The Style Council - Cafe Bleu: Special Edition (Out 30/1/26)

Includes free limited edition A5 “Style Council Café Bleu Newspaper”

The Café Bleu Special Edition is a treasure trove for Style Council devotees and music lovers alike - an immersive journey into one of the most inventive eras of Paul Weller’s career. This lavish release unveils a wealth of previously unheard material, including early demos, alternate takes, and unreleased songs that showcase the band’s restless drive for experimentation and evolution. Adding even more depth, the CD set features an extraordinary collection of BBC session and live recordings, capturing the band in full creative flight. Completing the package are superb new sleeve notes from broadcaster and longtime Café Bleu champion Gary Crowley, offering fresh insight into this timeless classic’s enduring legacy. 

LP1 – Introducing Expanded
side A

1 Speak Like A Child

2 Party Chambers

3 Mick's Up

4 Headstart For Happiness (early version)

5 Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (Bert Bevans remix/club mix)

LP1 - side B

1 Long Hot Summer (extended version)

2 Le Depart

3 The Paris Match

4 Spring, Summer, Autumn

5 Mick's Company

LP2 – Original Album

side C

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

LP2 - side D

1 A Gospel

2 Strength Of Your Nature

3 You're The Best Thing

4 Here's One That Got Away

5 Headstart For Happiness

6 Council Meetin'

LP3 – Introducing Expanded / Post album singles and b-sides / Demos, outtakes and alternate versions

side E

1 My Ever Changing Moods (long version)

2 A Solid Bond In Your Heart

3 The Big Boss Groove (12" version)

4 You're The Dub Thing

LP3 - side F

1 Long Hot Summer (pre TSC demo)

2 Party Chambers (alternate version)

3 Up For Grabs (demo)

4 Mick’s Demo

5 Take It To The Top (demo)

6 Dropping Bombs on The White House (alternate version)