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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Doctor Doctor | |||
| 2. You Take Me Up | |||
| 3. Day After Day | |||
| 4. Sister Of Mercy | |||
| 5. No Peace For The Wicked | |||
| 6. Gap | |||
| 7. Hold Me Now | |||
| 8. Storm On The Sea | |||
| 9. Who Can Stop The Rain | |||
| 10. Leopard Ray | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Compass Points | |||
| 2. Still Water | |||
| 3. You Take Me Up (Machines Take Me Over) | |||
| 4. Sister Of Mercy | |||
| 5. Let Loving Start | |||
| 6. You Take Me Up (High Plains Mixer) | |||
| 7. Nurse Shark | |||
| 8. Passion Planet | |||
| 9. You Take Me Up | |||
| 10. Out Of The Gap | |||
Product Description
DELUXE EDITION : 2CD set. Smash 1984 album, reissued with 16 BONUS tracks of rare original remixes and B-sides! Features the hits "Hold Me Now" ; "Doctor Doctor" and "You Take Me Up".
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a superb double CD collection of the Thompson Twins 'Into The Gap' album featuring all of the excellent remixes and B-sides that were released at the same time... However, there does appear to be a noise problem on CD2, Track 3 'You Take Me Up (Machines Take Over)' - There is some severe distortion, pops and clicking during the first minute or so on the right channel, particularly with the drums (and to a lesser degree throughout the song) - Has anyone else noticed this?
I have the original 12" vinyl single and there is no problem with that - So, I assumed that I either had a bad pressing of the CD or it is a problem with the Master CD (I checked the CD on several players and speakers to eliminate the possibility of equipment failure). I mailed Demon-Edsel to ask for their comments and I returned the CD to Amazon for a replacement copy (which was all handled well and without problems) to see if that was the issue, it wasn't - The replacement CD has exactly the same problem so it seems unlikely it is a 'bad batch' issue.
I got a reply from Demon-Edsel saying they had not heard of any issues with this release and to contact them again if the replacement was also wrong - I did this and have now received a reply stating "We have identified a problem with this disc and will get back to you". Good to hear that they are doing their best to sort this issue. I will update this review when I hear from Demon-Edsel again.
Suffice to say as it stands, one bad track does not spoil an otherwise excellent collection but it does seem odd that this track slipped through quality control to such a degree when the rest of the album and the 'Quick Step & Side Kick' CDs are uniformly excellent quality releases.
I have the original 12" vinyl single and there is no problem with that - So, I assumed that I either had a bad pressing of the CD or it is a problem with the Master CD (I checked the CD on several players and speakers to eliminate the possibility of equipment failure). I mailed Demon-Edsel to ask for their comments and I returned the CD to Amazon for a replacement copy (which was all handled well and without problems) to see if that was the issue, it wasn't - The replacement CD has exactly the same problem so it seems unlikely it is a 'bad batch' issue.
I got a reply from Demon-Edsel saying they had not heard of any issues with this release and to contact them again if the replacement was also wrong - I did this and have now received a reply stating "We have identified a problem with this disc and will get back to you". Good to hear that they are doing their best to sort this issue. I will update this review when I hear from Demon-Edsel again.
Suffice to say as it stands, one bad track does not spoil an otherwise excellent collection but it does seem odd that this track slipped through quality control to such a degree when the rest of the album and the 'Quick Step & Side Kick' CDs are uniformly excellent quality releases.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Listening to the original cassette version of this album used to be a guilty pleasure of mine, so I was looking forward to this reissue which includes all the bonus tracks from that cassette. However, after hearing about issues with the bonus disc, I thought I'd hold off and see whether Edsel were going to fix it. Six months later, after reading that the disc had been repressed, I thought I'd go ahead and order.
Now I'm pretty sure I've got the fixed pressing of the bonus disc, as I've not noticed any glitches at the start of the "Machines Take Over" track and apart from a couple of suspiciously vinyl-like loud pops much later in the track, it's fine. The rest of the tracks sound just fine to my ears, so I'm perfectly happy with this reissue.
So, I'm giving it 4 out of 5, not because of any sound quality issues, but because that's what I would have given it in the first place. I love the album, but it would be wrong to call it a masterpiece.
Now I'm pretty sure I've got the fixed pressing of the bonus disc, as I've not noticed any glitches at the start of the "Machines Take Over" track and apart from a couple of suspiciously vinyl-like loud pops much later in the track, it's fine. The rest of the tracks sound just fine to my ears, so I'm perfectly happy with this reissue.
So, I'm giving it 4 out of 5, not because of any sound quality issues, but because that's what I would have given it in the first place. I love the album, but it would be wrong to call it a masterpiece.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As passionate as I am about new wave, retro and synth-pop, there is no greater album to me than the Thompson Twins' 1984 release "Into the Gap". Now going on 25 years, the record still creates vivid images of places into ether and beyond in layers of spacey atmospheres, beautiful guitar melodies, alternative percussive rhythms and dreamy choruses by lead vocalist Tom Bailey and his colorful antic sidekicks Joe Leeway and Alannah Currie. Alex Sadkin's production is masterful, capturing the distant seaside presence of where the trio recorded the album in Nassau in the autumn of 1983. Finally, nearly 25 years later, the record has been re-released in a remastered version complete with b-sides, 12'' mixes, heavenly instrumentals and limited releases. Although the Thompson Twins owned the world and the pop charts, don't be underestimated. The talent speaks not in the fashion, but in the music that made this album my personal favorite of all time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
So pleased I've found this again
I had the original cassette of this album back in the 1980s. I played it over and over until it would play no more. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lesley_Redd
Extremely Disappointed
I think there's a review which highlights a problem with lack of bass (both in absolute terms and relative to the original vinyl). Read more
Published 12 months ago by Engineer
Even Better Now Than Back In 1984!
This sounds even better now that it did back in 1984. I bought the cassette back then and it was OK, but nothing special to me apart from Storm On The Sea - which I really liked a... Read more
Published 18 months ago by X93250617
...a charming friend...
For me, this is the 80's benchmark. It's one of the first albums I bought.
The new Edsel release contains a disc of remixes approximating the bonus mixes you got with... Read more
The new Edsel release contains a disc of remixes approximating the bonus mixes you got with... Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by Alan Halpin
Their last great pop album - in all it's extended glory
Having purchased the 2008 reissue of Quickstep & Sidekick (which I happen to prefer as it still has some darker stuff on it) and been very impressed with the mastering/compilation... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2008 by M. B. Wilson
BRILLIANT
As like the new "QUICKSTEP" release, you get the whole original album PLUS ALL THE ORIGINAL REMIXES from the legendary original 1984 cassette version PLUS extra / rare remixes. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2008 by tambo
Worth the wait...
I ordered the 'Quick Step & Side Kick' remastered / deluxe edition at the same time that I picked this album up. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by C. J. Reilly
At long last!
Finally after 20 odd years the cassette mixes get onto CD!
Actually I have a confession. I needed the mixes so much I bought a hooky CDR copy from eBay a couple of... Read more
Actually I have a confession. I needed the mixes so much I bought a hooky CDR copy from eBay a couple of... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by George Stevens
Worth Waiting For
Finally the prayers of many Thompson Twins fans have been answered with the reissue of these two classic cds the no.2 album Quick Step And Side Kick and no.1 album Into The Gap. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by P. Finnegan
Synthesizer symphony!
I've been waiting for years for the UK (re)release of this classic album from 1984. In this package you get the complete album (disc 1 tr. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2008 by Edward Hough
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