'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 Six CDs, 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.
Format: 6CDs in Card Wallets, 52 perfect bound booklet, in a clamshell box.
6 This Is the Sea (Fast with Mike Lead Guitar Demo)
7 Adrian and the Piano Storm
8 Beverly Penn (Synth Version)
9 This Is the Sea (Fast with Tom Verlaine Lead Guitar Version)
10 The Waves #2
11 The Ladder (Demo)
12 Beverly Penn
13 Don't Bang the Drum (Livingston Mix)
14 Ribbon of Steel Slide Guitar
15 Paisley Park
- Disc 5 -
1 Mountaintop: The Whole of the Moon (Livingston Mix)
2 High Far Soon
3 This Is the Sea (Livingston Mix)
4 Medicine Bow (Full Length)
5 The Pan Within (Wickham's First Play)
6 Miracle
7 World Party (Demo)
8 I Am Not Here
9 Born to Be Together (Session)
10 Higher in Time (Session)
11 The Whole of the Moon (Video Version)
12 Meridian West
13 Don't Bang the Drum (Session)
14 Medicine Bow (Session)
15 Behold the Sea
16 Beverly Penn 2023
- Disc 6 -
1 This Is the Sea (The Album) Don't Bang the Drum
2 The Whole of the Moon
3 Spirit
4 The Pan Within
5 Medicine Bow
6 Old England
7 Be My Enemy
8 Trumpets
9 This Is the Sea
'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 Six CDs, 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.
Format: 6CDs in Card Wallets, 52 perfect bound booklet, in a clamshell box.