The Lost Masters (Bucks Fizz album)


The Lost Masters is the name given to an album project to release unheard, rare and extended remixes of songs by the English pop group Bucks Fizz. Two albums were originally released: The Lost Masters in 2006, and The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut in 2008. A third single-disc volume was released in April 2012 as a double-pack which included a re-release of the group's 1986 album Writing on the Wall. Finally, The Best of The Lost Masters, a 25-track compilation was released in April 2013, which also included a number of previously unreleased mixes.

Background

The first album, The Lost Masters, was released in 2006 to coincide with the group's 25th anniversary, while The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut was released in 2008. Both albums consist of two CDs, and were released by Sony Music in association with Fat Dog Productions, led by Dean Murphy and fan producer Kevin Newell.
After working on the second edition, the producers found some more unreleased tracks. These were released as a third volume, together with a re-release of the group's final studio album Writing on the Wall. The 'new' tracks were solo recordings, three by Bobby G, one by Cheryl Baker, and one by Shelley Preston; all originally recorded in 1988. The live tracks were outtakes from the Live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon album, which had been released in 1991. Unlike the first two, this album was released on Polydor Records through Universal Music.
In 2013, a final compilation was released: The Best of The Lost Masters and More!. This collected the best mixes from the first two albums, alongside a number of newly created or previously unreleased mixes. Producer Dean Murphy announced his retirement at the end of 2012, making this the last release of the series. This collection, which was released as a digital download only, was reviewed in the 1980s-themed magazine Classic Pop. In a 4-star review, journalist Mark Frith commended the album saying that "Great pop music is timeless and Bucks Fizz were much more than just 'that band that won Eurovision'". He singled out I Hear Talk and Heart of Stone as being particular highlights.

''The Lost Masters''

Track listing

;CD 1
  1. Breaking Me Up
writers: Andy Hill / Frank Musker, producer: Hill
  1. Easy Love
writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill
  1. If Paradise is Half as Nice
writers: Lucio Battisti / Jack Fishman, producer: Hill
  1. Invisible
writers: Hill / Mike Batt, producer: Hill
  1. I Love Music, producer: Simon Harris
  2. Oh Suzanne
writers: Hill / Warren Bacall, producer: Hill
  1. I Can't Live Without Love
writers: Mary Unobsky / Daniel Ironstone / David Harvey, producer: Bobby G / Trevor Vallis
  1. What's One Lonely Woman
writers: Hill / Don Black, producer: Hill
  1. Thief in the Night
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Brian Tench
  1. These Boots are Made for Walking
writers: Lee Hazlewood, producer: Pete Woodroofe / Dean Murphy
  1. Skin on Skin
writer: Hill, producer: Hill
  1. Breaking and Entering
writers: Hill / Pete Sinfield, producer: Hill
  1. You and Your Heart so Blue
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy
  1. If You're Right
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill
  1. Young Hearts
writer: Hill, producer: Nick Tauber
  1. She Cries
writer: Nik Kershaw, producer: Pip Williams / Murphy
;CD 2
  1. Oh Suzanne
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill
  1. Indebted to You
writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill
  1. I'd Like to Say I Love You
writer: Warren Harry, producer: Hill
  1. My Camera Never Lies
writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy / Kevin Newell
  1. Invisible
writers: Hill / Batt, producer: Hill
  1. Cold War
writer: Dominic Bugatti, producer: Tench
  1. Now Those Days Are Gone
writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy
  1. If You're Right
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy
  1. Every Dream Has Broken
writer: Hill, producer: Williams / Murphy
  1. New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
writers: Mike Myers / Tony Gibber, producer: Hill / Myers
  1. I Can't Live Without Love
writers: Unobsky / Ironstone / Harvey, producer: G / Tench
  1. Tears on the Ballroom Floor
writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench
  1. Move Over
writer: Hill, producer: Murphy
  1. Young Hearts
writer: Hill, producer: Tauber
  1. You and Your Heart So Blue
writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill

Personnel

''The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut''

Track listing

;CD 1
  1. Talking in Your Sleep
writers: Marinos / Palmer / Skill / Canler / Solley, producer: Andy Hill
  1. Breaking Me Up
writers: Hill / Frank Musker, producer: Hill
  1. Rules of the Game
writer: Warren Bacall, producer: Hill / Brian Tench
  1. Piece of the Action
writer: Hill, producer: Hill
  1. My Camera Never Lies
writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill
  1. Don't Think You're Foolin' Me
writer: Bobby G, producer: G
  1. I'd Like to Say I Love You
writer: Warren Harry, producer: Hill
  1. Magical
writers: Meat Loaf / John Parr, producer: Hill
  1. Golden Days
writers: Terry Britten, producer: Britten / Dean Murphy
  1. If You Can't Stand the Heat
writers: Hill / Ian Bairnson, producer: Hill
  1. You and Your Heart so Blue
writers: Hill / Pete Sinfield, producer: Hill
  1. The Right Situation
writer: Hill, producer: Hill
  1. Tears on the Ballroom Floor
writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench / Murphy
  1. Every Dream Has Broken
writer: Pip Williams, producer: Murphy
CD 2
  1. "Another Night"
Writer: Hill, Producer: Hill
  1. "Easy Love"
Writer: Hill / Martin, Producer: Hill
  1. "Putting the Heat On"
Writer: G, Producer: G
  1. "Run for Your Life"
Writers: Hill / Bairnson, Producer: Hill / Murphy
  1. "One of Those Nights"
Writers: Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most, Producer: Hill
  1. "Invisible"
Writer: Mike Batt, Producer: Hill
  1. "You Love Love"
Writer: Andy Sells, Producer: Hill
  1. "Cold War"
Writer: Dominic Bugatti, Producer: Tench
  1. "Getting Kinda Lonely"
Writer: Mike Burns, Producer: Hill
  1. "Because of Susan"
Writer: G, Producer: G
  1. "Indebted to You"
Writers: Hill / Bacall, Producer: Hill
  1. "The Land of Make Believe"
Writers: Hill / Sinfield, Producer: Hill / Murphy
  1. "Let's Get Wet"
Writers: Glen / Burns, Producer: Glen
  1. "Every Dream Has Broken"
Writer: Williams, Producer:Murphy / Darren Fox

Personnel

  • Dean Murphy - Album producer
  • Kevin Newell and Paul Kearsey - Executive producers
  • Simon Murphy and Kevin Newell - Masters
  • Neil Martin - for Sony BMG
  • Andy Hayes - Artwork

''The Lost Masters 3''

Bonus disc included with 2012 re-issue of Writing On the Wall

Track listing

  1. "Love the One You're With" 3:27
Writer: Stephen Stills
  1. "Keep Each Other Warm" 5:21
Writers: Andy Hill / Pete Sinfield
  1. "Love in a World Gone Mad" 3:40
Writers: Sinfield / Billy Livesey
  1. "Big Deal" 3:35
Writer: Bobby G
  1. "I Want to Stay" 4:12
Writer: G
  1. "What's One Lonely Woman" 3:56
Writer: Don Black
  1. "The Company You Keep" 3:36
Writers: G / Steve Glen / Mike Burns
  1. "Easy Trouble" 4:12
Writers: Glen / Burns
  1. "One Heart" 4:13
Writers: Glen / Burns / G
  1. "I Should Have Been Strong" 3:21
Writers: Glen / Burns / G
  1. "Paper Hearts" 4:10
Writers: Glen / Burns
  1. "Innocent" 3:36
Writers: Glen / Burns / G
  1. "Big Deal" 5:00
Writer: G
  1. "Live Motown Medley" 8:43
Writers: Holland / Dozier / Holland / Robinson / Gordy / West / Hutch / Davis
  1. "Live Rolling Stones Medley" 6:56
Writers: Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
  1. "Soul Motion" 7:41
Writers: Hill / Gary Bell

Personnel

  • Dean Murphy and Kevin Newell - Producers
  • Phil Bennett and Martin Blofield - Executive associates
  • Alex Fryer - Associate
  • Kevin Newell and Warwick Pilmer - Masters

''The Best of The Lost Masters and More!''

Track listing

  1. "Breaking Me Up" 6:58
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "Oh Suzanne" 6:37
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "When We Were at War" 5:46
Previously unreleased
  1. "Invisible" 6:29
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "Every Dream Has Broken" 8:14
Previously unreleased
  1. "Cold War" 5:55
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "Young Hearts" 4:01
Previously unreleased
  1. "One of Those Nights" 6:36
Previously unreleased
  1. "Piece of the Action" 3:23
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "You and Your Heart So Blue" 3:54
Previously unreleased
  1. "Easy Love" 4:47
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "Big Deal" 6:01
Previously unreleased on CD
  1. "Another Night" 3:39
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "Heart of Stone" 6:30
Previously unreleased
  1. "Tears on the Ballroom Floor" 4:37
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "Indebted to You" 5:00
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "I Hear Talk" 5:00
Previously unreleased
  1. "The Land of Make Believe" 4:14
Previously unreleased on CD
  1. "She Cries" 4:07
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "Thief in the Night" 6:25
Taken from The Lost Masters
  1. "One of Those Nights" 4:21
Previously unreleased
  1. "I'd Like to Say I Love You" 3:18
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "Talking in Your Sleep" 4:56
Taken from The Lost Masters 2
  1. "Every Dream Has Broken" 4:05
Previously unreleased
  1. "Making Your Mind Up" 2:00
Previously unreleased