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

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Wendy Ide from The Guardian gave the film 4 stars out of 5, said "The film, which creates a dialogue between recent interviews with Ridgeley and older archive recordings of Michael, pays tribute to the close bond between the two Bushey Meads school friends who found themselves living the dream." [39] As Turkey's biggest George Michael collector, this documentary contains records that I have never heard of before, and details that I have not seen.

An important turning point for the band after the release of their first single "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" which failed to enter the UK singles chart, was an opportunity to appear on Top of the Pops in November 1982 performing " Young Guns (Go for It)" which rose in the chart from 42 eventually reaching number 3. George and Andrew released eleven singles as WHAM!, incredibly, five of them (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, I'm Your Man and The Edge Of Heaven) were British Number 1s. Meanwhile, in the United States, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper and Everything She Wants were chart toppers: remarkably, all three were from the same album, Make It Big, which sold six million copies in America alone. Elsewhere, the boys topped the charts in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland! 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. On June 28, 1986, WHAM! The Final saw the duo depart in a blaze of glory in front of seventy-two thousand people at Wembley Stadium. The concert included performances by their friend Elton John! 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!. They later sign to Epic Records with Simon Napier-Bell as their manager due to a dispute with Innervision.

Staff, MusicWeek (3 July 2023). "Andrew Ridgeley launches Wham!'s catalogue renaissance". Music Week . Retrieved 14 July 2023. Among the tapes of archival material of varying quality discovered and located by the team was a VHS tape of their 1983 Hammersmith Odeon concert from the Club Fantastic Tour owned by Wham! bass player Dave West. This was found not long before the film's completion. [17] Also available were the original demos of "Wham Rap!" and "Careless Whisper" recorded by Paul Mex for their eventual record contract. [18] Finding footage for The Final concert was also an important inclusion. [19] 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. Austriancharts.at – Wham! – The Singles - Echoes from the Edge of Heaven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2023. Speaking on TV show ‘This Morning’, he said: “The last time I saw George was over a game of Scrabble, making up for a humiliating beating the previous week.

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He liked to do ordinary things with his friends. Those moments were the ones I enjoyed the most as well. The film ends with unseen alternative music video footage of " I'm Your Man", with the song playing over the credits. 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]

I miss him a lot on occasions. I think anyone who has lost a close friend or relative will understand.” Their time in the spotlight was white-hot, becoming the very first western pop act to play in China. The film is all framed together using a large series of scrapbooks with articles and photos documented by Ridgeley's mother throughout the film. George and Andrew released 11 singles as Wham!, incredibly, five of them ( Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, I’m Your Man and The Edge Of Heaven) were British No.1s. Meanwhile, in the United States, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper and Everything She Wants were chart toppers: remarkably, all three were from the same album, Make It Big, which sold six million copies in America alone. https://www.tiktok.com/@wham/video/7226649747887525146?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6886404515365602821

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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] single carry case with top handle and front clasp – based on the design of George Michael’s own 7” box