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Black tape for a blue girl - legends of the Neo-Classical / Heavenly Voices / Darkwave scene - have their first Russian best of courtesy of Shadowplay Records. Featuring music from all eras of their career, A Retrospective presents the most popular tracks from the band's nine full-length releases. Sam selected the songs (with audience input) to please recent fans of vocalists Elysabeth and Bret (from The Scavenger Bride and Halo Star) as well as those who go back to the 80's and 90's with Oscar's vocals. The older tracks were remastered, giving them renewed power, sonic depth and presence. To make this release special for "the fan who has everything," Sam picked alternative mixes of many songs including three re-recordings with current members ("Remnants of a Deeper Purity"," "Overwhelmed, beneath me" and the previously unreleased version of "I have no more answers" with Elysabeth on vocals). The 2007 version of Black tape for a blue girl's 1989 classic "Across a thousand blades" was remixed for the Projekt200 compilations, this is the first appearance on a Blacktape album.

1. Remnants of a deeper purity (2004)
   original version on Remnants of a deeper purity, 1996
   this version recorded during the Halo star sessions
2. Across a thousand blades (2007)
   original version on Ashes in the brittle air, 1989
   remixed for the PROJEKT200 compilation
3. All my lovers
   The scavenger bride, 2002
4. Griffith park
   recorded during the Ashes in the brittle air sessions, 1988
5. Given (1. the waterfall 2. the illuminating gas)
   As one aflame laid bare by desire, 1999
6. Memory, uncaring friend
   original version on The rope, 1986
7. For you will burn your wings upon the sun (part 1)
   Remnants of a deeper purity, 1996
8. Dagger (stripped mix)
   original version on Halo star, 2004
   remixed for The scarecrow single
9. Overwhelmed, beneath me (2000)
   original version on This lush garden within, 1993
   this version recorded for the Seireenia compilation
10. Could i stay the honest one? (1998)
    original version on A chaos of desire, 1991
    this version recorded for The aflame single
11. The lie which refuses to die
    The scavenger bride, 2002
12. Knock three times (skinny kinda mix)
    original version on Halo star, 2004
    remixed for the A dark cabaret compilation, 2005
13. I have no more answers (2008)
    original version on Remnants of a deeper purity, 1996
    new vocals & mix for this compilation