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, released in 1987. It was recorded during three concerts in

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in 1986 in the band's tour in support of their album ''

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''. The album contains three new studio tracks: "Big Wall", "Rules and Schemes", and "Don't Be Scared", which was released as a single. Also included is a re-recorded studio version of "

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Track listing

All songs are written by Dan K. Brown,

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, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted. Studio tracks 1-4 recorded and mixed at The Townhouse Studios, London. Tracks 5,6,8 & 11 recorded at Le Spectrum, Montreal, Quebec 22 October 1986 Tracks 7,9,10,12 & 13 recorded at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario 24 October 1986 #"

" (Carlton "Carlie" Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:33 #"Big Wall" – 4:15 #"Don't Be Scared" – 5:00 #"Rules and Schemes" – 3:43 # "Deeper and Deeper" – 4:20 #"Stand or Fall" (Barrett, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:25 #"Built for the Future" – 4:04 #"

Saved by Zero "Saved by Zero" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx. Released in 1983, it was the lead single off their second album, ''Reach the Beach'', and is one of the group's best known hits. Their signature song is the follow-up single "One Thing ...

" (Alfie Agius, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 3:26 #"Are We Ourselves?" – 2:44 #"

One Thing Leads to Another "One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album ''Reach the Beach''. It is the band's most successful single, reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at n ...

" (Agius, Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:11 CD extra tracks: #"Less Cities, More Moving People" – 4:12 #"Chase the Fire" – 5:29 CD/Cassette extra track: #"Secret Separation" (Brown, Curnin, Greenall,

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, West-Oram, Woods) – 4:56

Personnel

- lead

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*Rupert Greenall -

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, backing vocals *Jamie West-Oram -

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, backing vocals *Dan K. Brown - bass, backing vocals *Adam Woods -

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Additional personnel *

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*Jeff Scantlebury -

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, saxophone

Production

*Producer: Hugh Padgham *Engineers: Guillame Bengle,

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, Doug McClement, Hugh Padgham *Mixing: Hugh Padgham *Mastering:

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*Art direction: Michael Ross *Design: Michael Ross *Photography: Peter Mountain

Charts

Album -

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