There was a discussion over at Silence Is a Rhythm (scroll down about half a page) about the recent Human League reissues and how EMI have done an okay job with them. One thing I hated, though, is that they were so close to being perfect by only one or two tracks.

The Hysteria remaster is more than serviceable, including all the remixes of the era, but my main beef was that by including just two missing tracks from the U.S. Fascination EP, EMI would have sewn up the entire early Human League output. EMI halfway corrected these omissions by including one of the missing tracks, “You Remind Me of Gold”, on the new Human League Remixes and Rareities CD. So, I’m going to take the initiative to post the other missing track.

“I Love You Too Much” was recorded for this EP (the other songs were all previously released singles or b-sides in the U.K.) and was later re-recorded for the Hysteria album. This original version is vastly superior, in my not so humble opinion. Where the Hysteria version just sorts of drones on, this version is quite the little funky number. Check out that bassline and the incredibly tone-deaf backing “Ahhhhhs” from the girls. No comparison.

But hey, good job anyway, EMI. Don’t think we Leaugeophiles don’t appreciate the effort. See? I didn’t even bring up the “EMI stands for Every Mistake Imaginable” joke!

Whoops.

Download “I Love You Too Much (Original Version)”.

“I Love You Too Much” was not released as a single.

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