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TO CELEBRATE THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM EMPLOYMENT (USUALLY COMMEMORATED WITH THE GIFT OF CHINA), KAISER CHIEFS ARE MAKING THREE NEW EXPANDED CHINA ANNIVERSARY FORMATS AVAILABLE. THE 1LP EDITION IS PRESSED ON WHITE VINYL, AND INCLUDES BONUS TRACK TAKE MY TEMPERATURE THE 2LP SET FEATURES 15 ADDITIONAL TRACKS, INCLUDING A SELECTION OF B-SIDES AND CD SINGLE BONUS TRACKS, PLUS TWO PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS, EXCLUSIVE TO THIS FORMAT. ON THE 3CD SET, ALONGSIDE THE ORIGINAL ALBUM, THE BAND HAVE ADDED 40 TRACKS, INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMO RECORDINGS, REMIXES, RADIO SESSIONS, AND A SELECTION OF LIVE TRACKS THAT CHART THEIR RAPID RISE FROM SMALL CLUB DATES IN LEEDS, TO FESTIVAL HEADLINE ACT. THE ORIGINAL ALBUM HAS BEEN REMASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, AND THE BONUS MATERIAL WAS CURATED BY THE BAND FROM THEIR OWN ARCHIVE.ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN MARCH 2005, EMPLOYMENT PEAKED ON THE UK ALBUM CHART AT NO. 2, AND HAS SINCE SPENT MORE THAN 17 MONTHS ON THE TOP 40, SELLING MORE THAN 2.1 MILLION COPIES IN THE PROCESS, AND BEING CERTIFIED 7 X PLATINUM STATUS BY THE BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY. SIMILARLY SUCCESSFUL ACROSS EUROPE, THE ALBUM LONGEVITY WAS AIDED BY THE HITS SINGLES OH MY GOD, I PREDICT A RIOT, EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU LESS AND LESS AND MODERN WAY, AND A SERIES OF TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCES THAT ESTABLISHED KAISER CHIEFS AS A MUST SEE LIVE ACT, BUILDING A LOYAL FANBASE THAT STAYS WITH THEM TODAY.TO COINCIDE WITH THIS RELEASE, KAISER CHIEFS WILL BE PLAYING EMPLOYMENT IN FULL AT A SERIES OF OUTDOOR SHOWS ACROSS THE UK, AND SELECTED VENUES ACROSS THE WORLD IN SPRING AND SUMMER 2025.FORMED IN LEEDS IN 2000, KAISER CHIEFS ARE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL BANDS OF THEIR GENERATION. FRONTED BY THE CHARISMATIC RICKY WILSON, WITH SIMON RIX ON BASS, ANDREW WHITEY WHITE ON GUITAR, NICK PEANUT BAINES ON KEYBOARDS AND DRUMMER VIJAY MISTRY, THE BAND HAVE RELEASED EIGHT ORIGINAL STUDIO ALBUMS (TWO OF THOSE UK NO. 1), HAD NINE TOP 40 SINGLES, INCLUDING THE NO. 1 RUBY, RECEIVED THREE BRIT AWARDS, AN IVOR NOVELLO ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR EMPLOYMENT, TOURED WITH U2, FOO FIGHTERS AND GREEN DAY AND SOLD MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION ALBUMS.SIDE A1. EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU LESS AND LESS2. I PREDICT A RIOT3. MODERN WAY4. NA NA NA NA NAA5. YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL6. OH MY GODSIDE B1. BORN TO BE A DANCER2. SATURDAY NIGHT3. WHAT DID I EVER GIVE YOU4. TIME HONOURED TRADITION5. CAROLINE, YES6. TEAM MATE7. TAKE MY TEMPERATURESIDE C1. LESS IS MORE2. WRECKING BALL3. BRIGHTEST STAR4. NOT SURPRISED5. THINK ABOUT YOU (AND I LIKE IT)6. HARD TIMES SEND ME7. SINK THAT SHIPSIDE D1. THE LETTER SONG2. SEVENTEEN CUPS3. IT AIN’T EASY (DEMO)4. RUN AGAIN5. PEOPLE NEED LIGHT6. MOON7. FORMATIVE YEARS*8. DON’T GET ME WRONG**(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)