Be-Bop Deluxe
Be-Bop Deluxe was a British progressive rock group from the 1970s. The band's style ranged from glam rock to pop to heavy metal .
history
Be-Bop Deluxe was founded in 1972 by guitarist Bill Nelson in Wakefield , West Yorkshire . The other founding members were guitarist Ian Parkin, bassist and singer Robert Bryan and drummer Nicholas Chatterton-Dew. In 1974 her album Ax Victim was released , the style of which has been compared to David Bowie's glam rock . A little later Nelson disbanded the group in order to rebuild it with other musicians.
In addition to Nelson, the new line-up consisted of Paul Jeffreys (bass), Milton Reame-James (keyboard) and Simon Fox (drums). Jeffreys and Reame-James soon left the band, however, and bassist Charlie Tumahai joined. This formation recorded the album Futurama . Keyboardist Andy Clark joined the tour afterwards , with whom the group also recorded other albums, all of which were successful in the British charts. The highest position reached in 1977 the live album Live! In The Air Age - it rose to number 10. The year before, the band had a surprising hit single with Ships in the Night at number 23. In 1978 the band finally broke up.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1974: Ax Victim ( Harvest )
- 1975: Futurama (Harvest)
- 1976: Sunburst Finish (Harvest) - # 17 on the British album charts (UK:
silver) - 1976: Modern Music (Harvest) - # 12 in the UK album charts (UK:silver)
- 1978: Drastic Plastic (Harvest) - # 22 on the UK album charts
Live albums
- 1977: Live! In The Air Age (Harvest) - # 10 on the UK album charts
- 1994: Radioland - BBC Radio One Live In Concert (Windsong)
- 1998: Tramcar to Tomorrow (Hux)
- 2002: Tremulous Antenna (Hux) - Remaster by Radioland
Compilations
- 1978: The Best Of and the Rest Of (Harvest) - double LP; material previously unreleased on LP on the second record: outtakes by Drastic Plastic and A and B sides of the singles
- 1981: Singles A's & B # s (Harvest Heritage)
- 1986: Bop To the Red Noise (Dojo) - Mix of recordings by Be-Bop Deluxe and Red Noise
- 1990: Raiding the Divine Archive (Harvest)
- 1997: Air Age Anthology (EMI) - double CD
- 1998: Very Best Of (EMI-Capitol Special Markets)
- 2004: Postcards From the Future (Caroline)
- 2011: Futurist Manifesto (Harvest)
- 2011: The Practice Of Everyday Life (Esoteric Recordings) - Retrospective of the 40-year career of Bill Nelson: eight CDs with music by Be-Bop Deluxe, Red Noise and solo material
Singles
- 1973: Teenage Archangel / Jets at Dawn (Smile)
- 1974: Jet Silver and the Dolls Of Venus / Third Floor Heaven (Harvest)
- 1975: Between the Worlds / Lights (Harvest) (recalled one day after publication)
- 1975: Maid in Heaven / Lights (Harvest)
- 1976: Ships in the Night / Crying to the Sky (Harvest) - # 23 in the UK singles charts
- 1976: Kiss of Light / Shine (Harvest)
- 1976: Hot Valves EP (Harvest) - # 36 in the UK singles chart
- 1977: Japan / Futurist Manifesto (Harvest)
- 1978: Panic in the World / Blue as a Jewel (Harvest)
- 1978: Electrical Language / Surreal Estate (Harvest)
Web links
- Be-Bop Deluxe at Allmusic (English)
- Be-Bop Deluxe at Discogs (English)