{"product_id":"the-stars-we-are","title":"The Stars We Are","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first vinyl re-issue of Marc Almond’s 4th solo album, \u003ci\u003eThe Stars We Are\u003c\/i\u003e, since the album’s original release in September 1988. This re-issue is a limited edition double vinyl that couples the original album with a second record that compiles together all the B-sides of the associated singles as well as two first-time-on-vinyl extended versions of album tracks \u003ci\u003eThe Stars We Are \u003c\/i\u003e(Full Length Version) and\u003ci\u003e These My Dreams Are Yours \u003c\/i\u003e(Through The Night Mix). The final extra track included is Marc’s solo version of \u003ci\u003eSomething’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which after the album’s original release, was re-recorded with the 1967 hit song’s original singer Gene Pitney, creating a duet that became a UK #1 single for four weeks in early 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stars We Are \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first of two albums recorded for Parlophone and was Marc Almond’s return to a highly infectious and chartable pop. The first single \u003ci\u003eTears Run Rings\u003c\/i\u003e confirmed the revitalised, unabashed pop that characterised the record and reached #26 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was recorded with an assembled band \u003ci\u003eLa Magia\u003c\/i\u003e which comprised of former Willing Sinners members Annie Hogan, Billie McGee and Steve Humphries as a core unit. The album is a shimmering arc of musical textures, compulsive melodrama and euphoric uplift. As well as further singles \u003ci\u003eBitter-Sweet \u003c\/i\u003e(UK#40) and \u003ci\u003eOnly The Moment\u003c\/i\u003e (UK#45), the album contains an homage to goth sensibilities in \u003ci\u003eYour Kisses Burn\u003c\/i\u003e a duet with Nico (her last ever studio recording) as well as an extravagant mini-operetta, \u003ci\u003eKept Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, a duet with cult chanteuse Agnes Bernelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContains sleeve notes from celebrated cult poet and biographer, Jeremy Reed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SFE","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50452550451531,"sku":"1104061","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3934add8-9b5c-42d4-93ac-bffe426540fc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727155784","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-stars-we-are","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}