Code Blue "Deluxe Edition" 24 Track CD

Here's the reissue of the Rhino/Handmade Records compilation originally released in 2003. It includes previously unreleased live tracks recorded at The Mabuhay Gardens in 1979, remixes of tracks on the "Code Blue" Warner Bros. album, tracks from "True Story" released on Index/Enigma Records, and Dean's very first recorded song, "We Were Wasted".

We love this description by Jon Edmunds of Koios and Phoebs:

"It’s just all so good. They cover a huge range of styles in their catalog and nail them all. Chord progressions and song structures are simultaneously polished and surprising. They cover a ton of ground sonically. The riffs and solos are super expressive and unique, excellent choices on tones throughout. Bass lines are fantastic, driving and simple when they need to be but that dude can get down. Drums are on point. Mixing was fantastic. I feel like they really bridge the gap between the best of the 70s and what was to come in the 80s, and seasoned it with some really rad ideas that stick out. So many bands sound the same, but the mix they have going is super unique. That tremolo work on the guitar is probably my fave. I don’t think I’ve really heard anyone else utilize it quite like that, and that coupled with the phrasing really makes the playing stand out.

"Been trying to place your vocals. It's as if Elvis, David Bowie, and Mick Jagger all had a baby." - Jessica Edmunds, Koios and Phoebs

"Their song "Whisper/Touch" on the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack goes down as their biggest moment in the sun, but this UK new-wave/power-pop trio should have been famous for this 1980 LP. It’s a lost delight that was the subject of a previous release by Rhino Handmade. That release now comes to a lower-priced CD—all 24 tracks including demos of "Where I Am," "Burning Bridges," live versions of "Other End of Town," "Paint by Numbers," two mixes of "Whisper/Touch" and more!" - Collectors’ Choice Music

CD Details

Originally Released: 1980

Label: Rhino/Handmade

Re-released: August 24, 2018 (Wounded Bird)

Tracks:

1.Whisper / Touch

2.Modern Times

3.Hurt

4.Face To Face

5.Burning Bridges

6.Somebody Knows

7.Other End Of Town

8.Where I Am

9.Settle For Less

10.The Need

11.Paint By Numbers

12.Whisper / Touch (2003 Remix)

13.Hurt (2003 Remix)

14.Burning Down The House Of Love

15.Where I Am (Demo)

16.Settle For Less Live (Live)

17.Other End Of Town (Live)

18.Book Of Job

19.Burning Bridges (Demo)

20.She Said Yeah (Live)

21.Letter From Leavenworth

22.Paint By Numbers (Live)

23.Spellbound

24.We Were Wasted (The first song DC ever wrote and recorded!)

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