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Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set


Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby dlgladwin » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:00 am

Coming next year via Demon:

https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catal ... tion-17cd/

Press release:

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After discreetly having pre-release album cuts played on the UK’s pirate jazz-funk and soul stations, IMAGINATION, with their charismatic lead singer, LEEE JOHN, burst onto the scene in May 1981, when their debut single ‘Body Talk’ entered the UK Charts at #68, with it peaking at #4 on 18th July 1981, having gained momentum after their momentous and unforgettable debut performance on BBC One’s Top Of The Pops on 4th June 1981.

In the period 1981-1983, IMAGINATION had hits in almost 30 countries around the world, with very high popularity across Europe, especially in France, Italy, Benelux and Germany, whilst also appearing in the Billboard US Dance and R&B Charts on a regular basis in the throughout the ‘80s. They really were a internationally successful British group, earning numerous

Platinum, Gold and Silver discs, for hit singles ‘Flashback’, In And Out Of Love’, the much-sampled ‘Just An Illusion’ and ‘Music And Lights’, ‘New Dimension’, ‘State Of Love’, ‘Looking At Midnight’ and ‘Thank You My Love’ and albums BODY TALK, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, SCANDALOUS, NIGHT DUBBING, CLOSER and LIKE IT IS.

IMAGINATION worked with legendary producers Tony Swain/Steve Jolley, Arthur Baker, Nigel Wright, Preston Glass, Nick Martinelli and Ron ‘Have Mercy’ Kersey, and had tracks remixed by David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, Victor Simonelli and Larry Levan.

“40 YEARS” is a career-encompassing retrospective of IMAGINATION’s and LEEE JOHN’s recorded music output, with 189 tracks across 17CDs, including all of their studio albums from 1981’s BODY TALK, up until 2016’s RETROPIA.

“40 YEARS” also features a 2-disc collection of Unreleased Trax, Mixes & Demos, a 2-disc collection of alternate and unreleased mixes from CLOSER in Closer Revisited, a Live Trax disc from several shows spanning the decades and a disc of extended versions in 12” Singles Selection.

“40 YEARS” was conceived and personally curated by LEEE JOHN and to celebrate the box set’s release, the initial pressing includes a limited edition print signed by Leee John.


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Track list:

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Disc: 1 - Body Talk
01. Body Talk
02. So Good, So Right
03. Burnin' Up
04. Tell Me Do You Want My Love
05. Flashback
06. I'll Always Love You (But Don't Look Back)
07. In and Out of Love

Disc: 2 - In the Heat of the Night
01. In the Heat of the Night
02. Heart 'n' Soul
03. Music and Lights
04. All Night Loving
05. Just An Illusion
06. All I Want to Know
07. One More Love
08. Changes

Disc: 3 - Night Dubbing
01. Flashback
02. Just An Illusion
03. Music and Lights
04. So Good, So Right
05. Body Talk
06. Heart 'n' Soul
07. Changes
08. Burnin' Up

Disc: 4 - Scandalous
01. New Dimension
02. State of Love
03. Point of No Return
04. When I See the Fire
05. Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee
06. Wrong in Love
07. Looking at Midnight
08. The Need to Be Free

Disc: 5 - Trilogy
01. Last Days of Summer
02. Body and Soul
03. One Heart
04. You've Got the Lovin'
05. Found My Girl
06. Blue Day Gone
07. Sunshine
08. Breathless
09. Thank You My Love
10. Rock Me Slow
11. I'm Coming to Get You
12. Trilogy

Disc: 6 - Closer
01. I Know What Love Is
02. Hold Me in Your Arms
03. Paranoia
04. Where Are You Now
05. The Last Time
06. For Members Only
07. Touch (Part One)
08. Instinctual
09. Who (Tell Me Who)
10. Operator
11. Over
12. Hot Nights
13. Skin Time
14. Closer

Disc: 7 - Like It Is
01. Changes
02. Burning Up
03. Just An Illusion
04. Body Talk
05. L.T.O. (Love's Taking Over)
06. In and Out of Love
07. Instinctual
08. So Good So Right
09. Flashback
10. Music and Lights
11. Give Into Love
12. In the Heat of the Night
13. Megamix (Edited Version) Just An Illusion/Music and Lights/So Good So Right/Flashback

Disc: 8 - The Fascination of the Physical
01. Work
02. I Like It
03. The Best of My Life
04. Ooh Aah
05. Loving Tight
06. Fascination of the Physical [12" Version]
07. The Night We Loved
08. I Can't Wait
09. Private Hearts
10. Call on Me

Disc: 9 - Feel My Soul [Leee John]
01. Sensuality
02. Now Is the Time
03. The Thin Line
04. Embraceable You
05. Feel My Spirit
06. Someone to Watch Over Me
07. Jazzamatazz
08. Flamingo Blue
09. U Never Know
10. Small World
11. Strange Fruit
12. Jazzamatazz (Funk Version)
13. Now is the Time (C'est Le Moment)

Disc: 10 - The Voive of Illusion Vol. 1 [Leee John of Imagination]
01. Leee John Medley by Symix: Passion/Mighty Power of Love/Love Me Like You Do/Call on Me/Pearls
02. Just An Illusion (21st Century Mix)
03. Just An Illusion (Dero's Mix)
04. I Can C 4 Miles
05. Everybody Wakeup (Soul Version)
06. Slippin' Slowly
07. Mind, Body and Soul (Funk Version)
08. Come on Over
09. Fool in Love
10. Alone Again
11. Groove Thing

Disc: 11 - Retropia [Imagination featuring Leee John]
01. Utopia
02. Secrets
03. Fantasia
04. Solitude
05. Do It Right Now
06. Hello Goodbye
07. Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need
08. Highway to Hell
09. Brighter Day
10. Make Your Mind Up
11. The Best I Could
12. Visions
13. Just An Illusion (21st Century Version) - Remastered
14. Krash (All Night Long) (New Radio Mix)
15. Police and Thieves
16. The Truth (Alternative Version)

Disc: 12 - Closer Revisited
01. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix Edit]
02. For Members Only [7" Mix]
03. I Know What Love Is [7" Version]
04. The Last Time [Special DJ Edit of the Cool Sax Remix]
05. (Wanna Get) Over [LP with Horns]
06. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Def Vocal Mix]
07. Who (Tell Me Who) [A-Side with Solo]
08. The Last Time [The Long Cool Mix]

Disc: 13 - Closer Revisited
01. For Members Only [12" Mix]
02. Hold Me in Your Arms [12" Master]
03. I Know What Love Is [The Philadelphia After Dark Mix]
04. Instinctual [Def Groove Mix]
05. One Day I Found Me
06. Paranoia [12" Mix]
07. The Last Time [The Cool Sax Remix]
08. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Stink Mix]

Disc: 14 - Unreleased Trax, Mixes and Demos
01. The Key (Only You) (Imagination)
02. Give Into Love - Dub Version (Leee John & Adam Pendse)
03. Fly (Imagination)
04. In the Heat of the Night - Alt Version (Imagination)
05. Changing Times (Leee John & Sinitta)
06. Gyration (Imagination)
07. Casualty (Leee John)
08. Daydreamer (Leee John)
09. Two of a Kind (Leee John)
10. Keep a Lite (Leee John)
11. Make Your Mind Up - Original Version Demo (Leee John)
12. Are You Ready (Leee John)
13. Ay Ay [Version 1] (Leee John Ft Ezzy)
14. Best of My Love (Leee John)
15. Cherish (Leee John)
16. Turn It Out (Leee John)
17. When Love Calls (Leee John)

Disc: 15 - Unreleased Trax, Mixes and Demos
01. New Dimension [Alternative Chorus "In a Mans World"] (Imagination)
02. Looking at Midnight [Alternative Mix] (Imagination)
03. Heart 'N' Soul [Alternative Vocal Version Mix] (Imagination)
04. Passion [Original Leee John Vocal] (Imagination Ft Leee John)
05. Passion [Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
06. Passion [Deevious Mix By Dee Vaz] Duet English/French Version (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
07. Passion [Tefa French Rap] Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
08. Too Late (Leee John)
09. Notorious [Original Demo Became 'Wrong in Love' from 'Scandalous'] (Imagination)
10. Happiness [Original Demo Which Became 'One More Love'] (Imagination)
11. Going Round in Circles [Demo] (Imagination)
12. Halfway to Paradise [Demo Which Became 'So Good, So Right'] (Imagination)
13. Stop, Look & Listen (Leee John)
14. Some People (Leee John)

Disc: 16 - Live Trax
01. Tell Me Do You Want My Love [Live Circa 1984]
02. Found My Girl [Live Leeds 1985]
03. Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee [Live UK Circa 1985]
04. Thank You My Love Live UK Circa 1986]
05. Heart 'N' Soul [Live Leeds Circa 1986]
06. We Turn the World -PT 1/ PT 2 [Live, Leningrad Russia Circa 1989/90]
07. In and Out of Love - Reggae [Live, Russia 1989/90]
08. Love's Takin Over [Live, Russia]
09. Body Talk [Live, Russia]
10. Instinctual [Live, Russia]
11. Slippin' Slowly [Live UK Circa 1999] (Leee John)

Disc: 17 - 12" Singles Selection
01. New Dimension [Us Remix Edit] (Imagination)
02. State of Love (Imagination)
03. Body and Soul (Imagination)
04. Thank You My Love (Imagination)
05. Last Days of Summer (Imagination)
06. Changes (Dimitri from Paris Is Nightdubbin' Remix)
07. The Best of My Life [12" Re-Edit]
08. No More Lies (Nelson Leeroy Ft. Leee John of Imagination)
09. Do It Right Now [Victor Simonelli Remix] (Imagination Featuring Leee John)
10. Burnin' Up [New Vocal Extended Mix] (Leee John)
11. Solitude [Dario Caminita Long Edit] (Leee John of Imagination Feat. Jorge Vercillo)


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First impression as an Imagination fan is I have an awful lot of that - all the albums, obviously, along with the 2014 3CD collection which put many 12" mixes on CD for the first time. I have also burned up my own companion volumes to Closer and Trilogy featuring all the non-album material.

So for me this is about the unreleased cuts, and whether I feel they're worth £70.
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby xymox970 » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:25 am

Yes......really hard to believe that they have not included the key 12" mixes present on this 2014 3CD comp.

https://www.discogs.com/release/5909930 ... atest-Hits

....like The Correct Claps mix of Just An Illusion and Special Stretch Mix of Looking At Midnight....

I paid good money for this collection, but now I am glad I did, since it looks like this career spanning collection is another miss......
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby dlgladwin » Mon Oct 03, 2022 6:30 am

For me, it comes down to these few discs, and what I have or don't have already.

Disc: 12 - Closer Revisited
01. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix Edit] [On Love's Taking Over CD single]
02. For Members Only [7" Mix] [Didn't know this existed, but see below***]
03. I Know What Love Is [7" Version] [Recorded this from vinyl]
04. The Last Time [Special DJ Edit of the Cool Sax Remix] [Recorded this from vinyl]
05. (Wanna Get) Over [LP with Horns] [Didn't know this existed, but see below***]
06. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Def Vocal Mix] [Isn't this already on Like It Is?]
07. Who (Tell Me Who) [A-Side with Solo] [Didn't know this existed, but see below***]
08. The Last Time [The Long Cool Mix] [Recorded this from vinyl]

Disc: 13 - Closer Revisited
01. For Members Only [12" Mix] [Didn't know this existed, but see below***]
02. Hold Me in Your Arms [12" Master] [Recorded this from vinyl]
03. I Know What Love Is [The Philadelphia After Dark Mix] [Recorded this from vinyl]
04. Instinctual [Def Groove Mix] [Not sure where this is from]
05. One Day I Found Me [Recorded this from vinyl]
06. Paranoia [12" Mix] [Didn't know this existed, but see below***]
07. The Last Time [The Cool Sax Remix] [Recorded this from vinyl]
08. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Stink Mix] [Recorded this from vinyl]

***NOTE: The US and European CD versions of Closer are different, with longer versions of some tracks (Hold Me In Your Arms, Paranoia, The Last Time and Skin Time) on the US editions. The Closer disc (Disc 6) in this new set follows the European CD running order, so some of the different versions could be from the US CD.

Disc: 14 - Unreleased Trax, Mixes and Demos
01. The Key (Only You) (Imagination) [NEW]
02. Give Into Love - Dub Version (Leee John & Adam Pendse)
03. Fly (Imagination) [NEW]
04. In the Heat of the Night - Alt Version (Imagination) [NEW]
05. Changing Times (Leee John & Sinitta)
06. Gyration (Imagination) [NEW]
07. Casualty (Leee John)
08. Daydreamer (Leee John)
09. Two of a Kind (Leee John)
10. Keep a Lite (Leee John)
11. Make Your Mind Up - Original Version Demo (Leee John)
12. Are You Ready (Leee John)
13. Ay Ay [Version 1] (Leee John Ft Ezzy)
14. Best of My Love (Leee John)
15. Cherish (Leee John)
16. Turn It Out (Leee John)
17. When Love Calls (Leee John)

Disc: 15 - Unreleased Trax, Mixes and Demos
01. New Dimension [Alternative Chorus "In a Mans World"] (Imagination) [NEW]
02. Looking at Midnight [Alternative Mix] (Imagination) [NEW]
03. Heart 'N' Soul [Alternative Vocal Version Mix] (Imagination) [NEW]
04. Passion [Original Leee John Vocal] (Imagination Ft Leee John)
05. Passion [Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
06. Passion [Deevious Mix By Dee Vaz] Duet English/French Version (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
07. Passion [Tefa French Rap] Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad)
08. Too Late (Leee John)
09. Notorious [Original Demo Became 'Wrong in Love' from 'Scandalous'] (Imagination) [NEW]
10. Happiness [Original Demo Which Became 'One More Love'] (Imagination) [NEW]
11. Going Round in Circles [Demo] (Imagination) [NEW]
12. Halfway to Paradise [Demo Which Became 'So Good, So Right'] (Imagination) [NEW]
13. Stop, Look & Listen (Leee John)
14. Some People (Leee John)

Disc: 16 - Live Trax
01. Tell Me Do You Want My Love [Live Circa 1984] [NEW]
02. Found My Girl [Live Leeds 1985] [NEW]
03. Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee [Live UK Circa 1985] [NEW]
04. Thank You My Love Live UK Circa 1986] [NEW]
05. Heart 'N' Soul [Live Leeds Circa 1986] [NEW]
06. We Turn the World -PT 1/ PT 2 [Live, Leningrad Russia Circa 1989/90]
07. In and Out of Love - Reggae [Live, Russia 1989/90]
08. Love's Takin Over [Live, Russia]
09. Body Talk [Live, Russia]
10. Instinctual [Live, Russia]
11. Slippin' Slowly [Live UK Circa 1999] (Leee John)

Disc: 17 - 12" Singles Selection
01. New Dimension [Us Remix Edit] (Imagination) [on the 3CD Greatest Hits]
02. State of Love (Imagination) [on the 3CD Greatest Hits]
03. Body and Soul (Imagination) [on the 3CD Greatest Hits]
04. Thank You My Love (Imagination) [on the 3CD Greatest Hits]
05. Last Days of Summer (Imagination) [on the 3CD Greatest Hits]
06. Changes (Dimitri from Paris Is Nightdubbin' Remix)
07. The Best of My Life [12" Re-Edit]
08. No More Lies (Nelson Leeroy Ft. Leee John of Imagination)
09. Do It Right Now [Victor Simonelli Remix] (Imagination Featuring Leee John)
10. Burnin' Up [New Vocal Extended Mix] (Leee John)
11. Solitude [Dario Caminita Long Edit] (Leee John of Imagination Feat. Jorge Vercillo)
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby ZippY » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:47 am

Follow Me, all the single and instrumental versions are not on the list of this boxset... (again!!!). This boxset is no reason for me to buy because I already have all the albums and bought the 3CD 2014 collection for the mixes on the 2nd and 3rd disc. This new boxset, even with 17 CD's counting is hardly complete!
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby xymox970 » Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:00 pm

The first three albums are all essential Imagination, each in its own way is special. And thats where the Imagination story ends.....at least for me.
Their classic sound was nowhere to be found after that.......so really just having those singles in all the possible versions is a must for this kind of box.

Of course, all this is only my opinion and that doesnt mean that I dont respect the fans who want to have everything that was ever recorded under the name Imagination.
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby Last Film Star » Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:04 pm

xymox970 wrote:The first three albums are all essential Imagination, each in its own way is special. And thats where the Imagination story ends.....at least for me.
Their classic sound was nowhere to be found after that.......so really just having those singles in all the possible versions is a must for this kind of box.

Of course, all this is only my opinion and that doesnt mean that I dont respect the fans who want to have everything that was ever recorded under the name Imagination.


Agreed. I didn't even know Imagination were considered New Wave.
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby dlgladwin » Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:39 am

ZippY wrote:Follow Me, all the single and instrumental versions are not on the list of this boxset... (again!!!). This boxset is no reason for me to buy because I already have all the albums and bought the 3CD 2014 collection for the mixes on the 2nd and 3rd disc. This new boxset, even with 17 CD's counting is hardly complete!

Also a missed opportunity to include the solo Leee John 12" version of Rock Me Slow and its B-side Honey I'm Yours.

And I'd have liked to see the 1983 All I Want Is You single by Errol's sister Grace Kennedy, backed and co-written by Imagination.
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby dlgladwin » Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:17 am

ZippY wrote:...instrumental versions are not on the list of this boxset... (again!!!).

On the subject of instrumentals, there's a 6:30 version of Body Talk (Instrumental) on YouTube. Does anyone know which record this is from?

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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby ZippY » Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:10 am

dlgladwin wrote:
ZippY wrote:...instrumental versions are not on the list of this boxset... (again!!!).

On the subject of instrumentals, there's a 6:30 version of Body Talk (Instrumental) on YouTube. Does anyone know which record this is from?



Yes, this is from Jolley & Swain's one and only album called Backtrackin' from 1984.
The CD version from 1997 includes the instrumental version of Body Talk:
https://www.discogs.com/release/2077952 ... acktrackin

Interesting note: This version is about a minute longer than the instrumental version found on the 12 inch from 1981.
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Re: Imagination featuring Leee John - 40 Years 17CD box set

Postby dlgladwin » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:30 am

ZippY wrote:
dlgladwin wrote:
ZippY wrote:...instrumental versions are not on the list of this boxset... (again!!!).

On the subject of instrumentals, there's a 6:30 version of Body Talk (Instrumental) on YouTube. Does anyone know which record this is from?

[...]

Yes, this is from Jolley & Swain's one and only album called Backtrackin' from 1984.
The CD version from 1997 includes the instrumental version of Body Talk:
https://www.discogs.com/release/2077952 ... acktrackin

Interesting note: This version is about a minute longer than the instrumental version found on the 12 inch from 1981.

Thank you! Figured someone here would know.
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