Another selection of hard to find albums never released on CD, all painstakingly recompiled using the very latest,
highest quality digital remasters released to date.
Boogie Fever - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Artists (Ronco RTL 2034 UK) (2022 Remasteredq Edition) (1978)
Originally released by Ronco in 1978 in the UK only, this album contains quite a few hard to find tracks:
Rhythm of Life - Afro-Cuban Band
Singin' in the Rain - Sheila B. Devotion
Blame It on the Boogie - Mick Jackson
Black Is Black - La Belle Epoque
If My Friends Could See Me Now - Linda Clifford
These songs have never been released on CD in their original UK 7" single mix form.
The album is fully remastered from the very latest CD reissues and original 7" vinyl rips.
https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/rtl2034
https://www.discogs.com/release/829104-Various-Boogie-Fever
New Wave (Vertigo 6300 902 UK) (2022, 45th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) (1977)
This fondly remembered and much sought after Vertigo compilation album from 1977 has never been released on CD.
It was originally released on vinyl and cassette in multiple countries: the UK, France, Germany, Greece,
the Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico and Japan. Many countries featured slightly
different tracklistings to the original UK version.
The original UK edition featured 16 classic New Wave tracks.
This special 2022 45th anniversary expanded edition features an additional 9 bonus tracks taken from the various editions released around the world.
It now includes every track from every version making a 25 track compilation with a new CD running time of 76:12.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_(compilation_album)
https://www.discogs.com/master/102064-Various-New-Wave
20 of Another Kind (Polydor POLS 1006 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1978)
20 of Another Kind is a UK 20-track punk and new wave compilation LP originally first released in Ireland by Polydor in 1978, and then in the rest of the UK in February 1979.
It includes an otherwise unreleased studio version of 'Killing an Arab' by The Cure. The vocal track & some instrumental parts are different and it predates the album version with a production that is rougher and more basic. The sleeve dates the song from 1978 and states 'Eighteen Age Records' instead of 'Fiction' and it is rumoured that this version was incorrectly included by Polydor, and unavailable anywhere else!
Also, on the original 1978 Ireland Polydor record label, it lists 'Hong Kong Garden' by Siouxsie & the Banshees as track 1 side A. This may have been a rights issue or a misprint (although it was a Polydor single) and the song pulled at the last minute, as all copies, as far as I'm aware, begin with 'Ça Plane Pour Moi' by Plastic Bertrand.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have added 'Hong Kong Garden', along with another 7 bonus tracks by artists featured on the original album, all released in 1977 and 1978, making a 28 track album with a new CD running time of 79:21.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1734376-Various-20-Of-Another-Kind
20 of Another Kind Volume Two (Polydor POLX 1 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979)
Follow up volume containing 20 more classic Punk and New Wave tracks, released by Polydor in 1979. A few very hard to find tracks in their original UK 7" 45 single versions are featured.
A number have been released on CD, but either in later recorded album versions, or earlier demos, but not the original 7" 45 single versions.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have added another 6 bonus tracks by artists featured on the original album, all released in 1978 and 1979, making a 26 track album with a new CD running time of 80:19.
https://www.discogs.com/master/326726-Various-20-Of-Another-Kind-Volume-Two
Street Level - 20 New Wave Hits (Ronco RTL 2048 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1980)
20 classic New Wave hits spanning from 1977-1980,
released by Ronco in the UK in 1980.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have added another 3 bonus New Wave hits from a previous UK Ronco compilation album released in 1979, now making a 23 track album with a new CD running time of 78:06.
https://www.discogs.com/release/811749-Various-Street-Level-20-New-Wave-Hits
Radio Active - 20 Electric Hits (Ronco RTL 2049 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1980)
20 classic UK hits released by Ronco in the UK in 1980.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have added another 2 bonus tracks from a previous UK Ronco compilation album released in 1979, now making a 22 track album with a new CD running time of 79:00.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1762222-Various-Radio-Active
We Do 'em Our Way (Music for Pleasure MFP 50481 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1980)
A great compilation of Punk and New Wave cover versions of classic songs, released by Music for Pleasure in 1980.
You would have automatically assumed by the title of the album that the Sex Pistols cover of 'My Way' was included. It was not.
Anyway, for this 2022 expanded edition 'My Way' has been now added along with another 14 bonus cover versions, all released before and during 1980,
the original album year of release, making a 27 track CD with a new running time of 78:57.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1118715-Various-We-Do-Em-Our-Way
Hi-Energy - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-tel NE 1044 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979)
This album was originally released by K-tel in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, and Scandinavia in 1979. They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have included the very best song selections from all five versions, creating a 23 track compilation with a running time of 79:56 CD length.
https://www.discogs.com/release/2940420-Various-Hi-Energy
Love Rock - All Original Hits - All Original Stars (Ronco R 2141 UK) (2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1980)
... and last but not least, something for Valentine's Day.
Originally released in the UK by Ronco in 1980, this album contained 18 classic love songs from the 70s.
For this 2022 expanded edition, I have added an additional 5 bonus tracks, also from the 70s, taken from previous Ronco UK compilation albums,
creating a 23 track compilation with a running time of 80:15 CD length.
https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/r2141
A Strange Kind of Love (Polygram TV 535 516-2 UK)
(2022 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1996)
A fantastic compilation released in the UK by Polygram TV in 1996, this album originally contained 20 classic New Wave and Alternative love songs.
This 2022 expanded edition is fully remastered using the latest digital remasters and now contains 2 bonus tracks, creating a 22 track compilation with a running time of 77:38 CD length.
https://www.discogs.com/release/603131-Various-A-Strange-Kind-Of-Love
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