Name: The Anthology 1972-1997
Brand: The Real Thing

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRPOPBOX239

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-09-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929443907

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7 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Real Thing

Genre GB

Disco / Balearic

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Cherry Pop

<p>The Cherry Pop label is dedicated to releasing interesting pop music from the 1980s and early 1990s. With a focus on catalogue releases, they bring back records that were once popular and loved by fans. Also known as CherryPop, this label ensures that these timeless classics are made available for music enthusiasts to enjoy once again.</p>

Meticulously curated box sets featuring exceptional audio quality, stunning visuals, and exclusive bonus content. Explore genres, eras, and artists to find the perfect addition to your collection.

Box Sets

109 track Deluxe 7CD Clamshell Box Set containing expanded versions of the original albums <i>Real Thing, 4 From 8, Step Into Our World and …Saints Or Sinners?</i>

Also includes 3CDs containing B-sides, 7-inch single edits, 12-inch extended versions, remixes, instrumentals and standalone singles with many of the tracks featured within this box set having never previously been released on CD or digitally.

This is the most comprehensive collection ever released by The Real Thing. Featuring songs that they recorded for EMI, Pye Records, RCA, Jive Records as well as a few tracks released on a couple of independent labels compiled together on one compilation for the first time.

With a fully illustrated 24 page booklet containing rare and previously unpublished photos with a brand new annotation by Ed Piller.

Best known for their legendary hits ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel The Force’, as well as their ground-breaking 1977 song, ‘Children Of The Ghetto’, The Real Thing remain Britain’s most successful black group of all-time. Pioneers in soul, funk and dance music, the journalist, author and founder of Mojo magazine Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring “Liverpool’s musical reputation in the 1970s” with their success.