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Asides - The Longer Versions
1-1	Talk Talk (Extended Version)	4:34
1-2	Today (Extended Version) Mixed By – Mike Robinson	4:33
1-3	My Foolish Friend (Extended Version)	5:30
1-4	It's My Life (Extended Version) Remix [12" Remix By] – Tim Friese-Greene	6:19
1-5	Such A Shame (Extended Mix) Remix [12" Mix By] – Tim Friese-Greene	7:00
1-6	Such A Shame (Dub Mix) Remix – Steve Thompson	6:33
1-7	Dum Dum Girl (12" Mix) Remix – Steve Thompson	5:23
1-8	Without You (12" Mix)	5:55
1-9	Life's What You Make It (Extended Mix) Remix – Tim Friese-Greene	7:01
1-10	Living In Another World (Extended Remix) Remix – Gavin MacKillop	8:58
1-11	Pictures Of Bernadette (Dance Mix)	8:06
1-12	Happiness Is Easy (12" Mix) Remix – Lee Harris, Paul Webb	7:02
Besides - The Extra Tracks
2-1	Talk Talk (Demo Version)	3:23
2-2	Mirror Man (Demo Version)	3:30
2-3	Candy (Demo Version)	4:24
2-4	Strike Up The Band	2:45
2-5	?	4:08
2-6	My Foolish Friend	3:19
2-7	Call In The Night Boy (Piano Version)	3:49
2-8	Why Is It So Hard ? (7" Version) Mixed By – Steve Thompson	4:04
2-9	Again A Game… Again	4:11
2-10	Without You	3:26
2-11	Dum Dum Girl (U.S. Mix) Remix – Steve Thompson	3:39
2-12	It's Getting Late In The Evening	5:45
2-13	For What It's Worth	5:21
2-14	Pictures Of Bernadette	5:03
2-15	Eden (Edit)	4:21
2-16	John Cope	4:39

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
• Mastered At – Country Masters
• Marketed By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon
• Pressed By – EMI Swindon

Credits

• Art Direction – Cally
• Compiled By [Project Co-ordinated By] – Jo Brooks, Nigel Reeve, Tim Chacksfield
• Design [Graphic Design] – Rob Crane
• Illustration [Front Cover & Inner Illustrations] – James Marsh
• Mastered By – Denis Blackham (tracks: 2-6, 2-12, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16), Peter Mew (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-11, 2-14), Phill Brown (tracks: 2-6, 2-12, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16), Ron Hill (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-11, 2-14), Terry Burch (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-11, 2-14)
• Photography By – Harry Goodwin , Mark Le Bon*, Mike Putland*, Patrizia Savarese, Richard Haughton, Sheila Rock, Simon Fowler , Stephen Lovell-Davis, Steve Hickey
• Producer – Colin Thurston (tracks: 1-1, 2-4, 2-5), Jimmy Miller (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Rhett Davies (tracks: 1-3, 2-6, 2-7), Tim Friese-Greene (tracks: 1-4 to 1-12, 2-8 to 2-16)
• Written-By – E. Hollis* (tracks: 1-1, 2-1), Harris* (tracks: 1-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7), M. Hollis* (tracks: 1-1, 1-4 to 1-12 to 2-3, 2-8 to 2-16), Hollis* (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 2-4 to 2-7), Webb* (tracks: 1-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7), Brenner* (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 2-4 to 2-7), T. Friese-Greene* (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-12, 2-11 to 2-16)

Notes

Many similar pressings issued and differences between these are mainly found by comparing matrix info.

This version: Glass mastered at EMI Swindon and also pressed at EMI Swindon.
Other editions do use the same glass but are pressed at other plants.

Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, except CD 2 tracks 6, 12, 13, 15 & 16 mastered at Country Masters.

All tracks originally ℗ The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
Digital Remasters ℗ 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
℗ 1998 The copyright in this compilation is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1998 EMI Records Ltd.

Marketed and Distributed by EMI

Sleeve: Printed in EU
Discs: Made in EU

Includes a 20 page full color booklet featuring pictures and detailed track information of their releases.

Project co-ordinated for EMI.
Graphic design @ Satellite.
Art direction at Antar.
With thanks to James Neiss (Record Collector) Dec '91 and James Marsh for the permission to reproduce his illustrations.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8 & 2-1 to 2-11 (published by) Island Music Ltd.
Tracks 2-13 & 2-15 (published by) Island Music Ltd. / F.Sharpe Productions Ltd.
Track 2-16 (published by) Chappell Music Ltd.

Note: the Category given UK: 845 8072 printed in error s/b UK: 854 8072.

1-1: ℗ 1982 – from Talk Talk, 12 EMI 5284, 3/82
1-2: ℗ 1982 – from Today, 12 EMI 5314, 6/82
1-3: ℗ 1983 – from My Foolish Friend (Extended Version), 12 EMI 5373, 3/83
1-4: ℗ 1983 – from It's My Life, 12 EMI 5443, 1/84 (1/83 on release)
1-5: ℗ 1983 – from Such A Shame, 12 EMI 5433, 3/84 (2/83 on release)
1-6: ℗ 1983 – from Dum Dum Girl, 12 EMI 5480, 7/84
1-7: ℗ 1984 – from Dum Dum Girl, 12 EMI 5480, 7/84
1-8: ℗ 1984 – from Dum Dum Girl, 12 EMI 5480, 7/84
1-9: ℗ 1986 – from Life's What You Make It (Extended Version), 12 EMI 5540, 2/86
1-10: ℗ 1986 – from Living In Another World, 12 EMI 5551, 3/86
1-11: ℗ 1986 – from Give It Up, 12R 6131, 5/86
1-12: ℗ 1986 – from I Don't Believe In You, 12R 6144, 10/86

2-1: ℗ 1984 – from Such A Shame, EMI D 5433, 3/84
2-2: ℗ 1984 – from Such A Shame, EMI D 5433, 3/84
2-3: ℗ 1984 – from Such A Shame, EMI D 5433, 3/84
2-4: ℗ 1982 – from Mirror Man, EMI 5265, 2/82
2-5: ℗ 1982 – from Talk Talk, EMI 5284, 3/82
2-6: ℗ 1983 – from My Foolish Friend, EMI 5373, 3/83
2-7: ℗ 1983 – from My Foolish Friend, EMI 5373, 3/83
2-8: ℗ 1984 – this is the debut appearance of the 7” version
2-9: ℗ 1983 – from Such A Shame, EMI 5433, 3/84 (3/83 on release)
2-10: ℗ 1984 – from Dum Dum Girl, EMI 5480, 7/84
2-11: ℗ 1984 – from Dum Dum Girl, 12 EMI 5480, 7/84
2-12: ℗ 1986 – from Life's What You Make It, EMI 5540, 1/86
2-13: ℗ 1986 – from Living In Another World, EMI 5551, 3/86
2-14: ℗ 1986 – from Give It Up, R 6131, 5/86
2-15: ℗ 1988 – from I Believe In You, CDR 6189, 9/88
2-16: ℗ 1988 – from I Believe In You, R 6189, 9/88

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 724385480720
• Barcode (Text): 7 24385 48072 0
• Label Code: LC 0542
• Rights Society: bel BIEM
• Distribution Code: I: 070
• Distribution Code: F: PM 520
• Other (Part Number Disc One): 7243 854808 2 9
• Other (Part Number Disc Two): 7243 854809 2 8
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Disc 1): 854808 2 . 2 : 1 : 13 EMI SWINDON
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Disc 2): 854809 2 . 2 : 1 : 8 EMI SWINDON
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 and 2, Disc 1 & 2): IFPI L041
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1, Disc 1): IFPI 1410
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1, Disc 2, not discernable): [Unknown]
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Disc 1): 854808 2 . 2 : 1 : 8 EMI SWINDON
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Disc 2): 854809 2 . 2 : 1 : 3 EMI SWINDON
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2, Disc 1): ifpi 1456
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2, Disc 2): ifpi 1433

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	Talk Talk	Asides Besides ‎(2xCD, Comp)	EMI, EMI	7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	UK & Europe	1998
7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	Talk Talk	Asides Besides ‎(2xCD, Comp, RP)	EMI, EMI	7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	UK & Europe	Unknown
CDPP 045	Talk Talk	Asides And Besides ‎(2xCD, Comp, Promo)	EMI	CDPP 045	UK	1998
7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	Talk Talk	Asides Besides ‎(2xCD, Comp, RP)	EMI, EMI	7243 8 54807 2 0, 854 8072	UK & Europe	Unknown
854 8072, 7243 8 54807 2 0	Talk Talk	Asides Besides ‎(2xCD, Comp, RP)	EMI, EMI	854 8072, 7243 8 54807 2 0	UK & Europe	2009