Product Description
Huey Lewis and The News' 1983 'Sports' album spawned four Top 10 hit singles - 'The Heart of Rock & Roll,' 'Heart & Soul,' 'I Want a New Drug,' 'If This is It,' and sold almost 10 million copies. To celebrate the blockbuster album's 30th anniversary, Lewis has personally overseen an expanded commemorative edition. Digitally remastered for CD 'Sports (30th Anniversary Edition)' pairs each of the original album's nine songs with choice live versions on a second disc, many of which have never before been released.

CD 1
1. The Heart of Rock & Roll
2. Heart and Soul
3. Bad Is Bad
4. I Want a New Drug
5. Walking On a Thin Line
6. Finally Found a Home
7. If This Is It
8. You Crack Me Up
9. Honky Tonk Blues

CD 2
1. The Heart of Rock & Roll (Live in Cleveland, OH 1988)
2. Heart and Soul (Live in Cleveland, OH 1988)
3. I Want a New Drug (Live in Sydney, Australia 1989)
4. If This Is It (Live in New Orleans, LA 1986)
5. Bad Is Bad (Live in Boston, MA 1987)
6. Walking on A Thin Line (Live in Chicago, IL 1983)
7. Finally Found a Home (Live in Cleveland, OH 1988)
8. You Crack Me Up (Newly recorded)
9. Honky Tonk Blues (Newly recorded)

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From antimusic.com:

Huey Lewis and the News have announced a Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance and a summer tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their hit album "Sports".
The band will be releasing a special remastered anniversary edition of the album as a two-disc deluxe set on May 14th. The release will feature the remastered studio album as well as a bonus disc featuring live versions of the tracks.

To promote the release they are set to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 15th and prior to that they will be appearing on Dancing With The Stars on April 2nd.

The band will be kicking off their extensive Sports 30th Anniversary summer tour on May 10th in New Brunswick, NJ and will conclude the trek on August 26th in Knoxville.

05/10 - New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
05/11 - Tarrytown, NY The Tarrytown Music Hall
05/13 - New York, NY Irving Plaza
05/16 - Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino
05/17 - Cabazon, CA Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
05/18 - Chandler, AZ Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
05/31 - New Buffalo, MI Four Winds Casino
06/01 - Mount Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
06/02 - Sault Sainte Marie, MI Kewadin Casino
06/04 - Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
06/06 - Onamia, MN Grand Casino Mille Lacs
06/07 - Wisconsin Dells, WI Crystal Grand Theatre
06/08 - Anderson, IN Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
06/09 - Cincinnati, OH Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
06/11 - Paducah, KY Carson Center
06/20 - Kansas City, MO The Midland By AMC
06/22 - St. Louis, MO River City Casino / Judy's Lounge
07/06 - Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
07/13 - Lincoln, CA Thunder Valley Casino
07/22 - Layton, UT Kenley Amphitheatre
07/23 - Sandy, UT Sandy City Amphitheater
07/26 - Paso Robles, CA Grandstand @ California Mid State Fair
08/13 - Vienna, VA Filene Center At Wolf Trap
08/21 - Valley, ID Valley Pavilion
08/23 - Peachtree City, GA Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
08/25 - Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center
08/26 - Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre

That bonus disc is lame. Instead of including the whole show that those songs were taken from, it's just the songs from "Sports." There are also 12" mixes that should've been included, either on the main or bonus disc. EMI really dropped the ball with this. I'll stick with my original CD pressing.

I was hoping to see them at the Tarrytown Music Hall but I couldn't justify the cost. The cheapest tix are something like $59, and they go up to around $120. The place is nice but it's not terribly comfortable (especially the tiny seats) and the sound system is average. Glad I saw Huey & The News in the early '90s. That was an excellent show. I'm glad they're finally getting some critical acclaim and it's okay to admit you like them again.

I agree about this release lacking those cool 12" mixes. The best place to hear those is the import title called "Super Selection" from Japan. In addition to the extended mixes of the various Sports singles, it has "Power of Love" and "Back in Time" which are included in their special dance mixes. But my favorite of them all is the "Heart and Soul" dance mix. It rocks so hard and the way the instruments are highlighted in the breakdown is genius. One of the best rock dance mixes you will hear.

I thought this was funny and it's relevant to the album: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e36620 ... red_videos

Were there distinct 45 mixes for any of the hit singles?

Indeed. The "Heart And Soul" dance mix is one of my favorite 12" mixes. It's brilliant! This 30th anniversary edition is yet again another missed opportunity to include the 12" mixes:
The Heart Of Rock & Roll [London/Tokyo Extended Version]
Heart And Soul [Dance Mix]
I Want A New Drug [Dance Mix]

Fortunately, I have a lossless copy of the "Super Selections" Japan EP for these tracks. It would still be nice to have an official remaster of the 12" mixes, however.

Perhaps, as an added bonus, the 12" mixes of "The Power Of Love" and "Back In Time" could have been included as well ... unless we, at some point, get a reissue of the "Back To The Future" soundtrack (in which they could be included).

Hopefully, this is a new 2013 remaster and not the awful, bass-laden 1999 remaster.

I believe that "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" and "Walking On A Thin Line" were both edited for their 45 releases. Perhaps someone else can confirm that these are the only two edited for their single releases. The edit of "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" appears on 2006's "Greatest Hits".

For anyone here who didn't click through the link that Greg posted, it's also available on YouTube so I'm embedding it below. Saw it last week and loved it.

Bump: Updated cover image and track listing in the first post.

Wow, the bonus disc is even worse than I originally thought, with only one song recorded during the "Sports" tour. This was a real missed opportunity to create a definitive version of a great album. I'll stick with my original CD pressing.