A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

A Flock of Seagulls (40th Anniversary Reissue)

BMG
*** Available on limited orange coloured vinyl ***

 
Originally released in 1982, A Flock OF Seagulls’ eponymous debut album reached the top 10 in the US charts, with the smash hit single, I Ran, climbing to number 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The album – with its pioneering New Wave production techniques - received rave reviews at the time, with producer Phil Spector hailing it as ‘phenomenal’.The 40th Anniversary special CD reissue includes the original album remastered, as well as b-sides, singles, BBC Sessions and a BBC concert held at the Paris Theatre, London, which was originally transmitted in January 1982, all exclusive to the 3 CD format, as well as liner notes compiled by journalist John Earls comprising of an interview with lead singer and founding band member Mike Score. 

Tracklisting:

LP + CD1
1. Modern Love Is Automatic
2. Messages
3. I Ran
4. Space Age Love Song
5. You Can Run
6. Telecommunication
7. Standing In The Doorway
8. Don't Ask Me
9. D.N.A.
10. Tokyo
11. Man Made
CD2 – b-sides, singles & BBC Sessions1. Factory Music
2. Tanglimara
3. Intro
4. Pick Me Up
5. Windows
6. (It's Not Me) Talking
7. Modern Love Is Automatic (Single Edit)
8. I Ran (Single Edit)
9. Space Age Love Song (Single Edit)
10. (It's Not Me) Talking (Remix)
11. (It's Not Me) Talking (Instrumental)
12. I Ran (12" Mix) 
13. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn (John Peel Session)
14. (It's Not Me) Talking (John Peel Session)
15. I Ran (John Peel Session)
16. Committed  (John Peel Session)
CD3 – BBC Sessions & Concert
1. Don't Ask Me (Richard Skinner Session)
2. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn ( Richard Skinner Session)
3. I Ran   ( Richard Skinner Session)
4. Tanglimara   ( Richard Skinner Session)
5. D.N.A. (Kid Jensen Session)
6. I Ran ( Kid Jensen Session) 
7. Space Age Love Song ( Kid Jensen Session) 
8. Standing In The Doorway  ( Kid Jensen Session) 
9. Man Made (Janice Long Session)
10. I Ran  ( Janice Long Session)
11. Telecommunication ( Janice Long Session)
12. You Can Run ( Janice Long Session)
13. Modern Love Is Automatic (Paris Theatre, London Concert) 
14. Standing In The Doorway  (Paris Theatre, London Concert) 
15. Telecommunication  (Paris Theatre, London Concert) 
16. Man Made (Paris Theatre, London Concert) 
17. I Ran   (Paris Theatre, London Concert) 
18. (It's Not Me) Talking (Paris Theatre, London Concert)