Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology

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Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology
Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology cover
Box set by Act
Released January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
Recorded 1988
Genre Synth Pop
Length 3:51:53
Label ZTT - ZTT185CDX
Producer Trevor Horn, Act, Stephen Lipson
Professional reviews
Act chronology
Laughter, Tears and Rage
(1988)		 Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology
(2004)

Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology is a 3-CD, 4 hour collection of material released in 1987 and 1988 by ZTT recording artists Act. The box set features many of the remixes and b-side originally released in 1987-1988. There's also a number of unreleased material and instrumental mixes.

The discs in the box set are divided thusly. CD1 is an expanded version of the album, featuring tracks that were released on the LP and CD version of the album, along with a number of remixes and b-sides. CD2 anthologises the extended mixes, while CD3 is a collection of rare and unreleased material. This disc also featured a brand new unreleased track "Body Electric".

CD1, (More) Laughter, Tears And Rage was released as an expanded reissue of the original album Laughter, Tears and Rage.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Leer/Brücken unless otherwise noted.

[edit] CD1: (More) Laughter, Tears And Rage

  1. "Absolutely Immune" - 4:37
  2. "Chance" - 4:08
  3. "Laughter" - 3:58
  4. "I Can't Escape From You" - 3:07
  5. "Short Story" (Thinker) - 0:32
  6. "Poison" - 3:55
  7. "Under The Nights Of Germany" - 4:31
  8. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (Morrissey/Marr) - 3:53
  9. "The 3rd Planet" - 4:23
  10. "Gestures" - 4:00
  11. "Bloodrush" - 4:12
  12. "A Friendly Warning" (Leer/Brücken/Dempsey) - 3:23
  13. "Certified" - 4:27
  14. "Where Love Lies Bleeding" - 3:20
  15. "(Theme From) Laughter" - 1:05
  16. "Snobbery And Decay" - 5:04
  17. "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You" (Lloyd Webber/Rice) - 4:07
  18. "(Theme From) Snobbery And Decay" - 3:22
  19. "Absolutely Immune" (Seven Inch Mix) - 3:21
  20. "White Rabbit" (Slick) - 2:30
  21. "Dear Life" - 3:19
  22. "(Theme From) I Can't Escape From You" - 3:04

[edit] CD2: Name Dropping (Songs From Beyond The Me-Decade)

  1. "Snobbery And Decay" (That's Entertainment!) - 9:48
  2. "Absolutely Immune" (Extended Version) - 6:14
  3. "Chance" (Throbbin' Mix) - 7:10
  4. "Winner 88" (Extended) - 6:19
  5. "I Can't Escape From You" (Love And Hate) - 7:22
  6. "Snobbery And Decay" (Extended, For Stephanie Beacham) - 8:31
  7. "Strong Poison" - 6:02
  8. "Absolutely Immune II" (Trevor's Twelve Inch Mix) - 5:37
  9. "States Of Logic" - 5:04
  10. "(We Give You Another) Chance" - 4:20
  11. "(The Naked Civil) Snobbery And Decay" - 8:52

[edit] CD3: That's Entertainment! (Plundering The Vaults)

  1. "Laughter" (Seven Inch Mix) - 3:49
  2. "Chance" (Seven Inch Mix) - 4:01
  3. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (Lucky's Skank 2) (Morrissey/Marr) - 3:51
  4. "Absolutely Immune" (Take 4) - 4:02
  5. "(Alternative) Gestures" - 3:49
  6. "Under The Nights Of Germany" (Trial Edit) - 3:57
  7. "Body Electric" - 3:44
  8. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (Lucky's Skank 1) (Morrissey/Marr) - 3:51
  9. "Laughter" (Instrumental Seven Inch Mix) - 4:14
  10. "Absolutely Immune" (Instrumental) - 3:27
  11. "Certified" (Instrumental) - 4:27
  12. "Under The Nights Of Germany" (Instrumental) - 4:52
  13. "Gestures" (Instrumental) - 3:49
  14. "I'd Be Surprisingly Instrumental For You" (Lloyd Webber/Rice) - 4:08
  15. "Winner 88" (Instrumental) - 3:27
  16. "3rd Planet" (Altered) - 4:23
  17. "Bloodrush" (Silent) - 4:10
  18. "Gestures" (Improvised) - 10:12