Listen Like Thieves 40th Anniversary is a deep dive celebration into INXS’s global breakthrough album. The Deluxe Edition is a 1LP + 3CD set containing a brand-new 2025 stereo mix of the Listen Like Thieves album by Giles Martin; Paul Hicks on CD and vinyl. Built from the ground up in partnership with the band, they have been able to find new layers of sonic depth and a fresh dimension giving fans a new listening experience with the record. Also included is a trove of previously unreleased sessions tracks, outtakes and demos curated by Giles Martin, a rare BBC Recording; ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1986’, and extensive liner notes that include a brand new interview with the band by renowned journalist Paul Sexton.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 What You Need (2025 Mix)
2 Listen Like Thieves (2025 Mix)
3 Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) [2025 Mix]
4 Shine Like It Does (2025 Mix)
5 Good + Bad Times (2025 Mix)
6 Biting Bullets (2025 Mix)
7 This Time (2025 Mix)
8 Three Sisters (2025 Mix)
9 Same Direction (2025 Mix)
10 One X One (2025 Mix)
11 Red Red Sun (2025 Mix)
Disc: 2
1 “We’re rolling, it’s 1985” (Studio Dialogue)
2 Funk Song #11 (Take 2 Working Title of “What You Need”) [Alternate Take]
3 “Press the blue and red button” (Studio Dialogue)
4 Kiss the Dirt (Studio Demo)
5 Meaning of the song “Listen Like Thieves” (Interview Excerpt)
6 Listen Like Thieves (Studio Demo)
7 INXS SA FM Radio Spot
8 One X One (Studio Demo)
9 This Time (Studio Demo)
10 Shine Like It Does (Studio Demo)
11 Good and Bad Times (Alternate Take)
12 Red Red Sun (Studio Jam)
13 Red Red Sun (Alternate Outtake)
14 Recording of “Same Direction”
15 Funk Song #9 (Working Title of “Same Direction”) [Studio Demo]
16 What You Need (Calvin Bell Home Demo)
17 Shine Like It Does (Andrew’s Home Demo)
18 Listen Like Thieves (Home Demo)
19 Kiss the Dirt (Calvin Bell Home Demo)
Disc: 3
1 Introduction by Pete Drummond (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
2 Same Direction (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
3 Soul Mistake (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
4 Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) [Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986]
5 Biting Bullets (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
6 Burn for You (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
7 Do Wot You Do (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
8 Original Sin (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
9 Different World (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
10 Shine Like it Does (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
11 Listen Like Thieves (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
12 One X One (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
13 What You Need (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
14 Red Red Sun (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 1986)
Disc: 4
1 What You Need (2025 Mix)
2 Listen Like Thieves (2025 Mix)
3 Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) [2025 Mix]
4 Shine Like It Does (2025 Mix)
5 Good + Bad Times (2025 Mix)
Disc: 5
1 Biting Bullets (2025 Mix)
2 This Time (2025 Mix)
3 Three Sisters (2025 Mix)
4 Same Direction (2025 Mix)
5 One X One (2025 Mix)
6 Red Red Sun (2025 Mix)
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