Sunday, 10 June 2012

For a friend - Communards

In the late Eighties, record companies released as much formats of a single as they could, to sell more copies which meant higher chart placings. In the case of the Communards' impressive 1988 single 'For a friend', the record company opted for a luxurious three disc 12" single set, featuring live tracks from a concert in Paris.

Entitled 'The Communards storm Paris', the set featured twelve tracks, but weirdly enough the single's original B-side, a live version of 'Victims', featured on all three discs. Still, it's a nice item to have and I have searched for it for a couple of years.

My collection: 12" single no. 637 to 639
Found: Discogs.com, received May 10, 2012
Cost: 10 euro
Tracks disc 1: 'For a friend', 'Victims (live)' / 'Don't leave me this way (live)', 'Heavens above (live)'
Tracks disc 2: 'For a friend (remix)', 'You are my world (live)' / 'So cold the night (live)', 'Victims (live)'
Tracks disc 3: 'For a friend (live)', 'Never can say goodbye (live)' / 'Victims (live)', 'Hold on tight (live)'

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6 comments:

  1. JM Devotion11 June 2012 at 18:11

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  2. xolondon12 June 2012 at 13:42

    This stuff is about to be re-released! Details http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Storm-Paris-Communards/dp/B0084BCS9I/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1339501300&sr=1-3

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  3. Maddie25 July 2012 at 00:11

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  4. Unknown7 August 2012 at 19:26

    A little off-topic, but I think you'd guys would dig becausesoundmatters.com...ton of vinyl (old AND new)

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  5. aquimecole19 August 2012 at 21:20

    Beautiful single.
    Hopefully I can get it.
    Regards from Madrid

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