Stars Of CCTV (20th Anniversary)

Rhino announce details of special 20th Anniversary Editions of Hard-Fi debut album - Stars Of CCTV, "Stars of CCTV," released in 2005, it fused a blend of ska, rock, and reggae influences, and has sold 1.2 million copies worldwide, with over 300,000 in the UK. This 20th anniversary edition included B-Sides / Remixes and unreleased demos on 2CD with expanded liner notes and unseen photos.

Released: July 2025
Label: Rhino

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Tracklist

2LP

SIDE ONE

1) Cash Machine (3:42)

2) Middle Eastern Holiday (3:44)

3) Tied Up Too Tight (4:48)

4) Gotta Reason (2:49)

5) Hard To Beat (4:13)

6) Unnecessary Trouble (3:44)

SIDE TWO

1) Move On Now (5:08)

2) Better Do Better (4:37)

3) Feltham Is Singing Out (4:36)

4) Living For The Weekend (3:42)

5) Stars Of CCTV (3:58)

SIDE THREE

1) Stronger (3:23)

2) Sick Of It All (3:15)

3) Seven Nation Army (4:14)

4) Peaches (3:43)

5) Polish Love Song (3:14)

6) 1969 (3:52)

SIDE FOUR

1) Gotta Reason (Demo) (2:39)

2) Hard To Beat (Demo) (4:03)

3) Move On Now (Demo) (4:20)

 

CD 1: ORIGINAL ALBUM, B-SIDES AND UNRELEASED DEMOS

1) Cash Machine (3:42)

2) Middle Eastern Holiday (3:44)

3) Tied Up Too Tight (4:48)

4) Gotta Reason (2:49)

5) Hard To Beat (4:13)

6) Unnecessary Trouble (3:44)

7) Move On Now (5:08)

8) Better Do Better (4:37)

9) Feltham Is Singing Out (4:36)

10) Living For The Weekend (3:42)

11) Stars Of CCTV (3:58)

12) Stronger (3:23) (from original Stars Of CCTV mini album)

13) Sick Of It All (3:15) (Cash Machine B-side)

14) Seven Nation Army (4:14) (Cash Machine B-side)

15) Peaches (Radio 1 Live Version) (3:43) (Living For The Weekend B-side)

16) Polish Love Song (3:14) (Better Do Better B-side)

17) 1969 (3:52) (from Centrepoint: Key To Change compilation)

18) Gotta Reason (Demo) (2:39) (Previously unreleased)

19) Hard To Beat (Demo) (4:03) (Previously unreleased)

20) Move On Now (Demo) (4:20) (Previously unreleased)

TOTAL RUNTIME: 77:53

 

 

 

CD2: STARS OF CCTVERSIONS (EXTENDED) (Expanded edition of Stars Of CCTVersions remix disc as originally released on In Operation)

 

1) Cash Machine (Roots Manuva Dub Mix) (2:32)

2) Cash Converter (Dub Machine Part 2) (3:43)

3) Better Dub Better (Wolsey White Dub) (5:04)

4) Middle Eastern Holiday (Wrongtom Meets The Rockers East Of Medina Dub) (4:52)

5) Living For The Weekend (Wolsey White & Fred Dub) (2:10)

6) Dub Of CCTV (3:30)

7) Better Do Better (Wrongtom Wild Inna 81 Version) (3:30)

8) Dubbed Up Too Tight (3:21)

9) Move On Dub (4:19)

10) Dub Machine (3:52)

11) Middle Eastern Holiday (Chicken Lips Dub) (7:33)

12) Cash Machine (Roots Manuva Vocal Remix) (4:07)

13) Hard To Beat (Axwell Remix) (7:31)

14) Middle Eastern Holiday (Chicken Lips Vocal Mix) (6:50)

15) Hard To Beatmix 3:13 (from original Stars Of CCTV mini album)

16) Cash Machine (Wrongtom Mix) (3:45) (from original Stars Of CCTV mini album)

17) Cash Machine (Acoustic) (3:42)

TOTAL RUNTIME: 73:35