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According to Remember The Eighties (http://www.remembertheeighties.com/index2.html), September 1 brings all three Blancmange albums reissued with bonus tracks. At first glance it looks like they've included most of the vinyl tracks -- haven't taken the time to do a detailed comparison. Here's the quote (and it's a great site if you're not already on the mailing list, btw):

BLANCMANGE will have their three studio albums; 'Happy Families', 'Mange Tout' and 'Believe You Me' reissued on September 1st in remastered and expanded editions. Blancmange meanwhile are working on new material although no release dates have been set.
'HAPPY FAMILIES' TRACKLISTING - I Can't Explain, Feel Me, I've Seen The Word, Wasted, Living On The Ceiling, Waves, Kind, Sad Day, Cruel, God's Kitchen, Living On The Ceiling (extended version), God’s Kitchen (12” mix), Feel Me (extended 12” version), Feel Me (7” + 12” instrumental), Business Steps, Feel Me (US 12” instrumental)
'MANGE TOUT TRACKLISTING - CD ONE - Don't Tell Me, Game Above My Head, Blind Vision, Time Became The Tide, That's Love That It Is, Murder, See The Train, All Things Are Nice, My Baby, The Day Before You Came, Game Above My Head (long version). CD TWO - Blind Vision (long version), Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is, On Our Way To?, That’s Love That It Is (extended), Vishnu (full length), That’s Love That It Is (remix), Vishnu (instrumental), Don’t Tell Me (extended), Get Out Of That, Feel Me (live version), All Things Are Nice (version), The Day Before You Came (extended)
'BELIEVE YOU ME' TRACKLISTING - Lose Your Love, What's Your Problem, Paradise Is, Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?, 22339, Don't You Love It All, Believe, Lorraine's My Nurse, Other Animals, No Wonder They Never Made It Back!, John, Side Two, Mixing On The Ceiling (Megamix), I Can See It (Why Don’t They Leave Things Alone) (extended), Scream Down The House

Looking forward to it although I have most of it in one form or another, including the original CD issues and the canadian Second Helpings with all the 12" mixes.

They're listed on Amazon.co.uk for 6.99 pounds each as "Believe You Me ... Plus" and so on.

This is great new, but I am dissapointed that Lose Your Love (Club mix or Extended) is not included. It has been my al time favorite Blancmange track and one of the few remixes that has never been on cd. If anyone knows a compilation that it is on that I might have missed, please let me know. But it is still great news.

"Running Thin" and "I Would" missing from Happy Families for starters.

And wasn't Waves re-recorded for the single, with the single version replacing the album version on all CD issues?

I knew they couldn't have included EVERYTHING -- no-one does a perfect remaster! Also, as an update, Amazon.co.uk doesn't yet have tracklistings. BTW, Mange Tout is 7.99 pounds. All prices are lower (5.59 and 6.80 pounds) if you're outside the UK and don't pay VAT.

This is fantastic news! All 3 albums are much overdue for a re-release and the best part about it is these will include bonus tracks. I couldn't be any happier right now!

[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>This is fantastic news! All 3 albums are much overdue for a re-release and the best part about it is these will include bonus tracks. I couldn't be any happier right now!


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I second that.

[i]> This is great new, but I am dissapointed that Lose Your Love (Club mix or Extended) is not included.[/i]

Hmm, I don't think the tracklists are complete. If you look at disc two of Believe You Me, there's only three tracks! And I think "Mixing on the Ceiling" was the b-side of Lose Your Love 12", so it wouldn't make sense to have the b-side but not the a-side.

[quote][i]Originally posted by obs[/i]
I don't think the tracklists are complete. If you look at disc two of Believe You Me, there's only three tracks! And I think "Mixing on the Ceiling" was the b-side of Lose Your Love 12", so it wouldn't make sense to have the b-side but not the a-side.
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seems only Mange Tout will be a 2CD according to the listings, the other will be single cd albums.
Would have been nice to have the Irene+Mavis EP on CD though...

I will post any tracks that do not make it to CD.
Including the Irene & Mavis 7".

All the best,
eighties

[i]> seems only Mange Tout will be a 2CD according to the listings, the other will be single cd albums.[/i]

Ah, okay. I saw 'Side Two' and thought it meant CD Two .

[quote][i]Originally posted by BigManRestless[/i]
<br>"Running Thin" and "I Would" missing from Happy Families for starters.


Maybe I don't understand what your saying but Happy Families doesn't have those 2 tracks.

A1 I Can't Explain
A2 Feel Me (Edited)
A3 I've Seen The Word
A4 Wasted
A5 Living On The Ceiling
B1 Waves
B2 Kind
B3 Sad Day
B4 Cruel
B5 God's Kitchen

"I Would" and "Running Thin" were from a BBC Session with John Peel. Am I missing something?

[quote][i]Originally posted by Max Murdoc[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by BigManRestless[/i]
<br>"Running Thin" and "I Would" missing from Happy Families for starters.


Maybe I don't understand what your saying but Happy Families doesn't have those 2 tracks.

A1 I Can't Explain
A2 Feel Me (Edited)
A3 I've Seen The Word
A4 Wasted
A5 Living On The Ceiling
B1 Waves
B2 Kind
B3 Sad Day
B4 Cruel
B5 God's Kitchen

"I Would" and "Running Thin" were from a BBC Session with John Peel. Am I missing something?
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They were the b-sides to Living On The Ceiling.

"Running Thin" is available on Blancmange's "Best Of" compilation, if you're looking for it on CD. I know, it would have been nice to have the remaster complete with all the b-sides, but at least it's around (unlike "I Would").

I don't know why "Lose Your Love (12" Mix)" is not included as bonus?

Maybe someone somewhere is planning a complete singles collection at some point to mop up the missing tracks?

Fingers crossed.