Culture Club (box set)

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Culture Club
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Released2 December 2002
Recorded 19822002
Genre Pop, rock, new wave, reggae, soul, dance, acid house
Label Virgin
Culture Club chronology
Don't Mind If I Do
(1999)
Culture Club
(2002)
Greatest Hits
(2005)
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Culture Club is a box set of music by English band Culture Club, comprising four CDs. It was released in 2002 on the Virgin label. Some of the songs included are also Boy George solo songs.

The box set represents a history of the band with an array of singles, album tracks, demos, remixes, alternative versions, and previously unreleased songs. The inner artwork includes a 72-page glossy booklet, official photos, quotes, and notes from band members. All previously unreleased tracks have been remastered for this release.

The track entitled "Shirley Temple Moment" is a spoken-word track presenting the making of UK #3 hit "Victims", along with a bitter argument between band members while rehearsing it. The fourth CD is totally dedicated to remix versions of both previously released and unreleased tracks, collectively called 'The Drumheads Sessions'.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleProduced byLength
1."Put It Down" (Demo) Culture Club 2:44
2."You Know I'm Not Crazy" (Demo)Culture Club3:20
3."Kissing 2 Be Clever" (Demo)Culture Club3:09
4."Stand Down" (Demo)Culture Club5:06
5."Next 2 You" (Demo)Culture Club4:02
6."Peculiar World" (Demo)Culture Club3:59
7."Believe" (Demo)Culture Club4:44
8."I'm Afraid Of Me" (Demo) Steve Levine 3:20
9."White Boy" (Demo)Levine3:10
10."Do You Really Want 2 Hurt Me" (Demo)Levine3:50
11."Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"Levine4:23
12."Love Twist" (Featuring – Captain Crucial)Levine4:22
13."I'll Tumble 4 Ya"Levine2:36
14."Time (Clock of the Heart)"Levine3:44
15."Mister Man"Levine3:37
16."Church of the Poison Mind"Levine3:32
17."Karma Chameleon"Levine4:13
18."It's a Miracle"Levine3:26
19."Shirley Temple Moment"Levine5:49
20."Victims"Levine4:55
Disc two
No.TitleProduced byLength
1."Miss Me Blind"Levine4:32
2."Colour By Numbers"Levine3:56
3."Changing Everyday"Levine3:17
4."That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)"Levine2:46
5."Mistake Number 3"Levine4:35
6."Murder Rap Trap" (Featuring – Captain Crucial)Levine4:21
7."Man-Shake"Levine2:34
8."Bow Down Mister" (A Small Portion 2 B Polite Mix)Bruce Forest4:52
9."I Specialise In Loneliness" (Jimmy T & The Old Bastard Mix) John Themis 3:14
10."If The Lord Can Forgive" Boy George, Themis4:42
11."Love Is Lonely"Boy George, Themis4:05
12."Sweet Toxic Love"Themis3:50
13."Moghul Tomb" (Demo)Culture Club3:25
14."Vanity Case" (Arabesque Mix)Themis3:38
15."Who Killed Rock N' Roll?"Themis3:15
16."Starman"Themis5:13
17."Suffragette City"Themis3:37
18."Mr Strange"Boy George, Themis3:50
19."Spooky Truth"Themis3:45
20."Funtime"Jessica Corcoran3:04
21."Satans Butterfly Ball" (4 Leigh Bowery) (With Intro)Corcoran2:59
Disc three
No.TitleProduced byLength
1."These Boots Are Made 4 Walking" (Nancy Headbanger Mix)Boy George, Themis2:48
2."Genocide Peroxid" (4 Maz)Themis3:38
3."Less Than Perfect"Culture Club6:34
4."Confidence Trick"Culture Club4:58
5."Sign Language"Culture Club4:02
6."How D'ya Keep Your Credibility?"Themis2:14
7."Is There Cream In This Soup?" (Demo)Richie Stevens4:22
8."Love Hurts" (Evolution Mix)Bruce Forest5:42
9."Same Thing In Reverse" (Evolution Mix)Corcoran3:54
10."See Thru" (MP3s Mix-Dedicated To The Late Chris McCoy-Nuff Love)Culture Club5:42
11."Strange Voodoo" (Jimmy T Prickly Heat Mix)Culture Club4:31
12."Do You Really Want 2 Hurt Me" (TMS~PMS Mix)Levine5:19
13."Masheri" (Demo)Themis3:58
14."Grand Scheme Of Things" (Demo)Themis4:25
15."Lions Roar" (Demo)Themis3:13
16."Victims 2002" Kevan Frost 4:53
17."If I Were U" (Kinky Rolands 'Mind Over Substance Mix')Themis4:10
18."Church Of The Poison Mind" (Budgie Man Electro Mix)Levine4:46
Disc four, The Drumhead Sessions
No.TitleProduced byLength
1."Karma Chameleon" (Nail Out Of Coffin 'Rewind Mix' With Mr Spee 2002)Levine4:12
2."I Just Wanna Be Loved"Stevens4:23
3."Black Money" (Hint Of Helen Mix)Levine4:38
4."Everything I Own" (With Mr Spee)Levine4:12
5."Love Is Love 2002"Boy George3:50
6."Kipsy" (With MC Kinky) Bobby Z. 6:03
7."Time (Clock Of The Heart)"Levine4:19
8."Hiroshima"Stevens5:33
9."Cold Shoulder" (Scary Newman Mix) Paul Staveley O'Duffy 5:37
10."Police & Thieves" (Dubversive Mix)Stevens5:30
11."Do You Really Want 2 Hurt Me" (Drumheads Twisted Nerve Mix)Levine5:22
12."Maybe I'm A Fool"O'Duffy5:06
13."Crystal Blue Persuasion" Roy Hay 4:31
14."Armageddon" (Demo)Stevens5:43
15."Run, Run, Run" (Demo)Boy George, Stevens3:43

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References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. Culture Club 4 Cd Box Set at AllMusic