In honor of 40th anniversary of best-selling album, limited-edition double-vinyl of new wave icon Howard Jones' 'Dream Into Action'

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In honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of new wave icon Howard Jones’ best-selling album, “Dream Into Action,” Cherry Red Records is set to release a limited-edition, orange-colored double vinyl on Aug. 22. Dubbed “Farmyard Sessions,” the 20-track double-LP contains 16 tracks that were previously only available on the bonus CD of 2018’s sold-out “Dream Into Action” superdeluxe box set. 

These tracks were recorded at Farmyard Studios in the U.K. and have not been made available since 2018. An additional four tracks include special mixes and versions. The artwork contains previously unseen images from the original “Dream Into Action” photo shoot with Simon Fowler. Click here to preorder.

Jones’ groundbreaking 1985 album, “Dream Into Action,” peaked at No. 2 in the U.K. charts and cracked the U.S. Top 10. It went on to spawn global hit singles, “Things Can Only Get Better” (which experienced a resurgence after being featured on an episode of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”) and “No One is to Blame,” as well as “Life in One Day” and “Like to Get to Know You Well.”

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of “Dream Into Action,” Jones will soon embark on a global tour. The tour kicks off in the U.S. in September and will feature support from alternative pop favorites Haircut 100, with SiriusXM First Wave DJ Richard Blade opening the show with his world-renowned DJ set (lineup for the U.S. only). The U.S. tour dates kick off at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

1985 was also the year Jones performed at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, alongside such legendary acts as David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins. Earlier that same year in February, Jones performed live, keytar in hand, at the Grammy Awards from L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium with Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Thomas Dolby as part of the “Synthesizer Showdown,” performing a medley of their hits.

Electronic music pioneer Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations, including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song.” His first two albums, “Human’s Lib” and “Dream Into Action,” were worldwide hits. “Human’s Lib” reached No. 1 in 1984 in the U.K. and featured the hits “New Song,” and “What Is Love?” In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, “Dream Into Action,” which quickly became a top 10 Platinum album in the U.S. and featured the smashes: “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame” and “Like To Get To Know You Well.”

Jones has sold upward of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. He has performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, “Today” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries”, “Superstore” and “Bumblebee.” 

Jones’ most recent studio album is “Dialogue,” which was released in September 2022. “Dialogue” is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones, with multimedia project “Engage” coming out in 2015 and studio album “Transform” out in 2019. “Dialogue” garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin and Stereogum.

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