Steven Wilson Ultravox "Quartet" (Steven Wilson 5.1 mix out in May!)

[~dave~~wave~]

Quartet can be preordered at Amazon UK.
Amazon.co.uk

USA $79.98
https://a.co/d/fkhn2B9

 

[peterzach]

This kinda sucks if true and wouldn't be first time with Ultravox that retailers jumped the gun.
Saw someone comment at SDE on TFF Hurting Bluray comments with this:

That has been denied by one of the producers of the box on the Ultravox FB group who I trust more than Amazon listing a product. That happened for Rage in Eden and it was at least 6 months longer for the set to be released.

and I checked the Ultravox Forum fanclub and someone posted: May is unlikely.

 

[peterzach]

I have sent a question into Paul Sinclair asking if he knows anything more about this release.
He is usually one of the first to release information but he has been busy with TFF release which was awesome news.

 

[fthesoundguy]

Well, just had a listen to it in the car on the way to work and it’s a great album. Musically it might be my favorite even after one listen. Serenade, Mine For Life (Do I hear similarities of Passing Strangers and New Europeans on this one?) and Hymm are awesome.

@sjcorne , are the full multitracks on this one? That was the big bummer with Rage In Eden. The upmixes were actually great, but it could have been so much better.

I don’t foresee this beating Vienna’s 5.1 mix because they’re pretty different albums, but I can see it being really fantastic.

 

[sjcorne]

@sjcorne , are the full multitracks on this one?

Yes, all nine album tracks and the four b-sides were remixed from the original multitracks. No upmixes this time.

The most exciting aspect of the new 5.1 mix for me is how good the rhythm section sounds - when the bass guitar first comes in at the beginning of "Reap The Wild Wind," my jaw hit the floor. The drums & bass are absolutely thunderous.

 

[Clement]

Yes, all nine album tracks and the four b-sides were remixed from the original multitracks. No upmixes this time.

The most exciting aspect of the new 5.1 mix for me is how good the rhythm section sounds - when the bass guitar first comes in at the beginning of "Reap The Wild Wind," my jaw hit the floor. The drums & bass are absolutely thunderous.

Sold me!

 

[peterzach]

Found this at a Ultravox Forum which breaks down what is exactly on each disk:

Disc: 1 (CD)

1 Reap The Wild Wind
2 Serenade
3 Mine For Life
4 Hymn
5 Visions In Blue
6 When The Scream Subsides
7 We Came To Dance
8 Cut And Run
9 The Song (We Go)

Disc: 2 (CD)

1 Reap The Wild Wind [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
2 Serenade [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
3 Mine For Life [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
4 Hymn [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
5 Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
6 When The Scream Subsides [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
7 We Came To Dance [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
8 Cut And Run [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
9 The Song (We Go) [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
10 Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
11 Monument [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
12 Break Your Back [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
13 Overlook [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]

Disc: 3 (CD)

1 Reap the Wild Wind [Extended Version]
2 Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
3 Hymn [Single Version]
4 Monument
5 The Thin Wall [Live at Hammersmith Odeon, Oct. 1981]
6 Visions In Blue [Single Version]
7 Break Your Back
8 Reap The Wild Wind [Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 1982]
9 We Came To Dance [Single Version]
10 Overlook
11 We Came To Dance [Extended Version]
12 Serenade [Single Version]
13 Serenade [Special Re-Mix]
14 The Voice [Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 1982]

Disc: 4 (CD)

1 Reap The Wild Wind [Cassette Rehearsal]
2 Serenade [Cassette Rehearsal]
3 Mine For Life [Cassette Rehearsal]
4 Hymn [Cassette Rehearsal]
5 Visions In Blue [Cassette Rehearsal]
6 When The Scream Subsides [Cassette Rehearsal]
7 We Came To Dance [Cassette Rehearsal]
8 Cut & Run [Cassette Rehearsal]
9 The Song (We Go) [Cassette Rehearsal]
10 Reap The Wild Wind -WIP/Guide Vox
11 Visions In Blue [Monitor Mix]
12 Cut & Run [Monitor Mix]
13 Mine For Life - [Monitor Mix]
14 Hymn [Monitor Mix]
15 Serenade [Monitor Mix]
16 We Came To Dance [Monitor Mix]

Disc: 5 (CD)

1 Reap The Wild Wind [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
2 When The Scream Subsides [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
3 The Thin Wall [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
4 New Europeans [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
5 We Stand Alone [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
6 I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
7 Visions In Blue [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
8 Mr. X [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
9 Sleepwalk [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]

Disc: 6 (CD)

1 The Voice [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
2 Vienna [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
3 Astradyne [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
4 All Stood Still [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
5 Passing Strangers [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
6 Mine For Life [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
7 Hymn [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]
8 The Song (We Go) [Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982]

Disc: 7 (DVD)

1 Reap The Wild Wind [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
2 Serenade [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
3 Mine For Life [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
4 Hymn [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
5 Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
6 When The Scream Subsides [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
7 We Came To Dance [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
8 Cut And Run [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
9 The Song (We Go) [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
10 Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
11 Monument [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
12 Break Your Back [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
13 Overlook [Steven Wilson 5.1 Surround Mix]
14 Reap The Wild Wind [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
15 Serenade [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
16 Mine For Life [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
17 Hymn [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
18 Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
19 When The Scream Subsides [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
20 We Came To Dance [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
21 Cut And Run [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
22 The Song (We Go) [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
23 Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
24 Monument [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
25 Break Your Back [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
26 Overlook [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix]
27 Reap The Wild Wind
28 Serenade
29 Mine For Life
30 Hymn
31 Visions In Blue
32 When The Scream Subsides
33 We Came To Dance
34 Cut And Run
35 The Song (We Go)
36 Reap the Wild Wind [Extended Version]
37 Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
38 Hymn [Single Version]
39 Monument
40 The Thin Wall [Live at Hammersmith Odeon, Oct. 1981]
41 Visions In Blue [Single Version]
42 Break Your Back
43 Reap The Wild Wind [Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 1982]
44 We Came To Dance [Single Version]
45 Overlook
46 We Came To Dance [Extended Version]
47 Serenade [Single Version]
48 Serenade [Special Re-Mix]
49 The Voice (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1982)

This new 7 Disc box set contains 70 tracks in total, with 47 previously unreleased recordings. CDs 1-6 contain the original 1982 album production master, a new stereo mixes by Steven Wilson, A-sides, B-sides & live tracks, previously unreleased Cassette Rehearsals and Monitor Mixes along with a newly mixed concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in December 1982. The DVD (Audio Only) contains a new 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of the Album/B-sides by Steven Wilson along with 24/96 Hi-Res audio of the new mixes and the original 1982 Master/B-sides. The boxset is priced around $80.00 through Amazon.

 

[efb18]

After how good Vienna and Rage in Eden were, this is a no-brainer. Preordered. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[~dave~~wave~]

For Midge Ure fans, ran across this old podcast interview from the lockdown years.
Nothing regarding new releases, but interesting history of his life in music.

https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Episode/e85/

 

[jamesc]

JPC (Germany) has it for about $67 shipped to the US:

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/ultravox-quartet/hnum/11418388
I've had good experiences buying the Rage In Eden box and many other items from them. They have very reasonable shipping prices and the price gets reduced during the checkout process (VAT is dropped).

 

[Quadkid]

JPC (Germany) has it for about $67 shipped to the US:

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/ultravox-quartet/hnum/11418388
I've had good experiences buying the Rage In Eden box and many other items from them. They have very reasonable shipping prices and the price gets reduced during the checkout process (VAT is dropped).

Wish I could figure out how to use there site in English. German translation is a show stopper for me!

 

[DuncanS]

Wish I could figure out how to use there site in English. German translation is a show stopper for me!

Do you see something with a DE, GB, US etc. where I've circled? if you click on that you should be able to select the English option.

 

[Quadkid]

Do you see something with a DE, GB, US etc. where I've circled? if you click on that you should be able to select the English option.
View attachment 89652

Yes, found it! Thanks much! Hard to spot on my phone.

 

[peterzach]

Has anyone ever ordered from here, says 67.98 and free shipping if order 3 items:

https://www.ccmusic.com/ultravox-quartet-deluxe-edition/810098501361

 

[Marplot]

Nope but it looks like they are owned by directtou which makes them a sister company to deepdiscount and importcds

 

[privateuniverse]

Bull Moose has this listed for $71.97.

 

[haikubass]

There's been talk on an SDE forum that the release will probably be pushed back to the autumn, as reportedly the box sets haven't even been manufactured yet. Mentioning this just to avoid disappointment maybe...

 

[splinter7]

Mentioning this just to avoid disappointment maybe...

Failed

 

[privateuniverse]

Amazon USA and Import CDs both now show the release date as July 7th.

 

[cbmmm3]

my order was updated to a mid July ship date