Art Of Noise* – Moments In Love

The Tortoise is still undefeated >> The Tortoise And The Hare (Featuring Moments In Love Beatbox And LoveBeat). Sadly, the lost opportunity prevail. B2 here is the first two parts of the cassette single, "The Tortoise: Moments In Love followed by (beaten)". Then the lovely LoveBeat does follow, renamed B4 Moments In Love (Hare) but the magic transition has been thwarted here by the intrusive B3 Falling In Love. After B4 the (unnamed) spoken word from the Cassette does follow, named here as B5 Love Is Getting Ready. Instead of the original ensuing Beat Box (Diversion Ten), we get B6 More Than (Moments In Love). Had this been a CD, some programming could be made, but the Cassette single just had to be butchered by non-loving curators stealing the Moment.

Why on Earth wasn't the perfect and full Cassette version placed on the entire B side (without Love Is Being Stupid Together)? Beatbox could have been omitted if it was deemed too brutal, I guess, but this is practically a criminal curation.
With due respect to the individual tracks/pieces pieces themselves, but this release has no flow and is too choppy and haphazardly assembled to be fully enjoyed, the B side still being better than the A side. To quote the cassette:

"The Tortoise Dies"

Mine was warped, so do check it, as to leave it sealed, then not being able to return it

from official web-page:
‘Open to Love’ produced by Trevor Horn and engineered by Gary Langan at Basing Street Studios on 01 January 1983, working title: ‘Love Versions – III’.
‘Moments in Love (As Itself)’, ‘Moments in Love (Found)’ and ‘Moments in (and Out of) Love’ previously released on the 2006 box set And What Have You Done With My Body, God? (Artefact Series 6) under their working titles ‘7” Master Rejected’, ‘12” B-side Idea’ and ‘Moments in Bed’.
‘And Now (Moments in Love)’ and Love Two’s ‘More than (Moments in Love)’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Renny Hill at Studio Two, Sarm West on 13 February 1985, working title: ‘Edit Bits & Pieces’.
‘Counting on Love’ previously released on The Art of Noise Influence (Element 10) under its working title ‘Anne to Tears…’. ‘Love is Being Divine Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985.
‘Love is Being Stupid Together’ produced by Art of Noise, engineered by Gary Langan and assisted by Ross Halyon at Studio Two, Sarm West on 9 November 1983, working title: ‘Camilla & Sarah’.
‘Tortoise’ and ‘Hare’ were previously released on The Tortoise and The Hare singlette (Incidental Series 198).
‘Falling in Love’ produced by Art of Noise and engineered by Gary Langan at Maison Rouge on 12 February 1985 and assisted by Mike Drake at Studio One, Sarm West on 16 January 1985, working title: ‘12” B’.
‘Love Is Getting Ready’ was previously released on And What Have You Done With My Body, God?, working title: ‘In Case We Sneezed’.

Nice packaging and of course the music is sublime. I've loved Moments in Love since I was a kid, and bought the other RSD release a couple of years ago. This is really good - you will hear subtle tweaks on the versions you've heard already, but it's long so nice to sit back and let it wash over you. The pressing is very good and dynamic, with good bass.

If people are interested, I have a new copy, Mint-Mint Sealed,

Bigger than Beat Box. In 1985, Moments In Love (in its various mixes) fit the format of both WBLS (an R&B curated channel) and CD 101.9 (smooth jazz) getting airplay on both New York stations.

1987 reissue of the 1985 single, with new and terrible artwork

Anyone else's copy noisy or is it just my copy?

Love Beat, the very best version - accept no substitute - it's absolutely perfect in every way

Avant-garde for their time, and pioneers in the art of sampling, Art of Noise conjures a sensual sonic landscape that bathes the listener in rhythmic electronic pulses