Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI

Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI
The artwork for the CD/DVD edition.
Box set by
Dead or Alive
Released28 October 2016 (2016)
Recorded1983–2010
Genre
LabelEdsel Records
Dead or Alive chronology
That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive
(2010) 		Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI
(2016) 		Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection
(2021)

Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI is a comprehensive box set by English band Dead or Alive, released on both 17CD/2DVD and 10LP versions, on October 28, 2016. The set compiles the band's seven studio albums, from Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) to Fragile (2000), and includes the remix albums Rip It Up (1987), Nude: Remade Remodelled (1989) and Unbreakable: The Fragile Remixes (2001). Variants of both the CD/DVD and LP sets were sold on Amazon with limited edition exclusivities. The CD/DVD edition came with a signed print by band frontman Pete Burns,[1] limited to 750 units,[2] and the LP version came with a bonus 10" vinyl EP including tracks previously unreleased on the format.[3]

Along with the previously released material compiled, the CD/DVD set is noteworthy for the inclusion of 12 previously unreleased tracks in the Dead or Alive discography,[2] including, but not limited to, "Fan The Flame" featuring German singer Gina X, "The Art", a Pete Burns solo track produced by The Dirty Disco, and a full concert recording from the Youthquake Tour, recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in July 1985. With the release of the Sophisticated Boom Box, Nude: Remade Remodelled (1989), Fan The Flame (Part 1) (1990), Nukleopatra (1995), Fragile (2000) and Unbreakable: The Fragile Remixes (2001) were given their debut UK releases, with all but Nukleopatra previously only being available in Japan. The vinyl set marked the first time that the post-Nude (1988) albums were released on the format, in any territory. The collection was the last Dead or Alive release Burns contributed to before his death in October 2016, five days before the set's release.[4] This would also be the final release drummer/producer Steve Coy would contribute to before his death in May 2018.[5]

  1. ^ "Dead or Alive - Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI". Discogs.
  2. ^ a b Sinclair, Paul (8 September 2016). "Dead Or Alive / 19-disc career box set: Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI – SuperDeluxeEdition". Superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Dead or Alive - Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI (The Vinyl LP Collection)". Discogs.
  4. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (25 October 2016). "Pete Burns, frontman of Dead Or Alive, dies aged 57 | Pop and rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Dead or Alive's Steve Coy has Passed Away". 7 May 2018.