''12x12 Original Remixes'' is a

remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 2007 ...

Talk Talk Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drummer), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). The group achieved early chart success with the synth-pop singles "Talk Talk (Talk Talk s ...

released initially in 1999 and again in 2001 with a new cover and artwork as ''Remixed''. It contains the same songs as disc 1 of the earlier album '' Asides Besides''. It is the band's third remix album, following ''It's My Mix'' from 1985 and the controversial '' History Revisited'' from 1991. The album cover is a collage of various images associated with the band's previous albums. It features the same style Talk Talk logo as on ''History Revisited'', the hanging goose from '' Asides Besides'', the butterfly "face" from ''

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'', the canary from ''The Very Best of Talk Talk'', the tree of birds from ''

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'', as well as numerous other animal related images. ''Remixed'', the 2001 edition, features more simple artwork of blue and orange circles on the cover.

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described the cover as "ugly collage work".

gave the album , saying that, despite the content being good, "you'd be better off shelling out the extra cash for Asides Besides. You'd be getting everything this disc offers, in addition to its second disc of demos and excellent B-sides.

Track list

#"Talk Talk" (extended mix) – 4:34 #"Today" (extended mix) – 4:33 #"My Foolish Friend" (extended mix) – 5:30 #"It's My Life" (extended mix) – 6:19 #"Such a Shame" (extended mix) – 7:01 #"Dum Dum Girl" (12" mix) – 5:23 #"Without You" (12" mix) – 5:55 #"Life's What You Make It" (extended mix) – 7:01 #"Living in Another World" (extended remix) – 8:58 #"Pictures of Bernadette" (dance mix) – 8:06 #"Happiness Is Easy" (12" mix) – 7:03 #"Such a Shame" (dub mix) – 6:32

References

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