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\n\tINXS<\/a> will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Listen Like Thieves<\/em> with a new box set featuring an array of previously-unreleased tracks and a newly discovered live recording.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tReleased in 1985, Listen Like Thieves<\/em> marked a major moment for INXS, with the Australian band enjoying significant international success in the U.S. and U.K. after steadily building momentum domestically with their first four albums. Listen Like Thieves <\/em>also helped pave the way for INXS\u2019 smash follow-up, 1987\u2019s Kick<\/em><\/a>, which they also made with producer Chris Thomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement, INXS\u2019 Andrew Farriss called Thomas \u201cone of the most talented and exciting producers we ever had the privilege to work with,\u201d adding of Listen Like Thieves<\/em>: \u201cFrom the moment we met, there was no doubt he would bring a new dynamic to our music, his drive and determination helped [late frontman] Michael [Hutchence] and I deliver a smash hit in \u2018What You Need.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe new 40th anniversary edition of Listen Like Thieves<\/em> will feature a new stereo mix of the album helmed by the band\u2019s executive music producer Giles Martin and Paul Hicks. The bonus material, meanwhile, includes an array of unreleased outtakes and demos that capture the band\u2019s creative process, which \u2014 as Hutchence explained to Rolling Stone<\/em> in 1985 \u2014 largely took place during rehearsals.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEverybody had ideas in their heads, but not many of the songs were written before we rehearsed, and we wrote one song in the studio,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the kind of album where you put tracks down bit by bit. We\u2019ve done the album like a live show, and what is there is there. We want to present this record as a band \u2014 the idea of six people playing together and using traditional sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs for the new live disc, it captures INXS\u2019 June 1986 concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was recorded by the BBC and only recently uncovered. The show marked INXS\u2019 first gig at the legendary venue and the audience that night included Mick Jagger, as well as members of the Cult and Psychedelic Furs.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s been such an honor to work on this pivotal album from INXS\u2019s career,\u201d Martin said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s a collection of recordings masterly produced by Chris Thomas, which helped the band define their own style and reach a massive global audience. It\u2019s an iconic rock album of its age.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFarriss added, \u201cForty years on, Giles and Paul captured the original raw energy we felt when we first recorded the album and created a sonic depth to give the record an entirely new dimension that we couldn\u2019t be prouder of.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe 40th anniversary edition of Listen Like Thieves <\/em>is available to pre-order<\/a> and will arrive May 9 in two different formats. The three-CD\/vinyl LP \u201cdeluxe edition\u201d containing the new mix of the album, the unreleased outtakes, Live From R<\/em>oyal Albert Hall, London, 1986<\/em>, and a new interview with the band by writer Paul Sexton. Meanwhile, the two-CD \u201cextended edition\u201d will contain a new mix of the album and a disc of selected b-sides, remixes, and live recordings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n