Cherry Red Records Remixes and Rarities: A Collection of Classic 12″ Mixes and B-Sides

• THOMPSON TWINS were one of the most successful British pop groups of the 1980s, with a string of hit records, including ‘Love On Your Side’ (#9), ‘We Are Detective’ (#7), ‘Hold Me Now’ (#4), ‘Doctor! Doctor!’ (#2), ‘You Take Me Up’ (#2) and ‘Sister Of Mercy’ (#11).
• REMIXES & RARITIES assembles rare tracks from the archives alongside classic full length extended versions of the group’s hit singles from the golden era of the 1980s.
• Compiled and collated with the support and involvement of Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey.
• Six tracks appear on CD for the first time, including sought-after early B-side ‘In The Beginning’, the 7” version of US single ‘The Gap’ and the US Remix of ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’.
• Remastered from the original tapes.
• After many years in semi-retirement, Tom Bailey is now back out on the road as an active performer.
• With over 145 minutes of hits, hard-to-find tracks, and extended mixes, REMIXES & RARITIES will appeal to collectors and casual fans alike. A must for Thompson Twins fans & 80’s Pop lovers everywhere!
Release 22/09/2014
TRACK LIST:
DISC ONE
1. LOVE ON YOUR SIDE (RAP BOY RAP)
2. (BIGGER & BETTER) LIES  
3. LAY YOURS HANDS ON ME (US REMIX)
4. IN THE NAME OF LOVE (12” DANCE EXTENSION)
5. YOU TAKE ME UP (MACHINES TAKE ME OVER)
6. WATCHING (YOU WATCHING ME) (12” VERSION)
7. IN THE BEGINNING (7” B-SIDE)
8. WE ARE DETECTIVE (MORE CLUES)
9. KING FOR A DAY (US MIX)
10. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! (EXTENDED VERSION)
11. LONG GOODBYE (EXTENDED MIX)
12. THE GAP (SINGLE/AOR VERSION)
13. BIG BUSINESS
DISC TWO
1. SISTER OF MERCY (12” VERSION)
2. ROLL OVER (AGAIN)
3. LOVE LIES FIERCE
4. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME (1985 EXTENDED EDIT)
5. THE GAP (EXTENDED VERSION/CLUB REMIX)
6. DON’T MESS WITH DOCTOR DREAM (SMACKATTACK!)
7. NOTHING IN COMMON (CLUB MIX)
8. HOLD ME NOW (EXTENDED VERSION)
9. REVOLUTION (EXTENDED MIX)
10. ROLLUNDER
11. FOOLS IN PARADISE