The Adventures - Lions & Tigers & Bears

[roc51]

Out in May on Lemon (Cherry Red):

The Adventures
Lions And Tigers And Bears cdlem191

Released on 16/05/11. The Adventures were a pop group formed in Belfast in the 1980s. The band later moved to London where they signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single in 1984. Following their debut album release a year later the group moved to Elektra Records and scored their biggest hit, Broken Land . The song was written by guitarist Pat Gribben and reached number 20 in the UK Chart, and was also the most played song on BBC Radio 1 in 1988.
This reissued edition has four bonus tracks as well as new sleeve notes containing a new interview with founding member Pat Gribben.

Monday Monday / Marianne / Raining All Over The World / Come The Day / I Don't Want To Play This Game / The Only World I Know / This Crazy Heart / Impossible You / I Really Don't Mind / Here It Comes Again / Too Late For Heaven / Say I'm Sorry / Perfect Day / Straight To Heaven / B-Side Raining All Over The World - In The Garden B-Side Raining All Over The World / Lost Train - B-Side Monday Monday / Queen Of Sorrow - B-Side Monday Monday

[omar]

Good album but would've preferred a reissue of Sea Of Love instead.

[budaniel]

Well, I think Lions makes more sense at the moment since it's not in print on CD and the other is.

[omar]

I agree . But then as a label trying to cash in wouldn't u want people to rediscover or buy your most successful work which was probably Sea of Love first ?

[budaniel]

Chery Red is trying to make their money on bringing back stuff that's out of print. If they reissues Sea of Love while it's still in print, it probably won't sell as much as Lions. Not to mention, it's in print by Warner Bros., who probably aren't looking to have a different label undermine the sales of their edition. I personally thought it odd that CDs by the likes of the Tom Tom Club and Book of Love were reissued while they were still in print--and the new reissues failed to include some of the best bonus tracks that were on the versions already in print! If they could pile a reissue of Sea of Love with bonus tracks, then hell yeah, I'm there! But in general, there's SO much good stuff that has never been on CD before that I'd prefer those get some attention before readily available stuff is reissued.