Gentle Cell are to comply with up 2022’s acclaimed High 10 album *Happiness Not Included with the discharge of two expanded editions by way of BMG on twenty eighth July.

*Happiness Now Prolonged is a limited-edition double vinyl album, that includes longer variations of all of the 12 tracks from the unique model, and together with the one releases – airplay smash Purple Zone (with Pet Store Boys) and Bruises On All My Illusions. It additionally sees the inclusion for the primary time on vinyl of one of many album’s highlights, Nighthawks, with New York efficiency artist CHRISTEENE. The double 12″ LP is restricted to 1000 copies solely.

So fruitful have been the unique *Happiness Not Included periods that the CD model of the album, subtitled *Happiness Now Accomplished, options 10 model new Marc Almond and Dave Ball tracks, plus unreleased mixes, remixes and single-only tracks. The brand new 75-minute set suits snugly into to the rear part of the present CD e-book format. Each codecs characteristic model new sleeve designs.

You’ll be able to pre-order each releases right here.

*Happiness Now Accomplished additionally features a newly re-recorded model of fan favorite Final Probability, with the addition of a full brass part, plus cowl variations of Fad Gadget’s Again To Nature and X-Ray Spex’s The Day The World Turned Day Glo.

Lead observe First Hand Expertise Of Second Hand Love was initially recorded by Giorgio Moroder, an enormous affect on Gentle Cell. Dave Ball created the backing observe shortly earlier than Marc Almond’s near-fatal motorbike accident in 2003, and it was twenty years earlier than Marc vocals have been recorded.

“Marc and I have been actually eager to make use of all of the music we made in the course of the *Happiness periods,” says Dave. “Our unique plan had been to make a 16-song album, however that turned out to be over an hour lengthy, so we whittled it right down to 12, and determined to avoid wasting the opposite songs for a wet day. It’s now time to launch them. We’re already discussing the prospect of one other Gentle Cell album, so it’s essential to get these songs out now so we are able to begin from scratch on extra materials.”

“I’ve at all times mentioned that I’m up for brand spanking new Gentle Cell music if Dave has the tunes,” provides Marc. “Should you’d requested me, a number of months earlier than the O2 live performance, whether or not Gentle Cell had a future, I’d have mentioned no. However every little thing appeared proper once more from that time. As soon as I bought used to the thought of recent music, I turned actually excited.

“The unique working title for *Happiness Not Included had been Future Nostalgia, however Dua Lipa annoyingly got here up with the identical thought earlier than our album was prepared, in order that was off the desk. So far as the studio goes, Dave and I work at a distance. He sends me concepts and tunes, and I write the lyrics and document my vocals. That’s not a brand new factor, both. Gentle Cell has at all times been that manner. Issues simply occur… and generally they don’t.”

The variations on *Happiness Now Prolonged have been created between the tip of 2021 and March 2023 utilizing Dave’s unique components in addition to different beforehand unheard Marc vocals, woodwind from Gary Barnacle in addition to different contributors – supposed as conventional 12” mixes quite than remixes which expose extra of Dave Ball’s instrumentation than shorter mixes usually enable.

This double launch compliments Gentle Cell’s busy summer season of competition reveals, the newest of which is a giant identify all-dayer for Radio 2 within the Park on 16 September, sharing the invoice with Tears For Fears, Banarama, Texas and extra. Gentle Cell’s subsequent headline present is at Rochester Fortress this Sunday seventh July with Peter Hook and The Gentle.

Then the subsequent headline present occurs on eleventh August at Heritage Reside in Audley Finish, Essex with help from OMD and Heaven 17. Full particulars of the dwell reveals are under.

Gentle Cell dwell dates 2023

JULY 2023
7 – Rochester Fortress, Kent – Tickets
8 – Let’s Rock Southampton – Tickets
15 – Let’s Rock Shrewsbury – Tickets
23 – Alma Pageant Jardins Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain Tickets

AUGUST 2023
11 – Heritage Reside at Audley Finish Home and Gardens – Tickets

SEPTEMBER 2023
9 – Wiston Property Park, Steyning (close to Worthing, Sussex) Tickets
16 – BBC Radio 2 In The Park, Leicester Tickets