Phil Collins - Take A Look At Me Now

All albums with new sound and new cover images: starting Jan 2016

IMPORTANT

The news about a possible Phil Collins comeback (album and tour) is NOT correct. Please check our news item from 30th October 2015 here.

Five years ago, Phil Collins released his last studio album, Going Back. After that, it became rather silent regarding any solo activity, of course also due to his health conditions. Also, Phil has also never really thought about his back catalogue and it's quite astonishing that to this day, there have not been any re-issues of his highly successful albums. That will change now!

Take A Look At Me Now is the name of the new campaign, that aims to bring back memories about the Phil Collins studio albums back into the music business. The whole concept has both, a musical, but also a visual dimension. Phil's albums are well known for their cover images, mostly showing Phil in different poses in close-ups. For the new campaign, new photos were taken from Phil - in the well known poses. And these new images will be the front cover images of the rereleases.

Besides this visual gimmick, fans can also look forward to hearing remastered versions of the albums. It's the first time that these albums are being remastered. Responsible for that is Nick Davis, well known in the Genesis camp for the remixes of the Genesis and Tony Banks albums. He was even nominated for a grammy award for his work on the surround versions of the 1970-1975 boxset. Regarding 5.1 - it's unclear at the moment whether or not there will be surround sound versions of the Collins albums. They are not part of the first part of the campaign, that much is sure:

There will be a bonus disc for each of the albums. This bonus CD contains mainly never before released live versions of some tracks from the album's period as well as selected b-sides and demos. The 2CDs will be released in digipak format, the digital version also features the bonus tracks and there will be 180g vinyl editions of the albums.

The first two albums will be Face Value and Both Sides and they will be released on 6th November 2015 29th January 2016. You can buy the albums separately, but CD and vinyl box sets will also be available which compile both Face Value and Both Sides together with space to complete the collection as the rest of the series is released. Face Value will be released on single vinyl, while Both Sides will be released on double vinyl. The vinyl version do not contain the bonus tracks.

Another nice thing: The bonus CD for Face Value is called Extra Value, while the bonus CD for Both Sides will be called Extra Sides.

UPDATE 16th Oct 2015: The whole campaign has been postponed until 29th January due to an emergency major back surgery. The whole story and further details are available in our news item at this link.

UPDATE 07th Jan 2016: Release date für Hello, I Must Be Going! and Dance Into The Light is February 26. Also, tracklists and cover artwork are revelaed.

UPDATE 25th February 2016: Covers and tracklisting of No Jacket Required and Testify revealed - possible release date: 15th April

UPDATE 20th April 2016: Covers and tracklisting of But Seriously and Essential Going Back revealed - release date: 10th June

Tracklists:

Face Value

In The Air Tonight
This Must Be Love
Behind The Lines
The Roof Is Leaking
Droned
Hand In Hand
I Missed Again
You Know What I Mean
Thunder And Lightning
I'm Not Moving
If Leaving Me Is Easy
Tomorrow Never Knows

'Extra Values':

Misunderstanding (live)*
If Leaving Me Is Easy (live)*
In The Air Tonight (live)*
Behind The Lines (live)*
Roof Is Leaking (demo)*
Hand In Hand (live)*
I Missed Again (live)*
….And So To F (live)*
This Must Be Love (live)*
Please Don’t Ask (demo)*
Misunderstanding (demo)*
Against All Odds (demo)*

Find a detailed review here.

Both Sides

Both Sides Of The Story
Can't Turn Back The Years
Everyday
I've Forgotten Everything
We're Sons Of Our Fathers
Can't Find My Way
Survivors
We Fly So Close
There's A Place For Us
We Wait And We Wonder
Please Come Out Tonight

'Extra Sides'

Take Me With You
Both Sides Of The Story (live)*
Can’t Turn Back The Years (live)*
Survivors (live)*
Everyday (live)*
We Wait And We Wonder (live)*
Can’t Find My Way (demo)*
I’ve Been Trying
Both Sides Of The Story (unplugged)
Hero (demo)

A full review can be found here

Hello, I Must Be Going!

I Don't Care Anymore
I Cannot Believe It's True
Like China
Do You Know, Do You Care?
You Can't Hurry Love
It Don't Matter To Me
Thru These Walls
Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
The West Side
Why Can't It Wait Til Morning?

'Extra Go'

I Don’t Care Anymore (live)*
I Cannot Believe It’s True (live)*
Like China (live)*
You Can’t Hurry Love (live)*
It Don’t Matter to Me (live)*
The West Side (live rehearsal)*
People Get Ready (live)*
Thru These Walls (live)*
It’s Alright (live)*
Oddball (demo of Do You Know, Do You Care?)
Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away (demo)*

a detailed revoew can be found here

Dance Into The Light

Dance Into The Light
That's What You Said
Lorenzo
Just Another Story
Love Police
Wear My Hat
It's In Your Eyes
Oughta Know By Now
Take Me Down
The Same Moon
River So Wide
No Matter Who
The Times They Are A-Changin'

'Extra Move'

Dance Into the Light (live)*
Just Another Story (live*)
Wear My Hat (live)*
River So Wide (live)*
Take Me Down (live)*
Lorenzo (demo)*
That’s What You Said (demo)*
Another Time (B-Side)
It’s Over (B-Side)
I Don’t Wanna Go (B-Side)

No Jacket Required

Sussudio
Only You Know And I Know
Long Long Way To Go
I Don't Wanna Know
One More Night
Don't Lose My Number
Who Said I Would
Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore
Inside Out
Take Me Home
We Said Hello Goodbye*

Extra Large Jacket Required

Sussudio (live)
Don't Lose My Number (live)
Who Said I Would (live)
Long Long Way To Go (live)
Only You Know And I Know (live)
Easy Lover (live)
Inside Out (live)
Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore (live)
One More Night (live)
Take Me Home (live)
Only You Know And I Know (demo)
One More Night (demo)
Take Me Home (demo)

* this track is available on the 2CD version only!

preorder:
No Jacket Required 2CD: amazon-uk
No Jacket Required LP: amazon-uk

Testify

Wake-Up Call
Come With Me
Testify
Don't Get Me Started
Swing Low
It's Not Too Late
This Love This Heart
Driving Me Crazy
The Least You Can Do
Can't Stop Loving You
Thru My Eyes
You Touch My Heart

Extra Testimony

High Flying Angel (B-side)
Crystal Clear (B-side)
Hey Now Sunshine (B-side)
TV Story (B-side)
True Colors (live rehearsal)
Come With Me (live)
It's Not Too Late (live)
Can't Stop Loving You (live)
It’s Only Loving (demo)
Tearning And Breaking (demo)

preorder:
Testify 2CD: amazon-uk
Testify 2LP: amazon-uk

...But Seriously

Hang In Long Enough
That's Just The Way It Is
Do You Remember?
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Colours
I Wish It Would Rain Down
Another Day In Paradise
Heat On The Street
All Of My Life
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
Father To Son
Find A Way To My Heart

Extra Tracks

Hang In Long Enough (live)
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (live)
Colours (live))
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (live)
Always (live)
Find A Way To my Heart (live)
That's How I Feel (B-Side)
You've Been In Love (That Little Bit Too Long) (B-Side)
Another Day In Paradise (demo)
That's Just The Way It Is (demo)
I Wish It Would Rain Down (demo)
Hang In Long Enough (demo)
Do You Remember (demo)

preorder:
...But Seriously 2CD: (to follow)
...But Seriously LP: (to follow)

The Essential Going Back

Going Back
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
(Love Is Like A) Heatwave
Some Of Your Lovin'
Going To A Go-Go
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Something About You
Talkin' About My Baby
Do I Love You
Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me For A Little While)
Too Many Fish In The Sea
Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Extra Tracks

Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours) (live)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg (live)
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) (live)
Dancing In The Street (live)
(Love Is Like A) Heatwave (live)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (live)
Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer (live)
Talkin' About My Baby (live)
Do I Love You (live)
Ain't That Peculiar (live)
Too Many Fish In The Sea (live)
You Really Got A Hold On Me (live)
Something About You (live)
Uptight (Everything's Alright) (live)
My Girl (live)
Going Back (live)

preorder:
Essential Going Back 2CD: (to follow)
Essential Going Back LP: (to follow)

Phil's official website has also been relaunched for this campaign. Check it our here.

The next pair of albums will be released in early 2016. Despite the fact that nothing is confirmed yet, one can assume that the next two albums will be Hello, I Must Be Going and Dance Into The Light. Besides that, Warner and Phil Collins have also announced "further plans that will tie-in with the reissue series will be announced imminently". So we wait and we wonder, since the Collins treasurebox must be a big one and the standard 2CDs will most likely just be the starter. More information will follow once we have it.

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