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1985 is a newly curated box set by The Waterboys' leader Mike Scott telling the story of the making of their landmark album This Is The Sea and the timeless single, The Whole of The Moon.
The music is chronologically sequenced, taking the listener through 95 tracks over 6CDs, including 64 previously unreleased recordings of home recordings, early demos, alternate versions, outtakes, live recordings, and tv/radio sessions covering the recording process of the album along with the remastered version of the This Is The Sea album. The 56 page booklet contains recording details annotated by Mike Scott along with previously unseen photos.
6CDs in Card Wallets, 56 page perfect bound booklet, in a clamshell box.
CD1 Towers Open Fire (Sept 1983 - February 1985)
Trumpets
Be My Enemy
The Ways Of Men
The Waves #1
Old England
Towers Open Fire
Down Through The Town
Ribbon Of Steel
Bury My Heart
The Three Day Man
Medicine Bow
This Is The Sea
A Door For My Soul
Don't Bang The Drum
Son Of Rags
In My Bed
The Pan Within
Even The Trees Are Dancing
Theme
Fuzz Guitar Vamp
Death Is Not The End
CD2 The Black Book (February - March 1985)
Beverly Penn
Don't Bang The Drum
Be My Enemy
The Day I Ran Out Of People
Winter Blows
The Mercenary And The Samaritan
Looking For Dickon
Spirit
All The Bright Horses
Custer's Blues
The Woman In Me
Paris In The Rain
The Song Of Sitting Bull
Talk About Wings
The Whole Of The Moon
The Pan Within
No Sun In The Sky
Winter In The Blood
We Belong To The World
The Whole Of The Moon
CD3 A Sky Full Of Crows (March 1985)
Medicine Jack
Medicine Jack Boogie Woogie
The Sound Of Snow
The Pan Within
It Should Have Been You
Guitar Play
Old England
Old Macmichael Had A Band
Sweet Thing
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Spirit
Then You Hold Me
Trumpets
Rain Come Down
Son Of Dirt
This Is The Sea
CD4 The Ladder (March - May 1985)
Medicine Bow
Trumpets
Be My Enemy
Sleek White Schooner
Sweetheart Like You
This Is The Sea
Adrian And The Piano Storm
Beverly Penn
This Is The Sea
The Waves
The Ladder
Beverly Penn
Don't Bang The Drum
Ribbon Of Steel
Paisley Park
CD5 Mountaintop (May - November 1985)
The Whole Of The Moon
High Far Soon
This Is The Sea
Medicine Bow
The Pan Within
Miracle
World Party
I Am Not Here
Born To Be Together
Higher In Time
The Whole Of The Moon
Meridian West
CD6 This Is The Sea (Original Album)
Don't Bang The Drum
Medicine Bow
Behold The Sea
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Don't Bang The Drum
The Whole Of The Moon
Spirit
The Pan Withiin
Medicine Bow
Old England
Be My Enemy
Trumpets
This Is The Sea
