Kim Wilde "Close" reissue on the way!

[Sensoria]

Kim Wilde confirmed the longawaited "Close" album reissue on her Twitter profile today.
"Great to hear various Close re-mixes for Mey Mr Heartache, You Came, Never trust a strange, Four Letter Word, Love In A Natural Way", she wrote.
She then went on to confirm the reissue is on its way to fans questioning.
Released in 1988 i.e. exactly 25 years ago, album went on to sell in more than 2 million copies worldwide becoming her best selling album in her entire career ever. It received excellent reviews and made Kim a major artist in her own way.
So now all her albums from the '80s would be reissued. '90s here we come!
Brilliant news!!!

https://twitter.com/kimwilde

[omar]

[quote]Originally posted by Sensoria
[br]Kim Wilde confirmed the longawaited "Close" album reissue on her Twitter profile today.
"Great to hear various Close re-mixes for Mey Mr Heartache, You Came, Never trust a strange, Four Letter Word, Love In A Natural Way", she wrote.
She then went on to confirm the reissue is on its way to fans questioning.
Released in 1988 i.e. exactly 25 years ago, album went on to sell in more than 2 million copies worldwide becoming her best selling album in her entire career ever. It received excellent reviews and made Kim a major artist in her own way.
So now all her albums from the '80s would be reissued. '90s here we come!
Brilliant news!!!

https://twitter.com/kimwilde




[/quote]

The same team from Cherry Red ? I thought they did a damn fine job of the other reissues.

[anfunny2003]

No. Universal are doing it themselves. This will be Nik Kershaw's Human Racing 2012 reissue, part 2 basically. Hmmm.

[Fred Taghon]

I thought the Cherry Red reissues were all very well done as well. Would have been nice if a few of the bonus tracks weren't from vinyl, but at least they sounded ok and CR made it clear those few were sourced from vinyl which is unusual.

I love the singles from "Close" and there were some fantastic remixes for them which I believe are generally found on various CD's (I'm not a Kim Wilde completist by any means so I could be wrong) but it's always nice to have them collected together on 1 or 2 discs.

"You Came" and "Never Trust A Stranger" are 2 of my ultimate favorites from Kim. I hope 1 or 2 of the Shep Pettibone dub mixes for "You Came" make the cut! Certainly not must-have tracks, but would be fun-to-have!

[Barmy]

The other Cherry Red reissues were not as good as earlier reissues. Surprise!

[Lois]

I will dream of having the album "Close" with these tracks:

Kim Wilde - Close - 2CD - remastered direct from the master tapes.
CD1
1. Hey Mister Heartache 4:34
2. You Came 4:33
3. Four Letter Word 4:02
4. Love In The Natural Way 4:07
5. Love's A No 4:16
6. Never Trust A Stranger 4:04
7. You'll Be The One Who'll Lose 4:32
8. European Soul 5:20
9. Stone 4:41
10. Lucky Guy 2:38
Bonus Tracks
11. Tell Me Where You Are (B-side of 'Hey Mister Heartache') 3'10
12. Wotcha Gonna Do (B-side of 'Never Trust A Stranger') 4'04
13. She Hasn't Got Time For You '88 (B-side of 'Four Letter Word') 4'36
14. Hey Mister Heartache - 7" version 3'45
15. You Came - 7" version 3'35
16. Never Trust A Stranger - 7" version 4'06
17. Love In The Natural Way (instrumental) 3:45*
18. Never Trust A Stranger (instrumental) 4:03*
*exclusif only available on this cd.
CD2
1. Hey Mister Heartache - 12" version 8'10
2. You Came - 12" version 6'45
3. Never Trust A Stranger - 12" version 5'57
4. Four Letter Word - extended version 5'50
5. Love In The Natural Way - extended version 6'00
6. Hey Mister Heartache - Kilowatt remix 6'10
7. You Came - Shep Pettibone 12" mix 7'36
8. Never Trust A Stranger - Sanjazz mix 5'45
9. Four Letter Word - Late Night mix 3'56
10. You Came - Shep Pettibone 7" mix 4'15
11. You Came - Dub version #1 4'50
12. You Came - Dub version #2 4'44
13. Hey Mister Heartache (instrumental) 3:45*
14. You Came (instrumental) 3:35*
15. Four Letter Word (instrumental) 4:02*
*exclusif only available on this cd.

Kim Wilde the fans would love this cd bonus tracks. I dream !!!
Only from remastered direct from the master tapes id good quality.
Exclusif instrumental versions for the fans !!![8D]
Lois

[omar]

I'm guessing a late spring / early summer release date?

[Jeffrey]

Would love this!!! Hopefully, they'll include the Razormaid mixes. Best remixes of "You Came/Stone" and "Never Trust a Stranger"...EVER!!!!

If not <major sigh> I'd settle for the dub mixes. Dubs are important, especially for hardcore fans and DJs!!!


Jeffrey

[anorak]

Razormaid mixes won't be allowed due to the licensing agreements with DJ subscription services such as razormaid. Razormaid, Hot tracks & disconet were usually just inferior 'hybrid' mixes of commercially released tracks. Looking forward to this CD set though

IS THAT THE TWELVE INCH MIX ? Out late 2010 www.robgrillo.co.uk

[Jeffrey]

[quote][i]Originally posted by anorak[/i]
<br>Razormaid mixes won't be allowed due to the licensing agreements with DJ subscription services such as razormaid. Razormaid, Hot tracks & disconet were usually just inferior 'hybrid' mixes of commercially released tracks. Looking forward to this CD set though

IS THAT THE TWELVE INCH MIX ? Out late 2010 www.robgrillo.co.uk
[/quote]

Sometimes the label will allow it I've noticed. And now, a lot of the labels do ask for permission first.


Jeffrey

[anorak]

It's not actually to do with razormaid giving permission, they can't. The major aspect of their contracts with record labels is that they are able to license the track without making any commercial profit from it. The only razormaid mixes that make it onto commercial releases are those that have been specially commisioned by record companies for release. It's a little different with disconet & hot tracks, but anyway none of these mixes are 'original', merely being hybrids of existing commercial mixes. I've got the razormaid You Came mix and I wouldn't miss it, although I can understand why many would want it on there.

IS THAT THE TWELVE INCH MIX ? Out late 2010 www.robgrillo.co.uk

[blaaah]

Lois! You should send her that list! Blinding!

[thorpy2112]

Hi there -

Here is the tracklisting that was presented to Universal on behalf of Cherry Red, following consultation with Marcel Rijs (who runs Kim's website) and my own input. So far this has been turned down by them for a Cherry Pop release for over 2 years (and will hopefully form the basis of the Universal Represents release instead):

CD1

Original Album tracks 1 - 10 (Total Time: 43'10)

1. Hey Mister Heartache
2. You Came
3. Four Letter Word
4. Love In The Natural Way
5. Love's A No
6. Never Trust A Stranger
7. You'll Be The One Who'll Lose
8. European Soul
9. Stone
10. Lucky Guy
11. Tell Me Where You Are (B-side of 'Hey Mister Heartache') - 3'10
12. Wotcha Gonna Do (B-side of 'Never Trust A Stranger') 4'04
13. She Hasn't Got Time For You '88 (B-side of 'Four Letter Word') 4'36
14. Hey Mister Heartache - 7" version 3'45
15. You Came - 7" version 3'35
16. Never Trust A Stranger - 7" version 4'06
17. Love In The Natural Way - video edit 3'47


CD2

1. Hey Mister Heartache - 12" version 8'10
2. Hey Mister Heartache - Kilowatt remix 6'10
3. You Came - 12" version 6'45
4. You Came - Shep Pettibone 7" mix 4'15
5. You Came - Shep Pettibone 12" mix 7'36
6. You Came - Dub version #1 4'50
7. You Came - Dub version #2 4'44
8. Never Trust A Stranger - 12" version 5'57
9. Never Trust A Stranger - Sanjazz mix 5'45
10. Four Letter Word - extended version 5'50
11. Four Letter Word - Late Night mix 3'56
12. Love In The Natural Way - extended version 6'00

[blaaah]

Id buy that!

[omar]

Was the Kiliwatt mix of HMH an official mix ever?