GENTS, THE - This Way To ... The Gents CD (NEW)

(DETOUR RECORDS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE THIRD OUT OF FIVE RELEASES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR ... THE GENTS. THIS WAY TO THE GENTS SEES THE GENTS RETURN WITH THE THIRD OF A PLANNED FIVE CD SERIES BY DETOUR RECORDS OF THE ENTIRE RECORDED OUTPUT OF REVERED DONCASTER BAND THE GENTS.  FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF THE DETOUR RELEASES OF THEIR TWO VINYL ALBUMS, HOW IT ALL BEGAN AND WAITING TO BE SEEN, COMES THE COMMITTAL TO THE CD FORMAT FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THEIR 1981 PRECURSOR TO THE VINYL ALBUMS, THE CASSETTE-ONLY SAMPLER ALBUM WHICH WAS SOLD IN GREAT QUANTITIES AT THE BAND'S LIVE SHOWS BETWEEN 1981 AND 1989, THIS WAY TO THE GENTS. THE CD RELEASE FEATURES THE ORIGINAL CASSETTE, WITH EARLY VERSIONS OF THEIR BEST-KNOWN SONGS, SUCH AS REVENGE, THE GENT, WAITING TO BE SEEN, LE PINKE PANTHEUR AND THE FAKER ALONG WITH OTHER SONGS IN EARLY VERSIONS SUCH AS GIRL, HAVE A GOOD TIME, STAY WITH ME AND THE NEVER AGAIN RECORDED THEY'RE GONNA GET YOU.  ADDITIONALLY THE RELEASE INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS INCLUDING THE FIRST EVER GENTS' RECORDING OF ANY KIND, BOBBY DARIN'S DREAM LOVER, THE 3 SONGS RECORDED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS AS PART OF THE PRIZE FOR WINNING THE EMI SUPERGROUP COMPETITION IN 1981, THE COMPLETION OF THE RADIO SESSION TRACKS STARTED ON THE PREVIOUS TWO RELEASES AND (SUBJECT TO CLEARANCE) A RADIO INTERVIEW WITH JOHN LEONARD ON RADIO SHEFFIELD IN 1981. THE ORIGINAL ALBUM ARTWORK HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS FULL COLOUR ORIGINAL STATE AND IS ADDITIONALLY INCLUDED IN ALL THREE VERSIONS IN WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE CASSETTE RELEASE. THIS WAY TO... THE GENTS (AS PER ORIGINAL CASSETTE FROM 1981) THE FAKER / WAITING (TO BE SEEN) / REVENGE / GIRL / HAVE A GOOD TIME / LE PINKE PANTHEUR / THEY’RE GONNA GET YOU / STAY WITH ME / THE GENT. BONUS TRACKS DREAM LOVER / I’VE GOT TO GO AWAY / THE FAKER (ALTERNATE DEMO) / SCHOOLDAYS (DEMO VERSION) / TRUE STORIES / OVER ME / STAY WITH ME (SESSION VERSION) / COWBAG (SESSION VERSION) / INTERVIEW WITH JOHN LEONARD ON RADIO SHEFFIELD 1981)