Be-Bop Deluxe in surround! (“Drastic Plastic” out in 2021!)

[beerking]

Boom.......one pre order here!!

 

[musicmemorabiliashoppellc]

Can't wait ..... This was the 1

Full details here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/be-bop-deluxe-futurama-3cd-1dvd-limited-edition-deluxe-boxset/

Be-Bop Deluxe: Futurama, 3CD/1DVD Limited Edition Deluxe Boxset, Released April 26, 2019.

• A DELUXE 4 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1975 ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE
• NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
• FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 36 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, BBC RADIO SESSIONS FROM 1975 (INCLUDING A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED “LOST” BBC IN CONCERT PERFORMANCE FROM MAY 1975), PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OUT-TAKE FROM THE ALBUM SESSIONS, AND A PREVIOUSLY RELEASED 1975 HARVEST RECORDS PROMO VIDEO OF “MAID IN HEAVEN” & A BBC TV OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST APPEARANCE FROM JULY 1975
• INCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED 68 PAGE BOOK WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS &
NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSON
ALSO INCLUDES A REPLICA RECORD STORE POSTER, POSTCARDS AND ALBUM TRACK SHEETS

Esoteric Recordings is proud to announce the release of a new re-mastered four disc deluxe expanded boxed set limited edition (comprising 3 CDs and a DVD) of FUTURAMA the legendary 1975 album by BE BOP DELUXE.

Recorded in the first two months of 1975 at Rockfield studios (with some sessions also taking place at SARM studios in London), FUTURAMA was the second album by Be Bop Deluxe and the first to feature the line-up of BILL NELSON (vocals, guitars, keyboards), CHARLIE TUMAHAI (bass, vocals) and SIMON FOX (drums). Produced by Roy Thomas Baker (who at the time was also working with Queen), FUTURAMA was an album of immense musical inventiveness and creativity and was a huge leap forward in creative terms for Bill Nelson.

The album gained much praise thanks to Bill Nelson’s composition skills and his highly innovative guitar playing. Featuring such wonderful material as ‘Maid in Heaven’, ‘Sister Seagull’, ‘Music in Dreamland’, ‘Sound Track’, ‘Between the Worlds’, ‘Jean Cocteau’ and ‘Swan Song’, the album would see Be Bop Deluxe heralded as one of the most accomplished acts of 1975.

This expanded reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 36 bonus tracks drawn from a stunning new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, a previously unreleased out-take from the album sessions, a previously unissued BBC Radio “In Concert” performance from May 1975 (thought “lost” for some years), a rare John Peel Show session from March 1975, along with a previously unreleased 1975 Harvest Records promotional video for ‘Maid in Heaven’ and a session for BBC TV’s “Old Grey Whistle Test” show from July 1975.

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 a facsimile Record Store poster for FUTURAMA, replica track sheets, and postcards. This special deluxe limited edition boxed set of FUTURAMA is a fitting tribute to a fine band, the creative vision of Bill Nelson and a wonderful album.

DISC ONE: CD
FUTURAMA
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED:

1. STAGE WHISPERS
2. LOVE WITH THE MADMAN
3. MAID IN HEAVEN
4. SISTER SEAGULL
5. SOUND TRACK
6. MUSIC IN DREAMLAND
7. JEAN COCTEAU
8. BETWEEN THE WORLDS
9. SWAN SONG

BONUS TRACKS

1. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (SINGLE VERSION)
2. LIGHTS

DISC TWO: CD
FUTURAMA
THE NEW STEREO MIX:

1. STAGE WHISPERS (NEW STEREO MIX)
2. LOVE WITH THE MADMAN (NEW STEREO MIX)
3. MAID IN HEAVEN (NEW STEREO MIX)
4. SISTER SEAGULL (NEW STEREO MIX)
5. SOUND TRACK (NEW STEREO MIX)
6. MUSIC IN DREAMLAND (NEW STEREO MIX)
7. JEAN COCTEAU (NEW STEREO MIX)
8. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (NEW STEREO MIX)
9. SWAN SONG (NEW STEREO MIX)

BONUS TRACKS

1. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (SINGLE VERSION) (NEW STEREO MIX)
2. LIGHTS (NEW STEREO MIX)
3. MUSIC IN DREAMLAND (PHONOGRAM STUDIOS VERSION)

(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
13. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (ALTERNATE SINGLE VERSION)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

DISC THREE: CD
BBC RADIO ONE “JOHN PEEL SHOW” SESSION
11th MARCH 1975:

1. STAGE WHISPERS (BBC SESSION MARCH 1975)
2. SISTER SEAGULL (BBC SESSION MARCH 1975)
3. MAID IN HEAVEN (BBC SESSION MARCH 1975)
4. LIGHTS (BBC SESSION MARCH 1975)

BBC RADIO ONE “IN CONCERT”
23rd MAY 1975 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED:

5. STAGE WHISPERS (BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
6. THIRD FLOOR HEAVEN
(BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
7. ADVENTURES IN A YORKSHIRE LANDSCAPE
(BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
8. SISTER SEAGULL (BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
9. PIECE OF MINE (BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
10. MAID IN HEAVEN (BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
11. AXE VICTIM (BBC IN CONCERT MAY 1975)
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

DISC FOUR: DVD
FUTURAMA
THE NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX, NEW 96 KHZ / 24-BIT STEREO MIX AND 96 KHZ / 24-BIT ORIGINAL STEREO MIX

1. STAGE WHISPERS (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
2. LOVE WITH THE MADMAN (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
3. MAID IN HEAVEN (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
4. SISTER SEAGULL (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
5. SOUND TRACK (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
6. MUSIC IN DREAMLAND (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
7. JEAN COCTEAU (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
8. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
9. SWAN SONG (5.1 SURROUND MIX)

BONUS AUDIO MATERIAL

1. BETWEEN THE WORLDS (SINGLE VERSION) (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
2. LIGHTS (5.1 SURROUND MIX)
3. MUSIC IN DREAMLAND (PHONOGRAM STUDIOS VERSION) (5.1 SURROUND MIX)

BONUS VIDEO MATERIAL

1. MAID IN HEAVEN (OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST)
2. SISTER SEAGULL (OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST)

BBC TV “OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST” SESSION
19th JULY 1975

15. MAID IN HEAVEN
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PROMO VIDEO)

1975 HARVEST RECORDS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

Can't wait this was my very 1st exposure to BBD back in the 70's and still is my favorite BBD LP followed by Axe Victim....lol love these new bananas!!!! Wonder if the creator of these guys is a fan of that TV show created by ACID HEADS....The Banana Splits....LOL....they had to be on great drugs to come up with that show

 

[zimmy]

As soon as i saw that it was possible to pre order i did it. It was the same with the Sunburst finish box.
I hope this will be an tradition that can follow with the rest of the albums by Be-Bop Deluxe

 

[skherbeck]

Finally something to buy this year!! Hallelujah

 

[DennisMabry]

I purchased Sunburst Finish from Deep Discount and paid $53.23 with free shipping. Just checked and Futurama is not available yet. However It most likely will be, and at a considerably lower price for us here in the States. We just need to wait a bit.

 

[skherbeck]

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker! The man who brought us some of the best albums ever by Queen, The Cars, Journey... even Cheap Trick ("One On One")! I used to look for his name as an indicator of an album I'd likely enjoy back in the days before you could listen to any song anytime anywhere, lol... the other producers I looked for were Robert John "Mutt" Lange and, later, Rick Rubin. I've never heard this album, but I'll purposefully "buy blind" and wait to listen... now just waiting for the better deal to emerge

 

[rtbluray]

Burning Shed preorder:
https://burningshed.com/be-bop-deluxe_futurama_boxset

 

[DuncanS]

Burning Shed preorder:
https://burningshed.com/be-bop-deluxe_futurama_boxset

Ordered! Lets hope the other albums get the 5.1 treatment as well.

If they could get hold of the original BBC HJ recordings the Be Bop Deluxe did in 1977 as well (that I have on cassette) and get them out on even DTS DVD that would be great - think I'll email Cherry Red/Esoteric!

 

[svengaleekie]

Yep, ordered!

 

[DuncanS]

Ordered! Lets hope the other albums get the 5.1 treatment as well.

If they could get hold of the original BBC HJ recordings the Be Bop Deluxe did in 1977 as well (that I have on cassette) and get them out on even DTS DVD that would be great - think I'll email Cherry Red/Esoteric!

I was wrong I have on cassette Be Bop Deluxe - Alan Freeman Saturday Session in Matrix HJ Quadraphonic - 1978

 

[svengaleekie]

I was wrong I have on cassette Be Bop Deluxe - Alan Freeman Saturday Session in Matrix HJ Quadraphonic - 1978

Perhaps you where thinking of this: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/be-bop-deluxe/tramcar-to-tomorrow-bbc-radio-one-sessions/
edit: or this: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/be-bop-deluxe/radioland-bbc-radio-1-live-in-concert/

 

[DuncanS]

Perhaps you where thinking of this https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/be-bop-deluxe/tramcar-to-tomorrow-bbc-radio-one-sessions/

Didn't know about that one, mine is one I did from an FM broadcast

 

[DuncanS]

I was wrong I have on cassette Be Bop Deluxe - Alan Freeman Saturday Session in Matrix HJ Quadraphonic - 1978

A senior moment……………...it was from a Reel-to-Reel I recorded, not the cassette that was Racing Cars!

 

[jaypfunk]

Awesome news!! Futurama is my favorite BBD album and Maid In Heaven just may be the greatest pop tune ever!!

 

[jaypfunk]

importcds.com has Futurama for a pre-order price of $46.04!!!

 

[jaypfunk]

Anyone pre-order Futurama yet? If so, from where and what price?

 

[DuncanS]

Anyone pre-order Futurama yet? If so, from where and what price?

I ordered mine from Burning Shed Be Bop Deluxe - Futurama

 

[4-earredwonder]

importcds.com has Futurama for a pre-order price of $46.04!!!

ImportCD is now offering 10% off on all orders until March 22 [code GREEN10] so that would bring the price of Futurama down to $41.97 + s/h [$2.99] + local sales tax. AmazonUS currently has it listed for $70 + local sales tax!!!!!!

https://www.importcds.com/futurama/5013929477049

 

[Steve Schoultz]

ImportCD is now offering 10% off on all orders until March 22 [code GREEN10] so that would bring the price of Futurama down to $41.97 + s/h [$2.99] + local sales tax. AmazonUS currently has it listed for $70 + local sales tax!!!!!!

https://www.importcds.com/futurama/5013929477049

That’s what I did! They usually come through so it’s a great deal. You can use the 10% multiple times. I ordered an in stock item on a separate order.

 

[jefe1]

Me too!