The Story Of A Young Heart

A Flock Of Seagulls | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 20, 2009
• Label: Jive
• Copyright: (P) 1984 Zomba Productions Ltd. / Zomba Records Ltd.
• Total Length: 42:24
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• ASIN: B001KVVB42
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,805 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The closest thing to perfect...but a few flaws, February 29, 2008

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Daniel W. Kelly (NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Story of a Young Heart (Audio CD)

Yes, we AFOS fans are rejoicing to have the third LP by the band FINALLY released on CD. And while the other releases failed to include some crucial 12" versions and b-sides, this one barely makes a mistake. It's worth it just to have the b-side "Living in Heaven," which is strong enough to have been an LP track. The 12" version of "Never Again (The Dancer)" is great to have here, but it's always been an oddity to me, since it is only about 10 seconds longer than the LP version and is actually more like a dub. The Full Moon Mix of "The More You Live" is similarly more of a dub and really nothing like the original song.

The HUGE problem comes with the supposed 7" mix of The More You Live The More You Love. I've always preferred the 7" mix, and unfortunately, here, they've included the LP version TWICE instead of actually including the 7" mix as listed! (Thanks Ziad for pointing that out). To get the Chris Porter 7" mix, you'll have to buy the "Best of" CD released YEARS ago, which doesn't even MENTION that it is the 7" mix. Another possible similar problem is, I'm also trying to figure out how the supposed 7" version of "remember david" is any different than the LP version. They are the same exact length, and as far as I can tell, the mixes don't sound any different at all. I will have to give them a closer listen, but I'm wondering if maybe the original 7" was just an EDIT of the LP version, and they accidentally included the LP version twice? And finally, Lost Control (totally) is the 4 minute version used as a 7" b-side instead of the extended version used on the 12" single. Bummer.

One last thing to note, the liner notes state that all tracks are produced by Steve Lovell except tracks 13 and 15, which claim to be produced by Mike Howlett (who worked on the first two albums). However, track 13, the 7" of Never Again, is just an edit of the LP version, and as far as I know, track 15, "Living in Heaven", was not produced by Mike Howlett, so I think the information is incorrect. I can not find any info on the internet to prove that either of these tracks was produced by Howlett.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is boss!, March 13, 2006

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Maxwell D. Howig "Maxwell Dean Howig" (Eudora, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Story of a Young Heart (Audio CD)

A Flock of Seagulls may have had bigger commercial success in 82, but 1984's "The Story of A Young Heart" is truly AFOS at their best! The music is tight and together, the studio quality is excellent, and the theme that was chosen for this, their third album, is far more identifiable I think: Telling a story of... well, a heart that is young I guess. Love, dancing, desire, admiration, longing, trust, break-up, suicide, people named "David"... This album has it all. It's still got that kind've "alienated" AFOS alt-rock sound, but it is also VERY polished and maybe a bit more on the "New Romantic" side of things.
To summarize, AFOS did have some outstanding cuts on their previous albums but, as a whole album, "The Story of A Young Heart" is the best of the three. It's just too bad that those hoser record companies haven't made this album a priority reissue... (Epecially after they re-released every OTHER AFOS album on CD).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Three's A Charm, January 19, 2009

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S. J. Peloquin (New England, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Story of a Young Heart (Audio CD)

I remember the negative press this album got back in the day. It seemed "The Flock" was doomed even before anyone got a chance to hear "The Story Of A Young Heart". I think I caught a 10 second snippet of "The More You Live..." video on MTV, ONCE. THEY (MTV and RADIO) never played it. The deck was stacked, the game was rigged, the powers that be already decided to write these guys off.

Fast forward 25 years...

I decided to take a chance on something that I believed was horrible, just because of what other people (MEDIA) said, and purchased "The Story Of A Young Heart".

Well, I can honestly say that this recording is quite strong and is a great bookend to their musical trilogy. You won't find any eclectic or outlandish songs like "The Traveller" or "Standing In The Doorway", but what you will find on this recording, are more polished and straightforward songs in the vein of "Transfer Affection" and "Space Age Love Song". It's just an all around great, competent, classic sounding "Flock" album with their signature keyboards and guitar melodies (with a solid rhythm section to boot). The only detrimental observation I made while listening, was that the tempo of the first 5 songs or so never seemed to "take off". This is minor however, and can be solved by listening to it on shuffle (or better yet, making your "best of" mix CD).

Strong Songs: Heart of Steel, Never Again, The End, The Story of a Young Heart

This album brought me back to a great time and put a smile on my face. It was like discovering buried treasure. Don't wait any longer, pick it up, it's worth it.

The Story of a Young Heart