The Compilation: Rough Trade Announces 45s Volume 1 Boxset

Rough Trade Records is celebrating its early years with the release of a limited boxset, available on 20 June, 2025, including many important early seven-inch singles.

The collection contains eight classic 45s that followed the label's formation out the original Rough Trade shop in West London in 1978, Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1 features Augustus Pablo, The Raincoats and Young Marble Giants.

The eight singles, which have been recreated especially for this edition, were handpicked by Rough Trade Records co-MDs, Jeannette Lee and Geoff Travis, who were key players in the DIY nexus that formed around the first Rough Trade shop in the late 1970s. "There wasn't much commercial thinking behind starting a label out of the first Rough Trade shop, not much planning," recalls Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records’ beginnings. "We were just doing things out of love really."

Reflecting this passion behind its foundation, rather than a dry definitive history of the label's early years, the boxset represents a personal and musical history, as inspired by Rough Trade's recent 45th anniversary, Geoff and Jeannette have selected tracks that represent moments of true creative spark from the time.

Accompanying the singles, a new long-form conversation between the pair serves as the sleeve notes for the release, which is illustrated with exclusive archive photography sourced in collaboration with many of the era's greatest photographers plus new quotes from the artists themselves and notable fans also feature.

"I used to shop at Rough Trade before I joined the label and everyone knew it was the place to go to find interesting music," explains Jeannette Lee of the memories that influenced their track selection, "Geoff and I just sat down and the tracks just came to us like that! We're celebrating 45-plus years of the label, and we could easily have picked 45 seven-inches. There have been so many good singles!"

The second volume of 45s will follow later this year on September 26, 2025, covering the years 1980 to 1993 and is set to include music from Mazzy Star, Scritti Politti, Jonathan Richman, The Sundays and more. 

Each copy of Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1 will be individually numbered, while the run is limited to just 1000 copies worldwide.

Rough Trade 45s:

Volume 1
Tracklisting

1. Augustus Pablo – Pablo Meets Mr Bassie
B-side Mr Bassie Special!
RT002 (1978)

2. Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
B-side 78 Revolutions A Minute (78RPM)
RT004 (1978)

3. Subway Sect – Ambition
B-side Different Story
RT007 (1978)

4. Swell Maps – Read About Seymour
B-sides Ripped & Torn and Black Velvet
RT010 (1978)

5. The Raincoats – Fairytale In The Supermarket
B-sides In Love & Adventures Close To Home
RT013 (1979)

6.  Cabaret Voltaire Nag Nag Nag
B-side Is That Me (Finding Someone At The Door Again?)
RT018 (1979)

7. The Pop Group – We Are All Prostitutes
B-side Amnesty International Report On British Army Torture Of Irish Prisoners
RT023 (1979)

8. Young Marble Giants – Final Day
Second track on A side Radio Silents B-side Cakewalking
RT043 (1980)

New Music: Drowned In A Sea Of Tears

           

Sparks shares their latest new single "Drowned In A Sea Of Tears" taken from their latest recording "MAD!" out this May, the track is actually a minor key mini-tragedy about the perils of emotional continence, of the stiff upper lip, of keeping it all in. The protagonist keeps her emotional landscape guarded behind high walls, and the narrator is unable to be her saviour. Unusually, for a Sparks song, there is no punchline, no twist in the tale. The accompanying video is a visual theater piece about a woman succumbing to her tears of grief, starring Tina Kronis, a concept by Ron Mael and Russell Mael and directed by Ambar Navarro

In Memoriam: Iconic Film Star "Val Kilmer" Dies At 65

Val Kilmer, a film star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times and the Associated Press. He was 65. 

 

The cause of death was pneumonia, Mercedes Kilmer told the media outlets. Kilmer had recovered from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required tracheotomy surgery that altered his voice.In recent years, Kilmer largely stepped away from acting, but made a brief return to the craft in "Top Gun: Maverick," the sequel to the original film that launched him and that cast into superstardom.

The sequel, which released in 2022 after a two-year delay, deftly blended Kilmer's off-screen health issues into the film's story, with his Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, the smug but cool rival to Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, ultimately succumbing to an ailment in the film.

Born and raised in San Fernando Valley, California; Kilmer studied at the Hollywood Professional School before heading to New York where, at 21, he became the youngest student at the time to be accepted into Julliard School's drama department. He began his film career in the 1984 comedy "Top Secret!" next was the iconical "Real Genius" as the role of messy Chris Knight, he acted in several movies throughout the '80s including his breakout role in 1986's "Top Gun."

Then came an incredible streak of successful genre-spanning movies in the 1990s: A biopic of "The Doors," in which he portrayed Jim Morrison, a Western called "Tombstone,” where he played Doc Hollidayand then the superhero film with "Batman Forever," in which he played the Dark Knight, and a crime film, Michael Mann's masterpiece "Heat".

One of his less lucrative pursuits included his one-man stage show "Citizen Twain," about Mark Twain, whose work he deeply admired and referenced frequently in interviews. In all, Kilmer's films made nearly $2 billion at the global box office, according to Comscore.

Throughout his career, the roles that Kilmer played possessed an iconic quality while underscoring the way his career frequently zigged at the point where it could have zagged, to his detriment if not in terms of the quality of the work but how Hollywood and the public perceived him. Kilmer enthusiastically agreed to star as Batman, for example, but quickly soured on that experience, passing on another sequel in favor of the forgettable reboot "The Saint."

Similarly, he took a role in "The Island of Dr. Moreau" in order to play opposite Marlon Brando, only to clash with director John Frankenheimer and be disappointed when a detached Brando periodically refused to come to the set, letting a stand-in take his place.

He reflected on his career and life in the 2021 documentary "Val" through interactions he had videotaped with his family and on film sets for years, including behind-the-scenes footage from "Tombstone" and the "Top Gun" cast partying after hours.

At the time, Kilmer was recovering from throat-cancer surgery, so his son, Jack, read the actor's written narration — sounding uncannily like his father.

Kilmer frequently expressed about his desire to work with certain directors, showing audition videos that he shot for parts he failed to land in "Goodfellas" and "Full Metal Jacket," seeking to impress directors Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick, respectively. He also documented his laborious auditioning and preparation process for portraying Jim Morrison in "The Doors." Ultimately, in the documentary, he expressed excitement about all that would come next.

Kilmer identified as a Christian Scientist, opening up in interviews about his faith and beliefs. In a 2020 interview with Men’s Health, the actor spoke about illness through the lens of his faith. "Well, something that was reaffirmed to me – on such a level, it was almost shocking – was a sense of universal love, a kind of power and a different sense of love. It was coming into my consciousness and my body while I was at the hospital," he said, going on to add that he didn’t “believe in death."

Kilmer is survived by his two adult children, Jack and Mercedes, from his marriage to "Willow" co-star Joanne Whalley. The younger Kilmers are both actors and have been involved in projects with their father. Kilmer co-starred with Mercedes in the 2020 film "Paydirt" and, in addition to voicing the "Val" documentary, Jack lent his voice to his father’s character on the Disney+ "Willow" series.

Despite his condition at the time of the 2021 documentary, and tragedies that included the death of his younger brother at age 15, Kilmer spoke of leading a "magical life." He said that he found the silver lining even as he endured fans asking for the same "Top Gun"-inspired "You can be my wingman" autograph over and over at Comic-Con. "I feel grateful," he said. 

Rest in peace now, Iceman.

The Compilation: Now Yearbook '89

Now Music is finally finish off the 1980s episode with their last Yearnook series focusing now on 1989.

This final Yearbook for the decade starts with Queen's "I Want It All" and ends with Band Aid II's "Do They Know It's Christmas" the 'unofficial' Band Aid single according to a revisionist Bob Geldof!.

In between are 76 other tracks including hits from Simple Minds, Soul II Soul, Neneh Cherry, Fine Young Cannibals, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan,  Holly Johnson, New Order, Bros, Transvision Vamp, Roachford (“there’s no fog!”), The Beautiful South, Living in a Box, Tears For Fears, R.E.M., Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, The Cure, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Sam Brown, The Bangles, Simply Red and many more.

The familiar formats are available: deluxe hardcover book 4CD edition, 3LP coloured vinyl in pink color with 42 tracks and the standard card sleeved 4CD set. NOW Yearbook 1989 will be released on 25 April 2025.

NOW Yearbook 1989 Track List:  

CD 1

1. Queen – I Want It All

2. Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire

3. Tina Turner – The Best

4. Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time

5. Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On

6. Deborah Harry – I Want That Man

7. Chris Rea – The Road To Hell Part 2

8. Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years

9. Simple Minds – Belfast Child

10. Gladys Knight – Licence To Kill (From “Licence To Kill” Soundtrack)

11. Lisa Stansfield – All Around the World

12. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

13. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance

14. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy

15. Roxette – The Look

16. Holly Johnson – Love Train

17. Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts

18. Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart

19. Bananarama – Help! (feat. Lananeeneenoonoo)

 

CD 2

 

1. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart

2. Jimmy Somerville Featuring June Miles Kingston – Comment Te Dire Adieu

3. Donna Summer – This Time I Know It’s For Real

4. Sonia – You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You

5. Bros – Too Much

6. Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth

7. London Boys – Requiem

8. Liza Minnelli – Losing My Mind

9. New Order – Round & Round

10. Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You A Rose Garden)

11. Transvision Vamp – Baby I Don’t Care

12. Roachford – Cuddly Toy

13. Roy Orbison – You Got It

14. Sydney Youngblood – If Only I Could

15. Bobby Brown – On Our Own

16. New Kids On The Block – You Got It (The Right Stuff)

17. UB40 – Homely Girl

18. The Beautiful South – Song For Whoever

19. Living In A Box – Room In Your Heart

20. The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman – Ferry ’Cross The Mersey

 

CD 3

 

1. Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love

2. Duran Duran – All She Wants Is

3. Electronic – Getting Away With It

4. R.E.M – Orange Crush

5. The Cure – Lullaby

6. Yello – Of Course I’m Lying

7. Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright

8. 808 State – Pacific 707

9. The Beloved – The Sun Rising

10. The Stone Roses – Fools Gold

11. The Cult – Edie (Ciao Baby)

12. Alice Cooper – Poison

13. Then Jerico – Big Area

14. Shakespears Sister – You’re History

15. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – What I Am

16. Martika – Toy Soldiers

17. Will To Power – Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird (Free Baby)

18. Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall

 

CD 4

 

1.  Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You

2. The Bangles – Eternal Flame

3. Sam Brown – Stop

4. Holly Johnson – Americanos

5. Paula Abdul – Straight Up

6. Donna Summer – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt

7. Black Box – Ride On Time

8. Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On

9. Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam

10. The Beatmasters feat. Betty Boo – Hey DJ / I Can’t Dance (To That Music You’re Playing)

11. Kym Mazelle And Robert Howard – Wait

12. Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling

13. Neneh Cherry – Manchild

14. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler – Keep On Movin’

15. Milli Vanilli – Girl I’m Gonna Miss You

16. Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now

17. Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting

18. Gloria Estefan – Don’t Wanna Lose You

19. Cliff Richard – I Just Don’t Have The Heart

20. Jason Donovan – When You Come Back To Me

21. Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Rocktrospectiva: The Sharp And Interesting "Live At Earls Court" Turns 20

Released on 29 March 2005 in the US and 4 April in Europe, "Live At Earls Court" was a live album by English singer Morrissey, it was recorded liv at Earls Court In London on 18 December 2004, in front of 17,183 people." The album spawned a single "Redondo Beach" and the Smiths classic "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out". 

Another cash-in, the moment it captures is indeed somewhat phenomenal and nearly documental on Mozza carrer, Morrissey's moving into an interesting and barely explored territory here: he is a pre-rock crooner commanding Beatle-level hysteria; a smooth, urbane party host backed onstage by anonymous young chord-bashers. He's grown distinctly comfy around the old hits-- or as comfy as one could possibly be in that jagged terrain his Smiths-era vocal lines careen against the chord progressions in astonishingly counterintuitive ways and the recent songs appear to have been written with a new vocal prowess in mind.

 

Morrissey's singing appears to have taken a giant leap over the past seven years or so. Listening to the newly velvety Moz tackle "How Soon Is Now" is a pleasure of an entirely confusing sort: the song is still a roaring, lurching Grendel, all rage and laser tremolo, but the listener can't help feeling luxuriously entertained. The frustration, the urgency, the hormonal madness of the original are politely disinvited; that stuff is, after all, a bit infantile. Morrissey may well be the world's first rock star to fashion a successful shtick out of enthusiastically embracing middle age.

 

For the record, middle age does become him. That face, oddly enough, is hitting the iconic stage just now, with the crow's feet and a bit of sag in the jowls, and the Yves Saint Laurent shirts feel a little more warranted. The uproarious chorus of the B-side "Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice" attests to this directly-- but a fatherly. 

 

At the same time, it is now harder than ever to imagine Morrissey settling into a Bacharachian loungy twilight-- not after the controlled squall of "Irish Blood, English Heart", the loudest, most pissed-off, and most direct song of his career.  

 

This is an excellent concert and overview of Morrissey’s career. He has a fascinating voice and is a terrific songwriter. A very good value with over seventy minutes of music. It's Morrissey and it's live. That's all you need to know.

 

Live At Earls Court Track List:

 

1. How Soon Is Now?

2. First Of The Gang To Die

3. November Spawned a Monster

4. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice

5. Bigmouth Strikes Again

6. I Like You

7. Redondo Beach

8. Let Me Kiss You

9. Subway Train

10. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

11. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

12. Friday Mourning

13. I Have Forgiven Jesus

14. The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores

15. Shoplifters Of The World Unite

16. Irish Blood, English Heart

17. You Know I Couldn't Last

18. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 

Rocktrospectiva: The Dark "Bad Moon Rising" Turns 40

Released on 29 March 1985 "Bad Moon Rising" was the second studio album by US rock band Sonic Youth. The album is loosely themed around the dark side of America, including references to obsession, insanity, Charles Manson, heavy metal, Satanism, and early European settlers' encounters with Native Americans. The album spawned four singles "Death Valley '69", "Flower"/"Halloween", "Flower"/"Satan Is Boring" & "Halloween II".

It was the band's first album to combine experimental material with transitional pieces and segues. The  single "Death Valley '69", which did not chart in either the US or UK the track was re-recorded for the album and released again as a single in June 1985. The album was named after the 1969 song "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The New York press largely ignored Sonic Youth as well as the noise rock scene in the city, until after a disastrous London debut in October 1983 that actually received rave reviews in British papers. When they returned to New York, the queue at CBGB for the band's concerts went around the block. By mid-1984, Sonic Youth were playing almost weekly in the city, but its members started to realize that there was little future in their musical approach; Moore later said, "it was getting to the point of overkill". They retreated to the rehearsal room, retuned their guitars and changed their equipment so that they were unable to play their old songs, and began writing new material.

After a period of intense songwriting, the band entered producer Martin Bisi's BC Studio – implicitly, "Before Christ Studio", which is how the band credited it on the album – in Brooklyn, New York in September 1984. Bisi had recorded early rappers and local avant-garde musicians such as John Zorn, Elliott Sharp and Bill Laswell.

Bad Moon Rising's style has been described as noise rock, no wave and experimental rock. The album begins with "Intro", a short instrumental featuring several guitars, described by Michael Azerrad as "a melancholic, meowing slide line playing off a delicate stack of crystalline arpeggios." "Intro" segues into the next song, "Brave Men Run (In My Family)". The song begins with a single riff repeating for a minute. The riff fades into the album's third song, "Society Is a Hole", "a one-chord hymn to big-city anomie". Sonic Youth's use of transitional pieces in the album was inspired by their live shows, which featured either Moore or Ranaldo tuning guitars for up to five minutes while the other played slow transitory guitar riffs or prerecorded sound collages.

"I Love Her All the Time" features extensive prepared guitar by Ranaldo and the use of one chord, with a noise section in the middle; like many of the album's songs, it focuses on texture and rhythm rather than melody. The second side of Bad Moon Rising, which comprises the experimental "Ghost Bitch" (which features Ranaldo on acoustic guitar and references Native Americans' first encounter with European settlers), "I'm Insane" and "Justice is Might", expands on the soundscape concept; the songs feature repeating guitar riffs that segue from one song to the next, while Moore and Gordon mumble cryptic lyrics.

"Death Valley '69", the album's closer, was the result of a collaboration between Moore and New York singer and poet Lydia Lunch. 

Critics noted the album's dark nature, writing was quite unlike any other in the colorful Sonic Youth canon, Bad Moon Rising captures the New York band in 1985 during its most morose phase, one that is quite forbidding yet fascinating all the same.

 

Bad Moon Rising Track List:  

 

1. Intro

2. Brave Men Run (In My Family)

3. Society Is A Hole

4. I Love Her All The Time

5. Ghost Bitch

6. I'm Insane

7. Justice Is Might

8. Death Valley '69 

9. Satan Is Boring

10. Flower

11. Halloween

12. Echo Canyon

Albums: Humanhood

One of the most intense, invigorating and poignant recording ever made by The Weather Station, "Humanhood" written during one of the most difficult periods of Lindeman's life and rendered with a rock band just as she began to recover by reckoning with a awful truth, well you know, sometimes, life simply tries to dismantle us, no matter how good everything may seem, and we must accept that in order to survive.

According to band, this album was performed by the six musicians who improvised alive in two sessions at the end of 2023, the whole concept was molded by the band itself in terms of form, arrangements, mood and feeling, obviously, Lindeman remians in the spot light as a singer and main composer, but the band play a key role here. 

Even when the songs are more evocative that narrative creating an atmosphere, the result is impressive, theses songs are less inmeditate than the "Ignorance" set. Since  2022 likely appeared a year of glory for Lindeman. Ignorance, in which her “shape-shifting avant-folk reached a kind of apex, as she sings coolly about climate grief, love, lust, healing, and the upheaval of self-discovery. It was a time of touring, travel, and activism alongside Ignorance's more austere companion. But at an ostensible new professional peak, she was also struggling with a mental health crisis. Working through a crisis of meaning, she wrote from within the confusion of the experience to create the songs that would ultimately become Humanhood, a narrative album that, listened to front to back, transcribes the journey from dissociation back towards connection.  

Much of Humanhood is a real document of what it means to be lost, to be hamstrung by confusion, unease, and grief for a period so long you begin to wonder if there is an end. As with Ignorance, the first person lyrics point to a wider resonance; we’re all dealing with ourselves through climate disaster, as the world totters near a breaking point, and none of it is easy or precedented. On previous albums, Lindeman mostly wrote about her past, turning backwards to gain perspective. But for Humanhood, she wrote from the present as she tried to work through it. Humanhood, then, radiates with new urgency—and emerges as a sort of tether, offered up here for anyone else feeling disconnected from the vertiginous reality of right now.

Since the very beginning with "Descent" a brief instrumental passage jazz-a-like, then it comes the accessible "Neon Signs", another great one is "Body Moves" talking about the physics and the emotional doubt, the music is smooth with a moody sax that comes out from nowhere, "Humanhood" has a certain electronic vibes but reaches new heights to become one of the most remarkables and powerful cut on the set, then you have the trippy "Irreversible Damage" but that just another deal. 

A good work from Lindeman and her band, they decided to dare and move away from easyness looking a different improvisation, a must-listen. 

Humanhood Track List: 

1. Descent  
2. Neon Signs
3. Mirror
4. Window
5. Passage
6. Body Moves
7. Ribbon
8. Fleuve
9. Humanhood
10. Irreversible Damage
11. Lonely
12. Aurora
13. Sewing

Film: The Great And Beloved "High Fidelity" Turns 25

Now this film has the distinction of celebrating two anniversaries. Nick Hornby's bestselling novel, published in 1995, is celebrating 30 years and the film, released on 28 March 2000, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. And just like Rob Gordon says: books, records, films -- these things matters, actually this novel and film matter.

High Fidelity is about Rob, a failing record store owner in Chicago, and how he must grapple with the reality of adulthood after his long-term girlfriend breaks up with him. The soundtrack and plot is amazing for anyone who has a deep appreciation for music. 

Actually the film is a time capsule wrapped in the essence of the '90s, capturing a generation caught between love, music, and the precariousness of growing up, this film became more than a mere cinematic experience – it resonated like a mirror reflecting my own uncertainties, passions, and quest for understanding.

Based upon the Nick Hornby novel of the same name, the movie follows Rob Gordon played by John Cusack, a record store owner and music enthusiast, as he navigates through a series of failed relationships. Facing a breakup with his girlfriend Laura, Rob reflects on his past romances and compiles a list of his top five worst breakups. Through introspection and revisiting these old flames, Rob grapples with the complexities of love, personal growth, and his fear of commitment – all set against a backdrop of eclectic music and fueled by Rob's self-deprecating humour.

It isn't just about Rob's struggle with relationships though; it's exploring the complexities of identity, growth, and the insecurities that accompany young men into adulthood. Cusack's portrayal of Rob – a music-obsessed, introspective, and flawed character – is not entirely sympathetic, but his wit, self-deprecation, and moments of vulnerability makes him very relatable.

Now the film's soundtrack is another thing, it becomes more than just background music; it is a character in itself. The melodic narrative stitched together by tracks from Bob Dylan, The Kinks, and other legends echoes the emotional highs and lows of Rob's life. It isn’t just a collection of songs; it is the heartbeat of the movie, the soundtrack of our lives, as the film explores its themes of nostalgia, friendship, and the messy realities of adult relationships..

Rob’s journey is messy, distortioned, and definitely human, his humour and candid introspection resonate. His realisation that life doesn’t follow a script and that closure isn’t always neatly packaged leads to understanding that life’s messiness can result in the most profound moments of growth. And I personally think this is the reason why the film keeps resonating with us all this time.

Twenty-five years later, looking back, High Fidelity remains as a cult relic – a film that not only captures the zeitgeist of its time the 90's. The narrative of the film itself that continues to resonate, offering solace and wisdom with each revisit, like a conversation with an old friend. Its lessons on love, self-discovery, and the profound impact of music.

New Music: Relentless Love

           

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared her first new music of 2025 with joyous new song ‘Relentless Love’ out now, the track is a buoyant disco-infused funk-pop track that builds through catchy grooves and luminous synths to an energetic and euphoric chorus. 

News: Pet Shop Boys Will Reissue "Discography" In Blue Coloured Vinyl

The Pet Shop Boys will reissue Discography: The Complete Singles Collection, their 1991 singles or best of, on 2LP blue coloured vinyl, this May.

Originally released in 1991, this collection was the band's first greatest hits and was released between 1990's Behaviour and before 1993's Very. It features all the band's UK singles up to that point in proper seven-inch form except for  "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?" because that single was a double A-side with "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)" the U2 mash-up cover that was included.

Discography also introduced to two new songs back then "DJ Culture" and "Was It Worth It?" Both were released as singles before and after Discography, respectively.

This collection was issued as a 2LP set on black vinyl at the time,  CD and cassette, but doesn’t appear to have been reissued on the LP format at all in the last 34 years. This new edition pressed on blue vinyl and features the 2023 remasters.

Discography: The Complete Singles Collection will be reissued on 30 May 2025, via Parlophone.

Discography The Complete Singles Collection Track List:  

 

LP 1

Side A

    1. West End Girls

    2. Love Comes Quickly

    3. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)

    4. Suburbia

Side B 

    1. It’s A Sin

    2. What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    3. Rent

    4. Always On My Mind

    5. Heart

LP 2

 

Side C

 

    1. Domino Dancing

    2. Left To My Own Devices

    3. It’s Alright

    4. So Hard

 

Side D

    1. Being Boring

    2. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)

    3. Jealousy

    4. DJ Culture

    5. Was It Worth It?