The Singles: Echoes From the Edge of Heaven (CD Singles Box Set)

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Wham! The Documentary is coming to the streamer on 5 July and promises to tell their story, in their own words . In late 1984, Michael describes how he felt attending the event to record Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios which would coincide with the release of their own release "Last Christmas". Showing outtakes from "Last Christmas" video shoot filmed in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. With unprecedented access to both George and Andrew's personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, WHAM! charts their incredible journey from school friends to superstars. Further screenings with Smith in attendance followed in June at the Paris Theater in Manhattan and July at the Bay Theater in Palisades Village, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. [24] [25]

Hit after hit - Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom, I'm Your Man and of course Last Christmas. In a 2023 interview with Smooth Radio, Chris Smith spoke about the unexpected way archive material was found and how it shaped the film: "The biggest surprise during the process was realizing that Andrew Ridgeley's mother had these scrapbooks. Those ended up, I think there were 50 in total and were this incredible document that sort of charted the rise and the ultimate conclusion of Wham!.

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Wham! held its world premiere at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England for the 30th Sheffield DocFest on 17 June 2023 with a Q&A session after the screening with the film's director Chris Smith and Wham! member Andrew Ridgeley, both via video call. On 18 June it was given another DocFest preview at the Showroom Cinema’s Warner Chappell Production Music screen. [22] WHAM! toured the world. The Big Tour of 1984 and ‘85, comprised thirty-nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album – Make It Big. It took in the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and China and in the summer of 1985, their WHAMAMERICA! stadium tour played to hundreds of thousands of WHAM! fans the length and breadth of the USA. WHAM! toured the world. The Big Tour of 1984 and '85, comprised thirty-nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album - Make It Big. It took in the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and China and in the summer of 1985, their WHAMAMERICA! stadium tour played to hundreds of thousands of WHAM! fans the length and breadth of the USA.

It discusses how they put together their first demo tape with a full version of " Wham Rap!" and a portion of " Careless Whisper" recorded in Ridgeley's front room, eventually signing a record deal with Innervision Records in March 1982. In a positive 4/5 star review for the London Evening Standard, El Hunt called it an "illuminating film" with it being "Cleverly stitched together and drawing on a vast archive of audio recordings, their narrative does not shy away from reappraising the band’s past and even calling themselves out." [38] In 1984, the band went to Studio Miraval in Southern France to record their second studio album Make It Big. Wham! announce stunning singles box set Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Smooth Radio. 27 April 2023 . Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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WHAM! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven will be released as a deluxe vinyl singles 7” box set. The stylish collection includes all the singles, plus additional content. It was ongoing throughout the entire process. And we had heard that there was this fabled footage that existed from the Club Fantastic tour. And I don't think we found that until like a couple of weeks before we finished. It was something that somebody knew someone who knew someone who had a copy of VHS tape on their shelf. It is a very nice feeling to watch the unknowns of this great musician's adolescence period, but it is also a bit sad. An official trailer was released on 15 June 2023 and featured the songs " Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" and " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". [26] Screen International film critic Fionnuala Halligan wrote "The quality is far above the norm for this type of memoir assemblage, even if the substance is full of air bubbles..." [37]

The collection also includes, ‘WHAM! RAP! (Enjoy What You Do)’, ‘Bad Boys’, ‘Club Tropicana’, ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, ‘Freedom’, ‘Last Christmas’, ‘Everything She Wants’ and ‘I’m Your Man!’ Wham! follow up with a reissue of "Wham Rap!" which becomes a hit charting at number 8 and "Bad Boys" at number 2. "Club Tropicana" see the duo fly to the Spanish island of Ibiza, their first music video shoot abroad. It was filmed at Pikes Hotel with Ridgeley describing it as being more in line with their intended image. The single becomes a chart success in Europe. Halligan, Fionnuala (17 June 2023). " 'WHAM!': Sheffield Review". Screendaily . Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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According to Smith, one of the biggest surprises were the scrapbooks (around 50), that Ridgeley's mother put together documenting the entire four years. [15] [16] The following week 10-16 July 2023, the film was the second most-watched film in the U.K. and Ireland and remained as a top 10 film in eight other countries. [31] [32] [33] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ] Moran, Robert (3 July 2023). "A sharp look at a pop band that parted at its peak, without resentment". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co . Retrieved 17 July 2023. Dutchcharts.nl – Wham! – The Singles - Echoes from the Edge of Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

Lemire, Christy (5 July 2023). "Wham! movie review & film summary (2023)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 6 July 2023.With unprecedented access to both George and Andrew’s personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, the documentary charts their incredible journey from school friends to superstars. a b c "Wham! – The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Retropop Magazine. 4 July 2023 . Retrieved 12 July 2023. Andrew Ridgley (below) appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to talk about this exciting new release.