Retro Active 7 - Rare & Remixed

[rewind]

[quote][i]Originally posted by thunderbird2[/i]
<br>[:D] Have you ever investigated any of the secession tracks, I know most peoples lists at least have touch part 3 on it , are their tracks really difficult to get licences for ?. I know they were on two labels or is it that some label is looking to release these at some point
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All the versions of "Touch" (parts 1-4) are available digitally (AmazonMP3, ITunes, etc.)

[thunderbird2]

[quote][i]Originally posted by rewind[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by thunderbird2[/i]
<br>[:D] Have you ever investigated any of the secession tracks, I know most peoples lists at least have touch part 3 on it , are their tracks really difficult to get licences for ?. I know they were on two labels or is it that some label is looking to release these at some point
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All the versions of "Touch" (parts 1-4) are available digitally (AmazonMP3, ITunes, etc.)
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Thanks Rewind for letting me know, I am afraid I am still one of those old fashioned people who still like to own the CD, I have the majority of secession stuff on Vinyl including Touch. I use downloads etc to listen to new tracks etc but usually buy the physical copy if I like it. With Succession I just think they have some fantastic tracks and their Archives should be delved into.

[Sean]

I am with you Thunderbird2, mp3's are just files to me and have no significant value. I need to own the physical item, the cd itself. [:)] Would love to see Touch Part 3 and Sneakyville (Extended Version) on cd.

[schwenko]

[quote][i]Originally posted by eighties[/i]
<br>Unofficial track listing:

1. Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover (Up Ducky Mix) 6:35
2. OMD - Dreaming (The William Orbit Remix) 7:16
3. a-ha - Stay On These Roads (Extended Remix) 6:12
4. Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (Extended Version) 7:36
5. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry (12� Version) 6:00
6. Belouis Some - Animal Magic (Dance Vocal) 6:58
7. The Danse Society - Heaven Is Waiting (Dance Remix) 7:51
8. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bedbugs & Ballyhoo (Club Remix) 6:15
9. The Adventures - Send My Heart (Across The Sea Mix) 6:15
10. Revenge - Pineapple Face (Big Day Remix) 6:47
11. Wang Chung - Let's Go (Shep�s Mix) 8:00
12. Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children (Remix) 4:15

All the best,
eighties
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It seems like there will be a change in the tracklisting (one track). Not sure specifically what though.

[Alex Hush]

Hi-Bias is pleased to announce Retro:Active - Rare & Remixed 7 the seventh installment to an ever-successful and desired rare Extended mix collection. Many of these songs have never been released on CD before, making this a must-have for any 80's retro/synth-pop/new wave
fan! For the absolute best sound quality possible, all tracks on this
CD are taken from the original source masters and digitally re-masteredin their original extended/12'' versions. No more
digging through crates for old, impossible to find and expensive vinyl!

Hi-Bias brings you those rare classics on one exclusive digitally re-mastered CD. Reminisce in the sound of this distinct era and fall in love with these classic rare gems all over again!

- Exclusive Liner notes & Quotes from: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias, President/CEO of Geffen Records Ron Fair, Phil Harding, Andy O, Ivan Ivan, David Lord, John Hudson and Ron St. Germain

Track listing:

01. DEAD OR ALIVE 'BRAND NEW LOVER' (Up Ducky Mix) 6:34*
02. OMD 'DREAMING' (The William Orbit Remix) 7:19*
03. BLUE ZOO 'CRY BOY CRY' (12'' VERSION) 6:03*
04. A-HA 'STAY ON THESE ROADS' (Extended Remix) 6:11
05. BELOUIS SOME 'ANIMAL MAGIC' (Dance Vocal) 7:00*
06. THE DANSE SOCIETY 'HEAVEN IS WAITING' (Dance Remix) 7:56*
07. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 'BEDBUGS & BALLYHOO' (Club Remix) 6:12*
08. THE ADVENTURES 'SEND MY HEART' (Across The Sea Mix) 6:15*
09. REVENGE 'PINEAPPLE FACE' (Big Day Remix) 6:49
10. TEARS FOR FEARS 'SUFFER THE CHILDREN' (Remix) 4:26*
11. WANG CHUNG 'LET'S GO' (Shep's Mix) 8:05*


- *NEVER BEFORE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ON CD
- ALL TRACKS DIGITALLY REMASTERED

Release date is September 28 but pre-ordering is now available at hibias.com, Ideal Copy and a Different Drum
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hibias.com/product_info.php?products_id=4264">
http://www.hibias.com/product_info.php?products_id=4264</a>

[idealcopy]

Thanks Alex, great work! here is a link to pre-order at our site:

http://idealcopy.american-data.net//Mer ... y_Code=Pre

[sunalwaysshinesontv]

Looking forward to purchasing the CD! Great to finally have “Animal Magic” from Belouis Some making an appearance.

Would have been nice to see “Touch” by Secession, the extended version of “In Too Deep” from Dead Or Alive, & “Somewhere In The World There’s A Cowboy Smiling” from Blue Zoo instead of “Cry Boy Cry.” Please keep these in mind for the future.

I’m hoping there won’t be a large gap between the release of this volume and the next one!

Alex, will the Retro:Active series continue?

[Alex Hush]

To be honest it all depends on the sales of this one.

[quote][i]Originally posted by sunalwaysshinesontv[/i]
<br>Looking forward to purchasing the CD! Great to finally have “Animal Magic” from Belouis Some making an appearance.

Would have been nice to see “Touch” by Secession, the extended version of “In Too Deep” from Dead Or Alive, & “Somewhere In The World There’s A Cowboy Smiling” from Blue Zoo instead of “Cry Boy Cry.” Please keep these in mind for the future.

I’m hoping there won’t be a large gap between the release of this volume and the next one!

Alex, will the Retro:Active series continue?

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[wvrs158]

"in too deep" by DOA and "touch" by Noho are both at the top of my want-list. here's a few others:

toni basil: over my head, suspense, you gotta problem

michael desbarres & holly knight (not animotion): obcession

device: hanging on a heart attack, who says

sean heyden: party boy

meri d marshall: my obcession

randyandy: the people living in the usa

belouis some: target practice

[wvrs158]

almost forgot... you keep makin 'em, i'll keep buyin 'em.

thanks for keeping the series going!

[Lois]

For me in my mind was finish the fabulous the series RETROACTIVE.Sad[V].

Il are many compilation 80's, but for me is one of the favorites[;)].
The mastering of high quality[:p].
I am very very happy with this new volume 7 still rarities on CD.
There are still people who buy CDs. Me first.

I am a big big fan of the series RETROACTIVE.
There are compilations that have a bad mastering but Retroactive is the best. In many compilations is always the same title and it annoys me.
I hope that many are buying for volume 7 next a volume 8 ... 10.

very very happy...thank you Alex HUSH

[moni]

This is a great collection but one thing i noticed and is in no way a complaint but i thought these were 80's compilations when the Revenge track is from the 90's and a great song it is as well. Lois do you type in your own language first then use Google translate because that's the way it's coming across.[:D]

[Alex Hush]

This series has always been mainly 80s but also early 90s.
The Other Two 'Tasty Fish' (from V1) was 1991 and Revenge is 1990.
Lotsa cool 'eighties' tracks were early nineties


[quote][i]Originally posted by moni[/i]
<br>This is a great collection but one thing i noticed and is in no way a complaint but i thought these were 80's compilations when the Revenge track is from the 90's and a great song it is as well. Lois do you type in your own language first then use Google translate because that's the way it's coming across.[:D]
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[Alex Hush]

Merci Lois!

[quote][i]Originally posted by Lois[/i]
<br>For me in my mind was finish the fabulous the series RETROACTIVE.Sad[V].

Il are many compilation 80's, but for me is one of the favorites[;)].
The mastering of high quality[:p].
I am very very happy with this new volume 7 still rarities on CD.
There are still people who buy CDs. Me first.

I am a big big fan of the series RETROACTIVE.
There are compilations that have a bad mastering but Retroactive is the best. In many compilations is always the same title and it annoys me.
I hope that many are buying for volume 7 next a volume 8 ... 10.

very very happy...thank you Alex HUSH
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[Jeffrey]

You have my eternal gratitude Alex!!! This was so worth waiting for!! I'm so excited that you got the rights to the Belouis Some track "Animal Magic"!!! It's an awesome line-up and I can't wait to pre-order this on the Hi-Bias website. I sincerely hope and pray that this isn't the last volume to be released. Let's hope that the forum members each purchase this volume legally so there will be a chance for future volumes. The "Retro Active" series is the only compilation that truly works hard to obtain and remaster lost and rare 12-inch mixes. Alex, you and the company are truly rescuing a lot of what makes up the 1980's dance music history and legacy when it comes to the New Wave/D.O.R. (Dance Oriented Rock) genres. The alternative music 12-inch has always been my favorite staple of dance music. You are like the Ben Liebrand of New Wave "Grand 12-Inches." I am truly humbled by all your hard work. Many, many, many thanks!!!!


Most sincerely,



Jeffrey