DESCRIPTION
Featuring 52 tracks over 3CDs, this box set contains the three studio albums Cutting Crew recorded between 1986 and 1992, the Grammy nominated debut, ‘Broadcast’ (1986), acclaimed follow up, ‘The Scattering’ (1989), and the ripe for rediscovery, ‘Compus Mentus’ (1992), plus B sides, remixes and demos. Featuring 52 tracks over 3CDs, this box set contains the three studio albums Cutting Crew recorded between 1986 and 1992, the Grammy nominated debut, ‘Broadcast’ (1986), acclaimed follow up, ‘The Scattering’ (1989), and the ripe for rediscovery, ‘Compus Mentus’ (1992), plus B sides, remixes and demos.
It’s been Cutting Crew’s fate to be primarily remembered for their enormous, multimillion selling international hit, ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms’, and that’s here in two versions, but this box set shows that there’s much more to the band, whose driving poprock is defined by strong song writing, Nick Van Eede’s soulful vocals and Kevin MacMichael’s lead guitar.
The USA took Cutting Crew to their hearts and ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms’ topped the Billboard chart, ‘I’ve Been In Love Before’ reached #9 and the album ‘Broadcast’ peaked at #16, going gold. In the UK ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms’ was a #4 smash hit.
All four singles from ‘Broadcast’ are also presented as extended remixes originally issued on 12” singles including the much loved 12” mix of ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms’ and Arthur Baker’s remix and dub of ‘Any Colour’.
Cutting Crew frontman Nick Van Eede has opened his archives to contribute five demos to the set, including two previously unreleased – ‘Open Up Your Window’ and a cover of Simon Dupree And The Big Sound’s ‘Kites’.
Van Eede, who still leads Cutting Crew today, has been newly interviewed for the box set booklet CD1: Broadcast (1986)
Any Colour
One For The Mockingbird
Ive Been In Love Before
Life In A Dangerous Time
Fear Of Falling
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Dont Look Back
Sahara
It Shouldnt Take Too Long
The Broadcast
*B-SideS & Remixes
For The Longest Time
I Just Died In Your Arms (12 Remix)
Ive Been In Love Before (Extended)
One For The Mockingbird (Extended Remix)
Any Colour (Arthur Baker Remix)
CD2: The Scattering (1989)
Year In The Wilderness
The Scattering
Big Noise
Everything But My Pride
Handcuffs For Houdini
(Between A) Rock And A Hard Place
Tip Of Your Tongue
Reach For The Sky
The Last Thing
Feel The Wedge
Binkies Return (Instrumental)
Brag
*B-Sides & Demos
Christians
Card House (Live)
Contact High
More Than A Dream (Demo)
Into The Night (Demo)
No Secrets (Demo)
CD3: Compus Mentus (1992)
No Bad Thing
(Another One Of My) Big Ideas
Frigid As England
Julie Dont Dance
If Thats The Way You Want It
Need Someone
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
Ricochet
Sweet Auburn
Crooked Mile
Dont Let It Bring You Down
All The Way In
*B-Sides, Remixes & Demos
Been In Luv (92)
Everything But My Pride (92 Remix)
Open Up Your Window (Demo)
Mirror And A Blade (Live)
One For The Mockingbird (Shelly Yakus US Remix)
Any Colour (Dub)
Kites (Demo)

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