Bananarama have a new remix album out called Megarama The Mixes! It's a three-disc affair with 36 full-length mixes and 14 of them are previously unreleased! It is only available as a CD (no digital download), it comes with gorgeous 28-page booklet with lots of photos, memorabilia, lyrics and brand-new sleeve notes. A collector's dream!
Megarama The Mixes comes from Edsel and Tom Parker, the same people who were behind the fantastic Bananarama album re-issues of 2013. Here's hoping they have more Bananarama goodness planned! But for now, here's what is in each disc ... (* = previously unreleased)
Disc 1:
1. I Want You Back (Extended European Mix)
2. Love, Truth & Honesty (Dance Hall Version)
3. Nathan Jones (Extended Version)
4. Preacher Man (Shep's Club Mix)
5. I Heard A Rumour (Corporation of Bananarama Mix)
6. Venus (The Greatest Mix)
7. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Acid Remix '88]*
8. Tripping On Your Love (The Strum Mix)
9. Love In The First Degree (House Dub)*
10. Movin' On (Snappin' Mix)*
11. Help! (Extended Version)
12. Megarama '89 (Dimitri's Full-Length Version)
Highlights here are previously unreleased tracks as well as the first four classics. Another highlight is the "Megarama '89" mix done by Dimitri.
Disc 2:
1. Nathan Jones (Dave Ford Mix)
2. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Alternative 12" Mix]*
3. Cruel Summer (Digital Mix)
4. Venus (Original 12" Mix)*
5. More Than Physical (Original 12" Mix)*
6. A Trick Of The Night (Tuesday Mix)*
7. I Heard A Rumour (Wacky Vocal Mix)*
8. Love, Truth & Honesty (Hot Power Mix)
9. Only Your Love (Original 12" Mix)*
10. Tripping On Your Love (The Loveable Love-Dove Caper)
11. Nathan Jones (Alternative 12" Mix)*
12. Movin' On (Thumpin' Mix)*
Highlights here are so many unreleased tracks! All of them here are insanely bizarre to hear for the first time. Also, check out the Hot Power Mix of "Love, Truth & Honesty."
Disc 3:
1. Love In The First Degree (Eurobeat Style)
2. Shy Boy ('88 Remix)*
3. Venus (Hellfire Mix)
4. I Heard A Rumour (Miami Mix)
5. Long Train Running (Pacha Mix)
6. Only Your Love (Youth & Thrash On The Mix)
7. A Trick Of The Night (Tricky Mix)
8. Ready Or Not (Jolley & Swain 12" Mix)*
9. Nathan Jones (Psycho Mix)
10. Strike It Rich (Dub)*
11. More, More, More (I Can't Techno More Mix)
12. Love, Truth & Honesty (Balearacidic Mix)
Again, the highlights here are the unreleased tracks. But also some of the best mixes of "Love In The First Degree", "I Heard A Rumour", "Nathan Jones", "More, More, More" and the spooky mix of "Love, Truth & Honesty."
Overall, Megarama The Mixes is great addition to your collection! Don't delay, order your copy from Amazon today!
Cheers then,
—Davearama
Who knew there were so many mixes of "Movin' On"?
ReplyDeleteI can't decide if I like Shy Boy '88 or not. In some ways, it sounds like someone did a homemade remix with a Casio keyboard, and in other ways, the sampling adds a playful touch to a fun song. I was excited to have mixes of "A Trick of the Night" on CD, and I was surprised at how much I like the original 12" mix of "More Than Physical." The original 12" mix of "Venus" doesn't sound as different from the version we know as I thought, but I still like the released mix better. I've never been a huge fan of "Love, Truth and Honesty," but I do enjoy the Balearacidic Mix."