[2019-10-18] A-Ha "Minor Earth Major Sky" and "Lifelines" 2CD Deluxe Editions (Warner/Rhino)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:43 pm

Minor Earth Major Sky

Description
MINOR EARTH | MAJOR SKY (DELUXE EDITION) presents the remastered original album with bonus tracks and a second CD with 16 more demo, out take and live tracks.

On its release Minor Earth | Major Sky was an instant number one, platinum awarded success in Norway and in Germany. Gold discs came in Austria, Spain and Switzerland. The title track “Minor Earth | Major Sky” and “Velvet” followed “Summer Moved On” as singles, the latter hitting No. 1 in Norway and top-10 in Germany.

The deluxe version of Minor Earth | Major Sky is more than just another reissue of a hit album, with demos, early versions and alternate mixes. Disc two amounts to an entirely new take on the album. Early versions of the title track “Minor Earth | Major Sky,” “Velvet,” “Summer Moved On” and the enormous powerful version of “The Sun Never Shone That Day” as well as other takes that did not make it on the final cut reveal the sparkles of songwriting and the process of an idea becoming a hit. Four live-performances in Oslo taken from their 2001 tour prove the grandeur of an a-ha live performance.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Minor Earth Major Sky (2019 Remaster)
2. Little Black Heart (2019 Remaster)
3. Velvet (Remaster 2019)
4. Summer Moved On (2019 Remaster)
5. The Sun Never Shone That Day (2019 Remaster)
6. To Let You Win (2019 Remaster)
7. The Company Man (2019 Remaster)
8. Thought That It Was You (2019 Remaster)
9. I Wish I Cared (2019 Remaster)
10. Barely Hanging On (2019 Remaster)
11. You'll Never Get Over Me (2019 Remaster)
12. I Won't Forget Her (2019 Remaster)
13. Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count (2019 Remaster)
14. Summer Moved On (Remix)
15. Velvet (Alabaster Mix)
16. The Sun Never Shone That Day (Radio Edit)
17. Minor Earth Major Sky (Milenia Nova Remix)

[CD2]
1. Minor Earth Major Sky (Early Version)
2. Little Black Heart (Alternate Mix)
3. Velvet (Early Version)
4. Summer Moved On (Early Version)
5. The Sun Never Shone That Day (Early Version)
6. To Let You Win (Early Mix)
7. We Will Never Speak Again (Demo)
8. The Company Man (Early Version)
9. Life's Not Fair (Early Version of "I Wish I Cared")
10. Barely Hanging On (Early Version)
11. I Won't Forget Her (Early Version)
12. Manhattan Skyline (Live Oslo 2001)
13. Thought That It Was You (Live Oslo 2001)
14. You'll Never Get Over Me (Live Oslo 2001)
15. Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count (Live Oslo 2001)
16. Summer Moved On (Demo)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W6C9832/?tag=imwan-20

Lifelines

Description
LIFELINES (DELUXE EDITION) contains the remastered original album with bonus tracks and a second 19-track CD of early versions, demos and songs that did not make it to the final album.

Lifelines, their 2002 follow up album, proved they were back and brilliant as ever, if not even better. Time had moved on, things had grown: Magne Furuholmen was working with visual arts as well as music, Pål Waaktaar-Savoy’s Band Savoy had released their fourth album Reasons to Stay Indoors (2001), and Morten Harket had developed a successful solo career and had become a songwriter on his own. “Morten had made a move to suggest we should write together,” reveals Magne. “That was the beginning of a new kind of partnership.” For Lifelines each band member contributed his personal compositions to the album, which finally was produced by six different producers including Stephen Hague, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley and Martin Landquist. Anneli Drecker gave her beautiful voice to some of the songs. As their most varied, versatile and multicolored album, Lifelines gained international critical respect and went number 1 in Germany.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Lifelines (2019 Remaster)
2. You Wanted More (2019 Remaster)
3. Forever Not Yours (2019 Remaster)
4. There's A Reason For It (2019 Remaster)
5. Time And Again (2019 Remaster)
6. Did Anyone Approach You (2019 Remaster)
7. Afternoon High (2019 Remaster)
8. Oranges On Appletrees (2019 Remaster)
9. A Little Bit (2019 Remaster)
10. Less Than Pure (2019 Remaster)
11. Turn The Lights Down (2019 Remaster)
12. Cannot Hide (2019 Remaster)
13. White Canvas (2019 Remaster)
14. Dragonfly (2019 Remaster)
15. Solace (2019 Remaster)
16. Did Anyone Approach You (Tore Johanson Mix)
17. Time And Again (Langer & Wainstanley Version)
18. Lifelines (Apoptyma Berzerk Remix)

[CD2]
1. Lifelines (Demo)
2. You Wanted More (Demo)
3. Forever Not Yours (Demo)
4. There's A Reason For It (Demo)
5. The Breakers
6. Time And Again (Demo)
7. Did Anyone Approach You (Demo)
8. Afternoon High (Demo)
9. Oranges On Appletrees (Early Mix)
10. Sole Survivor
11. Less Than Pure (Demo)
12. To Show It Is To Blow It
13. Turn The Lights Down (Demo)
14. Cannot Hide (Demo)
15. There's A Reason For It (A Break In The Clouds)
16. One In A Million (Demo)
17. Dragonfly (Demo)
18. Solace (Early Version)
19. Differences (Demo)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W47BSY4/?tag=imwan-20

Don Schouest · 13 Jan 2007

YES.

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:18 pm

A sample from each:

[2019-10-18] A-Ha "Minor Earth Major Sky" and "Lifelines" 2CD Deluxe Editions (Warner/Rhino)

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