''Singles Box Set 1981–1985'' is a box set by the English

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band

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. Consisting of 13 CDs, it was released on 12 May 2003 by

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and covers the era from ''

'' (1981) to ''

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'' (1984), as well as the non-studio album single "

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" (1985). Each CD is supposed to be a faithful copy of the UK vinyl single as it was released in the early 1980s, with all of the B-sides and alternate tracks, and each is packaged in a square cardboard sleeve replicating the original artwork. The 13 cardboard sleeves are then packaged in a heavy-duty card box. The set was reissued on 19 October 2009 as a 3CD

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d edition. CD1 contains the tracks from "

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", " Careless Memories", " Girls on Film", " My Own Way" and " Hungry Like the Wolf". CD2 the tracks from " Save a Prayer", " Rio", " Is There Something I Should Know?" and " Union of the Snake" and CD3 the tracks from " New Moon on Monday", " The Reflex", " The Wild Boys" and "A View to a Kill".

Track listing

The box set comprises the following CD singles: * CD 1: "

" (1981) # "Planet Earth" – 4:03 # "Late Bar" – 2:57 # "Planet Earth" (night version) – 6:18 * CD 2: " Careless Memories" (1981) # "Careless Memories" – 3:44 # "Khanada" – 3:28 # "Fame" – 3:17 * CD 3: " Girls on Film" (1981) # "Girls on Film" – 3:30 # "Faster Than Light" – 4:28 # "Girls on Film" (night version) – 5:29 * CD 4: " My Own Way" (1981) # "My Own Way" (single version) – 3:42 # "Like An Angel" – 4:47 # "My Own Way" (night version) – 6:36 * CD 5: " Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982) # "Hungry Like the Wolf" – 3:31 # "Careless Memories" (live version) – 4:12 # "Hungry Like the Wolf" (night version) – 5:11 * CD 6: " Save a Prayer" (1982) # "Save a Prayer" (7" edit) – 5:28 # "Hold Back the Rain" (re-mix) – 4:01 # "Hold Back the Rain" (12" re-mix) – 7:06 * CD 7: " Rio" (1982) # "Rio" (part one) – 5:15 # "The Chauffeur" (Blue Silver) – 3:50 # "Rio" (part two) – 5:31 # "My Own Way" 'Carnival'' remix– 4:37 * CD 8: " Is There Something I Should Know?" (1983) # "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:10 # "Faith in This Colour" – 4:09 # "Is There Something I Should Know?" (Monster mix) – 6:44 # "Faith in This Colour" (alternate slow mix) – 4:06 * CD 9: " Union of the Snake" (1983) # "Union of the Snake" – 4:24 # "Secret Oktober" – 2:47 # "Union of the Snake" (The Monkey mix) – 6:27 * CD 10: " New Moon on Monday" (1984) # "New Moon on Monday" (album version) – 4:18 # "Tiger Tiger" – 3:30 # "New Moon on Monday" (dance mix) – 6:03 * CD 11: " The Reflex" (1984) # "The Reflex" – 4:26 # " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 4:58 # "The Reflex" (dance mix) – 6:34 * CD 12: " The Wild Boys" (1984) # "The Wild Boys" – 4:18 # "(I'm Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement" ( ive1984) – 4:10 # "The Wild Boys" (Wilder Than Wild Boys) (extended mix) – 8:00 * CD 13: "

" (1985) # "A View to a Kill" – 3:37 # "A View to a Kill" (That Fatal Kiss) – 2:31

3-CD edition

* CD 1 ("Planet Earth" to "Hungry Like the Wolf") # "Planet Earth" – 4:03 # "Late Bar" – 2:57 # "Planet Earth" (night version) – 6:18 # "Careless Memories" – 3:44 # "Khanada" – 3:28 # "Fame" – 3:17 # "Girls on Film" – 3:30 # "Faster Than Light" – 4:28 # "Girls on Film" (night version) – 5:29 # "My Own Way" (single version) – 3:42 # "Like An Angel" – 4:47 # "My Own Way" (night version) – 6:36 # "Hungry Like the Wolf" – 3:31 # "Careless Memories" (live version) – 4:12 # "Hungry Like the Wolf" (night version) – 5:11 * CD 2 ("Save a Prayer" to "Union of the Snake") # "Save a Prayer" (7" edit) – 5:28 # "Hold Back the Rain" (re-mix) – 4:01 # "Hold Back the Rain" (12" re-mix) – 7:06 # "Rio" (part one) – 5:15 # "The Chauffeur" (Blue Silver) – 3:50 # "Rio" (part two) – 5:31 # "My Own Way" 'Carnival'' remix– 4:37 # "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:10 # "Faith in This Colour" – 4:09 # "Is There Something I Should Know?" (Monster mix) – 6:44 # "Faith in This Colour" (alternate slow mix) – 4:06 # "Union of the Snake" – 4:24 # "Secret Oktober" – 2:47 # "Union of the Snake" (The Monkey mix) – 6:27 * CD 3 ("New Moon on Monday" to "A View to a Kill") # "New Moon on Monday" (album version) – 4:18 # "Tiger Tiger" – 3:30 # "New Moon on Monday" (dance mix) – 6:03 # "The Reflex" – 4:26 # "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 4:58 # "The Reflex" (dance mix) – 6:34 # "The Wild Boys" – 4:18 # "(I'm Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement" ( ive1984) – 4:10 # "The Wild Boys" (Wilder Than Wild Boys) (extended mix) – 8:00 # "A View to a Kill" – 3:37 # "A View to a Kill" (That Fatal Kiss) – 2:31

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References

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