
Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Edition) Deluxe LP + 3CD
PREORDER: This item is currently on pre-order and will begin shipping early to mid-May 2025. Any other items purchased together with this item will also be held until that time. Items will not ship separately.
RELEASE DATE: May 9th, 2025
Listen Like Thieves 40th Anniversary is a deep dive celebration into INXS’s global breakthrough album. The Deluxe Edition is a 1LP + 3CD set containing a brand-new 2025 stereo mix of the Listen Like Thieves album by Giles Martin; Paul Hicks on CD and vinyl. Built from the ground up in partnership with the band, they have been able to find new layers of sonic depth and a fresh dimension giving fans a new listening experience with the record. Also included is a trove of previously unreleased sessions tracks, outtakes and demos curated by Giles Martin, a rare BBC Recording; ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1986’, and extensive liner notes that include a brand new interview with the band by renowned journalist Paul Sexton.
Tracklist
LP: Listen Like Thieves - 2025 Mix by Giles Martin and Paul Hicks
Side A:
- What You Need – 3:36
- Listen Like Thieves – 3:47
- Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) – 3:55
- Shine Like It Does – 3:05
- Good + Bad Times – 2:45
Side B:
- Biting Bullets – 2:49
- This Time – 3:11
- Three Sisters – 2:27
- Same Direction – 4:58
- One x One – 3:05
- Red Red Sun – 3:34
Disc One: Listen Like Thieves (2025 Mix by Giles Martin and Paul Hicks)
- What You Need – 3:36
- Listen Like Thieves – 3:47
- Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) – 3:55
- Shine Like It Does – 3:05
- Good + Bad Times – 2:45
- Biting Bullets – 2:49
- This Time – 3:11
- Three Sisters – 2:27
- Same Direction – 4:58
- One x One – 3:05
- Red Red Sun – 3:34
Disc Two: Listen Like Thieves Demos & Outtakes
- "We're rolling, it's 1985" - Studio Dialogue – 0:10
- Funk Song #11 (Alternate Take of "What You Need") – 4:29
- "Press the blue and red button" - Studio Dialogue – 0:24
- Kiss The Dirt (Studio Demo) – 3:03
- Meaning of the song "Listen Like Thieves" - Interview Excerpt – 0:36
- Listen Like Thieves (Studio Demo) – 2:33
- INXS SA FM Radio Spot – 0:07
- One X One (Studio Demo) – 3:03
- This Time (Studio Demo) – 2:49
- Shine Like It Does (Studio Demo) – 2:35
- Good and Bad Times (Alternate Take) – 2:50
- Red Red Sun (Studio Jam) – 1:24
- Red Red Sun (Alternate Outtake) – 3:54
- Recording of "Same Direction" – 0:35
- Funk Song #9 (Working Title of "Same Direction" - Studio Demo) – 4:55
- What You Need (Calvin Bell Home Demo) – 3:49
- Shine Like It Does (Andrew’s Home Demo) – 2:23
- Listen Like Thieves (Home Demo) – 2:23
- Kiss the Dirt (Calvin Bell Home Demo) – 3:07
Disc Three: Live In London, UK 1986 (Royal Albert Hall - June 24, 1986)
- Introduction by Pete Drummond – 0:11
- Same Direction – 3:20
- Soul Mistake – 4:59
- Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) – 4:03
- Biting Bullets – 2:50
- Burn For You – 4:56
- Do Wot You Do – 3:13
- Original Sin – 5:16
- Different World – 4:15
- Shine Like It Does – 3:27
- Listen Like Thieves – 3:52
- One X One – 2:56
- What You Need – 4:19
- Red Red Sun – 3:16