INXS - Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - LP/CD

40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Boxset — 1LP + 3CD

The Listen Like Thieves 40th Anniversary is a deep-dive celebration of INXS's global breakthrough album. This deluxe boxset pairs a brand-new 2025 stereo mix by Giles Martin & Paul Hicks — on both CD and vinyl — with a trove of previously unreleased session tracks, outtakes and demos curated by Giles Martin, plus a rare 1986 BBC recording from the Royal Albert Hall. Extensive liner notes include a new interview with the band by journalist Paul Sexton.

Features

• 1LP + 3CD boxset
• Brand-new 2025 stereo mix by Giles Martin & Paul Hicks
• Previously unreleased demos, outtakes and a 1986 Royal Albert Hall live recording
• Extensive liner notes with new band interview

Track Listing

CD One — 2025 Stereo Mix:

1. What You Need
2. Listen Like Thieves
3. Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
4. Shine Like It Does
5. Good + Bad Times
6. Biting Bullets
7. This Time
8. Three Sisters
9. Same Direction
10. One X One
11. Red Red Sun

CD Two — Demos & Outtakes:

1. "We're Rolling, It's 1985" (Studio Dialogue)
2. Funk Song #11 (Take 2, Working Title of "What You Need") [Alternate Take]
3. "Press the Blue and Red Button" (Studio Dialogue)
4. Kiss the Dirt (Studio Demo)
5. Meaning of the Song "Listen Like Thieves" (Interview Excerpt)
6. Listen Like Thieves (Studio Demo)
7. INXS SA FM Radio Spot
8. One X One (Studio Demo)
9. This Time (Studio Demo)
10. Shine Like It Does (Studio Demo)
11. Good and Bad Times (Alternate Take)
12. Red Red Sun (Studio Jam)
13. Red Red Sun (Alternate Outtake)
14. Recording of "Same Direction"
15. Funk Song #9 (Working Title of "Same Direction") [Studio Demo]
16. What You Need (Calvin Bell Home Demo)
17. Shine Like It Does (Andrew's Home Demo)
18. Listen Like Thieves (Home Demo)
19. Kiss the Dirt (Calvin Bell Home Demo)

CD Three — Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, June 24, 1986:

1. Introduction by Pete Drummond
2. Same Direction
3. Soul Mistake
4. Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
5. Biting Bullets
6. Burn for You
7. Do Wot You Do
8. Original Sin
9. Different World
10. Shine Like It Does
11. Listen Like Thieves
12. One X One
13. What You Need
14. Red Red Sun

LP — 2025 Mix, Side One:

1. What You Need
2. Listen Like Thieves
3. Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
4. Shine Like It Does
5. Good + Bad Times

LP — 2025 Mix, Side Two:

1. Biting Bullets
2. This Time
3. Three Sisters
4. Same Direction
5. One X One
6. Red Red Sun