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Everything Your Heart Desires: Legacy Unleashes Rare Hall & Oates Mixes To Digital Channels

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Whoa-oh, here they come!  On Friday, Legacy Recordings reissued a treasure trove of rare remixes from the enduring rock 'n' soul duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates onto all digital platforms, including two new collections and three EPs.

Single Mixes scoops up 16 alternate versions of some of Hall and Oates' greatest hits, including the U.K.-only mix of the 1981 chart-topper "Private Eyes," the seven-inch remixes of "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (No. 1, 1981) and "One on One" (No. 7, 1983), the video mix of "Out of Touch" (No. 1, 1984) and the single version of "Everything Your Heart Desires" (No. 3, 1988).  The set concludes with the radio remix and "unplugged" versions of "Starting All Over Again," the soul classic covered on the team's sophomore Arista album, 1990's Change of Season.

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Extended Mixes is a "two-disc" anthology with a total of 22 tracks spanning tracks from 1980-1988.  Chart-toppers "Kiss on My List," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," "Maneater," and "Out of Touch" are all here in various versions, as well as other U.S. top ten smashes such as "One on One," "Family Man," "Say It Isn't So," "Adult Education," and "Method of Modern Love."  The set concludes with two different versions of "Missed Opportunity" from 1988's Ooh Yeah!, the duo's first LP for Arista Records.  Finally, Legacy has served up three EPs boasting additional remixes of "Everything Your Heart Desires," "Downtown Life," and "Talking All Night," all originally from Ooh Yeah!.

All of the above releases from Philadelphia's favorite sons Daryl Hall and John Oates are available now from your favorite digital service providers to download and/or stream.  We've included links below to Amazon!

Single Mixes (RCA/Arista/Legacy, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

  1. Don't Change (7" Remix)
  2. I Don't Wanna Lose You (7" Remix)
  3. Private Eyes (U.K. Mix)
  4. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (7" Remix)
  5. Your Imagination (7" Remix)
  6. Looking For a Good Sign (7" Remix)
  7. One On One (7" Remix)
  8. Adult Education (7" Remix)
  9. Out Of Touch (Video Mix)
  10. Method Of Modern Love (Remixed Edited Version)
  11. Possession Obsession (7" Remix)
  12. Dance On Your Knees (7" Remix)
  13. Everything Your Heart Desires (Single Version)
  14. Missed Opportunity (Radio Mix)
  15. Starting All Over Again (Radio Remix)
  16. Starting All Over Again (Unplugged Version)

Track 1 from RCA single PB-11181, 1977. Original version from Beauty On a Back Street (RCA, 1977)
Track 2 from RCA single PB-11424, 1978. Original version from Along The Red Ledge (RCA, 1978)
Track 3 from RCA U.K. 12" single RCAT-134, 1982. Original version from Private Eyes (RCA, 1981)
Track 4 from RCA single PB-12357, 1982. Original version from Private Eyes
Track 5 from RCA single PB-13252, 1981. Original version from Private Eyes
Track 6 from Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Box Set Series (RCA/Legacy 88843 05972-2, 2014
Track 7 from RCA single PB-13421, 1982. Original version from H2O (RCA, 1982)
Track 8 from RCA single PB-13714, 1984. Original version from Rock 'N' Soul Part 1 (RCA, 1983)
Track 9 from RCA U.K. 12" single PT-49968, 1984. Original version from Big Bam Boom (RCA, 1984)
Track 10 from RCA promo single JB-13970, 1984. Original version from Big Bam Boom
Tracks 11-12 from RCA single PB-14098, 1985. Original versions from Big Bam Boom
Track 13 from Arista single AS1-9684, 1988. Original version from Ooh Yeah! (Arista, 1988)
Track 14 from Arista single AS1-9727, 1988. Original version from Ooh Yeah!
Tracks 15-16 from Arista promo CD single ASCD-2217, 1991. Original version from Change of Season (Arista, 1990)

Extended Mixes (RCA/Arista/Legacy, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

Disc 1

  1. Kiss On My List (Remix)
  2. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Special Club Mix)
  3. Your Imagination (Disco Remix)
  4. Maneater (Extended Club Mix)
  5. One On One (12" Version)
  6. Family Man (Rock Mix)
  7. Say It Isn't So (Extended Dance Mix)
  8. Say It Isn't So (Dub Version)
  9. Adult Education (Special Club Mix)
  10. Adult Education (Special Rock Mix)
  11. Adult Education (Special Extended Mix)
  12. Out Of Touch (Club Version)

Disc 2

  1. Out Of Touch (Dub Version)
  2. Method Of Modern Love (Extended Remix)
  3. Method Of Modern Love (Dub Version)
  4. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (Special New Mix)
  5. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (Instrumental)
  6. Possession Obsession (Special Mix)
  7. Dance On Your Knees (Extended Version)
  8. Everytime You Go Away (Remixed Version)
  9. Missed Opportunity (Unlimited Mix)
  10. Missed Opportunity (Smooth Mix)

Disc 1, Track 1 from 12 Inch Collection Vol. 2 (Arista/BMG BVCM-37438 (Japan), 2003). Original version from Voices (RCA, 1980)
Disc 1, Track 2 from from RCA 12" single PD-12358, 1981. Original version from Private Eyes (RCA, 1981)
Disc 1, Track 3 from RCA 12" single PD-13253, 1981. Original version from Private Eyes
Disc 1, Track 4 from RCA 12" promo single JD-13366, 1982. Original version from H2O (RCA, 1982)
Disc 1, Track 5 from RCA 12" single PD-13428, 1982. Original version from H2O
Disc 1, Track 6 from RCA 12" single PD-13508, 1982. Original version from H2O
Disc 1, Tracks 7-8 from RCA 12" single PW-13679, 1983. Original version from Rock 'N' Soul Part 1 (RCA, 1983)
Disc 1, Tracks 9-10 from RCA 12" single PW-13715, 1983. Original version from Rock 'N' Soul Part 1
Disc 1, Track 11 from RCA 12" promo single JD-13736, 1983. Original version from Rock 'N' Soul Part 1
Disc 1, Track 12 and Disc 2, Track 1 from RCA 12" single PW-13917, 1984. Original version from Big Bam Boom (RCA, 1984)
Disc 2, Tracks 2-3 from RCA 12" single PW-13971, 1984. Original version from Big Bam Boom
Disc 2, Tracks 4-5 from RCA 12" single PW-14036, 1984. Original version from Big Bam Boom
Disc 2, Tracks 6-8 from RCA 12" single PW-14099, 1985. Original version from Big Bam Boom (except Track 7, from Voices)
Disc 2, Tracks 9-10 from Arista 12" single AD1-9728, 1988. Original version from Ooh Yeah! (Arista, 1988)

Everything Your Heart Desires EP (originally released on Arista 12" single ADI-9685, 1988) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

  1. Everything Your Heart Desires (54th Street Extended Remix)
  2. Everything Your Heart Desires (If You Want The World Mix)
  3. Everything Your Heart Desires (7th Avenue Remix)
  4. Everything Your Heart Desires (No Words Can Help Dub Mix)

Downtown Life EP (originally released on Arista 12" single AD1-9768, 1988 except where noted) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

  1. Downtown Life (Downtown Remix)
  2. Downtown Life (Baccapella)
  3. Downtown Life (Downtown Radio Remix)
  4. Downtown Life (Dubtown Life)
  5. Downtown Life (Urban Mix) (B-side to Arista single AS1-9753, 1988)

Talking All Night EP (originally released on Arista 12" promo single ADP-9779, 1988) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD)

  1. Talking All Night (Extended Remix)
  2. Talking All Night (A Cappella)
  3. Talking All Night (Radio Remix)
  4. Talking All Night (Dub Remix)
  5. Talking All Night (Alternate Version)
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    • We can hope that Real Gone picks this up for release, as they have for many other Sony digital-only collections.

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  5. Surprised there isn't a physical version. It's been a while since Legacy squeezed anything from the catalogue. Don't worry, there's more where that came from.
    Perhaps after another round of these versions Legacy will box them all up.
    Many of these extended versions appear on the last round of reissues.

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    • I agree with the sentiment, but think that actually has more to do with Madonna's control over her catalog than Sire/Warner Bros. They would likely milk her back catalog for everything they could if she would let them. She has always been very resistant to revisit any of her older material.

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      • I understand your point but the utter mess of the "Celebration" set doesn't suggest that Warner would do it right if they had carte blanche.

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  8. I think some of these tracks have been available for purchase from itunes individually. But without a CD I am not at all interested.

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  9. I echo the sentiment "no CD no sale". I have the two-volume Japanese "12 Inch Collection" CDs (2003) and they're both superb in sound quality and selection. Let's see something like that on CD.

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  11. I’ll add my request for a physical release and maybe eventually someone might take notice. I probably have a lot of this scattered about on 12” singles etc but it would be good to have it all together.

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  12. Joe, first I must complement you on your thoroughly detailed posts (like this one), including the full details which version was previously available on which (vinyl) original. What a treat! For me that's crucial information. I bet many readers will agree.

    About this digital-only release: I fully understand that some readers only want a physical CD and will pass on this digital release. I was one of them for a long time, until I had to accept that more and more 12 inch versions only get a digital release due to the decline of CD sales (except for Germany and Japan). I am thrilled to finally be able to buy the full Hall & Oates 12 inches (and 7 inch remixes) in master quality, so I'm in. Hope Legacy will do the same for the Daryl Hall RCA catalogue. Many mixes still not available in master quality.

    Qobuz offers them in lossless quality, so why not print the covers and burn the wav files on CD and you have a physical product.

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  14. Is there not a unique 7” mix for ‘Some things are better left unsaid’? Unreleased on CD or digitally, as far as I know. Still, brilliant news.

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  15. For FLAC fans...anybody check 7digital or Tidal? They both sell lossless in the US where Qobuz is unavailable.

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  17. Hmmm, I've listened to a few of the Extended Mixes on Spotify, and...well... I don't think they're very good. Best not mess with perfection. For example, the first track 'Kiss On My List' - Remix, is horrible. It almost sounds like a demo version and the lead vocal sounds as if all processing has been removed and is weak - like it is all out front and unsupported. And as for the dub versions with they're staccato vocals, and record scratches - no thanks. I haven't really listened to the single mixes yet, but I'm thinking that these releases are more for hard-core completists.

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    • The remixes get a lot better from 1983 on, as remixing itself also generally improved. The Jellybean mixes of “Say It Isn't So” and the Arthur Baker mixes from the ‘Big Bam Boom’ singles are definitely worth munching on if you like ‘80s-style remixes.

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    • The remixes get a lot better from 1983 on, as remixing itself also generally improved. The Jellybean mixes of “Say It Isn't So” and the Arthur Baker mixes from the ‘Big Bam Boom’ singles are definitely worth munching on if you like ‘80s-style remixes.

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  18. While this generally a great and welcome release, it’s a major disappointment to find that “One on One” on ‘Single Mixes’ is not the sought-after ‘7” Remix’ as named, but the usual LP Version fade. Given the other content in the set, I feel like this is likely an error, but who knows if it can be corrected. Does anyone here have contacts at Sony Legacy to put a bug in their ear?

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