a-ha announce 6LP boxset release of Hunting High And Low
By Classic Pop | January 12, 2023
a-ha have announced that their iconic debut album Hunting High And Low will be released for the first time ever in a stunning 6LP boxset.
The boxset of the 1985 album will be released on 24 February, featuring an expanded track selection including demos, extended versions, alternate mixes, and B-sides.
It will also feature a collectible rigid slipcase box, containing the album represented across 60 tracks on black 140g vinyl, and a 64 -page 12”x12” booklet with extensive liner notes and photography.
Pre-order the boxset on Amazon here.
Hunting High And Low is regarded as one of the most successful debut albums of all-time, and spawned an incredible career for the Norwegian band.
With hit singles such as The Sun Always Shines On TV, Love Is Reason, Hunting High And Low and, of course, the iconic Take On Me, a-ha achieved international acclaim, and the album saw them nominated for a Grammy Award in 1986 for Best New Artist.
Regarding the 6LP boxset release, the band said: “Recording Hunting High And Low was such a defining moment and an exciting time in our career and joint collaboration, so revisiting this body of work now – more than 30 years later – feels like inspiration rather than obligation.”
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A-ha Hunting High and Low tracklisting:
LP1 – The Original Album:
- Take On Me
- Train Of Thought
- Hunting High And Low
- The Blue Sky
- Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale
- The Sun Always Shines On TV
- And You Tell Me
- Love Is Reason
- Dream Myself Alive
- Here I Stand And Face The Rain
LP2 & LP3 – The Demos 1982-1984
- Lesson One (Autumn 1982 “Take On Me” Demo)
- Presenting Lily Mars (Nærsnes Demo)
- Så Blåser Det På Jorden (Nærsnes Demo)
- The Sphinx (Nærsnes Demo)
- Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale (Nærsnes Demo)
- Dot The I
- The Love Goodbye
- Nothing To It
- Go To Sleep
- Train Of Thought (Demo)
- Monday Mourning
- All The Planes That Come In On The Quiet
- The Blue Sky (Demo)
- You Have Grown Thoughtful Again
- What’s That You’re Doing To Yourself In The Pouring Rain
- Take On Me (Demo)
- Hunting High And Low (Demo)
- Dreaming Myself Alive (Demo)
- And You Tell Me (Demo)
- Here I Stand And Face The Rain (Demo)
- Love Is Reason (Demo)
- The Blue Sky (2nd Demo)
- Never Never
- The Sun Always Shines On TV (Demo)
- Presenting Lily Mars (Rendezvous Demo)
LP4 & LP5 – Singles, Extended Versions & B-Sides
- Take On Me (Original 7” Version 1984)
- Take On Me (1984 12” Mix)
- Stop! And Make Your Mind Up
- Take On Me (1985 12” Mix)
- Take On Me ( Instrumental Mix)
- The Sun Always Shines On TV (7” Mix)
- The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version)
- Driftwood
- The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version)
- The Sun Always Shines On TV ( Instrumental)
- Train Of Thought (7” Remix)
- Train Of Thought (US Remix)
- Train Of Thought (Dub Mix)
- Hunting High And Low (7” Remix)
- Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix)
LP6 – The Alternate Mixes
- Take On Me (Video Version)
- Train Of Thought (Early Mix)
- Hunting High And Low (Early Mix)
- The Blue Sky (Alternative Long Mix)
- Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale (Early Mix)
- The Sun Always Shines On TV (Alternate Mix)
- And You Tell Me (Early Mix)
- Love Is Reason (Early Mix)
- Dream Myself Alive (Early NYC Mix)
- Here I Stand And Face The Rain (Early Mix)