Robbie Williams - Life Thru A Lens (25th Anniversary) (1997/2022) [CD-Rip]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Robbie Williams’ multi-million selling solo debut album ‘Life Thru A Lens’ (originally released in September 1997 in the UK) UMC / Island Records are releasing a new expanded Deluxe Edition on 4CD set on 2nd December 2022.

It brings together the original chart topping album with bonus tracks and B-Sides from the five singles lifted from it, along with tracks associated with Robbie’s (non-album) debut single ‘Freedom’ (UK No. 2, August 1996). The third disc contains previously unreleased demo recordings, alongside rehearsal recordings and rare remixes.

Disc 4 contains a first release on audio format for the complete concert recorded at the Forum in north London on 3 June 1998, released that November as ‘Live In Your Living Room’ on VHS tape and VCD but never reissued.

Original reviews of the album described it as “smart, sharp and prickling with personality” (NME), “actually rather fantastic”, (Time Out) and “raucous stompers, trembling epics and full-throated roaring all the way” (Smash Hits).

Tracklist
CD1 - Life Thru A Lens: The Original Album
1 Lazy Days
2 Life Thru a Lens
3 Ego a Go Go
4 Angels
5 South of the Border
6 Old Before I Die
7 One of God's Better People
8 Let Me Entertain You
9 Killing Me
10 Clean
11 Baby Girl Window

CD2 - Life On The Flipside; B-Sides and Bonus Tracks
1 Freedom
2 Better Days
3 Average B-side
4 Making Plans for Nigel
5 Kooks
6 Teenage Millionaire
7 Failing in Bed (Again)
8 She Makes Me High
9 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
10 Lazy Days (Original Version)
11 Cheap Love Song
12 Walk This Sleigh
13 Karaoke Overkill
14 Get the Joke
15 Angels
16 Angels (Spanish Version)
17 Let Me Entertain You (Full Length Version)
18 Medley of Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 'The Full Monty'
19 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
20 I Am The (Res)erection

CD3 - Work In Progress: The Making of Life Thru A Lens
1 Freedom (Ambient Mix)[July 1996 Promo Release]
2 Freedom (New Sound Dub)[July 1996 Promo Release]
3 Hey Little Girl (Axis Studios Demo, October/November 1996)
4 Clean (Working Title Mr. Sheen)[Axis Studios Demo, October/November 1996]
5 Old Before I Die (Crescent Moon Studios Demo, October 1996)
6 Lazy Days (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
7 Angels (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
8 Red Lights (Tower Studios Demo, January 1997)
9 Average B-side (Westside Studios Demo, February 1997)
10 Teenage Millionaire (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
11 South of the Border (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
12 Killing Me Rehearsal (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
13 Life Thru a Lens Rehearsal (Rehearsal Recording, Spring 1997)
14 South of the Border (Mother's Milkin' It Mix)
15 Let Me Entertain You (The Bizzaro Mix)

CD4 - Life On The Stage
1 Let Me Entertain You (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
2 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
3 Clean (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
4 South of the Border (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
5 Average 'B' Side (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
6 Baby Girl Window (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
7 One of God's Better People (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
8 There She Goes (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
9 Killing Me (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
10 Life Thru a Lens (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
11 Teenage Millionaire (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
12 Lazy Days (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
13 Ego a Go Go (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
14 Old Before I Die (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
15 Angels (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)
16 Back for Good (Live at the Forum, London, 3 June 1998)