Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a new listener curious about post-“Take on Me” A-ha, this is the definitive edition. The scoundrels have never sounded so good.

"Stolen?" Scoundrel asked.

They called themselves a crew, though they never agreed on the romanticism of the term. Each had been remastered in some way: a war medal polished into a paperweight, a birth certificate smoothed into oblivion, days purchased to bury a shame. They also had reasons to hate the Keepers—not for their mission but for their method. Erasing wasn't liberation if it made people gods of other people's pain.

Let's look at a few key tracks and how the changes the listening experience.

Scoundrel Days has aged remarkably well—darker, smarter, and less reliant on the band’s falsetto gimmickry. The editions finally give the album the sonic depth it always deserved. If you only know a-ha for the Take On Me video, this is where you discover they were real songwriters.

a-ha. 198635 songs, about 2 hr 30 min. Scoundrel Days. a-ha. The Swing of Things. a-ha. I've Been Losing You. a-ha. October. a-ha. Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition) - Amazon.com