Imagination / John,Leee 40 Years CD

Limited 17 CD set. After discreetly having pre-release album cuts played on the UK's pirate jazz-funk and soul stations, Imagination, with their charismatic lead singer, Leee John, burst onto the scene in May 1981, when their debut single 'Body Talk' entered the UK Charts at #68, with it peaking at #4 on 18th July 1981, having gained momentum after their momentous and unforgettable debut performance on BBC One's Top Of The Pops on 4th June 1981. In the period 1981-1983, Imagination had hits in almost 30 countries around the world, with very high popularity across Europe, especially in France, Italy, Benelux, and Germany, whilst also appearing in the Billboard US Dance and R&B Charts on a regular basis in the throughout the '80s. They really were a internationally successful British group, earning numerous Platinum, Gold and Silver discs, for hit singles 'Flashback', In And Out Of Love', the much-sampled 'Just An Illusion' and 'Music And Lights', 'New Dimension', 'State Of Love', 'Looking At Midnight' and 'Thank You My Love' and albums Body Talk, In The Heat Of The Night, Scandalous, Night Dubbing, Closer and Like It Is. 40 YEARS is a career-encompassing retrospective of Imagination's and Leee John's recorded music output, with 189 tracks across 17CDs, including all of their studio albums from 1981's Body Talk, up until 2016's Retropia. 40 Years also features a 2-disc collection of Unreleased Trax, Mixes & Demos, a 2-disc collection of alternate and unreleased mixes from Closer, a Live Trax disc from several shows spanning the decades and a disc of extended versions in 12" Singles Selection.

1. Body Talk 2. So Good, So Right 3. Burnin' Up 4. Tell Me Do You Want My Love 5. Flashback 6. I'll Always Love You (But Don't Look Back) 7. In and Out of Love 8. In the Heat of the Night 9. Heart 'N' Soul 10. Music and Lights 11. All Night Loving 12. Just An Illusion 13. All I Want to Know 14. One More Love 15. Changes 16. Flashback 17. Just An Illusion 18. Music and Lights 19. So Good, So Right 20. Body Talk 21. Heart 'N' Soul 22. Changes 23. Burnin' Up 24. New Dimension 25. State of Love 26. Point of No Return 27. When I See the Fire 28. Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee 29. Wrong in Love 30. Looking at Midnight 31. The Need to Be Free 32. Last Days of Summer 33. Body and Soul 34. One Heart 35. You've Got the Lovin' 36. Found My Girl 37. Blue Day Gone 38. Sunshine 39. Breathless 40. Thank You My Love 41. Rock Me Slow 42. I'm Coming to Get You 43. Trilogy 44. I Know What Love Is 45. Hold Me in Your Arms 46. Paranoia 47. Where Are You Now 48. The Last Time 49. For Members Only 50. Touch (Part One) 51. Instinctual 52. Who (Tell Me Who) 53. Operator 54. Over 55. Hot Nights 56. Skin Time 57. Closer 58. Changes 59. Burning Up 60. Just An Illusion 61. Body Talk 62. L.T.O. (Love's Taking Over) 63. In and Out of Love 64. Instinctual 65. So Good So Right 66. Flashback 67. Music and Lights 68. Give Into Love 69. In the Heat of the Night 70. Megamix (Edited Version) Just An Illusion/Music and Lights/So Good So Right/Flashback 71. Work 72. I Like It 73. The Best of My Life 74. Ooh Aah 75. Loving Tight 76. Fascination of the Physical [12" Version] 77. The Night We Loved 78. I Can't Wait 79. Private Hearts 80. Call on Me 81. Sensuality 82. Now Is the Time 83. The Thin Line 84. Embraceable You 85. Feel My Spirit 86. Someone to Watch Over Me 87. Jazzamatazz 88. Flamingo Blue 89. U Never Know 90. Small World 91. Strange Fruit 92. Jazzamatazz (Funk Version) 93. Now Is the Time (C'est Le Moment) 94. Leee John Medley By Symix: Passion/Mighty Power of Love/Love Me Like You Do/Call on Me/Pearls 95. Just An Illusion (21st Century Mix) 96. Just An Illusion (Dero's Mix) 97. I Can C 4 Miles 98. Everybody Wakeup (Soul Version) 99. Slippin' Slowly 100. Mind, Body and Soul (Funk Version) 101. Come on Over 102. Fool in Love 103. Alone Again 104. Groove Thing 105. Utopia 106. Secrets 107. Fantasia 108. Solitude 109. Do It Right Now 110. Hello Goodbye 111. Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need 112. Highway to Hell 113. Brighter Day 114. Make Your Mind Up 115. The Best I Could 116. Visions 117. Just An Illusion (21st Century Version) - Remastered 118. Krash (All Night Long) (New Radio Mix) 119. Police and Thieves 120. The Truth (Alternative Version) 121. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix Edit] 122. For Members Only [7" Mix] 123. I Know What Love Is [7" Version] 124. The Last Time [Special DJ Edit of the Cool Sax Remix] 125. (Wanna Get) Over [LP with Horns] 126. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Def Vocal Mix] 127. Who (Tell Me Who) [A-Side with Solo] 128. The Last Time [The Long Cool Mix] 129. For Members Only [12" Mix] 130. Hold Me in Your Arms [12" Master] 131. I Know What Love Is [The Philadelphia After Dark Mix] 132. Instinctual [Def Groove Mix] 133. One Day I Found Me 134. Paranoia [12" Mix] 135. The Last Time [The Cool Sax Remix] 136. Instinctual [Dave Morales Mix - Stink Mix] 137. The Key (Only You) (Imagination) 138. Give Into Love - Dub Version (Leee John ; Adam Pendse) 139. Fly (Imagination) 140. In the Heat of the Night - Alt Version (Imagination) 141. Changing Times (Leee John ; Sinitta) 142. Gyration (Imagination) 143. Casualty (Leee John) 144. Daydreamer (Leee John) 145. Two of a Kind (Leee John) 146. Keep a Lite (Leee John) 147. Make Your Mind Up - Original Version Demo (Leee John) 148. Are You Ready (Leee John) 149. Ay Ay [Version 1] (Leee John Ft Ezzy) 150. Best of My Love (Leee John) 151. Cherish (Leee John) 152. Turn It Out (Leee John) 153. When Love Calls (Leee John) 154. New Dimension [Alternative Chorus "In a Mans World"] (Imagination) 155. Looking at Midnight [Alternative Mix] (Imagination) 156. Heart 'N' Soul [Alternative Vocal Version Mix] (Imagination) 157. Passion [Original Leee John Vocal] (Imagination Ft Leee John) 158. Passion [Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad) 159. Passion [Deevious Mix By Dee Vaz] Duet English/French Version (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad) 160. Passion [Tefa French Rap] Duet English/French Version] (Imagination Ft Leee John and Mourad) 161. Too Late (Leee John) 162. Notorious [Original Demo Became 'Wrong in Love' from 'Scandalous'] (Imagination) 163. Happiness [Original Demo Which Became 'One More Love'] (Imagination) 164. Going Round in Circles [Demo] (Imagination) 165. Halfway to Paradise [Demo Which Became 'So Good, So Right'] (Imagination) 166. Stop, Look ; Listen (Leee John) 167. Some People (Leee John) 168. Tell Me Do You Want My Love [Live Circa 1984] 169. Found My Girl [Live Leeds 1985] 170. Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee [Live UK Circa 1985] 171. Thank You My Love Live UK Circa 1986] 172. Heart 'N' Soul [Live Leeds Circa 1986] 173. We Turn the World -PT 1/ PT 2 [Live, Leningrad Russia Circa 1989/90] 174. In and Out of Love - Reggae [Live, Russia 1989/90] 175. Love's Takin Over [Live, Russia] 176. Body Talk [Live, Russia] 177. Instinctual [Live, Russia] 178. Slippin' Slowly [Live UK Circa 1999] (Leee John) 179. New Dimension [Us Remix Edit] (Imagination) 180. State of Love (Imagination) 181. Body and Soul (Imagination) 182. Thank You My Love (Imagination) 183. Last Days of Summer (Imagination) 184. Changes (Dimitri from Paris Is Nightdubbin' Remix) 185. The Best of My Life [12" Re-Edit] 186. No More Lies (Nelson Leeroy Ft. Leee John of Imagination) 187. Do It Right Now [Victor Simonelli Remix] (Imagination Featuring Leee John) 188. Burnin' Up [New Vocal Extended Mix] (Leee John) 189. Solitude [Dario Caminita Long Edit] (Leee John of Imagination Feat. Jorge Vercillo)