Following the success in recent years of deluxe editions of Ultravox’s Vienna, Rage In Eden Quartet and Lament albums, on 5 December, Chrysalis Records will release a Deluxe Edition box set of The Collection, the band’s hugely successful 1984 compilation.
The Collection features the 14 singles Ultravox released between 1980 and 1984. Upon its release it sold over two million copies worldwide and went triple platinum in the UK.
The most notable tracks featured on The Collection include the iconic ‘Vienna’, the anti-nuclear war anthem ‘Dancing With Tears In My Eyes’, new wave synth-driven classics like ‘All Stood Still’, ‘Hymn’ and ‘The Voice’, and the single that was recorded specifically for the original compilation, ‘Love’s Great Adventure’.
This newly remastered compilation has been expanded to a 4CD/ two blu-ray Deluxe Edition. The set includes a new Collection II with a further 14 singles, alternative and unreleased versions from 1986 to 2024, 10 newly created 80s style 12” Extended Versions which the Ultravox were known for, mixed by Midge Ure, Steven Wilson, Blank & Jones amongst others, as well as all the band’s B-sides collected together for the first time, and two Blu-ray discs with over four hours of footage featuring all the band’s groundbreaking promotional videos, alternative versions and a collection of their appearances on BBC TV from Top of The Pops and live performances.
The Collection is a limited Edition pressing of 5,000 units worldwide, housed in a 12” sized box set with six Discs (4CD/two Blu-ray) housed in a rigid slipcase, and two 20-page booklets, featuring previously unseen photos and images and lyrics. It will also be available to stream and on digital services.
4 LP clear vinyl box set: This newly remastered and expanded 4LP clear vinyl Deluxe Edition includes the original compilation and a second volume of The Collection II with a further 14 singles, alternative and unreleased versions of releases from 1986 to 2024. It is housed in a dye-cut sleeves with interchangeable images with a four-page inserts.
2 LP black vinyl: The album has been newly remastered and cut at half-speed by AIR Mastering. This edition of the album has been made into a double album (the original was a single LP) to make the audio sound its best. It is housed in a dye-cut sleeve with interchangeable front image with a four-page insert.
The Collection is also available on a standard CD, expanded from the original 14 to 19 tracks.
Tracklistings:
4CD/2 DVD set:
CD1: THE COLLECTION
1. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
2. Hymn [Single Version]
3. The Thin Wall [Single Version]
4. The Voice [Single Version]
5. Vienna [Single Version]
6. Passing Strangers
7. Sleepwalk
8. Reap The Wild Wind
9. All Stood Still [Single Version]
10. Visions In Blue [Single Version]
11. We Came To Dance [Single Version]
12. One Small Day
13. Love’s Great Adventure
14. Lament [Single Version]
CD 2: THE COLLECTION II
1. All Stood Still [Alternative Version]*
2. The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Mix]
3. Serenade [2025 Single Remix]*
4. White China [Steven Wilson Remix Edit]
5. Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
6. Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
7. Hymn [Alternative version]*
8. New Europeans [Moments From Eden Live]
9. Rise [Live]
10. Live [Single Edit]
11. Lament [Alternative version]*
12. All Fall Down [Radio Edit]*
13. All In One Day [Single Edit]
14. Vienna [Alternative Version] *
CD 3: THE RE-MIXES
1. Hymn [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
2. Sleepwalk [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix] *
3. The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
4. Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
5. Reap The Wild Wind [12” Re-Mix Extra]*
6. Love’s Great Adventure [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction]*
7. All Stood Still [Midge Ure 12” Re-Mix*
8. New Europeans [Extended Re-Mix Extra]*
9. Same Old Story [12” Re-Mix]*
10. We Came To Dance [12” Re-Mix]*
CD 4: THE B-SIDES
1. Waiting
2. Passionate Reply
3. Herr X
4. Alles Klar
5. Keep Talking (Cassette Recording During Rehearsal)
6. I Never Wanted To Begin
7. Paths And Angles
8. Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
9. Monument
10.Break Your Back
11.Overlook
12.Easterly
13.Building
14.Heart Of The Country [Instrumental]
15.Man of Two Worlds [Instrumental]
16. 3
17. All In One Day [Instrumental]
18. Dreams?
19. Stateless
Blu-ray 1: PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
01 Passing Strangers / 02 Vienna [Uncut Version] / 03 The Thin Wall / 04 The Voice / 05 Reap The Wild Wind / 06 Hymn / 07 Visions In Blue / 08 We Came To Dance / 09 One Small Day / 10 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / 11 Lament / 12 Love’s Great Adventure / 13 Same Old Story / 14 All Fall Down / 15 Rise [Live]. Additional Videos: 16 Vienna [Live In St Albans 1980] / 17 Sleepwalk [Live In St Albans 1980] / 18 Vienna [Uncut Version] / 19 Reap The Wild Wind [Extended Version] / 20 Visions In Blue [Uncensored Version] / 21 The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Edit] / 22 Reap The Wild Wind [Steven Wilson Stereo Edit] / 23 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Piano Version] / 24 Quartet [Australian Electronic Press Kit August 1982] / 25 Extended Special Re-Mix [Part 1] / 26 Extended Special Re-Mix [Part 2] / 27 The Collection [TV Advert]
Blu-ray 2: AT THE BBC: Top of The Pops: 01 Sleepwalk [Top Of The Pops 14.8.1980] / 02 Vienna [Top Of The Pops 15.1.1981] / 03 All Stood Still [Top Of The Pops 11.6.1981] / 04 The Thin Wall [Top Of The Pops 27.8.1981] / 05 The Voice [Top Of The Pops 12.11.1981] / 06 Hymn [Top Of The Pops 16.12.1982] / 07 We Came To Dance [Top Of The Pops 8.6.1983] / 08 One Small Day [Top Of The Pops 9.2.1984] / 09 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Top Of The Pops 31.5.1984] / 10 Lament [Top Of The Pops 5.7.1984] / 11 Love’s Great Adventure [Top Of The Pops 18.10.1984]. Performances: 12 Mine For Life [Old Grey Whistle Test 5.11.1982] / 13 Visions In Blue [Old Grey Whistle Test 5.11.1982] / 14 Hymn [Old Grey Whistle Test 5.11.1982] / 15 Billy Currie Interview [Riverside 1/11/1982] / 16 Hymn [The Kenny Everett Show 28.12.1982] / 17 Visions In Blue [ORS 18.2.1983] / 18 Hymn [ORS 18.2.1983] / 19 I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) [ORS 18.2.1983] / 20 One Small Day [ORS 2.3.1984] / 21 White China [ORS 2.3.1984] / 22 Man Of Two Worlds [ORS 2.3.1984] / 23 White China [One For The Road 18.8.1984] / 24 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [One For The Road 18.8.1984] / 25 Love’s Great Adventure [Saturday Superstore 20.10.1984] / 26 Same Old Story [Wogan 12.9.1986] / 27 All Fall Down [Wogan 14.11.1986]
* Previously Unreleased
4LP VINYL BOX SET:
Side 1
1. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
2. Hymn [Single Version]
3 The Thin Wall [Single Version]
Side 2
4. The Voice [Single Version]
5. Vienna [Single Version]
6. Passing Strangers
7. Sleepwalk
Side 3
8. Reap The Wild Wind
9. All Stood Still [Single Version]
10. Visions In Blue [Single Version]
11. We Came To Dance [Single Version]
Side 4
12. One Small Day
13. Love’s Great Adventure
14. Lament [Single Version]
LP2: THE COLLECTION II:
Side 1
1. All Stood Still [Alternative Version] *
2. The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Mix]
3. Serenade [2025 Single Remix] *
Side 2
4. White China [Steven Wilson Remix Edit]
5. Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
6. Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
7. Hymn [Alternative Version] *
Side 3
8. New Europeans [Moments From Eden Live]
9. Rise [Live]
10 Live [Single Edit]
11. Lament [Alternative Version] *
Side 4
12. All Fall Down [Radio Edit] *
13. All In One Day [Single Edit]
14. Vienna [Alternative Version] *
* Previously Unreleased
2LP SET:
Side 1
1. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
2. Hymn [Single Version]
3. The Thin Wall [Single Version]
Side 2
1. The Voice [Single Version]
2. Vienna [Single Version]
3. Passing Strangers
4. Sleepwalk
Side 3
1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. All Stood Still [Single Version]
3. Visions In Blue [Single Version]
4. We Came To Dance [Single Version]
Side 4
1. One Small Day
2. Love’s Great Adventure
3. Lament [Single Version]
STANDARD CD:
1. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
2. Hymn [Single Version]
3. The Thin Wall [Single Version]
4. The Voice [Single Version]
5. Vienna [Single Version]
6. Passing Strangers
7. Sleepwalk
8. Reap The Wild Wind
9. All Stood Still [Single Version]
10. Visions In Blue [Single Version]
11. We Came To Dance [Single Version]
12. One Small Day
13. Love’s Great Adventure
14. Lament [Single Version]
15. Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
16. All Fall Down [Radio Edit]*
17. All In One Day [Single Edit]*
18. Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
19. Flow [Radio Edit] *
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