Purple Hearts - Extraordinary Sensations: Studio & Live 1979-1986 (CD)

Details: Featuring 76 tracks over 3 CDs, this box set contains both of mod band Purple Hearts' two studio albums - the brilliant Chris Parry (The Cure, The Jam) produced debut, 'Beat That!' (1980) and belated follow-up, 'Pop-Ish Frenzy' (1986).Including the A and B sides of all six of their singles. Plus five Jimmy Pursey produced demos recorded at Polydor in 1979 including energetic, early versions of singles 'Millions Like Us', 'Frustration' and 'Jimmy' and two Paul Weller produced demos, 'Plane Crash and 'Concrete Mixer', recorded at Polydor in 1981 and intended for Weller's Respond label but unissued. All officially licensed and taken from the master tapes for the first time ever. In addition, a fantastic 13 song, unreleased live set recorded at prestigious London club The Hippodrome in 1986 shows the band firing on all cylinders and features a scorching cover of The Creation's Pop Art mod favourite 'Painter Man'. Also included are four songs recorded live from the Mod Aid Alldayer held in Walthamstow, East London in 1985 plus two bonus tracks from the Purple Hearts reunion at Mods Mayday 99. Guitarist and songwriter Simon Stebbing has been involved with providing and approving audio for this box set and has been newly interviewed for the booklet by MOJO magazine's Lois Wilson. The booklet also contains a foreword by Purple Hearts fan Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (Stone Roses / Primal Scream).

Tracklist:

1. Jimmy
2. Perfect World
3. Something You Can't Have
4. Beat That!
5. Nothing’s Left
6. Frustration
7. If You Need Me
8. Can't Stay Here
9. Can't Help Thinking About Me
10. Slay It with Flowers
11. I've Been Away
12. Millions Like Us
13. Beat That! (Single Version)
14. Extraordinary Sensations
15. What Am I Gonna Do
16. Jimmy (Demo 1979)
17. Frustration (Demo 1979)
18. If You Need Me (Demo 1979)
19. What Am I Gonna Do (Demo 1979)
20. Can't Help Thinking About Me (Demo 1979)
21. Millions Like Us (Demo 1979)
22. My Life's A Jigsaw (Single Version)
23. Just To Please You
24. The Guy Who Made Her A Star
25. Plane Crash (Demo 1981)
26. Concrete Mixer (Demo 1981)
27. My Life’s A Jigsaw (Demo 1980)
28. Friends Again
29. When I See You
30. Call Of The Wild
31. I'll Make You Mine
32. Get Out Of My Life Woman
33. Hi Baby!
34. Shell Shock
35. But On Sunday
36. I Can't Dream
37. Gun Of Life
38. Plane Crash (Single Version)
39. Scooby Doo
40. Gun Of Life - (Single Version)
41. Let’s Get A Burger Man
42. Friends Again (Single Version)
43. Head on Collision Time
44. I'll Make You Mine (Demo 1981)
45. Smashing Time (Demo 1981)
46. Hazy Darkness (Demo 1981)
47. Gun Of Life (Demo 1981)
48. Another Day (Demo 1981)
49. When I See You (Demo 1981)
50. Friends Again (Demo 1982)
51. Smashing Time (Demo 1982)
52. Just Like Real Life (2 Track Demo)
53. Frustration
54. Beat That!
55. Concrete Mixer
56. Get Out Of My Life Woman
57. Slay It With Flowers
58. Painter Man
59. My Life’s A Jigsaw
60. I Can’t Stay Here
61. Friends Again
62. Gun Of Life
63. Extraordinary Sensations
64. Perfect World
65. Millions Like Us
66. Frustration
67. Beat That!
68. Millions like us
69. Plane Crash
70. Closer Than Close
71. Playing With Fire
72. Restless Dream Recurring
73. I Can’t Dream
74. What A Shame (2 track Demo)
75. I’ve Been Away ()
76. Everybody Needs Somebody