Ultravox’s first album with Midge Ure(Vocals/Guitar) was originally released in July 1980. 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.
The album contains 4 UK Top 40 singles; All Stood Still, Passing Strangers, Sleepwalk, and Vienna.
This new 6 Disc box set contains 66 tracks, 44 are previously unreleased recordings and mixes. 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. Albans City Hall in 1980. 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.
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.