![]() ![]() With his eclectic musical background, Ure was feeling limited by Visage. Egan knew that Midge had been a fan of Ultravox and that they were looking for a singer and a guitarist – Ure was both, therefore Rusty was convinced they’d be the perfect match. It was during the latter that he was introduced to Ure by Rusty Egan. Chris played with James Honeyman-Scott, Warren with Zaine Griff and The Buggles and Billy performed on Gary Numan’s The Pleasure Principle album and tour before working on Visage’s debut record. The lack of commercial success for the John Foxx-fronted five-piece had led to them being dropped by Island Records and a last-ditch attempt to save the group with a US tour instead led to its implosion.įoxx and guitarist Robin Simon departed the group, leaving remaining members Warren Cann, Chris Cross and Billy Currie with little more than debts, doubts and dilemmas.įacing an uncertain future and financial ruin, the remaining trio were forced to seek session work with other artists in order to generate some money. The stylish image overhaul reflected the musical shift on the encased record, with the glam-influenced art-rock of the band’s previous three albums replaced by sparse synth-pop and killer melodies resulting in a less pretentious entity that was capable of breaking them to a mainstream audience.Īs the 70s drew to a close, the disarray within Ultravox at the time made the break-up of the band a very real prospect. W ere it not for Ultravox: Vienna sleeve designer Glenn Travis’ bold typography reassuring fans that the stark monochromatic cover photo by Brian Griffin was indeed Ultravox, the band’s fourth album could well have escaped the attention of their fanbase, such was the radical change of direction of the group with new lead singer Midge Ure. King's Lead Hat ĭ4.John Foxx was out, Midge Ure was in for Ultravox: Vienna… By Mark Lindores Ultravox: Vienna cover Vienna album – Steven Wilson Mix * / B-sides – Steven Wilson Mix * / Vienna album - 1980 Original Analog Master / B-sides – 1980 Original Analog MasterĬ3. Sleepwalk *ĬD4: Cassette Recordings During Rehearsals 1979/80 * The vinyl is a 5mm wide spined sleeve, with 2x 180gm Black Vinyl.ĬD1: Vienna ġ0. The bonus vinyl includes the single versions and b-sides from the 4 singles released from the album, including a previously commercially unreleased US Promo Edit of the ‘Vienna’ single, which is exclusive to this edition This new vinyl edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Alchemy Mastering using the original 1980 analogue production master tapes, running at 33rpm. The box set is packaged in a 12”x12” Rigid Slipcase and containing a 20 page 12” square booklet featuring notes from the band, unseen photos from Midge Ure’s and Chris Cross’ personal collection, four A4 Art Prints and 6 discs housed in card wallets in two 12” gatefold album sleeves. The DVD, which is audio only, contains a new 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of the Album and B-sides by Steven Wilson along with 24/96 Hi-Res audio of the stereo mixes and the original 1980 masters. CD’s 1 to 5 contain the original 1980 album analogue production master, a new stereo mix by Steven Wilson, Single versions, B-sides and live tracks, a CD of previously unreleased cassette rehearsals from 1979/80 – including previously unreleased tracks ‘Sound On Sound’ and ‘Animal’ - and a newly mixed concert from St. This new 6 Disc box set contains 66 tracks, 44 are previously unreleased recordings and mixes. The album contains 4 UK Top 40 singles All Stood Still, Passing Strangers, Sleepwalk, and Vienna. Produced by legendary German producer Conny Plank (Neu!, Kraftwerk), it reached number 3 in the UK album chart and top ten in Australia, New Zealand and several European countries. Ultravox’s first album with Midge Ure(Vocals/Guitar) was originally released in July 1980. ![]()
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