Sunday Spins: 12" WHAM! Double-Single Edition

Please believe that weeks ago - when I was trolling the used record racks - I audibly gasped when I found the 12" double-single of  WHAM! hits "Everything She Wants (Remix)" / "Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)." These are the best-known versions of each track and I snatched the record so fast out of the bin. I was nervous the record would be beat up, but it is not. My copy is pristine and plays beautifully. It cost me $20 bucks and was well worth it for two songs so important to me.

There are a few different versions of this double-single available on vinyl with varying covers. The cover to my version is shown at left.

Folks know of my love for George Michael and of course his pre-solo duo WHAM! Michael and Andrew Ridgeley had a very successful recording career together before Michael went solo. Two of their most famous songs are "Everything She Wants" and "Last Christmas." Both are tracks that Michael wrote and recorded on his own, which was not typical of the WHAM! days.

The double-A side vinyl is extra special because the Pudding Mix of "Last Christmas" is a longer version of the track with extended intro and outros. Both are cut for radio play and the vinyl version gives the song a little different feel. The true intro is a bit dark and sad - not what you would expect for a pop Christmas tune.

Finding the 12" WHAM! single of two songs I adore was really special and I spin both sides pretty frequently when I need a little endorphin boost. 

Comments

[Bkallday]

Absolute garbage but not surprised at all to see you like this “band”.

[Metalboy!]

Hahaha!!! … Hey, man … Everybody’s got their thing … I mean, what the h*ll, I actually like TESLA now! … Geezus!

But my biggest passion of late is AOR … “I Can’t Hold Back” by SURVIVOR, anyone?