Spandau Ballet ‎– Journeys To Glory

Sadly, numerous Amazon reviews have described the sound quality of this remaster as being awful.

A great shame, as I was looking forward to the item.

Front artwork sleeve lightly different than the original 1981 Chrysalis LP sleeve. The above picture of the Disky Cd issue features the artwork sleeve of the late 80's EMI LP reissue.

On this issue track 4.Muscle Bound and track 6.The Freeze appear not in their original album version, but in their 7"edit version.

It's interesting that many tried to provoke the public with their own sense of independence (this album was released on the group's 'indie' label 'Reformation' - also probably an obscure reference to one of the streets in Berlin's Spandau). 'Journeys to Glory' remains a sole exponent of naive energy and enthusiasm, less ambitious than their later work, still capturing the essence of Bowie-esque golden years in Berlin/London New Romantique. The group delivered a name from one that city's graffitis (the legend has it it was from the prison wall - and it should have been pronounced as Germanic as possible ('Schpandau Ballet')... An interesting choice of words but mainly just securing them a certain moment in time. 3.7/5

Limited run of this album came with a free 12" with extended versions of 'Glow' and 'Muscle Bound'.