tracks

Take On Me
Train Of Thought
Hunting High And Low
The Blue Sky
Living A Boy's Adventure Tale
The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
And You Tell Me
Love Is Reason
I Dream Myself Alive
Here I Stand And Face The Rain
Lesson One (Autumn 1982 "Take On Me" Demo)
Presenting Lily Mars (Nærsnes Demo)
Nå Blåser Det På Jorden (Nærsnes Demo)
The Sphinx (Nærsnes Demo)
Living A Boy's Adventure Tale (Nærsnes Demo)
Dot The I
The Love Goodbye
Nothing To It
Go To Sleep
Train Of Thought (Demo)
Monday Mourning
All The Planes That Come In On The Quiet
The Blue Sky (Demo)
You Have Grown Thoughtful Again
What's That You're Doing To Yourself In The Pouring Rain
Take On Me (Demo)
Hunting High And Low (Demo)
I Dream Myself Alive (Demo)
And You Tell Me (Demo)
Here I Stand And Face The Rain (Demo)
Love Is Reason (Demo)
The Blue Sky (2nd Demo)
Never Never
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Demo)
Presenting Lily Mars (Rendezvous Demo)
Take On Me (Original 7" Version 1984)
Take On Me (1984 12" Mix)
Stop! And Make Your Mind Up
Take On Me (1985 12" Mix)
Take On Me (Instrumental Mix)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (7" Mix)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version)
Driftwood
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Instrumental)
Train Of Thought (7" Remix)
Train Of Thought (U.S. Remix)
Train Of Thought (Dub Mix)
Hunting High And Low (7" Remix)
Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix)
Take On Me (Video Version)
Train Of Thought (Early Mix)
Hunting High And Low (Early Mix)
The Blue Sky (Alternate Long Mix)
Living A Boy's Adventure Tale (Early Mix)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Alternate Early Mix)
And You Tell Me (Early Mix)
Love Is Reason (Early Mix)
Dream Myself Alive (Early "NYC" Mix)
Here I Stand And Face The Rain (Early Mix)

notes

Tracks 2-1, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 2-18, 2-20, 2-21, 2-24: Previously unissued.
Tracks 2-2, 2-3, 2-7, 2-9, 2-11, 2-16, 2-17, 2-23: First released on a companion disc with the book The Swing Of Things (2004).
Track 2-13: Previously unreleased, but given as a B-side of the Hunting High And Low 12" in the booklet.
Track 2-19: B-Side of Train Of Thought (Remix) 7" single.
Track 2-22: B-Side of Hunting High And Low 12" single.

Track 3-1: Issued on Take On Me 7" single.
Track 3-3: B-Side of Take On Me (Long Version) 12" single.
Track 3-5: Originally unissued.
Track 3-7: Issued as initial pressing of UK 12" single The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version).
Track 3-8: B-Side of The Sun Always Shines On T.V..
Track 3-9: Issued on 2nd pressing of UK 12" single The Sun Always Shines On T.V..
Track 3-10: Issued on maxi-single The Sun Always Shines On T.V..
Track 3-12: Issued on Train Of Thought 12" single.
Track 3-13: Issued on Twelve Inch Club Japanese mini-album, but booklet states this to be from the 45 R.P.M. Club = ４５Ｒ.Ｐ. Ｍ. ＣＬＵＢ.
Track 3-15: Issued on Hunting High And Low 12" single.

Tracks 4-1 to 4-10: "these alternate mixes were created before Hunting High And Low was remixed by John Ratcliff with a-ha".

credits

Liner Notes – Kieron Tyler
Oboe – Claire Jarvis (tracks: 1-5)
Producer – Alan Tarney (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 3-4 to 3-7, 3-10, 4-1, 4-6), John Ratcliff (tracks: 1-8, 3-3, 4-8), Tony Mansfield (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 3-1, 3-2, 3-11 to 3-15, 4-2 to 4-5, 4-7, 4-9, 4-10), a-ha (tracks: 1-8, 2-1 to 2-25, 3-3, 3-8, 4-8)
Producer [Additional production] – Alan Tarney (tracks: 3-14, 3-15)
Producer [Additional production], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero (tracks: 3-9, 3-10)
Reissue Producer – Bill Inglot
Remastered By – Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch, Dave Schultz
Remix – Alan Tarney (tracks: 3-9, 3-11), John Hudson (tracks: 3-11), John Ratcliff (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 3-1, 3-2), Steve Thompson (tracks: 3-12, 3-13), a-ha (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-6 to 1-10)
Research [a-ha archive research] – Christopher Hopkins, P.A. Stenersen
Written-By – Magne Furuholmen (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 2-6 to 2-8, 2-11, 2-16, 2-18, 2-21, 2-22, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 4-1, 4-8, 4-9), Morten Harket (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5 to 2-8, 2-16, 2-25, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 4-1, 4-5), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) – Rhino Entertainment Company
Manufactured For – Rhino Entertainment Company
Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Remastered At – DigiPrep
Glass Mastered At – Arvato – 57323459
Glass Mastered At – Arvato – 57323456
Glass Mastered At – Arvato – 57323453
Glass Mastered At – Arvato

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