Bananarama - True Confessions (40th Anniversary)

Well it is definitely an edit:

So of course they are playing the digital deluxe game too. One on Townsend and TWO on Apple: one includes a Luke Mornay Sunset Dub of More Than Physical and the other this unreleased, apparently early version of Do Not Disturb:

I've not bought a single one of these. It just feels like ANOTHER rotten cash-in.

Had this on in the car earlier, first time in ages I’ve listened to the album, and it really sounded great. Promised Land is one of their hidden gems - might even be in my top ten for them.

My order arrived. I got number 0001 of the bonus CD single which indeed has the full versions of the new remixes plus some other mixes/dubs not on the 3CD.

The Keren True Confessions bonus is an interview which goes over a quarter of an hour, which is more than I expected. The extra track is Ghost, but I wasn't really holding out much hope for anything special there. Unfortunately, something appears to have gone tits up because Keren's interview appears on the CDs for Sara and Siobhan as well. OOPS

I’d buy another one and flog that 00001- some fool
Will pay a fortune for that!

FetchFugly said:

My order arrived. I got number 0001 of the bonus CD single which indeed has the full versions of the new remixes plus some other mixes/dubs not on the 3CD.

The Keren True Confessions bonus is an interview which goes over a quarter of an hour, which is more than I expected. The extra track is Ghost, but I wasn't really holding out much hope for anything special there. Unfortunately, something appears to have gone tits up because Keren's interview appears on the CDs for Sara and Siobhan as well. OOPS

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Looks like it may be a costly error

Sheena said:

I’d buy another one and flog that 00001- some fool
Will pay a fortune for that!

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That thought did briefly dance across my mind before I opened it, but they are all gone now anyway.

I haven't bought any of the vinyl variants as I have the LP once and that is fine for me. In terms of the CDs, fuck up aside, the individual member CDs are basic card sleeves, but the 3CD is quite nicely done. No sleeve notes though and those hard book deluxes they used to do for reissues were so much nicer.

The Promised Land extended mix is very enjoyable (TAKE! ME!), Vicious Circle is a nice three minutes that isn't flattered by being dragged out.

I wonder why Too Much of a Good Thing does not appear, considering they apparently acquiesced to Vicious Circle. They have a writing credit on the former (we know how they like those) and it was on the original tracklisting before getting cut for More Than Physical. Presumably one of them said they don't like it and that was it, but it would have been nice if it was on there.

Doris said:

Had this on in the car earlier, first time in ages I’ve listened to the album, and it really sounded great. Promised Land is one of their hidden gems - might even be in my top ten for them.

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Promised Land, Ready or Not and the title track are the best album tracks on True Confessions I think. Maybe not smash hits but they could have passed as singles if circumstances were different.

Keren confessed she doesn't really like In a Perfect World or A Cut Above the Rest. Do Not Disturb escaped comment.

Midweek #3, which is absolutely insane, but surely a sign that sales are in the toilet. It won't last, of course, but hopefully should chart well enough and outdo the original peak (which was only #46).

Don't see them stopping the ridiculous multiformatting anytime soon then!