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In Nov. there's the expanded 3 cd version of Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins as well as a 3 cd best of called Past Tense by the Sparks. Here are the track lists:


Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins


Disc: 1
1. Gratuitous Sax (2019 - Remaster)
2. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (2019 - Remaster)
3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (2019 - Remaster)
4. Frankly, Scarlett, I Don't Give a Damn (2019 - Remaster)
5. I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car (2019 - Remaster)
6. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil (2019 - Remaster)
7. Now That I Own the BBC (2019 - Remaster)
8. Tsui Hark (2019 - Remaster)
9. The Ghost of Liberace (2019 - Remaster)
10. Let's Go Surfing (2019 - Remaster)
11. Sensless Violins (2019 - Remaster)

Disc: 2
1. National Crime Awareness Week (Complete Psycho)
2. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (The Grid Radio Edit)
3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (Bernard Butler's Fashionable World of Fashion Mix)
4. Now That I Own the BBC (Live Acoustic Version, Simon Mayo Show)
5. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Vince Clarke Remix)
6. She's an Achorman
7. Little Drummer Boy
8. Beat the Clock (Live in Concert)
9. National Crime Awareness Week (13 Minutes in Heaven)
10. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (Sticks & Stones Remix)
11. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (The Beatmasters' Full-Blown Dub)
12. Now That I Own the BBC (Motiv 8 Extended Vocal Mix)
13. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" (Pro-Gress Mix)
14. National Crime Awareness Week (The Janet Leigh Mix)

Disc: 3
1. Where Did I Leave My Halo?
2. She's Beautiful (So What)
3. Mid-Atlantic
4. The Farmer's Daughter
5. This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More)
6. Bob Hope
7. She's an Anchorman (Demo)
8. Love Can Conquer All
9. That's What I Call Paradise
10. This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More) (Ron Vocal Version)
11. Mid-Atlantic (Ron Vocal Version)
12. That's Entertainment (feat. Les Bohem)
13. Katherine Hepburn (feat. Christi Haydon)
14. Titanic (feat. Christi Haydon)
15. Othello (feat. Christi Haydon)


Past Tense: The Best Of

Disc: 1
1. Computer Girl
2. Wonder Girl
3. (No More) Mr. Nice Guys
4. Girl from Germany
5. Beaver O'Lindy
6. This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
7. Amateur Hour
8. Here in Heaven
9. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
10. Something for the Girl with Everything
11. Achoo
12. Get in the Swing
13. In the Future
14. Looks, Looks, Looks
15. I Want to Hold Your Hand
16. Big Boy
17. I Bought the Mississippi River
18. Occupation
19. Those Mysteries
20. Tryouts for the Human Race
21. Beat the Clock

Disc: 2
1. The No. 1 Song In Heaven
2. When I'm With You
3. Tips for Teens
4. Funny Face
5. Angst in My Pants
6. I Predict
7. Sherlock Holmes
8. Cool Places (with Jane Wiedlin)
9. Popularity
10. I Wish I Looked a Little Better
11. With All My Might
12. Change
13. Music That You Can Dance To
14. So Important
15. Singing in the Shower - Les Rita Mitsouko - The Sparks
16. National Crime Awareness Week (Psycho Cut)
17. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
18. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (Radio Edit)
19. Let's Go Surfing

Disc: 3
1. Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
2. The Calm Before the Storm
3. It's a Knockoff
4. The Rhythm Thief
5. My Baby's Taking Me Home
6. Suburban Homeboy
7. Dick Around
8. Perfume
9. Islington N1
10. Good Morning
11. Lighten Up, Morrissey
12. Two Hands, One Mouth
13. Piss Off (Sparks Demo)
14. Johnny Delusional - FFS
15. Missionary Position
16. Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)
17. I Wish You Were Fun
18. Check Out Time 11am
16. Holiday (feat. Christi Haydon)
17. Boris the Spider (feat. Christi Haydon)

The world REALLY doesn't need another Sparks compilation, but I'm very excited for the Sax & Violins reissue, for the unreleased stuff.

Looking forward to both of these releases, strange how they are releasing yet another hits collection, but it looks comprehensive.

WLR wrote::D Looking forward to both of these releases, strange how they are releasing yet another hits collection, but it looks comprehensive.

But they released a 'comprehensive' 4 disc set a few years ago.

Bumping this up to note that, as of Nov. 7, 2019, Amazon UK has both the 3-disc comp and GRATUITOUS SAX on sale — each selling for a limited time for $12.80.