Blancmange to reissue their first three albums on colored vinyl and expanded CD

U.K. synth-pop duo Blancmange will reissue their first three studio albums, Happy Families, Mange Tout, and Believe You Me, on December 4 via London Records. Pre-order here.

Each album comes as a colored vinyl LP and an expanded CD. The LPs are new 2026 cuts that follow the original tracklists. The CDs add B-sides, extended versions, and remixes. Every format carries restored original artwork.

The reissues arrive a little over a year after Stephen Luscombe, who made the records with Neil Arthur, died in September 2025.

Blancmange signed to London Records in February 1982 and released all three albums within four years. Happy Families (1982), home to breakout single “Living On The Ceiling,” is pressed on transparent orange vinyl. Its CD includes studio B-sides, BBC session tracks, and remixes of “Living On The Ceiling” by Roman Flügel and Richard Norris, both on CD for the first time.

For Mange Tout (1984), the duo went to New York to record with producer John Luongo, adding brass and soul backing vocals to their electronics. It comes on transparent green vinyl. The CD has B-sides, extended versions, and Honey Dijon’s rework of “Blind Vision,” also new to CD.

Believe You Me (1985), made with soul producer Stewart Levine, brought in strings and woodwind. It is pressed on transparent yellow vinyl, with B-sides and extended versions on the CD.

Blancmange stopped after a Greenpeace benefit at the Royal Albert Hall in April 1986 and returned in 2011 with Blanc Burn. Luscombe later stepped away because of ill health. Arthur has continued under the name since, rejoining London Records for 2022’s Private View.

Tracklists below.

Happy Families LP (transparent orange vinyl)

A1. “I Can’t Explain”
A2. “Feel Me”
A3. “I’ve Seen The Word”
A4. “Wasted”
A5. “Living On The Ceiling”

B1. “Waves”
B2. “Kind”
B3. “Sad Day”
B4. “Cruel”
B5. “God’s Kitchen”

Happy Families CD

1. “I Can’t Explain”
2. “Feel Me”
3. “I’ve Seen The Word”
4. “Wasted”
5. “Living On The Ceiling”
6. “Waves”
7. “Kind”
8. “Sad Day”
9. “Cruel”
10. “God’s Kitchen”
11. “I Would”
12. “Running Thin”
13. “Business Steps”
14. “Living On The Ceiling (Extended Version)”
15. “Feel Me (Extended 12” Mix)”
16. “Living On The Ceiling (Roman Flügel Remix)”
17. “Living On The Ceiling (Richard Norris Remix)”

Mange Tout LP (transparent green vinyl)

A1. “Don’t Tell Me”
A2. “Game Above My Head”
A3. “Blind Vision”
A4. “Time Became The Tide”
A5. “That’s Love, That It Is”

B1. “Murder”
B2. “See The Train”
B3. “All Things Are Nice”
B4. “My Baby”
B5. “The Day Before You Came”

Mange Tout CD

1. “Don’t Tell Me”
2. “Game Above My Head”
3. “Blind Vision”
4. “Time Became The Tide”
5. “That’s Love, That It Is”
6. “Murder”
7. “See The Train”
8. “All Things Are Nice”
9. “My Baby”
10. “The Day Before You Came”
11. “Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is”
12. “On Our Way To?”
13. “Vishnu”
14. “Get Out Of That”
15. “Your Time Is Over”
16. “Don’t Tell Me (Dance Remix)”
17. “Blind Vision (Honey Dijon Remix)”

Believe You Me LP (transparent yellow vinyl)

A1. “Lose Your Love”
A2. “What’s Your Problem?”
A3. “Paradise Is”
A5. “22339”

B1. “Don’t You Love It All”
B2. “Believe”
B3. “Lorraine’s My Nurse”
B4. “Other Animals”
B5. “No Wonder They Never Made It Back!”
B6. “John”

Believe You Me CD

1. “Lose Your Love”
2. “What’s Your Problem?”
3. “Paradise Is”
4. “Why Don’t They Leave Things Alone?”
5. “22339”
6. “Don’t You Love It All”
7. “Believe”
8. “Lorraine’s My Nurse”
9. “Other Animals”
10. “No Wonder They Never Made It Back!”
11. “John”
12. “I Can See It (7” Version)”
13. “Side Two”
14. “Scream Down The House”
15. “What’s Your Problem? (Extended Mix)”
16. “I Can See It (Extended Mix)”