{"id":616954,"date":"2026-09-15T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/616954\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:00:20","slug":"kajagogoo-box-from-cherry-red-with-amazing-title-will-leave-you-tongue-tied-short-of-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/616954\/","title":{"rendered":"Kajagogoo Box from Cherry Red (with Amazing Title) Will Leave You Tongue Tied, Short of Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"Box<\/a>BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.CO.UK<\/p>\n

A new box from Cherry Red will be the final word on a band whose name sounds like a first word \u2013 and wait \u2019til you see the title of the box, which we can\u2019t stop thinking about.<\/p>\n

Box of Goo: The Complete Anthology is an 8CD set devoted to Bedfordshire synth-pop act Kajagoogoo. It includes just about everything the band ever released: the EMI-distributed albums\u00a0White Feathers\u00a0(1982),\u00a0Islands\u00a0(1984) and\u00a0Crazy Peoples Right to Speak\u00a0(1985), the latter released under the name Kaja; a self-released live album from the \u201980s, two reunion projects with varying line-ups, and two discs of remixes and B-sides from the EMI era. All five original band members have had creative input into the set, and spoke with John Earls of Classic Pop for the liner notes. Tony Dixon has remastered each album. The set is available November 27.<\/p>\n

Formed in the town of Leighton Buzzard, Kajagoogoo were more than odd names. Originally known as a more esoteric group named Art Nouveau \u2013 a four-piece featuring Steve Askew on guitar, Nick Beggs on bass and Chapman stick, Jez Strode on drums and Stuart Neale on keyboards \u2013 Kajagoogoo took a step toward the mainstream in 1982 with the hiring of singer Christopher Hamill, who went by an anagram of his surname, Limahl. The deft musicianship meshed well with Limahl\u2019s distinct vocals, and a meeting with keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran (who were about to have a big year in \u201982) led to a deal with their label, EMI. Rhodes and Duran\u2019s producer, Colin Thurston, oversaw debut album White Feathers, which featured the smash \u201cToo Shy\u201d (a U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 5 hit) and \u201cOoh to Be Ah,\u201d another U.K. Top 10.<\/p>\n

What happened next was one of the bigger reversals of fortune in U.K. \u201980s pop history. An acrimonious falling-out led to Limahl\u2019s expulsion from the band, after which the other members continued on with Beggs as lead vocalist. While lead single \u201cBig Apple\u201d was a third U.K. Top 10, it disappeared quickly, and little could match the success of singles past. Sophomore album\u00a0Islands\u00a0(1984) was passed over in America in favor of\u00a0Extra Play, which featured remixes of some of\u00a0Islands\u2018 singles, including a U.S.-exclusive version of \u201cTurn Your Back on Me\u201d mixed by engineers Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero.\u00a0Extra Play was released under the shortened name Kaja, as was the group\u2019s final EMI album, 1985\u2019s\u00a0Crazy Peoples Right to Speak, recorded as a trio of Beggs, Askew and Neale. (Around the same time, Limahl scored his biggest solo hit, the U.K. Top 5\/U.S. Top 20 title theme to the fantasy film The NeverEnding Story.)<\/p>\n

While all five members briefly reunited for a VH1 series in 2003, the band was back to self-recording 2008\u2019s Gone to the Moon as the same Beggs\/Askew\/Neale line-up as Kaja. However, Limahl and Strode returned to the fold after the record wrapped, and the\u00a0Death Defying Headlines\u00a0EP (available in two separate mixes on one disc) was recorded in 2008, the band\u2019s final output.\u00a0Box of Goo\u00a0includes all those albums and EPs, along with two discs of \u201980s-era B-sides and remixes and\u00a0Live in Japan, initially self-released in 2005 and featuring a set recorded on a Japanese tour to promote\u00a0Islands. The collection is available November 27 and can be pre-ordered at the links below. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)<\/p>\n

Kajagoogoo,\u00a0Box of Goo: The Complete Anthology\u00a0(Cherry Pop CR8POPBX296 (U.K.), 2026) (Amazon U.S.<\/a> \/ Amazon U.K.<\/a> \/ Amazon Canada<\/a>)<\/p>\n

CD 1:\u00a0White Feathers\u00a0(EMI EMC 3433 (U.K.)\/EMI America ST-17094 (U.S.), 1982)<\/p>\n

White Feathers
\nToo Shy
\nLies and Promises
\nMagician Man
\nKajagoogoo (Instrumental)
\nOoh to Be Ah
\nErgonomics
\nHang On Now
\nThis Car is Fast
\nFrayo<\/p>\n

CD 2:\u00a0Islands\u00a0(EMI KAJA 1 (U.K.), 1984)<\/p>\n

The Lion\u2019s Mouth
\nBig Apple
\nThe Power to Forgive
\nMelting the Ice Away
\nTurn Your Back on Me
\nIslands
\nOn a Plane
\nPart of Me is You
\nThe Loop<\/p>\n

CD 3:\u00a0Crazy Peoples Right to Speak\u00a0(Parlophone KAJA 2 (U.K.)\/EMI America ST-17169 (U.S.), 1985)<\/p>\n

Do I
\nShouldn\u2019t Do That
\nYour Appetite
\nRivers
\nSit Down and Shut Up
\nAfraid of You
\nJigsaw
\nFear of Falling
\nCharm of a Gun
\nYou Really Take My Breath Away<\/p>\n

CD 4: Mixes and B-Sides<\/p>\n

Introduction
\nTake Another View
\nInterview Rooms
\nAnimal Instincts
\nToo Shy (Instrumental Mix)
\nHang On Now (Instrumental Mix)
\nThe Pump Rooms of Bath (Instrumental)
\nThe Garden (Instrumental)
\nMonochromatic (Live)
\nToo Shy (Midnight Mix)
\nOoh to Be Ah (The Construction Mix)
\nHang On Now (Extended Version)
\nBig Apple (Metro Mix)
\nTurn Your Back on Me (Extended Dance Mix)
\nThe Lion\u2019s Mouth (The Beast Mix)
\nHurricane
\nWhatever You Want<\/p>\n

Tracks 1 and 12 from \u201cHang On Now\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5394, 1983
Tracks 2 and 10 from \u201cToo Shy\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5359, 1983
Tracks 3 and 11 from \u201cOoh to Be Ah\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5383, 1983
Track 4 from \u201cOoh to Be Ah\u201d U.K. single \u2013 EMI 5383, 1983
Track 5 from \u201cToo Shy\u201d U.K. single \u2013 EMI 5359, 1983
Track 6 from \u201cHang On Now\u201d U.K. single \u2013 EMI 5394, 1983
Tracks 7 and 14 from \u201cTurn Your Back on Me\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5465, 1984
Tracks 8 and 15 from \u201cThe Lion\u2019s Mouth\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5449, 1984
Tracks 9 and 13 from \u201cBig Apple\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12 EMI 5423, 1983
Tracks 16-17 from \u201cShouldn\u2019t Do That\u201d U.K. double 7\u2033 \u2013 Parlophone RD 6106, 1985<\/p>\n

CD 5: Mixes<\/p>\n

Too Shy (Midnight Mix Version Two)
\nTurn Your Back on Me (Flipped Disc Mix)
\nTurn Your Back on Me (Dub Mix)
\nTurn Your Back on Me (Thompson & Barbiero U.S. Mix)
\nTurn Your Back on Me (Bonus Beats)
\nShouldn\u2019t Do That (Disciplined)
\nShouldn\u2019t Do That (Undisciplined)
\nShouldn\u2019t Do That (Chainsaw Party Mix!)
\nWhite Feathers (Manhattan Clique Remix Edit)
\nWhite Feathers (Manhattan Clique Remix Instrumental)
\nWhite Feathers (Manhattan Clique Remix)<\/p>\n

Track 1 from \u201cToo Shy\u201d U.S. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI America 7806-1, 1983
Tracks 2-3 from \u201cTurn Your Back on Me\u201d U.S. 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI America V-7850-1\/2, 1984
Track 4 from\u00a0Extra Play \u2013 EMI America ST-17157 (U.S.), 1984
Track 5 from \u201cTurn Your Back on Me\u201d U.S. promo 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI America SPRO-9321, 1984
Tracks 6-7 from \u201cShouldn\u2019t Do That\u201d U.K. 12\u2033 \u2013 Parlophone 12R 6106, 1985
Track 8 from \u201cShouldn\u2019t Do That\u201d U.K. white-label 12\u2033 \u2013 EMI 12RA 6106, 1985
Tracks 9-11 from \u201cWhite Feathers\u201d digital single Parlophone (no cat. #), 2009<\/p>\n

CD 6:\u00a0Live in Tokyo 1984\u00a0(REDdot Music DLKAJA 1, 2005)<\/p>\n

Big Apple
\nMonochromatic
\nOn a Plane
\nIslands
\nThe Power to Forgive
\nToo Shy
\nLies and Promises
\nMelting the Ice Away
\nThe Lion\u2019s Mouth
\nWhite Feathers
\nThe Loop
\nTurn Your Back on Me
\nOoh to Be Ah
\nPart of Me is You
\nKajagoogoo<\/p>\n

All tracks recorded live at Shibuya Koukaidou, Tokyo, Japan \u2013 7\/26\/1984<\/p>\n

CD 7:\u00a0Death Defying Headlines\u00a0(self-released (no cat. #), 2008 (1-4)\/2009 (5-8))<\/p>\n

Death Defying Headlines
\nSpace Cadet
\nDreaming of the Same Thing
\nHigh Life
\nDreaming of the Same Thing (Dance Remix)
\nSpace Cadet (Dance Remix)
\nDeath Defying Headlines (Dance Remix)
\nHigh Life (Dance Remix)<\/p>\n

CD 8:\u00a0Gone to the Moon\u00a0(REDdot Music KAJA 1, 2008)<\/p>\n

Gone to the Moon
\nSmile
\nTracy
\nMoon in Motion
\nFirst Girl on Mars
\nTears
\nThe Last Day
\nExcerpts from the Falling Man
\nTable for One
\nNightingales
\nSpring\u2019s Eternal Dance
\nRocket Boy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.CO.UK A new box from Cherry Red will be the final word on a band…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":616955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-616954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}