Hazell Dean/Big Fun Remastered

[Kandinski]

To any Pwl fans still alive,Hazells first album Heart First is being reissued/remastered in April.Featuring the b sides from that era.

Also Big Funs album A Pocketfull Of Dreams.March or April.
Both on Cherry Red.

[budaniel]

I guess that explains why I was finally able to score a copy of Hazell's CD at a reasonable price recently. I look forward to the full track list of bonus tracks. And I'm glad to see so many SAW productions finally being released on CD, many for the first time, because so much of this stuff never made it to the U.S. in the 80s. Still just don't understand how Dead or Alive's two SAW produced albums haven't been reissued with all the 12" mixes as bonus tracks.

[Kandinski]

I agree,they were huge in Japan, I thought they might have done something with them.

Kylie is over due decent remastered/deluxe saw reissues,I quess it is down to her allowing them to be done etc

[budaniel]

at least there were numerous volumes of kylie remixes CDs released with pretty much ALL the saw 12" mixes. At this point, I have MOST of the DOA SAW 12" mixes on various compilations, but there are still a handful that tend to get overlooked. And there WAS that 2-disc Japanese set that was supposed to come out a few years ago that basically DID have every 12" version, but was then completely scrapped.

[janus]

HAZELL DEAN - heart first CHERRY POP CRPOP44 Release: 15.03.2010

Originally released in 1984, this very sought after debut album by the undisputed Queen of Hi-NRG, spawned the hit singles 'Searchin' [I Gotta Find A Man]', 'Whatever I Do [Wherever I Go]', 'Back In My Arms [Once Again]' & 'No Fool [For Love]'. This 2010 edition comes expanded with 7 Bonus Recordings including alternate mixes, the ultra rare single, 'Stay In My Life' [written for the Eurovision Song Contest], and the two b-sides 'Young Boy In The City' and 'Take Me Home'. Complete with a picture booklet containing sleevenotes written by Hazell Dean, a biography of her career and a full UK discography featuring many of her sleeves from over the years and rare promotional images.

1. Back In My Arms (Once Again)
2. Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)
3. Break The Rules
4. Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
5. You're Too Good To Be True
6. Back In My Arms (Once Again) [Reprise]
7. Heart First
8. No Fool (For Love)
9. Harmony
10. Devil In You
11. Everything I Need

BONUS-TRACKS:

12. Stay In My Life
13. Searchin' - 12" Version
14. Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) - 12" Mix
15. Young Boy In The City
16. Back In My Arms (Once Again) - 12" Mix
17. Take Me Home
18. No Fool (For Love) - 12" Version

http://www.best-of-80s.de/showthread.php?t=7708

[budaniel]

Thanks for the track list.

[Kandinski]

By the way for anyone thinking of getting this....dont bother.

The "remastering" sucks.In fact Im certain this has just been copied from the ancient cd version.Cherry Red the company that make reissues actually sound WORSE!

[Andee1970]

and I was gonna blow a wad on this (ha ha ha), thank god im sane enough not to get this anyway..........Jesus

[Frank_Chickens]

There was a poll in Smash Hits asking what the worse three things were about the 80s. After Chernobyl and Hillsborough SAW were third, says it all really.

Cherry Red making this sound worse? Just not possible is it?

[Andee1970]

A big bonfire can make it sound a lot better to the ears

[Frank_Chickens]

Certainly would - the one thing Cherry Red knows all about is crackle.

[Andee1970]

snap and pop.....cherry red is the kellogs of the music biz