The Style Council - Café Bleu (Special Edition) (Polydor)

Second style council album from 1984. it's easy to forget how defiantly different 'cafe bleu' was at the time of its release, even as the music press briefly lumped the style council in with the emerging 'new jazz' clique that also included sade, carmel, working week, and everything but the girl. the album contained a mix of 60s-influenced jazz, easy listening, and pop, and even rap and funk, that made it stand out from just about everything else on the charts.

Tracklist

LP 1: Introducing… Expanded

Speak Like A Child

Party Chambers

Mick’s Up

Headstart For Happiness (early version)

Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (Bert Bevans remix/club mix)

Long Hot Summer (extended version)

Le Depart

The Paris Match

Spring, Summer, Autumn

Mick’s Company

LP 2: Original Album

Mick’s Blessings

The Whole Point Of No Return

Me Ship Came In!

Blue Café

The Paris Match

My Ever Changing Moods

Dropping Bombs on The Whitehouse

A Gospel

Strength Of Your Nature

You’re The Best Thing

Here’s One That Got Away

Headstart For Happiness

Council Meetin’

LP 3: Introducing Expanded / Post album singles and b-sides / Demos, outtakes and alternate versions

My Ever Changing Moods (long version)

A Solid Bond In Your Heart

The Big Boss Groove (12″ version)

You’re The Dub Thing

Long Hot Summer (pre TSC demo)

Party Chambers (alternate version)

Up For Grabs (demo)

Mick’s Demo

Take It to The Top (demo)

Dropping Bombs on The White House (alternate version)

Version: Black Vinyl 3LP Limited Edition

Released: 15^th May 2026

Catalogue Number: 0246515776

Condition: New Sealed