The Lost Masters (Bucks Fizz album)

The Lost Masters is the name given to an album project to release unheard, rare and extended remixes of songs by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. Two albums were originally released: The Lost Masters in 2006, and The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut in 2008. A third single-disc volume was released in April 2012 as a double-pack which included a re-release of the group's 1986 album Writing on the Wall. Finally, The Best of The Lost Masters, a 25-track compilation was released in April 2013, which also included a number of previously unreleased mixes.

Background
The first album, The Lost Masters, was released in 2006 to coincide with the group's 25th anniversary, while The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut was released in 2008. Both albums consist of two CDs, and were released by Sony Music in association with Fat Dog Productions, led by Dean Murphy and fan producer Kevin Newell.

After working on the second edition, the producers found some more unreleased tracks. These were released as a third volume, together with a re-release of the group's final studio album Writing on the Wall. The 'new' tracks were solo recordings, three by Bobby G, one by Cheryl Baker, and one by Shelley Preston; all originally recorded in 1988. The live tracks were outtakes from the Live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon album, which had been released in 1991. Unlike the first two, this album was released on Polydor Records through Universal Music.

In 2013, a final compilation was released: The Best of The Lost Masters and More!. This collected the best mixes from the first two albums, alongside a number of newly created or previously unreleased mixes. Producer Dean Murphy announced his retirement at the end of 2012, making this the last release of the series. This collection, which was released as a digital download only, was reviewed in the 1980s-themed magazine Classic Pop. In a 4-star review, journalist Mark Frith commended the album saying that "Great pop music is timeless and Bucks Fizz were much more than just 'that band that won Eurovision'". He singled out I Hear Talk and Heart of Stone as being particular highlights.

Track listing

 * CD 1
 * 1) Breaking Me Up (extended version) (6.58) writers: Andy Hill / Frank Musker, producer: Hill
 * 2) Easy Love (Blazer's version) (3.41) writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill
 * 3) If Paradise is Half as Nice (original version) (3.31) writers: Lucio Battisti / Jack Fishman, producer: Hill
 * 4) Invisible (early version) (4.31) writers: Hill / Mike Batt, producer: Hill
 * 5) I Love Music (3.59) writers: Gamble & Huff), producer: Simon Harris
 * 6) Oh Suzanne (7" unreleased version) (4.48) writers: Hill / Warren Bacall, producer: Hill
 * 7) I Can't Live Without Love (1986 version) (5.26) writers: Mary Unobsky / Daniel Ironstone / David Harvey, producer: Bobby G / Trevor Vallis
 * 8) What's One Lonely Woman (Cheryl solo track) (4.15) writers: Hill / Don Black, producer: Hill
 * 9) Thief in the Night (Extended version) (6.27) writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Brian Tench
 * 10) These Boots are Made for Walking (Shelley solo track) (3.44) writers: Lee Hazlewood, producer: Pete Woodroofe / Dean Murphy
 * 11) Skin on Skin (Cheryl solo track) (3.54) writer: Hill, producer: Hill
 * 12) Breaking and Entering (demo) (3.20) writers: Hill / Pete Sinfield, producer: Hill
 * 13) You and Your Heart so Blue (So Blue mix) (4.38) writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy
 * 14) If You're Right (original version) (3.13) writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill
 * 15) Young Hearts (unreleased version) (4.05) writer: Hill, producer: Nick Tauber
 * 16) She Cries (original version) (4.08) writer: Nik Kershaw, producer: Pip Williams / Murphy


 * CD 2
 * 1) Oh Suzanne (extended version) (6.39) writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill
 * 2) Indebted to You (dead-end version) (4.10) writers: Hill / Bacall, producer: Hill
 * 3) I'd Like to Say I Love You (alternate take) (4.12) writer: Warren Harry, producer: Hill
 * 4) My Camera Never Lies (2006 'Good Eyes' remix) (4.27) writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy / Kevin Newell
 * 5) Invisible (extended version) (6.31) writers: Hill / Batt, producer: Hill
 * 6) Cold War (extended version) (5.57) writer: Dominic Bugatti, producer: Tench
 * 7) Now Those Days Are Gone (2006) (3.16) writers: Hill / Martin, producer: Hill / Murphy
 * 8) If You're Right (re-recorded version) (3.15) writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill / Murphy
 * 9) Every Dream Has Broken (4.44) writer: Hill, producer: Williams / Murphy
 * 10) New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (original version) (4.01) writers: Mike Myers / Tony Gibber, producer: Hill / Myers
 * 11) I Can't Live Without Love (1987 version) (4.28) writers: Unobsky / Ironstone / Harvey, producer: G / Tench
 * 12) Tears on the Ballroom Floor (long version) (4.39) writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench
 * 13) Move Over (I'm Driving) (4.02) writer: Hill, producer: Murphy
 * 14) Young Hearts (Shelley's mix) (4.24) writer: Hill, producer: Tauber
 * 15) You and Your Heart So Blue (a cappella version) (3.22) writers: Hill / Sinfield, producer: Hill

Personnel

 * Dean Murphy - Album producer
 * Kevin Newell - Executive producer
 * Kevin Newell and Andy Popplewell - EQ and Line production
 * Dean Murphy, Kevin Newell and Simon Murphy - Remasters
 * Remastered at SRT Studios, St Ives, Cambridge

Track listing
CD 2 Writer: Hill, Producer: Hill Writer: Hill / Martin, Producer: Hill Writer: G, Producer: G Writers: Hill / Bairnson, Producer: Hill / Murphy Writers: Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most, Producer: Hill Writer: Mike Batt, Producer: Hill Writer: Andy Sells, Producer: Hill Writer: Dominic Bugatti, Producer: Tench Writer: Mike Burns, Producer: Hill Writer: G, Producer: G Writers: Hill / Bacall, Producer: Hill Writers: Hill / Sinfield, Producer: Hill / Murphy Writers: Glen / Burns, Producer: Glen Writer: Williams, Producer:Murphy / Darren Fox
 * CD 1
 * 1) Talking in Your Sleep (full unedited version) (4.58) writers: Marinos / Palmer / Skill / Canler / Solley, producer: Andy Hill
 * 2) Breaking Me Up (7" version) (4.36) writers: Hill / Frank Musker, producer: Hill
 * 3) Rules of the Game (dead-end version) (3.44) writer: Warren Bacall, producer: Hill / Brian Tench
 * 4) Piece of the Action (demo) (3.22) writer: Hill, producer: Hill
 * 5) My Camera Never Lies (alternate mix) (4.13) writers: Hill / Nichola Martin, producer: Hill
 * 6) Don't Think You're Foolin' Me (demo) (3.23) writer: Bobby G, producer: G
 * 7) I'd Like to Say I Love You (alternate mix) (3.20) writer: Warren Harry, producer: Hill
 * 8) Magical (the rock mix) (4.38) writers: Meat Loaf / John Parr, producer: Hill
 * 9) Golden Days (extended version) (7.58) writers: Terry Britten, producer: Britten / Dean Murphy
 * 10) If You Can't Stand the Heat (early mix) (3.26) writers: Hill / Ian Bairnson, producer: Hill
 * 11) You and Your Heart so Blue (Andy Hill's Mauritus mix) (3.56) writers: Hill / Pete Sinfield, producer: Hill
 * 12) The Right Situation (early mix) (3.02) writer: Hill, producer: Hill
 * 13) Tears on the Ballroom Floor (the original idea) (4.13) writers: Anthony Phillips / Roy Hill, producer: Tench / Murphy
 * 14) Every Dream Has Broken (early mix) (8.05) writer: Pip Williams, producer: Murphy
 * 1) "Another Night" (Alternate version) (3.40)
 * 1) "Easy Love" (European remix) (4.48)
 * 1) "Putting the Heat On" (3.14)
 * 1) "Run for Your Life" (2008 remix) (6.50)
 * 1) "One of Those Nights" (Demo) (2.54)
 * 1) "Invisible" (Early edit) (3.57)
 * 1) "You Love Love" (TV version) (3.38)
 * 1) "Cold War" (7" version) (3.37)
 * 1) "Getting Kinda Lonely" (Unedited version) (6.18)
 * 1) "Because of Susan" (3.07)
 * 1) "Indebted to You" (Alternate version) (5.01)
 * 1) "The Land of Make Believe" (Extended remix) (6.39)
 * 1) "Let's Get Wet" (Cheryl Baker lead vocal) (4.05)
 * 1) "Every Dream Has Broken" (Sugar Cube Vs Bucks Fizz remix) (8.39)
 * This album features a hidden track - a demo of "Now Those Days Are Gone" by producer Andy Hill. This track features an expletive, necessitating the album to carry a Parental Advisory sticker.

Personnel

 * Dean Murphy - Album producer
 * Kevin Newell and Paul Kearsey - Executive producers
 * Simon Murphy and Kevin Newell - Masters
 * Neil Martin - for Sony BMG
 * Andy Hayes - Artwork

The Lost Masters 3
Bonus disc included with 2012 re-issue of Writing On the Wall

Track listing
Writer: Stephen Stills Writers: Andy Hill / Pete Sinfield Writers: Sinfield / Billy Livesey Writer: Bobby G Writer: G Writer: Don Black Writers: G / Steve Glen / Mike Burns Writers: Glen / Burns Writers: Glen / Burns / G Writers: Glen / Burns / G Writers: Glen / Burns Writers: Glen / Burns / G Writer: G Writers: Holland / Dozier / Holland / Robinson / Gordy / West / Hutch / Davis Writers: Mick Jagger / Keith Richards Writers: Hill / Gary Bell
 * 1) "Love the One You're With" (Alternate mix) 3:27
 * 1) "Keep Each Other Warm" (The original idea) 5:21
 * 1) "Love in a World Gone Mad" (Shelley Preston version) 3:40
 * 1) "Big Deal" ( 1986 7") 3:35
 * 1) "I Want to Stay" ( Unedited version) 4:12
 * 1) "What's One Lonely Woman" (Laid back mix 2011) 3:56
 * 1) "The Company You Keep" (Demo) 3:36
 * 1) "Easy Trouble" (Cheryl Baker solo) 4:12
 * 1) "One Heart" (Bobby G solo) 4:13
 * 1) "I Should Have Been Strong" (Bobby G solo) 3:21
 * 1) "Paper Hearts" (Shelley Preston solo) 4:10
 * 1) "Innocent" (Bobby G solo) 3:36
 * 1) "Big Deal" (1986 extended version) 5:00
 * 1) "Live Motown Medley" 8:43
 * 1) "Live Rolling Stones Medley" 6:56
 * 1) "Soul Motion" (2011 extended version) 7:41

Personnel

 * Dean Murphy and Kevin Newell - Producers
 * Phil Bennett and Martin Blofield - Executive associates
 * Alex Fryer - Associate
 * Kevin Newell and Warwick Pilmer - Masters

Track listing
Taken from The Lost Masters  Taken from The Lost Masters Previously unreleased Taken from The Lost Masters Previously unreleased Taken from  The Lost Masters Previously unreleased Previously unreleased Taken from The Lost Masters 2 Previously unreleased Taken from  The Lost Masters 2 Previously unreleased on CD Taken from The Lost Masters 2 Previously unreleased Taken from The Lost Masters Taken from The Lost Masters 2 Previously unreleased Previously unreleased on CD Taken from The Lost Masters Taken from The Lost Masters Previously unreleased Taken from The Lost Masters 2 Taken from The Lost Masters 2 Previously unreleased Previously unreleased
 * 1) "Breaking Me Up" (Extended Version)  6:58
 * 1) "Oh Suzanne" (Extended Version)  6:37
 * 1) "When We Were at War" (2012 Mix)  5:46
 * 1) "Invisible" (Extended Version)  6:29
 * 1) "Every Dream Has Broken" (2010 Extended Version)  8:14
 * 1) "Cold War" (Extended Version)  5:55
 * 1) "Young Hearts" (Alternate Mix)  4:01
 * 1) "One of Those Nights" (Extended Version)  6:36
 * 1) "Piece of the Action" (Demo)  3:23
 * 1) "You and Your Heart So Blue" (Andy Hill Mauritus Mix)  3:54
 * 1) "Easy Love" (European Version)  4:47
 * 1) "Big Deal" (1984 Extended Version)  6:01
 * 1) "Another Night" (Alternate Version)  3:39
 * 1) "Heart of Stone" (Cheryl Lead Extended Version)  6:30
 * 1) "Tears on the Ballroom Floor" (Long Version)  4:37
 * 1) "Indebted to You" (Jay Aston Lead Vocal)  5:00
 * 1) "I Hear Talk" (Extra Talk Mix)  5:00
 * 1) "The Land of Make Believe" (Chris Paul Remix)  4:14
 * 1) "She Cries" (Original Version)  4:07
 * 1) "Thief in the Night" (Extended Version)  6:25
 * 1) "One of Those Nights" (2012 7" Mix)  4:21
 * 1) "I'd Like to Say I Love You" (Alternate Mix)  3:18
 * 1) "Talking in Your Sleep" (Full Unedited Version)  4:56
 * 1) "Every Dream Has Broken" (Original Sugar Cube Remix)  4:05
 * 1) "Making Your Mind Up" (Acapella)  2:00