Artist: IQ
Album: THE WAKE 25 ANNIV. DELUXE BOXSET (3CD+DVD)

Release date: 1985/ 2011
Media type: CD

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of IQ’s classic album “The Wake“, GEP is to release an extraordinary 4 disc edition of this recording. A 60-page-full-colour-booklet, featuring new artwork, unseen photographs, memorabila and a documentary of the albumґs history with contributions from all members of the band. A double sided poster featuring the original album artwork!

The 4-disc-boxed set includes:

 I. The remastered version of the album:
 II-III. two additional discs with:
 - work in progress
 - rough mixes
 - studio outtakes
 - demos
 - writing sessions
IV. a fourth disc containing:
 - 47 minutes of ultra-rare live video from 1984 (the oldest existing footage of the band)
 - a full album video commentary by Peter Nicholls, Mike Holmes and Paul Cook
 - the multitrack files for a DIY-mix of the song “Corners“
 - tons of additional audio-material and interviews as mp3 files.

TRACKLIST CD1:

01. Outer Limits (8:15)
02. The Wake (3:12)
03. The Magic Roundabout (8:18)
04. Corners (6:20)
05. Widow's Peak (9:12)
06. The Thousand Days (5:12)
07. Headlong (7:25)

TRACKLIST CD2:
“Bonus Tracks”

01. Outer Limits (WIP Demo)
02. Outer Limits (Demo)
03. Outer Limits (Vocal Outtakes)
04. The Wake (Vocal Outtake)
05. The Wake (Rough Mix)
06. The Magic Roundabout (Writing Session)
07. The Magic Roundabout (Demo)
08. The Magic Roundabout (Vocal Outtakes)
09. The Magic Roundabout (Rough Mix)
10. Corners (Demo)
11. Corners (Vocal Outtake)
12. Corners (7" Single Remix)

TRACKLIST CD3:
“More Bonus Tracks:”

01. Widow's Peak (First Live Performance)
02. Widow's Peak (BBC Friday Rock Show Session)
03. Widow's Peak (Vocal Outtakes)
04. Widow's Peak (Alternate Mix)
05. The Thousand Days (Writing Session)
06. The Thousand Days (Demo, Early Take)
07. The Thousand Days (Rough Mix)
08. Headlong (WIP Demo)
09. Headlong (First Complete Runthrough)
10. Headlong (Vocal Outtake)
11. Headlong (Vocal Outtake)
12. Headlong (Rough Mix)

CD4 - DVD:

47 minutes of ultra-rare live video from 1984 (the oldest existing footage of the band)
- The Enemy Smacks
- The Thousand Days
- Widow's Peak (Part 1)
- It All Stops Here (Part 2)
- The Magic Roundabout
- Awake And Nervous
- Barbell Is In
- The Last Human Gateway (Parts 1 & 2)

A full album video commentary by Peter Nicholls, Mike Holmes and Paul Cook
The multitrack files for a DIY-mix of the song "Corners"
WIP = Work In Progress