Be Bop Deluxe | The Albums 1976 - 1978 (3cd Clamshell Box) | 3CD

Be Bop Deluxe is a British band formed by Bill Nelson in 1972 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Its music moved across prog rock, glam rock, proto-punk and new wave, although the band never actually played be-bop. The band is best known for the singles 'Ships In The Night', 'Sister Seagull' and 'Maid In Heaven'.

This is a 3-disc CD box set collecting the albums Modern Music, Live in the Air Age and Drastic Plastic by Be Bop Deluxe, originally released between 1976 and 1978. The set is remastered and was released by Esoteric in 2025.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Orphans of Babylon
2. Twilight Capers
3. Kiss of Light
4. The Bird Charmers Destiny
5. The Gold at the End of My Rainbow
6. Bring Back the Spark
7. Modern Music
8. Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone)
9. Honeymoon On Mars
10. Lost in the Neon World
11. Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids
12. Modern Music (Reprise)
13. Forbidden Lovers
14. Down On Terminal Street
15. Make the Music Magic
16. Shine

Disc 2

1. Life in the Air Age
2. Ships in the Night
3. Piece of Mine
4. Fair Exchange
5. Shine
6. Sister Seagull
7. Maid in Heaven
8. Mill Street Junction
9. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape
10. Blazing Apostles

Disc 3

1. Electrical Language
2. New Precision
3. New Mysteries
4. Surreal Estate
5. Love in Flames
6. Panic in the World
7. Superenigmatix (Lethal Appliances for the Home With Everything)
8. Visions of Endless Hopes
9. Possession
10. Islands of the Dead
11. Japan
12. Futurist Manifesto
13. Blue As a Jewel