Extended Blue (2026)

[Pughie]

Extended Blue press release.

Andy Bell commented: “Blue, blue, electric blue” is one of my favourite expressions from Bowie’s 'Sound and Vision'. We had a blast making this album. There was lots of Divine and the kind of cheeky-ass comments that only straight, gay-friendly, men can make. The music is sublime space-electro-disco and would fit onto any cool playlist. The presence of Ms Brücken - or Mrs Bridges as we like to call her - and Mr Shears only adds to the glamour and the mystique. As for Chris and Phillip, they are very naughty, but ultra-talented boys who know their onions. I’m sure we'll do another one day, when time allows, but as for now here’s to Clique Cheer!

Philip Larsen adds: “We explored so many production ideas and directions working on Electric Blue with Andy. It was always such a pleasure seeing where each song would end up and recording Andy was a dream: soaring vocals, always pinpoint-accurate whilst full of emotion. Revisiting some of the previously-unreleased extended versions has been great fun after all these years. I’m still immensely proud of the album. It’s also from a different time in life, when Andy lived near our Manhattan Loft studio in North London. We would all have dinner together, record the vocals for a song and inevitably go out for a nightcap and dance in Soho afterwards. The songs and productions on this album feel like they have stood the test of time. I’m excited that they can be revisited on this vinyl.”

Comments Chris Smith: “We were never happy with the original vinyl pressing, which was pressed on cheap vinyl. We also had to make a lot of edits to squeeze it on the single vinyl that the label demanded for budget reasons. This went against the 12” extended club concept of the album that we wanted. This version of the album features unheard full-length versions recorded during 2004-5, and although we’ve taken the time to add a little extra sparkle and freshen it all up using new studio technology, the recordings essentially remain the same. With 20 years more experience and better tech, we could have made the album sound more sophisticated. But if we’d done that, we’d have missed some of its passion and energy. The album as it stands captures a moment really well. We all had a such a great time making Electric Blue, with a lot of late nights, hanging out with Claudia, and some totally mad club shows in the UK and Europe. Above all, Andy’s vocals still sound timeless.”

[Pughie]

[Leedsmark]

https://www.lexermusic.com/andy-bell

Any bonus extended blue CD's left?

Also where does it fit into the 2017 reissue? I cant see any room. Just enough room for the 3 currently inside?

[Pughie]

Any bonus extended blue CD's left?

Also where does it fit into the 2017 reissue? I cant see any room. Just enough room for the 3 currently inside?

Lexer are still showing bonus CD as part of the order page,so I assume they still have some,but they did post they only had a few left.

Im also confused about the CD fitting inside the older reissue,as this wouldn’t have been thought of 9 years ago.