Steven Wilson – Intrigue (Steven Wilson Presents: Progressive Sounds In UK Alternative Music 1979-89)
Label: | Demon Records – DEMRECBOX78 |
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Country: | UK |
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Genre: | Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: | Alternative Rock, Ambient, Art Rock, Avantgarde, Electro, Ethereal, Experimental, Funk, Goth Rock, House, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Industrial, Leftfield, Lounge, Modern Classical, New Wave, Noise, Pop Rock, Post-Punk, Prog Rock, Punk, Rocksteady, Ska, Synth-pop, Tribal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Wire– | I Should Have Known Better |
| A2 | Bill Nelson's Red Noise*– | A Better Home In The Phantom Zone |
| A3 | Magazine– | Back To Nature |
| A4 | XTC– | Complicated Game (Steven Wilson 2014 Stereo Mix) |
| B1 | Public Image Limited– | Careering |
| B2 | The Stranglers– | The Raven |
| B3 | Punishment Of Luxury– | Puppet Life |
| B4 | Ultravox– | Astradyne (Steven Wilson Stereo Mix) |
| B5 | Gang Of Four– | Contract |
| C1 | Simple Minds– | I Travel (Extended Version) |
| C2 | The Durutti Column– | Sketch For Summer |
| C3 | Robert Fripp And The League Of Gentlemen*– | Cognitive Dissonance (Steven Wilson 2022 Mix) |
| C4 | In Camera– | The Fatal Day |
| D1 | This Heat– | Health And Efficiency |
| D2 | John Foxx– | Burning Car |
| D3 | The Sound (2)– | I Can't Escape Myself |
| D4 | Joy Division– | The Eternal |
| E1 | Swell Maps– | Big Empty Field |
| E2 | Art Nouveau (6)– | Enemies |
| E3 | Gary Numan– | The Joy Circuit |
| E4 | 23 Skidoo– | The Gospel Comes To New Guinea |
| F1 | Echo And The Bunnymen*– | All My Colours |
| F2 | The Specials– | Ghost Town (Extended Version) |
| F3 | New Musik– | They All Run After The Carving Knife |
| F4 | New Order– | The Him |
| G1 | The Associates– | White Car In Germany (Single Edit) |
| G2 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark– | Sealand |
| G3 | Japan– | Talking Drum |
| G4 | The Cure– | Faith |
| H1 | Section 25– | Hit |
| H2 | Twelfth Night– | Three Dancers (Steven Wilson 2021 Mix) |
| H3 | Thomas Dolby– | Airwaves |
| H4 | Crispy Ambulance– | Are You Ready? |
| H5 | Rupert Hine– | The Outsider |
| I1 | A Certain Ratio– | Knife Slits Water |
| I2 | Tears For Fears– | Memories Fade |
| I3 | Peter Hammill– | Patient |
| I4 | Mr And Mrs Smith And Mr Drake*– | In A Waiting Room |
| J1 | Cocteau Twins– | Donimo |
| J2 | The Art Of Noise– | Close (To The Edit) |
| J3 | Scott Walker– | Rawhide |
| J4 | David Sylvian– | Brilliant Trees |
| K1 | Dalis Car– | Dalis Car |
| K2 | Propaganda– | Dream Within A Dream |
| K3 | Kate Bush– | Waking The Witch |
| K4 | This Mortal Coil– | Ivy And Neet |
| L1 | Perennial Divide– | Beehead (7" Version) |
| L2 | The Sisters Of Mercy– | This Corrosion |
| L3 | O Yuki Conjugate– | Ascension |
| L4 | SLAB!*– | Gutter Busting |
| M1 | Dif Juz– | No Motion |
| M2 | Momus– | Murderers, The Hope Of Women |
| M3 | Dead Can Dance– | The Host Of Seraphim |
| M4 | Cardiacs– | R.E.S. |
| N1 | The The– | Good Morning Beautiful |
| N2 | The Shamen– | Omega Amigo |
| N3 | No-Man– | Night Sky, Sweet Earth |
| N4 | Kitchens Of Distinction– | The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Pallas
- Mastered At – Air Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Air Mastering
Credits
- Compiled By – Steven Wilson
- Lacquer Cut By – Barry Grint, Cicely Balston
- Liner Notes – James Nice
- Mastered By – Phil Kinrade
- Project Manager – Dan Walton
Notes
UK box set edition 7 x 140g vinyl compilation.
Three other versions exist:
* DEMRECBOX78X / 5014797908383 - (7 x 140g Signed Edition)
* DEMREC1081 / 5014797908390 - (2 x 140g Black Vinyl)
* EDSL0133 / 0740155733339 - (4CD)
[ERRATUM]:
F3: They All Run After The Carving Knife, printed as They All Run After The Carving Knife
Three other versions exist:
* DEMRECBOX78X / 5014797908383 - (7 x 140g Signed Edition)
* DEMREC1081 / 5014797908390 - (2 x 140g Black Vinyl)
* EDSL0133 / 0740155733339 - (4CD)
[ERRATUM]:
F3: They All Run After The Carving Knife, printed as They All Run After The Carving Knife
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5014797908376
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Intrigue (Steven Wilson Presents: Progressive Sounds In UK Alternative Music 1979-89) (Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, 7×LP, Compilation, 140g) | Demon Records | DEMRECBOX78X | UK | 2023 | ||
| Intrigue (Steven Wilson Presents: Progressive Sounds In UK Alternative Music 1979-89) (Box Set, , 4×CD, Compilation) | Edsel Records | EDSL0133 | UK | 2023 | |||
New Submission | Intrigue (Steven Wilson Presents: Progressive Sounds In UK Alternative Music 1979-89) (2×LP, Compilation, 140g) | Demon Records | DEMREC1081 | UK | 2023 |
Recommendations
Reviews
I am somewhat surprised that there are no real reviews of this opulent box set yet. Firstly, something about the physical quality. In my case, the first disc is a little wavy, so that the first song unfortunately has an unpleasant bassy overtone at the beginning. Also unattractive and unfortunately it has become a bad habit that the discs are all unprotected in individual cardboard sleeves, whose appearance and design are well done, but only the appearance. If you take the discs out more often, which a music fan is sure to do, then the discs rub against the rough cardboard and get scratched in the long run. So I have to get new protective sleeves to protect my "black gold" in the long term. But then they no longer fit into the box. It always makes you wonder how long you have to have studied design to become stupid! Have these young punks never heard of design and function? The one does not exclude the other - no, the opposite should be the case. Otherwise, the pressing quality is excellent and the sound of the tracks has been very well prepared. I also like the accompanying booklet. You learn so much and I often find myself saying: "Oh, I didn't even know that"! - even though I've been making and listening to music for so long. But that's exactly how box sets like this should be. They should evoke this "aha effect", they should make the listener curious, send them on a journey of discovery. I had already undertaken one or two journeys in the 70s and 80s, but many new aspects were added that I either hadn't realised at the time or that had slipped my mind. I didn't discover a single bad track on this compilation and I can't say that about many compilation releases.
Now, who is this box set actually intended for? Basically, for everyone who has remained curious even though they already know one or two songs, but can rediscover them this way, for those who were not able to experience the 80s and late 70s because they were unlucky (or lucky) enough to be born too late, for completists and collectors - in short - for everyone who sees music as a cultural asset and not as a consumer good. Get it while the price is still acceptable.
Every single record sounds amazing!
Does anyone besides me think this is one of the best music compilations of the 80s?
Release
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