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Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008

Posted By: Designol
Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008

Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 784 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 304 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Synthpop, New Wave, Post-Punk | Label: Edsel | # EDSD 2023 | Time: 02:01:59

2008 digitally remastered two CD deluxe edition of the Synthpop duo's sophomore album includes a bonus CD that contains all the twelve inch mixes of the hits and the non-album B-sides, the majority of which appear on CD for the first time. Released in May 1984, Mange Tout was produced by John Luongo and peaked at # 8 in the album charts. It features the huge hits 'Blind Vision', and 'Don't Tell Me' as well as 'That's Love That It Is' and their version of Abba's 'The Day Before You Came'.



This album has been a long time coming on cd. A top 10 hit upon release its long been unavailiable and this massively expanded edition finally puts things right.

Blancmange were that particularily 80's phenomenon of the "synth duo". However unlike the likes of Soft Cell, Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys they were musical collaborators from day one. Their debut album, Happy Families, didnt simply rely on vocals and keyboards but contained a whole slew of guest musicians and vocalists. This follow up is more of the same - musical collaborators run well into double figures and there is a real drive to create an expansive sound and widescreen palate.

This was too much for some (including some fans of the debut) and may explain why the band never kicked on from here and their third album went almost unnoticed before the band faded away. Tracks like Murder, All Things Are Nice and See The Train are hard to classify. The first two are noisy semi instrumentals and the latter an acapella folkish number. These album tracks are wildly at odds with the poppy singles (Dont Tell Me, The Day Before You Came) and some people found this just too much to handle.

But, playing this album again so many years on, its amazing how well its aged. In fact I was shocked how good it all is and alot of that is down to the sympathetic remastering. Suddenly the second half of the album makes alot more sense as the sound isnt so sludgey as the analogue version. The layers and textures sound great and it gives the album a more cohesive feel.

Its an incredibly strong set of songs (including 4 top 40 singles) and Id forgotten how good the sequencing was - playing all 10 album tracks in one sitting has a nice symmetry about it and I'm glad the extra tracks are all confined to a second disc (apart from one which seems to work in the context of the original running order).

The extras disc varies slightly in quality (the b sides of Dont Tell Me really are awful) but when its good - its very, very good. Vishnu (live favourite from the Mange Tout tour) has the epic full seven minute version that I reckon you could drop into a DJ set now and nobody would guess it was from the mid 80's. Add this to the extended (and more funky) versions of Blind Vision and Thats Love That It Is and you have a trio of real floor fillers. In addition there is the excellent All Things Are Nice (Version) which is social realism meets backwards synth pop and the full, epic and utterly gorgeous 12" mix of The Day Before You Came.

All this for a mid price album remastered with extensive sleeve notes. It really is a real bargain.

Highly recommended.

Review by S. Reid, Amazon.co.uk

Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008



Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Don't Tell Me (03:31)
02. Game Above My Head (03:59)
03. Blind Vision (03:59)
04. Time Became The Tide (04:50)
05. That's Love That It Is (04:20)
06. Murder (05:58)
07. See The Train (02:05)
08. All Things Are Nice (05:01)
09. My Baby (03:57)
10. The Day Before You Came (04:25)
11. Game Above My Head (Long Version) (07:14)

CD2:

01. Blind Vision (Long Version) (09:39)
02. Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is (03:24)
03. On Our Way To? (05:37)
04. That's Love That It Is (Extended) (06:35)
05. Vishnu (Full Length) (05:20)
06. That's Love That It Is (Remix) (07:34)
07. Vishnu (Instrumental) (04:53)
08. Don't Tell Me (Extended) (06:25)
09. Get Out Of That (04:26)
10. Feel Me (Live Version) (06:25)
11. All Things Are Nice (Version) (04:14)
12. The Day Before You Came (Extended) (07:59)


EAC extraction logfile from 24. September 2008, 8:26 for CD
Blancmange / Mange Tout (2008)

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Track 11
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foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-06-16 15:03:13

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Analyzed: Blancmange / Mange Tout (2008)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.56 dB -17.51 dB 3:32 01-Don't Tell Me
DR14 -1.75 dB -19.18 dB 3:59 02-Game Above My Head
DR15 -1.07 dB -17.87 dB 3:59 03-Blind Vision
DR14 -3.54 dB -21.47 dB 4:51 04-Time Became The Tide
DR14 0.00 dB -16.74 dB 4:21 05-That's Love That It Is
DR14 -0.56 dB -17.21 dB 5:58 06-Murder
DR13 -6.72 dB -21.55 dB 2:06 07-See The Train
DR14 -0.80 dB -18.38 dB 5:01 08-All Things Are Nice
DR15 -2.20 dB -18.74 dB 3:57 09-My Baby
DR15 -0.35 dB -17.03 dB 4:26 10-The Day Before You Came
DR12 -3.05 dB -18.83 dB 7:14 11-Game Above My Head (Long Version)
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 822 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================


EAC extraction logfile from 24. September 2008, 9:24 for CD
Blancmange / Mange Tout (2008 Disc 2)

Used drive : HP DVD Writer 640b Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 102
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End of status report

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-06-16 15:03:35

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Analyzed: Blancmange / Mange Tout (2008 Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.85 dB -20.05 dB 9:40 01-Blind Vision (Long Version)
DR13 -5.05 dB -20.51 dB 3:25 02-Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is
DR14 -1.48 dB -18.46 dB 5:37 03-On Our Way To?
DR14 -1.90 dB -18.59 dB 6:35 04-That's Love That It Is (Extended)
DR14 -1.64 dB -18.22 dB 5:21 05-Vishnu (Full Length)
DR11 -3.70 dB -16.87 dB 7:34 06-That's Love That It Is (Remix)
DR15 -0.85 dB -18.38 dB 4:53 07-Vishnu (Instrumental)
DR14 -1.95 dB -18.93 dB 6:25 08-Don't Tell Me (Extended)
DR13 -3.70 dB -18.87 dB 4:26 09-Get Out Of That
DR13 -2.57 dB -18.90 dB 6:25 10-Feel Me (Live Version)
DR13 -3.86 dB -19.39 dB 4:14 11-All Things Are Nice (Version)
DR14 -2.29 dB -18.84 dB 7:59 12-The Day Before You Came (Extended)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 841 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008

Blancmange - Mange Tout (1984) 2CD Deluxe Expanded Remastered 2008

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