The Chameleons 1985 What Does Anything Mean Basically [2009 RM] {BAMCD03}

The Chameleons ‎– What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Label: Blue Apple Music ‎– BAMCD03
Format: CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 14 Dec 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Indie Rock
What Does Anything Mean? Basically

1-1 Silence, Sea And Sky 1:59
1-2 Perfume Garden 4:35
1-3 Intrigue In Tangiers 5:16
1-4 Return Of The Roughnecks 3:27
1-5 Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In) 4:18
1-6 On The Beach 4:11
1-7 Looking Inwardly 4:28
1-8 One Flesh 4:30
1-9 Home Is Where The Heart Is 4:54
1-10 P.S. Goodbye 4:03
1-11 In Shreds 4:10
1-12 Nostalgia 5:26
Bonus Disc (Original Album Demos)

2-1 Intrigue In Tangiers 4:44
2-2 Return Of The Roughnecks 3:38
2-3 Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In) 4:40
2-4 Perfume Garden 3:55
2-5 On The Beach 3:45
2-6 One Flesh 4:31
2-7 Home Is Where The Heart Is 4:36
2-8 Looking Inwardly 4:02
2-9 P.S. Goodbye 4:27

Bass, Strings, Vocals – Mark Burgess
Drums – John Lever
Engineer – Ian Caple
Guitar – Reg Smithies
Guitar, Strings – Dave Fielding
Illustration [Cover], Design – The Reg*
Lyrics By, Words By [Poem] – Mark Burgess
Mastered By, Technician [Restored And Digitally Transfered] – Nigel Palmer
Photography By – Tony Skinkis
Producer – Colin Richardson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Steve Lillywhite (tracks: 1-11, 1-12), The Chameleons (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
Written-By – Fielding*, Lever*, Burgess*, Smithies*
Written-By, Arranged By, Performer – The Chameleons

Notes

A collectors edition of "The Chameleons" second studio album, "What Does Anything Mean? Basically".

The 2 CD set contains a re-mastered version of the original album, plus a 9-track bonus disc featuring previously unreleased demo recordings. The demo tracks were recorded in 1984, immediately prior to the full album session and showcase the songs in their full, original intensity. Also contains a losttunes.com sheet to access additional music for download.

The discs are presented in either a standard slim double jewel case or a Super Jewel Box, with brand new artwork by Reg Smithies.

(Tracks 1-1 to 1-10) Recorded at Highland Studios, Inverness, Scotland. January 1985.
The demos featured on the bonus disc were recorded in Bridlington circa 1984.
The demo recordings were taken from Dave Fielding's original C60 cassette tape which was restored and digitally transferred.
Mastered at Lowland Masters, October 2009.