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The Best of Wham!

The Best of Wham!

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scored four UK Number 1 singles and ignited a deep and passionate fan base both in the UK and US with hits like Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Club Tropicana and The Edge of Heaven. It’s easy to see why, since it’s far superior to the standard version which a whole extra verse at the end. The US compilation Music From The Edge of Heaven actually contains a unique remix which is very similar to the Extended Stimulation mix but doesn’t have the silly voices talking about ‘magic cars’ in the middle, and instead maintains the 7″ structure at this point. A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham!

Wham! / The Singles: Echoes From The Edge of Heaven Wham! / The Singles: Echoes From The Edge of Heaven

Track 4-2 is shown on both label and sleeve as Blue (Armed) whereas its usual title on other releases is Blue (Armed With Love).also some alternate versions are there: "Club Tropicana" is not the original 12'' instrumental version. The Big Tour of 1984 and '85, comprised thirty-nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album - Make It Big. This multi format release includes a special edition 7” vinyl singles carry case containing all the hits, which spanned four dazzlingly successful years, kicking off with 1982’s Young Guns (Go For It) and culminating in 1986’s The Edge Of Heaven. A double A-side with Everything She Wants, Last Christmas topped a ludicrously successful 1984 for Wham! The Big Tour of 1984 and ‘85, comprised thirty nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album Make It Big.

WHAM! - The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven WHAM! - The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven

The album was not initially released in North America, where the album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. s festive classic did finally get its moment of glory, reaching Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart a whole 36 years after the song's release. Track 1-5 plays Young Guns (US Special 12" Mix), same as track 2-3, but that should have been Wham Rap! Also sound quality of this doubled track is worse than other tracks (sounds like too much of noise compression was applied). With unprecedented access to both George and Andrew's personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, WHAM!A single CD edition features all 10 A-sides but six bonus tracks at the end (a few remixes plus ‘Where Did Your Heart Go? Elsewhere, the boys topped the charts in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland!

WHAM! songs and albums | full Official Chart history WHAM! songs and albums | full Official Chart history

This limited edition features replicas of all ten singles in a special carry case and includes a hardcover book with notes on each single and a cassette of bonus mixes.The band’s first number one and the first single from the second album, the appropriately titled Make It Big.

Wham! announce stunning singles box set Echoes from the Edge Wham! announce stunning singles box set Echoes from the Edge

Tracks 1-5 and 2-3 are identical, and soundwise the only downside aside from the usual Loudness War (no Brickwall though). The Final saw the duo depart in a blaze of glory in front of seventy-two thousand people at Wembley Stadium. I have everything on other compilations and originals, but why is this one so incomplete, a missed chance to make this one perfect.The box actually has 12 vinyl singles in it since The Edge Of Heaven is comprised of two seven-inch singles (as per the original) and there’s a bonus 45: Interviews: Fan club gift from Wham! album, however it was present and correct on The Final back in 1986 which is not surprising since it was the biggest hit from their debut album, reaching no. Enjoy What You Do), Bad Boys, Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, Everything She Wants and I'm Your Man! S. Special Remix of "Young Guns (Go For It)" has been on 2 other CD compilations prior to this: (1) "Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Volume 5" from 1996 and (2) "Grand 12-Inches 5" from 2017.



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