Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton's latest reissue collaboration with Cherry Red covers familiar ground in a slightly new way. Modern Girl: The Complete EMI Recordings, Vol. 1 is a 5CD set that covers the bulk of the Scottish singer's first five albums - Take My Time (1981), You Could Have Been with Me (1981), Madness, Money and Music (1982), Best Kept Secret (1983), and the Spanish-language hits album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti (1984) - while also premiering more than two dozen unreleased tracks. The set is entirely remastered from the original analogue tapes and also features a 48-page booklet with insights from key collaborators who sat for new interviews, including producers Christopher Neil, Jay Graydon, and Greg Mathieson. Easton herself also pens an introduction to the booklet.  Note that this expansive set isn't arranged in typical fashion; the first disc, for instance - devoted to Take My Time - includes the 17 known tracks from that album's sessions, which were released on the original LP, single B-sides, and even an outtake from a previous reissue of the album, not in typical album-and-single order but a more curatorial experience. The disc is rounded out with five unreleased alternate versions.  Other albums are presented in their original order, though Madness, Money and Music swaps out three unreleased alternate versions and mixes in place of some original album tracks. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.​