Foreigner Announces 'Head Games' Super Deluxe Editions

Following last year’s acclaimed Deluxe Edition of Foreigner 4, Foreigner continues its 50 year celebration with a newly remixed and remastered edition of Head Games, the band’s multi-platinum third studio album, originally released in 1979, available October 30 on CD/Blu-ray and black vinyl. 

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The collection will also be available the same day via DSP. To celebrate the announcement, the newly discovered unreleased track “Trouble” with Peter Frampton is available digitally. Check it out below.

Featuring the iconic hits “Dirty White Boy” and the title track “Head Games,” the expansive new collection has been overseen by Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson and the band’s longtime production collaborator, Wyn Davis. The collection also features a new essay by acclaimed music journalist and author Ken Sharp detailing the history and creation of this iconic album.

The 1979 debut of Head Games featured Lou Gramm (lead vocals, percussion), Mick Jones (lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, lead vocals), Ian McDonald (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers), Rick Wills (bass, backing vocals), and Dennis Elliott (drums). The album was notable as it marks the first appearance of bass guitarist Rick Wills, and the last album to feature original founding members Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood. It was also the last Foreigner album to feature founder and lead guitarist Mick Jones on lead vocals. 

Head Games Super Deluxe CD/Blu-ray edition features the original 10-track studio album newly remixed, alongside a full disc of outtakes and alternate versions that offer a revealing look inside the album’s recording sessions. The collection also unearths a previously unreleased concert from the Head Games tour, capturing Foreigner at a pivotal moment in the band’s rise, featuring classics including “Cold As Ice” and “Feels Like The First Time.” A Blu-ray completes the package with an immersive Dolby Atmos mix of the original studio album. 

In addition to the Super Deluxe CD/Blu-ray set, Head Games will be available in multiple configurations, including a standalone 1LP vinyl edition of the newly remixed 2026 album; Dolby Atmos versions of both the complete Super Deluxe audio collection and the newly remixed original 10-track album; and a Digital Super Deluxe Edition available for streaming and download.

Among the collection’s most significant discoveries is the previously unreleased track “Trouble,” recorded in May 1979 during the original Head Games sessions at Atlantic Studios in New York. Recently discovered during research for the new Head Games boxed set, “Trouble” was originally co-produced by legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker and has now been newly remixed for its first commercial release. The track also features a newly added guest guitar appearance by Peter Frampton, a longtime friend of Mick Jones. “Trouble” will be released as a special 7-inch single backed with “Zalia,” another non-album rarity from the Head Games era; and is available as a D2C Exclusive on Rhino.com and on the band’s merch store. 

Originally released in September 1979, Head Games cemented Foreigner’s position as one of the defining rock bands of its generation. The album followed the enormous success of the band’s self-titled 1977 debut and 1978’s Double Vision, continuing a remarkable run that would ultimately make Foreigner one of the best-selling rock acts of all time.