Following up on last year¡¯s successful expanded reissue of Australian band Icehouse¡¯s debut LP Flowers, as well as a new compilation, frontman Iva Davies will again partner with Universal Music Group¡¯s Australian arm to put the band¡¯s catalogue back into print, as well as release new expanded editions of two of the group¡¯s most beloved works.
Davies¡¯ Diva Records and Universal will release expansions of the remainder of the group¡¯s back catalogue (Primitive Man (1982), Sidewalk (1984), Measure for Measure (1986), Man of Colours (1987), Code Blue (1990), Big Wheel (1993) and The Berlin Tapes (1995)) on CD this month. While most of them are just new pressings of the last round of expanded remasters released in 2002 through Warner Music, Primitive Man and Man of Colours will receive bonus DVDs to mark the records¡¯ 30th and 25th anniversaries, respectively.
And what wise choices those two are for expansion: both albums are the most successful of Icehouse¡¯s work in their native land, reaching No. 3 and No. 1, respectively, on the Australian charts. Two of the band¡¯s biggest hits come from each album as well; there¡¯s 1982¡äs ¡°Great Southern Land,¡± a beloved tribute to the band¡¯s native country, and 1987¡äs ¡°Electric Blue,¡± co-written with John Oates and not only a chart-topping single in Australia but a Top 10 hit in America, the band¡¯s biggest song on those shores.
All discs in the program are appended with B-sides, remixes and non-LP songs, and the DVDs for Primitive Man and Man of Colours feature archival live footage from around the world. Additionally, Universal will reissue Colours on red, yellow and blue vinyl.
All discs will be released in Australia on July 13 and are expected to ship in America around July 24. All reissues, as well as several bundles, are available on the band¡¯s official site; Amazon links are after the jump.
Primitive Man: 30th Anniversary Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
Disc 1: Expanded album (originally released as Regular Records RRLP 1204 (AUS), 1982)
1.Great Southern Land
2.Uniform
3.Hey Little Girl
4.Street Caf¨¦
5.Glam
6.Trojan Blue
7.One by One
8.Break These Chains
9.Mysterious Thing
10.Goodnight Mr. Matthews (Re-Recorded)
11.Over the Line (B-side to ¡°Street Cafe¡± ¨C Regular Records RRSP 722, 1982)
12.Glam (Extended Dance Mix) (12¡å B-side ¨C Regular Records RRT 605, 1982)
13.Uniform (Extended Mix) (12¡å B-side ¨C Regular Records RRT 602, 1982)
14.Hey Little Girl (Extended Dance Mix) (12¡å A-side ¨C Regular Records RRT 605, 1982)
15.Street Caf¨¦ (Single Mix) (single A-side ¨C Regular Records RRSP 722, 1982)
16.Love in Motion (U.S. Version) (from U.S. LP pressing ¨C Chrysalis CHR 1390, 1982)
Disc 2: DVD
1.Iva Davies interviewed by Ian ¡®Molly¡¯ Meldrum (Live on Countdown)
2.Hey Little Girl (Live on Countdown)
3.Interview on Rock Around the World
4.Hey Little Girl (Live on Top of the Pops)
5.Street Caf¨¦ (Live on Countdown Rock Awards 1983)
6.This Time
7.Sidewalk
8.Hey Little Girl
9.Love in Motion
10.Stay Close Tonight
11.Don¡¯t Believe Anymore
12.Dusty Pages
13.Street Caf¨¦
14.Can¡¯t Help Myself
15.Taking the Town
16.Dance On
Sidewalk: Expanded Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
1.Taking the Town
2.This Time
3.Someone Like You
4.Stay Close Tonight
5.Don¡¯t Believe Anymore
6.Sidewalk
7.Dusty Pages
8.On My Mind
9.Shot Down
10.The Mountain
11.Java
12.Dance On
13.Dusty Pages (Single Version)
14.Taking the Town (Extended Version)
This disc previously released as Warner Strategic Marketing/Diva Records 0927489832 (AUS), 2002
Tracks 1-10 released as Regular Records RRLP 1206, 1984
Track 11 was the U.K. B-side to ¡°Taking the Town¡± ¨C Chrysalis COOL 3 (U.K.), 1984
Track 12 was the B-side to ¡°Taking the Town¡± ¨C Regular Records RRSP 733, 1984
Track 13 was Regular Records single A-side RRSP 741, 1984
Track 14 was Regular Records 12¡å A-side RRT 611, 1984
Measure for Measure: Expanded Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
1.Paradise
2.No Promises
3.Mr Big
4.Angel Street
5.The Flame
6.Regular Boys
7.Cross the Border
8.Spanish Gold
9.Lucky Me
10.Baby, You¡¯re So Strange
11.Too Late Now
12.Into the Wild
13.Just a Word
14.The Perfect Crime
15.The Flame (Live in Sharpsville, South Africa ¨C March/April 1985)
16.No Promises (Live)
17.Sister (Live)
This disc previously released as Warner Strategic Marketing/Diva Records 0927489842 (AUS), 2002
Tracks 1-10 released as Regular Records RML 53180, 1986
Tracks 11-12 released on U.K. CD pressings ¨C Chrysalis CCD 1572, 1986
Track 13 was the double 7¡å B-side to ¡±Baby, You¡¯re So Strange¡± – Regular Records K-9924, 1986
Track 14 was the B-side to ¡°The Perfect Crime¡± ¨C Regular Records K-9850, 1985
Track 15 was the B-side to ¡°Cross the Border¡± ¨C Regular Records K-97, 1986
Tracks 16-17 were 12¡å B-sides to ¡°Mr. Big¡± – Regular Records X-12049, 1986
Man of Colours: 25th Anniversary Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
Disc 1: Expanded original LP (originally released as Regular Records RML 53239, 1987)
1.Crazy
2.Electric Blue
3.Nothing Too Serious
4.Man of Colours
5.Heartbreak Kid
6.Kingdom
7.My Obsession
8.Girl in the Moon
9.Anybody¡¯s War
10.Sunrise
11.Crazy (12¡å Version) (U.S. promo 12¡å A-side ¨C Chrysalis VAS-2770, 1987)
12.Crazy (Midnight Mix) (12¡å B-side ¨C Regular Records X-13285, 1987
13.Shakin¡¯ the Cage (Japanese reissue bonus track ¨C Paradise Island FLCP-1004 (JP), 1997)
14.Over My Head (B-side to ¡°Electric Blue¡± ¨C Regular Records K-389, 1987)
15.Touch the Fire (from Great Southern Land compilation ¨C Regular Records RML 53315/6, 1989)
16.Jimmy Dean (from Great Southern Land compilation ¨C Regular Records RML 53315/6, 1989)
17.Electric Blue (Extended Mix) (12¡å A-side ¨C Regular Records X-14508, 1987)
Disc 2: DVD ¨C Live at The Melbourne Music Show, 1988
1.Intro
2.Don¡¯t Believe Anymore
3.Paradise
4.Mr. Big
5.Hey Little Girl
6.Great Southern Land
7.Cross the Border
8.The Flame
9.No Promises
10.Can¡¯t Help Myself
11.Icehouse
12.Sister
13.Taking the Town
14.We Can Get Together
15.Walls
16.Hey, Little Girl
17.My Obsession
18.Mr. Big
19.Electric Blue
20.Heartbreak Kid
21.Great Southern Land
22.No Promises
23.Cross the Border
24.Can¡¯t Help Myself
25.Crazy
26.Man of Colours
27.Drum Solo
28.Baby, You¡¯re So Strange
29.Nothing Too Serious
Code Blue: Expanded Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
1.Mercy on the Boy
2.Harbour Town
3.The Great Divide
4.Wind and Sail
5.Big Fun
6.Miss Divine
7.Knockin¡¯ ¡®Em Down
8.Miracle Mile
9.Anything is Possible
10.Where the River Meets the Sea
11.Jericho Bay
12.Charlie¡¯s Sky
13.Big Fun (The Riddler Mix)
14.Miss Divine (Spellbound Mix)
15.Where the River Meets the Sea (Original Demo)
This disc previously released as Warner Strategic Marketing/Diva Records 0927489862 (AUS), 2002
Tracks 1-12 released as Regular Records LP RML 53330, 1990
Tracks 13-15 are unreleased bonus tracks
Big Wheel: Expanded Edition (Diva Records/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
1.Big Wheel
2.Satellite
3.Goodbye, Valentine
4.Judas
5.Invisible People
6.Feed the Machine
7.Cadillac
8.Sam the Man
9.Stolen Guitar
10.The System
11.Orbital Line
12.Turn it Round
13.Driving Me Backwards (Live)
14.Blank Frank (Live)
15.Satellite (The Ex-static Mix)
This disc previously released as Warner Strategic Marketing/Diva Records 0927489872 (AUS), 2002
Tracks 1-10 released as Massive Records LP 8277512, 1993
Tracks 11 and 14-15 from ¡°Satellite¡± CD single ¨C Diva Records/Massive 8808692, 1993
Track 12 from ¡°Big Wheel¡± CD single ¨C Diva Records/Massive 8810602, 1993
Track 13 from ¡°Invisible People¡± CD single ¨C Diva Records/Massive 8740442, 1993
The Berlin Tapes: Expanded Edition (Diva/Universal Music Australia, 2012)
1.Loving the Alien
2.Sister Europe
3.Heaven
4.Complicated Game
5.Berlin
6.All the Way
7.All Tomorrow¡¯s Parties
8.Let There Be Love
9.Disappointed
10.A Really Good Time
11.At Night
12.Love Like Blood
13.Heroes
14.Be My Friend
15.How Do You Sleep?
16.Giant and Child Fugue
17.Pas de Trois
18.Heroes (The Athens Mix)
This disc previously released as Diva Records/Warner Music Australia 0927489882, 2002
Tracks 1-13 released as Roadshow Music 17511-2, 1995
Tracks 14-15 were Japanese bonus tracks ¨C Paradise Island FLCP-1002 (JP), 1995
Tracks 16-17 from ¡°Heaven¡± CD single ¨C Massive 7310582, 1995
Track 18 from ¡°Heroes¡± CD single ¨C Diva 5046747882, 2002
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