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THE ESSENCE

35 - THE COLLECTION 1985-2015: 5CD BOXSET (REMASTERED)
Label CHERRY RED
Catalog CRCDBOX47
Format CD
Discs 5
Category ROCK/POPS
Street Date 2018-03-30
Description
Formed in 1984 and hailing from Rotterdam The Netherlands The Essence signed to UK label Midnight Music in 1985 a year after touring their homeland and soon after released their debut 12” ‘Endless Lakes’ and their first full-length LP “Purity”. After the favourable reception of their inaugural releases especially within Europe this paved the way for a successful 35-year career for the band covered here in this 5 CD box set.
・ Contains the albums “Purity” (1985) “A Monument of Trust” (1987) “Ecstasy” (1988) “Nothing Lasts Forever” (1991) and “Afterglow” (2015) plus all of their singles and the best of their B-sides and alternative versions - all chosen and curated by the band themselves.
・ Contains full sleeve notes focussing on the career of The Essence by singer and band-leader Hans Diener.
・ Comes in a specially packaged clam-shell boxing containing beautifully designed disc wallets replicating the original album artworks.
・ All material contained within has been fully remastered especially for this release.
tracklisting
CD 1
PURITY:
1. THE LAST PREACH
2. A REFLECTED DREAM
3. THE CAT
4. THE BLIND
5. NEVER MINE
6. ENDLESS LAKES
7. FOREVER IN DEATH
8. SALVATION
9. THE WAVING GIRL
10. PURITY
BONUS TRACKS:
11. FROM MY MOUTH
12. THE SWAYING WIND
13. THE CAT (REMIX)
14. CONFUSION
15. THE HAPPINESS
16. THE CAT (EXTENDED VERSION)

CD 2
A MONUMENT OF TRUST:
1. A MIRAGE
2. DRIFTING
3. IN TEARS
4. NOTHING...
5. THE WAVES OF DEATH
6. YEARS OF DOUBT
7. FIRE
8. THE DEATH CELL
9. A MONUMENT OF TRUST
BONUS TRACKS:
10. UN ESPEJISMO
11. TRICKED
12. LOLLIPOP
13. A MIRAGE (EXTENDED VERSION)
14. UN ESPEJISMO (VERSION LARGA)

CD 3
ECSTASY:
1. BURNED IN HEAVEN
2. ONLY FOR YOU
3. SLEEPING
4. LIKE CHRIST
5. THE AFTERWORLD
6. SO GORGEOUSLY
7. DESPAIR
8. UNDERSTAND WHY
9. ONE MORE WASTED NIGHT
BONUS TRACKS:
10. ICE
11. SLEEP (IS FOR EVERYONE) with Sad Lovers & Giants
12. A REFLECTED DREAM with Sad Lovers & Giants
13. JUMP AND FALL
14. ANGELIC
15. TIME
16. THE WORLD COLLAPSED
17. ONLY FOR YOU (ITALIAN REMIX)

CD 4
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER:
1. SEPARATION
2. HOW YOU MAKE ME HATE
3. SEPTEMBER
4. OUT OF GRACE
5. IRRESISTIBLE
6. EVERYTHING
7. NEVER LET GO
8. AIR
9. THIRTYSECONDSONG
10. ALL IS EMPTY
BONUS TRACKS:
11. IN YOUR HEART
12. I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
13. ICE (LIVE)
14. EVERYTHING (REMIX)
15. U 4 LIFE

CD 5
AFTERGLOW:
1. TAKING ON THE WORLD
2. GONE
3. BLEED
4. THROUGH THE YEARS
5. THE ONE
6. CRACK
7. RIGHT OR WRONG
8. MARY MY PRAYER
9. UP
BONUS TRACKS:
10. THROUGH THE YEARS (THE THINGS IN MY HEAD MIX)
11. A MIRAGE (’94 RADIO MIX)
12. A MIRAGE (THE SIERRA NEVADA MIX)
13. A MIRAGE (TRANCE MIX)
14. UN ESPEJISMO (94 MIX)
15. VISIONS OF CHINA
 

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