Seal took the world by storm in 1991 when “Crazy” – the lead single from his self-titled debut album – cracked the Top 10 in the U.S., U.K., and across Europe. In the singer-songwriter’s native U.K., the album debuted at #1 and later won Best British Album at the Brit Awards. Three decades later, Seal’s songs continue to resonate across multiple generations of music fans. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) also recently announced that sales for Seal have reached five million copies, officially granting the album quintuple platinum status.
Seal’s landmark debut will arrive as a 4-CD/2-LP deluxe edition on the 4th November, packaged in a 12”x12” hardcover book that includes rare photos and liner notes by prominent music scribe Jim Farber. Seal: Deluxe Edition introduces a newly remastered version of the original album on CD and a double-LP with an etching on the final side. The set’s three remaining CDs provide some context around the studio album using an extensive selection of rare recordings from the era, including early mixes, remixes, and more, as well as a previously unreleased 13-track concert performance.
‘Seal: Deluxe Edition’ boasts a disc of rarities featuring “premix” versions of six album tracks. These versions featured early mixes that were available briefly on early pressings before they were replaced by Horn’s final mixes. The collection also showcases many of the incredible dance remixes created for album singles, including standouts like William Orbit’s dub mix for “Killer” and the Giro E Giro Mix for “The Beginning.”
The collection ends on a high note with a previously unreleased concert recorded at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on December 16, 1991. Recorded as his fame was exploding, the show captures Seal channelling the audience’s energy while working through every song from his debut, plus the B-side “A Minor Groove,” a cover of “Hey Joe,” and more.

SEAL: DELUXE EDITION erscheint am 4. November und
enthält ein 30x30cm großes Hardcover-Buch mit seltenen
Fotos und Linernotes des bekannten Musikjournalisten
Jim Farber. Das Album kommt im neuen Mastering auf
4CD/Doppel-LP, Letzteres zusätzlich mit einer Radierung
auf der letzten Platte. Die drei übrigen CDs des Sets
bieten reichlich ergänzende Inhalte zum Originalalbum,
unter anderem in Form seltener Aufnahmen aus der Zeit
der Recording Sessions wie frühe Mixe und Remixe, dazu
kann man sich auf einen bisher unveröffentlichten
Konzertmitschnitt mit 13 Tracks freuen. Das Album
eroberte in seiner britischen Heimat Platz 1, erreichte
Doppelplatin und wurde bei den Brit Awards mit dem
Königspreis "Best British Album" ausgezeichnet (DE Platz
7 und Gold). Auch drei Jahrzehnte nach der Orignal-VÖ
finden Seals Songs noch immer Anklang bei
Generationen von Musikfans rund um die Welt, so
durchbrach Seal kürzlich in den USA die Grenze von fünf
Millionen verkauften Einheiten.