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As noted in the above banner currently, the new 2cd, 4lp re-release of the extended version collection is expanded to include some of the blank and jones remixes of brilliant on cd.
It also collects all the other digital and cd remixes in one place, but is still called the 12 inch collection.
lots of options and bundles of t-shirts, etc, along with an exclusive 7 inch? why not a 12 inch..
Extended: 2CD edition
CD 1:
1. All Stood Still (Extended Version) [05:04] 2. I Never Wanted To Begin (Extended Version) [06:19] 3. Reap The Wild Wind (Extended Version) [04:45] 4. We Came To Dance (Extended Version) [07:58] 5. One Small Day (Special Re-Mix) [07:50] 6. One Small Day (Special Re-Mix Extra) [08:31] 7. White China (Special Re-Mix) [08:24] 8. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Special Re-Mix) [10:02] 9. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (US Extended Re-Mix)* [07:44] 10. One Small Day (US Club Version)* [07:48]
CD 2:
11. Lament (Extended Version) [08:02] 12. Heart of The Country (Special Re-Mix) [11:03] 13. Love’s Great Adventure (Extended Version) [05:40] 14. One Small Day (Final Mix) [07:45] 15. Serenade (Special Re-Mix) [06:03] 16. Same Old Story (Extended Version) [06:58] 17. All Fall Down (Extended Version) [07:40] 18. Brilliant (Blank & Jones Extended Remix)** [07:02] 19. Brilliant (Blank & Jones Club Mix)** [06:33] 20. Brilliant (Blank & Jones US Club Mix)** [06:49]
* = First time being released outside North America. ** = First time being released on vinyl.
Limited numbered ‘White Label’ 7” featuring edit versions of ‘Brilliant (Blank & Jones Extended Remix Edit)’ and ‘Brilliant (Blank & Jones Club Mix Edit)’ available only with the vinyl box set.
ok, some of these are really exclusive, some have been released before.
other's, like 'white china' have never been on vinyl before.
Alone With Strangers
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No, the 12" of All In One Day is the same as the album version and there is no extended mix. Ditto Hymn, Visions, Thin Wall, Passing Strangers, Sleepwalk, New Europeans (if you're in Japan). I so wish an extended version of The Thin Wall existed.
The brief for the set was purely extended versions and so instrumental versions of tracks, 7" edits & mixes were not included: the Lament era 7" cuts & mixes were made available on the limited double LP released through Pledge last year FYI. Also, this isn't meant as a re-release or expansion of the 'Ultravox Extended' CD: it is intended to be a completely new release.
Also, because it isn't clear, the versions of We Came To Dance included is the 7:58 version originally available on the clear vinyl 12", limited Collection 12" and Japanese Hymn 12". This is almost certainly the first time the track has appeared on legit CD anywhere in the world and is a welcome return to vinyl.
All the tracks are a new 2018 remaster that has been done in a very sympathetic style to ensure that the mixes remain true to the original sound with no clipping, over-compression or 'brick-walling'. However the level of detail revealed is superb with some tracks such as All Stood Still a true revelation. Even the Brilliant mixes sound much better than the over-compressed original digital versions.
As for why are the webstore only extra Brilliant mixes only on 7 inch? Well they are edits and fit nicely on a 7 inch. The format also gives a nice feel of an old white label. They are also a free extra so cost would be a factor.
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Oh - forgot one thing. The comment "* = First time being released outside North America" applies to the vinyl release. The two US promo mixes were previously released on Blank & Jones CDs but the new versions are new transfers with a greater dynamic range (which is a good thing: loud things are loud/quiet things are quiet as they should be).
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Yes & no.
It's at about 7:08 because it's the 7:58 version, not the 7:38 version. It was almost certainly was on purpose because there are other tempo changes in both mixes.
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Originally Posted By Alone With Strangers
Yes & no.
It's at about 7:08 because it's the 7:58 version, not the 7:38 version. It was almost certainly was on purpose because there are other tempo changes in both mixes.
the weird speed up at the end of 'we came to dance' is still there, i guess it was meant to be that way.
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Yes - that was my point: it's still there albeit in a different place & the conclusion is that it was included (or left in, depending on your point of view) on purpose.
Also, if you listen carefully you can hear other, smaller, tempo changes throughout the song though not as big as this one, I grant you.