Lossless Album - CD Box Set

China Crisis will release a 34-track double CD compilation entitled вЂ?Ultimate Crisis’. This is their first compilation since 1998 when they released вЂ?The Best of China Crisis’. вЂ?Ultimate Crisis’ follows the China Crisis story from 1982′s “African And White”, the first release on the local вЂ?Inevitable’ label that caught the attention of Virgin Records, throughout their singles chart career.A bit fiery for most in the new romantic camp during the early ’80s, China Crisis was inspired by similar sources but injected their pop songs with occasional political commentary and bluesy, reggae rhythms. Mostly a duo of vocalist/keyboard player Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, the group formed in 1979 near Liverpool. The first China Crisis single, “African and White,” didn’t appear until 1982, but it was quickly picked up by Virgin and made the British charts. Realizing they needed a proper band, Daly and Lundon recruited bassist Gazza Johnson and drummer Kevin Wilkinson, and recorded their debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Another single, “Christian,” hit number 12, followed by two singles from second album, “Working with Fire” and “Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2.” China Crisis spent 1984 and 1985 making their biggest chart run, beginning with their first Top Ten hit, “Wishful Thinking.” Third album Flaunt the Imperfection was produced by the sympathetic Walter Becker (from Steely Dan), and resulted in the hit singles “Black Man Ray” and “King in a Catholic Style.” A critical misstep followed in 1986, What Price Paradise?, though China Crisis worked with Becker once more on 1989′s Diary of a Hollow Horse, which earned critical raves though not much commercial movement.

Tracklist:

Disc 1:
1. King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
2. Working With Fire And Steel
3. Hanna Hanna
4. African And White
5. Tragedy And Mystery
6. Arizona Sky
7. Some People I Know Lead Fantastic Lives
8. When The Piper Calls
9. The Soul Awakening
10. Scream Down At Me
11. Gift Of Freedom
12. Animalistic
13. Back Home
14. June Bride
15. A Golden Handshake For Every Daughter
16. This Occupation
17. Diary Of A Hollow Horse

Disc 2:
1. Wishful Thinking
2. Black Man Ray
3. Red Sails
4. Christian
5. Best Kept Secret
6. The Highest High
7. You Did Cut Me
8. Cucumber Garden
9. Strength Of Character
10. In Northern Skies
11. Hampton Beach
12. Here Comes A Raincloud
13. Red Letter Day
14. No More Blue Horizons (Fool Fool Fool)
15. Blue Sea
16. Saint Saviour Square
17. It’s Everything