GO WEST Dust Off Their “Couch”

It’s been a full decade since GO WEST went out to the public with a new release – if, of course, 2012’s
“3D” could be considered new, being a compilation with a few fresh cuts of the duo’s classics – and even on a concert albums’ front, the last title issued by the British pop-rock veterans was 2009’s "Live Robin 2-2003" that they recorded twenty years ago. Yes, 2023 saw Peter Cox deliver a solo offering, yet his and Richard Drummie’s fans should rejoice at the prospect of an expanded edition of the band’s sophomore platter “Dancing On The Couch” on January 26th.

Originally out in 1987, it build upon the foundation of the little collective’s eponymous debut by retaining the same accomplices, such as producer Gary Stevenson and bassist Pino Palladino, and further developing the same blue-eyed soul formula, although the presence of such luminaries as Randy Brecker and Kate Bush provided this effort with an enhanced shine. Now, the super deluxe variant of “Couch” follows the template of its predecessor’s second advent in 2022 by presenting a recent remaster, which Stevenson done himself, on the first CD, with two more audio discs dedicated to remixes and rarities as well as an on-stage document of the show which also appears, apparently without one track, on the DVD here alongside assorted videos. All of it is packaged in a small, vinyl-single-sized boxset making the reissue quite alluring despite the rather thin, numbering only 20 pages, booklet.

GO WEST –
Dancing On The Couch

CD 1 – Dancing On The Couch – 2024 remaster:
1. I Want To Hear It From You
2. Little Caesar
3. Masque Of Love
4. From Baltimore To Paris
5. True Colours
6. The King Is Dead
7. Chinese Whispers
8. Let’s Build A Boat
9. Crossfire
10. Dangerous

CD 2 – B-sides, Remixes, Rarities:
1. I Want To Hear It From You (A Day In Aarhus)
2. True Colours (The Snake Charmer mix)
3. Masque of Love (Schoolhouse mix)
4. The King Is Dead (12″ Long Vibe Piano mix) *
5. I’ll Be Waiting / Tears Too Late
6. True Colours (demo mix) *
7. XL 5
8. The King Is Dead (Live At Hammersmith – 12″ Version)
9. I’ll Be Waiting (The Skelefocal mix) *
10. Don’t Be Afraid Of Your Dreams
11. Don’t Look Down (The Sequel) (U.S. 7″ mix)
* previously unreleased

CD 3 – The Runaway Train Tour – Live At Hammersmith Odeon:
1. S.O.S.
2. True Colours
3. Chinese Whispers
4. Eye To Eye
5. Little Caesar
6. Missing Persons
7. Man In My Mirror
8. I Want To Hear It From You
9. Call Me
10. Don’t Look Down
11. The King Is Dead
12. We Close Our Eyes
* all tracks previously unreleased

DVD – The Runaway Train Tour – Live At Hammersmith Odeon:
1. S.O.S.
2. True Colours
3. Chinese Whispers
4. Eye To Eye
5. Little Caesar
6. Missing Persons
7. I Want To Hear It From You
8. Call Me
9. Don’t Look Down
10. The King Is Dead
11. We Close Our Eyes
Promo videos:
• True Colours
• I Want To Hear It From You
• The King Is Dead
• True Colours (Version 2)

December 27, 2023

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