More Reissues Cutting Through

A Flock of Seagulls aren’t the only ’80s act getting a reissue from Cherry Pop. The label is prepping May 24 reissues of the first two records by another one-hit-wonder-with-a-whole-lot-more, Cutting Crew.

Though they’re best known for “(I Just) Died in Your Arms,” the band enjoyed two other Top 40 hits (“One for the Mockingbird” and “I’ve Been in Love Before,” a Top 10 single) and a minorly-successful sophomore release in their day. Cherry Pop is releasing both of these records – Broadcast (1986) and The Scattering (1989) – with a handful of bonus cuts each. Notably, Broadcast includes the original U.S. mixes of those big hits (as opposed to the now more-common U.K. lineup, which used three alternate mixes) and some live cuts; The Scattering includes three unreleased demos for all the Cutting Crew fans out there. And both have new artwork and newly-penned liner notes by CC vocalist Nick Van Eede.

Pre-order the albums here and check the jump for full track details.

Cutting Crew, Broadcast (Cherry Pop CRPOP48 – originally released as Siren SRNLP 7 (U.K.), 1986/Virgin 1-90573 (U.S.), 1987)

Any Colour (U.S. Mix)
One for the Mockingbird (U.S. Mix)
I’ve Been in Love Before (U.S. Mix)
Life in a Dangerous Time
Fear of Falling
(I Just) Died in Your Arms (U.S. Mix)
Don’t Look Back
Sahara
It Shouldn’t Take Too Long
The Broadcast
I Just Died in Your Arms (Remix) (12″ A-side – Siren 21-12, 1986)
I’ve Been in Love Before (Live in London) (exact origin unknown)
The Broadcast/Any Colour (Live in the U.S.A.) (from “I’ve Been in Love Before” CD single – Siren SRNCD 29, 1987)
For the Longest Time (B-side to “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” – Siren 21, 1986)

Cutting Crew, The Scattering (Cherry Pop CRPOP49 – originally released as Siren SRNLP 25 (U.K.)/Virgin 1-91239 (U.S.), 1989)

Year in the Wilderness
The Scattering
Big Noise
Everything But My Pride
Handcuffs for Houdini
(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place
Tip of Your Tongue
Reach for the Sky
The Last Thing
Feel the Wedge
Binkies Return
Brag
More Than a Dream (Demo) *
Into the Night (Demo) *
No Secrets (Demo) *

* indicates previously unreleased track

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