The Complete Fun Boy Three (5 CD/DVD)

[omar]

Out in August in a DVD sized casebound book through Chrysalis. It seems Chrysalis is on a roll right now with Paul Hardcastle and now FB3. Let's hope we see Spandau, Living In A Box, Billy Idol etc next.

CD 1: The Fun Boy Three

Sanctuary
Way On Down
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
Life In General (Lewe In Algemeen)
Faith, Hope And Charity
Funrama 2
Best of Luck Mate
T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)
The Telephone Always Rings
I Don’t Believe
Alone

CD 2: Waiting

Murder She Said
The More I See (The Less I Believe)
Going Home
We’re Having All The Fun
The Farmyard Connection
The Tunnel of Love
Our Lips Are Sealed
The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body)
Things We Do
Well Fancy That!

CD 3: Singles, B-sides & Outtakes

T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Single Version]
The Funrama Theme [B-side Version]
Really Saying Something
The Telephone Always Rings [Single Version]
The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes)
Summertime
Summer of ’82
The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes) [NME Version]
The Lunacy Legacy
Our Lips Are Sealed [Single Version]
Our Lips Are Sealed [Urdu Version]
Tell Me Why [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
96 Tears [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
Tunnel of Love [rough Mix [Previously Unreleased]
Our Lips Are Sealed [Rough Mix] [Previously Unreleased]
The Things We Do [Rough Mix] [Previously Unreleased]
If Dogs Run Free [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
The Pressure of Life (Take Weight off The Body) [U.S. Single Version] [Previously Unreleased]

CD 4: Versions

Tell Me Why [Dub Mix [Previously Unreleased]
T’Aint What You Do…/Just Do It [Extended Version]
The Funrama Theme [Extended Version]
Really Saying Something [Extended Version]
The Telephone Always Rings [Extended Version]
The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes) [Extended Version]
Summertime [Extended Version]
The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Parts 1 & 2]
Our Lips Are Sealed [Special Remix Version]
The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [US Club Remix] [Previously Unreleased]
The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
The Tunnel of Love [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
Going Home [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
Well Fancy That! [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]

CD 5: Live at the Regal Theatre, Hitchin (6 April 1983)

The More I See (The Less I Believe)
The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body)
The Farm Yard Connection [Previously Unreleased]
Going Home
Things We Do
Well Fancy That! [Previously Unreleased]
Summertime
The Alibi
Our Lips Are Sealed
The Tunnel of Love
We’re Having All The Fun
Gangsters
T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)
The Telephone Always Rings [Previously Unreleased]
The Tunnel of Love [Previously Unreleased]

DVD: Promo Videos and At The BBC

The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum [Promo Clip]
T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Single Version] [Promo Clip]
The Telephone Always Rings [Single Version] [Promo Clip]
Really Saying Something [Promo Clip]
Summertime [Promo Clip]
The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Promo Clip]
The Tunnel of Love [Promo Clip]
Our Lips Are Sealed [Promo Clip]
The Lunatics Have (Taken Over The Asylum) [BBC Top of The Pops]
T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [BBC Top of The Pops]
The Telephone Always Rings [BBC Top of The Pops]
Summertime [BBC Top of The Pops]
The Tunnel of Love [BBC Top of The Pops]
Our Lips Are Sealed [BBC Top of The Pops]
The Telephone Always Rings [Something Else]
The Alibi [Something Else]
Intro/Murder She Said/Interview
The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Live]
The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [Live]
Going Home [Live]
Things We Do [Live]
Summertime [Live]
The Alibi [Live]
Our Lips Are Sealed [Live]
The Tunnel of Love [Live]
We’re Having All The Fun [Live]
Gangsters [Live]
T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Live].

[Glenn]

Real excited to see the details for this one. Had heard it was coming. Good point re other Chrysalis artists. A comprehensive Billy Idol set would be great as would deluxe/super deluxe reissues of his albums.

[Charlayme]

I'm delighted with the idea of a DVD on Fun Boy Three.
It's a nice complement to the recently released "Dance Craze" DVD featuring The Special, Bad Manners, Madness, The Beat, The Selecter and The Body Snatchers.
And then there's always the magnificent 30 years of The Specials concert... a great moment!

Charlayme

[Sean]

This is the way I wish every Super Deluxe Edition would be released. Albums, extended versions, b-sides and rare tracks, and a dvd with conceptual videos as well as tv performances.

[Surly]

This is the way I wish every Super Deluxe Edition would be released. Albums, extended versions, b-sides and rare tracks, and a dvd with conceptual videos as well as tv performances.

Same. Hoping they eventually do something similar for The Colourfield.

[omar]

This has not been getting favorable reviews at least on Discogs. It's supposedly quite loud and the packaging is poorly done. The discs are squeezed in tight enough where they get smudged or scratched when you pull 'em out. I'm hoping they release the FB3 albums separately on cd (already out on vinyl).