After the expansion of “4” that saw the light of day about a year ago, it was a toss as to where FOREIGNER would take their reissue program: forward and backward. It turns out the band have taken the latter course, and October 30th will be the date when 1979’s “Head Games” is to resurface as a box set comprised of three CDs and a Blu-ray, as well as, apparently, vinyl version.
As before, there’s no original mix present, only new stereo and ATMOS revamps, but this time a concert document which takes up one of the discs is a recording from a single show, rather than a selection from different ones, and there’s also “Trouble” featuring Peter Frampton makes up for it. Presumably, next year will bring “Double Vision” set.
Head Games:
Deluxe Edition
CD 1 – Remix:
1. Dirty White Boy
2. Love On The Telephone
3. Women
4. I’ll Get Even With You
5. Seventeen
6. Head Games
7. The Modern Day
8. Blinded By Science
9. Do What You Like
10. Rev On The Red Line
CD 2 – Outtakes, Rough Mixes & Alternative Versions:
1. Trouble (2026 remix feat. Peter Frampton)
2. Zalia (2026 remix)
3. Love On The Telephone (Slip Away) (instrumental)
4. Zalia (instrumental)
5. Happy Hour With Al (instrumental)
6. Rev On The Red Line (early version)
7. Rev On The Red Line (complete, with lead vocals)
8. Blinded By Science (complete with edit)
9. Head Games (early version)
10. Dirty White Boy (early version)
11. Rev On The Red Line (Go Down)
12. Blinded By Science (alt. take)
13. Seventeen (early mix)
14. I’ll Get Even With You (Low Blow)
15. I Want You II (take 35)
16. The Modern Day (If I Don’t Have You)
Head Games:
Deluxe Edition
CD 3 – Live At Community War Memorial –
Rochester, NY – October 27th, 1979:
1. Long, Long Way From Home
2. Blue Morning, Blue Day
3. I’ll Get Even With You
4. Head Games
5. I Need You
6. The Modern Day
7. Women
8. Cold As Ice
9. Feels Like The First Time
10. Dirty White Boy
11. Starrider
12. Double Vision
13. Love On The Telephone
14. Headknocker
15. Hot Blooded
Blu-ray – ATMOS Remix:
1-10 – as on CD 1
