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Never Gonna Give You Up. No, Really.

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In a move that proves that any reissue is possible, or at least probable, the Edsel label has set an April 13 release date for expanded reissues of Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody and Hold Me in Your Arms. Yes, you are reading this right. You are also reading correctly that each reissue will be two discs with expanded liner notes by Pete Waterman Entertainment, Ltd. expert Tom Parker.

More info is here, here and here and a detailed tracklisting for each is after the jump.

Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (RCA PL 71529 (U.K.)/68221-R (U.S.), 1987)

Disc 1: Original LP and non-LP tracks

  1. Never Gonna Give You Up – 3.32
  2. Whenever You Need Somebody – 3:57
  3. Together Forever – 3:29
  4. It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man – 3:45
  5. The Love Has Gone – 4:21
  6. Don’t Say Goodbye – 4:12
  7. Slipping Away – 3:56
  8. No More Looking for Love – 3:12
  9. You Move Me – 3:43
  10. When I Fall in Love – 3.01
  11. When You Gonna (7” Version) – Rick & Lisa (non-LP A-side – RCA PB 41285) – 3:28
  12. Just Good Friends (7″ B-side to “Whenever You Need Somebody” – RCA PB 41567) – 3.45
  13. I’ll Never Set You Free (7″ B-side to “Together Forever” – RCA PB 41817) – 3:30
  14. When You Gonna (12” Version) – Rick & Lisa (non-LP 12″ A-side – RCA PT 41286) – 7.40
  15. Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41448) – 5.48
  16. Whenever You Need Somebody (Lonely Hearts Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PB 41568) – 7.33
  17. Together Forever (Lover’s Leap Extended Remix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41818) – 7:00

Disc 2: Remixes and Instrumentals

  1. Whenever You Need Somebody (7’’ Mix) (single A-side – RCA PB 41567) – 3:27
  2. Together Forever (Lover’s Leap Remix) (single A-side – RCA PB 41817) – 3:20
  3. When You Gonna (Borough Anarchy Mix) – Rick & Lisa (12″ promo A-side – catalogue # unknown) – 7:53
  4. Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape from Newton Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41448R) – 6.25
  5. Whenever You Need Somebody (Rick Sets It Off Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41568R) – 7.57
  6. Together Forever (House of Love Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41818R) – 6.50
  7. It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (Matt’s Jazzy Guitar Mix) (U.S. 12″ A-side – RCA 8696-1-RD) – 7:46
  8. When You Gonna (Home Boy Dub Mix) – Rick & Lisa (12″ B-side – RCA PT 41286) – 5:48
  9. Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape to New York Mix) (12″ B-side – RCA PT 41448R) – 7.00
  10. Whenever You Need Somebody (XK150 Mix) (12″ B-side – RCA PT 41568R) – 3.50
  11. When You Gonna (Bonus Beats Mix) – Rick & Lisa (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41286) – 4:45
  12. Never Gonna Give You Up (Instrumental) (12″ B-side – RCA PT 41448)- 6.19
  13. Whenever You Need Somebody (Instrumental) (12″ B-side – RCA PT 41568) – 3.52
  14. It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man (Instrumental) (U.S. 12″ B-side – RCA 8696-1-RD) – 3:39

Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (RCA PL 71932 (U.K.)/8589-2-R (U.S. – CD only), 1988)

Disc 1: Original LP and non-LP tracks

  1. She Wants to Dance with Me – 3:14
  2. Take Me to Your Heart – 3:27
  3. I Don’t Want to Lose Her – 3:31
  4. Giving Up on Love – 4:01
  5. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – 4:19
  6. Till Then (Time Stands Still) – 3:14
  7. Dial My Number – 4:09
  8. I’ll Never Let You Down – 3:55
  9. I Don’t Want to Be Your Lover – 3:58
  10. Hold Me in Your Arms – 4:32
  11. My Arms Keep Missing You (7″ double A-side with “When I Fall in Love” – RCA PB 41683) – 3.14
  12. I’ll Be Fine (7″ B-side to “Take Me to Your Heart” – RCA PB 42573) – 3:44
  13. She Wants to Dance with Me (Extended Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 42190) – 7:14
  14. Take Me to Your Heart (Autumn Leaves Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 42574) – 6:38
  15. My Arms Keep Missing You (The No L Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41684) – 6:46
  16. Hold Me in Your Arms (Extended Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 42616) – 7:37
  17. Rick’s Hit Mix (Megamix) (12″ B-side to “Take Me to Your Heart” – RCA PT 42582) – 5:49

Disc 2: Remixes and instrumentals

  1. My Arms Keep Missing You (“Where’s Harry?” Remix) (7” double A-side with “When I Fall in Love” – RCA PB 41683R) – 3:15
  2. Giving Up on Love (7″ R&B Mix) (U.S. CD single promo A-side – RCA 8872-2-RDJ) – 4:07
  3. She Wants to Dance with Me (Bordering on a Collie Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 42190R) – 6:04
  4. Take Me to Your Heart (The Dick Dastardly Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 42582) – 6:59
  5. Hold Me in Your Arms (Hold Me in Your Prayers Mix) (previously unrelesed?) – 6:53
  6. Giving Up on Love (12″ R&B Extended Mix) (U.S. 12″ B-side – RCA 8878-1-RD-RE) – 7:08
  7. My Arms Keep Missing You (Bruno’s Mix) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41684R) – 6:15
  8. She Wants to Dance with Me (Remix) (U.S. 12″ promo B-side – RCA 8839-1-RDX) – 5:42
  9. Giving Up on Love (12″ Pop Extended Mix)  (U.S. 12″ A-side – RCA 8878-1-RD-RE) – 7:18
  10. She Wants to Dance with Me (Dave Ford Remix) (from DMC Sept. 1988 Mixes – DMC 068/2) – 5:00
  11. My Arms Keep Missing You (Dub) (12″ A-side – RCA PT 41684) – 4:54
  12. Giving Up on Love (12″ Dub) (12″ B-side – RCA 8878-1-RD-RE) – 5:00
  13. She Wants to Dance with Me (Instrumental) (7″ B-side – RCA PB 42189) – 4:53
  14. Take Me to Your Heart (Instrumental) (12″ B-side – RCA PT 42574) – 3:27
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  2. They are slaying this over at the ICE forums…I don’t get it. He moved a LOT of product in the late 80’s/early 90’s. If Echo and the Bunnymen or New Order can get revisited with extra tracks and such, why not Rick Astley?

    I used to hate anything and everything 80’s music-wise. As I’ve gotten older and more nostalgic, I’ve softened on that stance somewhat. I still hate the 80’s “sound”, which to me is very high-endy, bass-light and digitally reverbed. I prefer more organic sounding stuff played on actual instruments. But I’m finding a lot of 80’s stuff that I like on second listen.

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