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Happy Birthday (Half Speed Master Edition)

Demon Records

LP

£29.99

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Cat Number

DEMREC1227

Release date

Expected 6 Sep '24

Format Info

1LP on 180-gram black vinyl, in outer sleeve with obi strip and poly-lined inner sleeve, plus 4-page insert

Release date: Expected 6 Sep '24

Released in September 1981, Altered Images’ debut album featured the band’s biggest single, “Happy Birthday”, which peaked at number 2, produced by Martin Rushent (Human League, Stranglers, Buzzcocks).

The remainder of the album was produced by Steven Severin, co-founder of Siouxsie and The Banshees, and went on to earn a Silver Disc, selling in excess of 60,000 copies.

This half-speed master edition is presented in its original sleeve, pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, featuring an obi strip, and housed in a poly-lined inner sleeve, with all the lyrics and credits on the 4- page insert.

This new edition has been expertly mastered by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering from the original stereo tapes using precision half-speed mastering.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE ONE

1. Intro: Happy Birthday
2. Love And Kisses
3. Real Toys
4. Idols
5. Legionnaire
6. Faithless
7. Beckoning Strings

SIDE TWO

1. Happy Birthday
2. Midnight
3. A Day’s Wait
4. Leave Me Alone
5. Insects
6. Outro: Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday - (Deluxe 2CD Edition)

Edsel

Released in September 1981, Altered Images’ debut album featured the band’s biggest single, “Happy Birthday”, which peaked at number 2, produced by Martin Rushent (Human League, Stranglers, Buzzcocks). The remainder of the album was produced by Steven Severin, co-founder of Siouxsie and The Banshees, and went on to earn a Silver Disc, selling in excess of 60,000 copies.

In this very special 2CD set, CD1 features the original album, while bonus CD2 contains the non-album A-side “Dead Pop Stars”, five non-album B-sides (including a cover of T. Rex’s “Jeepster”), an extended 12” version, a single edit, and two tracks from a FlexiPop magazine flexi-disc.

TRACK LISTING

CD 1

1. Intro: Happy Birthday
2. Love And Kisses
3. Real Toys
4. Idols
5. Legionnaire
6. Faithless
7. Beckoning Strings
8. Happy Birthday
9. Midnight
10. A Day’s Wait
11. Leave Me Alone
12. Insects
13. Outro: Happy Birthday

CD2: BONUS DISC

1. Dead Pop Stars
2. Sentimental
3. Leave Me Alone [early Version]
4. A Day’s Wait [7" Edit]
5. Who Cares
6. Happy Birthday [Dance Mix]
7. So We Go Whispering
8. Jeepster
9. Real Toys [new Version]
10. Happy New Year

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Pinky Blue (Half Speed Master Edition)

Demon Records

LP

£29.99

1LP on 180-gram black... [ + ]

Cat Number

DEMREC1251

Release date

Expected 6 Sep '24

Format Info

1LP on 180-gram black vinyl, in outer sleeve with obi strip and poly-lined inner sleeve, plus 4-page insert

Release date: Expected 6 Sep '24

Released in May 1982, Altered Images’ second album features one the band’s biggest singles, “I Could Be Happy”, which peaked at number 7. It also contains the singles “See Those Eyes” and “Pinky Blue”, as well as their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue”. The album was produced by Martin Rushent (Human League, Stranglers, Buzzcocks), and went on to earn a Silver Disc, selling in excess of 60,000 copies.

This half-speed master edition is presented in its original sleeve, pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, featuring an obi strip, and housed in a poly-lined inner sleeve, with all the lyrics and credits on the 4- page insert

TRACK LISTING

SIDE ONE

1. Pinky Blue
2. See Those Eyes
3. Forgotten
4. Little Brown Head
5. See You Later
6. Song Sung Blue

SIDE TWO

1. Funny Funny Me
2. Think That It Might
3. I Could Be Happy
4. Jump Jump
5. Goodnight And I Wish

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Pinky Blue (2CD Deluxe Gatefold Packaging)

Edsel

2xDeluxe CD

£24.99

Cat Number

EDSL0206

Release date

Expected 6 Sep '24

Release date: Expected 6 Sep '24

Released in May 1982, Altered Images’ second album features one the band’s biggest singles, “I Could Be Happy”, which peaked at number 7. It also contains the singles “See Those Eyes” and “Pinky Blue”, as well as their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue”. The album was produced by Martin Rushent (Human League, Stranglers, Buzzcocks), and went on to earn a Silver Disc, selling in excess of 60,000 copies.

In this very special 2CD set, CD1 features the original album, while bonus CD2 contains three non-album B-sides, three extended 12” versions and the 7” single edit of “I Could Be Happy”.

TRACK LISTING

CD1: PINKY BLUE

1. Pinky Blue
2. See Those Eyes
3. Forgotten
4. Little Brown Head
5. See You Later
6. Song Sung Blue
7. Funny Funny Me
8. Think That It Might
9. I Could Be Happy
10. Jump Jump
11. Goodnight And I Wish

CD2: BONUS DISC

1. I Could Be Happy [7” Version]
2. Insects [re-record]
3. Disco Pop Stars
4. See Those Eyes [Long Version]
5. How About That Then (I've Missed My Train)
6. Pinky Blue [Dance Mix]
7. Jump Jump – Think That It Might [Segued Dance Mix]

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Mascara Streakz

Cooking Vinyl

Coloured LP

£22.99

Silver vinyl edition.

Cat Number

COOKLP825XX

Release date

16 Sep '22

Format Info

Silver vinyl edition.

LP

£22.99

Black vinyl edition.

Cat Number

COOKLP825

Release date

16 Sep '22

Format Info

Black vinyl edition.

In their first incarnation, Altered Images enjoyed an intense burst of success that made them the brightest emerging stars of the new wave scene as well as the Best New Act at the NME Awards. In just two years, they released three studio albums and a catalogue of Top 10 classics - ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘I Could Be Happy’ and ‘Don’t Talk To Me About Love’ - that are still being discovered today. Altered Images have been touring on-and-off for the past two decades, recently returning to arenas as guests of The Human League and playing UK summer festival shows - but new music was never on the cards… until now.

How does an artist approach writing and recording new music after 39 years away? For Altered Images, the process was as much about the here-and-now rather than pure nostalgia - drawing upon the things that fans adored the first time around, but also respecting just how much everyone has changed in the intervening years. Matched by lyrics which explore the highs and lows of life’s rich tapestry, it’s an approach which makes new album ‘Mascara Streakz’ such an intriguing prospect. Lead single ‘Mascara Streakz’ captures the essence of what Altered Images aimed to achieve with the album. Like their big hits and fan favourites, it is instantly immediate but its synth-pop melody and contemporary beats are an evolution from the band’s original spiky guitar pop style. The result respects everything that Altered Images were the first time around, but also sounds like a very organic next step and was produced by Clare’s husband, Altered Images alumni Stephen Lironi.

TRACK LISTING

1. Mascara Streakz
2. Red Startles The Sky
3. Colour Of My Dreams
4. Glitter Ball
5. Your Life Is Mine
6. Home
7. Beautiful Thing
8. Changing My Luck
9. Lost Of Love
10. Double Reflection
11. The Flame
12. Sleep

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