The Compilation: The Best Of "A Flock Of Seagulls"

 

A New A Flock Of Seagulls greatest hits will be released in November. Yes, the legendary English new wave outfit is back with a brand new compilation. 

 

Synonymous with the MTV generation and part of the Second British Invasion, the English New Wave band enjoyed success in the Early eighties in both US and around the world with massive hit singles such as "I Ran (So Far Away)", "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)" and "Space Age Love Song".

This brand new compilation arrives in different formats. The 3CD version of The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls offers singles on CD 1, BBC Sessions on CD 2 and B-sides and Rarities (including 12-inch mixes) on CD 3.

A 2LP vinyl edition spreads the 15 tracks from CD 1 across two yellow vinyl records. The compilation is also available as a single CD variant.

The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls will be issued on 20 November 2026 via BMG.

A Flock Of Seagulls 3CD Deluxe Track List:  

CD 1 – Greatest Hits

1. I Ran (So Far Away)

2. Space Age Love Song

3. You Can Run

4. Messages

5. Telecommunication

6. Modern Love Is Automatic

7. DNA

8. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

9. Nightmares

10. Transfer Affection

11. The More You Live, The More You Love

12. (It’s Not Me) Talking

13. Don’t Ask Me

14. Who’s That Girl (She’s Got It)?

15. Heartbeat Like A Drum

 

CD 2 – BBC Live Sessions

 

1. I Ran (BBC Richard Skinner Session 10/9/81)

2. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn (BBC Richard Skinner Session 10/9/81)

3. Tanglimara (BBC Richard Skinner Session – 10/9/81)

4. Don’t Ask Me (BBC Richard Skinner Session 10/9/81)

5. Talking (It’s Not Me Talking) (BBC John Peel Session – 12/5/81)

6. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn (BBC John Peel Session – 12/5/81)

7. I Ran (BBC John Peel Session – 12/5/81)

8. Committed (BBC John Peel Session – 12/5/81)

9. Space Age Love Song (BBC David “Kid” Jensen Session)

10. DNA (BBC David “Kid” Jensen Session – 31/3/82)

11. I Ran (BBC David “Kid” Jensen Session – 31/3/82)

12. Man Made (BBC Janice Long Session – 23/1/83)

13. I Ran (BBC Janice Long Session – 23/1/83)

14. Telecommunication (BBC Janice Long Session – 23/1/83)

15. You Can Run (BBC Janice Long Session – 23/1/83)

 

CD 3 – B-sides & Rarities

 

1. I Ran (So Far Away) (12″ Mix)

2. Space Age Love Song (Single Edit)

3. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Extended Version)

4. The More You Live, The More You Love (Extended Version)

5. Tanglimara

6. The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin

7. It’s Not Me (Talking) (Remix)

8. Remember David (7″ Version)

9. Never Again (The Dancer) (12″ Dance Mix)

10. The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix)

11. Nightmares (12″ Mix)

12. Rosenmontag

13. (It’s Not Me) Talking (Instrumental)

New Music: All To You

           

A Flock Of Seagulls has shared their brand new single "All To You". Mike Score delivers one of his most powerful songs to date: a lush, emotionally charged pop anthem about selfless love and vulnerability. Taken from their sixth studio album, "All To You" which marks another standout moment in a long-awaited return to original material. It's their first album of new songs since 1995, and a reminder that Mike Score still crafts melodic, meaningful, and irresistibly catchy pop with purpose.

New Music: Lovers And Strangers

           

A Flock Of Seagulls are back with a new single "Lovers and Strangers", and it’s a refreshing return to form. Mike Score mixes the band’s classic '80s vibe with a more modern twist, creating a sound that feels both nostalgic and current with its big rolling synths and encapsulating guitar runs. The track touches on the complexity of relationships - how we connect, drift apart, and sometimes remain strangers despite the closeness we once shared.

New Music: Him

           

A Flock Of Seagulls presents "Him" their latest single and one of their most finest songs ever released, a blend of modernism with melancholy pop to describe a doomed love triangle, the single comes from the band sixth studio album "The Some Dream" out now, and their first of new material since 1995. Mike Score proves to us once again that he can deliver well written, hooky, but serious pop music.

Rocktrospectiva: A Flock Of Seagulls Rare Gem "The Story Of A Young Heart" Turns 40

 

Released on 19 August 1984, "The Story Of A Young Heart" was the third studio album by A Flock Of Seagulls, it was also the last album to feature the original line-up of the band, as guitarist Paul Reynolds left the band shortly after the album release. The album spawned three singles "The More You Live, The More You Love", "Never Again (The Dancer)", & "Remember David", the album peaked at No. 66 on Billboard 200 and No. 30 on the UK charts. 

 

According to singer Mike Score, the album had great tunes that weren't hits, the focused on deeper human things and concerns for instante the track "Suicide Day", on the other hand, the track "The More You Live, The More You Love" remains as one of the most recognizable tracks for the band, it was a minor hit back then, but at least to focus on depper and serious stuff proved the band can write and bring serious and meaningul music, to be considered enough as a sort of Pink Floyd of the 1980s., for some fans this album was a true gem of the New Wave sound, the band created a mature look focused to love and death creating a serious point at the time that not so many bands had the chance to do it, and perhaps this was the reason the critics considered a lesser album due the declining sales and popularity, but it was close to a masterpiece.

 

The sound was heavily sinthesized approaching to euro pop vibes, a more polished sound that was undermined by the limited vocal range of singer Mike Score, and maybe this was the reason critics found the lack of warmth on several track, and because the rest of the album sounds like a reminiscence of their earlier days, "Over My Head" and "Heart Of Steel" sounds thing but are remarkable in some ways, the vibrant "Remember David" shines apart, this was due to great guitar work by guitar hero Paul Reynolds, the master mind behind the band sound, other remarkable tracks ar "European (I Wish I Was)", "Heart Of Steel", "The End", stand as the most contemplative tracks of the set, the deepest side of the band related with the suicide of a closer friend in "Suicide Day" & "Remember David", and finally the appealing "Never Again (The Dancer)", stands alone on its own, proving this record despite the thin production and Mike's limited vocal range, remains as one of the most creative album the band ever released. 

Certainly, this is one of the best album of the band and one of the best related to new wave genre.

 

The Story Of A Young Heart Track List: 

 

1. The Story Of A Young Heart

2. Never Again (The Dancer)

3. The More You Live, The More You Love

4. European (I Wish I Was)

5. Remember David

6. Over My Head

7. Heart Of Steel

8. The End

9. Suicide Day

New Music: Some Dreams

           

1980's pop icons' A Flock Of Seagulls are returning with their first album of new material since 1995, presenting their brand new track "Some Dreams". The band led by Mike Score continue to innovate and inspire, and this new track features their signature synth sounds blended perfectly with driving guitars and high energy rhythms. The single comes with 5 versions, the two extended versions strech and elongate the sounds in all the right places. A treat for those who love their classic 80s extended versions. Two instrumental versions are also included. The new A Flock Of Seagulls album "Orchestral Eighties" is due in 2025, something about thirty years in the making.

Rocktrospectiva: El Brillante E Infravalorado Álbum Homónimo de "A Flock Of Seagulls" Cumple 40 Años

Lanzado el 30 de Abril de 1982, "A Flock Of Seagulls" fue el álbum debut de la banda Inglesa de new wave del mismo nombre, el cual destacó en todo sentido por un impecable producción, y porque además contenía dos grandes singles, el hit internacional "I Ran (So Far Away)", y "Space Age Love Song" los cuales ayudaron a que el disco llegará al No. 10 en el Billboard 200. 

Hagamos algo de historia con esta banda oriunda de Liverpool y formada en 1979, fue considerada una de las bandas que abrió la puerta de la famosa "Segunda Invasión Británica" que logró entrar en el gusto Estadounidense gracias al apoyo que recibieron de la naciente MTV pero eso no hubiera sido posible sin la ayuda de la legendaria WLIR pequeña estación de radio en Long Island que promovió por todo lo alto a estas bandas. La producción de este disco estuvo a cargo de Mike Howlett y Bill Nelson, que sin imaginarlo, ayudaron a producir temas que con el tiempo se convertirían no solo en referente de los años 80's sino de la cultura popular.

Del disco se lanzaron cuatro singles, "Telecommunication" que fue hit en el underground Londinense y preparaba el camino de lo que estaba por venir, el siguiente fue "Modern Love Is Automatic" también digno y justo tema, pero todo cambio cuando lanzaron la archifamosa "I Ran (So Far Away) que se convirtió en el hit de la banda y los colocó en la orbita internacional, esto en parte a que el video tuvo una alta rotación en la MTV, el cual destacaba por la ropa, atuendos y peinados de la banda, y es que el vocalista, Mike Score aparte de música fue peluquero y por eso tenía la habilidad de crear esos peinados como el que mostró en este clip y no digamos en "Space Age Love Song" tipo gato, además de las grandes gafas de Paul Reynolds, con un look algo androgino (Por mucho tiempo pensé que era una mujer) y por supuesto los atuendos muy ochenteros llenos de color de los otros dos integrantes, y esto fue lo que en realidad quedo en el subconsciente de todos y volviéndose un referente para la MTV y de la cultura pop, otro tema del disco "D.N.A." resultó ganando un Grammy en 1983 en la categoría de "Mejor Presentación Rock Instrumental". 

Pese a que el disco era una joya y que recibió buenas críticas,  por su gran producción convirtiéndose en pioneros del sonido y la técnica, que incluso llegó a impresionar al propio Phil Spector que consideró el disco como fenomenal, haciéndolos destacar de otras bandas de la época ya que si le ponían énfasis a las guitarras combinándolos con los sintetizadores, injustamente se les considera una banda dentro de la categoría de one-hit wonders, lo cual me parece injusto, ya que  en realidad tuvieron una carrera no si corta ya que si dentro de este mundo se puede lanzar más de un disco uno se puede sentir afortunado, y aparte que si bien siguientes discos carecieron de la misma producción y la crítica positiva ya no les acompaño del todo, al menos se aventaron algunos singles reconocidos y escuchados hasta hoy en día.

Este fue gran momento de gloria, porque sin buscarlo, terminaron por marcar un estilo que fue único en su carrera y que además llegó a influenciar a otras bandas en las décadas siguientes, hoy en día son iconos de la cultura pop atemporales y eso es lo que cuenta.

 

A Flock Of Seagulls Track List:

 

1. Modern Love Is Automatic

2. Messages

3. I Ran (So Far Away)

4. Space Age Love Song

5. You Can Run

6. Telecommunication

7. Standing In The Doorway

8. Don't Ask Me

9. D.N.A.

10. Tokyo

11. Man Made