listen to interview on h.i. Art on the edge
In this riveting episode of the Surprise Cast, we dive deep into the heart of the 80s alternative rock scene with a special focus on the 1992 ‘Ricochet’ album by the iconic Mighty Lemon Drops. Our journey is enriched by an intimate conversation with the band’s guitarist and songwriter, David Newton. LIsten on:
The Mighty Lemon Drops: Ricochet available on vinyl on April 20th, 2024
limited release – 1000 copies
The Mighty Lemon Drop’s last (1992) album “Ricochet”, is to be released on vinyl for the first time ever on this year’s Record Store Day April 20th, 2024 by Real Gone Music , limited to 1000 copies & on tan colored vinyl no less. Check your local record shop or search online – limited quantities, may sell out quickly.
The Mighty Lemon Drops: Inside Out – 1985-1990, 5CD Remastered Box available now
on Cherry Red Records
Description
A new five-disc boxed set anthology celebrating the recordings of The Mighty Lemon Drops, between 1985 and 1990 for Chrysalis Records imprint Blue Raincoat.
Featuring 97 tracks on five discs, including the albums ‘Happy Head’, ‘World Without End’ and ‘Laughter’ plus non-album singles, B-Sides / bonus tracks, US radio mixes, previously unreleased demos and rare session recordings.
Track Listing
DISC ONE
1. The Other Side Of You
2. My Biggest Thrill
3. All The Way
4. Hypnotised
5. Like An Angel
6. Behind Your Back
7. Happy Head
8. Pass You By
9. Take Me Up
10. On My Mind
11. Something Happens
12. Turn Me Round
13. Like An Angel (Original Dreamworld Single Version)
14. Something Happens (Original Dreamworld Single Version)
15. Sympathise With Us
16. Now She’s Gone
17. Uptight
18. Pass You By (Faster Version)
19. Open Mind
20. Take My Heart
21. Rollercoaster
22. Wait And See
DISC TWO
World Without End (1987 – 88)
1. Inside Out
2. One By One
3. In Everything You Do
4. Hear Me Call
5. No Bounds
6. Fall Down (Like The Rain)
7. Crystal Clear
8. Hollow Inside
9. Closer To You
10. Breaking Down
11. Out Of Hand
12. Going Under
13. Splash #1 (Now I’m Home)
14. Count Me Out
15. Shine
16. Head On The Block
17. Fall Down (Like The Rain) (Single Version)
18. Paint It Black
19. Laughter
DISC THREE
Laughter (1989)
1. At Midnight
2. Into The Heart Of Love
3. Where Do We Go From Heaven?
4. The Heartbreak Thing
5. One In A Million
6. Written In Fiction
7. The Real World
8. All That I Can Do
9. Second Time Around
10. Beautiful Shame
11. Rumbletrain
12. Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
13. Forever Home At Heart
14. Where Do We Go From Heaven? (Full Length Remix)
15. Written In Fiction (Alt Mix)
DISC FOUR
Demos, Sessions and Live (Part 1: 1985 – 1986)
May/June 85
1. Pass You By
2. Take My Heart
3. Like An Angel
4. My Feelings
5. Sympathize With Us
6. Now She’s Gone
7. On My Mind (Live at North Staffs Poly College)
8. There She Goes Again
Radio 1 Session, Dec 1985
9. Like An Angel
10. Pass You By
11. Something Happens
12. Now She’s Gone (Radio 1 Session, February 1986)
13. Happy Head (NME C86 TAPE)
14. Turn Me Round (March 1986)
Demo, June / July 1986
15. Behind Your Back
16. Take Me Up
17. Uptight
18. All The Way
Live at The Astoria, Nov1986
19. My Biggest Thrill
20. Hypnotised
21. The Other Side Of You
DISC FIVE
Demos, Sessions and Live (Part 2: 1987 – 1989)
1. Out Of Hand (Rockfield Version)
Manchester Radio Session, 1987
2. Inside Out
3. Breaking Down
4. Closer To You
5. Fall Down (Like The Rain)
6. Take Me Up (Live)
7. Hear Me Call (Demo)
8. World Without End (Demo)
9. Fall Down (Like The Rain) (Live at The Astoria, February 1988)
10. Mighty Lemon Talk
Live at The Astoria, February 1988
11. Inside Out
12. Happy Head
13. Hollow Inside
14. Paint It Black
15. Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White (Live at The Dominion, October 1989)
16. At Midnight (Live at Moles Club, Bath, August 1989)
17. Like An Angel (Live at Moles Club, Bath, August 1989)
18. Written In Fiction (Live at Moles Club, Bath, August 1989)
19. Out Of Hand (Extended Version)
20. Inside Out (Extended Version)
