I've mentioned previously that If You Leave and The Pacific Age were essential listening for my Freshman and Sophomore years in High School. This one didn't come until my Freshman year in college, and that was only because I was horribly disappointed with Sugar Tax and needed to purchase something new (to me) and different by OMD. Sugar Tax had resparked my interest in them, and I went on a hunt after being let down by such a lousy album.
Needless to say, this album did not let me down.
SO.....
When they re-released this album back in.... 2003 (?) I noticed right off the bat that their "Deluxe Version" had left off a few key points. After years of listening and research and collecting, I realized that there was more than enough material to make two discs worth, well more than they had released on the Deluxe. Add on to that, you had that delicious Dreamtime mix of Maid of Orleans, and then that Deno mix which isn't that bad. So, had to gather it all up together, and put my deluxe stamp on it. I'm not sure about the color of my version, as every version seems to change color anyway, but I held true to the design. And, as for the bonus disc, I used some 7" sleeve graphics that are fan made and were never actually released. Still looks pretty damn good.
Again, I'm 99% certain I have everything there, but let me know if you find something I missed.....
