B01.03 Drum Talk
Album version (3:10)
Available on the 1984 Human Racing album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).
This version is also available on some collections.
bpm speed is slightly different.
1994 Wouldn't It Be Good (Track 6 - 3:12)
1995 Anthology (Track 3 - 3:11)
The same album version, fading out slightly earlier, can be found on two other collections:
1997 Wouldn't It Be Good (Track 7 - 3:05)
2000 The Essential (Track 10 - 3:04)
A remastered version was released for the first time on the 2012 "Human Racing" album double CD and online digital file.
Note that it was originally supposed to be track 2 on the A side of the LP album.
12" Special Extended Remix (4:58)
This version was released as B-side on one of the NIKT3 Dancing Girls 12" vinyl records in 1984.
Note that some of the 12" vinyl records mention the "Special Extended Remix" on the back sleeve but the record itself has the regular album version on it.
A remastered version was released for the first time as track 5 on disc 2 of the 2012 "Human Racing" album double CD and online digital file.
Also released as track 10 of the 2022 online only "Extended Versions" collection.
12" Special Hi-Energy Remix (7:28)
This Simon Boswell remix was released as B-side on one of the NIKT3 Dancing Girls 12" vinyl records in 1984.
Note that some of the 12" vinyl records identify this remix as being the "Special Extended Remix" which is not correct.
Some 12" vinyl records back sleeves note that the length of the remix is 11:10 which is, again, not correct.
The 11:10 length is in fact the total length of both B-side tracks.
This remix is available on CD as track 4 on disc 3 of the 2022 "Essential Nik Kershaw" collection.
Also released as track 8 of the 2022 online only "Extended Versions" collection.
Live in Germany 1984 (4:04)
An official live version of the song, recorded in Alabama Hall in Munich (Germany) in 1984, can be found on the CD/DVD release 2011 Live In Germany CD/DVD release.
Reissued in 2013 on the "The Riddle (Live in Concert)" CD/DVD release.
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1985 (Single version) (4:06)
This live version was released on 1984 NIKD5 "Human Racing" double 7" record.
It is NOT AVAILABLE on CD.
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1985 (Video version) (4:18)
This alternate live version of the Hammersmith Odeon concert was released on VHS.
NOT AVAILABLE on CD.
Live at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 2012 (4:57)
Another official live version of the song, recorded in Shepherd's Bush Empire in London (England) on September 28th 2012, can be found on the 2013 DVD release of the concert.
Demo (2:33)
A demo tape containing many demo versions of Nik Kershaw's early songs leaked in the early nineties. Copies were shared amongst fans.
Digital format transfers appeared on the Internet in the late nineties.
This recording is NOT an official release and can be found on bootleg CDs such as "NK Demos Part 2 - The Early Versions".
