Be-Bop Deluxe
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Bridging the gap between glam rock and new wave, the British band Be-Bop Deluxe has gained considerable respectability despite its lack of commercial success. Formed in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in 1972, the band was led by inventive guitarist Bill Nelson, and also included Ian Parkin (guitar), Robert Ryan (bass) and Nicholas Chatterton-Dew (drums). After the release of their first album for the Harvest label, Axe Victim (1974), the line-up was renewed with Milton Reame-James (keyboards), Paul Jeffreys (bass) and Simon Fox (drums), then Charlie Tumahai (bass) and Andy Clark (drums) for Futurama (1975), followed by Sunburst Finish (1976), containing the band's only hit "Ships in the Night" (No. 23), then Modern Music (1976) and Drastic Plastic (1978). In addition to several compilations, there was the live album Live! In the Air Age (1977). Nelson went on to form the band Red Noise, before going solo.
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- 15th Of July (Invisibles)
- Down On Terminal Street
- Make The Music Magic
- Dance Of The Uncle Sam Humanoids
- Honeymoon On Mars
- Dangerous Stranger
- Islands Of The Dead
- Lost In The Neon World
- The Gold At The End Of My Rainbow
- Superenigmatix
- Dancing In The Moonlight (All Alone)
- Possession
- The Mystery Demo
- Bill's Blues
- Beauty Secrets
- Night Creatures
- Darkness (L'Immoraliste)
- Lovers Are Mortal
- Face In The Rain
- The Saxophonist
- Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape
- Blimps
- Introduction: Blimps
- Quest For The Harvest Of The Stars
