Today we are happy to announce the re-release of Pete Shelley’s first two solo albums, Homosapien and XL-1 – available for pre-order now. This is the first time both albums have been reissued individually as standalone releases since they were included as part of a box set by Genetic Records in 2018.
Released on Friday 6th June 2025, both albums come housed in gatefold sleeves featuring the original fully restored artwork, include an extra disc featuring B-sides, dubs & extended mixes and contain inserts featuring new photos & imagery and extensive sleeve notes from the acclaimed writer Clinton Heylin. Both will also be available on CD for the first time since 2006.
You can pre-order both records from Domino Mart here
HOMOSAPIEN DISC 1:
Side A:
1. Homosapien
2. Yesterday’s Not Here
3. I Generate A Feeling
4. Keat’s Song
5. Qu'est-ce Que C'est Que Ça
Side B:
1. I Don't Know What It Is
2. Guess I Must Have Been In Love With Myself
3. Pusher Man
4. Just One Of Those Affairs
5. It's Hard Enough Knowing
DISC 2:
Side C:
1. In Love with Somebody Else
2. Witness the Change
3. Maxine
4. Love in Vain
Side D:
1. Homosapien (Elongated Dancepartydubmix)
2. Witness the Change/I Don't Know What Love Is (Dub)
XL-1 DISC 1:
Side A:
1. Telephone Operator
2. If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)
3. What Was Heaven?
4. You Know Better Than I know
5. Twilight
Side B:
6. (Millions Of People) No One Like You
7. Many A Time
8. I Just Wanna Touch
9. You And I
10. XL1
DISC 2:
Side C:
1. Many A Time (Dub)
Side D:
1. Telephone Operator/I Just Wanna Touch/If You Ask Me (I Won’t Say No)/(Millions of People (No One Like You) (Dub)
Also, be sure to check out YESTERDAY IS NOT HERE: Radio Sessions 1979 - 1983 available for Record Store Day, April 12, 2025.
Yesterday Is Not Here: Radio Sessions 1979 - 1983
Pete Shelley