A very special highlight!

This compilation of Men Blank & Jones with many hits and rarities from Mr Kemmler & Co for me is already one of the absolute highlights of the year!
The choice of title was not taken here carelessly in a hurry, but was in talks with the fans of the music and the men are behind this music, what you look at the tracklist also undoubtedly.
But actually a compilation was similarly planned to previous releases of Kajagoogoo or OMD, which have been compiled in the past for EMI by Piet and René, the result is then due to intensive discussions and a large wish list of fans this double CD that is really something has and is full of ingenious pickepacke maxi versions and remixes that were part then ever pressed also for the first time on CD!
Released this compilation wurfde then maybe not on the EMI, but on their own label Soundcolours (Soul Food).

I believe in this tracklist are many click your tongue and also the notorious critics have long here looking around at all to find something that gives it wrong with this release:

CD01:
1. Rosemarie (Special Maxi Version) 5:57
2. starry sky (Special Maxi Version) 5:27
3. Once only with Erika (Special Maxi Version) 5:14
4. Angels 07 (Extended Version) 5:07
5. When the moon touches the Sun (Extended Version // Reconstructed by Blank & Jones) 4:51
6. Golden Times (Extended Version) 6:37
7. Solo Tu (Extended Version // Reconstructed by Blank & Jones) 4:56
8. Limousine (Extended Version) 5:40
9. Something I Should Know (Extended Remix) 5:10
10. Military Drums (Extended Version) 6:27
11. Welcome, Machine Gun (Extended Version) 5:38
12 So Many People (Extended Version) 6:24
13. It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart) (Club Version) 6:24
CD2:
1. The Picture (Francois Kevorkian 12 "Remix) 4:49
2. Limousine (American Edit) 5:06
3. Angel 07 (Alternative Remix) 6:51
4. Solo Tu (English Version) 3:35
5. Suzanne (English Version) 2:35
6. Is not It Lovely (English version of "Golden Age") 6:24
7. Military Drums (Dance Edit) 6:50
8. So Many People (Backdoor Mix) 6:21
9. The Picture (English version of "When the moon is the sun touches") 3:23
10. Angel 07 (rock Remix) 4:16
11. Welcome Machine Gun (Dub Version) 3:24
12 So Many People (Dub Mix) 2:54
13. Something I Should Know (Single Remix) 3:21
14 Goldene Zeiten (Single Mix) 4:04
15 Limousine (American Re-Mix) 7:04
16. Midnight Sun 4:25

Also klanglisch this double CD is highly recommended!
Apart from a single shot, the American re-mix of "Limousine", all the tracks are from the original master tapes. Unfortunately, the master from said Remix was not found, so that here exceptionally (and actually atypical of the two men) fell back time to a very good to my ears Vinylumschnitt to the popular demand this version to be able to finally fulfill get time on CD.

It was very interesting to see with how much enthusiasm was gone here and set to work to get you a little insight into how much work behind it so infected a project then actually perform.
I mean determined to have the pure profit the concern of Piet and René was not here (although the financial aspect is of course certainly to be in such a publication not completely ignored), but the compilations with the music of the 80's also a Art "dealing with the past" for the two are. You are just, grew up as a "child of the 80s" with this music and those who have experienced these time itself so intense that music can just love;)

Even the elaborate versatile booklet with lots of pictures, information and a very interesting conversation between Piet and René and Hubert K (Emmler), Markus Löhr and Klaus Hirschburger shows how much ambition and fun was working on the matter here!

In summary can only speak of a first-class release, which is available plus a moderate price and I'm simply not around here mega smooth 5 star forgive!

Thank you for this very special release that's for Men Blank & Jones by principle and the procedure ago partly uncharted territory and I really hope that there's a lot will follow in this way;)