[2017-09-22] Wet Wet Wet "Popped In Souled Out (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)" 4CD/1DVD box set (Virgin UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:46 pm

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It’s been 30 years since Scottish 80s chart-toppers Wet Wet Wet first emerged on the scene in 1987. Since then they’ve gone on to sell over 15 million albums and achieved international success thanks to their first No. 1 hit album, Popped In Souled Out featuring the hit singles ‘Sweet Little Mystery’,‘Wishing I Was Lucky’, ‘Angel Eyes (Home And Away)’ and ‘Temptation’.

To celebrate the anniversary of their debut album, the band is releasing a 5 disc super deluxe edition that includes a newly remastered version of the original album, all of the sessions by legendary Memphis producer Willie Mitchell, including a previously unreleased version of the band’s debut single ‘Wishing I Was Lucky’ and two additional discs containing unreleased studio sessions from 1984 and 1985 as well as remixes, demos and b-sides from the time.

A true insight into the band’s rare trajectory and influences, the deluxe edition also includes a 12”x 12” 72 page book that features the narrative around the making and release of Popped In Souled Out along with unseen photos from their private collection and a DVD featuring new interviews, music videos and rare TV performances.

At a time when synthpop and house house music were creeping into the charts, Wet Wet Wet eschewed 80s synthetic sheen for pop with soul.

Prior to recording Popped In Souled Out, the band flew stateside to work with producer Willie Mitchell, who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and was best known for his work with Al Green on soul staples like ‘Let’s Stay Together’ in the 1970s. While many of those sessions would end up on their album, The Memphis Sessions, their time in the South would help shape their sound and now many of their unreleased sessions are being compiled together for the first time on this deluxe edition.

Following its release on 21 September 1987, Popped In Souled Out soared to the No.1 slot in January of 1988, only bested by Michael Jackson’s Bad, before becoming one of the best selling albums of that year and earning them Best Newcomer at The Brit Awards.

[tracklisting][CD1: Remastered album with bonus tracks]
1. Wishing I Was Lucky
2. East Of The River
3. I Remember
4. Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
5. Sweet Little Mystery
6. I Don’t Believe (Sonny’s Letter)
7. Temptation
8. I Can Give You Everything
9. The Moment You Left Me
10. Words Of Wisdom
11. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
12. World In Another
13. Wishing I Was Lucky (Live at The Wendy May Show)
Bonus Tracks:
14. Sweet Little Mystery (Live at Capital Radio)
15. HTHDTGT (Live at Capital Radio)
16. Angel Eyes (Single version)
17. Temptation (Single version)
18. Sweet Little Mystery (Single version)

[CD2: The Memphis Sessions with bonus tracks]
1. I Don’t Believe (Sonny’s Lettah)
2. Sweet Little Mystery
3. East Of The River
4. This Time
5. Temptation
6. I Remember
7. For You Are
8. Heaven Help Us All
Bonus Tracks:
9. Piece Of My Heart
10. Wishing I Was Lucky
11. Home And Away

[CD3: B-Sides, Remixes and a Number One]
1. Wishing I Was Lucky (12” Version)
2. Wishing I Was Lucky (Metal Mix)
3. Words Of Wisdom (Wishing I Was Lucky B-Side)
4. Still Can’t Remember Your Name (Wishing I Was Lucky B-Side)
5. Sweet Little Mystery (12” Version)
6. Sweet Little Mystery (Mista E Mix)
7. May You Never (Live / Wet Pack Track)
8. We Can Love (Angel Eyes B-Side)
9. Home And Away (Demo Version / Angel Eyes B-Side)
10. Heaven Help Us All (Temptation B-Side)
11. I Remember (Extended Version / Temptation B-Side)
12. Bottled Emotions (Temptation B-Side)
13. With A Little Help From My Friends (Single)

[CD4: Unreleased and Rarities]
1. The Moment You Left Me (Planet Studio Session Nov 1984)
2. Home And Away (Planet Studio Session Nov 1984)
3. East Of The River (Planet Studio Session Nov/Dec 1985)
4. Wishing I Was Lucky (Planet Studio Session Nov/Dec 1985)
5. I Don’t Believe (Planet Studio Session Nov/Dec 1985)
6. Words Of Wisdom (Planet Studio Session Nov/Dec 1985)
7. East Of The River (Amazon Studios Sessions Jun 1985)
8. Temptation (Amazon Studios Sessions Jun 1985)
9. World In Another (Amazon Studios Sessions Jun 1985)
10. For You Are (Amazon Studios Sessions Jun 1985)
11. I Suppose (Amazon Studios Sessions Jun 1985)
12. I Can Give You Everything (The Manor Studio Oct 1985)
13. I Can Give You Everything (Comforts Place Sessions Oct 1985)
14. We Can Love (Comforts Place Sessions Oct 1985)
15. Wishing I Was Lucky (12” Gotta Job Mix)
16. Wishing I Was Lucky (Instrumental Dub)
17. Sweet Little Mystery (Dub Version)

[DVD: Pop It In The Player! Promo Videos, BBC Performances and Snapshots – The Story of Popped In Souled Out]
1. Snapshots – The Story of Popped In Souled Out – Band interviews
2. Wishing I Was Lucky (Promo Video)
3. Sweet Little Mystery (Promo Video)
4. Angel Eyes (Promo Video)
5. Temptation (Promo Video)
6. I Remember (Promo Video)
7. With A Little Help From My Friends (Promo Video)
8. Wishing I Was Lucky (US Promo Video)
9. Full Scale Deflection (BBC May 20th 1986)
10. Wishing I Was Lucky (BBC Whistle Test Mar 25th 1987)
11. Temptation (BBC Whistle Test Mar 25th 1987)
12. Wishing I Was Lucky (BBC Top Of The Pops May 21st 1987)
13. Wishing I Was Lucky (BBC Top Of The Pops Jun 5th 1987)
14. Sweet Little Mystery (BBC Top Of The Pops 13th Aug 1987)
15. Sweet Little Mystery (BBC Top Of The Pops 27th Aug 1987)
16. Angel Eyes (BBC Top Of The Pops 31st Dec 1987)
17. Temptation (BBC Top Of The Pops 31st Mar 1988)
18. With A Little Help From My Friends (BBC Top Of The Pops 12th May 1988)[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XX63WP7/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XX63WP7/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2017 5:32 am

Bump: Added the tracklist to the first post. (Click where it says "Tracklist: Show".)

[2017-09-22] Wet Wet Wet "Popped In Souled Out (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)" 4CD/1DVD box set (Virgin UK)

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