The Style Council to reissue Café Bleu with various unreleased tracks

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The Style Council by Peter Anderson

The Style Council LP was originally released in 1984.

A treasure of trove of rarities will finally be available to fans upon the expanded reissue of The Style Council‘s debut album Café Bleu early next year.

Previously unreleased songs, early demos and alternate takes from Paul Weller’s post-Jam, multi-genre vehicle are on the 6CD special edition, along side various BBC sessions and live recordings introduced by new sleeve notes written by Gary Crowley.

It will be released on January 30th, 2026.

Café Bleu Special Edition tracklist:

CD1 – Introducing Expanded;

1 Speak Like A Child
2 Party Chambers
3 Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (original 12 inch version)
4 Headstart For Happiness (early version)
5 Mick’s Up
6 Long Hot Summer (extended version)
7 The Paris Match (early version)
8 Party Chambers (instrumental)
9 Le Depart
10 A Solid Bond In Your Heart
11 It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands
12 My Ever Changing Moods (long version)
13 Spring, Summer, Autumn
14 Mick’s Company
15 Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (bert bevans remix /club mix)
16 Long Hot Summer (club mix aka 12″ mix)

CD2 – Café Bleu original album;

1 Mick’s Blessings
2 The Whole Point Of No Return
3 Me Ship Came In!
4 Blue Café
5 The Paris Match
6 My Ever Changing Moods
7 Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse
8 A Gospel
9 Strength Of Your Nature
10 You’re The Best Thing
11 Here’s One That Got Away
12 Headstart For Happiness
13 Council Meetin’

CD3 – Post album released singles, b-sides, single edits and remixes;

1 You’re The Best Thing (7″ version)
2 You’re The Dub Thing
3 The Big Boss Groove (12″ version)
4 Money Go Round (Dance mix)
5 Long Hot Summer (Don’t Matter What I Do) (7″ single)
6 A Solid Bond In Your Heart (instrumental)
7 My Ever Changing Moods (7″ version)

CD4 – Demo’s, outtakes and alternate versions;

1 Long Hot Summer (pre TSC demo)
2 Party Chambers (alternate version)
3 Up For Grabs (demo)
4 Take It To The Top (demo)
5 Mick’s Demo
6 Funk Interlude
7 The Big Boss Groove
8 Summertime Song
9 The Paris Match (with Tracey Thorn) (long version)
10 Come Away With Me (demo)
11 Me Ship Came In! (alternate version)
12 Dropping Bombs on The White House (alternate version)
13 That One In D’ Minor (demo)
14 Boy Hairdresser
15 A Gospel (alternate instrumental version)
16 A Gospel (outtake)
17 Mick’s Company
18 I’m In The Mood For Gazza

CD5 – BBC Sessions & Live;

Radio 1 Session 5/5/83
1 Headstart For Happiness
2 Mick’s Up
3 Here’s One That Got Away
4 The Paris Match

SBH: In Concert 11/6/83. Recorded as part of the Respond Package night at the Paris Theatre London

5 Head Start For Happiness
6 Here’s One That Got Away
7 The Paris Match
8 Times Are Tight

Saturday Live 31/12/83 In Session

9 My Ever Changing Moods
10 Mick’s Blessings
11 Paris Match
12 Head Start For Happiness
13 Long Hot Summer

BBC Live at the Dominion Theatre Pt.1 14/3/84

14 Meeting Over Yonder
15 My Ever Changing Moods
16 It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands
17 Mick’s Up
18 Here’s One That Got Away
19 Up For Grabs
20 Dropping Bombs On The White House
21 Long Hot Summer

CD6 – Live versions;

BBC Live at the Dominion Theatre Pt.2 14/3/84
1 Money Go Round
2 Speak Like A Child
3 Headstart For Happiness
4 Hanging On To A Memory

BBC Sight & Sound In Concert – Live At Goldiggers Chippenham 10/3/84

5 Meeting Over Yonder
6 My Ever Changing Moods
7 Speak Like A Child
8 The Whole Point Of No Return
9 Le Depart
10 The Paris Match
11 Party Chambers
12 Money Go Round
13 Head Start For Happiness
14 Hanging On To A Memory
15 Dropping Bombs On The White House
16 Long Hot Summer