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The Waterboys

1985

£39.99

Released: 12th April 2024. '1985' is a box set curated by The Waterboys' leader Mike Scott, which tells the story of the making of the band's landmark album 'This Is the Sea' and the timeless single, 'The Whole of the Moon'. The music is chronologically sequenced, taking the listener through 95 tracks over six CDs, including 64 previously unreleased recordings of home recordings, early demos, alternate versions, outtakes, live recordings, and TV/radio sessions covering the recording process of the album along with the remastered version of the 'This Is the Sea' album. 6CDs in Card Wallets, 56 page perfect bound booklet, in a clamshell box.

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  • Details

    Released:
    12th April 2024
    Category:
    Folk
    Format:
    CD Box Set
    Barcode:
    810098504645
  • Description

    '1985' is a box set curated by The Waterboys' leader Mike Scott, which tells the story of the making of the band's landmark album 'This Is the Sea' and the timeless single, 'The Whole of the Moon'. The music is chronologically sequenced, taking the listener through 95 tracks over six CDs, including 64 previously unreleased recordings of home recordings, early demos, alternate versions, outtakes, live recordings, and TV/radio sessions covering the recording process of the album along with the remastered version of the 'This Is the Sea' album.

    6CDs in Card Wallets, 56 page perfect bound booklet, in a clamshell box.
    Extras:
    Clamshellbr/
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Trumpets (Session)
    The Waterboys
    2.Be My Enemy (Prototype 3)
    The Waterboys
    3.The Ways of Men (Session)
    The Waterboys
    4.The Waves #1
    The Waterboys
    5.Old England (Demo)
    The Waterboys
    6.Towers Open Fire
    The Waterboys
    7.Down Through the Town
    The Waterboys
    8.Ribbon of Steel
    The Waterboys
    9.Bury My Heart
    The Waterboys
    10.The Three Day Man
    The Waterboys
    11.Medicine Bow (Session)
    The Waterboys
    12.This Is the Sea
    The Waterboys
    13.A Door for My Soul Home (Demo)
    The Waterboys
    14.Son of Rags
    The Waterboys
    15.In My Bed
    The Waterboys
    16.The Pan Within (Inst Demo)
    The Waterboys
    17.Even the Trees Are Dancing (Full Length)
    The Waterboys
    18.Theme
    The Waterboys
    19.Fuzz Guitar Vamp
    The Waterboys
    20.Death Is Not the End
    The Waterboys

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Beverly Penn (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    2.Don't Bang the Drum (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    3.Be My Enemy (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    4.The Day I Ran Out of People
    The Waterboys
    5.Winter Blows
    The Waterboys
    6.The Mercenary and the Samaritan
    The Waterboys
    7.Looking for Dickon
    The Waterboys
    8.Spirit (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    9.All the Bright Horses
    The Waterboys
    10.Custer's Blues (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    11.The Woman in Me
    The Waterboys
    12.Paris in the Rain
    The Waterboys
    13.The Song of Sitting Bull
    The Waterboys
    14.Talk About Wings
    The Waterboys
    15.The Whole of the Moon (The Writing Of)
    The Waterboys
    16.The Pan Within (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys
    17.No Sun in the Sky
    The Waterboys
    18.Winter in the Blood
    The Waterboys
    19.We Belong to the World
    The Waterboys
    20.The Whole of the Moon (Piano Demo)
    The Waterboys

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Medicine Jack
    The Waterboys
    2.Medicine Jack Boogie-woogie
    The Waterboys
    3.The Sound of Snow
    The Waterboys
    4.The Pan Within (Inst)
    The Waterboys
    5.It Should Have Been You, Guitar Play
    The Waterboys
    6.Old England (Early Take)
    The Waterboys
    7.Old MacMichael Had a Band
    The Waterboys
    8.Sweet Thing
    The Waterboys
    9.Ruby Don't Take You Love to Town
    The Waterboys
    10.Spirit (Full Length)
    The Waterboys
    11.Then You Hold Me
    The Waterboys
    12.Trumpets (Instr #1)
    The Waterboys
    13.Rain Come Down
    The Waterboys
    14.Son of Dirt
    The Waterboys
    15.This Is the Sea (Drumatix Version)
    The Waterboys

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Medicine Bow (Elemental Rough Mix)
    The Waterboys
    2.Trumpets (Intr #2)
    The Waterboys
    3.Be My Enemy (Rough Mix)
    The Waterboys
    4.Sleek White Schooner
    The Waterboys
    5.Sweetheart Like You
    The Waterboys
    6.This Is the Sea (Fast With Mike Lead Guitar Demo)
    The Waterboys
    7.Adrian and the Piano Storm
    The Waterboys
    8.Beverly Penn (Synth Version)
    The Waterboys
    9.This Is the Sea (Fast With Tom Verlaine Lead Guitar)
    The Waterboys
    10.The Waves #2
    The Waterboys
    11.The Ladder (Demo)
    The Waterboys
    12.Beverly Penn
    The Waterboys
    13.Don't Bang the Drum (Livingston Mix)
    The Waterboys
    14.Ribbon of Steel Slide Guitar
    The Waterboys
    15.Paisley Park
    The Waterboys

    Disc 5

    Track name
    Artist
    1.The Whole of the Moon (Livingston Mix)
    The Waterboys
    2.High Far Soon
    The Waterboys
    3.This Is the Sea (Livingston Mix)
    The Waterboys
    4.Medicine Bow (Full Length)
    The Waterboys
    5.The Pan Within (Wickham's First Play)
    The Waterboys
    6.Miracle
    The Waterboys
    7.World Party (Demo)
    The Waterboys
    8.I Am Not Here
    The Waterboys
    9.Born to Be Together (Session)
    The Waterboys
    10.Higher in Time (Session)
    The Waterboys
    11.The Whole of the Moon (Video Version)
    The Waterboys
    12.Meridian West
    The Waterboys
    13.Don't Bang the Drum (Session)
    The Waterboys
    14.Medicine Bow (Session)
    The Waterboys
    15.Behold the Sea
    The Waterboys
    16.Beverly Penn 2023
    The Waterboys

    Disc 6

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Don't Bang the Drum
    The Waterboys
    2.The Whole of the Moon
    The Waterboys
    3.Spirit
    The Waterboys
    4.The Pan Within
    The Waterboys
    5.Medicine Bow
    The Waterboys
    6.Old England
    The Waterboys
    7.Be My Enemy
    The Waterboys
    8.Trumpets
    The Waterboys
    9.This Is the Sea
    The Waterboys
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