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Return To A Northern Town: Real Gone Preps Dream Academy Anthology with Previously Unreleased Tracks

June 20, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dream Academy - Morning LastedThe Dream Academy announced itself to American listeners in 1986 when “Life in a Northern Town,” the first single off the British band’s first album, made it all the way to No. 7 on the Hot 100.  More than twenty years later, the strength of The Dream Academy’s music was made clear when country-pop duo Sugarland took the song back to the Top 40, this time on the country chart.  The trio, consisting of Nick Laird-Clowes (guitars/vocals), Kate St. John (piano/accordion/saxophone/various) and Gilbert Gabriel (keyboards/vocals), only recorded three albums  and a clutch of singles, but their innovative blend of pop, folk and electronica – sometimes classified as “dream pop” or “sophisti-pop” – has allowed the band’s small catalogue to endure.  On July 29, Real Gone Music unveils a 2-CD anthology of the music of The Dream Academy.  The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective has been sequenced and remastered by Nick Laird-Clowes, and presents the band’s hits, rarities, previously unreleased tracks and even one new recording.

Laird-Clowes states, “I wanted this to be a definitive 'best of' that would also include a few key unreleased rarities for the people who really know our work.  I'm thrilled that I found some tracks that I think sit easily beside our best work so that any listener could enjoy the collection as a seamless whole." All told, the collection features 24 tracks on 2 CDs drawing on all three albums recorded by the band between 1985 and 1990 with such well-known as co-producers including Hugh Padgham, Patrick Leonard, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, and Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham.  The Morning Lasted All Day, which takes its title from a lyric in “Life in a Northern Town,” includes such favorites as “The Edge of Forever” which appeared in the comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and two versions of “Power to Believe.”  The latter song appeared in another eighties comedy, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

After the jump: what will you find on this new set?

The Morning Lasted All Day premieres the new recording "Sunrising" and previously unreleased tracks "Living in a War" (with David Gilmour on guitar), "The Chosen Few" (with Gilmour on electric and slide guitar) and "The Last Day of the War" (recorded right after "Life in a Northern Town"); the previously unissued and much requested instrumental of "Power to Believe" co-produced by Hugh Padgham; the B-side "Girl in a Million," and the rare 12-inch side "The Demonstration."  In addition to Gilmour and Buckingham, the band had other famous fans, many of whom contributed to their discography.  Some of the participants heard on the new anthology include Polystyrene of X-Ray Spex and singer-songwriter and honorary Eagle J.D. Souther.   Laird-Clowes' new liner notes reflect on the band’s artistic inspirations (a diverse lot including Nick Drake, Steve Reich and Edie Sedgwick on their first album alone) and the recording process for each song, and share stories about the making of each of The Dream Academy’s three LPs.  The booklet boasts photos taken from the band's personal archive as well as from a lost session by Arthur Elgort.

Serving as a treat for longtime fans and an ideal introduction for those not familiar with The Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective supersedes the controversial (and rare) 2000 compilation album Somewhere in the Sun: The Best of the Dream Academy which was released without the band’s participation and consent.  This definitive compendium hits stores from Real Gone Music on July 29 and can be pre-ordered below!

The Dream Academy, The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective (Real Gone Music, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

CD 1

  1. Life in a Northern Town
  2. The Love Parade
  3. The Edge of Forever
  4. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Blanco y Negro single NEG 20, 1985)
  5. Johnny (New Light)
  6. In Places on the Run
  7. Ballad in 4/4
  8. Girl In a Million (for Edie Sedgwick) (Blanco y Negro single NEG 16, 1985)
  9. Power to Believe
  10. This World
  11. Here
  12. One Dream

CD 2

  1. Indian Summer (Blanco y Negro single NEG 27, 1987)
  2. Lucy September
  3. Hampstead Girl
  4. The Demonstration (Blanco y Negro NEG 46CD, 1990)
  5. Living in a War (previously unreleased)
  6. Love
  7. Waterloo
  8. The Chosen Few (previously unreleased)
  9. It'll Never Happen Again
  10. Power to Believe - Instrumental (previously unreleased)
  11. The Last Day of the War (previously unreleased)
  12. Sunrising (previously unreleased new recording)

CD 1, Tracks 1-3, 5-6. 10 & 12 from The Dream Academy, Blanco y Negro BYN 6, 1985
CD 1, Tracks 7, 9 & 11 from Remembrance Days, Blanco y Negro BYN 12, 1987
CD 2, Tracks 2-3, 6-7 & 9 from A Different Kind of Weather, Blanco y Negro BYN 23, 1990

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. cdaraghy says

    June 20, 2014 at 10:26 am

    I would have liked to have seen the vocal and instrumental versions of "Please please please" and some 12" mixes. I still treasure my Japanese "best of". I miss this band!

    Reply
  2. Randy Anthony says

    June 20, 2014 at 12:12 pm

    I'm a big fan of The Act, Laird-Clowes' early new wave band. They released all of one LP - Too Late At 20 - and it's never been reissued. Wouldn't that be a lovely companion, Real Gone....? (http://www.randysrodeo.com/punk/act.php)

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  3. Stephen Sears (@xolondon) says

    June 20, 2014 at 9:28 pm

    Interesting what is not here, like Immaculate Heartache. Whatever, they nailed the album title and cover art!

    Reply
  4. DanaDotCom says

    June 24, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    I certainly hope the US single mix of The Love Parade is included here over the LP version. I have the Japanese Best Of, but even that neglected to use the single mix. This is quite the perfect example of how a fresh point of view can turn an LP track that never really takes off into a stellar radio song. Unfortunately, the 12" version of The Love Parade is a mere extended version of the LP version. Such a missed opportunity to extended all the glistening glory of the 7" mix to a 12" mix. The b-side, a casual instrumental of the song, is also missed on this new collection. Surely there was time for 3 more minutes!

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    • M Wayne says

      July 26, 2014 at 4:18 pm

      Unfortunately it's the L.P. version of "Love Parade" included here, rather than the U.S. single mix utilized for the video. Had I compiled this, I would have substituted the extended versions of "Life in a Northern Town" and "Indian Summer" as they're true to the album versions but longer. Also I would have included "The Lesson of Love", "Humdrum" and"Gaby Says" from the albums, and "Angel of Mercy (12/8 mix)", "Test Tape No.3", "Heaven Pt.1", "Immaculate Heartache" and "In the Heart" from the singles. Lastly I would have added the extended version of "The Love Parade". Let's hope for comprehensive reissues of the three albums. Also a new Dream Academy album would be a highlight of the decade for me.

      Reply
  5. Charlie says

    July 29, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Unrelated but I'd love to see THE SUNDAYS make a comeback as well, M Wayne

    Reply
    • M Wayne says

      July 30, 2014 at 7:18 pm

      I agree. Why would someone with a voice as lovely as Harriet Wheeler stop making records?

      Reply

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