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The compilation album coincided with the farewell concert of the same name on 28 June 1986, at Wembley Stadium. Meanwhile, in the United States, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper and Everything She Wants were chart toppers: remarkably, all three were from the same album, Make It Big, which sold six million copies in America alone. This is a shame because it has only ever been issued on CD on a rather obscure Japanese CD single of Club Tropicana. The duo struck gold with a dozen odd hits between 1982 and 1986, including a handful of number ones, and a new box set will include all the singles from 'Young Guns (Go For It)' to 'The Edge Of Heaven'.

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But the songs have stood the test of time – great pop songs – and that is what makes the difference. There was a “Long Mix” 12″ version but the on The Final it is the standard mix albeit with a unique ‘outro’ when a trumpet comes in. releases and was actually a really strong single to end on, even if it did feature a somewhat unnecessary guitar solo, that may or may not have been played by Andrew Ridgely.

The filmmakers have been given “unprecedented access to both George and Andrew’s personal archive” including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews. Enjoy What You Do), Bad Boys, Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, Everything She Wants and I'm Your Man! This record reached number 2 in the UK charts, with the re-issue of " Last Christmas" classed as a separate hit by the Official Charts Company, reaching number 1 in 2021.

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The pop duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgely went out on a high 25 years ago, with this exceptional record that documents a short, but amazingly successful, career in pop. also laid claim to the best-selling single of all time that had never reached Number 1, their perennial favourite Last Christmas originally got pipped to the top spot by the blockbusting charity single Band Aid upon release in Christmas 1984 but still went on to become one of the UK's much-loved and most successful hits in history.

An ’86 remix [ Wham Rap ’86] was included as part of the 7″ double-pack and the 12″ of the last single Edge of Heaven. were one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s; comprising schoolmates George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. A double A-side with Everything She Wants, Last Christmas topped a ludicrously successful 1984 for Wham! The Final saw the duo depart in a blaze of glory in front of seventy two thousand people at Wembley Stadium.

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The album was not initially released in North America, where the album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead.

are back on 28 November with a 2-disc anniversary edition of The Final, their farewell compilation album, from 1986. were unwittingly early pioneers of the Super Deluxe Edition, since The Final came out as a limited edition (25,000! Celebrating 40 years of one of the biggest and best-loved pop acts of all time, this is what the fans have been waiting for - Wham! The film uses makes use of George and Andrew’s personal archive, including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews.

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A single CD edition features all 10 A-sides but six bonus tracks at the end (a few remixes plus ‘Where Did Your Heart Go? The US compilation Music From The Edge of Heaven actually contains a unique remix which is very similar to the Extended Stimulation mix but doesn’t have the silly voices talking about ‘magic cars’ in the middle, and instead maintains the 7″ structure at this point. A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham! The b-side Blue (Armed With Love) was a rare example of George Michael putting a high quality new track on the flip-side of a single. In fact, as he revealed to journalist Paula Yates on The Tube, he was planning to record four tracks, two of which—" Where Did Your Heart Go?

The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven is also available in multiple additional formats: 10CD box set, 2LP coloured vinyl, 2LP black vinyl, CD and digital. This limited edition features replicas of all ten singles in a special carry case and includes a hardcover book with notes on each single and a cassette of bonus mixes.