''The Lost Masters'' is the name given to an

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project to release unheard, rare and extended remixes of songs by the British pop group

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. Two albums were originally released: ''The Lost Masters'' in 2006, and ''The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut'' in 2008. A third single-disc volume was released in April 2012 as a double-pack which included a re-release of the group's 1986 album '' Writing on the Wall''. Finally, ''The Best of The Lost Masters'', a 25-track compilation was released in April 2013, which also included a number of previously unreleased mixes.

Background

The first album, ''The Lost Masters'', was released in 2006 to coincide with the group's 25th anniversary, while ''The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut'' was released in 2008. Both albums consist of two CDs, and were released by

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in association with Fat Dog Productions, led by Dean Murphy and fan producer Kevin Newell. After working on the second edition, the producers found some more unreleased tracks. These were released as a third volume, together with a re-release of the group's final studio album '' Writing on the Wall''. The 'new' tracks were solo recordings, three by Bobby G, one by Cheryl Baker, and one by Shelley Preston; all originally recorded in 1988. The live tracks were

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s from the ''

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'' album, which had been released in 1991. Unlike the first two, this album was released on

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through

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. In 2013, a final compilation was released: ''The Best of The Lost Masters and More!''. This collected the best mixes from the first two albums, alongside a number of newly created or previously unreleased mixes. Producer Dean Murphy announced his retirement at the end of 2012, making this the last release of the series. This collection, which was released as a digital download only, was reviewed in the 1980s-themed magazine ''Classic Pop''. In a 4-star review, journalist

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commended the album saying that "Great pop music is timeless and Bucks Fizz were much more than just 'that band that won Eurovision'". He singled out ''I Hear Talk'' and ''Heart of Stone'' as being particular highlights.Mark Frith, ''Classic pop Magazine'', issue #5. June/July 2013. Anthem publishing

''The Lost Masters''

Track listing

;CD 1 #Breaking Me Up (extended version) (6.58)
writers: Andy Hill /

Frank Musker Frank John Musker (born 1951) is a British songwriter and composer. Most prolific in the 1980s and 1990s, he worked with artists such as Sheena Easton, the Babys, Robert Miles, Jennifer Rush, Bucks Fizz, Air Supply, Lucio Battisti, Zucchero, Lisa ...

, producer: Hill #Easy Love (Blazer's version) (3.41)
writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill # If Paradise is Half as Nice (original version) (3.31)
writers:

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/ Jack Fishman, producer: Hill #Invisible (early version) (4.31)
writers: Hill /

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, producer: Hill # I Love Music (3.59)
writers:

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), producer:

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#Oh Suzanne (7" unreleased version) (4.48)
writers: Hill /

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, producer: Hill #I Can't Live Without Love (1986 version) (5.26)
writers: Mary Unobsky / Daniel Ironstone / David Harvey, producer:

Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953) is a member of pop group Bucks Fizz, best known for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and for achieving three UK number one hits with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981 ...

/ Trevor Vallis #What's One Lonely Woman (Cheryl solo track) (4.15)
writers: Hill / Don Black, producer: Hill #Thief in the Night (Extended version) (6.27)
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Brian Tench #

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(Shelley solo track) (3.44)
writers:

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, producer: Pete Woodroofe / Dean Murphy #Skin on Skin (Cheryl solo track) (3.54)
writer: Hill, producer: Hill #Breaking and Entering (demo) (3.20)
writers: Hill /

Pete Sinfield Peter John Sinfield (born 27 December 1943) is an English poet and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former lyricist of King Crimson, whose debut album ''In the Court of the Crimson King'' is considered one of the first and mos ...

, producer: Hill # You and Your Heart so Blue (So Blue mix) (4.38)
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy #If You're Right (original version) (3.13)
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill #Young Hearts (unreleased version) (4.05)
writer: Hill, producer:

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#She Cries (original version) (4.08)
writer:

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, producer:

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/ Murphy ;CD 2 #Oh Suzanne (extended version) (6.39)
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill #Indebted to You (dead-end version) (4.10)
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill #I'd Like to Say I Love You (alternate take) (4.12)
writer:

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, producer: Hill #

My Camera Never Lies "My Camera Never Lies" is a 1982 single by pop group Bucks Fizz. It became the group's second consecutive (and third overall) UK number-one in April 1982. The song was written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin, and was featured on Bucks Fizz's sec ...

(2006 'Good Eyes' remix) (4.27)
writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy / Kevin Newell #Invisible (extended version) (6.31)
writers: Hill / Batt, producer: Hill #Cold War (extended version) (5.57)
writer: Dominic Bugatti, producer: Tench #

Now Those Days Are Gone "Now Those Days Are Gone" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It became a UK top ten hit in July 1982 and featured on the group's album ''Are You Ready''. The song was nominated for an Ivor Novello award the following year. Overview Bac ...

(2006) (3.16)
writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy #If You're Right (re-recorded version) (3.15)
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy #Every Dream Has Broken (4.44)
writer: Hill, producer: Williams / Murphy #

New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (often referred to as simply "New Beginning") is a song by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released as a single in 1986 (their first release on Polydor Records) and was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart ...

(original version) (4.01)
writers: Mike Myers / Tony Gibber, producer: Hill / Myers #I Can't Live Without Love (1987 version) (4.28)
writers: Unobsky / Ironstone / Harvey, producer: G / Tench #Tears on the Ballroom Floor (long version) (4.39)
writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench #Move Over (I'm Driving) (4.02)
writer: Hill, producer: Murphy #Young Hearts (Shelley's mix) (4.24)
writer: Hill, producer: Tauber #You and Your Heart So Blue (a cappella version) (3.22)
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill

Personnel

*Dean Murphy - Album producer *Kevin Newell - Executive producer *Kevin Newell and Andy Popplewell - EQ and Line production *Dean Murphy, Kevin Newell and Simon Murphy - Remasters *Remastered at SRT Studios, St Ives, Cambridge

''The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut''

Track listing

;CD 1 # Talking in Your Sleep (full unedited version) (4.58)
writers: Marinos / Palmer / Skill / Canler / Solley, producer: Andy Hill #Breaking Me Up (7" version) (4.36)
writers: Hill / Frank Musker, producer: Hill #

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(dead-end version) (3.44)
writer:

, producer: Hill / Brian Tench #

Piece of the Action "Piece of the Action" is the second single by pop group Bucks Fizz, the follow-up to the Eurovision-winning song "Making Your Mind Up". It was released in May 1981 and became a UK top 20 hit. Overview Following the group's success at the ''Eu ...

(demo) (3.22)
writer: Hill, producer: Hill #My Camera Never Lies (alternate mix) (4.13)
writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill #Don't Think You're Foolin' Me (demo) (3.23)
writer:

, producer: G #I'd Like to Say I Love You (alternate mix) (3.20)
writer: Warren Harry, producer: Hill # Magical (the rock mix) (4.38)
writers:

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, producer: Hill # Golden Days (extended version) (7.58)
writers:

Terry Britten Terence Ernest Britten (born July 1947) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along w ...

, producer: Britten / Dean Murphy #

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(early mix) (3.26)
writers: Hill /

Ian Bairnson Ian Bairnson (born 3 August 1953 as ''John Bairnson'') is a Scottish musician, best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best ...

, producer: Hill #You and Your Heart so Blue (Andy Hill's Mauritus mix) (3.56)
writers: Hill /

, producer: Hill #The Right Situation (early mix) (3.02)
writer: Hill, producer: Hill #Tears on the Ballroom Floor (the original idea) (4.13)
writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench / Murphy #Every Dream Has Broken (early mix) (8.05)
writer:

, producer: Murphy CD 2 #"Another Night" (Alternate version) (3.40)
Writer: Hill, Producer: Hill #"Easy Love" (European remix) (4.48)
Writer: Hill / Martin, Producer: Hill #"Putting the Heat On" (3.14)
Writer: G, Producer: G #" Run for Your Life" (2008 remix) (6.50)
Writers: Hill / Bairnson, Producer: Hill / Murphy #" One of Those Nights" (Demo) (2.54)
Writers: Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most, Producer: Hill #"Invisible" (Early edit) (3.57)
Writer:

, Producer: Hill #"You Love Love" (TV version) (3.38)
Writer: Andy Sells, Producer: Hill #"Cold War" (7" version) (3.37)
Writer: Dominic Bugatti, Producer: Tench #"Getting Kinda Lonely" (Unedited version) (6.18)
Writer: Mike Burns, Producer: Hill #"Because of Susan" (3.07)
Writer: G, Producer: G #"Indebted to You" (Alternate version) (5.01)
Writers: Hill / Bacall, Producer: Hill #" The Land of Make Believe" (Extended remix) (6.39)
Writers: Hill / Sinfield, Producer: Hill / Murphy #"Let's Get Wet" (Cheryl Baker lead vocal) (4.05)
Writers: Glen / Burns, Producer: Glen #"Every Dream Has Broken" (Sugar Cube Vs Bucks Fizz remix) (8.39)
Writer: Williams, Producer:Murphy / Darren Fox *This album features a

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- a demo of "

" by producer Andy Hill. This track features an expletive, necessitating the album to carry a

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sticker.

Personnel

*Dean Murphy - Album producer *Kevin Newell and Paul Kearsey - Executive producers *Simon Murphy and Kevin Newell - Masters *Neil Martin - for Sony BMG *Andy Hayes - Artwork

''The Lost Masters 3''

Bonus disc included with 2012 re-issue of ''Writing On the Wall''

Track listing

# "Love the One You're With" (Alternate mix) 3:27
Writer:

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# "Keep Each Other Warm" (The original idea) 5:21
Writers: Andy Hill /

# "Love in a World Gone Mad" (Shelley Preston version) 3:40
Writers: Sinfield / Billy Livesey # "Big Deal" (1986 7") 3:35
Writer:

# "I Want to Stay" (Unedited version) 4:12
Writer: G # "What's One Lonely Woman" (Laid back mix 2011) 3:56
Writer: Don Black # "The Company You Keep" (Demo) 3:36
Writers: G / Steve Glen / Mike Burns # "Easy Trouble" (Cheryl Baker solo) 4:12
Writers: Glen / Burns # "One Heart" (Bobby G solo) 4:13
Writers: Glen / Burns / G # "I Should Have Been Strong" (Bobby G solo) 3:21
Writers: Glen / Burns / G # "Paper Hearts" (Shelley Preston solo) 4:10
Writers: Glen / Burns # "Innocent" (Bobby G solo) 3:36
Writers: Glen / Burns / G # "Big Deal" (1986 extended version) 5:00
Writer: G # "Live Motown Medley" 8:43
Writers: Holland / Dozier / Holland /

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/ West /

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# "Live Rolling Stones Medley" 6:56
Writers:

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#"Soul Motion" (2011 extended version) 7:41
Writers: Hill / Gary Bell

Personnel

*Dean Murphy and Kevin Newell - Producers *Phil Bennett and Martin Blofield - Executive associates *Alex Fryer - Associate *Kevin Newell and Warwick Pilmer - Masters

''The Best of The Lost Masters and More!''

Track listing

# "Breaking Me Up" (Extended Version) 6:58
Taken from'' The Lost Masters '' # "Oh Suzanne" (Extended Version) 6:37
Taken from ''The Lost Masters'' # "When We Were at War" (2012 Mix) 5:46
Previously unreleased # "Invisible" (Extended Version) 6:29
Taken from ''The Lost Masters'' # "Every Dream Has Broken" (2010 Extended Version) 8:14
Previously unreleased # "Cold War" (Extended Version) 5:55
Taken from '' The Lost Masters'' # "Young Hearts" (Alternate Mix) 4:01
Previously unreleased # " One of Those Nights" (Extended Version) 6:36
Previously unreleased # "

" (Demo) 3:23
Taken from ''The Lost Masters 2'' # " You and Your Heart So Blue" (Andy Hill Mauritus Mix) 3:54
Previously unreleased # "Easy Love" (European Version) 4:47
Taken from '' The Lost Masters 2'' # "Big Deal" (1984 Extended Version) 6:01
Previously unreleased on CD # "Another Night" (Alternate Version) 3:39
Taken from ''The Lost Masters 2'' # " Heart of Stone" (Cheryl Lead Extended Version) 6:30
Previously unreleased # "Tears on the Ballroom Floor" (Long Version) 4:37
Taken from ''The Lost Masters'' # "Indebted to You" (Jay Aston Lead Vocal) 5:00
Taken from ''The Lost Masters 2'' # "

I Hear Talk ''I Hear Talk'' is the fourth studio album by the pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released in November 1984, the album featured the singles " Talking in Your Sleep", " Golden Days" and "I Hear Talk". Overview Bucks Fizz had been consistently in ...

" (Extra Talk Mix) 5:00
Previously unreleased # " The Land of Make Believe" (Chris Paul Remix) 4:14
Previously unreleased on CD # "She Cries" (Original Version) 4:07
Taken from ''The Lost Masters'' # "Thief in the Night" (Extended Version) 6:25
Taken from ''The Lost Masters'' # "One of Those Nights" (2012 7" Mix) 4:21
Previously unreleased # "I'd Like to Say I Love You" (Alternate Mix) 3:18
Taken from ''The Lost Masters 2'' # " Talking in Your Sleep" (Full Unedited Version) 4:56
Taken from ''The Lost Masters 2'' # "Every Dream Has Broken" (Original Sugar Cube Remix) 4:05
Previously unreleased # "

Making Your Mind Up "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the , and was composed by Andy Hill and John Danter. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut si ...

" (Acapella) 2:00
Previously unreleased

References

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