The Final

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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! The Final is a greatest hits album released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham! A great song, Battlestations gave the best indication as to the direction George Michael would taking his music post-Wham! 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.

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It follows the track listing of the CD, with the exception of "Battlestations", as it was a B-side and not an official single. Elsewhere, the boys topped the charts in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland. With unprecedented access to both George and Andrew's personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, WHAM! The album was not initially released in North America, where the album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. incredibly, five of them ( Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, I’m Your Man and The Edge Of Heaven) were British No.

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. incredibly, five of them (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Last Christmas, I'm Your Man and The Edge Of Heaven) were British Number 1s. It took in the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and China and in the summer of 1985, their WHAMAMERICA!

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Their time in the spotlight was white-hot, becoming the very first western pop act to play in China. The compilation album coincided with the farewell concert of the same name on 28 June 1986, at Wembley Stadium. released in the UK (‘Careless Whisper’, as a George Michael single is not included) and will be available across five physical formats, some of which offer B-sides and remixes. Several pop generations down the line, this treasure trove of musical gems continues to inspire legions of new fans!

The box actually has 12 vinyl singles in it since The Edge Of Heaven is comprised of two seven-inch singles (as per the original) and there’s a bonus 45: Interviews: Fan club gift from Wham! This was recognised by it’s inclusion on the cassette and LP version of The Final, although it was not on the original CD and nor does it appear on the 25th anniversary re-release. Surface noise, mostly on record 1, Cover with blue songtitle sticker in VG+ condition but OIS only from record 2, both records in standard white sleeves, page with song and pic incl. The Documentary is coming to the streamer on 5 July and promises to tell their story, in their own words . 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.