The Final was the farewell concert by English musical duo Wham!It was held at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 June 1986. A total of 72,000 people attended the event, which included support artists and special guests, such as Elton John. Wham!: The Final Concert is an unofficial Wham! Live album featuring Simon Le Bon, recorded at Wembley Stadium in London, UK on 28 June 1986. Contentsshow About the album The album is a recording of Wham!' S performance at Wembley Stadium, a venue located in north-west London that hosted Live Aid in 1985. This was the final concert by Wham!, a British duo formed in 1981 consisting of singer. What are the most-visited and working torrent sites at the start of 2020? As we do our best to continue a long-standing top 10 tradition, we see that The Pirate Bay is the favorite among. .from Greek TV. Hopefully some day George will allow us to watch this concert. Please Yiorgo. 'The Final' is a compilation and the third studio album (in the UK) released on 31 May 1986 to summarise the career of Wham! The album was not initially released in North America, where Wham!' S third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. Four songs from that album appear on this compilation.
Artist: Wham!
Title: Discography
Year Of Release: 1983-1986
Label: Epic/Sony/Columbia
Genre: Pop
Quality: FLAC (*tracks, image + .cue,log)
Total Time: 03:27:29
Total Size: 1,97 GB (+3%rec.)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Discography
Year Of Release: 1983-1986
Label: Epic/Sony/Columbia
Genre: Pop
Quality: FLAC (*tracks, image + .cue,log)
Total Time: 03:27:29
Total Size: 1,97 GB (+3%rec.)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracks:
1983 - Fantastic [1998 Remastered, Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Austria/EPC 450090 2]
01. Bad Boys [0:03:20.70]
02. A Ray Of Sunshine [0:04:47.10]
03. Love Machine [0:03:22.52]
04. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) [0:06:44.33]
05. A Ray Of Sunshine (Instrumental Remix) [0:05:39.72]
06. Love Machine (Instrumental Remix) [0:03:27.70]
07. Club Tropicana [0:04:25.45]
08. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light [0:05:56.08]
09. Come On! [0:04:23.67]
10. Young Guns (Go For It!) [0:03:56.35]
11. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light (Instrumental Remix) [0:06:40.10]
1984 - Make It Big [1984 1st Press, Epic/Sony Inc./Japan/32•8P-60]
01. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [0:03:51.67]
02. Everything She Wants [0:05:03.08]
03. Heartbeat [0:04:44.00]
04. Like A Baby [0:04:14.57]
05. Freedom [0:05:03.28]
06. If You Were There [0:03:39.15]
07. Credit Card Baby [0:05:10.12]
08. Careless Whisper [0:06:31.50]
1986 - Music From The Edge Of Heaven [1986 1st Press, Columbia Records/United States/CK 40285]
01. The Edge Of Heaven [0:04:31.07]
02. Battlestations [0:05:26.20]
03. I'm Your Man [0:06:05.03]
04. Wham! Rap '86 [0:06:38.20]
05. A Different Corner [0:04:32.42]
06. Blue (Live In China) [0:05:42.58]
07. Where Did Your Heart Go? [0:05:42.67]
08. Last Christmas [0:06:44.30]
1986 - The Final [2014 K2HD Mastering/Japan]
01. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) (6:42)
02. Young Guns (Go For It!) (5:12)
03. Bad Boys (3:20)
04. Club Tropicana (4:29)
05. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (3:51)
06. Careless Whisper (5:02)
07. Freedom (5:20)
08. Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) (6:46)
09. Everything She Wants (6:30)
10. I'm Your Man (4:04)
11. A Different Corner (3:58)
12. Battlestations (5:30)
13. Where Did Your Heart Go (5:43)
14. The Edge Of Heaven (4:39)
Personnel:
Andrew Ridgeley,
George Michael.
1983 - Fantastic [1998 Remastered, Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Austria/EPC 450090 2]
01. Bad Boys [0:03:20.70]
02. A Ray Of Sunshine [0:04:47.10]
03. Love Machine [0:03:22.52]
04. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) [0:06:44.33]
05. A Ray Of Sunshine (Instrumental Remix) [0:05:39.72]
06. Love Machine (Instrumental Remix) [0:03:27.70]
07. Club Tropicana [0:04:25.45]
08. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light [0:05:56.08]
09. Come On! [0:04:23.67]
10. Young Guns (Go For It!) [0:03:56.35]
11. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light (Instrumental Remix) [0:06:40.10]
1984 - Make It Big [1984 1st Press, Epic/Sony Inc./Japan/32•8P-60]
01. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [0:03:51.67]
02. Everything She Wants [0:05:03.08]
03. Heartbeat [0:04:44.00]
04. Like A Baby [0:04:14.57]
05. Freedom [0:05:03.28]
06. If You Were There [0:03:39.15]
07. Credit Card Baby [0:05:10.12]
08. Careless Whisper [0:06:31.50]
1986 - Music From The Edge Of Heaven [1986 1st Press, Columbia Records/United States/CK 40285]
01. The Edge Of Heaven [0:04:31.07]
02. Battlestations [0:05:26.20]
03. I'm Your Man [0:06:05.03]
04. Wham! Rap '86 [0:06:38.20]
05. A Different Corner [0:04:32.42]
06. Blue (Live In China) [0:05:42.58]
07. Where Did Your Heart Go? [0:05:42.67]
08. Last Christmas [0:06:44.30]
1986 - The Final [2014 K2HD Mastering/Japan]
01. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) (6:42)
02. Young Guns (Go For It!) (5:12)
03. Bad Boys (3:20)
04. Club Tropicana (4:29)
05. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (3:51)
06. Careless Whisper (5:02)
07. Freedom (5:20)
08. Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) (6:46)
09. Everything She Wants (6:30)
10. I'm Your Man (4:04)
11. A Different Corner (3:58)
12. Battlestations (5:30)
13. Where Did Your Heart Go (5:43)
14. The Edge Of Heaven (4:39)
Personnel:
Andrew Ridgeley,
George Michael.
Wham! are back on 28 November with a 2-disc anniversary edition of The Final, their farewell compilation album, from 1986.
The pop duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgely went out on a high 25 years ago, with this exceptional record that documents a short, but amazingly successful, career in pop. The Final contains six UK no.1 hits including both George Michael solo singles (Careless Whisper and A Different Corner). In addition to the standard 14-track CD, the forthcoming deluxe edition will include a DVD with 13 fully restored videos (one short of the audio selection, since the track Battlestations didn’t have a video).
Back in 1986 Wham! were unwittingly early pioneers of the Super Deluxe Edition, since The Final came out as a limited edition (25,000!) box set, which included double gold LP, a calendar, a t-shirt, and a pencil and Wham! pad. Nice!
Inside: A t-shirt, two gold vinyl LPs and more
Nothing on the album is exactly obscure, but for your enjoyment we present a lively walkthrough of the tracks on the record, with the odd bit of trivia thrown in for good measure!
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
Not a hit in June 1982 when first released, but was subsequently re-released in January 1983 (after Young Guns (Go For It!)) when it reached no.8 in the charts. Wham Rap! was rather political in a very simplistic way. The message was clear, working is for jerks. If you don’t enjoy what you do just stop “Cos the benefit gang are going to pay”.
It’s the 12″ version on The Final even though it’s only labelled as such on the vinyl version. In fact the 7″ version has never appeared on a Wham! CD since the 12″ version was on the first album Fantastic. An ’86 remix [Wham Rap ’86] was included as part of the 7″ double-pack and the 12″ of the last single Edge of Heaven. It’s also on the American compilation Music From The Edge of Heaven (a cut down version of The Final).
Young Guns (Go For It!)
The second single but the first hit. It reached no.3 in late 1982. Again, it’s the 12″ version on The Final
Bad Boys
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George Michael is on record as early as 1984 saying he “hates” this song. It’s the only Wham! single not on the 1997 The Best Of Wham! album, however it was present and correct on The Final back in 1986 which is not surprising since it was the biggest hit from their debut album, reaching no.2 in May 1983. The 12″ version is on the original vinyl of The Final but the CD is the standard version.
Club Tropicana
The fourth and final single from the Fantastic album, reaching no.4 in the charts, in the summer of 1983. The b-side Blue (Armed With Love) was a rare example of George Michael putting a high quality new track on the flip-side of a single. This was recognised by it’s inclusion on the cassette and LP version of The Final, although it was not on the original CD and nor does it appear on the 25th anniversary re-release. This is a shame because it has only ever been issued on CD on a rather obscure Japanese CD single of Club Tropicana. Blue (Live In China), a significantly reworked live rendition, did appear on the US Music From The Edge of Heaven.
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
The band’s first number one and the first single from the second album, the appropriately titled Make It Big. There was no 12″ remix and the b-side was an instrumental. A classic pop song of the era.
Careless Whisper
George Michael’s first solo single was on the Wham! album Make It Big, but released in the US as Wham! featuring George Michael. A transatlantic no.1, the version on The Final is actually the full length version, which also appears on Make It Big. Jerry Wexler originally produced this track before George decided to remake it himself. The Wexler version was given an official release, briefly, on the flipside of a limited edition UK 12″ but has never been released on CD (see video below for this rarely heard version).
Freedom
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A third number one in a row from Make It Big, Freedom was Wham! at the peak of their powers. There was a “Long Mix” 12″ version but the on The Final it is the standard mix albeit with a unique ‘outro’ when a trumpet comes in.
Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)
A double A-side with Everything She Wants, Last Christmas topped a ludicrously successful 1984 for Wham!, and George Michael in particular. Only kept off the UK no.1 spot by the Band Aid, Do They Know It’s Christmas? charity single, it sold over a million copies and is apparently the highest selling single in UK history not to get to the number one spot. The 12″ “Pudding Mix” was for years the de facto standard version of the song, appearing on The Best of Wham! in 1997 as well as The Final. In fact it wasn’t until 2006 that the standard 7″ mix appeared on a Wham! /George Michael CD (his Twenty Five greatest hits album).
Everything She Wants (Remix)
Another remix which replaced the standard 7″ mix on all the compilations. It’s easy to see why, since it’s far superior to the standard version which a whole extra verse at the end. George Michael has been quoted as saying that this was his favourite song from the Wham! era.
I’m Your Man
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Back to the top spot, in late 1985 with this standalone single. The Extended Stimulation 12″ version was on the Vinyl and Cassette of The Final but not the CD. The US compilation MusicFrom The Edge of Heaven actually contains a unique remix which is very similar to the Extended Stimulation mix but doesn’t have the silly voices talking about ‘magic cars’ in the middle, and instead maintains the 7″ structure at this point. The cassette single contained an acappella version of the song and an instrumental called Do It Right was also on some formats.
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Another solo George Michael single makes an appearance on a Wham! album. A no.1 (what else) in April 1986. There is a version of this track with an extended string intro but that is only on Music From The Edge of Heaven. In fact that version is not even on the UK 12″ single which just contains the standard 7″, the same as The Final. The instrumental version from the b-side is unreleased on CD.
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Battlestations
One of the new tracks on the 7″ double-pack and the 12″ of the last single Edge of Heaven. A great song, Battlestations gave the best indication as to the direction George Michael would taking his music post-Wham!, with a fairly sparse stripped down approach and drum machines. Very Prince-like. This track could easily have been on his first solo album Faith.
Where Did Your Heart Go?
Another new song, this time a solid cover of the Was (Not Was) song. It again formed part of the final E.P. although it was released separately later in 1986.
The Edge Of Heaven
The final single predictably hit no.1 in the UK charts. It managed to keep the effervescence of earlier Wham! releases and was actually a really strong single to end on, even if it did feature a somewhat unnecessary guitar solo, that may or may not have been played by Andrew Ridgely.
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So there we have it. There is nothing not to like about this compilation. Wham! were once pop royalty, along with bands like Culture Club and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Yes, they could be a bit silly, with the shuttlecocks, “Choose Life” T-shirts, day-glo teeth and the ‘Lady’ Diana haircuts. This was the 80s don’t forget. But the songs have stood the test of time – great pop songs – and that is what makes the difference. 1997’s The Best of Wham! missed out Bad Boys and had awful updates of some tracks (Everything She Wants ’97, I’m Your Man ’96 – urgh!) so The Final remains the people’s Wham! compilation of choice.
Wham! The Final 2-disc 25th Anniversary Edition is released on 28 November on Sony. Pre-order here.