Nik Kershaw – Collected 3LP

Nik Kershaw – Collected

Nik Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as an artist. After releasing his solo debut album Human Racing in February 1984, Kershaw's career went into hyper overdrive. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote" and "When a Heart Beats". Kershaw follow-up album The Riddle came out only nine months later and he appeared at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985.

The career spanning overview on Nik Kershaw Collected features all his hits and is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies, which includes a 4-page booklet with liner notes and a third bonus LP. This bonus LP contains extended mixes of “I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me”, “Wouldn't It Be Good”, “Dancing Girls”, “Human Racing”, “The Riddle”, “Wide Boy”, “Don Quixote” and  “When A Heart Beats”.

Tracklist:
Side A:
1. I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
2. Wouldn’t It Be Good
3. Dancing Girls
4. Dark Glasses
5. The Riddle
6. Wide Boy
7. Don Quixote

Side B:
1. When A Heart Beats
2. Nobody Knows
3. Radio Musicola
4. James Cagney
5. One Step Ahead
6. Elisabeth’s Eyes

Side C:
1. One World
2. Somebody Loves You
3. What Do You Think Of It So Far?
4. Billy
5. Wounded
6. One Day

Side D:
1. Oh You Beautiful Thing
2. Can’t Get Arrested
3. Lost In You
4. Love Conquers All (feat. Kim Wilde)
5. The Sky’s The Limit (Robbie Bronniman Mix)
6. You’re The Best
7. The Wind Will Blow

Side E:
1. I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Extended Version)
2. Wouldn’t It Be Good (Special Extended Remix)
3. Dancing Girls (Special Extended Version)
4. Human Racing (Extended 12” Mix)

Side F:
1. The Riddle (Extended Riddle)
2. Wide Boy (Extended Version)
3. Don Quixote (Extra Special Long Mix)
4. When A Heart Beats (Extended Mix)

Label: Music On Vinyl
Released: 2023