Before the ink has dried (much) on the upcoming Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red UK) 3CD Be-Bop Deluxe Box – The Albums 1974-1976, the announcement arrives that the second box, which completes the gathering, will be issued. Be-Bop Deluxe was a short-lived, but excellent band that never quite got its due excepting from a dedicated group of fans. with six years, 5 studio sets, and a successful live set under their belt, Be-Bop Deluxe went into the night not quietly but with a strong collection of albums that still resonate today.
On September 26, Esoteric will close the chapter on their two box collections for Be Bop Deluxe with a 3Cd set to be named The Albums 1976-1978. All the albums in this box are newly remastered and will feature Modern Music (1976), Live! In The Air Age (1977), and their swansong album, Drastic Plastic (1978). There are four included bonus tracks (1 for Modern Age, 3 for Drastic Plastic).
The Albums 1976-1978 will come with an illustrated booklet, and be packed inside a clamshell box.
The Albums 1976-1978 – Be Bop Deluxe
CD1 (Modern Music)
01 Orphans Of Babylon
02 Twilight Capers
03 Kiss Of Light
04 The Bird Charmer’s Destiny
05 The Gold At The End Of My Rainbow
06 Bring Back The Spark
07 Modern Music
08 Dancing In The Moonlight (All Alone)
09 Honeymoon On Mars
10 Lost In The Neon World
11 Dance Of The Uncle Sam Humanoids
12 Modern Music (Reprise)
13 Forbidden Lovers
14 Down On Terminal Street
15 Make the Music Magic
Bonus Track
16 Shine
CD2 (Live! In the Air Age)
01 Life In The Air Age
02 Ships In The Night
03 Piece Of Mine
04 Fair Exchange
05 Shine
06 Sister Seagull
07 Maid In Heaven
08 Mill Street Junction
09 Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape
10 Blazing Apostles
CD3 (Drastic Plastic)
01 Electrical Language
02 New Precision
03 New Mysteries
04 Surreal Estate
05 Love In Flames
06 Panic In The World
07 Superenigmatix (Lethal Appliances For The Home With Everything)
08 Visions Of Endless Hopes
09 Possession
10 Islands of the Dead
Bonus Tracks
11 Japan
12 Futurist Manifesto
13 Blue As A Jewel