ACR:BOX
A Certain RatioCD1 SINGLES AND B-SIDES
- All Night Party
- The Thin Boys
- Blown Away
- Son And Heir
- Waterline
- Funaezekea
- Abracadubra
- Sommadub
- Guess Who?
- Tumba Rumba
- Knife Slits Water (12″ version)
- Kether Hot Knives (Mix In Special)
- I Need Someone Tonight
- Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing
CD2 SINGLES AND B-SIDES
- Life’s a Scream
- There’s Only This
- Si Fermir O Grido (Touch Cassette Version)
- Brazilia 6.10
- Sounds Like Something Dirty
- The Runner (Greetings Four Version)
- Inside (Greetings Four Version)
- Bootsy (Greetings Four Version)
- Fever 103 (Greetings Four Version)
- Loosen Up Your Mind
- The Planet
- Turn Me on (7″ Edit)
- 27 Forever (Jon Dasilva’s Testimonial Mix)
- Shack up (Electronic Radio Edit)
CD3 UNRELEASED
- Houses In Motion (Demo Version 1)
- Houses In Motion (Demo Version 2)
- And Then Again (Another version)
- Piu Lento (John Peel Session)
- Nostromo A Go Go (Demo)
- Force (Demo)
- Backs to The Wall (Demo)
- The Big E (Demo)
- Every Pleasure (Demo)
- Rivers Edge (Demo)
- Stadium (Demo)
- Thin Grey Line (Demo)
- Repercussions (African Mix)
CD4 UNRELEASED
- BTTW 90 (Demo)
- Spirit Dance (Demo)
- Bitter Pill (Never Released)
- It’s Trippin When I’m Fine (Previously Unreleased)
- Mello (JD 800 Perc Mix)
- Tekno 4 an Answer (120bpm)
- Samba 123 (Demo)
- Some Day (ACR rework)
- Happy Meal (Working Title)
- Flight Won’t Stop (Unfinished Demo)
- Fruit Song (Unfinished Demo)
- Say What You Mean (Unfinished Demo)
- W.S.L.U.
Following on from 2018’s compilation, ACR:Set, the box showcases the diversity of the singles, B-sides and alternative versions of tracks that A Certain Ratio have released, but without repeating tracks recently made available. ACR:Box collates everything that fans had been missing from the recent reissue campaign, and compliments that with a selection found after a deep delve into the archive to find all the hidden gems that had been talked about over the years, but never heard – even a few releases the band had forgotten about! It features demos, John Peel session tracks, alternative mixes etc.
Looking to make the box set as comprehensive as possible, even the original tapes from the session they recorded for a collaboration with Grace Jones were uncovered and reworked. This session includes the cover version of Talking Heads’ Houses In Motion, using Jez Kerr’s guide vocals (pre to him becoming the band’s singer). Grace Jones never completed her vocal take, after attending one of the recording sessions with the band.