February 20th 2012 sees Salvo Records/ZTT release The Art of the 12″, Volume Two, a 2-CD compilation of 12inch remixes, celebrating some of the best unreleased and rare mixes from the likes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, and The Art of Noise. In addition, it features period mixes from artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Scritti Politti and Mint Juleps. The track list features for the first time on CD the Cassette Single mix of FGTH's 'Two Tribes (Keep the peace') and a previously unreleased mix of Sir Paul McCartney's 'Spies like us'. The resplendent Teutonic beats of Propaganda are back in full effect: The Art of the 12”, Volume II features two tracks previously only available on vinyl: Dr Mabuse Der Spieler and Dr Mabuse (Special Instrumental Mix) as well as a hitherto unheard 12” of Sorry For Laughing. Propaganda's Claudia Brucken teams up with Thomas Leer for another previously unreleased track: the Whammy Mix of Act's Chance. Once again compiled by ZTT archivist Ian Peel who has added in never-before-heard 12” mixes by Instinct, Frankie Goes To Hollywood (of both War! and Relax), Nasty Rox Inc., and rare-as-f*** mixes of the Mint Juleps (with Horn at the helm, sampling Martin Luther King), Das Psycho Rangers and Art of Noise, plus pioneering interludes as used on The Art of the 12” Volume I to break up the long-form madness – and you have the first essential compilation of classic pop in 2012.
The full track listing (high lighting rarities)is listed below.
Catalogue # SALVOMDCD27 – Element 21"
Disc One
1. “you are warmly invited to come inside” – 01:38
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes (Keep The Peace) – 15:19
3. Paul McCartney: Spies Like Us (Art of Noise Remix) – 05:26
4. Godley & Creme: Cry (Extended Remix) – 07:25
5. Instinct: Swamp Down (12” Mix) – 06:43
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Julia's Song (Extended Version) – 08:33
7. 808 State Vs. Art of Noise: Moments in Love (Massey Mix One) – 05:39
8. Thomas Leer: Heartbeat (Extended Mix) – 08:44
9. “bassline interlude” – 01:00
10. Act: Chance (Whammy Mix) – 07:20
11. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: War (Coming Out of Hiding) – 03:16
12. Propaganda: Dr Mabuse der Spieler (An International Incident) – 05:38
Tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11: previously unreleased
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12: previously unreleased on CD
Disc Two
1. Scritti Politti: Absolute (Version) – 06:11
2. Art of Noise: Close Up – 07:37
3. Propaganda: Sorry For Laughing (12" Mix) – 05:30
4. das Psych-oh! Rangers: he He Radical (Episode 2) – 07:05
5. “piano interlude” – 01:00
6. Nasty Rox Inc.: What It Is (Live Instrumental Wonder) – 04:00
7. Mint Juleps: Every Kinda People (Parts I, II and III) – 14:00
8. Anne Pigalle: He Stranger (Parts I, II and III) – 07:27
9. 808 State Vs. Art of Noise: Moments in Love (Massey Mix Three) – 05:13
10. “the flash forward” – 03:21
11. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax (Man Has a Sense for the Discovery of Beauty, Part I) – 02:30
12. “zang tuum interlude” – 00:30
13. Art of Noise: Close Up (Hop) – 05:10
14. Propaganda: Dr. Mabuse (Special Instrumental Mix) – 05:27
15. “cadenza” – 01:30
Tracks 5, 6, 9, 11: previously unreleased
Tracks 3, 4, 14: previously unreleased on CD
