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Joyride XL


  • Barry Mieny
  • Roxette XL
Joyride XL

Of the deluxe editions released to date, Joyride had the most comprehensive tracklist and packaging, even though there were some issues. I can’t do anything about the era-inappropriate photos or non-matching fonts used in that packaging, but I can try to put together an even more comprehensive tracklist.

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Look Sharp! XL


  • Barry Mieny
  • Roxette XL
Look Sharp! XL

A lot of my work has already been done for this since Look Sharp! got a thirtieth-anniversary edition on CD, LP+CD and a monstrous digital release that was amended quite a few times. The big oversight was not including any remixes, and the demo running order could use some tweaking.

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Pearls of Passion XL


  • Barry Mieny
  • Roxette XL
Pearls of Passion XL

I don’t know why Pearls of Passion wasn’t given the thirtieth-anniversary edition treatment that Look Sharp!, Joyride and Tourism got, but I’m going to make a wild guess that it was because Roxette had just wrapped up the Neverending Tour and Per needed to take a bit of a breather.

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Roxette XL


  • Barry Mieny
  • Roxette XL

1986–2026. Forty years. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not long, but as an anniversary it’s a big one. With that in mind, how should Roxette’s fortieth anniversary be celebrated? I’ve been giving it some thought over the past few weeks and I have some ideas.

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It all begins again when it ends


  • Barry Mieny

Welcome, Roxers! Yes, I have a new Roxette-related website again. Why? Why now? Why at all? All of your questions could be answered in this introductory post, but probably won’t be.

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It all begins where it ends


  • Barry Mieny

So, I picked up this fancy old domain. Now what?