These came out in 2006 — or at least that’s when I got ’em. Here’s what I said about them back then (with some minor editing):
To celebrate their 25th anniversary and recent reunion, the British synth-pop duo’s entire studio catalog has been remastered, revamped and reissued. It’s also been repackaged en masse in the eight-disc set Boxed — but if you’re not that much of a fan, you can pick any or all of the discs a la carte.
ORIGINALLY RELEASED: 1981-1989.
HIGHLIGHTS: Sweet Dreams… has the timeless title cut; Touch has Here Comes The Rain Again, Right By Your Side and Who’s That Girl?; the rocking Be Yourself Tonight includes Would I Lie to You, There Must Be An Angel and Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves; Revenge features Missionary Man and When Tomorrow Comes.
EXTRAS: Each set comes with about half a dozen B-sides, remixes, outtakes and live cuts. Best of all, though, are the closing unreleased covers (Sweet Dreams… has a spacey version of Satellite Of Love; Touch revamps Fame; Be Yourself delivers an electro-pop remake of Hello, I Love You; Revenge includes a swirly update of My Guy; Savage features a bouncy synth-pop take on Come Together; and We Too Are One ends with a heartfelt rendition of The Smiths’ Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loves Me.
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