Bag of Trix

Bag of Trix
Box set by
Roxette
Released11 December 2020
Recorded1986–2016
Venue
Studio
GenrePop rock
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
Label
Producer
Roxette chronology
Good Karma
(2016) 		Bag of Trix
(2020) 		ROX RMX
(2022)
Singles from Bag of Trix
  1. "Help!"
    Released: 8 May 2020
  2. "Let Your Heart Dance with Me"
    Released: 2 October 2020
  3. "Tú No Me Comprendes"
    Released: 6 November 2020
  4. "Piece of Cake"
    Released: 20 November 2020

Bag of Trix (subtitled Music from the Roxette Vaults)[1] is the third box set compilation by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was issued physically by Roxette Recordings and Parlophone on 11 December 2020, as a quadruple LP and triple CD set.[2] The record consists of 47 tracks, 28 of which are previously unreleased,[3] and features demos, alternate mixes, bonus tracks, live recordings and Spanish-language versions.[4] Also included are several radio versions of singles, including Brian Malouf's CHR mix of "Joyride", which was the version predominantly played on US radio when the track peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1991.[5]

The record was dedicated to Marie Fredriksson, and was issued physically two days after the first anniversary of her death. It contains eleven songs either written or co-written by her.[6] Prior to its physical release, the compilation was issued digitally in volumes from 30 October; these volumes were released in two week intervals, and utilised the track listings found on the vinyl editions.[4][7]

Four singles were issued from the album: a version of the Beatles song "Help!" recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1995, the Baladas en Español outtake "Tú No Me Comprendes", and two outtakes from the band's final studio album Good Karma, "Let Your Heart Dance with Me" and "Piece of Cake".

  1. ^ Gary Graff (8 December 2020). "Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson top this week's new album releases". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ Juanix López (14 December 2020). "Roxette publica "Bag of trix", su nuevo lanzamiento discográfico" ["Roxette publishes 'Bag of Trix', its new record launch"]. Qué! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Join the Joyride: Roxette Pull Rarities from Bag of Trix". The Second Disc. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Roxette – Bag of Trix - Music From The Roxette Vaults". Rhino Entertainment. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ Marcelo de Assis (14 December 2020). "Roxette estreia o projeto "Bag of Trix" com gravações inéditas" ["Roxette debuts 'Bag of Trix' project with unreleased recordings"]. Terra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ Joanna Chojnacka (26 November 2020). "Roxette - "Piece of Cake". Zapowiedź płyty dla Marie Fredriksson" ["Roxette - 'Piece of Cake'. Announcement of an album dedicated to Marie Fredriksson"]. Antyradio (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ Mayumi Yamasaki (14 December 2020). "Roxette lança quarto e último volume do projeto "Bag of Trix – Music From The Roxette Vaults"" ["Roxette releases fourth and final volume of the project 'Bag of Trix – Music From The Roxette Vaults'"]. Yahoo! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 December 2020.