  Set the House Ablaze  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 4:43
8.  Ghosts  (Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England, 21 March 1982) - 2:18
9.  Standards  (Reading University, 16 February 1979) - 2:29
10.  In the Crowd  (the Edinburgh Playhouse, 6 April 1982) - 3:06
11.  Going Underground  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 3:11
12.  Dreams of Children  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 3:27
13.  That's Entertainment  (Glasgow Apollo, 7 April 1982) (sleeve notes say 8th April but its actually from 7th) - 3:26
14.  Private Hell  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 4:22

All songs written by Paul Weller except as indicated.


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Credits

Notes
Released:  10 December 1982
Recorded: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982
Genre:  Punk rock, mod revival
Producer:  Peter Wilson
Label:  Polydor


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Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (1981)

Mob Rules is the tenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in November 1981. 
It followed 1980's Heaven and Hell, and was the second album to feature lead singer Ronnie James Dio and the first with drummer Vinny Appice. 
Neither musician would appear on a Black Sabbath studio album again until the 1992 album Dehumanizer. Produced and engineered by Martin Birch.

After a steady decline in both inspiration, mental stability, and commercial appeal throughout the second half of the '70s, metal icons Black Sabbath were reborn with 1980's Heaven and Hell. 
The album would be their first with new vocalist Ronnie James Dio, whose passionate, controlled wail broke new ground for the band and helped drive a comeback. 
1981's Mob Rules was a quick follow-up to Heaven and Hell, continuing the momentum of that record's energy as well as its shift away from dark metal to more commercial hard rock. Tony Iommi's signature guitar playing takes on new forms throughout the album, with Zeppelin-esque riffing on "Slipping Away," slithering bluesy rock playing on "Voodoo," and a strikingly different approach to soloing, shifting from the laser-focused slow burn of early Sabbath albums to a more frenetic, technically showy style on some tracks. 
Speedy album opener "Turn Up the Night" is one of the more spirited and pop-friendly moments of any Sabbath record, with a hooky and melodic chorus and Iommi running through fast-paced leads and trills that were no doubt taking notes from Eddie Van Halen, who was perhaps the most celebrated guitarist in the world in 1981. 
Mob Rules delved more into experimentation with keyboards and synthesizers, with auxiliary player Geoff Nicholls adding cinematic synth bedding to the epic churn of "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and spacy atmosphere to "Falling Off the Edge of the World," among other synth contributions. 
New drummer Vinny Appice replaced original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, pushing the sound even further from the band's original sludgy approach. These changes, along with Dio's fantasy-based lyrics and a red-lined mix by producer Martin Birch put Mob Rules closer in line with the emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal than the druggy devil-worshiping doom metal Black Sabbath first built their name on. 
While it was a solid album, Mob Rules might have followed the template established on Heaven and Hell a little too closely. The pacing and flow of the record was almost identical to its predecessor, from the chuggy opener of "Turn Up the Night" mirroring Heaven and Hell's "Neon Nights" straight through to final track "Over and Over" feeling like a continuation of "Lonely Is the Word," the searching, midtempo finale of the previous album. 
It didn't sell quite as well as Heaven and Hell, and Dio and Appice left the band soon afterward, (though Dio's relationship with Sabbath would be complex and sprawling) leaving Black Sabbath to reconfigure throughout the '80s with mixed results. 
Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell work well as each other's companion pieces, making the first round of Dio-fronted Sabbath material a bright spot surrounded by relatively grim efforts on either side.


Tracklist  (Standard Edition)

1.  Turn Up the Night - 3:42
2.  Voodoo - 4:32
3.  The Sign of the Southern Cross - 7:46
4.  E5150 (instrumental) - 2:54
5.  Mob Rules - 3:14
6.  Country Girl - 4:02
7.  Slipping Away - 3:45
8.  Falling Off the Edge of the World - 5:02
9.  Over and Over - 5:28

All lyrics are written by Ronnie James Dio, except where noted; all music is composed by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi.


Black Sabbath

Additional performer


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Credits

Notes
Released:  4 November 1981
Recorded: 1981 Studio Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre:  Heavy metal
Length:  40:36
Producer:  Martin Birch
Label:  Vertigo


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1 December 2025

Chunky, Novi & Ernie - st LP (1977)

US soft rock-trio formed by singer-songwriter Ilene Rappaport (Chunky) who later went solo under the name Lauren Wood

Lauren Wood (born Ilene Rappaport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), also known as Chunky, is an American singer-songwriter, voice-over artist, and producer.
Wood's career began in the mid-1960s when she formed a band called Rebecca and the Sunnybrook Farmers. 
In 1972, she provided back-up vocals on Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo. 
In 1973, Wood formed the band Chunky, Novi & Ernie with her cousin Novi Novog and bassist Ernie Eremita (died 15 April 2018). 
They released two albums both co-produced by Ted Templeman and John Cale.
Chunky, Novi & Ernie released two albums with the same title, this album was released in 1977.
Chunky, real name Ilene Rappaport went solo under the name Lauren Wood. The other band members were Novi (Ilene) Novog and Ernie Eremita
This is a bit of an old request from this year so hope that person is still around to hear it because it is a good album and a bit different vocal style.  


Tracklist

1.  Can't Get Away From You - 3:08
     Strings – David Campbell
2.  Makes You Wonder - 3:23
3.  Lonesome Trail - 3:16
     Drums – John Guerin
     Piano – Bill Payne
4.  Ragin' River - 4:11
5.  It's Over - 2:50
6.  See What You Done - 3:35
7.  Didn't Wanna Hurt Cha For Another Guy - 3:36
     Drums – Michael Hossack
     Engineer – Donn Landee
     Producer – Lenny Waronker, Ted Templeman
     Strings – Nick DeCaro
8.  Island - 4:25
9.  Been Gone Too Long - 3:04
10.  Lovelight - 3:43
11.  Fade Away - 4:02


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Credits

Notes
Released: 1977 
Genre:  Rock, Pop 
Style:  Soft Rock, Pop Rock 
Length: 39:18
Label:  Warner Bros. Records 


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28 November 2025

Madonna - Bedtime Stories: The Untold Story (Deluxe Edition) (2025)

"Bedtime Stories" is the sixth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on October 24, 1994, by Maverick and Sire Records.
A pop album with elements of hip hop and R&B, Bedtime Stories explores lyrical themes of love and romance, but with a toned-down, less sexual approach.

"Bedtime Stories: The Untold Chapter" is an extended play by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 28, 2025, through Warner Records. 
The release commemorates the 30th anniversary of her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories (1994). 
The EP "trace[s] the evolution of Bedtime Stories' lush, R&B-influenced sound".
The EP includes the song "Love Won't Wait", which was abandoned and not used on the Bedtime Stories album. 
Madonna and producer Shep Pettibone later gave it to former Take That singer Gary Barlow.[12] The songs "Let Down Your Guard", co-written with Dallas Austin, originally a B-side song to single "Secret", as well as "Freedom", which was released in 1997 on a charity album titled, Carnival!


Disc 1                                              
1.  Survival - 3:31
2.  Secret - 5:05
3.  I'd Rather Be Your Lover - 4:40
4.  Don't Stop - 4:38
5.  Inside Of Me - 4:12
6.  Human Nature - 4:54
7.  Forbidden Love - 4:09
8.  Love Tried To Welcome Me - 5:21
9.  Sanctuary - 5:03
10.  Bedtime Story - 4:53
11.  Take A Bow -5:22

                                Runtime:    51:48

Disc 2                                              
1.  Survival (Quiet Storm Demo Remix) - 3:03
2.  Secret (Allstar New Single Mix) - 3:06
3.  Right On Time (Original Demo Edit) - 2:38
4.  Don't Stop (Original Demo Edit) - 3:21
5.  Freedom (Short Mix) - 3:08
6.  Human Nature (Howie Tee New Clean Remix Edit) - 3:20
7.  Let Down Your Guard (Rough Single Mix) - 3:34
8  Love Won't Wait (Original Demo Edit) - 4:53

                                Runtime:    27:03


Credits

Notes
Released:  November 28, 2025
Recorded:  1994/2025
Lenfth; Disc 1:  51:48
Length Disc 2:   27:03
Producer:  Madonna, Dallas Austin, Dave Hall, Nellee Hooper, Shep Pettibone, Allstar, Howie Tee
Label:  Maverick, Sire, Warner, Rhino


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27 November 2025

Eric Clapton - Journeyman (Deluxe Edition) (2025)

Eric Clapton viert zijn klassieke album Journeyman met een Deluxe Edition vol geremasterde tracks en vier niet eerder uitgebrachte nummers.
Journeyman: Deluxe Edition verschijnt op 21 november 2025 via Bushbranch/Surfdog Records en bevat naast een geremasterde versie van het originele album maar liefst vier nooit eerder uitgebrachte bonus tracks, rechtstreeks afkomstig uit de oorspronkelijke studio-opnames van 1989. 
Voor muziekliefhebbers is dit een unieke kans om Clapton opnieuw te beleven op een belangrijk keerpunt in zijn carrière.
Het originele Journeyman (1989) staat bekend als een van Claptons sterkste soloalbums, met klassiekers als “Pretending”, “Bad Love” en “Running on Faith”. 
De plaat werd destijds geroemd om de balans tussen blues, pop en rock en bevatte gastbijdragen van grootheden als George Harrison, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Daryl Hall en Robert Cray.
De Deluxe Edition belicht niet alleen de originele kracht van het album, maar biedt ook een frisse blik op Claptons ontwikkeling als artiest die zichzelf steeds opnieuw uitvindt, ondanks persoonlijke en professionele obstakels.


Tracklist

1.  Pretending - 4:43
2.  Anything for Your Love - 4:11
3.  Bad Love - 5:10
4.  Running on Faith - 5:36
5.  Hard Times - 3:15
6.  Hound Dog - 2:28
7.  No Alibis - 5:36
8.  Run So Far - 4:08
9.  Old Love - 6:24
10.  Breaking Point - 5:32
11.  Lead Me On - 5:50
12.  Before You Accuse Me - 3:59
13.  Higher Power (Bonus Track) - 5:16
14.  Border Song (Bonus Track) - 3:23
15.  Forever (Bonus Track) - 3:21
16.  That Kind of Woman (Bonus Track) - 3:57


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Credits

Notes
Release: 2025
Genre:  Pop, Blues rock
Runtime:  1:12:49
Label:  Bushbranch/Surfdog Records


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24 November 2025

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary Deluxe) (4CD) (2025)

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. 
It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. 
It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Celebrate the legacy of one of the most defining albums of the 1990s with The Smashing Pumpkins’ 30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - now beautifully remastered and expanded across four CDs. 
This stunning collector’s edition brings together the complete, remastered double album plus over 80 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from the band’s legendary 1996 Infinite Sadness Tour. 
Experience Billy Corgan, James Iha, D’arcy Wretzky, and Jimmy Chamberlin at the height of their creative powers - raw, emotional, and electric on stage. 
Each disc is housed in a premium package featuring brand-new liner notes written by Billy Corgan, offering an intimate look back at the creation and evolution of this monumental record. From timeless anthems like “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight,” “Zero,” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” to deep cuts and rediscovered live gems, this 4CD set is a must-own for any true Smashing Pumpkins fan.

4CD Deluxe Edition featuring the full remastered album and rare live recordings from 1996
80 minutes of previously unheard performances from the band’s original lineup
New liner notes by Billy Corgan, chronicling the story behind the music
Beautifully designed collectible packaging, perfect for longtime fans and new listeners alike
Rediscover the epic scale, ambition, and emotional power that made Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness a Diamond-certified masterpiece and a defining album of its era. Whether you’re revisiting a classic or discovering it for the first time, this reissue captures The Smashing Pumpkins at their most inspired — a sonic journey that still feels as infinite as ever.

To mark the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Billy Corgan partnered with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for a staged, operatic reimagining, titled A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness. 
The production runs for seven performances from November 21 to November 30, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago. 
New arrangements and orchestrations were commissioned for the adaptation, with Corgan collaborating with conductor James Lowe. 
The cast includes four operatic soloists — soprano Sydney Mancasola, mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams, tenor Dominick Valdés Chenes, and baritone Edward Parks — alongside Corgan, who performs on select songs.


Disc 1                                              
1.  Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Remastered 2012) - 2:52
2.  Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012) - 4:15
3.  Jellybelly (Remastered 2012) - 3:02
4.  Zero (Remastered 2012) - 2:40
5.  Here Is No Why (Remastered 2012) - 3:45
6.  Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012) - 4:19
7.  To Forgive (Remastered 2012) - 4:17
8.  An Ode To No One (Remastered 2012) - 4:52
9.  Love (Remastered 2012) - 4:23
10.  Cupid De Locke (Remastered 2012) - 2:50
11.  Galapogos (Remastered 2012) - 4:46
12.  Muzzle (Remastered 2012) - 3:44
13.  Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans (Remastered 2012) - 9:22

                                                                     Runtime: 55:07

Disc 2                                              
1.  Take Me Down (Remastered 2012) - 2:52
2.  Where Boys Fear To Tread (Remastered 2012) - 4:23
3.  Bodies (Remastered 2012) - 4:12
4.  Thirty-Three (Remastered 2012) - 4:10
5.  In The Arms Of Sleep (Remastered 2012) - 4:13
6.  1979 (Remastered 2012) - 4:26
7.  Tales Of A Scorched Earth (Remastered 2012) - 3:46
8.  Thru The Eyes Of Ruby (Remastered 2012) - 7:38
9.  Stumbleine (Remastered 2012) - 2:54
10.  X.Y.U. (Remastered 2012) - 7:07
11.  We Only Come Out At Night (Remastered 2012) - 4:05
12.  Beautiful (Remastered 2012) - 4:18
13.  Lily (My One And Only) (Remastered 2012) - 3:32
14.  By Starlight (Remastered 2012) - 4:48
15.  Farewell And Goodnight (Remastered 2012) - 4:22

                                                                   Runtime:  1:06:46

Disc 3                                              
1.  Geek U.S.A. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) - 4:55
2.  X.Y.U. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) - 7:33
3.  Cupid De Locke (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) - 3:18
4.  Here Is No Why (Live In Los Angeles, 2/4/96) - 3:36
5.  Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Live In Los Angeles, 2/4/96) - 4:08
6.  Galapogos (Live In Los Angeles, 2/4/96) - 4:36
7.  Bodies (Live In Saginaw, 6/25/96) - 5:20
8.  Where Boys Fear To Tread (Live In Detroit, 6/29/96) - 4:45
             
                                                                   Runtime:    38:11

Disc 4                                              
1.  Zero (Live In Detroit, 6/29/96) - 2:33
2.  Muzzle (Live In Detroit, 6/29/96) - 3:51
3.  Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans/ Beautiful/ Rocket (Live In Cleveland, 7/3/96) - 12:25
4.  Siva (Live In Detroit, 6/30/96) - 5:28
5.  An Ode To No One (Live In Cleveland, 7/3/96) - 4:43
6.  Thru The Eyes Of Ruby/ By Starlight (Live In Philadelphia, 7/5/96) - 12:55
             
                                                                   Runtime:    41:55



Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical
  • Roger Carpenter – technical assistance
  • John Craig – illustration
  • Flood – production, mixer
  • Andrea Giacobbe – photograph
  • Barry Goldberg – additional vocal recording, mixing assistance
  • Adam Green – technical assistance
  • Dave Kresl – string recording assistance
  • Tim "Gooch" Lougee – technical assistance
  • Guitar Dave Mannet – technical assistance
  • Jeff Moleski – technical assistance
  • Alan Moulder – production, mixer
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction and design
  • Claudine Pontier – recording assistance
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangement on "Tonight, Tonight"
  • Chris Shepard – recording
  • Russ Spice – technical assistance
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering (2012 remaster)

Notes
Release: 2025
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge
Total Length:  3:21:59
Label:  Virgin


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23 November 2025

Prince - Around The World In A Day (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2025)

Veertig jaar na de oorspronkelijke release is Prince' album "Around The World In A Day" in stereo geremasterd door Bernie Grundman. 
De luxe edities (3 LP's en 2 cd's) bevatten de uitgebreide versies van de A- en B-kant met de remix van "Paisley Park", plus de uitgebreide versies van "Girl" en "Hello (Fresh Dance Mix)" en de bijna 22 minuten durende 12"-versie van "America".

Prince's seventh studio album, and the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, Around The World In A Day, was released on April 22, 1985. 
Featuring no fewer than four singles, Around The World In A Day saw Prince and the Revolution change musical direction yet again, experimenting with psychedelic textures, incorporating new instrumentation, and expanding the genres of songs within the album.
With audio newly remastered by original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, with additional mastering by Chris James, the Around The World In A Day Deluxe Edition includes the original album plus an entire bonus disc of extra material. 
The B-Sides & Bonus Tracks disc includes the extended versions of the A & B sides including the remix of Paisley Park, the extended version of Girl and Hello (Fresh Dance Mix), the nearly 22-minute 12" version of America (which makes its debut on CD), and two versions of the 1985 song, 4 The Tears In Your Eyes.


      Around The World In A Day (2025 Remaster)
1.  Around The World In A Day - 3:25
2.  Paisley Park - 4:41
3.  Condition Of The Heart - 6:46
4.  Raspberry Beret - 3:31
5.  Tamborine - 2:46
6.  America - 3:40
7.  Pop Life - 3:42
8.  The Ladder - 5:26
9.  Temptation - 8:21
10.  America (12" Version) (2025 Remaster) - 21:41

     B-Sides, Mixes & Edits
1.  Raspberry Beret (New Mix) (2025 Remaster) - 6:36
2.  She's Always in My Hair (7" Version) (2025 remaster) - 3:28
3.  She's Always in My Hair (New Mix) - 6:31
4.  Paisley Park (Remix) (2025 Remaster) - 7:03
5.  Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (2025 Remaster) - 6:15
6.  Pop Life (Extended Version) (2025 Remaster) - 9:07
7.  Hello (7" Version) - 3:23
8.  Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) (2025 Remaster) - 6:14
9.  Girl (7" Version) - 3:48
10.  Girl (12" Version) (2025 Remaster) - 7:46
11.  4 the Tears in Your Eyes ('We Are The World' Version) (2025 Remaster) - 2:49
12.  4 the Tears in Your Eyes ('The Hits/The B-Sides' Version) (2025 Remaster) - 3:24


40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Disc 1: The Original Album Remastered
Disc 2: Remastered B-Sides, Mixes & Edits


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Credits

Notes
Released:  Nov 21, 2025
Genre:  Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:  Funk, Pop Rock
Runtime Disc 1:  1:04:14
Runtime Disc 2:  1:06:24
Label:  NPG Records


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