True

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This is a brilliant edition from my favorite band of all time! The stunning live performance tracks are worth it alone but the DVD puts it over the top with the 1983 concert at Sadler's Wells, videos from Top of the Pops, etc AND the home movies of the making of "True." This special edition is – excuse the pun – true gold!

The review refers to the 2cd+dvd Special Edition released in 2010.Album number three in the Spandau catalogue gets the special edition treatment. Thankfully, unlike some of the recent EMI remasters, they have managed to get it right on this reissue. Much of the work was already done by using the 2003 remaster released on  True: 20th Anniversary Enhanced Edition  and Super Audio CD  True . The albums producer, Tony Swain supervised this 2003 digital remaster and he did a stellar job. In my opinion the SACD, which sounds superb, is the definitive edition. Unfortunately it's no longer available and is commanding obscene prices from third party sellers. I was lucky enough to pick up a copy from Amazon. If you can find one that's not too expensive and have the relevant hardware (an SACD/Bluray player or some PS3 models) you will not hear a better master of this album. But don't worry, the first cd in this Special Edition is the next best thing.Cd number two gathers together all the relevant single edits/extended versions released, some of which appear on cd for the first time, and the 2002 Gary Kemp remix of True, previously only available on the 3 disc anthology  Reformation . Plus four previously unreleased live tracks recorded at Sadler's Well London on the 1st of May 1983 during the "Over Britain" tour.That same concert, minus the four aforementioned tracks on cd two, is included on disc three,a dvd. Herein lies the real treat for Spandau fans. A 10 track video performance, nicely filmed and well restored with half decent sound considering it was recorded in 1983. Very nice. The dvd also contains five Top Of The Pops appearances, three songs performed on the Old Grey Whistle Test in April 1983 and a short period documentary on the making of the album.It's not my favourite Spandau album, that's "Parade" which has never sounded good on cd and unfortunately the reissue of that album  Parade: Special Edition/Remastered  is appalling. How EMI can get one reissue spot on and completely botch another is baffling to say the least. All in all True is a pretty good special edition, for the price. The only thing lacking is in the package itself. The insert that's included (only eight pages of it) has a couple of promo shots, some sparse info on disc contents and little else. Song lyrics and recollections of the band members would've been nice. It's missing the extra stuff we have come to expect from deluxe/special editions. A minor niggle I know, but that added detail would have made this a five star edition.The music???...That's Gold.

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In 1988 I bought this in vynil.I heard once but I didn't like it.23 years late I think this is a good record and this is a very good edition

The album is still great but the remastering is truly awful, so loud and so compressed. Try and buy the original release.

EXCELLENT RE-RELEASE. SPANDAU BALLET FANS WON'T THINK IT'S JUST A MONEY TAKER AND WILL SINCERELLY TAKE IT AS A WONDERFUL GIFT AS TIME GOES BY ALL THESE YEARS.

Remember those halcyon days of the early 80s? This is the CD for you!

Gli Spandau Ballet passano dal synth-pop e dal funky al pop e al soul. Il disco è forse il loro capolavoro, ma è corredato da CDbonus e dvd, per un totale di più di due ore di musica, compreso l'ottimo film‐concerto Over Britain. È tipico osservare che, oltre a essere belli, eleganti e orecchiabili, sanno anche suonare.

Me ha gustado todo. Lo habia tenido en vinilo y ahora es más completo y el sonido actualizado

Excelent limited edition!

This album is true gold! I love every song on this cd! Tony Hadley has an incredible voice and such a beautiful face. I have always LOVED Spandau Ballet. I think when Mr. Hadley sings in True, "I want the truth to be said . . :" and he hold the note on said it really shows off his voice as the musical instrument that it is. I have always liked the way Tony Hadley dresses in the Spandau Ballet videos - he is very stylish. I have always thought that the two guitar players in Spandau Ballet are lovers. The Album True is on my top ten list of cds from the 80s. True is a must have for anyone who wants to have good taste in really good music. Buy True this instant and when you receive it open it and play this Truly fantastic cd. I promise you that you will be hooked on Spandau Ballet for the rest of your life.

Aside from the trademark "True" and "Gold", this 8-song album has all very strong songs. No filler whatsoever here. While artists today try to fill an album with 15 songs and half of them are garbage, Spandau Ballet doesn't do this with True. You get eight brilliant songs, and nothing else.