Chewing the Fat - Deluxe Edition

Back in early 80s Soho, Blue Rondo A La Turk defined 'cool'. Singer / writer Chris Sullivan, guitarist Mark Reilly and vocalist Christos Tolera (with help from myriad talented personnel) married Latin jazz, R&B, Cuban and urban soul with a strong pop sensibility (witty lyrics, catchy melodies). The band emerged from the heart of London's clubland and scored with singles such as the Top 40 hit Me And Mr Sanchez and the irrepressible Klacto Vee Sedstein, epitomising a glamourous, multi-cultural New Pop. By the time of debut album Chewing The Fat in 1982, they were the darlings of new style magazines like The Face and i-D. Me and Mr. Sanchez went on to be No. 1 in Brazil and was the theme tune for the 1982 World Cup! After Chewing The Fat, the team went their separate ways. While Mark Reilly and others founded Matt Bianco, a new line-up with shortened name Blue Rondo delivered a promising second album Bees Knees And Chicken Elbows before bowing out. Some three decades on, Chewing The Fat makes its debut on CD, overseen by the band. For this deluxe two-CD edition, the band commissioned a flurry of contemporary remixes, which now join original non-album tracks to present a re-imagining of Blue Rondo's music for the 21st Century. These new remixes comprise Disc 2. Among those who've given the original Blue Rondo recordings a fresh, modern twist are such legends as Youth and Andy Weatherall.