INXS’ 1987 album Kick sold 6 million copies and spawned four Top 10 singles in the U.S., turning the Aussie rockers into global superstars. Now, 25 years later, the band this fall will release an expanded edition of the album featuring three CDs and a DVD packed with remixes, demos, “unheard tracks,” a documentary and home video footage.
The band — which last year enlisted new lead singer Ciaran Gribbin — has not officially announced the 25th anniversary reissue, but it is beginning to appear on U.K. music retailers’ websites with a Sept. 17 release date via Mercury Records.
The tracklist hasn’t yet been unveiled, but, according to the reissue’s packaging, the set will include the original album on one CD plus two more CDs filled with “remixes, demos, unheard tracks.” The DVD will include a new documentary on the album, plus previously unseen home video footage and promos. Finally, the set also will include a hardback book called “The Story of Kick,” a poster and a sticker sheet.
This fall’s reissue won’t be the first for Kick. In 2002, the album was reissued in the U.S. with four previously unreleased bonus tracks. Two years later, it was given a two-disc Deluxe Edition reissue in the U.K., with a dozen bonus tracks featured on the second disc.
UPDATE 7/18/12: INXS has announced the reissue on its website, saying it will come in a 3CD/1DVD Super Deluxe Edition, a 2CD Deluxe Edition, two different download editions, and a limited-edition red-vinyl release. The Super Deluxe Edition will also include a 64-page “art book” with handwritten lyrics by the late Michael Hutchence, a Kick sticker sheet and an original tour poster.
CD1 – Original Album:
01. Guns In The Sky (M. Hutchence)
02. New Sensation (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
03. Devil Inside (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
04. Need You Tonight (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
05. Mediate (A. Forriss)
06. The Loved One (G. Humphreys)
07. Wildlife (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
08. Never Tear Us Apart (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
09. Mystify (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
10. Kick (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
11. Calling All Nations (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
12. Tiny Daggers (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss)
Bonus CD:
01. Never Tear Us Apart (Soul Version) (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss) 2012
02. Move On (Guitar Version) (A. Forriss & M. Hutchence) 2012
03. I’m Coming (Home) (Tim Harriss) 1987
04. On The Rocks (Kirk Pengilly) 1988
05. Mystify (Chicago Demo) (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss) 1988
06. Jesus Was A Man (Demo/Outtakes) (M. Hutchence) 1988
07. The Trap (Demo) (A. Forriss & M. Hutchence) 1988
08. Never Tear Us Apart (Live From America) (M. Hutchence) 1988
09. Do Wot You Do (A. Forriss) 1986
10. Guns In The Sky (Kick Ass Remix) (M. Hutchence) 1988
11. New Sensation (Nick 7″) (M. Hutchence & A. Forriss) 2012
12. Different World (7″) (A. Forriss & M. Hutchence) 2012
13. Calling All Nations (Kids On Bridges Remix) (A. Forriss) 2012
Line-up/Musicians:
Michael Hutchence – vocals
Kirk Pengilly – guitar, saxophone, vocals
Tim Farriss – guitar
Jon Farriss – percussion, drums
Andrew Farriss – guitar, keyboards
Garry Gary Beers – bass guitar
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