Be Bop Deluxe were a band that took great pride in their music. With a short but bright career period that lasted for only four years but produced five fan-adored classics, Be Bop Deluxe left a legacy that resonates even unto today. Bill Nelson, the strongest component of the band, still produces music to this day.
On July 25, Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red UK) will release a collected box set that will incorporate the first three albums of the five – Axe Victim (1974), Futurama (1975), and Sunburst Finish (1976). Those albums have been newly remastered and will be joined by a new booklet to fully explore those three albums with text and photos. The box will be simply referred to as The Albums 1974-1976. The CD containing Futurama will add in a non-album bonus track, “Lights”, which was the B-side to the “Between The Worlds” single.
The Albums 1974-1976 will be made available as a 3CD box, and will be available for DD and streaming.
The Albums 1974-1976 – Be Bop Deluxe
CD1 (Axe Victim)
01 Axe Victim
02 Love Is Swift Arrows
03 Jet Silver & The Dolls of Venus
04 Third Floor Heaven
05 Night Creatures
06 Rocket Cathedrals
07 Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape
08 Jets At Dawn
09 No Trains To Heaven
10 Darkness (L’Immoraliste)
CD2 (Futurama)
01 Stage Whispers
02 Love With The Madman
03 Maid In Heaven
04 Sister Seagull
05 Sound Track
06 Music In Dreamland
07 Jean Cocteau
08 Between The Worlds
09 Swan Song
Bonus Track
10 Lights (B-Side of “Between The Worlds” single)
CD3 (Sunburst Finish)
01 Fair Exchange
02 Heavenly Homes
03 Ships In The Night
04 Crying To The Sky
05 Sleep That Burns
06 Beauty Secrets
07 Life In The Air Age
08 Like An Old Blues
09 Crystal Gazing
10 Blazing Apostles