Original Album Classics

~ Release by Thompson Twins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This release is a collection of Thompson Twins' second to sixth albums. Each disc is housed in a mini vinyl replica sleeve, and packaged together in a thick cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2020-08-28 14:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Set
2▶CD: Quick Step & Side Kick
3▶CD: Into The Gap
4▼CD: Here's To Future Days
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1Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
54:24
2Lay Your Hands on Me
recording engineer:
Terry Becker (engineer) and James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Nile Rodgers and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest background vocals:
East Harlem Hobo Choir
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985) and BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1985)
recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
34:21
3Future Days
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest background vocals:
East Harlem Hobo Choir
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Future Days
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
2:51
4You Killed the Clown
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest tenor saxophone:
Steve Elsin
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
You Killed the Clown
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:53
5Revolution
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guest guitar:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
cover recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:04
6King for a Day
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
King for a Day
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:20
7Love Is the Law
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Love Is the Law
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:45
8Ermperor's Clothes, Part 1
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Emperors Clothes, Part 1
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:46
9Tokyo
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Tokyo
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:39
10Breakaway
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:32
5▶CD: Close To The Bone