Keeping up with Mr Jones

Keyboard supremo and High Wycombe boy-done-good Howard Jones has re-released his 12" remix albums, together with a bonus disc of special new remixes to go with it.
The 12" Album / Action Replay 2011 Remasters set contains reworkings of classic Howard tunes such as New Song, Dream Into Action, What Is Love etc. which were first available on the 12" albums back in 1984 and 85. Despite his chunky latter-day synth-pop going out of fashion almost as quickly as his hairstyle and shoulderpads, Howie has been surprisingly prolific over the years, most notably adapting his songs to the 'unplugged' piano only style fashionable in the 90s on Live Acoustic America to great effect. Subsequent albums have fared moderately in the noughties although with electro back on the map it's once more, it's high profile time for Howard.
Check out tumblr blog (inclusing remix comp.), facebook page and soundcloud thing to catch with his latest developments Jones-side.

Meantime, here's Howie in his hey-day with his debut New Song on TOTP, accompanied by,er, mate Jed. LiM recommend debut long-player 'Human's Lib' which contaiing New Song and a couple of other gems. Loads of 'best of' albums also available from good record shops and howardjones.com