Joe's Reissue Theory post on Brian Wilson's Imagination sparked some thought on the much-welcomed beginning of summer, and other catalogue titles that commemorate the season. This in turn provoked a recollection of the ongoing mania over some Katrina and The Waves remasters awhile back.

Earlier this year, KaTW member/principal songwriter Kimberley Rew took to an indie label to reissue The Waves' first four original LPs, complete with bonus cuts. The Bible of Bop (a 1981 compilation featuring The Waves as well as Rew's other bands, The Soft Boys and The dB's), Shock Horror! (1982), Walking on Sunshine (1983) and Katrina and The Waves 2 (1984) were all reissued in March and April to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Top 10 placement of "Walking on Sunshine."

But here's the confusing thing: none of those reissues featured the version that made the song a hit. See, after those four aforementioned records, the band was signed to Capitol Records. They ended up releasing Katrina and The Waves in 1985, which featured mostly remixed and overdubbed versions of tunes from that first batch of indie albums. ("Walking on Sunshine" was entirely re-recorded, adding that infectious horn hook, as well as another Rew composition, "Going Down to Liverpool," which would soon become a hit for The Bangles.)

Surprisingly, given the reissue fever from EMI over the past few months, the label hasn't sought to expand that best-known of KaTW LPs. But if they did, here's how it might look, after the jump.Katrina and The Waves, Katrina and The Waves (Capitol ST-12400, 1985)

1. Red Wine and Whiskey - 3:41
2. Do You Want Crying - 3:33
3. Que Te Quiero - 3:20
4. Machine Gun Smith - 3:03
5. Cry for Me - 4:57
6. Walking on Sunshine - 3:56
7. Going Down to Liverpool - 4:28
8. Mexico - 3:17
9. The Sun Won't Shine - 3:33
10. The Game of Love - 3:17
11. He's a Charmer - 3:15 (U.K. 12" B-side to "Que Te Quiero" - Capitol 12CL 382, 1985)
12. Walking on Sunshine (Extended Mix) - 5:37 (12" promo A-side - Capitol SPRO-9372, 1985)
13. Do You Want Crying (Extended Mix) - 5:14 (12" promo A-side - Capitol SPRO-9359, 1985)
14. Que Te Quiero (Dance Mix) - 6:26 (U.K. 12" B-side - Capitol 12CL 382, 1985)