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Out on Nov. 1st.

40: The Best Of 1979-2019 3CD set

Disc: 1
1. Waterfront – Edit
2. Love Song – Edit
3. I Travel – Edit
4. Glittering Prize – Edit
5. Sense of Discovery – Edit
6. The American – Edit
7. Up on The Catwalk – Edit
8. She’s A River – Edit
9. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) – Edit
10. See the Lights – 7″ Version
11. Jeweller to the Stars – Single Mix
12. War Babies – Bascombe Mix Single Version
13. Belfast Child – Edit

Disc: 2
1. Home – Edit
2. Magic – Radio Edit
3. Promised You A Miracle – Edit
4. This Is Your Land – DJ Version
5. Honest Town – Radio Edit
6. Glittering Prize (Acoustic) Album Version
7. Waterfront – (Acoustic) Album Version
8. See the Lights (Acoustic) – Album Version
9. Let There Be Love – 7″ Mix
10. New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) – Edit
11. All the Things She Said – Edit
12. Once Upon A Time – Album Version
13. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Album Version

Disc: 3
1. Chelsea Girl – Edit
2. Cry – Album Version
3. Hypnotised – TLA Edit
4. Stars Will Lead the Way – Single Version
5. For One Night Only – New Track
6. Theme for Great Cities – Album Version
7. Life in A Day – Album Version
8. Changeling – Edit
9. Celebrate – Edit
10. Blindfolded – Album Version
11. Sanctify Yourself – Edit
12. Mandela Day – Edit
13. Speed Your Love to Me – Edit
14. Alive and Kicking – Edit

The Celebrate-3-disc collection from april 2013 is in chronological order, which always works better, at least for me.

I think the best idea was to do a Street Fighting Years boxset (30th anniversary). At least much more interesting than another greatest hits collection (apart from it being edits/single versions). Sometimes I wonder what goes on in those minds of record company people. This just feels uninspired.

I’m sure it’s the Xmas greed scenario. Let’s how many other artists announce best ofs in the next month or so.

personally I think the band is back to another creative crisis. The new track here is very-far from being unmissable , their last album was awful. Their best recent work for me was Big Music. This is another useless release. Pity

I agree Big Music was a good album. This greatest hits to me is pointless as the Celebration set was pretty well done. It’s too soon for another best of.