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i didn't find any topic for the new 2cd remasters of the chrysalis era albums, are there any news, tracklistings, release dates etc? i haven't really followed the ultravox forum lately.

i'm especially looking forward to the remastered rage in eden with the original artwork.

Last posts I read on the subject Cerise & Rob were still not able to confirm track listings or dates.

Billy's website does seem to let news slip earlier than anywhere else though.

Brian

We've not announced the track-listings yet - though I think it's fair to say that they are likely to have now been finalised.

We put together a news item over on the Ultravox website back in April which pretty much outlines where this project is at the moment. All things being equal we should be able to expand upon this, with the final track-listings, in the next few weeks.

Rob

The 'remember the 80's' site posted a news item yesterday with a release date for Vienna and RIE 2 disc sets on September 15th. Great news if correct!!

EMIs project co-ordinator has given us a different date - though not a million miles away from the 15th. An 'official' news story (with track-listings) will be posted shortly.

Rob

Thanks Rob. Look forward to the confirmed info.

Waiting impatiently....oops meant patiently

Might post something... oops meant will post something this weekend...

Rob

Looking forward to giving the old plastic a bending when they come out.

The suspense is killing me!!!!!

H

Good morning everyone. I just woke up to find that it IS the WEEKEND.

It is indeed. ALL weekend.

We're busy doing final artwork at the moment but we should be finishing off the news release tomorrow.

Cheers,
Cerise.

Here's what we've just posted over on the Extreme Voice website...

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We are very pleased to announce that EMI have confirmed the release date for the remastered Vienna and Rage in Eden albums as Monday the 22nd of September, 2008. As previously discussed in our news story in April , we have been closely involved with Ultravox and EMI in the processes involved in once again making these albums available, and we can now confirm the following.

Over the coming months, EMI are looking to release all the Ultravox and Midge Ure Chrysalis-era albums. These will be regarded as Remastered Definitive Editions, and the aim is for each of them to take the following format; Disc One will contain the original UK album, whilst Disc Two will include all of the B-sides and extra tracks taken from accompanying singles, plus (wherever possible) a selection of previously unreleased material. No specific dates have been given for the release of these albums, but we can confirm that the intention is for them to be released in the order in which they were originally made available. As soon as we have further details for these future releases we will make them available on the Extreme Voice website.

Meanwhile, the full track listings for both Vienna and Rage in Eden are as follows:-



Vienna (Disc One)

01. Astradyne
02. New Europeans
03. Private Lives
04. Passing Strangers
05. Sleepwalk
06. Mr. X
07. Western Promise
08. Vienna
09. All Stood Still


Vienna (Disc Two - Further Listening)

01. Sleepwalk (Early version)
From the album 'The Very Best of Midge Ure and Ultravox'.
02. Waiting
B-side of the 'Sleepwalk' 7 inch single.
03. Face to Face (Recorded live at St Albans, 16 Aug 80)
B-side of the 'Passing Strangers' 7 & 12 inch singles.
04. Kings Lead Hat (Recorded live at The Lyceum, 17 Aug 80)
Extra track on the B-side of the 'Passing Strangers' 12 inch single.
05. Passionate Reply
B-side of the 'Vienna' 7 & 12 inch singles.
06. Herr X
Extra track on the B-side of the 'Vienna' 12 inch single.
07. All Stood Still (12 inch version)
A-side of the 'All Stood Still' 12 inch single.
08. Alles Klar
B-side of the 'All Stood Still' 7 & 12 inch singles.
09. Keep Talking (Cassette recording during rehearsals)
Extra track on the B-side of the 'All Stood Still' 12 inch single.
10. Sleepwalk (Recorded live in rehearsals at The Lyceum, 17 Aug 80)
Previously unreleased.
11. All Stood Still (Recorded live in rehearsals at The Lyceum, 17 Aug 80)
Previously unreleased.



Rage in Eden (Disc One)

01. The Voice
02. We Stand Alone
03. Rage in Eden
04. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)
05. The Thin Wall
06. Stranger Within
07. Accent on Youth
08. The Ascent
09. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)


Rage in Eden (Disc Two - Further Listening)

01. I Never Wanted To Begin
B-side of 'The Thin Wall' 7 inch single.
02. Paths And Angles
B-side of 'The Voice' 7 inch single and A-side of 'The Voice' 12 inch single.
03. I Never Wanted To Begin (Extended version)
B-side of 'The Thin Wall' 12 inch single.
04. Private Lives (Recorded live at Crystal Palace, 13 Jun 81)
Extra track on the B-side of 'The Voice' 12 inch single.
05. All Stood Still (Recorded live at Crystal Palace, 13 Jun 81)
Extra track on the B-side of 'The Voice' 12 inch single.
06. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
07. Stranger Within (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
08. Rage in Eden (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
09. Accent on Youth (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
10. The Ascent (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
11. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
Previously unreleased.
12. Stranger Within (Work in progress mix)
Previously unreleased.
13. The Thin Wall (Work in progress mix)
Previously unreleased.

Tracks that have previously been available were remastered between March and May 2008 at Abbey Road Studios, London, with the previously unreleased material mastered for the first time specifically for these new editions. For reference, previously available recordings were taken from the original master tapes, and not the production masters as previously reported, while the extra tracks were taken from a combination of other sources that include EMI's tape archive and from recordings provided by Ultravox. Given that the recordings are now up to twenty-eight years old, the extensive work that has been undertaken has given these albums a fresher edge that has not been captured on any previous editions. We believe therefore that everyone will be thrilled with the results.

It's worth noting that some of the previously unreleased material was, by their very nature, not up to the usual fidelity of studio recordings, but they have nevertheless been mastered to the highest possible standard. The decision was taken by Ultravox and EMI to include them for their 'historical significance'. These 'extra' tracks all capture moments that would otherwise have remained unheard and further add to the 'Definitive' nature of these releases.

As you'll no doubt have read in the wider media, EMI have undergone considerable restructuring following their purchase by Terrafirma in late 2007, and therefore new practices have fed into how albums will look when released. EMI have adopted a standard approach on what physical (i.e. CD) releases will take across the company's entire catalogue and in line with this Vienna and Rage in Eden will have a protective cardboard 'O' slip case box together with an eight page full-colour booklet. This booklet will mainly contain appropriate photographs and imagery, but sadly no lyrics. However, the individual album design has remained as we always intended, and in line with EMI's guidelines for digital downloading, a separate twenty page version of the booklet will be made available that will comprise the full design, including photos AND lyrics. We understand that Ultravox were keen that the latter was made available to as many fans as possible. We are therefore very pleased to confirm that a downloadable booklet will be available for all albums through the Extreme Voice website on the day of their release, as well as through all of the other official sources.

As we confirmed in the April newsletter, Rage in Eden is going to be released with the re-instated original front cover (Rage Face) artwork. This was withdrawn by Chrysalis after legal issues soon after its release back in 1981 and has been replaced by alternative artwork on all subsequent editions. The licensing of the 'Rage Face' artwork currently only extends as far as the initial run of the physical release of the album (set at 10,000 units worldwide). Future editions will feature new alternative artwork based around the 'three-horse' logo which appeared on the poster that originally came with the album. This 'alternate' artwork will be used for the digital release.

As stated previously, we are in the midst of writing a second 'All You Need To Know' companion piece - the first of which was completed for the Island Records re-mastered albums back in 2006 - detailing the full process behind the Anthology and remastered album re-releases. We will publish this on the Extreme Voice website in due course.

Thanks for your continuing support.

Extreme Voice

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Rob

..thanks for that, guys. Will read in more detail later but, hey, all looks excellent...roll on the autumnal equinox!

Many thanks for this Rob and Cerise!

Some nuggets in the selection, especially Rage In Eden;

6. I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
7. Stranger Within (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
8. Rage in Eden (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
9. Accent on Youth (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
10. The Ascent (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)
11. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 Oct 81)

That's almost the entire album live! Really looking forward to hearing these tracks, Vienna and the rest of it.

Thanks for this very informative post Rob.

Knowing how hard you and Cerise and everyone else involved has been working on this project for the last xxmonths/years, I can only say CONGRATULATIONS on getting these re-masters done.
You deserve every success with these and the subsequent albums.


Brilliant news - well done guys

I've already posted this over at EV but I cant thank Cerise,Rob & all enough.
I'm really looking forward to hearing both of these.

Rob,are they going to be generally available or through specialist shops?

Brian

They will be generally available.

Cheers!
Cerise.

Gosh that was a quick answer Cerise.

Cheers

Brian

You noticed what I noticed, Gary. I am really looking forward to hearing these tracks.

You should have phoned newvox a couple of days ago like I did.

Why, did he know something the rest of us didn't MA?

All I know is that once again the information from newvox is accurate as proved by what I read on the forum. I have also grown accustomed to that on Ultravox and various Numan forums about such things as tracklisting, artwork, release dates, etc.

So he knew what was going on the albums then, yes?

I must say these are of most interest to me -

Looking forward to hearing the un released material.

Thaks Rob and Cerise for the update

Peter

I was at that gig. Nice one.

It seems like a good time to release all of Ultravox's and John Foxx's CDs in deluxe. Such has been their contribution to the evolution of music that they truly deserve the 2-CD releases.

It's fantastic news for all fans.

Thanks to all involved in particular to our hosts of Metamatic and Extreme Voice.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Chris

Looking forward to these re-releases too with all the added extras.

However, everytime I hear 'I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)' it brings back some painful memories for me, of the time me and a couple of mates tried to form a band back in '83 and we tried to play THAT very song. I was playing my Casio MT-41 keyboard -it had 22 different sounds, including 'synth fuzz'!!!!!

Well, when I said 'tried to play' I may well have been stretching it a bit ......

As I said, painful memories!!!

Excellent news guys and well done on the hard work!!

Maryann in contact by phone with Newvox?? *shocked*

I see they've started to appear on Play for pre-order

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3074654/Vienna/Product.html


£11.24 for Vienna.

Nothing else yet.

Brian

No, read carefully - this one is the 2000 re-release. Look at the track listing. Reading down a little, it also says one is available now.

I'm sure the new editions will be available for pre-order soon though.

Whoops .Yup your right E.G.

Very similar but not the right one.

They are listed on Amazon but with no details though.

Brian

Had a quick check, but can't see the new editions listed on Amazon; still only showing the older editions unless I'm missing something. What are the links?

EG

Oh no - fair play to you, they are there; just have to look a bit deeper for them, that's all.

Ultravox - Vienna (2008) Remaster

Ultravox - Rage in Eden (2008) Remaster



All the best,


EG

Having checked today, both albums are now available for pre-order from Amazon through the links above.



Roll on September 22nd!


EG

Cheers EG.

I'll be putting my order in.

They must have only been put on today.
Only checked yesterday.

Brian

Also both on Play.com for £11.99 including postage.

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/6396265/Vienna/Product.html

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/6395851/Rage-In-Eden/Product.html

Brian

As someone posted on another thread, it is like Christmas come early this year!

Vienna appears in the Sunday Times Culture section today as a must have re-issue but the article is a little damned with faint praise...




I think the reviewer is a Foxx fan.

Brian

It's the possiblity that he's a Manics fan I find horrifying..

Given how the press could/can be with the Midge era Ultravox, I'd take having 'Vienna' classed as a 'Must-have reissue' by a broadsheet in the best spirit I hope it's intended.

I see that Amazon has dropped the price of new Vienna to £8.98

If you pre-ordered the price should also drop

Thanks for the scan, Brian - mind if we nick it for EV?

No problem Cerise,

I took the pic with my digital camera.

If you need a higher quality close up of the article or proper scan let me know before Sunday otherwise its heading for the re-cycling bin.

Brian

Thanks Brian - but it's already sorted...

I picked up a copy (following your original post) and have already scanned it for the EV archive.

Rob

Cheers Rob,

Lets hope they do something for John's new releases as well.

Brian

Just had an email from Amazon to say that
Rage in Eden will be delayed a week.

Brian

Yeah, it's also affected the release date of Vienna as well...

I understand that this delay only affects the release of the phyical versions in the UK - electronic versions via iTunes (etc) will still be 'released' on Monday.

I hope that when it arrives you'll agree that it was well worth the wait - aside from the 'restored' original front cover, the six live tracks on disc two of Rage in Eden are excellent, as are the Work in Progress mixes of Stranger Within and The Thin Wall...

Rob

Hi Rob,

We've waited all this time so another few weeks will not be a problem.

With John's stuff out the same week its going to be one hell of a listening car-crash around then I wont know where to start

Brian

I'd be very interested to hear what everyone thinks about these new double-disc versions of Rage in Eden and Vienna when they finally get released...

I don't think that anyone could've anticipated that so much material would all be coming out in such a short period of time - and then we go and add in another couple of albums ( Impossible and Neuro Video )...

Rob

I almost forgot the Burning car 12 inch has been put back to about then as well.

All thats missing this year is a DVD of the Luminaire.Mike Barker keeps putting very professional looking snippets on Youtube.They belong on DVD.We can all but dream.

Brian

And still about three months until Christmas.

Just got Vienna from Amazon (Rage en route from elsewhere). Have to say I thought there’d be a more substantial booklet (credits type size a bit small too) and as a graphic designer I noticed a type snafu. Sadly, the "Vienna" title on the CD label has defaulted to Courier typeface instead of the correct typestyle. Happened to me a few times when I didn’t supply the font suitcases to whoever was doing the run out!

Not able to listen to it yet but hopefully tonight.

snafu?

The 'error' with the font on Vienna has been discussed on the Ultravox forum. The Astradyne typeface was definitely supplied.

Our original design was for the booklets to be twenty pages - but they had to be reduced to eight pages at pretty much the last minute. The twenty page booklets (for Vienna and Rage in Eden ) are available to download over on Extreme Voice if you're interested.

Rob

Typefaces and fonts are the bane of the life of a designer, aren't they!
At my office, we have given up supplying them now and always resort to outlining all text as paths on any pre-press artwork.

Typefaces and fonts are the bane of the life of a designer, aren't they!
At my office, we have given up supplying them now and always resort to outlining all text as paths on any pre-press artwork. [/QUOTE]


Snap! Downside is you can’t phone any typos through as the text is just a solid block. Still, beats the horror of having a set of films and matchprint come back with a defaulted typeface. Worse still if printing from disc and you’ve got 10,000 of the buggers done before it’s noticed.

That is exactly what I am waiting for.