Release Date: Jan 27, 2023
Discs: 4
Originally released in 1986, Animal Magic is the second album from The Blow Monkeys, which gave the band their commercial breakthrough after 1984’s critically acclaimed debut Limping For A Generation.
Animal Magic features the hit single ‘Forbidden Fruit’ and the classic ‘Digging Your Scene’, which was a top 20 hit in the UK, the US and worldwide. The album, a triumph of intelligent, soul influenced sophisti-pop, is a treasure trove of superbly crafted gems including ‘I Backed A Winner (In You)’, which sees singer Dr Robert backed by the acapella singers The Demon Barbers, and ‘Sweet Murder’, featuring Jamaican reggae musician Eek-A-Mouse.
This special CD reissue includes the original album plus b-sides, singles versions and remixes, all exclusive to the 4 CD format, and features exclusive liner notes by journalist Barry McIlheney, who was editor of Smash Hits at the time of Animal Magic’s original release. Barry interviewed lead singer Dr Robert exclusively for this reissue and Robert talks about the band’s success at the time upon the release of ‘Digging Your Scene’, and the album which propelled them into the limelight.
CD 1
1. Digging Your Scene
2. Animal Magic
3. Wicked Ways
4. Sweet Murder
5. Aeroplane City Lovesong
6. I Nearly Died Laughing
7. Don't Be Scared Of Me
8. Burn The Rich
9. I Backed A Winner (In You)
10. Forbidden Fruit
11. Heaven Is A Place I'm Moving To
CD 2
1. Guess I Love Her Now (Demo)
2. Forbidden Fruit (Demo)
3. Animal Magic (Demo)
4. Wicked Ways (Demo)
5. I Nearly Died Laughing (Demo)
6. Sweet Murder (Demo)
7. Wicked Ways (Single Edit)
8. Digging Your Scene (Single Edit)
9. My America
10. The Optimist
11. Walking The Blue Beat
12. Digging Your Scene (Scat Mix)
13. Superfly
14. Aeroplane City Love Song (Alternative Recording)
15. Man From Russia (Re-Mix)
16. Digging Your Scene (Instrumental)
17. Wicked Ways (Instrumental)
CD 3
1. Sweet Murder (Single Version)
2. Sweet Murder (Sweet Beat Version)
3. Forbidden Fruit (12” Version)
4. Digging Your Scene (Digging Your Re-mix)
5. Digging Your Scene (12" Mastermind Mix)
6. Digging Your Scene (U.S. Mix)
7. Wicked Ways (Wick-ed-it Version)
8. Digging Your Scene (Long Version)
9. Wicked Ways (Long Version)
10. Digging Your Scene (Phil Harding Remix)
CD 4
1. Don't Be Scared Of Me (Extended)
2. Superfly (Long)
3. Don't Be Scared Of Me (Mix)
4. Sweet Murder (Extended Version)
5. Digging Your Scene (Longer Mix)
6. Sweet Murder (Murderess Dub Version)
7. Sweet Murder (Eek-A-Mix)
8. Digging Your Scene (Pete Wilson Mix)
9. Aeroplane City Lovesong (Pete Wilson Remix)
