BLANCMANGE The Blanc Tapes 6LP

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'Listening to Blancmange obsessively. Probably the most under-rated electronic act of all time.' - MOBY

London Records are releasing a limited edition vinyl boxset of Blancmange’s first three albums – Happy Families (1982), Mange Tout (1984) and Believe You Me (1985). Each release includes the original album (remastered), plus B-sides, extended versions, remixes, previously unreleased tracks and demos.

Happy Families, released in 1982, feels like a fully-formed electronic pop classic. Highlights include ‘Living On The Ceiling’ (a striking #7 hit in ’82 thanks to its mix of electronics with tabla and sitar), the melancholia of ‘Waves’, ‘Feel Me’s call-and-response electro-funk, the intense ‘I Can’t Explain’ and ‘God’s Kitchen’ which is an early example of Neil Arthur’s gift with images and wordplay.

Blancmange’s second album, Mange Tout reached # 8 in the UK charts in 1984 and spawned more hits – notably ‘Blind Vision’ (#10), ‘Don’t Tell Me’ (#8) and their fantastic cover of ABBA’s ‘The Day Before You Came’ (much loved by ABBA who let them use footage from their original video for the Blancmange promo). It signals another change for the band’s music, now increasingly built around deep, propulsive dance grooves.

The third and final Blancmange album of the 1980s, Believe You Me was released in 1985 and features bitter-sweet pop songs such as ‘Lose Your Love’, ‘Don’t You Love It All’ and ‘What’s Your Problem.’

Happy Families (Original Album Remaster)
A1 I Can't Explain
A2 Feel Me
A3 I've Seen The Word
A4 Wasted
A5 Living On The Ceiling
B1 Waves
B2 Kind
B3 Sad Day
B4 Cruel
B5 God's Kitchen Happy Families (Bonus)
C1 Sad Day (Original Version)
C2 Holland (Demo)
C3 Melodic Piece (Demo)
C4 I Can't Explain (Demo)
C5 I've Seen The Word (Demo)
C6 Black Bell (Demo)
C7 Business Steps
D1 Waves (Original Version - No Strings)
D2 Feel Me (12" Instrumental)
D3 God's Kitchen (12" Mix)
D4 Feel Me (Extended 12" Version) Mange Tout (Original Album Remaster)
E1 Don't Tell Me
E2 Game Above My Head
E3 Blind Vision
E4 Time Became The Tide
E5 That's Love That It Is
F1 Murder
F2 See The Train
F3 All Things Are Nice
F4 My Baby
F5 The Day Before You Came Mange Tout (Bonus)
G1 Vishnu (Short Version)
G2 Game Above My Head (Extended)
G3 On Our Way To?
G4 Don't Tell Me (Extended)
H1 The Day Before You Came (Extended)
H2 That's Love That It Is (Extended)
H3 Blind Vision (Long Version) Believe You Me (Original Album Remaster)
I1 Lose Your Love
I2 What's Your Problem
I3 Paradise Is
I4 Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?
I5 22339
J1 Don't You Love It All
J2 Believe
J3 Lorraine's My Nurse
J4 Other Animals
J5 No Wonder They Never Made It Back!
J6 John Believe You Me (Bonus)
K1 Lose Your Love (Extended)
K2 M Diver (Alternate Dream) (Demo)
K3 River Of Life (Demo)
K4 Scream Down The House
L1 Side Two
L2 What's Your Problem (Extended)
L3 I Can See It (Extended)