A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls [40th Anniversary Edition] (2023)
Originally released in 1982, A Flock Of Seagulls was a significant success in America, reaching the top 10 in the album charts. The second single from the album, ‘I Ran (So Far Away)’ was also a top ten hit in the US and was an early sign of the so-called Second British Invasion, which saw British synth-pop or new wave acts enjoy chart success Stateside, in part, thanks to MTV.
Curiously, both the album and the single enjoyed less success in the UK; indeed, ‘I Ran’ didn’t even crack the top 40 singles chart in Britain (the group’s only UK top 10 single was ‘Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You’ from the second album, Listen).The 40th Anniversary 3CD reissue includes the original album remastered, as well as b-sides, singles, BBC Sessions and a BBC concert held at the Paris Theatre, London, which was originally transmitted in January 1982. SDE contributor John Earls contributes notes which include an interview with A Flock Of Seagulls lead singer and founding member Mike Score.
CD1
1. Modern Love Is Automatic (2023 Remaster) (3:52)
2. Messages (2023 Remaster) (2:53)
3. I Ran (So Far Away) (2023 Remaster) (5:08)
4. Space Age Love Song (2023 Remaster) (3:48)
5. You Can Run (2023 Remaster) (4:31)
6. Telecommunication (2023 Remaster) (2:32)
7. Standing in the Doorway (2023 Remaster) (4:42)
8. Don’t Ask Me (2023 Remaster) (2:47)
9. D.N.A. (2023 Remaster) (2:31)
10. Tokyo (2023 Remaster) (2:54)
11. Man Made (2023 Remaster) (5:41)
CD2
1. Factory Music (4:21)
2. Tanglimara (4:33)
3. Intro (3:26)
4. Pick Me Up (3:08)
5. Windows (3:31)
6. (It’s Not Me) Talking (Single Edit) (5:02)
7. Modern Love Is Automatic (Single Edit) (3:21)
8. I Ran (So Far Away) (Single Edit) (3:42)
9. Space Age Love Song (Single Edit) (3:21)
10. (It’s Not Me) Talking (Remix) (4:45)
11. (It’s Not Me) Talking (Instrumental) (4:15)
12. I Ran (So Far Away) (12″ Mix) (5:05)
13. Messages from the Rings of Saturn (John Peel Session) (2:59)
14. (It’s Not Me) Talking (John Peel Session) (4:40)
15. I Ran (So Far Away) (John Peel Session) (4:50)
16. Committed (John Peel Session) (2:48)
CD3
1. Don’t Ask Me (Richard Skinner Session) (2:51)
2. Messages from the Rings of Saturn (Richard Skinner Session) (2:50)
3. I Ran (So Far Away) (Richard Skinner Session) (4:57)
4. Tanglimara (Richard Skinner Session) (4:25)
5. D.N.A. (Kid Jensen Session) (2:25)
6. I Ran (So Far Away) (Kid Jensen Session) (3:56)
7. Space Age Love Song (Kid Jensen Session) (3:47)
8. Standing in the Doorway (Kid Jensen Session) (4:11)
9. Man Made (Janice Long Session) (2:43)
10. I Ran (So Far Away) (Janice Long Session) (4:59)
11. Telecommunication (Janice Long Session) (2:28)
12. You Can Run (Janice Long Session) (5:00)
13. Modern Love Is Automatic (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (3:42)
14. Standing in the Doorway (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (4:25)
15. Telecommunication (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (3:03)
16. Man Made (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (5:42)
17. I Ran (So Far Away) (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (5:04)
18. (It’s Not Me) Talking (Live at Paris Theatre, London) (5:05)
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