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Calling all fans of eclectic rockers Sparks: two compilations are coming from Repertoire Records, both collecting their late ’70s and early ’80s single output in two different ways. Shortcuts: The 7 Inch Mixes (1979-1984) and Extended: The 12 Inch Mixes (1979-1984), a pair of two-disc sets chronicling every side released by the group, in every size, on every label the band were signed to around the world.
The brothers Mael – Ron and Russell, from Pacific Palisades, California – already had a major round of chart success in the U.K. shortly after forming Sparks in 1972. The single “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” was a No. 2 hit in England in 1974, sending their breakthrough album Kimono My House to the Top 5 overseas. By the end of the ’70s, the Maels found themselves back in the States and weary of the rock format they had pursued for years. Their switch to electronic-based music had a strong influence on the burgeoning New Wave scene at the time, thanks in no small part to the production work of Giorgio Moroder, whom the brothers had admired since the release of the Moroder-produced “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer. Sparks’ and Moroder’s first collaboration, 1979′s No. 1 in Heaven, yielded the band their last Top 40 singles in the U.K., “The Number One Song in Heaven” and the Top 10 “Beat the Clock.” Follow-up album Terminal Jive (1980), produced by Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer, yielded a chart-topping smash in France, “When I’m with You.” Sparks later worked with Queen producer Mack on Whomp That Sucker (1981) and Angst in My Pants (1982) and produced themselves on 1983′s Sparks in Outer Space, which saw the band earn the first of several respectably-charting U.S. dance hits through the ’80s and ’90s: “Cool Places,” which featured vocals from fan and former Sparks fanclub president Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s.
Shortcuts features all international A-sides Sparks released during this period in their original single edits along with a generous helping of B-sides. Extended, by similar design, features every 12″ A- or B-side released by Virgin, Atlantic, Ariola, Carrere and Underdog, along with a 1997 extended version of “The Number One Song in Heaven” featuring Jimmy Somerville.
Disc 1
Disc 1, Track 1 was Elektra 12” A-side AS 11412 (U.S.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 2 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 270-12 (U.K.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 3 was Oasis/Ariola 12″ A-side 600011 (DE), 1979
Disc 1, Track 4 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 244-12 (U.K.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 5 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 343-12 (U.K.), 1980
Disc 1, Track 6 was Underdog 12″ A-side 8159 (FR), 1982
Disc 1, Track 7 was Underdog 12″ A-side 8226 (FR), 1982
Disc 1, Track 8 was Atlantic 12″ A-side 0-89863 (U.S.), 1983
Disc 1, Track 9 from Virgin CD single 72438 94284 2 1 (DE), 1997
Disc 2, Tracks 1-2 were Atlantic 12″ 0-86990 (U.S.), 1983
Disc 2, Tracks 3 and 6-7 were Atlantic 12″ 0-86939 (U.S.), 1984
Disc 2, Tracks 4-5 were Atlantic promotional 12″ PR-644 (U.S.), 1984
Disc 2, Track 8 was Ariola 12″ B-side 600150 (DE), 1979
Artist: Sparks
Album: Extended The 12 Mixes [1979-1984]
Released: 2012
Style: Synth pop
Format: MP3 276Kbps
Size: 92+85 Mb
CD1:
01 – Tryouts for the Human Race [Extended Version]
02 – Beat the Clock [Extended Version]
03 – La Dolce Vita [Extended Version]
04 – The Number One Song In Heaven [Extended Version]
05 – Young Girls [Disco Version]
06 – I Predict [Club Mix]
07 – Modesty Plays [Extended Version]
08 – Cool Places [Doorman's Delirium Mix]
CD2:
01 – All You Ever Think About Is Sex [12 Club Version]
02 – Dance Godammit [12 Club Version]
03 – Progress [Vocal Extended Club Mix]
04 – Pretending To Be Drunk [Extended Version New Mix]
05 – Kiss Me Quick [Extended Version New Mix]
06 – With All My Might [Vocal Extended Club Mix]
07 – Sparks in the Dark [Instrumental Extended Club Mix]
08 – Tryouts for the Human Race [12 Short Version]
09 – The Number One Song In Heaven [Extended Version]
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
CD1:
UPLOADED: DOWNLOAD
RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD
CD2:
UPLOADED: DOWNLOAD
RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD
from:
http://exystence.net/blog/2012/10/13/sparks-extended-the-12-inch-mixes-1979-1984-2012/ and
http://newalbumreleases.net/49849/sparks-extended-the-12-mixes-1979-1984-2012/
The brothers Mael – Ron and Russell, from Pacific Palisades, California – already had a major round of chart success in the U.K. shortly after forming Sparks in 1972. The single “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” was a No. 2 hit in England in 1974, sending their breakthrough album Kimono My House to the Top 5 overseas. By the end of the ’70s, the Maels found themselves back in the States and weary of the rock format they had pursued for years. Their switch to electronic-based music had a strong influence on the burgeoning New Wave scene at the time, thanks in no small part to the production work of Giorgio Moroder, whom the brothers had admired since the release of the Moroder-produced “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer. Sparks’ and Moroder’s first collaboration, 1979′s No. 1 in Heaven, yielded the band their last Top 40 singles in the U.K., “The Number One Song in Heaven” and the Top 10 “Beat the Clock.” Follow-up album Terminal Jive (1980), produced by Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer, yielded a chart-topping smash in France, “When I’m with You.” Sparks later worked with Queen producer Mack on Whomp That Sucker (1981) and Angst in My Pants (1982) and produced themselves on 1983′s Sparks in Outer Space, which saw the band earn the first of several respectably-charting U.S. dance hits through the ’80s and ’90s: “Cool Places,” which featured vocals from fan and former Sparks fanclub president Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s.
Shortcuts features all international A-sides Sparks released during this period in their original single edits along with a generous helping of B-sides. Extended, by similar design, features every 12″ A- or B-side released by Virgin, Atlantic, Ariola, Carrere and Underdog, along with a 1997 extended version of “The Number One Song in Heaven” featuring Jimmy Somerville.
Disc 1
- Tryouts for the Human Race (Extended Version)
- Beat the Clock (Extended Version)
- La Dolce Vita (Extended Version)
- The Number One Song in Heaven (Extended Version)
- Young Girls (Disco Version)
- I Predict (Club Mix)
- Modesty Plays (Extended Version)
- Cool Places (feat. Jane Wiedlin) (Doorman’s Delirium Mix)
- The Number One Song in Heaven (Extended Version with Jimmy Somerville)
- All You Ever Think About is Sex (12″ Club Version)
- Dance Godammit (12″ Club Version)
- Progress (Vocal/Extended Club Mix)
- Pretending to Be Drunk (Extended Version/New Mix)
- Kiss Me Quick (Extended Version/New Mix)
- With All My Might (Vocal/Extended Club Mix)
- Sparks in the Dark (Instrumental/Extended Club Mix)
- Tryouts for the Human Race (12″ Short Version)
Disc 1, Track 1 was Elektra 12” A-side AS 11412 (U.S.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 2 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 270-12 (U.K.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 3 was Oasis/Ariola 12″ A-side 600011 (DE), 1979
Disc 1, Track 4 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 244-12 (U.K.), 1979
Disc 1, Track 5 was Virgin 12” A-side VS 343-12 (U.K.), 1980
Disc 1, Track 6 was Underdog 12″ A-side 8159 (FR), 1982
Disc 1, Track 7 was Underdog 12″ A-side 8226 (FR), 1982
Disc 1, Track 8 was Atlantic 12″ A-side 0-89863 (U.S.), 1983
Disc 1, Track 9 from Virgin CD single 72438 94284 2 1 (DE), 1997
Disc 2, Tracks 1-2 were Atlantic 12″ 0-86990 (U.S.), 1983
Disc 2, Tracks 3 and 6-7 were Atlantic 12″ 0-86939 (U.S.), 1984
Disc 2, Tracks 4-5 were Atlantic promotional 12″ PR-644 (U.S.), 1984
Disc 2, Track 8 was Ariola 12″ B-side 600150 (DE), 1979
Artist: Sparks
Album: Extended The 12 Mixes [1979-1984]
Released: 2012
Style: Synth pop
Format: MP3 276Kbps
Size: 92+85 Mb
01 – Tryouts for the Human Race [Extended Version]
02 – Beat the Clock [Extended Version]
03 – La Dolce Vita [Extended Version]
04 – The Number One Song In Heaven [Extended Version]
05 – Young Girls [Disco Version]
06 – I Predict [Club Mix]
07 – Modesty Plays [Extended Version]
08 – Cool Places [Doorman's Delirium Mix]
CD2:
01 – All You Ever Think About Is Sex [12 Club Version]
02 – Dance Godammit [12 Club Version]
03 – Progress [Vocal Extended Club Mix]
04 – Pretending To Be Drunk [Extended Version New Mix]
05 – Kiss Me Quick [Extended Version New Mix]
06 – With All My Might [Vocal Extended Club Mix]
07 – Sparks in the Dark [Instrumental Extended Club Mix]
08 – Tryouts for the Human Race [12 Short Version]
09 – The Number One Song In Heaven [Extended Version]
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
CD1:
UPLOADED: DOWNLOAD
RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD
CD2:
UPLOADED: DOWNLOAD
RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD
from:
http://exystence.net/blog/2012/10/13/sparks-extended-the-12-inch-mixes-1979-1984-2012/ and
http://newalbumreleases.net/49849/sparks-extended-the-12-mixes-1979-1984-2012/
