35 years after its original release Cherry Red are releasing a 2 CD digipak edition of The Associates third studio album Perhaps plus related bonus tracks. The album has been re-mastered from the original master tapes.
The previous CD release was part of a double-pack featuring The Glamour Chase, from 2002. This new Cherry Red edition is the first CD release featuring an expanded track-listing.
Originally released in February 1985 after exhaustive recording sessions, Billy Mackenzie finally followed up the 1982 Associates album Sulk with this 10 track offering. The album featured four different producers, Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware, Martin Rushent, Dave Allen and Greg Walsh.
Disc One features the 10 original album tracks plus four instrumentals that were included on the original cassette release of the album. These bonus tracks are appearing on CD for the first time.
Disc Two features all the related bonus tracks for which master tapes still exist. This includes the extended versions of singles Those First Impressions, Waiting For The Loveboat and the wonderful single Take Me To The Girl, plus single versions of Waiting For The Loveboat, Breakfast and Take Me To The Girl. Other tracks include 7” and 12” b-sides.
Housed in a digipak containing a 20 page page booklet, a UK discography and extensive sleeve-notes written by Andy Davis.
Disc One: Perhaps + Bonus Tracks
- Those First Impressions
- Waiting For The Loveboat
- Perhaps (Dave Allen Remix)
- Schampout
- Helicopter Helicopter
- Breakfast
- Thirteen Feelings
- The Stranger In Your Voice
- The Best Of You
(Billy Mackenzie & Dave Allan Remix) - Don’t Give Me That I Told You So Look
- Perhaps (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) *
- Breakfast Alone (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) *
- Thirteen Feelings (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) *
- The Stranger In Your Voice (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) *
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
- Those First Impressions (Extended Version) *
- Waiting For The Loveboat (Single Version)
- Waiting For The Loveboat (Extended Version) *
- Waiting For The Loveboat (Slight Return)
- Perhaps Perhaps *
- Schampout (Edit) *
- Breakfast (Single Version)
- Breakfast (Edit)
- Kites
- Take Me To The Girl (Single Version)
- Take Me To The Girl (12” Mix) *
- Take Me To The Girl (Instrumental) *
- The Girl That Took Me *
- appearing on CD for the first time
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