The Sound - Statik Records Years - 5CD Boxset (CD)

Details: Five CD set. The Sound was an English post-punk band that formed in South London in 1979. The band was formed by lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Adrian Borland. The Sound became known for their introspective lyrics and soaring melodies, and their debut album 'Jeopardy' was highly influential in the post-punk movement. Despite critical acclaim, the band never reached the same commercial heights as their peers and disbanded in 1988 but their music has maintained a cult following and is revered by post-punk and alternative music fans. Edsel is proud to present 'The Statik Records Years', a new comprehensive and definitive five CD boxset which chronicles The Sound's prolific output on the Statik Records label from 1984 and 1985. Includes the original releases 'Shock Of Daylight', 'Heads And Hearts', and 'In The Hothouse', plus 'New Way Of Life' a collection of demos which has been newly remastered. Also included is the exclusive compilation 'Blood And Poison' which features previously unreleased early versions of 'Whirlpool' and 'Wildest Dreams', single versions of 'One Thousand Reasons' and Temperature Drop' (appearing on CD for the first time), and the previously unreleased songs 'Through And Through' and 'Reduced To Danger'. Accompanying the five CDs is a 24-page booklet with new liner notes by James Nice, and unseen photographs from the period taken by Roy Tee. The booklet and CDs are housed together in a deluxe 'clam-shell' box with foil detailing.

Tracklist:

1. Golden Soldiers
2. Longest Days
3. Counting the Days
4. Winter
5. New Way of Life
6. Dreams Then Plans
7. Whirlpool
8. Total Recall
9. Under You
10. Burning Part of Me
11. Love Is Not a Ghost
12. Wildest Dreams
13. One Thousand Reasons
14. Restless Time
15. Mining for Heart
16. World As It Is
17. Temperature Drop
18. Winning
19. Under You
20. Total Recall
21. Skeletons
22. Prove Me Wrong
23. Wildest Dreams
24. Burning Part of Me
25. Heartland
26. Hothouse
27. Judgement
28. Counting the Days
29. Red Paint
30. Silent Air
31. Sense of Purpose
32. Missiles
33. Golden Soldiers
34. New Way of Life
35. Counting the Days
36. Mining for Heart
37. Oiled
38. Steel Your Air
39. Fall of Europe
40. Love Is Not a Ghost
41. Blood and Poison
42. Whirlpool
43. Whirlpool (Early Version)
44. Wildest Dreams (Early Version)
45. One Thousand Reasons (Single Version)
46. Blood and Poison (B-Side)
47. Steel Your Air (B-Side)
48. Temperature Drop (Single Version)
49. Oiled (B-Side)
50. Through and Through
51. Reduced to Danger
52. Shimmer