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In 1975 I noticed Be-Bop Deluxe - Futurama at Tower Records (San Diego) and bought it based on the cover art. Got home with it and was completely floored! Any and all BBD releases are great> I think maybe Axe Victim benefited the most from the recently applied double-deluxe treatment.
 
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But Fish could teach them a thing or two about a safe way to secure media... the method in his new release is wonderful; much better than all the loose media I had in Axe Victim.
 
Of course I'm getting this.

On Be-Bop - I wonder if they'll tackle Live in the Air Age? If so, that'd close the BBD catalog.

I'd also buy Sound-on Sound in a heartbeat.
Live In The Air Age is one of my all time favorite live albums; was working at The Wherehouse record store when it came out so I played it a lot!

That 1976 BBC live show (SQ quad) could stand an official release although the QR(?) to DVD-A is still very nice.
 
Here's all the info on Drastic Plastic: Be Bop Deluxe: Drastic Plastic, 4CD/2DVD Deluxe Box Set - Cherry Red Records

:)

Released February 26, 2021.
• A DELUXE 6 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1978 FINAL STUDIO ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE
• NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
• FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 88 TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, NON-ALBUM SINGLES, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL NELSON DEMOS, A BBC RADIO JOHN PEEL SESSION AND THE “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” PERFORMANCE FOR RADIO IN JANUARY 1978

• A DELUXE 6 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1978 FINAL STUDIO ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE
• NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
• FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 88 TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, NON-ALBUM SINGLES, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL NELSON DEMOS, A BBC RADIO JOHN PEEL SESSION AND THE “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” PERFORMANCE FOR RADIO IN JANUARY 1978
• ALSO INCLUDES A VISUAL DVD FEATURING BILL NELSON’S HOME MOVIES OF THE DRASTIC PLASTIC SESSIONS AND THE 1978 BBC TV “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” BROADCAST
• INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS & NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSON
• ALSO INCLUDES POSTCARDS AND A REPLICA POSTER

Esoteric Recordings is proud to announce the release of a new re-mastered six-disc deluxe expanded boxed set limited edition (comprising 4 CDs and two NTSTC – Region Free DVDs) of “Drastic Plastic” the classic 1978 album by BE BOP DELUXE.

“Drastic Plastic” would be the final Be Bop Deluxe album and was recorded in the summer of 1978 in the South of France at The Villa Saint Georges, Juan-les-Pins, utilising the Rolling Stones mobile studio, with final sessions taking place at The Manor Studio and Abbey Road Studios. The record saw BILL NELSON (vocals, guitars, keyboards), CHARLES TUMAHAI (bass, vocals), ANDY CLARK (keyboards) and SIMON FOX (drums) venture into new musical styles, with the album being ground-breaking in its move to more “art rock” and “new wave” influences. In many ways it can be seen as the signpost to where Bill Nelson would head with his RED NOISE project with a desire to continue to progress as an artist by pushing musical boundaries.

Co-produced by BILL NELSON and JOHN LECKIE, “Drastic Plastic” was another hit album in both the UK and the USA and featured such classic material as ‘Electrical Language’, ‘Panic in the World’, ‘New Mysteries’, ‘Islands of the Dead’ and ‘Surreal Estate’. The recording sessions produced many more tracks which would appear as singles (such as Japan) and others that were originally planned for release as an EP set (‘Autosexual’, ‘Lovers are Mortal’, ‘Speed of the Wind’, ‘Quest for the Harvest of the Stars’, ‘Face in the Rain’), all of which eventually appeared on the retrospective compilation The Best of & the Rest Of… later in 1978.

This expanded deluxe reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 88 tracks, (43 of which are previously unreleased), drawn from stunning new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, previously unreleased out-takes from the album sessions, a BBC Radio John Peel Show session from January 1978, along with a CD of Bill Nelson’s previously unreleased demos for the album, “A Feeling of Playing”.

Also included is an additional DVD featuring Be Bop Deluxe in the South of France, (a collection of Bill Nelson’s 8mm home movies shot whilst recording “Drastic Plastic”) and the band’s Sight & Sound In Concert performance for BBC TV from 1978.

Another highlight of this limited-edition boxed set is the lavishly illustrated 68-page book with many previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. Additionally, the set includes postcards and a replica poster. This special deluxe limited-edition boxed set of “Drastic Plastic” is a fitting tribute to the creative vision of Bill Nelson and the musicianship of Be Bop Deluxe.

Be-Bop-Deluxe-Drastic-Plastic.jpg
 
Here's all the info on Drastic Plastic: Be Bop Deluxe: Drastic Plastic, 4CD/2DVD Deluxe Box Set - Cherry Red Records

:)

Released February 26, 2021.
• A DELUXE 6 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1978 FINAL STUDIO ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE
• NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
• FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 88 TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, NON-ALBUM SINGLES, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL NELSON DEMOS, A BBC RADIO JOHN PEEL SESSION AND THE “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” PERFORMANCE FOR RADIO IN JANUARY 1978

• A DELUXE 6 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1978 FINAL STUDIO ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE
• NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
• FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 88 TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, NON-ALBUM SINGLES, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL NELSON DEMOS, A BBC RADIO JOHN PEEL SESSION AND THE “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” PERFORMANCE FOR RADIO IN JANUARY 1978
• ALSO INCLUDES A VISUAL DVD FEATURING BILL NELSON’S HOME MOVIES OF THE DRASTIC PLASTIC SESSIONS AND THE 1978 BBC TV “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” BROADCAST
• INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS & NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSON
• ALSO INCLUDES POSTCARDS AND A REPLICA POSTER

Esoteric Recordings is proud to announce the release of a new re-mastered six-disc deluxe expanded boxed set limited edition (comprising 4 CDs and two NTSTC – Region Free DVDs) of “Drastic Plastic” the classic 1978 album by BE BOP DELUXE.

“Drastic Plastic” would be the final Be Bop Deluxe album and was recorded in the summer of 1978 in the South of France at The Villa Saint Georges, Juan-les-Pins, utilising the Rolling Stones mobile studio, with final sessions taking place at The Manor Studio and Abbey Road Studios. The record saw BILL NELSON (vocals, guitars, keyboards), CHARLES TUMAHAI (bass, vocals), ANDY CLARK (keyboards) and SIMON FOX (drums) venture into new musical styles, with the album being ground-breaking in its move to more “art rock” and “new wave” influences. In many ways it can be seen as the signpost to where Bill Nelson would head with his RED NOISE project with a desire to continue to progress as an artist by pushing musical boundaries.

Co-produced by BILL NELSON and JOHN LECKIE, “Drastic Plastic” was another hit album in both the UK and the USA and featured such classic material as ‘Electrical Language’, ‘Panic in the World’, ‘New Mysteries’, ‘Islands of the Dead’ and ‘Surreal Estate’. The recording sessions produced many more tracks which would appear as singles (such as Japan) and others that were originally planned for release as an EP set (‘Autosexual’, ‘Lovers are Mortal’, ‘Speed of the Wind’, ‘Quest for the Harvest of the Stars’, ‘Face in the Rain’), all of which eventually appeared on the retrospective compilation The Best of & the Rest Of… later in 1978.

This expanded deluxe reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 88 tracks, (43 of which are previously unreleased), drawn from stunning new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, previously unreleased out-takes from the album sessions, a BBC Radio John Peel Show session from January 1978, along with a CD of Bill Nelson’s previously unreleased demos for the album, “A Feeling of Playing”.

Also included is an additional DVD featuring Be Bop Deluxe in the South of France, (a collection of Bill Nelson’s 8mm home movies shot whilst recording “Drastic Plastic”) and the band’s Sight & Sound In Concert performance for BBC TV from 1978.

Another highlight of this limited-edition boxed set is the lavishly illustrated 68-page book with many previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. Additionally, the set includes postcards and a replica poster. This special deluxe limited-edition boxed set of “Drastic Plastic” is a fitting tribute to the creative vision of Bill Nelson and the musicianship of Be Bop Deluxe.

Be-Bop-Deluxe-Drastic-Plastic.jpg
Ordered!
 
Fantastic news! Can't wait to add to the BBD 5.1 collection. I have really enjoyed all of the sets so far and this one just may be the best yet.
 
The full track listing has now been posted on Esoteric's site and there's a whole lot of 5.1 tracks on Disc 5!

Track List:

DISC ONE:

DRASTIC PLASTIC
THE ORIGINAL STEREO MIX REMASTERED

1. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE
2. NEW PRECISION
3. NEW MYSTERIES
4. SURREAL ESTATE
5. LOVE IN FLAMES
6. PANIC IN THE WORLD
7. DANGEROUS STRANGER
8. SUPERENIGMATIX (LETHAL APPLIANCES FOR THE HOME WITH EVERYTHING)
9. VISIONS OF ENDLESS HOPES
10. POSSESSION
11. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD
BONUS TRACKS
12. JAPAN
13. FUTURIST MANIFESTO
14. PANIC IN THE WORLD (SINGLE EDIT)
15. BLUE AS A JEWEL
16. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE (SINGLE VERSION)
17. LOVE IN FLAMES (SINGLE VERSION)
18. FACE IN THE RAIN (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
19. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD (TAKE FOUR) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
20. THE SAXOPHONIST (JUAN LES PINS VERSION) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

DISC TWO:
ADDITIONAL TRACKS & SESSIONS

1. AUTOSEXUAL
2. LOVERS ARE MORTAL
3. BLIMPS
4. SPEED OF THE WIND
5. QUEST OF HARVEST FOR THE STARS

RECORDED AT THE MANOR STUDIO, AUGUST 1977 FOR AN INTENDED EP

6. NEW PRECISION (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
7. SUPERENIGMATIX (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
8. POSSESSION (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
9. DANGEROUS STRANGER (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
10. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
11. PANIC IN THE WORLD (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
12. LOVERS ARE MORTAL (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
13. LOVE IN FLAMES (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)
14. BLAZING APOSTLES (BBC IN CONCERT 1978)

BBC RADIO ONE “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT” – 19th JANUARY 1978

15. SUPERENIGMATIX (JOHN PEEL SESSION 1978)
16. POSSESSION (JOHN PEEL SESSION 1978)
17. PANIC IN THE WORLD (JOHN PEEL SESSION 1978)
18. LOVE IN FLAMES (JOHN PEEL SESSION 1978)

BBC RADIO ONE JOHN PEEL SESSION –
30th JANUARY 1978

DISC THREE:
DRASTIC PLASTIC
THE NEW STEREO MIXES

1. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE (NEW STEREO MIX)
2. NEW PRECISION (NEW STEREO MIX)
3. NEW MYSTERIES (NEW STEREO MIX)
4. SURREAL ESTATE (NEW STEREO MIX)
5. LOVE IN FLAMES (NEW STEREO MIX)
6. PANIC IN THE WORLD (NEW STEREO MIX)
7. DANGEROUS STRANGER (NEW STEREO MIX)
8. SUPERENIGMATIX (LETHAL APPLIANCES FOR THE HOME WITH EVERYTHING) (NEW STEREO MIX)
9. VISIONS OF ENDLESS HOPES (NEW STEREO MIX)
10. POSSESSION (NEW STEREO MIX)
11. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD (NEW STEREO MIX)

SINGLES AND EP TRACKS
12. JAPAN (NEW STEREO MIX)
13. FUTURIST MANIFESTO (NEW STEREO MIX)
14. BLUE AS A JEWEL (NEW STEREO MIX)
15. AUTOSEXUAL (NEW STEREO MIX)
16. FACE IN THE RAIN (NEW STEREO MIX)
17. LOVERS ARE MORTAL (NEW STEREO MIX)
18. SPEED OF THE WIND (NEW STEREO MIX)
19. QUEST FOR THE HARVEST OF THE STARS (NEW STEREO MIX)

DISC FOUR:
A FEELING OF PLAYING –
BILL NELSON DEMOS 1977

1. SPEED OF THE WIND
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
2. SURREAL ESTATE
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
3. THE SAXOPHONIST
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
4. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
5. VISIONS OF ENDLESS HOPES
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
6. POSSESSION (BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
7. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
8. NEW MYSTERIES
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
9. JAPAN (BILL NELSON DEMO 1977) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
10. DANGEROUS STRANGER
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
11. BLUE AS A JEWEL
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
12. AUTOSEXUAL (BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
13. QUEST FOR THE HARVEST OF THE STARS
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
14. NEW PRECISION
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)
15. LOVE IN FLAMES
(BILL NELSON DEMO 1977)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD)

DISC FIVE:
HIGH RESOLUTION 96 KHZ /
24-BIT 5.1 SURROUND SOUND,
NEW STEREO AND
ORIGINAL STEREO MIXES


1. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
2. NEW PRECISION (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
3. NEW MYSTERIES
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
4. SURREAL ESTATE
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
5. LOVE IN FLAMES
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
6. PANIC IN THE WORLD
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
7. DANGEROUS STRANGER
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
8. SUPERENIGMATIX (LETHAL APPLIANCES FOR THE HOME WITH EVERYTHING)
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
9. VISIONS OF ENDLESS HOPES
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
10. POSSESSION (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
11. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)

SINGLES AND EP TRACKS
12. JAPAN (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
13. FUTURIST MANIFESTO
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
14. BLUE AS A JEWEL
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
15. AUTOSEXUAL (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
16. FACE IN THE RAIN
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
17. LOVERS ARE MORTAL
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
18. SPEED OF THE WIND
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)
19. QUEST FOR THE HARVEST OF THE STARS
(5.1 SURROUND MIX)


DISC SIX:

VIDEO CONTENT:

BE BOP DELUXE IN
THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

BILL NELSON’S HOME MOVIES
FILMED WHILST RECORDING
“DRASTIC PLASTIC”

BBC TV “SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT”
19th JANUARY 1978
1. NEW PRECISION
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
2. SUPERENIGMATIX
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
3. POSSESSION
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
4. DANGEROUS STRANGER
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
5. ISLANDS OF THE DEAD
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
6. LOVERS ARE MORTAL
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
7. PANIC IN THE WORLD
(BBC TV SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT)
 
Important day!
As I finish one amazing mix project and start another - Drastic Plastic turns up!
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I am looking forward to receiving Drastic Plastic. Thanks for mixing it in 5.1. I can’t wait to hear it. Welcome to QQ. Any chance you can tell us which project you finished and tell us about the new one you are beginning?
 
I am looking forward to receiving Drastic Plastic. Thanks for mixing it in 5.1. I can’t wait to hear it. Welcome to QQ. Any chance you can tell us which project you finished and tell us about the new one you are beginning?
I wish I was in a position to say what I have been working on, and what is in the pipeline - but I cannot divulge just yet - all I can say is there are some incredible re-issues coming soon! SWTx
 
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