{"product_id":"marc-almond-fantastic-star","title":"MARC ALMOND - Fantastic Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e2LP - Limited RSD23 Edition Deluxe 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. C\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eomes with two fully annotated printed inner bags with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elyrics and a new design by Philip Marshall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ein-store\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday\u003c\/span\u003e, 22\/04\/2023 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny remaining copies will be available to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eonline\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e8pm\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eMonday\u003c\/span\u003e 24\/04\/2023.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon’t forget:\u003c\/strong\u003e Click '\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotify Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e' to be the first to know about its availability online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Record Store Day 2023 \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Music Catalogue\u003c\/strong\u003e are making \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stunning 1995 solo album ‘\u003cem\u003eFantastic Star\u003c\/em\u003e’ available on vinyl for the first time ever. Newly mastered for 180gram vinyl at \u003cstrong\u003eAbbey Road Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e, the original CD album has been completely reevaluated by Marc himself to bring fans this new ‘\u003cem\u003eArtist’s Cut\u003c\/em\u003e’ over this deluxe 2LP version. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite delivering some of the best-loved Marc Almond songs of the era – ‘\u003cem\u003eAdored \u0026amp; Explored\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Idol\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eCome In Sweet Assasin\u003c\/em\u003e’and ‘\u003cem\u003eWe Need Jealousy\u003c\/em\u003e’, for example - ‘\u003cem\u003eFantastic Star\u003c\/em\u003e’ had a long and sometimes troubled gestation with recording sessions spanning two record companies and four big-name producers –original Soft Cell \/ Bronski Beat producer \u003cstrong\u003eMike Thorne\u003c\/strong\u003e, the legendary Cure \/ Banshees \/ Beautiful South collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eMike Hedges\u003c\/strong\u003e, house pioneers The Beatmasters and The Human League \/ Heaven 17’s \u003cstrong\u003eMartyn Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e all made sonic contributions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting album was a thrilling, sonically varied ride through all the genres Marc had already made his own – from grimy guitar-based rock ‘n roll to beautifully orchestrated ballads, and from cutting-edge electronica to out-and-out pop music. For this long-overdue vinyl release Marc has revisited the original running order and looked again at some of the tracks from the sessions that didn’t make the album but later appeared as singles B-sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking his own cuts, Marc has removed two songs from the CD format - the long version of ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Idol\u003c\/em\u003e’ in favour of the punchier single version as well as ‘\u003cem\u003eShining Brightly\u003c\/em\u003e’ which he feels never really belonged on ‘\u003cem\u003eFantastic Star\u003c\/em\u003e’. In their place the \u003cstrong\u003eNeal-X\u003c\/strong\u003e co-write and live favourite to this day ‘\u003cem\u003eThe User\u003c\/em\u003e’ gets a promotion to LP2 as do two \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egorgeous ‘\u003cem\u003eChild Star\u003c\/em\u003e’ B-sides which close the album in a more satisfactory way - ‘\u003cem\u003eChristmas In Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eMy Guardian Angel\u003c\/em\u003e’. 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