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40th Anniversary of Phil Collins’ Classic 1985 Solo Album, ‘No Jacket Required,’ to Be Celebrated with Deluxe Vinyl Box Set

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In February 1985, Phil Collins released what has become his most successful solo album, No Jacket Required. Now, in celebration of the chart-topping and hit-packed record’s 40th anniversary, a deluxe four-LP vinyl box set will be released on September 5.

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The expanded collection, cleverly titled No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored), is pressed on 180-gram vinyl. It features the original album, remastered at half speed, as well as a variety of a B-sides, non-album singles, live performances, demos, and other rare tracks, many of which will be released on vinyl for the first time.

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The live performances were recorded at various concerts dating from 1985 through 1997. Among them is Collins’ performance of “Long, Long Way to Go” from the Live Aid concert in London on July 13, 1985. The box set also features a stripped-down rendition of “One More Night” recorded live at the BBC, and Collins’ chart-topping 1985 duet with Marilyn Martin, “Separate Lives,” from the soundtrack of the film White Nights.

No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) comes packages with a 20-page booklet with plenty of photos and new liner notes.

Also on September 5, a Blu-ray version of No Jacket Required will be released. The disc will feature new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround-sound and stereo mixes by studio whiz Steven Wilson, plus the original stereo mix of the album.

No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) and the No Jacket Required Blu-ray can be pre-ordered now.

More About No Jacket Required

No Jacket Required, Collins’ third album, cemented the Genesis singer/drummer’s status as a solo pop-rock superstar. Collins had begun establishing himself as a popular solo artist after releasing his debut album, Face Value, in 1981. In April 1984, Phil scored his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Against All Odds,” the theme song of the film of the same name.

No Jacket Required’s lead single, the ballad “One More Night,” ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 30, 1985, the same day the album topped the Billboard 200.

No Jacket Required spent an impressive seven non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It also topped the U.K. pop albums chart for five weeks in March and April of ’85.

The album yielded a second No. 1 Hot 100 hit with the R&B-influenced pop earworm “Sussudio.” Phil’s next single from the album was “Don’t Lose My Number,” a synth-driven pop-rock tune that peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100.

The fourth single released from No Jacket Required was “Take Me Home.” The anthemic pop-rock tune featured backing vocals by Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Helen Terry. “Take Me Home” reached No. 7 on the Hot 100.

Sting also contributed backing vocals to another song on No Jacket Required, “Long Long Way to Go.”

Collins won three Grammy Awards in 1986 thanks to the album. No Jacket Required was honored with the Album of the Year, while Phil also took home the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and Producer of the Year prizes. Collins shared the latter trophy with the album’s co-producer, Hugh Padgham.

No Jacket Required went on to be certified 12-times platinum by the RIAA for sales of 12 million copies in the U.S.

No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) Track List:

LP 1

Side A

  1. “Sussudio”
  2. “Only You Know and I Know”
  3. “Long Long Way to Go”
  4. “I Don’t Wanna Know”
  5. “One More Night”

Side B

  1. “Don’t Lose My Number”
  2. “Who Said I Would”
  3. “Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore”
  4. “Inside Out”
  5. “Take Me Home”

LP 2

Side A

  1. “Sussudio” (Live, 1990)
  2. “Don’t Lose My Number” (Live, 1997)
  3. “Who Said I Would” (Live, 1985)
  4. “Long Long Way to Go” (Live, 1994)

Side B

  1. “Only You Know and I Know” (Live, 1994)
  2. “Easy Lover” (Live, 1997)
  3. “Inside Out” (Live, 1990)

LP 3

Side A

  1. “Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore” (Live, 1990)
  2. “One More Night” (Live, 1990)
  3. “Take Me Home” (Live, 1990)

Side B

  1. “One More Night” (BBC Live Session)
  2. “Long, Long Way to Go” (Live Aid, 7/13/1985)
  3. “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” (Live, 1985)
  4. “Sussudio” (A Hot Night in Paris)

LP 4

Side A

  1. “Only You Know and I Know” (Demo)
  2. “One More Night” (Demo)
  3. “Take Me Home” (Demo)
  4. “Sussudio” (Demo)

Side B

  1. “The Man with the Horn”
  2. “I Like the Way”
  3. “We Said Hello Goodbye”
  4. “Medley Mega Mix (Sussudio/Don’t Lose My Number/You Can’t Hurry Love)”
  5. “Separate Lives”

(Courtesy of Rhino)

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