QUIREBOYS – Hey You! The Parlophone Years 1989-1993 [Cherry Red / Lemon 4CD Box Set] (2025) *HQ*

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Cherry Red / Lemon Recordings are releasing “Hey You! The Parlophone Years 1989-1993“, a 4-disc CD Box Set exploring the first, hugely successful phase of QUIREBOYS‘ career while in the Parlophone label roster.
Emerging out of the mid-late 80s London rock and sleaze scenes, Quireboys took their party-friendly booze ‘n blues earworms to the world’s charts and concert arenas during the late 80s and early 90s.
Fronted by the instantly recognizable Spike, the band scored countless Top 40 hits in the UK and beyond, including the UK #2 album ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy’. Along they way, they became a must-see band – their live shows propelled by well-oiled musicianship and a blend of singalong anthems and heartbreaking romantic ballads, culminated in a New Year’s Eve performance in front of an estimated 50,000 in Tokyo.
“Hey You! The Parlophone Years 1989-1993” is a time capsule capturing Quireboys both in the studio and on stage, including rare B-sides and oft-overlooked demos and live versions of hit singles and fan favorites.

This 4-CD box set tells a story of the ebb and flow of success, presenting the hit ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy’ alongside it’s follow- up, ‘Bitter Sweet & Twisted’, which saw the band resurface after an unexpectedly lengthy layoff to find a changed musical landscape, which eventually proved unnavigable, leading to a break-up and a hiatus of almost a decade.
A must for those who were there, fans of the hits and looking for worthwhile rarities, and those with a taste for gloriously sleazy rock ‘n roll.
Highly Recommended

DISC ONE – A Bit Of What You Fancy… (Plus)
01 – 7 O’Clock
02 – Man on the Loose
03 – Whippin’ Boy
04 – Sex Party
05 – Sweet Mary Ann
06 – I Don’t Love You Anymore
07 – Hey You
08 – Misled
09 – Long Time Comin’
10 – Roses & Rings
11 – There She Goes Again
12 – Take Me Home
13 – Pretty Girls
14 – How Do You Feel?
15 – Mayfair (Original Version)

DISC TWO – Bitter Sweet & Twisted (Plus)
01 – Tramps and Thieves
02 – White Trash Blues
03 – Can’t Park Here
04 – King of New York
05 – Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You
06 – Last Time
07 – Debbie
08 – Brother Louie
09 – Ode to You (Baby Just Walk)
10 – Hates to Please
11 – My Saint Jude
12 – Take No Revenge
13 – Wild Wild Wild
14 – Ain’t Love Blind
15 – Pleasure and Pain
16 – Best Jobs
17 – Can’t Get Through

DISC THREE – Demos
01 – 7 O’Clock (Demo)
02 – Man on the Loose (Demo)
03 – I Don’t Love You Anymore (Demo)
04 – Hey You (Demo)
05 – Misled (Demo)
06 – Long Time Comin’ (Demo)
07 – Roses & Rings (Demo)
08 – Take Me Home (Demo)
09 – That’s Right (Demo)
10 – Pleasure and Pain (Album Demo)
11 – Best Job (Album Demo)
12 – Where Ya Been To (Album Demo)
13 – Hates to Please (Album Demo)
14 – Ton Ton M’Acoute (Album Demo)
15 – You’ll Never Make It Alone (Album Demo)
16 – You Can’t Hide from Your Heart (Demo)
17 – The Last Time (Album Demo)
18 – Go Home (Album Demo)
19 – Save Me (Demo)
20 – 49er (Demo)

DISC FOUR – Live And Loaded 1989-1992
01 – Hey You (Live, 1990) [Extended]
02 – Sex Party (Live in Japan, 1990)
03 – Whippin’ Boy (Live, 1990)
04 – Sweet Mary Anne (Live, 1990)
05 – Heartbreaker (Live, 1990)
06 – I Don’t Love You Anymore (Live, 1990)
07 – Hold on I’m a Comin’ (Live, 1990)
08 – There She Goes Again (Live, 1990)
09 – Sex Party (Live, 1992)
10 – Sweet Mary Ann (Live, 1992)
11 – 7 O’Clock (Live, 1992)
12 – I Don’t Love You Anymore (Live, 1992)
13 – Hey You (Live, 1992)
14 – Man on the Loose (Live, 1992)
15 – Brother Louie (Live, 1992)
16 – Roses and Rings (Live, 1992)
17 – Tramps and Thieves (Live, 1992)

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