{"title":"Brilliant","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kiss-the-lips-of-life-deluxe-edition","title":"Kiss the Lips of Life - Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking the 40th anniversary of a ‘sliding doors’ moment in pop history, \u003cem\u003eKiss the Lips of Life\u003c\/em\u003e is released on CD in the UK for the first time, comprehensively expanded and mastered from the original archive tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially envisaged as a post-punk funk rock collective, Brilliant was formed by former Killing Joke bassist Youth in 1982. A few singles and a little over three years later, at the behest of their manager, Food Records supremo David Balfe, the band’s shifting line-up was slimmed down to a trio consisting of striking vocalist June Montana, Youth and erstwhile Zodiac Mindwarp guitarist and keyboardist Jimi Cauty. Their A\u0026amp;R man, industry maverick Bill Drummond, sent them into the studio to rework their album with up-and-coming pop powerhouse Stock Aitken Waterman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid considerable hype, the new-look Brilliant debuted in October 1985 with a bold cover of James Brown’s ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’, which nevertheless climbed no higher than #58. The performance of subsequent singles ‘Love Is War’ (UK #64) ‘Somebody’ (UK #67) and ‘The End of the World’, along with the #83 peak of the album itself almost a year later led to the band going their separate ways, with Youth establishing a hugely successful production career and Cauty teaming up with Bill Drummond to form the legendary KLF. With hindsight, if Brilliant had succeeded, so much might have been different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new deluxe edition features a multitude of bonus tracks, including all the released 12” mixes (many on CD for the first time), B-sides, alternative takes and the mythical ‘Hold Each Other Tight’, a SAW co-write which had been lined up as the third single in place of ‘Somebody’, but was omitted from the album at the eleventh hour. It also boasts a 20-page booklet with additional photos, new sleeve notes, lyrics and an illustrated discography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Pop","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":53277292659019,"sku":"R1483-7471","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2025-08-29at17.31.36.png?v=1756485120"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/brilliant.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}