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| Happy Landings and Lost Tracks | ||||
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| Released | 11 December 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 26 February – 28 April 1996 | |||
| Genre | Pop / rock | |||
| Length | 51:10 | |||
| Label | Beyond/Rainman 398 578 250-2 | |||
| Producer | Martin Rex | |||
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Happy Landings and Lost Tracks is a compilation album by the Fixx released on 11 December 2001.
The Happy Landings and Lost Tracks compilation comprises tracks recorded during sessions that commenced at Fairless Masterman's flat, Castellain Road, Maida Vale, London on 26 February 1996 and concluded on 28 April, for the planned Happy Landings album to be released later that year with the following track listing (other tracks recorded during these sessions included "House Arrest" and "Prove Yourself"):
The 1996 version of the Happy Landings album was not released, but eight of the tracks were subsequently re-recorded/remixed by Stephen W. Tayler and Sadia Sadia during February and March 1997 for a planned release of the album later that year, with the newly recorded tracks of "Lonely As A Lighthouse" (recorded 10–12 February 1997 at Route One Studios, London) and "Life's What's Killing Me" replacing "Mayfly" and "Elected" (another track under development at this time was titled, "Peace Louise"):
Additional personnel
Six of the 1997 session tracks ("Two Different Views", "Going Without", "Happy Landings", "We Once Held Hands", "Ocean Blue" and "Life's What's Killing Me") were subsequently re-recorded/remixed/edited for the Elemental album released on 7 April 1998.
The 1997 version of "Sweet Pandemonium" was made available as a digital download. [1]
A limited edition (1000 copies) five-track EP of "tracks from the forthcoming album Happy Landings" was pressed and made available for sale on the band's tour commencing on 10 July 1997. [2] The versions of these five tracks are unique to this EP, except for "Two Different Views" and "Going Without", which also appeared on the 3 July 2001 re-release of the "Missing Links" compilation on the Fuel 2000 label. This version of "Two Different Views" also appeared on the Ultimate Collection compilation album released on 9 November 1999.
Happy Landings and Lost Tracks marks the first time all ten session tracks from 1996 have been released as originally recorded, five* for the first time, [3] although "Modern World" and "Elected" had previously been available as digital downloads. [4]
Of the ten tracks re-recorded/remixed with Stephen W. Tayler and Sadia Sadia in early 1997, only "Modern World", "Lonely As A Lighthouse", "Ocean Blue" and "Life's What's Killing Me" remain unreleased.
A new version of “Lonely As A Lighthouse” was recorded and released on the Every Five Seconds album on 3 June 2022.
"House Arrest" and "Peace Louise" remain unreleased in any form whatsoever and truly are "lost" tracks.
An earlier (1991–1994) recorded version of "Mayfly" (written by Cy Curnin and Stuart Zaltz) appears on the same-titled first solo album by Cy Curnin released on 22 February 2005.
Additional personnel
Shuttered Room is the debut studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on 14 May 1982.
Reach the Beach is the second studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released in May 1983 by MCA Records. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard albums chart and eventually selling two million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was certified platinum in Canada in November 1983. The album's cover art was provided by George Underwood, who went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including Phantoms (1984), Calm Animals (1989), and Beautiful Friction (2012).
Phantoms is the third studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released in 1984 by MCA Records.
Walkabout is the fourth studio album by the English new wave band the Fixx, released in 1986. The first single, "Secret Separation", spent two weeks atop the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in July 1986; it was the band's second No. 1 single on the chart.
React is the first official live album, and fifth overall, by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 1987. It was recorded during three concerts in Canada in 1986 in the band's tour in support of their album Walkabout. 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 "Red Skies".
Calm Animals is the fifth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on February 7, 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them a #1 song on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, the single "Precious Stone" reached the top 25 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart later that year. Calm Animals was also the Fixx's only album to be released on RCA Records.
Ink is the sixth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 1991.
Elemental is the seventh studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 1998.
1011 Woodland is the eighth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 1999. All but the last three tracks are re-recordings of previous songs done by the band, largely in an acoustic and modern form. The final three tracks are live recordings.
Want That Life is the ninth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 2003.
The Fixx are a new wave rock band from London, England, United Kingdom founded in 1979. The band's hits include "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as mainstream rock chart hits "Red Skies", "Stand or Fall", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film Streets of Fire. Despite their success in North America, the band achieved comparatively little recognition in their native United Kingdom, failing to make the top 40 in either the album or singles charts with any of their releases.
Nick Harper is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.
"One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album Reach the Beach. It is one of the band's most successful singles, reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart and became a number-one hit in Canada. Vocalist Cy Curnin has described the song as an indictment of dishonest politicians.
"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, and Nicky Chinn, recorded by Tina Turner for her solo studio album Private Dancer (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the United States and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the then-Hot Black Singles charts. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, it won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys awarded to Turner's Private Dancer album at that ceremony. The song was also included on the Miami Vice soundtrack.
Cyril John Curnin is a singer/songwriter and musician and is the lead vocalist for the new wave music group, the Fixx. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the Billboard charts. He is also known for his solo career, with five albums to date, Mayfly in 2005, The Returning Sun in 2007, Solar Minimum in 2009, The Horse's Mouth in 2013 and Lockdown in 2020. He also released an EP of ambient music with no vocals called Cinema for the Blind in 2012.
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary Anthology is a compilation album released by the Fixx in 2006 in celebration of their 25th anniversary. It contains singles, album and live tracks from their previous albums, together with a cover version of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" that was originally recorded for the multi-artist album When Pigs Fly: Songs You Thought You'd Never Hear. The eight-page booklet contains an essay by Josh Norek.
"Saved by Zero" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx. Released in 1983, it was the lead single off their second studio album, Reach the Beach, and is one of the group's best known hits. Their signature song is the follow-up single "One Thing Leads to Another".
Beautiful Friction is the tenth studio album by British New Wave band the Fixx, released on 17 July 2012. It marks the return of longtime bassist Dan K. Brown.
"Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room.
Sweet Pandemonium may refer to:
