CD box set, released on 23 February 2024 by Cherry Pop. The box set brings together Kim Wilde’s first three albums Kim Wilde, Select and Catch As Catch Can, originally released by RAK Records in 1981, 1982 and 1983, with a fourth disc entitled Special Disco Mixes, which features remix versions of ten key tracks.
Music
On the three album CD’s, a few bonus tracks are added. Kim Wilde features the bonus tracks ‘Shane’, ‘Boys’ and ‘He Will Be There’; Select features ‘Child Come Away’, ‘Bitter Is Better’, ‘Watching For Shapes’ and ‘Just Another Guy’; Catch As Catch Can adds ‘Rain On’ and ‘Back Seat Driver’.
The album Special Disco Mixes features remixes of Kim Wilde’s singles during this period. The remixes were created by Matt Pop, Project K and Luke Mornay. Six of the ten remixes were newly created in 2023 for this release.
Formats
Love Blonde – The RAK Years was released as a 4 CD box set only.
See also this page in the discography.