Cherry Red are releasing a 5CD deluxe edition of Climie Fisher’s 1988 album Everything, including the original album alongside a staggering 51 bonus tracks featuring singles, B-sides, remixes, edits, alternate versions, demos and previously unreleased recordings.
This new version of the album has been remastered by Oli Hemingway at The Wax Works using the original master tapes. The package includes a 28-page booklet featuring lyrics, a full-colour illustrated discography, rare photos, and comprehensive credits.
The album was produced in two halves with five tracks produced by Stephen Hague (Pet Shop Boys) and five produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2). An additional track, Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Mix), was produced by Stephen Hague with additional production and remix by Phil Harding.
The list of musicians that appear on Everything includes bassists Nathan East and Pino Palladino, guitarist Neil Taylor, plus David Palmer, Mel Gaynor and Steve Ferrone on drums, Luis Jardim on percussion and Kirsty McColl provides backing vocals on This Is Me.
Everything – the main album
The original album sounded great in the late 80s, but this new, sympathetic remaster is a definite improvement. Drums have more power and the vocals sit better in the mix, with a real added bite to the bass and a fresh shine evident on the guitars.
Everything is one of my favourite pop albums from the late 80s. Love Changes (Everything) has stood the test of time, and both versions of Rise To The Occasion remain great pop songs. I was introduced to the bands work by heavy radio play of Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Mix), in fact I still own the 12″ vinyl of the extended mix.
I Won’t Bleed For You sums up the sound of the late 80s, with its heady mix of acoustic and electronic stylings. The playful Room To Move sounds wonderful with this new remaster, and This Is Me has remained one of my album highlights. The rhythmic guitar from Neil Taylor works so well with the always joyful Luis Jardim percussion.
Never Let A Chance Go By features a fine Pino Palladino bassline and a great vocal from Simon Climie. Its a shame that Climie and the late Rob Rob Fisher only released two albums together.
Bite The Hand That Feeds is a single that never was and the album ends with the slower-paced Break The Silence and the lively arrangement of Keeping The Mystery Alive, featuring powerful backing vocals from The Soultanas and some imaginative guitar work (lead and rhythm) from Neil Taylor, who went on to work with Tears For Fears and Robbie Williams.
The rest of Everything
The remaining 4 discs in the collection contain a mixture of remixes, extended versions, demos and b-sides. Highlights include the alternate 7″ mix of Rise To The Occasion, with added percussion and a slightly different bassline, and a flurry of extended mixes including a wonderful 9 minutes take on the extended version of This Is Me and the “Extended Bleed Mix” of I Won’t Bleed For You, with Rob Fisher adding layer upon layer of synth riffs.
The highlight of the self-produced non-album tracks for me is Nothing But A Feeling, with its jazzy guitar and stuttering beat. The demos you will probably only play once or twice, as the songs are already pretty well formed. If you are a fan of the Hip Hop mix of Rise To The Occasion, the sample heavy 8 minutes plus remix is on disc four. This disc consists of a plethora of extended cuts, including an 8 minutes + version of I Won’t Bleed For You.
The only mis-fire is the Everything Megamix that closes disc 5, as the production / concept has not aged well, and is a track that I find myself skipping.
Cherry Red have wisely kept the original album on disc one, as this is the disc you will return to the most, with the other discs there for you to dip in and out of, particularly when you are in an Eighties mood. This new deluxe edition is the definitive version of the duos first and finest album.
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DISC ONE
ORIGINAL ALBUM
Love Changes (Everything)
Rise To The Occasion
I Won’t Bleed For You
Room To Move
Precious Moments
Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Mix)
This Is Me
Never Let A Chance Go By
Bite The Hand That Feeds
Break The Silence
Keeping The Mystery Aliv
DISC TWO
BONUS TRACKS – SINGLES
Love Changes (Everything) (Remix)
Rise To The Occasion (7″ Version)
BONUS TRACKS – B-SIDES
Far Across The Water
Mental Block
Nothing But A Feeling
Never Close The Show
Climbing Up The Ladder
BONUS TRACKS – DEMOS & PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS
Love Changes (Everything) (Demo) †
Rise To The Occasion (Demo) †
Precious Moments (Demo) †
Lifeline †
Fighting Talk †
Money Makes The Man (Go Crazy) †
Love Transmission †
Emotional Waves †
Unfinished Business †
DISC THREE
BONUS TRACKS – SINGLES: REMIXES, EDITS & ALTERNATE VERSIONS
Keeping The Mystery Alive (7″ Remix) †
Rise To The Occasion (7″ Edit)
Love Changes (Everything) (US Single Edit)
Rise To The Occasion (7″ Mix) *
I Won’t Bleed For You (Radio Edit) †
Rise To The Occasion (Alternate 7″ Remix) †
BONUS TRACKS – EXTENDED VERSIONS & REMIXES
This Is Me (Extended Version)
Keeping The Mystery Alive (Extended Mix)
Rise To The Occasion (Extended Mix)
Love Changes (Everything) (Love Mix)
I Won’t Bleed For You (Extended Bleed Mix)
Keeping The Mystery Alive (12″ Mix)
Mental Block (Full Length Version) *
DISC FOUR
BONUS TRACKS – MORE EXTENDED VERSIONS & REMIXES
This Is Me (12″ Version)
Keeping The Mystery Alive (Bruce Forrest 12″ Mix) †
Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Remix)
Love Changes (Everything) (House Mix)
I Won’t Bleed For You (High Velocity Mix) *
This Is Me (‘This Is It’ Mix)
Keeping The Mystery Alive (John Gallen 12″ Mix) †
Rise To The Occasion (Extended Mix Edit)
Love Changes (Everything) (Pop Mix) *
I Won’t Bleed For You (12″ Mix) †
Keeping The Mystery Alive (Dealer Mix) †
DISC FIVE
BONUS TRACKS – EVEN MORE EXTENDED VERSIONS & REMIXES
Love Changes (Everything) (Extended Mix Edit)
I Won’t Bleed For You (Nick Gatfield Mix) †
Keeping The Mystery Alive (Extended Version) †
This Is Me (Dub) †
Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Dub) †
Love Changes (Everything) (Dub) †
This Is Me (Dub + Claps) †
I Won’t Bleed For You (Dub) †
This Is Me (Dub + Vocal) †
I Won’t Bleed For You (Bonus Beats) †
Everything Megamix *
* PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ON CD
† PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
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