[2017-03-24] T'Pau "The Virgin Anthology" 4CD box set (Virgin UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:02 am

Description
‘The Virgin Anthology’ is a comprehensive, 4-CD curation of T'Pau's years signed to the Virgin label. Disc 1 of the set brings together for the first time, all of the band’s single edits from the period. Disc 2 contains remixes, rarities and demos including the highly sought after, and currently unavailable, Canadian remixes of ‘Running Away’, ‘Arms of Love’ and ‘Island’. Disc 3 is the UK Top 10 album ‘Rage’ in its entirety with single B-sides and Disc 4 features the band's final studio album – ‘The Promise’ - again with single B-sides. The smart book-style box also includes unseen photos, memorabilia and an essay by Sylvia Patterson, ex-‘Smash Hits’ writer and author of acclaimed book (nominated for the Costa Award) ‘I'm Not With the Band’.

Tracklist
[CD1: The Virgin Singles]
1. Heart and Soul (single)
2. China In Your Hand (single)
3. Valentine (single)
4. Sex Talk (Live) (single)
5. I Will Be With You (album)
6. Bridge of Spies (US single edit – never previously released in the UK)
7. Secret Garden (single)
8. Road To Our Dream (single)
9. Only The Lonely (Canadian Guitar Remix) (single remix from Canada ‘Rage’ album)
10. Whenever You Need Me (single)
11. Walk On Air
12. Soul Destruction (single remix)
13. Only A Heartbeat (single edit)

[CD2: Remixes, Rarities and Demos]
1. Bridge of Spies (AOR Mix) (Previously unreleased in the UK)
2. Arms Of Love (Canadian Remix) (Only released in Canada)
3. Running Away (Canadian Remix) (Only released in Canada)
4. Island (Canadian Remix) (Only released in Canada)
5. Only The Lonely (Nightmare Mix) (A side 12″)
6. Whenever You Need Me (Extended Mix) (A Side 12″)
7. Whenever You Need Me (Requiem Remix)
8. Soul Destruction (Extended Remix)
9. Soul Destruction (Heavy Bliss Remix)
10. Heart and Soul (Demo Version) (Unreleased)
11. I Will Be With You (Demo Version) (Unreleased)
12. Soul Destruction (Demo Version) (Unreleased)
13. Whenever You need Me (Demo Version) (Unreleased)
14. Only A Heartbeat (Demo Version) (Unreleased)
15. The Promise (Demo Version) (Unreleased)

[CD3: Rage + B-Sides]
1. Arms Of Love
2. Only The Lonely
3. Running Away
4. Between The Lines
5. Road To Our Dream
6. Island
7. Heaven
8. Taking Time Out
9. Secret Garden
10. Time Will Tell
11. This Girl
12. Time Of Our Lives (B-Side)
13. Call Me (B-Side)
14. Road To Our Dream (Instrumental) (B-Side)
15. Crying (B-Side)
16. You Never Notice Me (Live Hammersmith Odeon) (B-Side)
17. Downtown (Live At Oxford) (B-Side)

[CD4: The Promise + B-Sides]
1. Soul Destruction
2. Whenever You Need Me
3. Walk On Air
4. Made Of Money
5. Hold On To Love
6. Strange Place
7. One Direction
8. Only A Heartbeat
9. The Promise
10. A Place In My Heart
11. Man And Woman
12. Purity
13. All The Love (B-Side)
14. Dirty Town (B-Side)
15. Hold On To Love (Acoustic) (B-Side)

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZ9THHN/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZ9THHN/?tag=imwan-21

plorentz · **Joined:** 19 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 279

Wow. A four-disc set of FRIGGIN' T'PAU that DOESN'T INCLUDE THE BAND'S FIRST, MOST POPULAR, ALBUM. Ugh.

TSmithPage · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 3671

I already have the 3 CD set put out in 2015 for Bridge of Spies. I don't mind that this doesn't repeat what was in that set. I can't imagine ever needing more Tpau than that and this, and probably can live without this altogether.

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

The only song I know by them is Heart And Soul. Good song. I'm more of a heavy rock kind of guy, but that song I liked.

[2017-03-24] T'Pau "The Virgin Anthology" 4CD box set (Virgin UK)

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