Chrysalis

2LP

Double Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve with spot gloss detail and printed inner sleeves.

Liverpool legend Pete Wylie delivers a raw and emotionally charged collection of recordings on Songs of Strength & Heartbreak. Released following a lengthy hiatus after 1991’s Infamy! or How I Didn't Get Where I Am Today, the album taps into themes of resilience, loss and love, offering fans an intense journey through personal triumphs and struggles.

Having risen to fame in the 1980’s with The Mighty Wah! and hits like ‘Story of The Blues’ and ‘Sinful’, Wylie has grown a strong, cult fanbase over the years with his passionate, anthemic songs of defiance and vulnerability paired with biting lyrics.

After hearing the demos, Sony Records subsidiary Columbia signed Pete in the late ‘90s, spending over a million pounds recording an album, only for it to remain on the shelf and unreleased. Pete eventually got the rights back and released it on Castle Communications. However, this deluxe release will be the first time the record is issued on a widescale, housed in a deluxe spot-gloss gatefold sleeve and remastered and cut at AIR Mastering.

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Never Loved As A Child
2. Sing All The Saddest Songs
3. Disneyland Forever

Side B

1. I Still Love You
2. Hope You Fall (In Love)
3. Hey! Mona Lisa

Side C

1. Loverboy
2. Alone
3. Heart As Big As Liverpool

Side D

1. Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime
2. The Return Of Rock And Roll
3. The Country Epic (Can’t Stop Cryin’)

2CD

Gatefold digi-sleeve with previously unreleased demos album along with original album.

Liverpool legend Pete Wylie delivers a raw and emotionally charged collection of recordings on Songs of Strength & Heartbreak. Having risen to fame in the 1980’s with The Mighty Wah! and hits like ‘Story of The Blues’ and ‘Sinful’, Wylie has grown a strong, cult fanbase over the years with his passionate, anthemic songs of defiance and vulnerability paired with biting lyrics.

After hearing the demos, Sony Records subsidiary Columbia signed Pete in the late ‘90s, spending over a million pounds recording an album, only for it to remain on the shelf and unreleased. Pete eventually got the rights back and released it on Castle Communications in 2000.

However, for this deluxe release, Pete has decided to release the original demos for the world to hear for the first time and give the million-pound album away as a bonus. The demos include three previously unheard tracks including a stunning cover of Gilbert O’Sullivan’s hit ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’. Remastered at AIR Mastering. The format is a gatefold digi-sleeve, including a booklet containing lyrics.

Tracklisting

Disc 1: Demos – Previously Unreleased

1. Never Loved As A Child
2. Sing All The Saddest Songs
3. Disneyland Forever
4. I Still Love You
5. Hope You Fall (In Love)
6. Loverboy
7. Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime
8. Hey! Mona Lisa
9. Alone
10. Alone Again (Naturally)
11. Stop The World
12. Cesspool
13. Cancer Or A Car Crash
14. Your Mother Must Be Very Proud

Disc 2: Album Version

1. Never Loved As A Child
2. Sing All The Saddest Songs
3. Disneyland Forever
4. I Still Love You
5. Hope You Fall (In Love)
6. Hey! Mona Lisa
7. Loverboy
8. Alone
9. Heart As Big As Liverpool
10. Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime
11. The Return Of Rock And Roll
12. The Country Epic (Can’t Stop Cryin’)