WHAM! THE SINGLES: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven The great celebration of 40 years of WHAM!
WHAM! THE SINGLES: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven La gran celebración de 40 años de WHAM!

Celebrating 40 years of WHAM! , Britain's most loved and popular duo, with WHAM! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven . This release is published on July 7 in different formats: a deluxe box with 12 7" vinyls with all the singles - plus additional content and memorabilia -, a 10CD box, 2 colored vinyl, 2 black vinyl, CD and digital, now available for reservation.

As a culmination of the celebration, the documentary WHAM! which will arrive on Netflix on July 5 . In 1982, best friends and still teenagers - George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley - set out to conquer the world as WHAM! . Now, for the first time, the incredible story is told of how in four years they dominated the charts around the world with classic, timeless pop songs. The documentary shows their incredible journey from school friends to superstars, with unprecedented access to both of their personal archives, including never-before-seen footage and interviews.

Hit after hit: Club Tropicana , Wake Me Up Before You Go Go , Freedom, I'm Your Man and, of course, Last Christmas , they became one of the most globally successful pop groups of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million records worldwide. They published eleven singles: five of them were British #1, in the United States there were 3 that occupied the top positions, all from the album: Make It Big , which sold six million copies in America alone. Throughout their career, they also topped the charts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland.
WHAM! They toured all over the world. The Big Tour, between 1984 and 85, took them through the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong and China; thus becoming the first Western pop group to perform in China. In the summer of 1985, with their stadium tour WHAMAMERICA! They played to hundreds of thousands of fans across the United States.

After several generations of pop, this treasure trove of musical gems continues to inspire legions of new fans.

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